<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>on Minnesota Resources; modifying requirements for land acquisition with trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>fund money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>the environment and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>28,970,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environment and <br />
                  		natural resources <br />
                  		trust fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"> 28,970,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>Appropriations are available for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>years beginning July 1, 2014, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>second year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Definition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>"Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>116P.02, subdivision 6.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">4,579,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Solar-Driven Destruction of Pesticides, </b><br />
                  		<b>Pharmaceuticals, and Contaminants in Water</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>$291,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>University of Minnesota to quantify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>solar-driven destruction of contaminants <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>reacting with dissolved organic matter to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>optimize water treatment methods and guide <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>reuse. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Methods to Protect Beneficial Bacteria from </b><br />
                  		<b>Contaminants to Preserve Water Quality</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>$279,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>University of Minnesota to research how <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>and why bacteria that provide ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>functions humans depend on for water <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>quality are affected by exposure to certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>man-made perfluorinated chemicals entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>the wastewater treatment system in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>identify methods that can be implemented to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>protect those bacterial functions from being <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>degraded. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>until June 30, 2017, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Triclosan Impacts on Wastewater Treatment</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>$380,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>University of Minnesota to assess the role <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>of the commercially used antibacterial agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>triclosan in creating antibiotic resistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>bacteria during the municipal wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>treatment process. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>available until June 30, 2017, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Evaluation of Wastewater Nitrogen and </b><br />
                  		<b>Estrogen Treatment Options</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>$500,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>University of Minnesota to examine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>performance of new wastewater contaminant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>treatment options under Minnesota weather <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>conditions in order to understand how to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>improve wastewater treatment of nitrogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>and estrogenic compounds, decrease costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>and energy use, and safeguard aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>species. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes </b><br />
                  		<b>in Minnesota Lakes</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>of Minnesota to quantify the relationship <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>between antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>bacteria in Minnesota lakes to determine if <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>improved wastewater treatment is necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>to protect human and aquatic health. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Impacts of Estrogen Exposure on </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota's Shallow Lake Wildlife</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>$136,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>for an agreement with the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>St. Thomas to use biological samples <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>already gathered from shallow lakes across <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Minnesota to determine the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>estrogen exposure impacts on aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>wildlife in shallow lakes for enhanced land <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and lake management. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Watershed-Scale Monitoring of Long-Term </b><br />
                  		<b>Best Management Practice Effectiveness</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>$900,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>for the St. Croix Watershed Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>Station to evaluate the effectiveness of best <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>management practices in reducing sediment <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>and nutrient loads at watershed scales over <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>long time periods. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>available until June 30, 2017, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Protection of State's Confined Drinking </b><br />
                  		<b>Water Aquifers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>$394,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>for an agreement with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Geological Survey to test methods of defining <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>properties of confined drinking water aquifers <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>in order to improve water management. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Watershed Water Budgets for Managing </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota's Groundwater</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>$129,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>resources for an agreement with the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>States Geological Survey to create a pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>study to calculate complete watershed water <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>budgets for two counties in Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>enhanced groundwater management. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(j) <b>Identifying Causes of Exceptionally High </b><br />
                  		<b>Mercury in Fish</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>$743,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>fund to the commissioner of the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>Control Agency to quantify the probable <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>causes of high mercury levels in fish within <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>the Roseau River and two tributaries of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>the Red River of the North by comparing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>mercury movements within watersheds <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>to understand the drivers of mercury <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>biomagnifications in the food web of rivers <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>with similarly high mercury levels and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>guide further mercury reduction initiatives. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(k) <b>Reducing Lake Quality Impairments </b><br />
                  		<b>through Citizen Action</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>$59,000 the second year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>an agreement with the Freshwater Society to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>train lake associations and other stakeholder <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>groups to develop lake management plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>and to implement science-based, citizen-led <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>water quality improvement projects on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>impaired lakes in west central Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(l) <b>Rainwater Reuse and Valuation </b><br />
                  		<b>Investigation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>of Minnesota to design, install, and monitor a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>rainwater reuse system for use in evaporative <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>chiller systems and identify other potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>applications for rainwater reuse systems.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(m) <b>Measuring Hydrologic Benefits from </b><br />
                  		<b>Glacial Ridge Habitat Restoration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>$168,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>resources for an agreement with the Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>Lake Watershed District and the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>States Geological Survey for completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>the analysis of flooding and water-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>benefits resulting from wetland and prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>restorations at Glacial Ridge National <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>Wildlife Refuge.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive </b><br />
                  		<b>Species</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">2,298,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Blocking Bighead, Silver, and Other </b><br />
                  		<b>Invasive Carp by Optimizing Lock and Dams</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>$854,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>University of Minnesota to collaborate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>the United States Army Corps of Engineers <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>to develop ways, including new technologies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>to modify the operations of Lock and Dam <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>Numbers 2 to 8 to optimize their ability to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>impede invasive carp movement into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>Minnesota, St. Croix, and Mississippi Rivers. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter, and Eliminate </b><br />
                  		<b>Silver Carp</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$262,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>of Minnesota-Duluth to develop bioacoustic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>technology for detection and early warning <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>systems, capture and elimination methods, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>and deterrent systems for silver carp. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Northwest Minnesota Regional Aquatic </b><br />
                  		<b>Invasive Species Prevention Pilot</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>$219,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>resources for an agreement with the Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>River Basin Commission to develop aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>invasive species prevention strategies on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>watershed scale and develop materials to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>sustain watershed scale decision-making <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>and implementation. This initiative must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>be coordinated with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Natural Resources and outdoor heritage fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>activities for locally based invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>control. Specific reporting and analysis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>outcomes and findings of this alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>approach must be provided to enable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>duplication in other regions of the state.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Biosurveillance and Biocontrol of Emerald </b><br />
                  		<b>Ash Borer - Phase 2</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>$447,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>fund to the commissioner of agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>in cooperation with the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Minnesota to continue to monitor ash tree <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>and emerald ash borer populations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>expand the biological control implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>for emerald ash borer management. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota's Pines</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>$175,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>is from the trust fund to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>of agriculture to survey for the presence and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>characterize the potential risk of the invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>forests to inform early detection and rapid <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>response. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>until June 30, 2017, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring </b><br />
                  		<b>and Biocontrol Evaluation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>$99,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>fund to the commissioner of agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>and $167,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>University of Minnesota to monitor for brown <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>marmorated stink bugs to identify problem <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>areas, target biocontrol efforts, and evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the suitability of candidate biological <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>control agents for use in Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Foundational Natural Resource Data </b><br />
                  		<b>and Information</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">4,210,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Update Statewide Land Cover Use Map</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>of Minnesota to update Minnesota's land <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>cover data at moderate spatial resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>statewide and at high resolution for selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>areas, distribute products, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>training. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>State Spring Inventory for Resource </b><br />
                  		<b>Management and Protection</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>$200,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>resources to develop necessary protocols, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>processes, and definitions of springs along <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>with limited field testing of inventory <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>procedures in priority areas to enable a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>systematic inventory of springs statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>needed to maintain spring flows and protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>groundwater-dependent resources. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Drainage Records Modernization and </b><br />
                  		<b>Statewide Geographic Information System </b><br />
                  		<b>Database</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>$230,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>trust fund to the Board of Water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>Soil Resources to develop a template and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Web-based geographic information system <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>(GIS) database portal to facilitate statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>modernization of public drainage records <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>integrate new specifications into existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>drainage records modernization guidelines. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Restoring Forest Inventory Data</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>$100,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>of Minnesota to obtain and restore statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>forest inventories of 1935, 1953, and 1966 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>to link with more recent data to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>understanding of historical forest trends and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>enhance long-term ecological monitoring.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Assessing Species Vulnerability to Climate </b><br />
                  		<b>Change Using Phenology</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>$175,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>University of Minnesota to compile and use <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>historical datasets to assess change over <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>time in the ecology of Minnesota species, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>identify vulnerable species, and inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>management strategies for climate change. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas - Final Phase</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>for an agreement with Audubon Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>complete a statewide survey of Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>breeding bird distributions through final <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>analysis, preparation, and dissemination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>information collected on an ongoing basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>since 2008 on breeding birds in the state. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>The completed atlas must be available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>download from the Internet free of charge. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota's </b><br />
                  		<b>Loons and Pelicans - Phase 2</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>$260,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>to continue to assess the potential impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>of petroleum, dispersants, and heavy metal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>spill in the Gulf of Mexico on the wintering <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>habitat of Minnesota's common loons <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>and white pelicans using radiotelemetry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>geolocators, and contaminant analysis.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Sandhill Crane Populations and </b><br />
                  		<b>Management in Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>$250,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>the University of Minnesota to delineate <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>population boundaries, habitat use relative to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>crop depredation, and migration patterns and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>survival of Minnesota's two populations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>sandhill cranes, Mid-continent and Eastern. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Wild Bee Pollinator Surveys in </b><br />
                  		<b>Prairie-Grassland Habitats</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>$370,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>to assess the current status and distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>of wild bee pollinators in prairie-grassland <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>habitats of Minnesota.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(j) <b>Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, </b><br />
                  		<b>Research, and Breeding Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>$380,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>and $245,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>resources to prevent the extirpation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>possible extinction of imperiled native <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Minnesota butterfly species through <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>breeding, genetics and mortality research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>inventory, monitoring, and public education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(k) <b>Conserving Minnesota's Native Freshwater </b><br />
                  		<b>Mussels</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>$350,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>University of Minnesota in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>with Macalester College to document <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>native freshwater mussel abundance <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>and distribution, quantify environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>conditions necessary to conserve Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>native freshwater mussels, and conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>outreach to local organizations and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>public. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>June 30, 2018, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(l) <b>Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Moose</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>$300,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>University of Minnesota in cooperation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>the Department of Natural Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>link regional patterns of moose abundance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>through time to the distribution of food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>and cover and determine if this distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>affects the diet and survival of individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>moose. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(m) <b>Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in </b><br />
                  		<b>Northeastern Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>$600,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>resources in cooperation with the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>of Minnesota to study the physiology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>behavior of adult moose and effects of female <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>condition on calf production and survival to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>determine the impact of air temperature on <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>moose population performance and decline. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(n) <b>Expansion of Minnesota Wildflowers </b><br />
                  		<b>Online Botanical Reference</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>$150,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>resources for an agreement with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>Wildflowers Information to accelerate field <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>work for surveying and imaging of plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>species and publication of species profiles <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>to a plant identification reference Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>available to the public and land managers. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>Images acquired and information compiled <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>using these funds are for purposes of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>information available on a Web site. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>organization is no longer able to maintain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Web site, the organization shall work with <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>the state and the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>Bell Museum of Natural History to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>the materials remain publicly available on <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the Web. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>be completed and final products delivered. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Methods to Protect, Restore, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">3,675,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Enhancing Pollinator Landscapes</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>$864,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>University of Minnesota to identify sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>of nectar and pollen for native pollinators <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>and honey bees and coordinate ongoing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>future efforts to enhance pollinator habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>and opportunities for pollinator nesting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>foraging. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Understanding Systemic Insecticides as </b><br />
                  		<b>Protection Strategy for Bees</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>$326,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>University of Minnesota to continue research <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>on how native bee and honey bee colonies <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>are impacted by systemic, neonicotinyl <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>insecticides in pollen and nectar of plants <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>growing in fields and landscapes. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Prairie Sustainability Through Seed </b><br />
                  		<b>Storage, Beneficial Microbes, and Adaptation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>$600,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>University of Minnesota to collect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>preserve germplasm of plants throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>Minnesota's prairie region, study the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>microbial effects that promote plant health, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>analyze local adaptation, and evaluate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>adaptive capacity of prairie plant populations.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Northeast Minnesota White Cedar </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration &#8211; Phase 2</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>$335,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>to continue an assessment of the decline of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>northern white cedar plant communities in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>techniques, and provide cedar restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>training to local units of government. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Southeast Minnesota Watershed Protection </b><br />
                  		<b>Plan</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>$200,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>resources for an agreement with The Nature <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>Conservancy to provide a framework and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>plans for the protection and stewardship of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>unimpaired waters in southeast Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>The result will be a template for watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>protection in Minnesota. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Upland and Shoreline Restoration in </b><br />
                  		<b>Greater Metropolitan Area</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>$300,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>resources for an agreement with Great River <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>Greening to restore and enhance upland, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>shoreline, and approximately 150 acres of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>forests, woodlands, savanna, and prairie and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>to provide related educational opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>for volunteers in the greater metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>area. A list of proposed restorations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>the required work plan. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Prairie, Forest, and Savanna Restoration in </b><br />
                  		<b>Greater Metropolitan Area</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>$200,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>for an agreement with Friends of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>Mississippi River to restore approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>150 acres of prairie, forests, and oak savanna <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>in the greater metropolitan area.  A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>proposed restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>must be provided as part of the required work <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>plan. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Nutrient Capture through Water </b><br />
                  		<b>Management and Biomass Harvesting</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>for an agreement with the Red River Basin <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>Commission to evaluate the potential capture <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>of excess nutrients using cattails grown and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>harvested within shallow flood reservoirs <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>for bioenergy use. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>available until June 30, 2017, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Cattail Management for Wetland Wildlife </b><br />
                  		<b>and Bioenergy Potential</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>$74,000 the second year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Minnesota for the Northwest Research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Outreach Center in Crookston to evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>different management techniques for cattail <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>control and related wildlife impacts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>northwest Minnesota and to assess the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>cattails as a biofuel feedstock.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(j) <b>Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on </b><br />
                  		<b>Unproductive Minelands</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>$300,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>University of Minnesota&#8211;Duluth for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>Natural Resources Research Institute to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>stockpile while improving the treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>of municipal sewage and biosolids near <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>sediment and managed forestry techniques. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(k) <b>Expansion of Greenhouse Production</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$176,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>resources for an agreement with the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>of Silver Bay to expand and enhance a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>city-owned greenhouse facility to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>system production for locally grown food on <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>a year-round basis and reduce water usage.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Land Acquisition, Habitat, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Recreation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">6,923,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration, Improvement, and Citizen </b><br />
                  		<b>Engagement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>$2,540,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>resources to acquire lands with high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>native plant communities and rare features to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>be established as scientific and natural areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>parts of scientific and natural areas, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>provide technical assistance and outreach. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>list of proposed acquisitions must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>as part of the required work program. Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>acquired with this appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>be sufficiently improved to meet at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>minimum management standards, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>determined by the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>resources. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>until June 30, 2017, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Metropolitan Regional Park System </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>grants for the acquisition of lands within <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>the approved park unit boundaries of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>metropolitan regional park system. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>appropriation may not be used for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>purchase of habitable residential structures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>A list of proposed fee title and easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>required work program. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>must be matched by at least 40 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>nonstate money that must be committed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>December 31, 2014, or the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>cancels. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>be completed and final products delivered. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Mesabi Trail Development &#8211; Soudan to Ely </b><br />
                  		<b>Segment</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>$1,000,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>resources for an agreement with St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>for the right-of-way acquisition, design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>and construction of segments of the Mesabi <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Shoreland Acquisition on St. Croix River</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>$1,250,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>for an agreement with Washington County to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>purchase 15 acres, encompassing 3,500 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>of St. Croix shoreland paralleling Brown's <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>Creek State Trail in the city of Stillwater. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>county will transfer the parcel to the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>Stillwater. This appropriation is contingent <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>on the expenditure of at least $2,500,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>nonstate match.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Martin County Park and Natural Area </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>$435,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>resources for an agreement with the Fox <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>Lake Conservation League, Inc. and Martin <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>County to acquire approximately 40 acres <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>in Martin County, including a ten-acre <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>prairie remnant to be owned and managed <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>by Martin County as part of its park system.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>A vegetation management plan must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>developed and implemented and public <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>access must be provided to the native prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>remnant. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Minnesota River Water Trailhead and </b><br />
                  		<b>Landing in Morton</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>$198,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>resources for an agreement with the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>of Morton to transform a municipal parcel <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>from a compost site into a Minnesota River <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>water trailhead and landing and to design and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>build interpretative trails around the landing <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>complex. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Air Quality, Climate Change, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Renewable Energy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">3,360,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Solar Cell Materials from Sulfur and </b><br />
                  		<b>Common Metals</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>$494,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>University of Minnesota to develop solar cell <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>materials using nontoxic and common metals <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>combined with sulfur. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>116P.10. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>June 30, 2017, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Innovative Groundwater-Enhanced </b><br />
                  		<b>Geothermal Heat Pump Study</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>$196,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>University of Minnesota to analyze and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>validate a new geothermal pump method and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>technology that will reduce heat pump costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>and improve performance and predictability.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>This appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>Statutes, section 116P.10.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Demonstrating Innovative Technologies to </b><br />
                  		<b>Fully Utilize Wastewater Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>$1,000,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>University of Minnesota to demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>innovative technologies to utilize and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>treat wastewater streams for conversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>of treatment by-products to biofuels. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>products delivered. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Transitioning Minnesota Farms to Local </b><br />
                  		<b>Energy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>of Minnesota for the West Central Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>and Outreach Center in Morris to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>clean energy strategies for Minnesota farms <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>in order to reduce fossil fuel energy use <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>and increase local energy production. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>installation of infrastructure or improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>must be at the University of Minnesota West <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>Central Research and Outreach Center. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Life Cycle Energy of Renewably Produced </b><br />
                  		<b>Nitrogen Fertilizers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>$250,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>of Minnesota for the West Central Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>and Outreach Center in Morris to calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>fossil fuel energy savings and greenhouse <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>gas reductions resulting from the use of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>renewable energy technologies, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>biomass gasification, anaerobic digestion, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>and hydroelectricity to produce fertilizer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Clean Water and Renewable Energy from </b><br />
                  		<b>Beet Processing Wastewater and Manure</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>$400,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>University of Minnesota for the Southern <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>Research and Outreach Center in Waseca to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>research the cofermentation of sugar beet <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>processing wastewater and swine manure <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>for hydrogen and methane production and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to install and evaluate a pilot-scale system. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>This appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Next Generation Large-Scale Septic Tank </b><br />
                  		<b>Systems</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>$258,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>University of Minnesota to develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>dual utility large-scale septic tank system <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>designed for nutrient recuperation, bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>generation, and environmental protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>using a bio-electrochemical system. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Solar Photovoltaic Installation at </b><br />
                  		<b>Residential Environmental Learning Centers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>$150,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>for an agreement with Deep Portage Learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>Center to coordinate with Audubon Center of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>the North Woods; Eagle Bluff Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>Learning Center; Laurentian Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>Learning Center; Long Lake Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Center; and Wolf Ridge Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>Learning Center the installation of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>five kilowatt institutional solar arrays <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>made in Minnesota at each of the six <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>residential environmental learning centers <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>as a teaching tool. Prior to the installation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>the proposed placement of the solar arrays <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>must be submitted to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources office <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>to ensure the demonstration of the maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>educational value.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Itasca Community College Woody Biomass </b><br />
                  		<b>Utilization Project Design </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>$112,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>for an agreement with Itasca Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>College to develop a final design for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>installation of a boiler heating system using <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>woody biomass. Students at the college must <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>be involved in the final design process.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Environmental Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,681,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship </b><br />
                  		<b>Academy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>$392,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Resources in cooperation with Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>Corps Minnesota to continue a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>to train and mentor future conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>professionals by providing apprenticeship <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>service opportunities with soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>conservation districts. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>is available until June 30, 2017, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 </b><br />
                  		<b>Greater Minnesota Communities</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>$350,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>resources for an agreement with Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>Woods Environmental Learning Center in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>cooperation with Laurentian Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>Learning Center to complete over 100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>youth-led sustainability action projects in 40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>communities in southwest, southeast, central <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>and northeastern Minnesota.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Urban Environmental Education Engaging </b><br />
                  		<b>Students in Local Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>$1,093,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>for a collaborative partnership, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>National Park Service, Minneapolis Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>establish a metrowide system providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>place-based environmental education <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>experiences using existing, but underutilized, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>outdoor environmental resources serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>over 15,000 middle and high school students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>30, 2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Diversifying Involvement in the Natural </b><br />
                  		<b>Resources Community</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>$416,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>resources and $84,000 is to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>increase participation of under-represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>communities in the natural resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>professions and in outdoor recreation by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>means of targeted urban outreach and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>stronger linkages between Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>Natural Resources programs and academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>offerings. This initiative must be coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>with other environmental education <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>appropriations in this subdivision. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Educating Minnesotans about Potential </b><br />
                  		<b>Impacts of Changing Climate</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>$325,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>for an agreement with the Will Steger <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>Foundation to plan and conduct forums, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>workshops, and trainings on Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>changing climate and the potential impacts <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>on ecosystems and natural resources. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>accompanying television program and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>information spots must be produced for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>broadcast and use at the forums.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Pollinator Education Center at the </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Landscape Arboretum</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>$615,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>University of Minnesota to develop exhibits <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>for an educational center that will offer <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>hands-on learning experience about the role <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>of pollinators and importance of pollinator <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>habitat. Exhibits must utilize and integrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>the best available science pertaining to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>all pollinator types, particularly native <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>species. Approval of the work plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>this appropriation is contingent upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>organization addressing how it will increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>access to the center by youth at no or limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>cost.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Minnesota Pollinator Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>$100,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>complete 40 community pollinator education <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>and habitat projects. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>must be coordinated with appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>provided by the outdoor heritage fund. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>2017, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Raptor Center Integrating Online and </b><br />
                  		<b>Outdoor Learning Environments</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>$186,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>University of Minnesota for the Raptor <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>Center to develop an environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>education program on raptors for middle <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>schools that integrates outdoor experiences <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>with technology and scientific investigation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Wolf Management Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>$120,000 the second year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>for an agreement with the International <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>Wolf Center for outreach to metro area <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>and nature centers to help children understand <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>wolf management issues.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Administration and Contract </b><br />
                  		<b>Agreement Reimbursement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">244,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Contract Agreement Reimbursement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>$135,000 the second year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>the trust fund to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>natural resources at the direction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>Minnesota Resources for expenses incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>for contract agreement reimbursement for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>the agreements specified in this section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>commissioner shall provide documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>these funds.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Legislative Coordinating Commission </b><br />
                  		<b>Legacy Web Site</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>$9,000 the second year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>to the Legislative Coordinating Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>for the Web site required in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Legislative-Citizen Commission on </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>$100,000 the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>trust fund to the LCCMR for upgrade <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>and modernization of a project records <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>management system.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>directly related to and necessary for a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>appropriation and are specified in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>Money appropriated in this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>not be spent on indirect costs or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>institutional overhead charges that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>not directly related to and necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>a specific appropriation. Costs that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>directly related to and necessary for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>appropriation, including financial services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>human resources, information services, rent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>and utilities, are eligible only if the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>can be clearly justified and individually <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>documented specific to the appropriation's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>purpose and would not be generated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>the recipient but for the receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>appropriation. No broad allocations for costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>in either dollars or percentages are allowed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>this section are available until June 30, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>when projects must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>products delivered. For acquisition of real <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>property, the appropriations in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>are available for an additional fiscal year if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>binding contract for acquisition of the real <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>property is entered into before the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>expiration date of the appropriation. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>project receives a federal grant, the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>period of the appropriation is extended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>equal the federal grant period.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>this section must conform to guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>Spatial data also must conform to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>guidelines and standards designed to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>data coordination and distribution that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>been published by the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>Information Office. Descriptions of spatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>data must be prepared as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>the state's geographic metadata guideline <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>and must be submitted to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>Geospatial Information Office. All data must <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>be accessible and free to the public unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>made private under the Data Practices Act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>practicable, summary data and results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>projects funded under this section should <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>be readily accessible on the Internet and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>identified as having received funding from <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>the environment and natural resources trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Project Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>appropriation under this section, any agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>or entity receiving an appropriation or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>party to an agreement from an appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k) <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>must submit a work plan and semiannual <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>progress reports in the form determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>Minnesota Resources for any project funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>in whole or in part with funds from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>appropriation. Modifications to the approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>work plan and budget expenditures shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>be made through the amendment process <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>established by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(b) For all restorations conducted with <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>money appropriated under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>a recipient must prepare an ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>restoration and management plan that, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>the degree practicable, is consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>highest quality conservation and ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>goals for the restoration site. Consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>should be given to soil, geology, topography, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>and other relevant factors that would provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>the best chance for long-term success of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>restoration projects. The plan must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>the proposed timetable for implementing <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>the restoration, including site preparation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>establishment of diverse plant species, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>maintenance, and additional enhancement to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>establish the restoration; identify long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>maintenance and management needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>the restoration and how the maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>management, and enhancement will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>financed; and take advantage of the best <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>available science and include innovative <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>techniques to achieve the best restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>this section for restoration activities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>provide an initial restoration evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>at the completion of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>and an evaluation three years beyond the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>completion of the expenditure. Restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>must be evaluated relative to the stated <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>goals and standards in the restoration plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>current science, and, when applicable, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>guidelines. The evaluation shall determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>whether the restorations are meeting planned <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>goals, identify any problems with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>implementation of the restorations, and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>if necessary, give recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>improving restorations. The evaluation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>be focused on improving future restorations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(d) All restoration and enhancement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>funded with money appropriated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>section must be on land permanently <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>protected by a conservation easement or <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>public ownership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(e) A recipient of money from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>appropriation under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>give consideration to contracting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>restoration and enhancement services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(f) All conservation easements acquired with <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>money appropriated under this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>(1) be perpetual;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(2) specify the parties to an easement in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>easement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(3) specify all of the provisions of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>agreement that are perpetual;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>electronic format at least ten business days <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>prior to closing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(5) include a long-term monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>enforcement plan and funding for monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>and enforcing the easement agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(6) include requirements in the easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>document to address specific groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>and surface water quality protection activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>such as keeping water on the landscape, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>protecting groundwater, and not permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>artificial hydrological modifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>land, a recipient of money appropriated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>this section must give priority to high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>natural resources or conservation lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>provide natural buffers to water resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>(h) For new lands acquired with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>and management plan in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>paragraph (b), including sufficient funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>for implementation unless the work plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>addresses why a portion of the money is <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>not necessary to achieve a high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>acquire an interest in real property, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>of an appropriation under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>must provide to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>an analysis of increased operation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>maintenance costs likely to be incurred by <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>public entities as a result of the acquisition <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>and how these costs are to be paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>(j) To ensure public accountability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>the use of public funds, within 60 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>of the transaction, a recipient of money <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>appropriated under this section must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>Minnesota Resources documentation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>selection process used to identify parcels <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>acquired and provide documentation of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>related transaction costs, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>fees, commissions, other similar costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>and donations. This information must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>provided for all parties involved in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>transaction. The recipient must also report <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>Minnesota Resources any difference between <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>the acquisition amount paid to the seller and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>was conducted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(k) A recipient of an appropriation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>the trust fund under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>acknowledge financial support from <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>the Minnesota environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>resources trust fund in project publications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>signage, and other public communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>and outreach related to work completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>using the appropriation. Acknowledgement <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>may occur, as appropriate, through use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>the trust fund logo or inclusion of language <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>attributing support from the trust fund. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>direct recipient of money appropriated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>this section, as well as each recipient of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>grant awarded pursuant to this section, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>satisfy all reporting and other requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>funding recipients as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>chapter 116P.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br />
                  		<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
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         </table><a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>referred to in this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>administered on a reimbursement basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>16A.41, expenditures made on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>July 1, 2014, or the date the work plan is <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>in this section. Periodic payment must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>made upon receiving documentation that <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>the deliverable items articulated in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>approved work plan have been achieved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>including partial achievements as evidenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>by approved progress reports. Reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>amounts may be advanced to projects to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>accommodate cash flow needs or match <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>federal money. The advances must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>approved as part of the work plan. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>expenditures for capital equipment are <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>project work plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(b) Single source contracts as specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>approved work plan are allowed.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br />
                  		<b>Materials</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
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            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>appropriation under this section must use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>16B.122, regarding purchase and use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>paper stock and printing.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br />
                  		<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>under this section for a capital improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>project must ensure that the project complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>216C.20, and rules adopted under those <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>sections. The recipient may use the energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>units of the Department of Commerce to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>obtain information and technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>on energy conservation and alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>energy development relating to the planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>and construction of the capital improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>project.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 17.<b>Accessibility</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
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         </table><a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>guidelines.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>Easement Monitoring and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enforcement Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td align="center"></td>
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            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>Money appropriated under this section for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>easement monitoring and enforcement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>be spent only on activities included in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>easement monitoring and enforcement plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>contained within the work plan. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>received for monitoring and enforcement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>including earnings on the money received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>fund held by the organization and dedicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>to monitoring and enforcing conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>easements within Minnesota. Within 120 <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>days after the close of the entity's fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>year, an entity receiving appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>for easement monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>must provide an annual financial report <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>Minnesota Resources or its successor on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>easement monitoring and enforcement fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>as specified in the work plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>Money appropriated under this section for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>monitoring and enforcement of easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>and earnings on the money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>transfers to the state; (2) the holder of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>easement fails to file an annual report and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>then fails to cure that default within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>of notification of the default by the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>or (3) the holder of the easement fails to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>comply with the terms of the monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>enforcement plan contained within the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>plan and fails to cure that default within 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>days of notification of the default by the state.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 19.<b>Carryforward</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>(a) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>the following projects are extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>30, 2015:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>(1) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>3, paragraph (j), Information System for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>Wildlife and Aquatic Management Areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(2) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>paragraph (b), State Parks and Trails Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>Acquisition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(3) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>4, paragraph (i), Metropolitan Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>Corridors (MeCC) - Phase VI; <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(4) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>paragraph (c), Evaluation of Switchgrass as <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>Biofuel Crop;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>4, paragraph (d), Regional Park, Trail, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>Connections Acquisition and Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>Grants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(6) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>4, paragraph (g), Minnesota River Valley <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>Acquisition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(7) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>4, paragraph (q), Restoration Strategies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>Ditched Peatland and Scientific and Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>Areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>(8) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>6, paragraph (a), Improved Detection of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(9) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>8, paragraph (b), Minnesota Junior Master <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>Naturalist Program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>(10) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (d), Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>Analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(b) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>the following project is extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>30, 2017: Laws 2013, chapter 52, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>2, subdivision 6, paragraph (g), Controlling <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>Terrestrial Invasive Plants with Grazing <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>Animals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var><b>116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR INTEREST IN LANDS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var><b>COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Commissioner approval.</b> (a) A recipient of an appropriation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>the trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>the commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>in whole or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>approval at least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>requests approval under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>same information to the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>Water and Soil Resources and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>not subject to commissioner approval under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>interest in real property:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>of the property; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Value assessment.</b> At least ten business days prior to acquiring an interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>in real property with an appropriation from the trust fund, a recipient of an appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>must submit the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax statement of the real <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest in real property to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>commission and the commissioner of natural resources. Conservation easements to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to the requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>section. The board shall keep a record of the tax assessed value of the real property at <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>the time of acquisition and the most recent tax statement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3, is repealed.<br />
         		
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