Minnesota Legislature
HF 1874
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/01/2014 03:03pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural
1.3resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission
1.4on Minnesota Resources; modifying requirements for land acquisition with trust
1.5fund money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17;
1.6repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to
1.10the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from
1.11the environment and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years
1.12indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that
1.13the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014,
1.14or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is
1.15fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
2.1The amounts that may be spent for each
2.2purpose are specified in the following
2.3subdivisions.
2.4Appropriations are available for two
2.5years beginning July 1, 2014, unless
2.6otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.7unencumbered balance remaining in the first
2.8year does not cancel and is available for the
2.9second year.
2.11"Trust fund" means the Minnesota
2.12environment and natural resources trust fund
2.13referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.14116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.18$291,000 the second year is from the
2.19trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
2.20University of Minnesota to quantify the
2.21solar-driven destruction of contaminants
2.22reacting with dissolved organic matter to
2.23optimize water treatment methods and guide
2.24reuse. This appropriation is available until
2.25June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
2.26be completed and final products delivered.
2.29$279,000 the second year is from the
2.30trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
2.31University of Minnesota to research how
2.32and why bacteria that provide ecological
2.33functions humans depend on for water
2.34quality are affected by exposure to certain
2.35man-made perfluorinated chemicals entering
3.1the wastewater treatment system in order to
3.2identify methods that can be implemented to
3.3protect those bacterial functions from being
3.4degraded. This appropriation is available
3.5until June 30, 2017, by which time the
3.6project must be completed and final products
3.7delivered.
3.9$380,000 the second year is from the
3.10trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
3.11University of Minnesota to assess the role
3.12of the commercially used antibacterial agent
3.13triclosan in creating antibiotic resistant
3.14bacteria during the municipal wastewater
3.15treatment process. This appropriation is
3.16available until June 30, 2017, by which time
3.17the project must be completed and final
3.18products delivered.
3.21$500,000 the second year is from the
3.22trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
3.23University of Minnesota to examine the
3.24performance of new wastewater contaminant
3.25treatment options under Minnesota weather
3.26conditions in order to understand how to
3.27improve wastewater treatment of nitrogen
3.28and estrogenic compounds, decrease costs
3.29and energy use, and safeguard aquatic
3.30species. This appropriation is available until
3.31June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
3.32be completed and final products delivered.
4.1$300,000 the second year is from the trust
4.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
4.3of Minnesota to quantify the relationship
4.4between antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant
4.5bacteria in Minnesota lakes to determine if
4.6improved wastewater treatment is necessary
4.7to protect human and aquatic health. This
4.8appropriation is available until June 30,
4.92017, by which time the project must be
4.10completed and final products delivered.
4.13$136,000 the second year is from the trust
4.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
4.15for an agreement with the University of
4.16St. Thomas to use biological samples
4.17already gathered from shallow lakes across
4.18Minnesota to determine the environmental
4.19estrogen exposure impacts on aquatic
4.20wildlife in shallow lakes for enhanced land
4.21and lake management. This appropriation
4.22is available until June 30, 2017, by which
4.23time the project must be completed and final
4.24products delivered.
4.27$900,000 the second year is from the trust
4.28fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
4.29for the St. Croix Watershed Research
4.30Station to evaluate the effectiveness of best
4.31management practices in reducing sediment
4.32and nutrient loads at watershed scales over
4.33long time periods. This appropriation is
4.34available until June 30, 2017, by which time
4.35the project must be completed and final
4.36products delivered.
5.3$394,000 the second year is from the trust
5.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.5for an agreement with the United States
5.6Geological Survey to test methods of defining
5.7properties of confined drinking water aquifers
5.8in order to improve water management.
5.9This appropriation is available until June
5.1030, 2017, by which time the project must be
5.11completed and final products delivered.
5.14$129,000 the second year is from the
5.15trust fund to the commissioner of natural
5.16resources for an agreement with the United
5.17States Geological Survey to create a pilot
5.18study to calculate complete watershed water
5.19budgets for two counties in Minnesota for
5.20enhanced groundwater management. This
5.21appropriation is available until June 30,
5.222017, by which time the project must be
5.23completed and final products delivered.
5.26$743,000 the second year is from the trust
5.27fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
5.28Control Agency to quantify the probable
5.29causes of high mercury levels in fish within
5.30the Roseau River and two tributaries of
5.31the Red River of the North by comparing
5.32mercury movements within watersheds
5.33to understand the drivers of mercury
5.34biomagnifications in the food web of rivers
5.35with similarly high mercury levels and to
5.36guide further mercury reduction initiatives.
6.1This appropriation is available until June
6.230, 2017, by which time the project must be
6.3completed and final products delivered.
6.6$59,000 the second year is from the trust fund
6.7to the commissioner of natural resources for
6.8an agreement with the Freshwater Society to
6.9train lake associations and other stakeholder
6.10groups to develop lake management plans
6.11and to implement science-based, citizen-led
6.12water quality improvement projects on
6.13impaired lakes in west central Minnesota.
6.14This appropriation is available until June
6.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
6.16completed and final products delivered.
6.19$300,000 the second year is from the trust
6.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
6.21of Minnesota to design, install, and monitor a
6.22rainwater reuse system for use in evaporative
6.23chiller systems and identify other potential
6.24applications for rainwater reuse systems.
6.27$168,000 the second year is from the
6.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
6.29resources for an agreement with the Red
6.30Lake Watershed District and the United
6.31States Geological Survey for completion of
6.32the analysis of flooding and water-quality
6.33benefits resulting from wetland and prairie
6.34restorations at Glacial Ridge National
6.35Wildlife Refuge.
7.5$854,000 the second year is from the
7.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
7.7University of Minnesota to collaborate with
7.8the United States Army Corps of Engineers
7.9to develop ways, including new technologies,
7.10to modify the operations of Lock and Dam
7.11Numbers 2 to 8 to optimize their ability to
7.12impede invasive carp movement into the
7.13Minnesota, St. Croix, and Mississippi Rivers.
7.14This appropriation is available until June
7.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
7.16completed and final products delivered.
7.19$262,000 the second year is from the trust
7.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
7.21of Minnesota-Duluth to develop bioacoustic
7.22technology for detection and early warning
7.23systems, capture and elimination methods,
7.24and deterrent systems for silver carp. This
7.25appropriation is available until June 30,
7.262017, by which time the project must be
7.27completed and final products delivered.
7.30$219,000 the second year is from the
7.31trust fund to the commissioner of natural
7.32resources for an agreement with the Red
7.33River Basin Commission to develop aquatic
7.34invasive species prevention strategies on a
7.35watershed scale and develop materials to
7.36sustain watershed scale decision-making
8.1and implementation. This initiative must
8.2be coordinated with the Department of
8.3Natural Resources and outdoor heritage fund
8.4activities for locally based invasive species
8.5control. Specific reporting and analysis of
8.6outcomes and findings of this alternative
8.7approach must be provided to enable
8.8duplication in other regions of the state.
8.11$447,000 the second year is from the trust
8.12fund to the commissioner of agriculture
8.13in cooperation with the University of
8.14Minnesota to continue to monitor ash tree
8.15and emerald ash borer populations and
8.16expand the biological control implementation
8.17for emerald ash borer management. This
8.18appropriation is available until June 30,
8.192017, by which time the project must be
8.20completed and final products delivered.
8.23$175,000 the second year is from the trust
8.24fund to the Board of Regents of the University
8.25of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year
8.26is from the trust fund to the commissioner
8.27of agriculture to survey for the presence and
8.28characterize the potential risk of the invasive
8.29mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine
8.30forests to inform early detection and rapid
8.31response. This appropriation is available
8.32until June 30, 2017, by which time the
8.33project must be completed and final products
8.34delivered.
9.1$99,000 the second year is from the trust
9.2fund to the commissioner of agriculture
9.3and $167,000 the second year is from the
9.4trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
9.5University of Minnesota to monitor for brown
9.6marmorated stink bugs to identify problem
9.7areas, target biocontrol efforts, and evaluate
9.8the suitability of candidate biological
9.9control agents for use in Minnesota. This
9.10appropriation is available until June 30,
9.112017, by which time the project must be
9.12completed and final products delivered.
9.16$300,000 the second year is from the trust
9.17fund to the Board of Regents of the University
9.18of Minnesota to update Minnesota's land
9.19cover data at moderate spatial resolution
9.20statewide and at high resolution for selected
9.21areas, distribute products, and provide
9.22training. This appropriation is available until
9.23June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
9.24be completed and final products delivered.
9.27$200,000 the second year is from the
9.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
9.29resources to develop necessary protocols,
9.30processes, and definitions of springs along
9.31with limited field testing of inventory
9.32procedures in priority areas to enable a
9.33systematic inventory of springs statewide
9.34needed to maintain spring flows and protect
9.35groundwater-dependent resources. This
9.36appropriation is available until June 30,
10.12017, by which time the project must be
10.2completed and final products delivered.
10.6$230,000 the second year is from the
10.7trust fund to the Board of Water and
10.8Soil Resources to develop a template and
10.9Web-based geographic information system
10.10(GIS) database portal to facilitate statewide
10.11modernization of public drainage records
10.12under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
10.13integrate new specifications into existing
10.14drainage records modernization guidelines.
10.15This appropriation is available until June
10.1630, 2017, by which time the project must be
10.17completed and final products delivered.
10.19$100,000 the second year is from the trust
10.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
10.21of Minnesota to obtain and restore statewide
10.22forest inventories of 1935, 1953, and 1966
10.23to link with more recent data to improve
10.24understanding of historical forest trends and
10.25enhance long-term ecological monitoring.
10.28$175,000 the second year is from the
10.29trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
10.30University of Minnesota to compile and use
10.31historical datasets to assess change over
10.32time in the ecology of Minnesota species,
10.33identify vulnerable species, and inform
10.34management strategies for climate change.
10.35This appropriation is available until June
11.130, 2017, by which time the project must be
11.2completed and final products delivered.
11.4$300,000 the second year is from the trust
11.5fund to the commissioner of natural resources
11.6for an agreement with Audubon Minnesota to
11.7complete a statewide survey of Minnesota's
11.8breeding bird distributions through final
11.9analysis, preparation, and dissemination of
11.10information collected on an ongoing basis
11.11since 2008 on breeding birds in the state.
11.12The completed atlas must be available for
11.13download from the Internet free of charge.
11.14This appropriation is available until June
11.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
11.16completed and final products delivered.
11.19$260,000 the second year is from the trust
11.20fund to the commissioner of natural resources
11.21to continue to assess the potential impact
11.22of petroleum, dispersants, and heavy metal
11.23contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil
11.24spill in the Gulf of Mexico on the wintering
11.25habitat of Minnesota's common loons
11.26and white pelicans using radiotelemetry,
11.27geolocators, and contaminant analysis.
11.30$250,000 the second year is from the
11.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of
11.32the University of Minnesota to delineate
11.33population boundaries, habitat use relative to
11.34crop depredation, and migration patterns and
11.35survival of Minnesota's two populations of
12.1sandhill cranes, Mid-continent and Eastern.
12.2This appropriation is available until June
12.330, 2017, by which time the project must be
12.4completed and final products delivered.
12.7$370,000 the second year is from the trust
12.8fund to the commissioner of natural resources
12.9to assess the current status and distribution
12.10of wild bee pollinators in prairie-grassland
12.11habitats of Minnesota.
12.14$380,000 the second year is from the trust
12.15fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden
12.16and $245,000 the second year is from the
12.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
12.18resources to prevent the extirpation and
12.19possible extinction of imperiled native
12.20Minnesota butterfly species through
12.21breeding, genetics and mortality research,
12.22inventory, monitoring, and public education.
12.23This appropriation is available until June
12.2430, 2017, by which time the project must be
12.25completed and final products delivered.
12.28$350,000 the second year is from the
12.29trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.30University of Minnesota in cooperation
12.31with Macalester College to document
12.32native freshwater mussel abundance
12.33and distribution, quantify environmental
12.34conditions necessary to conserve Minnesota's
12.35native freshwater mussels, and conduct
12.36outreach to local organizations and the
13.1public. This appropriation is available until
13.2June 30, 2018, by which time the project must
13.3be completed and final products delivered.
13.6$300,000 the second year is from the
13.7trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
13.8University of Minnesota in cooperation with
13.9the Department of Natural Resources to
13.10link regional patterns of moose abundance
13.11through time to the distribution of food
13.12and cover and determine if this distribution
13.13affects the diet and survival of individual
13.14moose. This appropriation is available until
13.15June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
13.16be completed and final products delivered.
13.19$600,000 the second year is from the
13.20trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.21resources in cooperation with the University
13.22of Minnesota to study the physiology and
13.23behavior of adult moose and effects of female
13.24condition on calf production and survival to
13.25determine the impact of air temperature on
13.26moose population performance and decline.
13.27This appropriation is available until June
13.2830, 2017, by which time the project must be
13.29completed and final products delivered.
13.32$150,000 the second year is from the
13.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.34resources for an agreement with Minnesota
13.35Wildflowers Information to accelerate field
13.36work for surveying and imaging of plant
14.1species and publication of species profiles
14.2to a plant identification reference Web site
14.3available to the public and land managers.
14.4Images acquired and information compiled
14.5using these funds are for purposes of public
14.6information available on a Web site. If the
14.7organization is no longer able to maintain the
14.8Web site, the organization shall work with
14.9the state and the University of Minnesota
14.10Bell Museum of Natural History to ensure
14.11the materials remain publicly available on
14.12the Web. This appropriation is available until
14.13June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
14.14be completed and final products delivered.
14.18$864,000 the second year is from the
14.19trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
14.20University of Minnesota to identify sources
14.21of nectar and pollen for native pollinators
14.22and honey bees and coordinate ongoing and
14.23future efforts to enhance pollinator habitat
14.24and opportunities for pollinator nesting and
14.25foraging. This appropriation is available until
14.26June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
14.27be completed and final products delivered.
14.30$326,000 the second year is from the
14.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
14.32University of Minnesota to continue research
14.33on how native bee and honey bee colonies
14.34are impacted by systemic, neonicotinyl
14.35insecticides in pollen and nectar of plants
14.36growing in fields and landscapes. This
15.1appropriation is available until June 30,
15.22017, by which time the project must be
15.3completed and final products delivered.
15.6$600,000 the second year is from the
15.7trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
15.8University of Minnesota to collect and
15.9preserve germplasm of plants throughout
15.10Minnesota's prairie region, study the
15.11microbial effects that promote plant health,
15.12analyze local adaptation, and evaluate the
15.13adaptive capacity of prairie plant populations.
15.14This appropriation is available until June
15.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
15.16completed and final products delivered.
15.19$335,000 the second year is from the trust
15.20fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
15.21to continue an assessment of the decline of
15.22northern white cedar plant communities in
15.23northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration
15.24techniques, and provide cedar restoration
15.25training to local units of government. This
15.26appropriation is available until June 30,
15.272017, by which time the project must be
15.28completed and final products delivered.
15.31$200,000 the second year is from the
15.32trust fund to the commissioner of natural
15.33resources for an agreement with The Nature
15.34Conservancy to provide a framework and
15.35plans for the protection and stewardship of
15.36unimpaired waters in southeast Minnesota.
16.1The result will be a template for watershed
16.2protection in Minnesota. This appropriation
16.3is available until June 30, 2017, by which
16.4time the project must be completed and final
16.5products delivered.
16.8$300,000 the second year is from the
16.9trust fund to the commissioner of natural
16.10resources for an agreement with Great River
16.11Greening to restore and enhance upland,
16.12shoreline, and approximately 150 acres of
16.13forests, woodlands, savanna, and prairie and
16.14to provide related educational opportunities
16.15for volunteers in the greater metropolitan
16.16area. A list of proposed restorations and
16.17enhancements must be provided as part of
16.18the required work plan. This appropriation
16.19is available until June 30, 2017, by which
16.20time the project must be completed and final
16.21products delivered.
16.24$200,000 the second year is from the trust
16.25fund to the commissioner of natural resources
16.26for an agreement with Friends of the
16.27Mississippi River to restore approximately
16.28150 acres of prairie, forests, and oak savanna
16.29in the greater metropolitan area. A list of
16.30proposed restorations and enhancements
16.31must be provided as part of the required work
16.32plan. This appropriation is available until
16.33June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
16.34be completed and final products delivered.
17.1$300,000 the second year is from the trust
17.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
17.3for an agreement with the Red River Basin
17.4Commission to evaluate the potential capture
17.5of excess nutrients using cattails grown and
17.6harvested within shallow flood reservoirs
17.7for bioenergy use. This appropriation is
17.8available until June 30, 2017, by which time
17.9the project must be completed and final
17.10products delivered.
17.13$74,000 the second year is from the trust fund
17.14to the Board of Regents of the University of
17.15Minnesota for the Northwest Research and
17.16Outreach Center in Crookston to evaluate
17.17different management techniques for cattail
17.18control and related wildlife impacts in
17.19northwest Minnesota and to assess the use of
17.20cattails as a biofuel feedstock.
17.23$300,000 the second year is from the
17.24trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
17.25University of Minnesota–Duluth for the
17.26Natural Resources Research Institute to
17.27restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine
17.28stockpile while improving the treatment
17.29of municipal sewage and biosolids near
17.30Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged
17.31sediment and managed forestry techniques.
17.32This appropriation is available until June
17.3330, 2018, by which time the project must be
17.34completed and final products delivered.
18.1$176,000 the second year is from the
18.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
18.3resources for an agreement with the city
18.4of Silver Bay to expand and enhance a
18.5city-owned greenhouse facility to increase
18.6system production for locally grown food on
18.7a year-round basis and reduce water usage.
18.13$2,540,000 the second year is from the
18.14trust fund to the commissioner of natural
18.15resources to acquire lands with high-quality
18.16native plant communities and rare features to
18.17be established as scientific and natural areas
18.18as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
18.1986A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve
18.20parts of scientific and natural areas, and
18.21provide technical assistance and outreach. A
18.22list of proposed acquisitions must be provided
18.23as part of the required work program. Land
18.24acquired with this appropriation must
18.25be sufficiently improved to meet at least
18.26minimum management standards, as
18.27determined by the commissioner of natural
18.28resources. This appropriation is available
18.29until June 30, 2017, by which time the
18.30project must be completed and final products
18.31delivered.
18.34$1,500,000 the second year is from the
18.35trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for
18.36grants for the acquisition of lands within
19.1the approved park unit boundaries of the
19.2metropolitan regional park system. This
19.3appropriation may not be used for the
19.4purchase of habitable residential structures.
19.5A list of proposed fee title and easement
19.6acquisitions must be provided as part of the
19.7required work program. This appropriation
19.8must be matched by at least 40 percent of
19.9nonstate money that must be committed by
19.10December 31, 2014, or the appropriation
19.11cancels. This appropriation is available until
19.12June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
19.13be completed and final products delivered.
19.16$1,000,000 the second year is from the
19.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
19.18resources for an agreement with St. Louis
19.19and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority
19.20for the right-of-way acquisition, design,
19.21and construction of segments of the Mesabi
19.22Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east
19.23of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation
19.24is available until June 30, 2017, by which
19.25time the project must be completed and final
19.26products delivered.
19.28$1,250,000 the second year is from the trust
19.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
19.30for an agreement with Washington County to
19.31purchase 15 acres, encompassing 3,500 feet
19.32of St. Croix shoreland paralleling Brown's
19.33Creek State Trail in the city of Stillwater. The
19.34county will transfer the parcel to the city of
19.35Stillwater. This appropriation is contingent
20.1on the expenditure of at least $2,500,000 of
20.2nonstate match.
20.5$435,000 the second year is from the
20.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.7resources for an agreement with the Fox
20.8Lake Conservation League, Inc. and Martin
20.9County to acquire approximately 40 acres
20.10in Martin County, including a ten-acre
20.11prairie remnant to be owned and managed
20.12by Martin County as part of its park system.
20.13A vegetation management plan must be
20.14developed and implemented and public
20.15access must be provided to the native prairie
20.16remnant. This appropriation is available until
20.17June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
20.18be completed and final products delivered.
20.21$198,000 the second year is from the
20.22trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.23resources for an agreement with the city
20.24of Morton to transform a municipal parcel
20.25from a compost site into a Minnesota River
20.26water trailhead and landing and to design and
20.27build interpretative trails around the landing
20.28complex. This appropriation is available until
20.29June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
20.30be completed and final products delivered.
20.35$494,000 the second year is from the
20.36trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.1University of Minnesota to develop solar cell
21.2materials using nontoxic and common metals
21.3combined with sulfur. This appropriation
21.4is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
21.5116P.10. This appropriation is available until
21.6June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
21.7be completed and final products delivered.
21.10$196,000 the second year is from the
21.11trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.12University of Minnesota to analyze and
21.13validate a new geothermal pump method and
21.14technology that will reduce heat pump costs
21.15and improve performance and predictability.
21.16This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
21.17Statutes, section 116P.10.
21.20$1,000,000 the second year is from the
21.21trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.22University of Minnesota to demonstrate
21.23innovative technologies to utilize and
21.24treat wastewater streams for conversion
21.25of treatment by-products to biofuels. This
21.26appropriation is subject to Minnesota
21.27Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
21.28is available until June 30, 2017, by which
21.29time the project must be completed and final
21.30products delivered.
21.33$500,000 the second year is from the trust
21.34fund to the Board of Regents of the University
21.35of Minnesota for the West Central Research
21.36and Outreach Center in Morris to develop
22.1clean energy strategies for Minnesota farms
22.2in order to reduce fossil fuel energy use
22.3and increase local energy production. Any
22.4installation of infrastructure or improvements
22.5must be at the University of Minnesota West
22.6Central Research and Outreach Center. This
22.7appropriation is available until June 30,
22.82017, by which time the project must be
22.9completed and final products delivered.
22.12$250,000 the second year is from the trust
22.13fund to the Board of Regents of the University
22.14of Minnesota for the West Central Research
22.15and Outreach Center in Morris to calculate
22.16fossil fuel energy savings and greenhouse
22.17gas reductions resulting from the use of local
22.18renewable energy technologies, including
22.19biomass gasification, anaerobic digestion,
22.20and hydroelectricity to produce fertilizer.
22.21This appropriation is available until June
22.2230, 2017, by which time the project must be
22.23completed and final products delivered.
22.26$400,000 the second year is from the
22.27trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
22.28University of Minnesota for the Southern
22.29Research and Outreach Center in Waseca to
22.30research the cofermentation of sugar beet
22.31processing wastewater and swine manure
22.32for hydrogen and methane production and
22.33to install and evaluate a pilot-scale system.
22.34This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
22.35Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
22.36is available until June 30, 2017, by which
23.1time the project must be completed and final
23.2products delivered.
23.5$258,000 the second year is from the
23.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
23.7University of Minnesota to develop a
23.8dual utility large-scale septic tank system
23.9designed for nutrient recuperation, bioenergy
23.10generation, and environmental protection
23.11using a bio-electrochemical system. This
23.12appropriation is subject to Minnesota
23.13Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
23.14is available until June 30, 2017, by which
23.15time the project must be completed and final
23.16products delivered.
23.19$150,000 the second year is from the trust
23.20fund to the commissioner of natural resources
23.21for an agreement with Deep Portage Learning
23.22Center to coordinate with Audubon Center of
23.23the North Woods; Eagle Bluff Environmental
23.24Learning Center; Laurentian Environmental
23.25Learning Center; Long Lake Conservation
23.26Center; and Wolf Ridge Environmental
23.27Learning Center the installation of at least
23.28five kilowatt institutional solar arrays
23.29made in Minnesota at each of the six
23.30residential environmental learning centers
23.31as a teaching tool. Prior to the installation,
23.32the proposed placement of the solar arrays
23.33must be submitted to the Legislative-Citizen
23.34Commission on Minnesota Resources office
23.35to ensure the demonstration of the maximum
23.36educational value.
24.3$112,000 the second year is from the trust
24.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
24.5for an agreement with Itasca Community
24.6College to develop a final design for
24.7installation of a boiler heating system using
24.8woody biomass. Students at the college must
24.9be involved in the final design process.
24.13$392,000 the second year is from the
24.14trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
24.15Resources in cooperation with Conservation
24.16Corps Minnesota to continue a program
24.17to train and mentor future conservation
24.18professionals by providing apprenticeship
24.19service opportunities with soil and water
24.20conservation districts. This appropriation
24.21is available until June 30, 2017, by which
24.22time the project must be completed and final
24.23products delivered.
24.26$350,000 the second year is from the
24.27trust fund to the commissioner of natural
24.28resources for an agreement with Prairie
24.29Woods Environmental Learning Center in
24.30cooperation with Laurentian Environmental
24.31Learning Center to complete over 100
24.32youth-led sustainability action projects in 40
24.33communities in southwest, southeast, central
24.34and northeastern Minnesota.
25.3$1,093,000 the second year is from the trust
25.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
25.5for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry
25.6for a collaborative partnership, including the
25.7National Park Service, Minneapolis Public
25.8Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools, to
25.9establish a metrowide system providing
25.10place-based environmental education
25.11experiences using existing, but underutilized,
25.12outdoor environmental resources serving
25.13over 15,000 middle and high school students.
25.14This appropriation is available until June
25.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
25.16completed and final products delivered.
25.19$416,000 the second year is from the
25.20trust fund to the commissioner of natural
25.21resources and $84,000 is to the Board of
25.22Regents of the University of Minnesota to
25.23increase participation of under-represented
25.24communities in the natural resource
25.25professions and in outdoor recreation by
25.26means of targeted urban outreach and
25.27stronger linkages between Department of
25.28Natural Resources programs and academic
25.29offerings. This initiative must be coordinated
25.30with other environmental education
25.31appropriations in this subdivision. This
25.32appropriation is available until June 30,
25.332017, by which time the project must be
25.34completed and final products delivered.
26.1$325,000 the second year is from the trust
26.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
26.3for an agreement with the Will Steger
26.4Foundation to plan and conduct forums,
26.5workshops, and trainings on Minnesota's
26.6changing climate and the potential impacts
26.7on ecosystems and natural resources. An
26.8accompanying television program and
26.9information spots must be produced for
26.10broadcast and use at the forums.
26.13$615,000 the second year is from the
26.14trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
26.15University of Minnesota to develop exhibits
26.16for an educational center that will offer
26.17hands-on learning experience about the role
26.18of pollinators and importance of pollinator
26.19habitat. Exhibits must utilize and integrate
26.20the best available science pertaining to
26.21all pollinator types, particularly native
26.22species. Approval of the work plan for
26.23this appropriation is contingent upon the
26.24organization addressing how it will increase
26.25access to the center by youth at no or limited
26.26cost.
26.28$100,000 the second year is from the trust
26.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
26.30for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
26.31complete 40 community pollinator education
26.32and habitat projects. This appropriation
26.33must be coordinated with appropriations
26.34provided by the outdoor heritage fund. This
26.35appropriation is available until June 30,
27.12017, by which time the project must be
27.2completed and final products delivered.
27.5$186,000 the second year is from the
27.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
27.7University of Minnesota for the Raptor
27.8Center to develop an environmental
27.9education program on raptors for middle
27.10schools that integrates outdoor experiences
27.11with technology and scientific investigation.
27.13$120,000 the second year is from the trust
27.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
27.15for an agreement with the International
27.16Wolf Center for outreach to metro area
27.17kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms
27.18and nature centers to help children understand
27.19wolf management issues.
27.23$135,000 the second year is from
27.24the trust fund to the commissioner of
27.25natural resources at the direction of
27.26the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
27.27Minnesota Resources for expenses incurred
27.28for contract agreement reimbursement for
27.29the agreements specified in this section. The
27.30commissioner shall provide documentation
27.31to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
27.32Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of
27.33these funds.
28.1$9,000 the second year is from the trust fund
28.2to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
28.3for the Web site required in Minnesota
28.4Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.
28.7$100,000 the second year is from the
28.8trust fund to the LCCMR for upgrade
28.9and modernization of a project records
28.10management system.
28.12Money appropriated in this section may
28.13not be spent on activities unless they are
28.14directly related to and necessary for a specific
28.15appropriation and are specified in the work
28.16plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
28.17Commission on Minnesota Resources.
28.18Money appropriated in this section must
28.19not be spent on indirect costs or other
28.20institutional overhead charges that are
28.21not directly related to and necessary for
28.22a specific appropriation. Costs that are
28.23directly related to and necessary for an
28.24appropriation, including financial services,
28.25human resources, information services, rent,
28.26and utilities, are eligible only if the costs
28.27can be clearly justified and individually
28.28documented specific to the appropriation's
28.29purpose and would not be generated by
28.30the recipient but for the receipt of the
28.31appropriation. No broad allocations for costs
28.32in either dollars or percentages are allowed.
28.33Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
28.34this section are available until June 30, 2016,
28.35when projects must be completed and final
29.1products delivered. For acquisition of real
29.2property, the appropriations in this section
29.3are available for an additional fiscal year if a
29.4binding contract for acquisition of the real
29.5property is entered into before the original
29.6expiration date of the appropriation. If a
29.7project receives a federal grant, the time
29.8period of the appropriation is extended to
29.9equal the federal grant period.
29.11Data collected by the projects funded under
29.12this section must conform to guidelines
29.13and standards adopted by MN.IT Services.
29.14Spatial data also must conform to additional
29.15guidelines and standards designed to support
29.16data coordination and distribution that have
29.17been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
29.18Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
29.19data must be prepared as specified in
29.20the state's geographic metadata guideline
29.21and must be submitted to the Minnesota
29.22Geospatial Information Office. All data must
29.23be accessible and free to the public unless
29.24made private under the Data Practices Act,
29.25Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
29.26practicable, summary data and results of
29.27projects funded under this section should
29.28be readily accessible on the Internet and
29.29identified as having received funding from
29.30the environment and natural resources trust
29.31fund.
29.33(a) As a condition of accepting an
29.34appropriation under this section, any agency
29.35or entity receiving an appropriation or a
30.1party to an agreement from an appropriation
30.2must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k)
30.3and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and
30.4must submit a work plan and semiannual
30.5progress reports in the form determined
30.6by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
30.7Minnesota Resources for any project funded
30.8in whole or in part with funds from the
30.9appropriation. Modifications to the approved
30.10work plan and budget expenditures shall
30.11be made through the amendment process
30.12established by the Legislative-Citizen
30.13Commission on Minnesota Resources.
30.14(b) For all restorations conducted with
30.15money appropriated under this section,
30.16a recipient must prepare an ecological
30.17restoration and management plan that, to
30.18the degree practicable, is consistent with the
30.19highest quality conservation and ecological
30.20goals for the restoration site. Consideration
30.21should be given to soil, geology, topography,
30.22and other relevant factors that would provide
30.23the best chance for long-term success of the
30.24restoration projects. The plan must include
30.25the proposed timetable for implementing
30.26the restoration, including site preparation,
30.27establishment of diverse plant species,
30.28maintenance, and additional enhancement to
30.29establish the restoration; identify long-term
30.30maintenance and management needs of
30.31the restoration and how the maintenance,
30.32management, and enhancement will be
30.33financed; and take advantage of the best
30.34available science and include innovative
30.35techniques to achieve the best restoration.
31.1(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in
31.2this section for restoration activities must
31.3provide an initial restoration evaluation
31.4at the completion of the appropriation
31.5and an evaluation three years beyond the
31.6completion of the expenditure. Restorations
31.7must be evaluated relative to the stated
31.8goals and standards in the restoration plan,
31.9current science, and, when applicable, the
31.10Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
31.11vegetation establishment and enhancement
31.12guidelines. The evaluation shall determine
31.13whether the restorations are meeting planned
31.14goals, identify any problems with the
31.15implementation of the restorations, and,
31.16if necessary, give recommendations on
31.17improving restorations. The evaluation shall
31.18be focused on improving future restorations.
31.19(d) All restoration and enhancement projects
31.20funded with money appropriated in this
31.21section must be on land permanently
31.22protected by a conservation easement or
31.23public ownership.
31.24(e) A recipient of money from an
31.25appropriation under this section must
31.26give consideration to contracting with
31.27Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
31.28restoration and enhancement services.
31.29(f) All conservation easements acquired with
31.30money appropriated under this section must:
31.31(1) be perpetual;
31.32(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
31.33easement;
31.34(3) specify all of the provisions of an
31.35agreement that are perpetual;
32.1(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
32.2Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
32.3electronic format at least ten business days
32.4prior to closing;
32.5(5) include a long-term monitoring and
32.6enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
32.7and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.8(6) include requirements in the easement
32.9document to address specific groundwater
32.10and surface water quality protection activities
32.11such as keeping water on the landscape,
32.12reducing nutrient and contaminant loading,
32.13protecting groundwater, and not permitting
32.14artificial hydrological modifications.
32.15(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in
32.16land, a recipient of money appropriated under
32.17this section must give priority to high-quality
32.18natural resources or conservation lands that
32.19provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.20(h) For new lands acquired with money
32.21appropriated under this section, a recipient
32.22must prepare an ecological restoration
32.23and management plan in compliance with
32.24paragraph (b), including sufficient funding
32.25for implementation unless the work plan
32.26addresses why a portion of the money is
32.27not necessary to achieve a high-quality
32.28restoration.
32.29(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to
32.30acquire an interest in real property, a recipient
32.31of an appropriation under this section
32.32must provide to the Legislative-Citizen
32.33Commission on Minnesota Resources and
32.34the commissioner of management and budget
32.35an analysis of increased operation and
33.1maintenance costs likely to be incurred by
33.2public entities as a result of the acquisition
33.3and how these costs are to be paid.
33.4(j) To ensure public accountability for
33.5the use of public funds, within 60 days
33.6of the transaction, a recipient of money
33.7appropriated under this section must provide
33.8to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
33.9Minnesota Resources documentation of the
33.10selection process used to identify parcels
33.11acquired and provide documentation of all
33.12related transaction costs, including but not
33.13limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
33.14fees, commissions, other similar costs,
33.15and donations. This information must be
33.16provided for all parties involved in the
33.17transaction. The recipient must also report
33.18to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
33.19Minnesota Resources any difference between
33.20the acquisition amount paid to the seller and
33.21the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal,
33.22if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
33.23was conducted.
33.24(k) A recipient of an appropriation from
33.25the trust fund under this section must
33.26acknowledge financial support from
33.27the Minnesota environment and natural
33.28resources trust fund in project publications,
33.29signage, and other public communications
33.30and outreach related to work completed
33.31using the appropriation. Acknowledgement
33.32may occur, as appropriate, through use of
33.33the trust fund logo or inclusion of language
33.34attributing support from the trust fund. Each
33.35direct recipient of money appropriated in
33.36this section, as well as each recipient of a
34.1grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
34.2satisfy all reporting and other requirements
34.3incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated
34.4funding recipients as provided in Minnesota
34.5Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and
34.6chapter 116P.
34.9(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
34.10referred to in this section must be
34.11administered on a reimbursement basis
34.12unless otherwise provided in this section.
34.13Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
34.1416A.41, expenditures made on or after
34.15July 1, 2014, or the date the work plan is
34.16approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
34.17reimbursement unless otherwise provided
34.18in this section. Periodic payment must be
34.19made upon receiving documentation that
34.20the deliverable items articulated in the
34.21approved work plan have been achieved,
34.22including partial achievements as evidenced
34.23by approved progress reports. Reasonable
34.24amounts may be advanced to projects to
34.25accommodate cash flow needs or match
34.26federal money. The advances must be
34.27approved as part of the work plan. No
34.28expenditures for capital equipment are
34.29allowed unless expressly authorized in the
34.30project work plan.
34.31(b) Single source contracts as specified in the
34.32approved work plan are allowed.
34.35A political subdivision, public or private
34.36corporation, or other entity that receives an
35.1appropriation under this section must use the
35.2appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
35.3Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding
35.4purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
35.5materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section
35.616B.122, regarding purchase and use of
35.7paper stock and printing.
35.10A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
35.11under this section for a capital improvement
35.12project must ensure that the project complies
35.13with the applicable energy conservation and
35.14sustainable building guidelines and standards
35.15contained in law, including Minnesota
35.16Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
35.17216C.20, and rules adopted under those
35.18sections. The recipient may use the energy
35.19planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
35.20units of the Department of Commerce to
35.21obtain information and technical assistance
35.22on energy conservation and alternative
35.23energy development relating to the planning
35.24and construction of the capital improvement
35.25project.
35.27Structural and nonstructural facilities must
35.28meet the design standards in the Americans
35.29with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
35.30guidelines.
35.33Money appropriated under this section for
35.34easement monitoring and enforcement may
35.35be spent only on activities included in an
36.1easement monitoring and enforcement plan
36.2contained within the work plan. Money
36.3received for monitoring and enforcement,
36.4including earnings on the money received,
36.5shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement
36.6fund held by the organization and dedicated
36.7to monitoring and enforcing conservation
36.8easements within Minnesota. Within 120
36.9days after the close of the entity's fiscal
36.10year, an entity receiving appropriations
36.11for easement monitoring and enforcement
36.12must provide an annual financial report
36.13to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.14Minnesota Resources or its successor on the
36.15easement monitoring and enforcement fund
36.16as specified in the work plan.
36.17Money appropriated under this section for
36.18monitoring and enforcement of easements
36.19and earnings on the money appropriated
36.20shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement
36.21transfers to the state; (2) the holder of the
36.22easement fails to file an annual report and
36.23then fails to cure that default within 30 days
36.24of notification of the default by the state;
36.25or (3) the holder of the easement fails to
36.26comply with the terms of the monitoring and
36.27enforcement plan contained within the work
36.28plan and fails to cure that default within 90
36.29days of notification of the default by the state.
36.31(a) The availability of the appropriations for
36.32the following projects are extended to June
36.3330, 2015:
36.34(1) Laws 2011, First Special Session
36.35chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.13, paragraph (j), Information System for
37.2Wildlife and Aquatic Management Areas;
37.3(2) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.4chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4,
37.5paragraph (b), State Parks and Trails Land
37.6Acquisition;
37.7(3) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.8chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.94, paragraph (i), Metropolitan Conservation
37.10Corridors (MeCC) - Phase VI;
37.11(4) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.12chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 6,
37.13paragraph (c), Evaluation of Switchgrass as
37.14Biofuel Crop;
37.15(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.16chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.174, paragraph (d), Regional Park, Trail, and
37.18Connections Acquisition and Development
37.19Grants;
37.20(6) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.21chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.224, paragraph (g), Minnesota River Valley
37.23Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area
37.24Acquisition;
37.25(7) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.26chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.274, paragraph (q), Restoration Strategies for
37.28Ditched Peatland and Scientific and Natural
37.29Areas;
37.30(8) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.31chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.326, paragraph (a), Improved Detection of
37.33Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water;
38.1(9) Laws 2011, First Special Session
38.2chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
38.38, paragraph (b), Minnesota Junior Master
38.4Naturalist Program; and
38.5(10) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2,
38.6subdivision 5, paragraph (d), Agricultural
38.7and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment
38.8Analysis.
38.9(b) The availability of the appropriations for
38.10the following project is extended to June
38.1130, 2017: Laws 2013, chapter 52, section
38.122, subdivision 6, paragraph (g), Controlling
38.13Terrestrial Invasive Plants with Grazing
38.14Animals.
38.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17, is amended to read:
38.16116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR INTEREST IN LANDS;
38.17COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
38.18 Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from
38.19the trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from
38.20the commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired
38.21in whole or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's
38.22approval at least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient
38.23requests approval under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the
38.24same information to the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of
38.25Water and Soil Resources and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are
38.26not subject to commissioner approval under this section.
38.27(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the
38.28interest in real property:
38.29(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and
38.30criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
38.31of the property; or
38.32(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.
38.33 Subd. 2. Value assessment. At least ten business days prior to acquiring an interest
38.34in real property with an appropriation from the trust fund, a recipient of an appropriation
39.1must submit the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax statement of the real
39.2property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest in real property to the
39.3commission and the commissioner of natural resources. Conservation easements to be
39.4held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to the requirements of this
39.5section. The board shall keep a record of the tax assessed value of the real property at
39.6the time of acquisition and the most recent tax statement.
39.7 Sec. 4. REPEALER.
39.8Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3, is repealed.
1.3resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission
1.4on Minnesota Resources; modifying requirements for land acquisition with trust
1.5fund money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17;
1.6repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.10the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from
1.11the environment and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years
1.12indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that
1.13the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014,
1.14or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is
1.15fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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Available for the Year |
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| 1.18 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 1.19 |
2014 |
2015 |
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Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES |
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| 1.21 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
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$ |
28,970,000 |
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Appropriations by Fund |
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| 1.23 |
2014 |
2015 |
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| 1.24 1.25 1.26 |
Environment and natural resources trust fund |
-0- |
28,970,000 |
2.2purpose are specified in the following
2.3subdivisions.
2.4Appropriations are available for two
2.5years beginning July 1, 2014, unless
2.6otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.7unencumbered balance remaining in the first
2.8year does not cancel and is available for the
2.9second year.
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Subd. 2.Definition |
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2.12environment and natural resources trust fund
2.13referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.14116P.02, subdivision 6.
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Subd. 3.Water Resources |
-0- |
4,579,000 |
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(a) Solar-Driven Destruction of Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, and Contaminants in Water |
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2.19trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
2.20University of Minnesota to quantify the
2.21solar-driven destruction of contaminants
2.22reacting with dissolved organic matter to
2.23optimize water treatment methods and guide
2.24reuse. This appropriation is available until
2.25June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
2.26be completed and final products delivered.
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(b) Methods to Protect Beneficial Bacteria from Contaminants to Preserve Water Quality |
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2.30trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
2.31University of Minnesota to research how
2.32and why bacteria that provide ecological
2.33functions humans depend on for water
2.34quality are affected by exposure to certain
2.35man-made perfluorinated chemicals entering
3.1the wastewater treatment system in order to
3.2identify methods that can be implemented to
3.3protect those bacterial functions from being
3.4degraded. This appropriation is available
3.5until June 30, 2017, by which time the
3.6project must be completed and final products
3.7delivered.
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(c) Triclosan Impacts on Wastewater Treatment |
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3.10trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
3.11University of Minnesota to assess the role
3.12of the commercially used antibacterial agent
3.13triclosan in creating antibiotic resistant
3.14bacteria during the municipal wastewater
3.15treatment process. This appropriation is
3.16available until June 30, 2017, by which time
3.17the project must be completed and final
3.18products delivered.
| 3.19 3.20 |
(d) Evaluation of Wastewater Nitrogen and Estrogen Treatment Options |
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3.22trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
3.23University of Minnesota to examine the
3.24performance of new wastewater contaminant
3.25treatment options under Minnesota weather
3.26conditions in order to understand how to
3.27improve wastewater treatment of nitrogen
3.28and estrogenic compounds, decrease costs
3.29and energy use, and safeguard aquatic
3.30species. This appropriation is available until
3.31June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
3.32be completed and final products delivered.
| 3.33 3.34 |
(e) Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Minnesota Lakes |
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4.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
4.3of Minnesota to quantify the relationship
4.4between antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant
4.5bacteria in Minnesota lakes to determine if
4.6improved wastewater treatment is necessary
4.7to protect human and aquatic health. This
4.8appropriation is available until June 30,
4.92017, by which time the project must be
4.10completed and final products delivered.
| 4.11 4.12 |
(f) Impacts of Estrogen Exposure on Minnesota's Shallow Lake Wildlife |
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4.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
4.15for an agreement with the University of
4.16St. Thomas to use biological samples
4.17already gathered from shallow lakes across
4.18Minnesota to determine the environmental
4.19estrogen exposure impacts on aquatic
4.20wildlife in shallow lakes for enhanced land
4.21and lake management. This appropriation
4.22is available until June 30, 2017, by which
4.23time the project must be completed and final
4.24products delivered.
| 4.25 4.26 |
(g) Watershed-Scale Monitoring of Long-Term Best Management Practice Effectiveness |
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4.28fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
4.29for the St. Croix Watershed Research
4.30Station to evaluate the effectiveness of best
4.31management practices in reducing sediment
4.32and nutrient loads at watershed scales over
4.33long time periods. This appropriation is
4.34available until June 30, 2017, by which time
4.35the project must be completed and final
4.36products delivered.
| 5.1 5.2 |
(h) Protection of State's Confined Drinking Water Aquifers |
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5.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.5for an agreement with the United States
5.6Geological Survey to test methods of defining
5.7properties of confined drinking water aquifers
5.8in order to improve water management.
5.9This appropriation is available until June
5.1030, 2017, by which time the project must be
5.11completed and final products delivered.
| 5.12 5.13 |
(i) Watershed Water Budgets for Managing Minnesota's Groundwater |
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5.15trust fund to the commissioner of natural
5.16resources for an agreement with the United
5.17States Geological Survey to create a pilot
5.18study to calculate complete watershed water
5.19budgets for two counties in Minnesota for
5.20enhanced groundwater management. This
5.21appropriation is available until June 30,
5.222017, by which time the project must be
5.23completed and final products delivered.
| 5.24 5.25 |
(j) Identifying Causes of Exceptionally High Mercury in Fish |
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5.27fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
5.28Control Agency to quantify the probable
5.29causes of high mercury levels in fish within
5.30the Roseau River and two tributaries of
5.31the Red River of the North by comparing
5.32mercury movements within watersheds
5.33to understand the drivers of mercury
5.34biomagnifications in the food web of rivers
5.35with similarly high mercury levels and to
5.36guide further mercury reduction initiatives.
6.1This appropriation is available until June
6.230, 2017, by which time the project must be
6.3completed and final products delivered.
| 6.4 6.5 |
(k) Reducing Lake Quality Impairments through Citizen Action |
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6.7to the commissioner of natural resources for
6.8an agreement with the Freshwater Society to
6.9train lake associations and other stakeholder
6.10groups to develop lake management plans
6.11and to implement science-based, citizen-led
6.12water quality improvement projects on
6.13impaired lakes in west central Minnesota.
6.14This appropriation is available until June
6.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
6.16completed and final products delivered.
| 6.17 6.18 |
(l) Rainwater Reuse and Valuation Investigation |
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6.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
6.21of Minnesota to design, install, and monitor a
6.22rainwater reuse system for use in evaporative
6.23chiller systems and identify other potential
6.24applications for rainwater reuse systems.
| 6.25 6.26 |
(m) Measuring Hydrologic Benefits from Glacial Ridge Habitat Restoration |
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6.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
6.29resources for an agreement with the Red
6.30Lake Watershed District and the United
6.31States Geological Survey for completion of
6.32the analysis of flooding and water-quality
6.33benefits resulting from wetland and prairie
6.34restorations at Glacial Ridge National
6.35Wildlife Refuge.
| 7.1 7.2 |
Subd. 4.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species |
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2,298,000 |
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| 7.3 7.4 |
(a) Blocking Bighead, Silver, and Other Invasive Carp by Optimizing Lock and Dams |
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7.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
7.7University of Minnesota to collaborate with
7.8the United States Army Corps of Engineers
7.9to develop ways, including new technologies,
7.10to modify the operations of Lock and Dam
7.11Numbers 2 to 8 to optimize their ability to
7.12impede invasive carp movement into the
7.13Minnesota, St. Croix, and Mississippi Rivers.
7.14This appropriation is available until June
7.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
7.16completed and final products delivered.
| 7.17 7.18 |
(b) Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter, and Eliminate Silver Carp |
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7.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
7.21of Minnesota-Duluth to develop bioacoustic
7.22technology for detection and early warning
7.23systems, capture and elimination methods,
7.24and deterrent systems for silver carp. This
7.25appropriation is available until June 30,
7.262017, by which time the project must be
7.27completed and final products delivered.
| 7.28 7.29 |
(c) Northwest Minnesota Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pilot |
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7.31trust fund to the commissioner of natural
7.32resources for an agreement with the Red
7.33River Basin Commission to develop aquatic
7.34invasive species prevention strategies on a
7.35watershed scale and develop materials to
7.36sustain watershed scale decision-making
8.1and implementation. This initiative must
8.2be coordinated with the Department of
8.3Natural Resources and outdoor heritage fund
8.4activities for locally based invasive species
8.5control. Specific reporting and analysis of
8.6outcomes and findings of this alternative
8.7approach must be provided to enable
8.8duplication in other regions of the state.
| 8.9 8.10 |
(d) Biosurveillance and Biocontrol of Emerald Ash Borer - Phase 2 |
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8.12fund to the commissioner of agriculture
8.13in cooperation with the University of
8.14Minnesota to continue to monitor ash tree
8.15and emerald ash borer populations and
8.16expand the biological control implementation
8.17for emerald ash borer management. This
8.18appropriation is available until June 30,
8.192017, by which time the project must be
8.20completed and final products delivered.
| 8.21 8.22 |
(e) Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines |
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8.24fund to the Board of Regents of the University
8.25of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year
8.26is from the trust fund to the commissioner
8.27of agriculture to survey for the presence and
8.28characterize the potential risk of the invasive
8.29mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine
8.30forests to inform early detection and rapid
8.31response. This appropriation is available
8.32until June 30, 2017, by which time the
8.33project must be completed and final products
8.34delivered.
| 8.35 8.36 |
(f) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and Biocontrol Evaluation |
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9.2fund to the commissioner of agriculture
9.3and $167,000 the second year is from the
9.4trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
9.5University of Minnesota to monitor for brown
9.6marmorated stink bugs to identify problem
9.7areas, target biocontrol efforts, and evaluate
9.8the suitability of candidate biological
9.9control agents for use in Minnesota. This
9.10appropriation is available until June 30,
9.112017, by which time the project must be
9.12completed and final products delivered.
| 9.13 9.14 |
Subd. 5.Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information |
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4,210,000 |
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| 9.15 |
(a) Update Statewide Land Cover Use Map |
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9.17fund to the Board of Regents of the University
9.18of Minnesota to update Minnesota's land
9.19cover data at moderate spatial resolution
9.20statewide and at high resolution for selected
9.21areas, distribute products, and provide
9.22training. This appropriation is available until
9.23June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
9.24be completed and final products delivered.
| 9.25 9.26 |
(b) State Spring Inventory for Resource Management and Protection |
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9.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
9.29resources to develop necessary protocols,
9.30processes, and definitions of springs along
9.31with limited field testing of inventory
9.32procedures in priority areas to enable a
9.33systematic inventory of springs statewide
9.34needed to maintain spring flows and protect
9.35groundwater-dependent resources. This
9.36appropriation is available until June 30,
10.12017, by which time the project must be
10.2completed and final products delivered.
| 10.3 10.4 10.5 |
(c) Drainage Records Modernization and Statewide Geographic Information System Database |
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10.7trust fund to the Board of Water and
10.8Soil Resources to develop a template and
10.9Web-based geographic information system
10.10(GIS) database portal to facilitate statewide
10.11modernization of public drainage records
10.12under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
10.13integrate new specifications into existing
10.14drainage records modernization guidelines.
10.15This appropriation is available until June
10.1630, 2017, by which time the project must be
10.17completed and final products delivered.
| 10.18 |
(d) Restoring Forest Inventory Data |
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10.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
10.21of Minnesota to obtain and restore statewide
10.22forest inventories of 1935, 1953, and 1966
10.23to link with more recent data to improve
10.24understanding of historical forest trends and
10.25enhance long-term ecological monitoring.
| 10.26 10.27 |
(e) Assessing Species Vulnerability to Climate Change Using Phenology |
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10.29trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
10.30University of Minnesota to compile and use
10.31historical datasets to assess change over
10.32time in the ecology of Minnesota species,
10.33identify vulnerable species, and inform
10.34management strategies for climate change.
10.35This appropriation is available until June
11.130, 2017, by which time the project must be
11.2completed and final products delivered.
| 11.3 |
(f) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas - Final Phase |
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11.5fund to the commissioner of natural resources
11.6for an agreement with Audubon Minnesota to
11.7complete a statewide survey of Minnesota's
11.8breeding bird distributions through final
11.9analysis, preparation, and dissemination of
11.10information collected on an ongoing basis
11.11since 2008 on breeding birds in the state.
11.12The completed atlas must be available for
11.13download from the Internet free of charge.
11.14This appropriation is available until June
11.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
11.16completed and final products delivered.
| 11.17 11.18 |
(g) Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota's Loons and Pelicans - Phase 2 |
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11.20fund to the commissioner of natural resources
11.21to continue to assess the potential impact
11.22of petroleum, dispersants, and heavy metal
11.23contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil
11.24spill in the Gulf of Mexico on the wintering
11.25habitat of Minnesota's common loons
11.26and white pelicans using radiotelemetry,
11.27geolocators, and contaminant analysis.
| 11.28 11.29 |
(h) Sandhill Crane Populations and Management in Minnesota |
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11.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of
11.32the University of Minnesota to delineate
11.33population boundaries, habitat use relative to
11.34crop depredation, and migration patterns and
11.35survival of Minnesota's two populations of
12.1sandhill cranes, Mid-continent and Eastern.
12.2This appropriation is available until June
12.330, 2017, by which time the project must be
12.4completed and final products delivered.
| 12.5 12.6 |
(i) Wild Bee Pollinator Surveys in Prairie-Grassland Habitats |
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12.8fund to the commissioner of natural resources
12.9to assess the current status and distribution
12.10of wild bee pollinators in prairie-grassland
12.11habitats of Minnesota.
| 12.12 12.13 |
(j) Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, and Breeding Program |
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12.15fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden
12.16and $245,000 the second year is from the
12.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
12.18resources to prevent the extirpation and
12.19possible extinction of imperiled native
12.20Minnesota butterfly species through
12.21breeding, genetics and mortality research,
12.22inventory, monitoring, and public education.
12.23This appropriation is available until June
12.2430, 2017, by which time the project must be
12.25completed and final products delivered.
| 12.26 12.27 |
(k) Conserving Minnesota's Native Freshwater Mussels |
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12.29trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.30University of Minnesota in cooperation
12.31with Macalester College to document
12.32native freshwater mussel abundance
12.33and distribution, quantify environmental
12.34conditions necessary to conserve Minnesota's
12.35native freshwater mussels, and conduct
12.36outreach to local organizations and the
13.1public. This appropriation is available until
13.2June 30, 2018, by which time the project must
13.3be completed and final products delivered.
| 13.4 13.5 |
(l) Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining Minnesota Moose |
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13.7trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
13.8University of Minnesota in cooperation with
13.9the Department of Natural Resources to
13.10link regional patterns of moose abundance
13.11through time to the distribution of food
13.12and cover and determine if this distribution
13.13affects the diet and survival of individual
13.14moose. This appropriation is available until
13.15June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
13.16be completed and final products delivered.
| 13.17 13.18 |
(m) Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in Northeastern Minnesota |
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13.20trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.21resources in cooperation with the University
13.22of Minnesota to study the physiology and
13.23behavior of adult moose and effects of female
13.24condition on calf production and survival to
13.25determine the impact of air temperature on
13.26moose population performance and decline.
13.27This appropriation is available until June
13.2830, 2017, by which time the project must be
13.29completed and final products delivered.
| 13.30 13.31 |
(n) Expansion of Minnesota Wildflowers Online Botanical Reference |
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13.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.34resources for an agreement with Minnesota
13.35Wildflowers Information to accelerate field
13.36work for surveying and imaging of plant
14.1species and publication of species profiles
14.2to a plant identification reference Web site
14.3available to the public and land managers.
14.4Images acquired and information compiled
14.5using these funds are for purposes of public
14.6information available on a Web site. If the
14.7organization is no longer able to maintain the
14.8Web site, the organization shall work with
14.9the state and the University of Minnesota
14.10Bell Museum of Natural History to ensure
14.11the materials remain publicly available on
14.12the Web. This appropriation is available until
14.13June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
14.14be completed and final products delivered.
| 14.15 14.16 |
Subd. 6.Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat |
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3,675,000 |
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| 14.17 |
(a) Enhancing Pollinator Landscapes |
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14.19trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
14.20University of Minnesota to identify sources
14.21of nectar and pollen for native pollinators
14.22and honey bees and coordinate ongoing and
14.23future efforts to enhance pollinator habitat
14.24and opportunities for pollinator nesting and
14.25foraging. This appropriation is available until
14.26June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
14.27be completed and final products delivered.
| 14.28 14.29 |
(b) Understanding Systemic Insecticides as Protection Strategy for Bees |
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14.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
14.32University of Minnesota to continue research
14.33on how native bee and honey bee colonies
14.34are impacted by systemic, neonicotinyl
14.35insecticides in pollen and nectar of plants
14.36growing in fields and landscapes. This
15.1appropriation is available until June 30,
15.22017, by which time the project must be
15.3completed and final products delivered.
| 15.4 15.5 |
(c) Prairie Sustainability Through Seed Storage, Beneficial Microbes, and Adaptation |
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15.7trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
15.8University of Minnesota to collect and
15.9preserve germplasm of plants throughout
15.10Minnesota's prairie region, study the
15.11microbial effects that promote plant health,
15.12analyze local adaptation, and evaluate the
15.13adaptive capacity of prairie plant populations.
15.14This appropriation is available until June
15.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
15.16completed and final products delivered.
| 15.17 15.18 |
(d) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration – Phase 2 |
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15.20fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
15.21to continue an assessment of the decline of
15.22northern white cedar plant communities in
15.23northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration
15.24techniques, and provide cedar restoration
15.25training to local units of government. This
15.26appropriation is available until June 30,
15.272017, by which time the project must be
15.28completed and final products delivered.
| 15.29 15.30 |
(e) Southeast Minnesota Watershed Protection Plan |
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15.32trust fund to the commissioner of natural
15.33resources for an agreement with The Nature
15.34Conservancy to provide a framework and
15.35plans for the protection and stewardship of
15.36unimpaired waters in southeast Minnesota.
16.1The result will be a template for watershed
16.2protection in Minnesota. This appropriation
16.3is available until June 30, 2017, by which
16.4time the project must be completed and final
16.5products delivered.
| 16.6 16.7 |
(f) Upland and Shoreline Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area |
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16.9trust fund to the commissioner of natural
16.10resources for an agreement with Great River
16.11Greening to restore and enhance upland,
16.12shoreline, and approximately 150 acres of
16.13forests, woodlands, savanna, and prairie and
16.14to provide related educational opportunities
16.15for volunteers in the greater metropolitan
16.16area. A list of proposed restorations and
16.17enhancements must be provided as part of
16.18the required work plan. This appropriation
16.19is available until June 30, 2017, by which
16.20time the project must be completed and final
16.21products delivered.
| 16.22 16.23 |
(g) Prairie, Forest, and Savanna Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area |
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16.25fund to the commissioner of natural resources
16.26for an agreement with Friends of the
16.27Mississippi River to restore approximately
16.28150 acres of prairie, forests, and oak savanna
16.29in the greater metropolitan area. A list of
16.30proposed restorations and enhancements
16.31must be provided as part of the required work
16.32plan. This appropriation is available until
16.33June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
16.34be completed and final products delivered.
| 16.35 16.36 |
(h) Nutrient Capture through Water Management and Biomass Harvesting |
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17.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
17.3for an agreement with the Red River Basin
17.4Commission to evaluate the potential capture
17.5of excess nutrients using cattails grown and
17.6harvested within shallow flood reservoirs
17.7for bioenergy use. This appropriation is
17.8available until June 30, 2017, by which time
17.9the project must be completed and final
17.10products delivered.
| 17.11 17.12 |
(i) Cattail Management for Wetland Wildlife and Bioenergy Potential |
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17.14to the Board of Regents of the University of
17.15Minnesota for the Northwest Research and
17.16Outreach Center in Crookston to evaluate
17.17different management techniques for cattail
17.18control and related wildlife impacts in
17.19northwest Minnesota and to assess the use of
17.20cattails as a biofuel feedstock.
| 17.21 17.22 |
(j) Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on Unproductive Minelands |
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17.24trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
17.25University of Minnesota–Duluth for the
17.26Natural Resources Research Institute to
17.27restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine
17.28stockpile while improving the treatment
17.29of municipal sewage and biosolids near
17.30Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged
17.31sediment and managed forestry techniques.
17.32This appropriation is available until June
17.3330, 2018, by which time the project must be
17.34completed and final products delivered.
| 17.35 |
(k) Expansion of Greenhouse Production |
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18.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
18.3resources for an agreement with the city
18.4of Silver Bay to expand and enhance a
18.5city-owned greenhouse facility to increase
18.6system production for locally grown food on
18.7a year-round basis and reduce water usage.
| 18.8 18.9 |
Subd. 7.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and Recreation |
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6,923,000 |
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| 18.10 18.11 18.12 |
(a) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Restoration, Improvement, and Citizen Engagement |
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18.14trust fund to the commissioner of natural
18.15resources to acquire lands with high-quality
18.16native plant communities and rare features to
18.17be established as scientific and natural areas
18.18as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
18.1986A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve
18.20parts of scientific and natural areas, and
18.21provide technical assistance and outreach. A
18.22list of proposed acquisitions must be provided
18.23as part of the required work program. Land
18.24acquired with this appropriation must
18.25be sufficiently improved to meet at least
18.26minimum management standards, as
18.27determined by the commissioner of natural
18.28resources. This appropriation is available
18.29until June 30, 2017, by which time the
18.30project must be completed and final products
18.31delivered.
| 18.32 18.33 |
(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System Acquisition |
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18.35trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for
18.36grants for the acquisition of lands within
19.1the approved park unit boundaries of the
19.2metropolitan regional park system. This
19.3appropriation may not be used for the
19.4purchase of habitable residential structures.
19.5A list of proposed fee title and easement
19.6acquisitions must be provided as part of the
19.7required work program. This appropriation
19.8must be matched by at least 40 percent of
19.9nonstate money that must be committed by
19.10December 31, 2014, or the appropriation
19.11cancels. This appropriation is available until
19.12June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
19.13be completed and final products delivered.
| 19.14 19.15 |
(c) Mesabi Trail Development – Soudan to Ely Segment |
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19.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
19.18resources for an agreement with St. Louis
19.19and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority
19.20for the right-of-way acquisition, design,
19.21and construction of segments of the Mesabi
19.22Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east
19.23of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation
19.24is available until June 30, 2017, by which
19.25time the project must be completed and final
19.26products delivered.
| 19.27 |
(d) Shoreland Acquisition on St. Croix River |
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19.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
19.30for an agreement with Washington County to
19.31purchase 15 acres, encompassing 3,500 feet
19.32of St. Croix shoreland paralleling Brown's
19.33Creek State Trail in the city of Stillwater. The
19.34county will transfer the parcel to the city of
19.35Stillwater. This appropriation is contingent
20.1on the expenditure of at least $2,500,000 of
20.2nonstate match.
| 20.3 20.4 |
(e) Martin County Park and Natural Area Acquisition |
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20.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.7resources for an agreement with the Fox
20.8Lake Conservation League, Inc. and Martin
20.9County to acquire approximately 40 acres
20.10in Martin County, including a ten-acre
20.11prairie remnant to be owned and managed
20.12by Martin County as part of its park system.
20.13A vegetation management plan must be
20.14developed and implemented and public
20.15access must be provided to the native prairie
20.16remnant. This appropriation is available until
20.17June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
20.18be completed and final products delivered.
| 20.19 20.20 |
(f) Minnesota River Water Trailhead and Landing in Morton |
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20.22trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.23resources for an agreement with the city
20.24of Morton to transform a municipal parcel
20.25from a compost site into a Minnesota River
20.26water trailhead and landing and to design and
20.27build interpretative trails around the landing
20.28complex. This appropriation is available until
20.29June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
20.30be completed and final products delivered.
| 20.31 20.32 |
Subd. 8.Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy |
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3,360,000 |
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| 20.33 20.34 |
(a) Solar Cell Materials from Sulfur and Common Metals |
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20.36trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.1University of Minnesota to develop solar cell
21.2materials using nontoxic and common metals
21.3combined with sulfur. This appropriation
21.4is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
21.5116P.10. This appropriation is available until
21.6June 30, 2017, by which time the project must
21.7be completed and final products delivered.
| 21.8 21.9 |
(b) Innovative Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat Pump Study |
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21.11trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.12University of Minnesota to analyze and
21.13validate a new geothermal pump method and
21.14technology that will reduce heat pump costs
21.15and improve performance and predictability.
21.16This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
21.17Statutes, section 116P.10.
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(c) Demonstrating Innovative Technologies to Fully Utilize Wastewater Resources |
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21.21trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
21.22University of Minnesota to demonstrate
21.23innovative technologies to utilize and
21.24treat wastewater streams for conversion
21.25of treatment by-products to biofuels. This
21.26appropriation is subject to Minnesota
21.27Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
21.28is available until June 30, 2017, by which
21.29time the project must be completed and final
21.30products delivered.
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(d) Transitioning Minnesota Farms to Local Energy |
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21.34fund to the Board of Regents of the University
21.35of Minnesota for the West Central Research
21.36and Outreach Center in Morris to develop
22.1clean energy strategies for Minnesota farms
22.2in order to reduce fossil fuel energy use
22.3and increase local energy production. Any
22.4installation of infrastructure or improvements
22.5must be at the University of Minnesota West
22.6Central Research and Outreach Center. This
22.7appropriation is available until June 30,
22.82017, by which time the project must be
22.9completed and final products delivered.
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(e) Life Cycle Energy of Renewably Produced Nitrogen Fertilizers |
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22.13fund to the Board of Regents of the University
22.14of Minnesota for the West Central Research
22.15and Outreach Center in Morris to calculate
22.16fossil fuel energy savings and greenhouse
22.17gas reductions resulting from the use of local
22.18renewable energy technologies, including
22.19biomass gasification, anaerobic digestion,
22.20and hydroelectricity to produce fertilizer.
22.21This appropriation is available until June
22.2230, 2017, by which time the project must be
22.23completed and final products delivered.
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(f) Clean Water and Renewable Energy from Beet Processing Wastewater and Manure |
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22.27trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
22.28University of Minnesota for the Southern
22.29Research and Outreach Center in Waseca to
22.30research the cofermentation of sugar beet
22.31processing wastewater and swine manure
22.32for hydrogen and methane production and
22.33to install and evaluate a pilot-scale system.
22.34This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
22.35Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
22.36is available until June 30, 2017, by which
23.1time the project must be completed and final
23.2products delivered.
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(g) Next Generation Large-Scale Septic Tank Systems |
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23.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
23.7University of Minnesota to develop a
23.8dual utility large-scale septic tank system
23.9designed for nutrient recuperation, bioenergy
23.10generation, and environmental protection
23.11using a bio-electrochemical system. This
23.12appropriation is subject to Minnesota
23.13Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
23.14is available until June 30, 2017, by which
23.15time the project must be completed and final
23.16products delivered.
| 23.17 23.18 |
(h) Solar Photovoltaic Installation at Residential Environmental Learning Centers |
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23.20fund to the commissioner of natural resources
23.21for an agreement with Deep Portage Learning
23.22Center to coordinate with Audubon Center of
23.23the North Woods; Eagle Bluff Environmental
23.24Learning Center; Laurentian Environmental
23.25Learning Center; Long Lake Conservation
23.26Center; and Wolf Ridge Environmental
23.27Learning Center the installation of at least
23.28five kilowatt institutional solar arrays
23.29made in Minnesota at each of the six
23.30residential environmental learning centers
23.31as a teaching tool. Prior to the installation,
23.32the proposed placement of the solar arrays
23.33must be submitted to the Legislative-Citizen
23.34Commission on Minnesota Resources office
23.35to ensure the demonstration of the maximum
23.36educational value.
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(i) Itasca Community College Woody Biomass Utilization Project Design |
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24.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
24.5for an agreement with Itasca Community
24.6College to develop a final design for
24.7installation of a boiler heating system using
24.8woody biomass. Students at the college must
24.9be involved in the final design process.
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Subd. 9.Environmental Education |
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3,681,000 |
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(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy |
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24.14trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
24.15Resources in cooperation with Conservation
24.16Corps Minnesota to continue a program
24.17to train and mentor future conservation
24.18professionals by providing apprenticeship
24.19service opportunities with soil and water
24.20conservation districts. This appropriation
24.21is available until June 30, 2017, by which
24.22time the project must be completed and final
24.23products delivered.
| 24.24 24.25 |
(b) Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 Greater Minnesota Communities |
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24.27trust fund to the commissioner of natural
24.28resources for an agreement with Prairie
24.29Woods Environmental Learning Center in
24.30cooperation with Laurentian Environmental
24.31Learning Center to complete over 100
24.32youth-led sustainability action projects in 40
24.33communities in southwest, southeast, central
24.34and northeastern Minnesota.
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(c) Urban Environmental Education Engaging Students in Local Resources |
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25.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
25.5for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry
25.6for a collaborative partnership, including the
25.7National Park Service, Minneapolis Public
25.8Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools, to
25.9establish a metrowide system providing
25.10place-based environmental education
25.11experiences using existing, but underutilized,
25.12outdoor environmental resources serving
25.13over 15,000 middle and high school students.
25.14This appropriation is available until June
25.1530, 2017, by which time the project must be
25.16completed and final products delivered.
| 25.17 25.18 |
(d) Diversifying Involvement in the Natural Resources Community |
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25.20trust fund to the commissioner of natural
25.21resources and $84,000 is to the Board of
25.22Regents of the University of Minnesota to
25.23increase participation of under-represented
25.24communities in the natural resource
25.25professions and in outdoor recreation by
25.26means of targeted urban outreach and
25.27stronger linkages between Department of
25.28Natural Resources programs and academic
25.29offerings. This initiative must be coordinated
25.30with other environmental education
25.31appropriations in this subdivision. This
25.32appropriation is available until June 30,
25.332017, by which time the project must be
25.34completed and final products delivered.
| 25.35 25.36 |
(e) Educating Minnesotans about Potential Impacts of Changing Climate |
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26.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
26.3for an agreement with the Will Steger
26.4Foundation to plan and conduct forums,
26.5workshops, and trainings on Minnesota's
26.6changing climate and the potential impacts
26.7on ecosystems and natural resources. An
26.8accompanying television program and
26.9information spots must be produced for
26.10broadcast and use at the forums.
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(f) Pollinator Education Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum |
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26.14trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
26.15University of Minnesota to develop exhibits
26.16for an educational center that will offer
26.17hands-on learning experience about the role
26.18of pollinators and importance of pollinator
26.19habitat. Exhibits must utilize and integrate
26.20the best available science pertaining to
26.21all pollinator types, particularly native
26.22species. Approval of the work plan for
26.23this appropriation is contingent upon the
26.24organization addressing how it will increase
26.25access to the center by youth at no or limited
26.26cost.
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(g) Minnesota Pollinator Partnership |
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26.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
26.30for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
26.31complete 40 community pollinator education
26.32and habitat projects. This appropriation
26.33must be coordinated with appropriations
26.34provided by the outdoor heritage fund. This
26.35appropriation is available until June 30,
27.12017, by which time the project must be
27.2completed and final products delivered.
| 27.3 27.4 |
(h) Raptor Center Integrating Online and Outdoor Learning Environments |
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27.6trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
27.7University of Minnesota for the Raptor
27.8Center to develop an environmental
27.9education program on raptors for middle
27.10schools that integrates outdoor experiences
27.11with technology and scientific investigation.
| 27.12 |
(i) Wolf Management Education |
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27.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
27.15for an agreement with the International
27.16Wolf Center for outreach to metro area
27.17kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms
27.18and nature centers to help children understand
27.19wolf management issues.
| 27.20 27.21 |
Subd. 10.Administration and Contract Agreement Reimbursement |
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244,000 |
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| 27.22 |
(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement |
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27.24the trust fund to the commissioner of
27.25natural resources at the direction of
27.26the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
27.27Minnesota Resources for expenses incurred
27.28for contract agreement reimbursement for
27.29the agreements specified in this section. The
27.30commissioner shall provide documentation
27.31to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
27.32Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of
27.33these funds.
| 27.34 27.35 |
(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy Web Site |
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28.2to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
28.3for the Web site required in Minnesota
28.4Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.
| 28.5 28.6 |
(c) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) |
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28.8trust fund to the LCCMR for upgrade
28.9and modernization of a project records
28.10management system.
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Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations |
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28.13not be spent on activities unless they are
28.14directly related to and necessary for a specific
28.15appropriation and are specified in the work
28.16plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
28.17Commission on Minnesota Resources.
28.18Money appropriated in this section must
28.19not be spent on indirect costs or other
28.20institutional overhead charges that are
28.21not directly related to and necessary for
28.22a specific appropriation. Costs that are
28.23directly related to and necessary for an
28.24appropriation, including financial services,
28.25human resources, information services, rent,
28.26and utilities, are eligible only if the costs
28.27can be clearly justified and individually
28.28documented specific to the appropriation's
28.29purpose and would not be generated by
28.30the recipient but for the receipt of the
28.31appropriation. No broad allocations for costs
28.32in either dollars or percentages are allowed.
28.33Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
28.34this section are available until June 30, 2016,
28.35when projects must be completed and final
29.1products delivered. For acquisition of real
29.2property, the appropriations in this section
29.3are available for an additional fiscal year if a
29.4binding contract for acquisition of the real
29.5property is entered into before the original
29.6expiration date of the appropriation. If a
29.7project receives a federal grant, the time
29.8period of the appropriation is extended to
29.9equal the federal grant period.
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Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements |
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29.12this section must conform to guidelines
29.13and standards adopted by MN.IT Services.
29.14Spatial data also must conform to additional
29.15guidelines and standards designed to support
29.16data coordination and distribution that have
29.17been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
29.18Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
29.19data must be prepared as specified in
29.20the state's geographic metadata guideline
29.21and must be submitted to the Minnesota
29.22Geospatial Information Office. All data must
29.23be accessible and free to the public unless
29.24made private under the Data Practices Act,
29.25Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
29.26practicable, summary data and results of
29.27projects funded under this section should
29.28be readily accessible on the Internet and
29.29identified as having received funding from
29.30the environment and natural resources trust
29.31fund.
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Subd. 13.Project Requirements |
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29.34appropriation under this section, any agency
29.35or entity receiving an appropriation or a
30.1party to an agreement from an appropriation
30.2must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k)
30.3and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and
30.4must submit a work plan and semiannual
30.5progress reports in the form determined
30.6by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
30.7Minnesota Resources for any project funded
30.8in whole or in part with funds from the
30.9appropriation. Modifications to the approved
30.10work plan and budget expenditures shall
30.11be made through the amendment process
30.12established by the Legislative-Citizen
30.13Commission on Minnesota Resources.
30.14(b) For all restorations conducted with
30.15money appropriated under this section,
30.16a recipient must prepare an ecological
30.17restoration and management plan that, to
30.18the degree practicable, is consistent with the
30.19highest quality conservation and ecological
30.20goals for the restoration site. Consideration
30.21should be given to soil, geology, topography,
30.22and other relevant factors that would provide
30.23the best chance for long-term success of the
30.24restoration projects. The plan must include
30.25the proposed timetable for implementing
30.26the restoration, including site preparation,
30.27establishment of diverse plant species,
30.28maintenance, and additional enhancement to
30.29establish the restoration; identify long-term
30.30maintenance and management needs of
30.31the restoration and how the maintenance,
30.32management, and enhancement will be
30.33financed; and take advantage of the best
30.34available science and include innovative
30.35techniques to achieve the best restoration.
31.1(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in
31.2this section for restoration activities must
31.3provide an initial restoration evaluation
31.4at the completion of the appropriation
31.5and an evaluation three years beyond the
31.6completion of the expenditure. Restorations
31.7must be evaluated relative to the stated
31.8goals and standards in the restoration plan,
31.9current science, and, when applicable, the
31.10Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
31.11vegetation establishment and enhancement
31.12guidelines. The evaluation shall determine
31.13whether the restorations are meeting planned
31.14goals, identify any problems with the
31.15implementation of the restorations, and,
31.16if necessary, give recommendations on
31.17improving restorations. The evaluation shall
31.18be focused on improving future restorations.
31.19(d) All restoration and enhancement projects
31.20funded with money appropriated in this
31.21section must be on land permanently
31.22protected by a conservation easement or
31.23public ownership.
31.24(e) A recipient of money from an
31.25appropriation under this section must
31.26give consideration to contracting with
31.27Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
31.28restoration and enhancement services.
31.29(f) All conservation easements acquired with
31.30money appropriated under this section must:
31.31(1) be perpetual;
31.32(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
31.33easement;
31.34(3) specify all of the provisions of an
31.35agreement that are perpetual;
32.1(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
32.2Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
32.3electronic format at least ten business days
32.4prior to closing;
32.5(5) include a long-term monitoring and
32.6enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
32.7and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.8(6) include requirements in the easement
32.9document to address specific groundwater
32.10and surface water quality protection activities
32.11such as keeping water on the landscape,
32.12reducing nutrient and contaminant loading,
32.13protecting groundwater, and not permitting
32.14artificial hydrological modifications.
32.15(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in
32.16land, a recipient of money appropriated under
32.17this section must give priority to high-quality
32.18natural resources or conservation lands that
32.19provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.20(h) For new lands acquired with money
32.21appropriated under this section, a recipient
32.22must prepare an ecological restoration
32.23and management plan in compliance with
32.24paragraph (b), including sufficient funding
32.25for implementation unless the work plan
32.26addresses why a portion of the money is
32.27not necessary to achieve a high-quality
32.28restoration.
32.29(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to
32.30acquire an interest in real property, a recipient
32.31of an appropriation under this section
32.32must provide to the Legislative-Citizen
32.33Commission on Minnesota Resources and
32.34the commissioner of management and budget
32.35an analysis of increased operation and
33.1maintenance costs likely to be incurred by
33.2public entities as a result of the acquisition
33.3and how these costs are to be paid.
33.4(j) To ensure public accountability for
33.5the use of public funds, within 60 days
33.6of the transaction, a recipient of money
33.7appropriated under this section must provide
33.8to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
33.9Minnesota Resources documentation of the
33.10selection process used to identify parcels
33.11acquired and provide documentation of all
33.12related transaction costs, including but not
33.13limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
33.14fees, commissions, other similar costs,
33.15and donations. This information must be
33.16provided for all parties involved in the
33.17transaction. The recipient must also report
33.18to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
33.19Minnesota Resources any difference between
33.20the acquisition amount paid to the seller and
33.21the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal,
33.22if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
33.23was conducted.
33.24(k) A recipient of an appropriation from
33.25the trust fund under this section must
33.26acknowledge financial support from
33.27the Minnesota environment and natural
33.28resources trust fund in project publications,
33.29signage, and other public communications
33.30and outreach related to work completed
33.31using the appropriation. Acknowledgement
33.32may occur, as appropriate, through use of
33.33the trust fund logo or inclusion of language
33.34attributing support from the trust fund. Each
33.35direct recipient of money appropriated in
33.36this section, as well as each recipient of a
34.1grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
34.2satisfy all reporting and other requirements
34.3incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated
34.4funding recipients as provided in Minnesota
34.5Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and
34.6chapter 116P.
| 34.7 34.8 |
Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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34.10referred to in this section must be
34.11administered on a reimbursement basis
34.12unless otherwise provided in this section.
34.13Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
34.1416A.41, expenditures made on or after
34.15July 1, 2014, or the date the work plan is
34.16approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
34.17reimbursement unless otherwise provided
34.18in this section. Periodic payment must be
34.19made upon receiving documentation that
34.20the deliverable items articulated in the
34.21approved work plan have been achieved,
34.22including partial achievements as evidenced
34.23by approved progress reports. Reasonable
34.24amounts may be advanced to projects to
34.25accommodate cash flow needs or match
34.26federal money. The advances must be
34.27approved as part of the work plan. No
34.28expenditures for capital equipment are
34.29allowed unless expressly authorized in the
34.30project work plan.
34.31(b) Single source contracts as specified in the
34.32approved work plan are allowed.
| 34.33 34.34 |
Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials |
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34.36corporation, or other entity that receives an
35.1appropriation under this section must use the
35.2appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
35.3Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding
35.4purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
35.5materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section
35.616B.122, regarding purchase and use of
35.7paper stock and printing.
| 35.8 35.9 |
Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Guidelines |
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35.11under this section for a capital improvement
35.12project must ensure that the project complies
35.13with the applicable energy conservation and
35.14sustainable building guidelines and standards
35.15contained in law, including Minnesota
35.16Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
35.17216C.20, and rules adopted under those
35.18sections. The recipient may use the energy
35.19planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
35.20units of the Department of Commerce to
35.21obtain information and technical assistance
35.22on energy conservation and alternative
35.23energy development relating to the planning
35.24and construction of the capital improvement
35.25project.
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Subd. 17.Accessibility |
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35.28meet the design standards in the Americans
35.29with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
35.30guidelines.
| 35.31 35.32 |
Subd. 18.Easement Monitoring and Enforcement Requirements |
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35.34easement monitoring and enforcement may
35.35be spent only on activities included in an
36.1easement monitoring and enforcement plan
36.2contained within the work plan. Money
36.3received for monitoring and enforcement,
36.4including earnings on the money received,
36.5shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement
36.6fund held by the organization and dedicated
36.7to monitoring and enforcing conservation
36.8easements within Minnesota. Within 120
36.9days after the close of the entity's fiscal
36.10year, an entity receiving appropriations
36.11for easement monitoring and enforcement
36.12must provide an annual financial report
36.13to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.14Minnesota Resources or its successor on the
36.15easement monitoring and enforcement fund
36.16as specified in the work plan.
36.17Money appropriated under this section for
36.18monitoring and enforcement of easements
36.19and earnings on the money appropriated
36.20shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement
36.21transfers to the state; (2) the holder of the
36.22easement fails to file an annual report and
36.23then fails to cure that default within 30 days
36.24of notification of the default by the state;
36.25or (3) the holder of the easement fails to
36.26comply with the terms of the monitoring and
36.27enforcement plan contained within the work
36.28plan and fails to cure that default within 90
36.29days of notification of the default by the state.
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Subd. 19.Carryforward |
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36.32the following projects are extended to June
36.3330, 2015:
36.34(1) Laws 2011, First Special Session
36.35chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.13, paragraph (j), Information System for
37.2Wildlife and Aquatic Management Areas;
37.3(2) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.4chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4,
37.5paragraph (b), State Parks and Trails Land
37.6Acquisition;
37.7(3) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.8chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.94, paragraph (i), Metropolitan Conservation
37.10Corridors (MeCC) - Phase VI;
37.11(4) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.12chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 6,
37.13paragraph (c), Evaluation of Switchgrass as
37.14Biofuel Crop;
37.15(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.16chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.174, paragraph (d), Regional Park, Trail, and
37.18Connections Acquisition and Development
37.19Grants;
37.20(6) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.21chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.224, paragraph (g), Minnesota River Valley
37.23Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area
37.24Acquisition;
37.25(7) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.26chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.274, paragraph (q), Restoration Strategies for
37.28Ditched Peatland and Scientific and Natural
37.29Areas;
37.30(8) Laws 2011, First Special Session
37.31chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
37.326, paragraph (a), Improved Detection of
37.33Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water;
38.1(9) Laws 2011, First Special Session
38.2chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
38.38, paragraph (b), Minnesota Junior Master
38.4Naturalist Program; and
38.5(10) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2,
38.6subdivision 5, paragraph (d), Agricultural
38.7and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment
38.8Analysis.
38.9(b) The availability of the appropriations for
38.10the following project is extended to June
38.1130, 2017: Laws 2013, chapter 52, section
38.122, subdivision 6, paragraph (g), Controlling
38.13Terrestrial Invasive Plants with Grazing
38.14Animals.
38.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17, is amended to read:
38.16116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR INTEREST IN LANDS;
38.17COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
38.18 Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from
38.19the trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from
38.20the commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired
38.21in whole or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's
38.22approval at least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient
38.23requests approval under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the
38.24same information to the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of
38.25Water and Soil Resources and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are
38.26not subject to commissioner approval under this section.
38.27(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the
38.28interest in real property:
38.29(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and
38.30criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
38.31of the property; or
38.32(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.
38.33 Subd. 2. Value assessment. At least ten business days prior to acquiring an interest
38.34in real property with an appropriation from the trust fund, a recipient of an appropriation
39.1must submit the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax statement of the real
39.2property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest in real property to the
39.3commission and the commissioner of natural resources. Conservation easements to be
39.4held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to the requirements of this
39.5section. The board shall keep a record of the tax assessed value of the real property at
39.6the time of acquisition and the most recent tax statement.
39.7 Sec. 4. REPEALER.
39.8Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3, is repealed.