Minnesota Legislature
HF 2624
1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
1.3resources.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.7agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
1.8environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for
1.9the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this
1.10act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
1.11June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The
1.12second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The
1.13appropriations in this act are onetime. Appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are available the
1.14day following final enactment.
2.1Appropriations are available for two
2.2years beginning July 1, 2010, unless
2.3otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.4unencumbered balance remaining in the first
2.5year does not cancel and is available for the
2.6second year.
2.8"Trust fund" means the Minnesota
2.9environment and natural resources trust fund
2.10referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.11116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.16$1,130,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
2.17of Regents of the University of Minnesota for
2.18the Geologic Survey to initiate and continue
2.19the production of county geologic atlases,
2.20establish hydrologic properties necessary to
2.21water management, and investigate the use
2.22of geochemical data in water management.
2.23This appropriation represents a continuing
2.24effort to complete the county geologic atlases
2.25throughout the state. This appropriation
2.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
2.27time the project must be completed and final
2.28products delivered.
2.31$1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the
2.32commissioner of natural resources to
2.33continue the update of wetland inventory
2.34maps for Minnesota. This appropriation
2.35is available until June 30, 2013, by which
3.1time the project must be completed and final
3.2products delivered.
3.4$372,000 is from the trust fund to continue
3.5development of a statewide survey of
3.6Minnesota breeding bird distribution and
3.7create related publications, including a book
3.8and online atlas with distribution maps
3.9and breeding status. Of this appropriation,
3.10$211,000 is to the commissioner of natural
3.11resources for an agreement with Audubon
3.12Minnesota and $161,000 is to the Board of
3.13Regents of the University of Minnesota for
3.14the Natural Resources Research Institute.
3.15The atlas must be available for downloading
3.16on the Internet free of charge.
3.19$151,000 is from the trust fund to the
3.20commissioner of natural resources for an
3.21agreement with Audubon Minnesota to
3.22develop an integrated bird conservation plan
3.23targeting priority species and providing a
3.24framework for implementing coordinated,
3.25focused, and effective bird conservation
3.26throughout Minnesota.
3.28$297,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
3.29of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
3.30assess the role of insecticides in pollinator
3.31health in order to help mitigate pollinator
3.32decline. This appropriation is available
3.33until June 30, 2013, by which time the
3.34project must be completed and final products
3.35delivered.
4.3$545,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
4.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota
4.5to characterize unique microbes discovered
4.6in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park
4.7and investigate the potential application
4.8in bioenergy and bioremediation. This
4.9appropriation is available until June 30,
4.102013, by which time the project must be
4.11completed and final products delivered.
4.13$144,000 is from the trust fund to the
4.14Board of Regents of the University of
4.15Minnesota to determine the potential for
4.16carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow
4.17lakes and wetlands. This appropriation is
4.18available until June 30, 2013, by which time
4.19the project must be completed and final
4.20products delivered.
4.23$327,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
4.24of Regents of the University of Minnesota
4.25to identify the interrelationship between
4.26artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches
4.27and natural watersheds to guide placement
4.28of buffers and stream bed restoration and
4.29modification.
4.32$247,000 is from the trust fund to the
4.33commissioner of natural resources for
4.34an agreement with the Chippewa River
4.35Watershed Project to develop local food and
5.1perennial biofuels markets coupled with
5.2conservation incentives to encourage farmers
5.3to diversify land cover in the Chippewa
5.4River Watershed supporting improvement to
5.5water quality and habitat. This appropriation
5.6is available until June 30, 2013, by which
5.7time the project must be completed and final
5.8products delivered.
5.10$100,000 is from the trust fund to the
5.11commissioner of natural resources for an
5.12agreement with the Farmers Legal Action
5.13Group, Inc. to assess the implementation of
5.14applicable laws for preserving agricultural
5.15land and develop a comprehensive and
5.16systematic approach and policy tools to
5.17preserve agricultural lands.
5.20$507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
5.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota
5.22for the Natural Resources Research Institute
5.23to identify critical habitats for moose,
5.24develop best management habitat protection
5.25practices, and conduct educational outreach
5.26in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo.
5.27This appropriation is available until June
5.2830, 2013, by which time the project must be
5.29completed and final products delivered.
5.33$550,00 is from the trust fund to the Board
5.34of Regents of the University of Minnesota
5.35for improving ecological restoration success
6.1in Minnesota by developing and offering
6.2training programs for habitat restoration
6.3professionals. This appropriation is available
6.4until June 30, 2013, by which time the
6.5project must be completed and final products
6.6delivered.
6.10$1,750,000 is from the trust fund to the
6.11commissioner of natural resources to
6.12acquire lands with high quality native
6.13plant communities and rare features to be
6.14established as scientific and natural areas
6.15as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.1686A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of
6.17scientific and natural areas, and provide
6.18assistance and incentives for native prairie
6.19landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions
6.20must be provided as part of the required
6.21work program. Land acquired with this
6.22appropriation must be sufficiently improved
6.23to meet at least minimum management
6.24standards as determined by the commissioner
6.25of natural resources. This appropriation
6.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
6.27time the project must be completed and final
6.28products delivered.
6.30$2,200,000 is from the trust fund to the
6.31commissioner of natural resources to
6.32acquire and preserve critical parcels within
6.33the statutory boundaries of state parks.
6.34Land acquired with this appropriation
6.35must be sufficiently improved to meet at
6.36least minimum management standards as
7.1determined by the commissioner of natural
7.2resources. The first priority for acquisition
7.3must be in Crow Wing State Park. A list of
7.4proposed acquisitions must be provided as
7.5part of the required work program.
7.8$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the
7.9Board of Water and Soil Resources, in
7.10cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water
7.11Conservation District, to continue to acquire
7.12perpetual easements of unique granite rock
7.13outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota
7.14River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation
7.15is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the
7.16day following final enactment.
7.19$1,400,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter
7.20143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph
7.21(e), from the trust fund for the acceleration
7.22of agency programs and cooperative
7.23agreements. Of this appropriation, $318,000
7.24is to the commissioner of natural resources
7.25for agency programs and $1,082,000 is for
7.26agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks
7.27Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National Wild
7.28Turkey Federation; $210,000 with the Nature
7.29Conservancy; $102,000 with Minnesota
7.30Land Trust; $200,000 with the Trust for
7.31Public Land; $45,000 with Friends of Detroit
7.32Lakes Wetland Management District; and
7.33$50,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
7.34to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented
7.35landscape corridors that connect areas of
7.36quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and
8.1plants. The United States Department of
8.2Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
8.3Service is an authorized cooperating partner
8.4in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited
8.5to the project corridor areas as defined in
8.6the work program. Land acquired with this
8.7appropriation must be sufficiently improved
8.8to meet at least minimum habitat and facility
8.9management standards as determined by
8.10the commissioner of natural resources.
8.11This appropriation may not be used for the
8.12purchase of residential structures, unless
8.13expressly approved in the work program. All
8.14conservation easements must be perpetual
8.15and have a natural resource management
8.16plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the
8.17commissioner of natural resources with
8.18money from this appropriation must be
8.19designated as an outdoor recreation unit
8.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07.
8.21The commissioner may similarly designate
8.22any lands acquired in less than fee title. A
8.23list of proposed restorations and fee title
8.24and easement acquisitions must be provided
8.25as part of the required work program. All
8.26funding for conservation easements must
8.27include a long-term stewardship plan and
8.28funding for monitoring and enforcing the
8.29agreement.
8.32$1,800,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter
8.33143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f),
8.34from the trust fund to the commissioner of
8.35natural resources for acceleration of agency
8.36programs and cooperative agreements.
9.1Of this appropriation, $1,800,000 is for
9.2agreements as follows: $915,000 with
9.3the Trust for Public Land; $485,000 with
9.4Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with
9.5Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
9.6Trust, Inc.; and $50,000 with Friends
9.7of the Minnesota Valley for planning,
9.8restoring, and protecting important natural
9.9areas in the metropolitan area, as defined
9.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
9.11subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding
9.12counties, through grants, contracted services,
9.13technical assistance, conservation easements,
9.14and fee title acquisition. Land acquired
9.15with this appropriation must be sufficiently
9.16improved to meet at least minimum
9.17management standards as determined by
9.18the commissioner of natural resources.
9.19Expenditures are limited to the identified
9.20project corridor areas as defined in the work
9.21program. This appropriation may not be used
9.22for the purchase of residential structures,
9.23unless expressly approved in the work
9.24program. All conservation easements must
9.25be perpetual and have a natural resource
9.26management plan. Any land acquired in fee
9.27title by the commissioner of natural resources
9.28with money from this appropriation must
9.29be designated as an outdoor recreation unit
9.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07.
9.31The commissioner may similarly designate
9.32any lands acquired in less than fee title. A
9.33list of proposed restorations and fee title
9.34and easement acquisitions must be provided
9.35as part of the required work program. All
9.36funding for conservation easements must
10.1include a long-term stewardship plan and
10.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the
10.3agreement.
10.6$300,000 is from the trust fund to the
10.7commissioner of natural resources for an
10.8agreement with Cass County to provide
10.9assistance for the donation of perpetual
10.10conservation easements to protect sensitive
10.11shoreland parcels for long-term protection
10.12of recreation, water quality, and critical
10.13habitat in north central Minnesota. This
10.14appropriation is available until June 30,
10.152013, by which time the project must be
10.16completed and final products delivered.
10.19$380,000 is from the trust fund to the
10.20commissioner of natural resources for an
10.21agreement with the Nature Conservancy
10.22to develop prairie landscape design plans
10.23and monitoring protocol involving local
10.24landowners and businesses to guide
10.25conservation, restoration, and related
10.26economic development. This appropriation
10.27is available until June 30, 2013, by which
10.28time the project must be completed and final
10.29products delivered.
10.33$640,000 is from the trust fund to the
10.34Board of Regents of the University of
10.35Minnesota to identify chemical markers to
11.1characterize sources of endocrine disruptors
11.2and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters
11.3in the Zumbro River Watershed. This
11.4appropriation is available until June 30,
11.52013, by which time the project must be
11.6completed and final products delivered.
11.9$270,000 is from the trust fund to the
11.10commissioner of natural resources to map
11.11current sulfate sources and assess treatment
11.12options to minimize potential impacts of
11.13mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate
11.14releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This
11.15appropriation is available until June 30,
11.162013, by which time the project must be
11.17completed and final products delivered.
11.20$340,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
11.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota in
11.22cooperation with St. Cloud State University
11.23to determine the chemical and biological
11.24fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters
11.25and the impacts on fish. This appropriation
11.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
11.27time the project must be completed and final
11.28products delivered.
11.31$485,000 is from the trust fund to the
11.32Board of Water and Soil Resources for
11.33an agreement with the Blue Earth County
11.34Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion,
11.35peak water flows, and nutrient loading
11.36through a demonstration model evaluating
12.1storage and treatment options in drainage
12.2systems in order to improve water quality.
12.3This appropriation is available until June
12.430, 2014, by which time the project must be
12.5completed and final products delivered.
12.7$594,000 is from the trust fund to the
12.8commissioner of health for department
12.9activities and for an agreement with the
12.10United States Geologic Survey in cooperation
12.11with St. Cloud State University to develop
12.12quantitative data on septic system discharge
12.13of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds
12.14and assess septic and watershed influences
12.15on levels of contamination and biological
12.16responses in Minnesota lakes. The United
12.17States Geologic Survey is not subject to the
12.18requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
12.19116P.10. This appropriation is available
12.20until June 30, 2013, by which time the
12.21project must be completed and final products
12.22delivered.
12.24$264,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
12.25of Regents of the University of Minnesota
12.26to examine the concentration of dioxins in
12.27lake sediment and options to improve water
12.28quality in lakes.
12.30$262,000 is from the trust fund to the
12.31commissioner of natural resources to
12.32evaluate the major causes of deterioration
12.33of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate
12.34results of current management efforts. This
13.1appropriation is available until June 30,
13.22013, by which time the project must be
13.3completed and final products delivered.
13.6$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
13.7of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
13.8evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts
13.9from shoreline development activities to
13.10assist in the design and implementation of
13.11management practices protecting critical
13.12shorelands and aquatic habitat. This
13.13appropriation is available until June 30,
13.142013, by which time the project must be
13.15completed and final products delivered.
13.18$300,000 is from the trust fund to the
13.19Board of Regents of the University of
13.20Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic
13.21insect abundance related to warming water
13.22temperatures as predictors of trout growth in
13.23southeastern Minnesota and assess options
13.24to minimize stream temperature changes.
13.25This appropriation is available until June
13.2630, 2013, by which time the project must be
13.27completed and final products delivered.
13.32$300,000 is from the trust fund to the
13.33commissioner of natural resources in
13.34cooperation with the commissioner of
13.35agriculture to continue the development
13.36and implementation of biological control
14.1for European buckthorn and garlic mustard.
14.2This appropriation is available until June
14.330, 2013, by which time the project must be
14.4completed and final products delivered.
14.7$636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
14.8of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
14.9assess the potential impacts of emerald ash
14.10borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and
14.11quantify potential impacts on native forest
14.12vegetation, invasive species spread, and
14.13hydrology. This appropriation is available
14.14until June 30, 2015, by which time the
14.15project must be completed and final products
14.16delivered.
14.18$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
14.19of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
14.20assess the role of forest health management
14.21in resisting infestation of invasive species.
14.22This appropriation is available until June
14.2330, 2013, by which time the project must be
14.24completed and final products delivered.
14.27$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
14.28of Regents of the University of Minnesota
14.29to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific
14.30to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as
14.31a method for early detection and population
14.32reduction. This appropriation is available
14.33until June 30, 2013, by which time the
14.34project must be completed and final products
14.35delivered.
15.3$900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
15.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota
15.5to demonstrate an innovative microalgae
15.6production system utilizing and treating
15.7sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels
15.8from algae. This appropriation is available
15.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the
15.10project must be completed and final products
15.11delivered.
15.14$221,000 is from the trust fund to the
15.15Board of Regents of the University of
15.16Minnesota to determine how climate change,
15.17fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of
15.18grass monoculture and high diversity prairie
15.19biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and
15.20susceptibility to invasion by exotic species.
15.21This appropriation is available until June
15.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be
15.23completed and final products delivered.
15.26$600,000 is from the trust fund to the
15.27commissioner of natural resources to restore
15.28high quality native habitats and expand
15.29market opportunities for utilizing postharvest
15.30restoration as a bioenergy source. This
15.31appropriation is available until June 30,
15.322013, by which time the project must be
15.33completed and final products delivered.
16.4$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to
16.5the commissioner of natural resources
16.6for agreements as follows: $206,000
16.7with Audubon Center of the North
16.8Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage
16.9Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle
16.10Bluff Environmental Learning Center;
16.11$258,000 with Laurentian Environmental
16.12Learning Center; $240,000 with Long
16.13Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000
16.14with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning
16.15Center to implement renewable energy,
16.16energy efficiency, and energy conservation
16.17practices at the facilities. Efforts will include
16.18dissemination of related energy education.
16.21$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
16.22of Regents of the University of Minnesota
16.23for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy
16.24technologies available to implement in
16.25Minnesota.
16.29$368,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
16.30of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation
16.31with the Conservation Corps Minnesota
16.32to train and mentor future conservation
16.33professionals by providing apprenticeship
16.34service opportunities to soil and water
16.35conservation districts. This appropriation is
16.36available until June 30, 2013, by which time
17.1the project must be completed and the final
17.2products delivered.
17.5$250,000 is from the trust fund to the
17.6commissioner of natural resources for an
17.7agreement with the Will Steger Foundation
17.8to provide curriculum, teacher training,
17.9online learning, and grants to schools
17.10on investigating the connection between
17.11Minnesota's changing climate and the
17.12impacts on ecosystems and natural resources.
17.13This appropriation is available until June
17.1430, 2013, by which time the project must be
17.15completed and final products delivered.
17.18$160,000 is from the trust fund to the
17.19commissioner of natural resources to hold
17.20teacher training workshops on the use of
17.21digital photography as a tool for learning
17.22about nature. The equipment must be
17.23provided from other funds.
17.26$557,000 is from the trust fund to the
17.27commissioner of natural resources for
17.28an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to
17.29provide an outdoor education and recreation
17.30program on the Mississippi River. This
17.31appropriation is available until June 30,
17.322013, by which time the project must be
17.33completed and final products delivered.
18.1$218,000 is from the trust fund to the
18.2commissioner of natural resources for
18.3an agreement with the city of St. Paul,
18.4Department of Parks and Recreation, to
18.5restore and develop an outdoor classroom
18.6for ecological education and historical
18.7interpretation at Como Regional Park in
18.8St. Paul. This appropriation is available
18.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the
18.10project must be completed and final products
18.11delivered.
18.14$300,000 is from the trust fund to the
18.15commissioner of natural resources to
18.16establish additional and enhance existing
18.17outdoor school forest and prairie classroom
18.18networks throughout Minnesota.
18.21$300,000 is from the trust fund to the
18.22commissioner of education in cooperation
18.23with the commissioner of natural resources
18.24to train and support grade 7-12 teachers
18.25to integrate environmental and outdoor
18.26education into academic standards.
18.28$15,000 is from the trust fund to the
18.29commissioner of natural resources for an
18.30agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to
18.31develop out of school programs connecting
18.32children to local nature experiences.
19.1$155,000 is from the trust fund to the
19.2commissioner of natural resources for
19.3an agreement with the Association for
19.4the Advancement of Hmong Women
19.5in Minnesota to provide environmental
19.6information and teaching skills to and
19.7increase participation of Southeast Asian
19.8communities through the gateway of fishing
19.9skills. Information on mercury in fish
19.10advisories must be included as part of the
19.11educational outreach. This appropriation
19.12is available until June 30, 2013, by which
19.13time the project must be completed and final
19.14products delivered.
19.16$193,000 is from the trust fund to the
19.17commissioner of natural resources for an
19.18agreement with the International Wolf Center
19.19to develop interactive onsite and distance
19.20learning about wolves and their habitat.
19.21This appropriation is available until June
19.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be
19.23completed and final products delivered.
19.25$124,000 is from the trust fund to the
19.26commissioner of natural resources for an
19.27agreement with Minnesota State University
19.28- Mankato to develop online educational
19.29materials on the Minnesota River for schools
19.30and outreach centers.
19.32Money appropriated in this section may
19.33not be spent on activities unless they are
19.34directly related to the specific appropriation
20.1and are specified in the approved work
20.2program. Money appropriated in this section
20.3must not be spent on indirect costs or other
20.4institutional overhead charges. Unless
20.5otherwise provided, the amounts in this
20.6section are available until June 30, 2012,
20.7when projects must be completed and final
20.8products delivered. For acquisition of real
20.9property, the amounts in this section are
20.10available until June 30, 2013, if a binding
20.11contract is entered into by June 30, 2012,
20.12and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If
20.13a project receives a federal grant, the time
20.14period of the appropriation is extended to
20.15equal the federal grant period.
20.17Data collected by the projects funded under
20.18this section must conform to guidelines and
20.19standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise
20.20Technology. Spatial data also must conform
20.21to additional guidelines and standards
20.22designed to support data coordination and
20.23distribution that have been published by the
20.24Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.
20.25Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared
20.26as specified in the state's geographic metadata
20.27guideline and must be submitted to the
20.28Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.
20.29All data must be accessible and free to the
20.30public unless made private under the Data
20.31Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter
20.3213.
20.33To the extent practicable, summary data and
20.34results of projects funded under this section
20.35should be readily accessible on the Internet
21.1and identified as an environment and natural
21.2resources trust fund project.
21.4(a) As a condition of accepting an
21.5appropriation under this section, any agency
21.6or entity receiving an appropriation must
21.7comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and
21.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any
21.9project funded in whole or in part with funds
21.10from the appropriation.
21.11(b) To the extent possible, a person
21.12conducting restoration with money
21.13appropriated under this section must plant
21.14vegetation only of ecotypes native to
21.15Minnesota and preferably of the local
21.16ecotype using a high diversity of species
21.17originating as close to the restoration site as
21.18possible and, when restoring prairies, protect
21.19existing prairies from genetic contamination.
21.20Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these
21.21requirements must be expressly approved in
21.22the work program.
21.23(c) All conservation easements acquired with
21.24money appropriated under this section must:
21.25(1) be perpetual;
21.26(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
21.27easement;
21.28(3) specify all of the provisions of an
21.29agreement that are perpetual;
21.30(4) be sent to the office of the
21.31Legislative-Citizen Commission on
21.32Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
22.1(5) include a long-term stewardship plan and
22.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the
22.3easement agreement; and
22.4(6) include requirements in the easement
22.5document to address specific water quality
22.6protection activities such as keeping water
22.7on the landscape, reducing nutrient and
22.8contaminate loading, protecting groundwater,
22.9and not permitting artificial hydrological
22.10modifications.
22.11(d) For all restorations conducted with money
22.12appropriated under this section, a recipient
22.13must prepare an ecological restoration
22.14and management plan that, to the degree
22.15practicable, is consistent with the highest
22.16quality conservation and ecological goals for
22.17the restoration site. Consideration should
22.18be given to soil, geology, topography, and
22.19other relevant factors that would provide
22.20the best chance for long-term success of the
22.21restoration projects. The plan must include
22.22the proposed timetable for implementing
22.23the restoration, including site preparation,
22.24establishment of diverse plant species,
22.25maintenance, and additional enhancement to
22.26establish the restoration; identify long-term
22.27maintenance and management needs of
22.28the restoration and how the maintenance,
22.29management, and enhancement will be
22.30financed; and take advantage of the best
22.31available science and include innovative
22.32techniques to achieve the best restoration.
22.33(e) For new lands acquired with money
22.34appropriated under this section, a recipient
22.35must prepare a restoration and management
23.1plan in compliance with paragraph
23.2(d) including sufficient funding for
23.3implementation.
23.4(f) For any acquisition of land or interest in
23.5land, a recipient of money appropriated under
23.6this section must give priority to high quality
23.7natural resources or conservation lands that
23.8provide natural buffers to water resources.
23.9(g) To ensure public accountability for the
23.10use of public funds, a recipient of money
23.11appropriated under this section must provide
23.12to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
23.13Minnesota Resources documentation of the
23.14selection process used to identify parcels
23.15acquired and provide documentation of all
23.16related transaction costs, including but not
23.17limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
23.18fees, commissions, other similar costs,
23.19and donations. This information must be
23.20provided for all parties involved in the
23.21transaction. The recipient must also report
23.22to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
23.23Minnesota Resources any difference between
23.24the acquisition amount paid to the seller
23.25and the state-certified or state-reviewed
23.26appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed
23.27appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data
23.28such as appraisals may remain private
23.29during negotiations but must ultimately
23.30be made public according to Minnesota
23.31Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen
23.32Commission on Minnesota Resources shall
23.33review the requirement in this paragraph
23.34and provide a recommendation whether
23.35to continue or modify the requirement in
23.36future years. The commission may waive
24.1the application of this paragraph for specific
24.2projects.
24.3(h) A recipient of money from an
24.4appropriation under this section must
24.5give consideration to contracting with the
24.6Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
24.7restoration and enhancement services.
24.10All agreements, grants, or contracts referred
24.11to in this section must be administered on
24.12a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
24.13provided in this section. Notwithstanding
24.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
24.15expenditures made on or after July 1,
24.162010, or the date the work program is
24.17approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
24.18reimbursement unless otherwise provided
24.19in this section. Periodic payment must
24.20be made upon receiving documentation
24.21that the deliverable items articulated in
24.22the approved work program have been
24.23achieved, including partial achievements
24.24as evidenced by approved progress reports.
24.25Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
24.26projects to accommodate cash flow needs or
24.27match federal money. The advances must
24.28be approved as part of the work program.
24.29No expenditures for capital equipment are
24.30allowed unless expressly authorized in the
24.31project work program.
24.34A political subdivision, public or private
24.35corporation, or other entity that receives an
24.36appropriation under this section must use the
25.1appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
25.2Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding
25.3purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
25.4materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase
25.5and use of paper stock and printing.
25.8A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
25.9under this section for a capital improvement
25.10project must ensure that the project complies
25.11with the applicable energy conservation and
25.12sustainable building guidelines and standards
25.13contained in law, including Minnesota
25.14Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
25.15216C.20, and rules adopted under those
25.16sections. The recipient may use the energy
25.17planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
25.18units of the Department of Commerce to
25.19obtain information and technical assistance
25.20on energy conservation and alternative
25.21energy development relating to the planning
25.22and construction of the capital improvement
25.23project.
25.25Structural and nonstructural facilities must
25.26meet the design standards in the Americans
25.27with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
25.28guidelines.
25.30The availability of the appropriation for
25.31the following projects is extended to
25.32June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143,
25.33section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j),
25.34Land and Water Conservation Account
25.35(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements;
26.1subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability
26.2of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine
26.3Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6,
26.4paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System
26.5Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water.
1.3resources.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1.MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION. |
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1.7agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
1.8environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for
1.9the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this
1.10act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
1.11June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The
1.12second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The
1.13appropriations in this act are onetime. Appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are available the
1.14day following final enactment.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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Available for the Year |
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Ending June 30 |
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2010 |
2011 |
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Sec. 2.MINNESOTA RESOURCES. |
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriations |
$ |
418,000 |
$ |
25,611,000 |
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| 1.21 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 1.22 |
2010 |
2011 |
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| 1.23 1.24 1.25 |
Environment and natural resources trust fund |
418,000 |
25,611,000 |
2.2years beginning July 1, 2010, unless
2.3otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.4unencumbered balance remaining in the first
2.5year does not cancel and is available for the
2.6second year.
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Subd. 2.Trust Fund Definition |
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2.9environment and natural resources trust fund
2.10referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.11116P.02, subdivision 6.
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Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and Information |
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4,920,000 |
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| 2.14 2.15 |
(a) County Geologic Atlases and Related Hydrogeologic Research |
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2.17of Regents of the University of Minnesota for
2.18the Geologic Survey to initiate and continue
2.19the production of county geologic atlases,
2.20establish hydrologic properties necessary to
2.21water management, and investigate the use
2.22of geochemical data in water management.
2.23This appropriation represents a continuing
2.24effort to complete the county geologic atlases
2.25throughout the state. This appropriation
2.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
2.27time the project must be completed and final
2.28products delivered.
| 2.29 2.30 |
(b) Updating Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2 |
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2.32commissioner of natural resources to
2.33continue the update of wetland inventory
2.34maps for Minnesota. This appropriation
2.35is available until June 30, 2013, by which
3.1time the project must be completed and final
3.2products delivered.
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(c) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas |
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3.5development of a statewide survey of
3.6Minnesota breeding bird distribution and
3.7create related publications, including a book
3.8and online atlas with distribution maps
3.9and breeding status. Of this appropriation,
3.10$211,000 is to the commissioner of natural
3.11resources for an agreement with Audubon
3.12Minnesota and $161,000 is to the Board of
3.13Regents of the University of Minnesota for
3.14the Natural Resources Research Institute.
3.15The atlas must be available for downloading
3.16on the Internet free of charge.
| 3.17 3.18 |
(d) Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation Plan for Minnesota |
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3.20commissioner of natural resources for an
3.21agreement with Audubon Minnesota to
3.22develop an integrated bird conservation plan
3.23targeting priority species and providing a
3.24framework for implementing coordinated,
3.25focused, and effective bird conservation
3.26throughout Minnesota.
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(e) Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota |
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3.29of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
3.30assess the role of insecticides in pollinator
3.31health in order to help mitigate pollinator
3.32decline. This appropriation is available
3.33until June 30, 2013, by which time the
3.34project must be completed and final products
3.35delivered.
| 4.1 4.2 |
(f) Science and Innovation from Soudan Underground Mine State Park |
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4.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota
4.5to characterize unique microbes discovered
4.6in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park
4.7and investigate the potential application
4.8in bioenergy and bioremediation. This
4.9appropriation is available until June 30,
4.102013, by which time the project must be
4.11completed and final products delivered.
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(g) Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands |
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4.14Board of Regents of the University of
4.15Minnesota to determine the potential for
4.16carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow
4.17lakes and wetlands. This appropriation is
4.18available until June 30, 2013, by which time
4.19the project must be completed and final
4.20products delivered.
| 4.21 4.22 |
(h) Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural and Artificial Watersheds |
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4.24of Regents of the University of Minnesota
4.25to identify the interrelationship between
4.26artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches
4.27and natural watersheds to guide placement
4.28of buffers and stream bed restoration and
4.29modification.
| 4.30 4.31 |
(i) Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Watersheds |
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4.33commissioner of natural resources for
4.34an agreement with the Chippewa River
4.35Watershed Project to develop local food and
5.1perennial biofuels markets coupled with
5.2conservation incentives to encourage farmers
5.3to diversify land cover in the Chippewa
5.4River Watershed supporting improvement to
5.5water quality and habitat. This appropriation
5.6is available until June 30, 2013, by which
5.7time the project must be completed and final
5.8products delivered.
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(j) Farmland Conservation in Minnesota |
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5.11commissioner of natural resources for an
5.12agreement with the Farmers Legal Action
5.13Group, Inc. to assess the implementation of
5.14applicable laws for preserving agricultural
5.15land and develop a comprehensive and
5.16systematic approach and policy tools to
5.17preserve agricultural lands.
| 5.18 5.19 |
(k) Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota |
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5.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota
5.22for the Natural Resources Research Institute
5.23to identify critical habitats for moose,
5.24develop best management habitat protection
5.25practices, and conduct educational outreach
5.26in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo.
5.27This appropriation is available until June
5.2830, 2013, by which time the project must be
5.29completed and final products delivered.
| 5.30 |
Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation |
418,000 |
9,762,000 |
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| 5.31 5.32 |
(a) Ecological Restoration Training Cooperative for Habitat Restoration |
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5.34of Regents of the University of Minnesota
5.35for improving ecological restoration success
6.1in Minnesota by developing and offering
6.2training programs for habitat restoration
6.3professionals. This appropriation is available
6.4until June 30, 2013, by which time the
6.5project must be completed and final products
6.6delivered.
| 6.7 6.8 6.9 |
(b) Scientific and Natural Areas and Native Prairie Restoration, Enhancement, and Acquisition |
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6.11commissioner of natural resources to
6.12acquire lands with high quality native
6.13plant communities and rare features to be
6.14established as scientific and natural areas
6.15as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.1686A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of
6.17scientific and natural areas, and provide
6.18assistance and incentives for native prairie
6.19landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions
6.20must be provided as part of the required
6.21work program. Land acquired with this
6.22appropriation must be sufficiently improved
6.23to meet at least minimum management
6.24standards as determined by the commissioner
6.25of natural resources. This appropriation
6.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
6.27time the project must be completed and final
6.28products delivered.
| 6.29 |
(c) State Park Land Acquisition |
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6.31commissioner of natural resources to
6.32acquire and preserve critical parcels within
6.33the statutory boundaries of state parks.
6.34Land acquired with this appropriation
6.35must be sufficiently improved to meet at
6.36least minimum management standards as
7.1determined by the commissioner of natural
7.2resources. The first priority for acquisition
7.3must be in Crow Wing State Park. A list of
7.4proposed acquisitions must be provided as
7.5part of the required work program.
| 7.6 7.7 |
(d) Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem |
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7.9Board of Water and Soil Resources, in
7.10cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water
7.11Conservation District, to continue to acquire
7.12perpetual easements of unique granite rock
7.13outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota
7.14River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation
7.15is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the
7.16day following final enactment.
| 7.17 7.18 |
(e) Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership Supplemental |
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7.20143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph
7.21(e), from the trust fund for the acceleration
7.22of agency programs and cooperative
7.23agreements. Of this appropriation, $318,000
7.24is to the commissioner of natural resources
7.25for agency programs and $1,082,000 is for
7.26agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks
7.27Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National Wild
7.28Turkey Federation; $210,000 with the Nature
7.29Conservancy; $102,000 with Minnesota
7.30Land Trust; $200,000 with the Trust for
7.31Public Land; $45,000 with Friends of Detroit
7.32Lakes Wetland Management District; and
7.33$50,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
7.34to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented
7.35landscape corridors that connect areas of
7.36quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and
8.1plants. The United States Department of
8.2Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
8.3Service is an authorized cooperating partner
8.4in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited
8.5to the project corridor areas as defined in
8.6the work program. Land acquired with this
8.7appropriation must be sufficiently improved
8.8to meet at least minimum habitat and facility
8.9management standards as determined by
8.10the commissioner of natural resources.
8.11This appropriation may not be used for the
8.12purchase of residential structures, unless
8.13expressly approved in the work program. All
8.14conservation easements must be perpetual
8.15and have a natural resource management
8.16plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the
8.17commissioner of natural resources with
8.18money from this appropriation must be
8.19designated as an outdoor recreation unit
8.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07.
8.21The commissioner may similarly designate
8.22any lands acquired in less than fee title. A
8.23list of proposed restorations and fee title
8.24and easement acquisitions must be provided
8.25as part of the required work program. All
8.26funding for conservation easements must
8.27include a long-term stewardship plan and
8.28funding for monitoring and enforcing the
8.29agreement.
| 8.30 8.31 |
(f) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors Supplemental |
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8.33143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f),
8.34from the trust fund to the commissioner of
8.35natural resources for acceleration of agency
8.36programs and cooperative agreements.
9.1Of this appropriation, $1,800,000 is for
9.2agreements as follows: $915,000 with
9.3the Trust for Public Land; $485,000 with
9.4Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with
9.5Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
9.6Trust, Inc.; and $50,000 with Friends
9.7of the Minnesota Valley for planning,
9.8restoring, and protecting important natural
9.9areas in the metropolitan area, as defined
9.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
9.11subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding
9.12counties, through grants, contracted services,
9.13technical assistance, conservation easements,
9.14and fee title acquisition. Land acquired
9.15with this appropriation must be sufficiently
9.16improved to meet at least minimum
9.17management standards as determined by
9.18the commissioner of natural resources.
9.19Expenditures are limited to the identified
9.20project corridor areas as defined in the work
9.21program. This appropriation may not be used
9.22for the purchase of residential structures,
9.23unless expressly approved in the work
9.24program. All conservation easements must
9.25be perpetual and have a natural resource
9.26management plan. Any land acquired in fee
9.27title by the commissioner of natural resources
9.28with money from this appropriation must
9.29be designated as an outdoor recreation unit
9.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07.
9.31The commissioner may similarly designate
9.32any lands acquired in less than fee title. A
9.33list of proposed restorations and fee title
9.34and easement acquisitions must be provided
9.35as part of the required work program. All
9.36funding for conservation easements must
10.1include a long-term stewardship plan and
10.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the
10.3agreement.
| 10.4 10.5 |
(g) Conserving Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass County |
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10.7commissioner of natural resources for an
10.8agreement with Cass County to provide
10.9assistance for the donation of perpetual
10.10conservation easements to protect sensitive
10.11shoreland parcels for long-term protection
10.12of recreation, water quality, and critical
10.13habitat in north central Minnesota. This
10.14appropriation is available until June 30,
10.152013, by which time the project must be
10.16completed and final products delivered.
| 10.17 10.18 |
(h) Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie Landscapes |
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10.20commissioner of natural resources for an
10.21agreement with the Nature Conservancy
10.22to develop prairie landscape design plans
10.23and monitoring protocol involving local
10.24landowners and businesses to guide
10.25conservation, restoration, and related
10.26economic development. This appropriation
10.27is available until June 30, 2013, by which
10.28time the project must be completed and final
10.29products delivered.
| 10.30 |
Subd. 5.Water Resources |
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3,455,000 |
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| 10.31 10.32 |
(a) Understanding Sources of Aquatic Contaminants of Emerging Concern |
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10.34Board of Regents of the University of
10.35Minnesota to identify chemical markers to
11.1characterize sources of endocrine disruptors
11.2and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters
11.3in the Zumbro River Watershed. This
11.4appropriation is available until June 30,
11.52013, by which time the project must be
11.6completed and final products delivered.
| 11.7 11.8 |
(b) Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. Louis River Basin |
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11.10commissioner of natural resources to map
11.11current sulfate sources and assess treatment
11.12options to minimize potential impacts of
11.13mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate
11.14releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This
11.15appropriation is available until June 30,
11.162013, by which time the project must be
11.17completed and final products delivered.
| 11.18 11.19 |
(c) Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface Waters and Fish |
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11.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota in
11.22cooperation with St. Cloud State University
11.23to determine the chemical and biological
11.24fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters
11.25and the impacts on fish. This appropriation
11.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which
11.27time the project must be completed and final
11.28products delivered.
| 11.29 11.30 |
(d) Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis |
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11.32Board of Water and Soil Resources for
11.33an agreement with the Blue Earth County
11.34Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion,
11.35peak water flows, and nutrient loading
11.36through a demonstration model evaluating
12.1storage and treatment options in drainage
12.2systems in order to improve water quality.
12.3This appropriation is available until June
12.430, 2014, by which time the project must be
12.5completed and final products delivered.
| 12.6 |
(e) Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes |
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12.8commissioner of health for department
12.9activities and for an agreement with the
12.10United States Geologic Survey in cooperation
12.11with St. Cloud State University to develop
12.12quantitative data on septic system discharge
12.13of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds
12.14and assess septic and watershed influences
12.15on levels of contamination and biological
12.16responses in Minnesota lakes. The United
12.17States Geologic Survey is not subject to the
12.18requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
12.19116P.10. This appropriation is available
12.20until June 30, 2013, by which time the
12.21project must be completed and final products
12.22delivered.
| 12.23 |
(f) Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes |
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12.25of Regents of the University of Minnesota
12.26to examine the concentration of dioxins in
12.27lake sediment and options to improve water
12.28quality in lakes.
| 12.29 |
(g) Assessment of Shallow Lake Management |
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12.31commissioner of natural resources to
12.32evaluate the major causes of deterioration
12.33of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate
12.34results of current management efforts. This
13.1appropriation is available until June 30,
13.22013, by which time the project must be
13.3completed and final products delivered.
| 13.4 13.5 |
(h) Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline Development |
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13.7of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
13.8evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts
13.9from shoreline development activities to
13.10assist in the design and implementation of
13.11management practices protecting critical
13.12shorelands and aquatic habitat. This
13.13appropriation is available until June 30,
13.142013, by which time the project must be
13.15completed and final products delivered.
| 13.16 13.17 |
(i) Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of Trout Streams |
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13.19Board of Regents of the University of
13.20Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic
13.21insect abundance related to warming water
13.22temperatures as predictors of trout growth in
13.23southeastern Minnesota and assess options
13.24to minimize stream temperature changes.
13.25This appropriation is available until June
13.2630, 2013, by which time the project must be
13.27completed and final products delivered.
| 13.28 13.29 |
Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species |
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1,470,000 |
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| 13.30 13.31 |
(a) Biological Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard |
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13.33commissioner of natural resources in
13.34cooperation with the commissioner of
13.35agriculture to continue the development
13.36and implementation of biological control
14.1for European buckthorn and garlic mustard.
14.2This appropriation is available until June
14.330, 2013, by which time the project must be
14.4completed and final products delivered.
| 14.5 14.6 |
(b) Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer |
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14.8of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
14.9assess the potential impacts of emerald ash
14.10borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and
14.11quantify potential impacts on native forest
14.12vegetation, invasive species spread, and
14.13hydrology. This appropriation is available
14.14until June 30, 2015, by which time the
14.15project must be completed and final products
14.16delivered.
| 14.17 |
(c) Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion |
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14.19of Regents of the University of Minnesota to
14.20assess the role of forest health management
14.21in resisting infestation of invasive species.
14.22This appropriation is available until June
14.2330, 2013, by which time the project must be
14.24completed and final products delivered.
| 14.25 14.26 |
(d) Bioacoustic Traps for Management of Round Goby |
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14.28of Regents of the University of Minnesota
14.29to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific
14.30to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as
14.31a method for early detection and population
14.32reduction. This appropriation is available
14.33until June 30, 2013, by which time the
14.34project must be completed and final products
14.35delivered.
| 15.1 |
Subd. 7.Renewable Energy |
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3,364,000 |
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| 15.2 |
(a) Algae for Fuels Pilot Project |
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15.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota
15.5to demonstrate an innovative microalgae
15.6production system utilizing and treating
15.7sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels
15.8from algae. This appropriation is available
15.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the
15.10project must be completed and final products
15.11delivered.
| 15.12 15.13 |
(b) Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate Change and Management |
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15.15Board of Regents of the University of
15.16Minnesota to determine how climate change,
15.17fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of
15.18grass monoculture and high diversity prairie
15.19biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and
15.20susceptibility to invasion by exotic species.
15.21This appropriation is available until June
15.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be
15.23completed and final products delivered.
| 15.24 15.25 |
(c) Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies |
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15.27commissioner of natural resources to restore
15.28high quality native habitats and expand
15.29market opportunities for utilizing postharvest
15.30restoration as a bioenergy source. This
15.31appropriation is available until June 30,
15.322013, by which time the project must be
15.33completed and final products delivered.
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(d) Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) |
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16.5the commissioner of natural resources
16.6for agreements as follows: $206,000
16.7with Audubon Center of the North
16.8Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage
16.9Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle
16.10Bluff Environmental Learning Center;
16.11$258,000 with Laurentian Environmental
16.12Learning Center; $240,000 with Long
16.13Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000
16.14with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning
16.15Center to implement renewable energy,
16.16energy efficiency, and energy conservation
16.17practices at the facilities. Efforts will include
16.18dissemination of related energy education.
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(e) Life Cycle Analysis of Options for Minnesota's Energy Needs |
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16.22of Regents of the University of Minnesota
16.23for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy
16.24technologies available to implement in
16.25Minnesota.
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Subd. 8.Environmental Education |
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2,640,000 |
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(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy |
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16.30of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation
16.31with the Conservation Corps Minnesota
16.32to train and mentor future conservation
16.33professionals by providing apprenticeship
16.34service opportunities to soil and water
16.35conservation districts. This appropriation is
16.36available until June 30, 2013, by which time
17.1the project must be completed and the final
17.2products delivered.
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(b) Engaging Students in Environmental Stewardship through Adventure Learning |
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17.6commissioner of natural resources for an
17.7agreement with the Will Steger Foundation
17.8to provide curriculum, teacher training,
17.9online learning, and grants to schools
17.10on investigating the connection between
17.11Minnesota's changing climate and the
17.12impacts on ecosystems and natural resources.
17.13This appropriation is available until June
17.1430, 2013, by which time the project must be
17.15completed and final products delivered.
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(c) Youth Connection to Nature Through Digital Photography |
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17.19commissioner of natural resources to hold
17.20teacher training workshops on the use of
17.21digital photography as a tool for learning
17.22about nature. The equipment must be
17.23provided from other funds.
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(d) Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor Education |
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17.27commissioner of natural resources for
17.28an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to
17.29provide an outdoor education and recreation
17.30program on the Mississippi River. This
17.31appropriation is available until June 30,
17.322013, by which time the project must be
17.33completed and final products delivered.
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(e) Urban Woodland Como Regional Park |
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18.2commissioner of natural resources for
18.3an agreement with the city of St. Paul,
18.4Department of Parks and Recreation, to
18.5restore and develop an outdoor classroom
18.6for ecological education and historical
18.7interpretation at Como Regional Park in
18.8St. Paul. This appropriation is available
18.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the
18.10project must be completed and final products
18.11delivered.
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(f) Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools |
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18.15commissioner of natural resources to
18.16establish additional and enhance existing
18.17outdoor school forest and prairie classroom
18.18networks throughout Minnesota.
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(g) Integrating Environmental and Outdoor Education in Grades 7-12 |
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18.22commissioner of education in cooperation
18.23with the commissioner of natural resources
18.24to train and support grade 7-12 teachers
18.25to integrate environmental and outdoor
18.26education into academic standards.
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(h) Project Get Outdoors |
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18.29commissioner of natural resources for an
18.30agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to
18.31develop out of school programs connecting
18.32children to local nature experiences.
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(i) Fishing: Cross Cultural Gateway to Environmental Education |
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19.2commissioner of natural resources for
19.3an agreement with the Association for
19.4the Advancement of Hmong Women
19.5in Minnesota to provide environmental
19.6information and teaching skills to and
19.7increase participation of Southeast Asian
19.8communities through the gateway of fishing
19.9skills. Information on mercury in fish
19.10advisories must be included as part of the
19.11educational outreach. This appropriation
19.12is available until June 30, 2013, by which
19.13time the project must be completed and final
19.14products delivered.
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(j) Minnesota WolfLink |
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19.17commissioner of natural resources for an
19.18agreement with the International Wolf Center
19.19to develop interactive onsite and distance
19.20learning about wolves and their habitat.
19.21This appropriation is available until June
19.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be
19.23completed and final products delivered.
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(k) Online Field Trip of Minnesota River |
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19.26commissioner of natural resources for an
19.27agreement with Minnesota State University
19.28- Mankato to develop online educational
19.29materials on the Minnesota River for schools
19.30and outreach centers.
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Subd. 9.Availability of Appropriations |
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19.33not be spent on activities unless they are
19.34directly related to the specific appropriation
20.1and are specified in the approved work
20.2program. Money appropriated in this section
20.3must not be spent on indirect costs or other
20.4institutional overhead charges. Unless
20.5otherwise provided, the amounts in this
20.6section are available until June 30, 2012,
20.7when projects must be completed and final
20.8products delivered. For acquisition of real
20.9property, the amounts in this section are
20.10available until June 30, 2013, if a binding
20.11contract is entered into by June 30, 2012,
20.12and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If
20.13a project receives a federal grant, the time
20.14period of the appropriation is extended to
20.15equal the federal grant period.
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Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements |
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20.18this section must conform to guidelines and
20.19standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise
20.20Technology. Spatial data also must conform
20.21to additional guidelines and standards
20.22designed to support data coordination and
20.23distribution that have been published by the
20.24Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.
20.25Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared
20.26as specified in the state's geographic metadata
20.27guideline and must be submitted to the
20.28Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.
20.29All data must be accessible and free to the
20.30public unless made private under the Data
20.31Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter
20.3213.
20.33To the extent practicable, summary data and
20.34results of projects funded under this section
20.35should be readily accessible on the Internet
21.1and identified as an environment and natural
21.2resources trust fund project.
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Subd. 11.Project Requirements |
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21.5appropriation under this section, any agency
21.6or entity receiving an appropriation must
21.7comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and
21.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any
21.9project funded in whole or in part with funds
21.10from the appropriation.
21.11(b) To the extent possible, a person
21.12conducting restoration with money
21.13appropriated under this section must plant
21.14vegetation only of ecotypes native to
21.15Minnesota and preferably of the local
21.16ecotype using a high diversity of species
21.17originating as close to the restoration site as
21.18possible and, when restoring prairies, protect
21.19existing prairies from genetic contamination.
21.20Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these
21.21requirements must be expressly approved in
21.22the work program.
21.23(c) All conservation easements acquired with
21.24money appropriated under this section must:
21.25(1) be perpetual;
21.26(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
21.27easement;
21.28(3) specify all of the provisions of an
21.29agreement that are perpetual;
21.30(4) be sent to the office of the
21.31Legislative-Citizen Commission on
21.32Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
22.1(5) include a long-term stewardship plan and
22.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the
22.3easement agreement; and
22.4(6) include requirements in the easement
22.5document to address specific water quality
22.6protection activities such as keeping water
22.7on the landscape, reducing nutrient and
22.8contaminate loading, protecting groundwater,
22.9and not permitting artificial hydrological
22.10modifications.
22.11(d) For all restorations conducted with money
22.12appropriated under this section, a recipient
22.13must prepare an ecological restoration
22.14and management plan that, to the degree
22.15practicable, is consistent with the highest
22.16quality conservation and ecological goals for
22.17the restoration site. Consideration should
22.18be given to soil, geology, topography, and
22.19other relevant factors that would provide
22.20the best chance for long-term success of the
22.21restoration projects. The plan must include
22.22the proposed timetable for implementing
22.23the restoration, including site preparation,
22.24establishment of diverse plant species,
22.25maintenance, and additional enhancement to
22.26establish the restoration; identify long-term
22.27maintenance and management needs of
22.28the restoration and how the maintenance,
22.29management, and enhancement will be
22.30financed; and take advantage of the best
22.31available science and include innovative
22.32techniques to achieve the best restoration.
22.33(e) For new lands acquired with money
22.34appropriated under this section, a recipient
22.35must prepare a restoration and management
23.1plan in compliance with paragraph
23.2(d) including sufficient funding for
23.3implementation.
23.4(f) For any acquisition of land or interest in
23.5land, a recipient of money appropriated under
23.6this section must give priority to high quality
23.7natural resources or conservation lands that
23.8provide natural buffers to water resources.
23.9(g) To ensure public accountability for the
23.10use of public funds, a recipient of money
23.11appropriated under this section must provide
23.12to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
23.13Minnesota Resources documentation of the
23.14selection process used to identify parcels
23.15acquired and provide documentation of all
23.16related transaction costs, including but not
23.17limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
23.18fees, commissions, other similar costs,
23.19and donations. This information must be
23.20provided for all parties involved in the
23.21transaction. The recipient must also report
23.22to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
23.23Minnesota Resources any difference between
23.24the acquisition amount paid to the seller
23.25and the state-certified or state-reviewed
23.26appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed
23.27appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data
23.28such as appraisals may remain private
23.29during negotiations but must ultimately
23.30be made public according to Minnesota
23.31Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen
23.32Commission on Minnesota Resources shall
23.33review the requirement in this paragraph
23.34and provide a recommendation whether
23.35to continue or modify the requirement in
23.36future years. The commission may waive
24.1the application of this paragraph for specific
24.2projects.
24.3(h) A recipient of money from an
24.4appropriation under this section must
24.5give consideration to contracting with the
24.6Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
24.7restoration and enhancement services.
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Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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24.11to in this section must be administered on
24.12a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
24.13provided in this section. Notwithstanding
24.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
24.15expenditures made on or after July 1,
24.162010, or the date the work program is
24.17approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
24.18reimbursement unless otherwise provided
24.19in this section. Periodic payment must
24.20be made upon receiving documentation
24.21that the deliverable items articulated in
24.22the approved work program have been
24.23achieved, including partial achievements
24.24as evidenced by approved progress reports.
24.25Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
24.26projects to accommodate cash flow needs or
24.27match federal money. The advances must
24.28be approved as part of the work program.
24.29No expenditures for capital equipment are
24.30allowed unless expressly authorized in the
24.31project work program.
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Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials |
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24.35corporation, or other entity that receives an
24.36appropriation under this section must use the
25.1appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
25.2Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding
25.3purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
25.4materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase
25.5and use of paper stock and printing.
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Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Guidelines |
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25.9under this section for a capital improvement
25.10project must ensure that the project complies
25.11with the applicable energy conservation and
25.12sustainable building guidelines and standards
25.13contained in law, including Minnesota
25.14Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
25.15216C.20, and rules adopted under those
25.16sections. The recipient may use the energy
25.17planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
25.18units of the Department of Commerce to
25.19obtain information and technical assistance
25.20on energy conservation and alternative
25.21energy development relating to the planning
25.22and construction of the capital improvement
25.23project.
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Subd. 15.Accessibility |
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25.26meet the design standards in the Americans
25.27with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
25.28guidelines.
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Subd. 16.Carryforward |
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25.31the following projects is extended to
25.32June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143,
25.33section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j),
25.34Land and Water Conservation Account
25.35(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements;
26.1subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability
26.2of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine
26.3Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6,
26.4paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System
26.5Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water.