HF 2168

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/07/2019 02:47pm

A bill for an act
relating to legacy; appropriating money from legacy funds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

CLEAN WATER FUND

Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this
article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The
second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The
appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2020 new text end		new text begin 2021 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 134,105,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 128,597,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following sections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Management and Budget's
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
specified in this article, fiscal year 2020
appropriations are available until June 30,
2021, and fiscal year 2021 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2022. If a project
receives federal funds, the period of the
appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Disability Access new text end

new text begin Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
water funds, in consultation with the Council
on Disability and other appropriate
governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
committees, and commissions, should make
progress toward providing people with
disabilities greater access to programs, print
publications, and digital media related to the
programs the recipient funds using
appropriations made in this article.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,458,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,457,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are to increase monitoring for
pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
water and groundwater and to use data
collected to assess pesticide use practices.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000
the second year are for monitoring and
evaluating trends in the concentration of
nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
groundwater degradation; promoting,
developing, and evaluating regional and
crop-specific nutrient best management
practices; assessing best management practice
adoption; education and technical support from
University of Minnesota Extension; grants to
support agricultural demonstration and
implementation activities and Rosholt Farm;
and other actions to protect groundwater from
degradation from nitrate. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are for administering clean water
funds managed through the agriculture best
management practices loan program. Any
unencumbered balance at the end of the second
year must be added to the corpus of the loan
fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,625,000 the first year and $1,625,000
the second year are for technical assistance,
research, and demonstration projects on proper
implementation of best management practices
and more-precise information on nonpoint
contributions to impaired waters and for grants
to support on-farm demonstration of
agricultural practices. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the
second year are for research to quantify and
reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
waters and for developing and evaluating best
management practices to protect and restore
water resources. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for a research inventory
database containing water-related research
activities. Costs for information technology
development or support for this research
inventory database may be paid to the Office
of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (g) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
the second year are to implement the
Minnesota agricultural water quality
certification program. Funds appropriated in
this paragraph are available until June 30,
2024.
new text end

new text begin (h) $385,000 the first year and $385,000 the
second year are for a regional irrigation water
quality specialist through University of
Minnesota Extension, development and
statewide expansion of the irrigation
management assistant tool, irrigation education
and outreach, and the Agriculture Weather
Station Network.
new text end

new text begin (i) $1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000
the second year are for grants to fund the
Forever Green Agriculture Initiative to protect
the state's natural resources while increasing
the efficiency, profitability, and productivity
of Minnesota farmers by incorporating
perennial and winter-annual crops into existing
agricultural practices. Of this amount,
$2,800,000 is for grants to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for
research and establishing the Agricultural
Diversification Steering Council and Network,
and $500,000 is for grants to implement
Forever Green crops or cropping systems. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (j) A portion of the money in this section may
be used for programs to train state and local
outreach staff in the intersection between
agricultural economics and agricultural
conservation.
new text end

new text begin (k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for testing private wells
for pesticides where nitrate is detected, as part
of the township program. Some sampling may
be conducted in coordination with private well
sampling conducted by the Department of
Health. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (l) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are to evaluate the market
opportunities and develop markets for crops
that can be profitable for farmers and
beneficial for water quality and soil health.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2024.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,125,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,125,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
the second year are for the point source
implementation grants program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for small community
wastewater treatment grants and loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (c) If there is any uncommitted money at the
end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
transfer the remaining funds to eligible
projects under any of the programs listed in
this section according to a project's priority
rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project
priority list.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 24,479,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 24,480,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $8,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000
the second year are for completing needed
statewide assessments of surface water quality
and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 114D.
new text end

new text begin (b) $8,050,000 the first year and $8,050,000
the second year are to develop watershed
restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
which include total maximum daily load
(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
114D, for waters on the impaired waters list
approved by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The agency must complete
an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
year over the biennium.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,182,000
the second year are for groundwater
assessment, including enhancing the ambient
monitoring network, modeling, evaluating
trends, and reassessing groundwater that was
assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be
contaminated.
new text end

new text begin (d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for implementing the St. Louis
River System Area of Concern Remedial
Action Plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
second year are for national pollutant
discharge elimination system wastewater and
storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
new text end

new text begin (f) $3,938,000 the first year and $3,938,000
the second year are for enhancing the
county-level delivery systems for subsurface
sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting
groundwater, including base grants for all
counties with SSTS programs and competitive
grants to counties with specific plans to
significantly reduce water pollution by
reducing the number of systems that are an
imminent threat to public health or safety or
are otherwise failing. Counties that receive
base grants must report the number of sewage
noncompliant properties upgraded through
SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized
sewer system, or other means, including
property abandonment or buy-out. Counties
also must report the number of existing SSTS
compliance inspections conducted in areas
under county jurisdiction. These required
reports are to be part of established annual
reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that
conduct SSTS inventories or those with an
ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to
be inspected as a condition of transferring
property or as a condition of obtaining a local
permit must be given priority for competitive
grants under this paragraph. Of this amount,
$1,500,000 each year is available to counties
for grants to low-income landowners to
address systems that pose an imminent threat
to public health or safety or fail to protect
groundwater. A grant awarded under this
paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the
biennium. A county receiving a grant under
this paragraph must submit a report to the
agency listing the projects funded, including
an account of the expenditures.
new text end

new text begin (g) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the
second year are for accelerated implementation
of MS4 permit requirements, including
additional technical assistance to
municipalities experiencing difficulties
understanding and implementing the basic
requirements of the municipal storm water
program.
new text end

new text begin (h) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for activities, training, and
grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this
amount, $100,000 each year is for grants for
upgrading or removing water-softening units.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2023. Any unencumbered grant balances in
the first year do not cancel but are available
for grants in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (i) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
second year are to support activities of the
Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (j) $500,000 the first year is to develop a
public information campaign to engage and
educate citizens regarding clean water fund
investments to improve water quality and
quantity in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (k) $1,550,000 the first year is for a grant
program for sanitary sewer projects that are
included in the draft or any updated Voyageurs
National Park Clean Water Project
Comprehensive Plan to restore the water
quality of waters in Voyageurs National Park.
Grants must be awarded to local government
units for projects approved by the Voyageurs
National Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board
and must be matched by at least 25 percent
from sources other than the clean water fund.
new text end

new text begin (l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
section are available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,151,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,151,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $2,200,000 the first year and $2,200,000
the second year are for stream flow
monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (b) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
second year are for assessing mercury and
other fish contaminants, including monitoring
to track the status of impaired waters over
time.
new text end

new text begin (c) $2,016,000 the first year and $2,016,000
the second year are for developing targeted,
science-based watershed restoration and
protection strategies.
new text end

new text begin (d) $2,325,000 the first year and $2,325,000
the second year are for water-supply planning,
aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000
the second year are for technical assistance to
support local implementation of nonpoint
source restoration and protection activities.
new text end

new text begin (f) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for applied research and tools,
including watershed hydrologic modeling;
maintaining and updating spatial data for
watershed boundaries, streams, and water
bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
forestry best management practices for water
quality.
new text end

new text begin (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for developing county
geologic atlases.
new text end

new text begin (h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for maintenance and updates
to buffer maps and for technical guidance on
interpreting buffer maps for local units of
government implementing buffer
requirements. Maps must be provided to local
units of government and made available to
landowners on the Department of Natural
Resources' website.
new text end

new text begin (i) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
the second year are for lake Index of
Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
new text end

new text begin (j) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
second year are for collection and analysis
using color infrared imagery.
new text end

new text begin (k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for the Minnesota forests for
the future program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.66.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 67,840,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 62,340,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $14,711,000 the first year and $14,711,000
the second year are for performance-based
grants with multiyear implementation plans
to local government units. The grants may be
used to implement projects that protect,
enhance, and restore surface water quality in
lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater
from degradation; and protect drinking water
sources. Projects must be identified in a
comprehensive watershed plan developed
under the One Watershed, One Plan or
metropolitan surface water management
frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant
recipients must identify a nonstate match and
may use other legacy funds to supplement
projects funded under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (b) $16,300,000 the first year and $16,300,000
the second year are for grants to local
government units to protect and restore surface
water and drinking water; to keep water on
the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water
quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to
protect groundwater and drinking water,
including feedlot water quality and subsurface
sewage treatment system projects and stream
bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration,
and ravine stabilization projects. The projects
must use practices demonstrated to be
effective, be of long-lasting public benefit,
include a match, and be consistent with total
maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation
plans, watershed restoration and protection
strategies (WRAPS), or local water
management plans or their equivalents. A
portion of this money may be used to seek
administrative efficiencies through shared
resources by multiple local governmental
units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation
is available for land-treatment projects and
practices that benefit drinking water.
new text end

new text begin (c) $6,050,000 the first year and $6,050,000
the second year are for accelerated
implementation, including local resource
protection and enhancement grants, analytical
targeting tools that fill an identified gap, and
statewide program enhancements for technical
assistance, citizen and community outreach,
compliance, and training and certification.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are to provide state oversight
and accountability, evaluate and communicate
results, provide implementation tools, and
measure the value of conservation program
implementation by local governments,
including submitting to the legislature by
March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial
report prepared by the board, in consultation
with the commissioners of natural resources,
health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects
funded under this section, and the amount of
pollution reduced.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
the second year are to provide assistance,
oversight, and grants for supporting local
governments in implementing and complying
with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
requirements.
new text end

new text begin (f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
the second year are to purchase, restore, or
preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers,
streams, and tributaries, by easements or
contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease
sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport;
reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters;
and increase infiltration for groundwater
recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (g) $2,375,000 the first year and $2,375,000
the second year are for permanent
conservation easements on wellhead protection
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
grants to local units of government for fee title
acquisition to permanently protect
groundwater supply sources on wellhead
protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
long-term protection of groundwater supply
sources as described under alternative
management tools in the Department of
Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management
Plan, including low-nitrogen cropping systems
or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
management practices. Priority must be placed
on land that is located where the vulnerability
of the drinking water supply is designated as
high or very high by the commissioner of
health, where drinking water protection plans
have identified specific activities that will
achieve long-term protection, and on lands
with expiring Conservation Reserve Program
contracts. Up to $182,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
second year are for a technical evaluation
panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (i) $2,270,000 the first year and $2,270,000
the second year are for assistance, oversight,
and grants to local governments to transition
local water management plans to a watershed
approach as provided for in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
114D.
new text end

new text begin (j) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for technical assistance
and grants for the conservation drainage
program in consultation with the Drainage
Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13,
that includes projects to improve multipurpose
water management under Minnesota Statutes,
section 103E.015.
new text end

new text begin (k) $12,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
the second year are to purchase and restore
permanent conservation sites via easements
or contracts to treat and store water on the land
for water quality improvement purposes and
related technical assistance. This work may
be done in cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture with a first-priority
use to accomplish a conservation reserve
enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
state. Up to $397,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (l) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are to purchase permanent
conservation easements to protect lands
adjacent to public waters with good water
quality but threatened with degradation. Up
to $338,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
second year are for a program including grants
and contracts to systematically collect data
and produce county, watershed, and statewide
estimates of soil erosion caused by water and
wind along with tracking adoption of
conservation measures, including cover crops,
to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available
for grants to or contracts with the University
of Minnesota to complete this work.
new text end

new text begin (n) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for grants or contracts to
local, regional, or tribal government and
nongovernmental organizations to increase
citizen participation in implementing water
quality projects and programs to increase
long-term sustainability of water resources.
new text end

new text begin (o) $500,000 the first year is for grants to
enhance landowner adoption of cover crops
in areas with direct benefits to public water
supplies.
new text end

new text begin (p) The board must contract for delivery of
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for up to $500,000
the first year and up to $500,000 the second
year.
new text end

new text begin (q) The board may shift grant or cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance portion
of the funds to leverage federal or other
nonstate funds or to address oversight
responsibilities or high-priority needs
identified in local water management plans.
new text end

new text begin (r) The board must require grantees to specify
the outcomes that will be achieved by the
grants before any grant awards.
new text end

new text begin (s) The appropriations in this section are
available until June 30, 2024, except grant
funds are available for five years after the date
a grant is executed, unless the commissioner
of administration determines that a longer
duration is in the best interest of the state
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.98. Returned grant funds must be
regranted consistent with the purposes of this
section.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,872,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,872,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for addressing public
health concerns related to contaminants found
in Minnesota drinking water for which no
health-based drinking water standards exist,
for improving the department's capacity to
monitor the water quality of drinking water
sources and to develop interventions to
improve water quality, and for the
department's laboratory to analyze unregulated
contaminants.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000
the second year are for protecting drinking
water sources.
new text end

new text begin (c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for cost-share assistance to
public and private well owners for up to 50
percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
new text end

new text begin (d) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
second year are to develop and deliver
groundwater restoration and protection
strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
in local comprehensive water planning efforts,
to provide resources to local governments for
activities that protect sources of drinking
water, and to enhance approaches that improve
the capacity of local governmental units to
protect and restore groundwater resources.
new text end

new text begin (e) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the
second year are for studying the occurrence
and magnitude of contaminants in private
wells and developing guidance, outreach, and
interventions to reduce risks to private-well
owners.
new text end

new text begin (f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for evaluating and addressing
the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa
in groundwater supplies and for evaluating
land uses that may contribute to contamination
of public water systems with these pathogens.
new text end

new text begin (g) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are to develop public health
policies and an action plan to address threats
to safe drinking water, including development
of a statewide plan for protecting drinking
water.
new text end

new text begin (h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
second year are for planning and implementing
strategies for water reuse.
new text end

new text begin (i) Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this section are available
until June 30, 2024.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are to implement projects that
address emerging threats to the drinking water
supply, provide cost-effective regional
solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
coordination, support local implementation of
water supply reliability projects, and prevent
degradation of groundwater resources in the
metropolitan area. These projects will provide
communities with:
new text end

new text begin (1) potential solutions to leverage regional
water use by using surface water, storm water,
wastewater, and groundwater;
new text end

new text begin (2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
for different alternatives;
new text end

new text begin (3) development of planning-level cost
estimates, including capital costs and operating
costs;
new text end

new text begin (4) identification of funding mechanisms and
an equitable cost-sharing structure for
regionally beneficial water supply
development projects; and
new text end

new text begin (5) development of subregional groundwater
models.
new text end

new text begin (b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for the water demand
reduction grant program to encourage
municipalities in the metropolitan area to
implement measures to reduce water demand
to ensure the reliability and protection of
drinking water supplies.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,672,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,671,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for developing county
geologic atlases. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for a program to evaluate
performance and technology transfer for storm
water best management practices, to evaluate
best management performance and
effectiveness to support meeting total
maximum daily loads, to develop standards
and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using
minimal impact design standards as the model,
and to implement a system to transfer
knowledge and technology across local
government, industry, and regulatory sectors.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) $172,000 the first year and $171,000 the
second year are to provide guidance
documents and tools evaluating the clean
water fund's return on investment to measure
impacts on water quality and human
well-being and to assist in future funding
decisions.
new text end

new text begin (d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are to increase the efficacy and
cost-effectiveness of nutrient reduction
strategies by developing comprehensive carp
management programs and documenting their
effectiveness.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $15,000 the first year is for the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the website
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

Section 1. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
"2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first
year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal
years 2020 and 2021. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
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			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2020 new text end		new text begin 2021 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 50,055,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 51,202,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following sections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Management and Budget's
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
specified in this article, fiscal year 2020
appropriations are available until June 30,
2022, and fiscal year 2021 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2023. If a project
receives federal funds, the period of the
appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Disability Access new text end

new text begin Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks
and trails funds, in consultation with the
Council on Disability and other appropriate
governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
committees, and commissions, should make
progress toward providing people with
disabilities greater access to programs, print
publications, and digital media related to the
programs the recipient funds using
appropriations made in this article.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,229,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 30,926,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $19,819,000 the first year and $20,276,000
the second year are for state parks, recreation
areas, and trails to:
new text end

new text begin (1) connect people to the outdoors;
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new text begin (2) acquire land and create opportunities;
new text end

new text begin (3) maintain existing holdings; and
new text end

new text begin (4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
partners to implement the 25-year long-range
parks and trails legacy plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) $9,464,000 the first year and $9,682,000
the second year are for grants for parks and
trails of regional significance outside the
seven-county metropolitan area under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
awarded under this paragraph must be based
on the lists of recommended projects
submitted to the legislative committees under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
must support parks and trails of regional or
statewide significance that meet the applicable
definitions and criteria for regional parks and
trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
2015. Grant recipients identified under this
paragraph must submit a grant application to
the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
by the commissioner for the actual cost of
issuing and monitoring the grants for the
commission. Of the amount appropriated,
$446,000 the first year and $456,000 the
second year are for the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.536, including the continued
development of a statewide system plan for
regional parks and trails outside the
seven-county metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin (c) By January 15, 2020, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a list of projects that
contains the commission's recommendations
for funding from the parks and trails fund for
fiscal year 2021 to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over the
environment and natural resources and the
parks and trails fund.
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new text begin (d) By January 15, 2020, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a report that contains
the commission's criteria for funding from the
parks and trails fund, including the criteria
used to determine if a park or trail is of
regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over the
environment and natural resources and the
parks and trails fund.
new text end

new text begin (e) $500,000 the first year and $512,000 the
second year are for coordination and projects
between the department, the Metropolitan
Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
web-based information for park and trail users;
and support of activities of the Parks and
Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner must contract for
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for at least
$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (g) The implementing agencies receiving
appropriations under this section must give
consideration to contracting with Conservation
Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
and other activities.
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Sec. 4. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 19,819,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,276,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $19,819,000 the first year and $20,276,000
the second year are for distribution according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money appropriated under this section and
distributed to implementing agencies must be
used only to fund the list of projects approved
by the elected representatives of each of the
metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
Projects funded by the money appropriated
under this section must be substantially
consistent with the project descriptions and
dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
Any money remaining after completing the
listed projects may be spent by the
implementing agencies on projects to support
parks and trails.
new text end

new text begin (c) Grant agreements entered into by the
Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
appropriated under this section must ensure
that the money is used to supplement and not
substitute for traditional sources of funding.
new text end

new text begin (d) The implementing agencies receiving
appropriations under this section must give
consideration to contracting with Conservation
Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
and other activities.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $7,000 the first year is for the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the website
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

Section 1. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in
this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
All appropriations in this article are onetime.
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			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2020 new text end		new text begin 2021 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 32,861,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 33,696,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must not be spent on indirect costs or
other institutional overhead charges that are
not directly related to and necessary for a
specific appropriation. Money appropriated
in this article must be spent in accordance with
the Minnesota Management and Budget's
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditures. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
specified in this article, fiscal year 2020
appropriations are available until June 30,
2021, and fiscal year 2021 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2022. If a project
receives federal funds, the time period of the
appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota State Arts Board new text end

new text begin 32,861,000 new text end

new text begin 33,696,000 new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
education, arts preservation, and arts access.
Grant agreements entered into by the
Minnesota State Arts Board and other
recipients of appropriations in this subdivision
must ensure that these funds are used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding. Each grant program
established within this appropriation must be
separately administered from other state
appropriations for program planning and
outcome measurements, but may take into
consideration other state resources awarded
in the selection of applicants and grant award
size.
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new text begin (b) Up to 30 percent of the total appropriation
to each of the categories of arts and arts
access, arts education, and arts and cultural
heritage is for grants to the regional arts
councils. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, regional arts council grants or other
arts council grants for touring programs,
projects, or exhibits must ensure the programs,
projects, or exhibits are able to tour in their
own region as well as all other regions of the
state.
new text end

new text begin (c) Any unencumbered balance remaining
under this section in the first year does not
cancel, but is available for the second year of
the biennium.
new text end