Minnesota Legislature
HF 303
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/06/2015 03:16pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage
1.3fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund;
1.4modifying Water Law; modifying use of legacy funds; modifying previous
1.5appropriations; modifying certain grant eligibility;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.62014, sections 97A.056, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; 103A.206;
1.7103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding a subdivision;
1.8103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, subdivision 5; 103F.731, subdivision 2;
1.9Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2013, chapter
1.10137, article 2, sections 6; 7; article 3, section 4; Laws 2014, chapter 256, article
1.111, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, sections 10, subdivision 12;
1.1212; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.17The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.18agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.19outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.20and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are
1.21available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. The
1.22"first year" is fiscal year 2016. The "second year" is fiscal year 2017. The "biennium" is
1.23fiscal years 2016 and 2017, respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
2.3This appropriation is from the outdoor
2.4heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.5spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.6following subdivisions.
2.11$4,570,000 in the first year is to the
2.12commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.13land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.15subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.16for scientific and natural area purposes
2.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.18subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.20must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.21are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.22Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.24proposed land and permanent conservation
2.25easement acquisitions must be provided as
2.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
2.29$7,452,000 in the first year is to the
2.30commissioner of natural resources for an
2.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.32land in fee for wildlife management area
2.33purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.3486A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
2.35criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
3.1priority must be given to acquisition of
3.2lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.3bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.484.96, or lands adjacent to protected native
3.5prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
3.6must be provided as part of the required
3.7accomplishment plan.
3.10$4,032,000 in the first year is to the
3.11commissioner of natural resources for an
3.12agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.13to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
3.14savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
3.15wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
3.16criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
3.17priority must be given to acquisition of lands
3.18that are eligible for the native prairie bank
3.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or
3.20lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.21Annual income statements and balance sheets
3.22for income and expenses from land acquired
3.23with this appropriation must be submitted
3.24to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
3.25Council no later than 180 days following
3.26the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
3.27year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
3.28must be provided as part of the required
3.29accomplishment plan and must be consistent
3.30with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
3.31Prairie Conservation Plan.
3.34$3,430,000 in the first year is to the
3.35commissioner of natural resources for an
3.36agreement with The Nature Conservancy
4.1in cooperation with the United States Fish
4.2and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
4.3fee or permanent conservation easements
4.4within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.5Preservation Area in western Minnesota
4.6for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
4.7Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
4.8to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
4.9part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
4.10acquisition of lands that are eligible for
4.11the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.12Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.13protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.14land acquisitions must be provided as part
4.15of the required accomplishment plan and
4.16must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.17Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.20$3,740,000 in the first year is to the
4.21commissioner of natural resources
4.22to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.23Conservation Plan through the acquisition
4.24of permanent conservation easements to
4.25protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
4.26to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.27and enforcement funds as approved in
4.28the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.29Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.30subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
4.31in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.32must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.33are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.34Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.35adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.1permanent conservation easements must be
5.2provided as part of the final report.
5.5$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board
5.6of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.7permanent conservation easements to protect
5.8and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.9water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.10least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
5.11on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
5.12establishing a monitoring and enforcement
5.13fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.14and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.16conservation easements must be provided as
5.17part of the final report.
5.20$1,380,000 in the first year is to the
5.21commissioner of natural resources for an
5.22agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
5.23acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
5.24watershed for wildlife management purposes
5.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.26subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.27in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.28must be given to acquisition of lands that
5.29are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.31adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.32proposed land acquisitions must be provided
5.33as part of the required accomplishment plan.
6.1$1,800,000 in the first year is to the
6.2commissioner of natural resources for
6.3an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
6.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
6.5Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
6.6in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
6.7management purposes under Minnesota
6.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8,
6.9or for designation and management as
6.10waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
6.11in cooperation with the United States Fish
6.12and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
6.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
6.14required accomplishment plan.
6.17$1,730,000 in the first year is to the
6.18commissioner of natural resources for
6.19agreements to acquire conservation
6.20easements within important bird areas
6.21identified in the Minnesota Prairie
6.22Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
6.23$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
6.24$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
6.25which up to $100,000 is for establishing
6.26monitoring and enforcement funds as
6.27approved in the accomplishment plan and
6.28subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
6.2997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
6.30conservation easements must be provided as
6.31part of the final report.
6.34$2,270,000 in the first year is to the
6.35commissioner of natural resources for an
6.36agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
7.1District to acquire land in fee and permanent
7.2conservation easement and to restore river
7.3and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
7.4corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
7.5restorations must be provided as part of the
7.6required accomplishment plan.
7.9$4,880,000 in the first year is to the
7.10commissioner of natural resources to
7.11accelerate the restoration and enhancement
7.12of prairie communities on wildlife
7.13management areas, scientific and natural
7.14areas, state forest land, and land under
7.15native prairie bank easements. A list of
7.16proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.17must be provided as part of the required
7.18accomplishment plan.
7.20$1,120,000 in the first year is to the
7.21commissioner of natural resources for an
7.22agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
7.23and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
7.24proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.25must be provided as part of the final report.
7.29$2,188,000 in the first year is to the
7.30commissioner of natural resources for an
7.31agreement with the White Earth Nation
7.32to acquire lands in fee to be managed for
7.33wildlife habitat purposes. As a condition of
7.34receiving the grant under this paragraph, the
7.35White Earth Nation shall ensure that current
8.1access roads and trails on the property are
8.2maintained and open to continue the current
8.3access to adjoining lands. A list of proposed
8.4land acquisitions must be provided as part of
8.5the required accomplishment plan.
8.7$1,500,000 in the first year is to the
8.8Board of Water and Soil Resources in
8.9cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
8.10and Water Conservation District to acquire
8.11permanent conservation easements within
8.12the boundaries of the Minnesota National
8.13Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
8.14forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
8.15establishing a monitoring and enforcement
8.16fund, as approved in the accomplishment
8.17plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
8.18section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
8.19permanent conservation easements must be
8.20provided as part of the final report.
8.23$2,910,000 in the first year is to the
8.24commissioner of natural resources for an
8.25agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
8.26acquire land in fee for wildlife management
8.27purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2886A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land
8.29in fee for scientific and natural areas
8.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.31subdivision 5; for state forest purposes
8.32under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.33subdivision 7; and to enhance grasslands,
8.34forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
9.1acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.2required accomplishment plan.
9.5$2,180,000 in the first year is to the
9.6commissioner of natural resources to
9.7acquire forest lands in Cass and Wadena
9.8Counties for wildlife management purposes
9.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.10subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
9.11for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
9.12section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of
9.13proposed land acquisitions must be provided
9.14as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.17$442,000 in the first year is to the
9.18commissioner of natural resources for an
9.19agreement with Cass County to acquire land
9.20in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
9.21habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
9.22A list of proposed land acquisitions
9.23must be provided as part of the required
9.24accomplishment plan.
9.27$1,690,000 in the first year is to the
9.28commissioner of natural resources for an
9.29agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
9.30acquire permanent conservation easements
9.31along rivers and lakes in the northern
9.32forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
9.33establishing a monitoring and enforcement
9.34fund, as approved in the accomplishment
9.35plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
9.36section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
10.1proposed permanent conservation easements
10.2must be provided as part of the required
10.3accomplishment plan.
10.6$3,002,000 in the first year is to the
10.7commissioner of natural resources to
10.8acquire lands in fee and for permanent
10.9conservation easements in the Mississippi
10.10Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
10.11$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
10.12and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
10.13of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
10.14a monitoring and enforcement fund as
10.15approved in the accomplishment plan and
10.16subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.18acquisitions must be included as part of the
10.19required accomplishment plan.
10.21$910,000 in the first year is to the
10.22commissioner of natural resources to
10.23enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
10.24A list of proposed land enhancements
10.25must be provided as part of the required
10.26accomplishment plan.
10.30$7,620,000 in the first year is to the
10.31commissioner of natural resources for an
10.32agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
10.33land in fee to be designated and managed as
10.34waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
10.35in cooperation with the United States Fish
11.1and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.2acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.3required accomplishment plan.
11.6$9,040,000 in the first year is to the
11.7commissioner of natural resources for an
11.8agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.9land in fee for wildlife management purposes
11.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
11.11subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions
11.12must be provided as part of the required
11.13accomplishment plan.
11.16$131,000 in the first year is to the
11.17commissioner of natural resources for the
11.18acquisition of land in fee and $1,469,000 is
11.19to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
11.20acquire permanent conservation easements
11.21on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native
11.22wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
11.23to $90,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
11.24Resources is for establishing a monitoring
11.25and enforcement fund as approved in
11.26the accomplishment plan and subject to
11.27Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
11.28subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land
11.29acquisitions must be included as part of
11.30the required accomplishment plan by the
11.31Department of Natural Resources and a list
11.32of permanent conservation easements must
11.33be provided as part of the final report by the
11.34Board of Water and Soil Resources.
12.1$2,130,000 in the first year is to the
12.2commissioner of natural resources to
12.3enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide.
12.4A list of proposed land restorations and
12.5enhancements must be provided as part of
12.6the required accomplishment plan.
12.9$4,540,000 in the first year is to the
12.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.11interests in land in fee and permanent
12.12conservation easements for aquatic
12.13management purposes under Minnesota
12.14Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14,
12.15and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in
12.16permanent conservation easements for fish
12.17and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
12.18section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
12.19aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
12.20establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.21fund as approved in the accomplishment
12.22plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
12.23section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
12.24proposed land acquisitions and restorations
12.25and enhancements must be provided as part
12.26of the required accomplishment plan.
12.28$2,000,000 in the first year is to the
12.29commissioner of natural resources for
12.30agreements to acquire land in fee and in
12.31permanent conservation easements and
12.32to restore and enhance natural systems
12.33associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
12.34and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
12.35Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
13.1Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
13.2Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
13.3Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
13.4and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
13.5Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.6establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.7fund as approved in the accomplishment
13.8plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
13.9section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
13.10proposed land acquisitions and permanent
13.11conservation easements must be provided as
13.12part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.16$1,890,000 in the first year is to the
13.17commissioner of natural resources for an
13.18agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
13.19to restore and enhance habitat for trout
13.20and other species in and along coldwater
13.21rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
13.22proposed restorations and enhancements
13.23must be provided as part of the required
13.24accomplishment plan.
13.27$1,650,000 in the first year is to the
13.28commissioner of natural resources for
13.29an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
13.30restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
13.31Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
13.32enhancements must be provided as part of
13.33the required accomplishment plan.
13.35$990,000 in the first year is to the
13.36commissioner of natural resources for
14.1an agreement with the Sand Hill River
14.2Watershed District to restore fish habitat
14.3in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
14.4proposed restorations must be provided as
14.5part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.8$2,414,000 in the first year is to the
14.9commissioner of natural resources for
14.10an agreement with the Shell Rock River
14.11Watershed District to protect, restore,
14.12and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
14.13Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
14.14acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
14.15must be provided as part of the required
14.16accomplishment plan.
14.19$444,000 in the first year is to the
14.20commissioner of natural resources for an
14.21agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
14.22Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
14.23on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
14.24enhancements must be provided as part of
14.25the required accomplishment plan.
14.29$8,440,000 in the first year is to the
14.30commissioner of natural resources for a
14.31program to provide competitive, matching
14.32grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
14.33state, and national organizations for
14.34enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
14.35wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
14.36or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
15.1$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
15.2metropolitan area and cities with a population
15.3of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
15.4for activities required to fulfill the duties
15.5of owners of lands subject to conservation
15.6easements. Grants shall not be made from the
15.7appropriation in this paragraph for projects
15.8that have a total project cost exceeding
15.9$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
15.10may be spent for personnel costs and other
15.11direct and necessary administrative costs.
15.12Grantees may acquire land or interests in
15.13land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
15.14may not be used to establish easement
15.15stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
15.16must be open to hunting and fishing during
15.17the open season unless otherwise provided
15.18by law. The program must require a match
15.19of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
15.20for all grants. The match may be cash or
15.21in-kind resources. For grant applications
15.22of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
15.23provide a separate, simplified application
15.24process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
15.25commissioner of natural resources shall,
15.26when evaluating projects of equal value,
15.27give priority to organizations that have a
15.28history of receiving or a charter to receive
15.29private contributions for local conservation
15.30or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
15.31conservation easement, priority must be
15.32given to projects associated with or within
15.33one mile of existing wildlife management
15.34areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3586A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
15.36areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
16.184.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
16.2management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
16.3sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
16.4All restoration or enhancement projects
16.5must be on land permanently protected by
16.6a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
16.7maintenance and protection of restored
16.8and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
16.9easement, or by public ownership or in
16.10public waters as defined in Minnesota
16.11Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision
16.1215. Priority must be given to restoration
16.13and enhancement projects on public lands.
16.14Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
16.15subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
16.16under this paragraph. This appropriation is
16.17available until June 30, 2018. No less than
16.18five percent of the amount of each grant
16.19must be held back from reimbursement until
16.20the grant recipient has completed a grant
16.21accomplishment report by the deadline and
16.22in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
16.23the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
16.24The commissioner shall provide notice of
16.25the grant program in the game and fish law
16.26summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
16.27section 97A.051, subdivision 2.
16.30$150,000 in the first year is to the
16.31commissioner of natural resources for
16.32contract management duties assigned in this
16.33section. The commissioner shall provide an
16.34accomplishment plan in the form specified by
16.35the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
17.1on the expenditure of this appropriation.
17.2The accomplishment plan must include a
17.3copy of the grant contract template and
17.4reimbursement manual. No money may
17.5be expended prior to the Lessard-Sams
17.6Outdoor Heritage Council's approval of the
17.7accomplishment plan.
17.9$608,000 in the first year and $607,000
17.10in the second year are to the Legislative
17.11Coordinating Commission for administrative
17.12expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
17.13Heritage Council and for compensation and
17.14expense reimbursement of council members.
17.15This appropriation is available until June 30,
17.162017. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281,
17.17applies to this appropriation.
17.19$100,000 in the first year is to the
17.20commissioner of natural resources for a
17.21technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
17.22ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota
17.23Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
17.25Money appropriated in this section may
17.26not be spent on activities unless they are
17.27directly related to and necessary for a
17.28specific appropriation and are specified in
17.29the accomplishment plan approved by the
17.30Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
17.31Money appropriated in this section must not
17.32be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
17.33overhead charges that are not directly related
17.34to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
18.1Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
18.2in this section are available until June 30,
18.32018. For acquisition of real property, the
18.4amounts in this section are available until
18.5June 30, 2019, if a binding agreement with a
18.6landowner or purchase agreement is entered
18.7into by June 30, 2018, and closed no later
18.8than June 30, 2019. Money for restoration or
18.9enhancement is available until June 30, 2020,
18.10or five years after acquisition, whichever is
18.11later, in order to complete initial restoration
18.12or enhancement work. If a project receives
18.13at least 15 percent of its funding from federal
18.14funds, the time period of the appropriation
18.15may be extended to equal the availability
18.16of federal funding to a maximum of six
18.17years, provided the federal funding was
18.18confirmed and included within the first draft
18.19accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
18.20for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
18.21restore, enhance, and provide for public use
18.22of the land acquired with the appropriation.
18.23Public use facilities must have a minimal
18.24impact on habitat in acquired lands.
18.27All agreements referred to in this section must
18.28be administered on a reimbursement basis
18.29unless otherwise provided in this section.
18.30Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
18.3116A.41, expenditures directly related
18.32to each appropriation's purpose made
18.33on or after July 1, 2015, or the date of
18.34accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
18.35later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
18.36otherwise provided in this section. For the
19.1purposes of administering appropriations
19.2and legislatively authorized agreements
19.3paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
19.4expense must be considered reimbursable
19.5by the administering agency when the
19.6recipient presents the agency with an invoice
19.7or binding agreement with the landowner,
19.8and the recipient attests that the goods have
19.9been received or the landowner agreement
19.10is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
19.11be made upon receiving documentation that
19.12the items articulated in the accomplishment
19.13plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
19.14Heritage Council have been achieved,
19.15including partial achievements as evidenced
19.16by progress reports approved by the
19.17Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
19.18Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
19.19projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
19.20support future management of acquired
19.21lands, or match a federal share. The
19.22advances must be approved as part of the
19.23accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
19.24expenditures for specific items in excess of
19.25$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
19.26part of the accomplishment plan.
19.28Each direct recipient of money appropriated
19.29in this section, as well as each recipient of
19.30a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
19.31must provide geographic information to the
19.32Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
19.33for mapping any lands acquired in fee with
19.34money appropriated in this section and
19.35open to public taking of fish and game.
19.36The commissioner of natural resources
20.1shall include the lands acquired in fee with
20.2money appropriated in this section on maps
20.3showing public recreation opportunities.
20.4Maps must include information on and
20.5acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
20.6fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
20.8Where appropriate, grant recipients of the
20.9outdoor heritage fund, in consultation with
20.10the Council on Disability, should make
20.11progress toward providing greater access
20.12to programs, print publications, and digital
20.13media for people with disabilities related
20.14to the programs the recipient funds using
20.15appropriations made in this article.
20.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
20.17 Subd. 8. Revenues. (a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with
20.18money from the outdoor heritagefunds fund is transferred to the state, the owner of the
20.19land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources:
20.20(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was
20.21purchased with money from the outdoor heritagefunds fund until the land was transferred
20.22to the state;
20.23(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase
20.24with money from the outdoor heritagefunds fund and the time the land was transferred to
20.25the state; and
20.26(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause
20.27(2) from the revenues described in clause (1).
20.28(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under
20.29paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred to
20.30the state.
20.31 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.32to read:
20.33 Subd. 20. Donations. A recipient shall not accept a monetary donation or payment
20.34from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation from
21.1the outdoor heritage fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related
21.2to and necessary for activities specified in the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.3Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, unless expressly approved by the Lessard-Sams
21.4Outdoor Heritage Council in the accomplishment plan. This subdivision does not apply to
21.5donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction or bargain sales, as defined
21.6by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.1011-2, provided that the purchase
21.7price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the purchase price paid by the recipient.
21.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to money
21.9appropriated on or after that date.
21.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
21.11to read:
21.12 Subd. 21. Haying and grazing. Lands acquired with money appropriated from the
21.13outdoor heritage fund may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to
21.14federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that
21.15is being implemented prior to the emergency declaration may continue.
21.16 Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.19$3,480,000 in the second year is to the
21.20commissioner of natural resources to
21.21acquire interests in land in fee or permanent
21.22conservation easements for aquatic
21.23management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
21.24sections86A.05 , subdivision 14, and
21.2597C.02
, and to restore and enhance aquatic
21.26habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions
21.27must be provided as part of the required
21.28accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
21.29plan must include an easement stewardship
21.30plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing
21.31a monitoring and enforcement fund as
21.32approved in the accomplishment plan
21.33and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.197A.056
, subdivision 17. An annual financial
22.2report is required for any monitoring and
22.3enforcement fund established, including
22.4expenditures from the fund and a description
22.5of annual monitoring and enforcement
22.6activities.
22.8$3,680,000 in the second year is to the
22.9commissioner of natural resources for
22.10agreements to acquire interests in land in
22.11fee or permanent conservation easements
22.12and to restore and enhance natural systems
22.13associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
22.14and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000
22.15to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
22.16Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends
22.17of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River
22.18Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota
22.19Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust
22.20for Public Land. A list of proposed
22.21acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
22.22must be provided as part of the required
22.23accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
22.24plan must include an easement stewardship
22.25plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing
22.26a monitoring and enforcement fund as
22.27approved in the accomplishment plan
22.28and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.2997A.056
, subdivision 17. An annual financial
22.30report is required for any monitoring and
22.31enforcement fund established, including
22.32expenditures from the fund and a description
22.33of annual monitoring and enforcement
22.34activities.
23.1$480,000 in the second year is to the
23.2commissioner of natural resources for an
23.3agreement with Dakota County to acquire
23.4permanent conservation easements and
23.5restore and enhance habitats along the
23.6Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers.
23.7A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations,
23.8and enhancements must be provided as
23.9part of the required accomplishment plan.
23.10The accomplishment plan must include
23.11an easement stewardship plan. Up to
23.12$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring
23.13and enforcement fund as approved in
23.14the accomplishment plan and subject to
23.15Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056 ,
23.16subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
23.17required for any monitoring and enforcement
23.18fund established, including expenditures
23.19from the fund and a description of annual
23.20monitoring and enforcement activities.
23.22$3,670,000 in the second year is to the
23.23commissioner of natural resources to restore
23.24habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
23.25A list of proposed projects must be provided
23.26as part of the required accomplishment plan.
23.29$2,120,000 in the second year is to the
23.30commissioner of natural resources for an
23.31agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
23.32to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake,
23.33river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list
23.34of proposed restorations and enhancements
24.1must be provided as part of the required
24.2accomplishment plan.
24.4$2,320,000 in the second year is to the
24.5commissioner of natural resources for an
24.6agreement with the Red Lake Watershed
24.7District to restore and enhance stream and
24.8related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list
24.9of proposed restorations and enhancements
24.10must be provided as part of the required
24.11accomplishment plan.
24.13$380,000 in the second year is to the
24.14commissioner of natural resources for an
24.15agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
24.16Association to restore trout habitat in the
24.17Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of
24.18proposed restorations must be provided as
24.19part of the required accomplishment plan.
24.20Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner
24.21of natural resources, restorations conducted
24.22pursuant to this paragraph may be
24.23accomplished by excavation.
24.26$7,500,000 in the second year is to the
24.27commissioner of natural resourcesto for
24.28design, construct, operate, and evaluate
24.29construction, including acquisition,
24.30operation, and evaluation of structural
24.31deterrents forAsian invasive carp to protect
24.32Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this
24.33money requires a one-to-one match for
24.34projects on state boundary waters.
25.3$4,990,000 in the second year is to the
25.4commissioner of natural resources for a
25.5program to provide competitive, matching
25.6grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
25.7state, and national organizations for
25.8enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
25.9wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game,
25.10or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be
25.11made for activities required to fulfill the duties
25.12of owners of lands subject to conservation
25.13easements. Grants shall not be made from
25.14appropriations in this paragraph for projects
25.15that have a total project cost exceeding
25.16$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation
25.17may be spent for personnel costs and other
25.18direct and necessary administrative costs.
25.19Grantees may acquire land or interests in
25.20land. Easements must be permanent. Land
25.21acquired in fee must be open to hunting
25.22and fishing during the open season unless
25.23otherwise provided by state law. The
25.24program shall require a match of at least ten
25.25percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
25.26The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
25.27For grant applications of $25,000 or less,
25.28the commissioner shall provide a separate,
25.29simplified application process. Subject to
25.30Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
25.31natural resources shall, when evaluating
25.32projects of equal value, give priority to
25.33organizations that have a history of receiving
25.34or charter to receive private contributions
25.35for local conservation or habitat projects. If
25.36acquiring land or a conservation easement,
26.1priority shall be given to projects associated
26.2with existing wildlife management areas
26.3under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05 ,
26.4subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
26.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections84.033
26.6and86A.05, subdivision 5 ; and aquatic
26.7management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
26.8sections86A.05 , subdivision 14, and
97C.02 .
26.9All restoration or enhancement projects
26.10must be on land permanently protected by a
26.11conservation easement or public ownership
26.12or in public waters as defined in Minnesota
26.13Statutes, section103G.005 , subdivision
26.1415. Priority shall be given to restoration
26.15and enhancement projects on public lands.
26.16Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056 ,
26.17subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
26.18under this paragraph. This appropriation is
26.19available until June 30, 2016. No less than
26.20five percent of the amount of each grant
26.21must be held back from reimbursement until
26.22the grant recipient has completed a grant
26.23accomplishment report by the deadline and
26.24in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
26.25the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
26.26The commissioner shall provide notice of
26.27the grant program in the game and fish law
26.28summaries that are prepared under Minnesota
26.29Statutes, section97A.051 , subdivision 2.
26.30 Sec. 7. Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.32(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VI
26.33$2,560,000 in the second year is to the
26.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
27.1interests in land in fee and permanent
27.2conservation easements for aquatic
27.3management purposes under Minnesota
27.4Statutes, sections86A.05, subdivision 14 ,
27.5and97C.02 , and to restore and enhance
27.6aquatic habitat. Up to $32,500 is for
27.7establishing a monitoring and enforcement
27.8fund as approved in the accomplishment
27.9plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
27.10section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
27.11proposed land acquisitions and restorations
27.12and enhancements must be provided as part
27.13of the required accomplishment plan.
27.14(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on
27.15Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
27.16$2,130,000 in the second year is to the
27.17commissioner of natural resources for
27.18agreements with the Leech Lake Area
27.19Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
27.20Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
27.21conservation easements to sustain healthy
27.22fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow
27.23Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows:
27.24$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed
27.25Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota
27.26Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to
27.27Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
27.28a monitoring and enforcement fund as
27.29approved in the accomplishment plan and
27.30subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
27.3197A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of proposed
27.32land acquisitions must be provided as part of
27.33the required accomplishment plan.
27.34(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County
27.35- Phase V
28.1$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
28.2commissioner of natural resources for a
28.3contract with Dakota County to acquire
28.4permanent conservation easements and land
28.5in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in
28.6rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County.
28.7Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for
28.8establishing a monitoring and enforcement
28.9fund as approved in the accomplishment
28.10plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
28.11section97A.056, subdivision 17 . Lands
28.12acquired or lands with easements acquired
28.13with this appropriation may not be used for
28.14emergency haying and grazing in response
28.15to federal or state disaster declarations.
28.16Conservation grazing under a management
28.17plan that is already being implemented may
28.18continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.19and restorations and enhancements must
28.20be provided as part of the required
28.21accomplishment plan.
28.22(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
28.23$2,650,000 in the second year is to the
28.24commissioner of natural resources for
28.25agreements to acquire land in fee and
28.26permanent conservation easements and
28.27to restore and enhance natural systems
28.28associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
28.29and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000
28.30to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
28.31Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of
28.32the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great
28.33River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota
28.34Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for
28.35establishing a monitoring and enforcement
28.36fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
29.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
29.297A.056, subdivision 17
; and $900,000 to
29.3The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired
29.4or lands with easements acquired with
29.5this appropriation may not be used for
29.6emergency haying and grazing in response
29.7to federal or state disaster declarations.
29.8Conservation grazing under a management
29.9plan that is already being implemented may
29.10continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.11and permanent conservation easements
29.12must be provided as part of the required
29.13accomplishment plan.
29.14(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife
29.15Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
29.16$2,440,000 in the second year is to the
29.17commissioner of natural resources for
29.18an agreement with the Bois de Sioux
29.19Watershed District to acquire land in fee
29.20and to restore natural systems associated
29.21with the Mustinka River located within the
29.22Bois de Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired
29.23with this appropriation may not be used for
29.24emergency haying and grazing in response
29.25to federal or state disaster declarations.
29.26Conservation grazing under a management
29.27plan that is already being implemented may
29.28continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.29must be provided as part of the required
29.30accomplishment plan.
29.31(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater
29.32Fish Habitat Enhancement and
29.33Restoration - Phase VI
29.34$1,900,000 in the second year is to the
29.35commissioner of natural resources for an
30.1agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
30.2to restore and enhance habitat for trout
30.3and other species in and along coldwater
30.4rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
30.5proposed land restorations and enhancements
30.6must be provided as part of the required
30.7accomplishment plan.
30.8(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative -
30.9Phase II
30.10$2,290,000 in the second year is to the
30.11commissioner of natural resources to restore
30.12habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
30.13Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for
30.14an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
30.15list of proposed restorations must be provided
30.16as part of the required accomplishment plan.
30.17(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation -
30.18Phase II
30.19$1,410,000 in the second year is to the
30.20commissioner of natural resources for an
30.21agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
30.22Association to enhance trout habitat in the
30.23Knife River watershed. A list of proposed
30.24enhancements must be provided as part of
30.25the required accomplishment plan.
30.26(i) Restoration and Enhancement of
30.27Washington County Public Lands
30.28$430,000 in the second year is to the
30.29commissioner of natural resources for an
30.30agreement with Washington County to
30.31restore and enhance habitat on public lands
30.32in Washington County. A restoration and
30.33enhancement plan and a list of proposed
30.34land restorations and enhancements
31.1must be provided as part of the required
31.2accomplishment plan.
31.3(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
31.4$600,000 in the second year is to the
31.5commissioner of natural resources for an
31.6agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board
31.7to enhance riparian and upland habitat
31.8within Wirth Park in Hennepin County.
31.9A restoration and enhancement plan and
31.10a list of proposed land restorations and
31.11enhancements must be provided as part of
31.12the required accomplishment plan.
31.13(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic
31.14Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
31.15$4,040,000 in the second year is to the
31.16commissioner of natural resources for an
31.17agreement with the Central Minnesota
31.18Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot
31.19projects to enhance aquatic habitat by
31.20preventing the spread of aquatic invasive
31.21species, including pilot projects conducting
31.22education and outreach, inspection and
31.23decontamination, enforcement, and other
31.24activities. All pilot projects must be
31.25conducted on a reimbursement basis and
31.26require a match of nonoutdoor heritage fund
31.27dollars. A required evaluation of results
31.28must be funded with nonoutdoor heritage
31.29fund dollars. The required evaluation must
31.30evaluate the efficacy of inspection and
31.31decontamination activities utilized in any of
31.32the pilot projects in preventing the spread
31.33of aquatic invasive species. A list of pilot
31.34projects must be included in the required final
31.35report. This appropriation is available until
32.1June 30, 2019. The accomplishment plan
32.2must accelerate the start of the pilot project.
32.3(l) Albert Lea Lake Management and
32.4Invasive Species Control Structure -
32.5Supplement
32.6$700,000 in the second year is added to
32.7the appropriation contained in Laws 2013,
32.8chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision
32.95, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of
32.10natural resources for an agreement with
32.11the Shell Rock River Watershed District to
32.12construct structural deterrents and lake level
32.13controls.
32.14(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
32.15Program - Phase VI
32.16$4,550,000 in the second year is to the
32.17commissioner of natural resources for a
32.18program to provide competitive, matching
32.19grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
32.20state, and national organizations for
32.21enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
32.22wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
32.23or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not
32.24be made for activities required to fulfill
32.25the duties of owners of lands subject to
32.26conservation easements. Grants shall not
32.27be made from the appropriation in this
32.28paragraph for projects that have a total
32.29project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this
32.30appropriation,$460,000 $265,000 may be
32.31spent for personnel costs and other direct and
32.32necessary administrative costs. Grantees may
32.33acquire land or interests in land. Easements
32.34must be permanent. Grants may not be used
32.35to establish easement stewardship accounts.
33.1Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting
33.2and fishing during the open season unless
33.3otherwise provided by law. Lands acquired
33.4or lands with easements acquired with this
33.5appropriation may not be used for emergency
33.6haying and grazing in response to federal
33.7or state disaster declarations. Conservation
33.8grazing under a management plan that is
33.9already being implemented may continue.
33.10The program shall require a match of at
33.11least ten percent from nonstate sources
33.12for all grants. The match may be cash or
33.13in-kind resources. For grant applications
33.14of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
33.15provide a separate, simplified application
33.16process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
33.17commissioner of natural resources shall,
33.18when evaluating projects of equal value,
33.19give priority to organizations that have a
33.20history of receiving or charter to receive
33.21private contributions for local conservation
33.22or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
33.23conservation easement, priority shall be
33.24given to projects associated with or within
33.25one mile of existing wildlife management
33.26areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.2786A.05, subdivision 8
; scientific and natural
33.28areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
33.2984.033
and
86A.05, subdivision 5 ; or aquatic
33.30management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
33.31sections86A.05, subdivision 14 , and
97C.02 .
33.32All restoration or enhancement projects
33.33must be on land permanently protected by
33.34a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
33.35maintenance and protection of restored
33.36and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
34.1easement, or by public ownership or in public
34.2waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
34.3section103G.005, subdivision 15 . Priority
34.4shall be given to restoration and enhancement
34.5projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
34.6section97A.056, subdivision 13 , applies
34.7to grants awarded under this paragraph.
34.8This appropriation is available until June
34.930, 2018. No less than five percent of the
34.10amount of each grant must be held back from
34.11reimbursement until the grant recipient has
34.12completed a grant accomplishment report by
34.13the deadline and in the form prescribed by
34.14and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
34.15Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
34.16provide notice of the grant program in
34.17the game and fish law summary prepared
34.18under Minnesota Statutes, section97A.051,
34.19subdivision 2 .
34.20(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro
34.21Grant Program
34.22$4,000,000 in the second year is to the
34.23commissioner of natural resources for a
34.24program to provide competitive, matching
34.25grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
34.26state, and national organizations for
34.27enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
34.28wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
34.29or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan
34.30area and cities with a population of 50,000
34.31or greater. Grants shall not be made for
34.32activities required to fulfill the duties of
34.33owners of lands subject to conservation
34.34easements. Grants shall not be made from the
34.35appropriation in this paragraph for projects
34.36that have a total project cost exceeding
35.1$575,000. Of this appropriation,$70,000
35.2$250,000 may be spent for personnel costs
35.3and other direct and necessary administrative
35.4costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
35.5in land. Easements must be permanent.
35.6Grants may not be used to establish easement
35.7stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
35.8must be open to hunting and fishing during
35.9the open season unless otherwise provided
35.10by law. Lands acquired or lands with
35.11easements acquired with this appropriation
35.12may not be used for emergency haying and
35.13grazing in response to federal or state disaster
35.14declarations. Conservation grazing under
35.15a management plan that is already being
35.16implemented may continue. The program
35.17shall require a match of at least ten percent
35.18from nonstate sources for all grants. The
35.19match may be cash or in-kind resources.
35.20For grant applications of $25,000 or less,
35.21the commissioner shall provide a separate,
35.22simplified application process. Subject to
35.23Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
35.24natural resources shall, when evaluating
35.25projects of equal value, give priority to
35.26organizations that have a history of receiving
35.27or charter to receive private contributions
35.28for local conservation or habitat projects. If
35.29acquiring land or a conservation easement,
35.30priority shall be given to projects associated
35.31with or within one mile of existing wildlife
35.32management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
35.33section86A.05, subdivision 8 ; scientific
35.34and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
35.35sections84.033 and
86A.05, subdivision
35.365 ; or aquatic management areas under
36.1Minnesota Statutes, sections86A.05,
36.2subdivision 14 , and
97C.02 . All restoration
36.3or enhancement projects must be on land
36.4permanently protected by a permanent
36.5covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance
36.6and protection of restored and enhanced
36.7habitat, by a conservation easement, or
36.8by public ownership or in public waters
36.9as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
36.10103G.005, subdivision 15
. Priority shall
36.11be given to restoration and enhancement
36.12projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
36.13section97A.056, subdivision 13 , applies
36.14to grants awarded under this paragraph.
36.15This appropriation is available until June
36.1630, 2018. No less than five percent of the
36.17amount of each grant must be held back from
36.18reimbursement until the grant recipient has
36.19completed a grant accomplishment report by
36.20the deadline and in the form prescribed by
36.21and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
36.22Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
36.23provide notice of the grant program in
36.24the game and fish law summary prepared
36.25under Minnesota Statutes, section97A.051,
36.26subdivision 2 .
36.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.
36.31The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
36.32agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
36.33clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
36.34under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and "2017"
37.1used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
37.2fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
37.3year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016
37.4and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
37.11The amounts that may be spent for each
37.12purpose are specified in the following
37.13sections.
37.15Money appropriated in this article may
37.16not be spent on activities unless they are
37.17directly related to and necessary for a
37.18specific appropriation. Money appropriated
37.19in this article must be spent in accordance
37.20with Minnesota Management and Budget's
37.21Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
37.22Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
37.23Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
37.24otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
37.252016 appropriations are available until June
37.2630, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations
37.27are available until June 30, 2018. If a project
37.28receives federal funds, the time period of
37.29the appropriation is extended to equal the
37.30availability of federal funding.
37.32Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
37.33water funds, in consultation with the Council
37.34on Disability, should make progress toward
38.1providing greater access to programs, print
38.2publications, and digital media for people
38.3with disabilities related to the programs the
38.4recipient funds using appropriations made
38.5in this article.
38.7(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
38.8second year are to increase monitoring for
38.9pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
38.10water and groundwater and to use data
38.11collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.12(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000
38.13the second year are for monitoring and
38.14evaluating trends in the concentration of
38.15nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable
38.16to groundwater degradation; monitoring
38.17for pesticides when nitrate is detected;
38.18promoting, developing, and evaluating
38.19regional and crop-specific nutrient best
38.20management practices; assessing best
38.21management practice adoption; education
38.22and technical support from University of
38.23Minnesota Extension; and other actions to
38.24protect groundwater from degradation from
38.25nitrate. This appropriation is available until
38.26June 30, 2018.
38.27(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
38.28second year are for administering clean water
38.29funds managed through the agriculture best
38.30management practices loan program. Any
38.31unencumbered balance at the end of the
38.32second year shall be added to the corpus of
38.33the loan fund.
39.1(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
39.2the second year are for technical assistance,
39.3research, and demonstration projects on
39.4proper implementation of best management
39.5practices and more precise information on
39.6nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
39.7This appropriation is available until June 30,
39.82020.
39.9(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the
39.10second year are for research to quantify and
39.11reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
39.12waters and for development and evaluation
39.13of best management practices to protect and
39.14restore water resources. This appropriation
39.15is available until June 30, 2020.
39.16(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
39.17second year are for a research inventory
39.18database containing water-related research
39.19activities. Costs for information technology
39.20development or support for this research
39.21inventory database may be paid to the Office
39.22of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
39.23available until June 30, 2018.
39.24(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
39.25the second year are to implement the
39.26Minnesota agricultural water quality
39.27certification program statewide. This
39.28appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
39.29(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
39.30second year are to provide funding for a
39.31regional irrigation water quality specialist
39.32through University of Minnesota Extension.
39.33(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
39.34the second year are for grants to the Board of
39.35Regents of the University of Minnesota to
40.1fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
40.2and to protect the state's natural resources
40.3while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
40.4and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
40.5incorporating perennial and winter-annual
40.6crops into existing agricultural practices.
40.8(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
40.9the second year are for the point source
40.10implementation grants program under
40.11Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
40.12appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
40.13(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
40.14the second year are for small community
40.15wastewater treatment grants and loans under
40.16Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
40.17appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
40.18(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
40.19the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
40.20(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
40.21may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
40.22projects under any of the programs listed
40.23in this section based on their priority rank
40.24on the Pollution Control Agency's project
40.25priority list.
40.27(a) $8,550,000 the first year and $8,550,000
40.28the second year are for completion of 20
40.29percent of the needed statewide assessments
40.30of surface water quality and trends. Of this
40.31amount, $100,000 each year is for grants
40.32to the Red River Watershed Management
40.33Board to enhance and expand the existing
40.34water quality and watershed monitoring river
41.1watch activities in the schools along the Red
41.2River of the North. The Red River Watershed
41.3Management Board shall provide a report to
41.4the commissioner of the Pollution Control
41.5Agency and the legislative committees and
41.6divisions with jurisdiction over environment
41.7and natural resources finance and policy and
41.8the clean water fund by February 15, 2017,
41.9on the expenditure of this appropriation. If
41.10the amount in the first year is insufficient, the
41.11amount in the second year is available in the
41.12first year.
41.13(b) $10,600,000 the first year and
41.14$10,600,000 the second year are to develop
41.15watershed restoration and protection
41.16strategies (WRAPS), which include total
41.17maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
41.18TMDL implementation plans for waters
41.19listed on the Unites States Environmental
41.20Protection Agency approved impaired waters
41.21list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
41.22chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
41.23average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
41.24year over the biennium.
41.25(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000
41.26the second year are for groundwater
41.27assessment, including enhancing the
41.28ambient monitoring network, modeling, and
41.29evaluating trends, including the reassessment
41.30of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15
41.31years ago and found to be contaminated.
41.32(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
41.33second year are for implementation of the
41.34St. Louis River System Area of Concern
41.35Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
42.1must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
42.2nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
42.3(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
42.4second year are for storm water research and
42.5guidance.
42.6(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
42.7the second year are for TMDL research and
42.8database development.
42.9(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
42.10the second year are for national pollutant
42.11discharge elimination system wastewater and
42.12storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
42.13(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000
42.14the second year are for enhancing the
42.15county-level delivery systems for subsurface
42.16sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
42.17necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
42.18sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection
42.19of groundwater, including base grants
42.20for all counties with SSTS programs and
42.21competitive grants to counties with specific
42.22plans to significantly reduce water pollution
42.23by reducing the number of systems that
42.24are an imminent threat to public health or
42.25safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
42.26receive base grants must report the number
42.27of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
42.28through SSTS replacement, connection
42.29to a centralized sewer system, or other
42.30means, including property abandonment
42.31or buy-out. Counties also must report
42.32the number of existing SSTS compliance
42.33inspections conducted in areas under county
42.34jurisdiction. These required reports are to
42.35be part of established annual reporting for
43.1SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
43.2inventories or those with an ordinance in
43.3place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
43.4as a condition of transferring property or as a
43.5condition of obtaining a local permit must be
43.6given priority for competitive grants under
43.7this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
43.8each year is available to counties for grants to
43.9low-income landowners to address systems
43.10that pose an imminent threat to public health
43.11or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
43.12grant awarded under this paragraph may not
43.13exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
43.14receiving a grant under this paragraph must
43.15submit a report to the agency listing the
43.16projects funded, including an account of the
43.17expenditures.
43.18(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000
43.19the second year are for a storm water
43.20best management practice performance
43.21evaluation and technology transfer program
43.22to enhance data and information management
43.23of storm water best management practices;
43.24evaluate best management performance
43.25and effectiveness to support meeting total
43.26maximum daily loads; develop standards
43.27and incorporate state of the art guidance
43.28using minimal impact design standards as
43.29the model; and implement a knowledge
43.30and technology transfer system across
43.31local government, industry, and regulatory
43.32sectors for pass-through to the University of
43.33Minnesota. This appropriation is available
43.34until June 30, 2018.
43.35(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
43.36second year are to support activities of the
44.1Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
44.2Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
44.3(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
44.4the second year are for a grant program for
44.5sanitary sewer projects that are included in
44.6the draft or any updated Voyageurs National
44.7Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive
44.8Plan to restore the water quality of waters
44.9within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must
44.10be awarded to local government units for
44.11projects approved by the Voyageurs National
44.12Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and
44.13must be matched by at least 25 percent from
44.14sources other than the clean water fund.
44.15(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
44.16section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
44.17section encumbered on or before June 30,
44.182017, as grants or contracts are available
44.19until June 30, 2020.
44.22(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
44.23the second year are for stream flow
44.24monitoring.
44.25(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
44.26the second year are for lake Index of
44.27Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
44.28(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
44.29the second year are for assessing mercury
44.30and other contaminants of fish, including
44.31monitoring to track the status of impaired
44.32waters over time.
44.33(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000
44.34the second year are for developing targeted,
45.1science-based watershed restoration and
45.2protection strategies.
45.3(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
45.4the second year are for water supply planning,
45.5aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.6(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
45.7second year are for technical assistance to
45.8support local implementation of nonpoint
45.9source restoration and protection activities,
45.10including water quality protection in forested
45.11watersheds.
45.12(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
45.13second year are for applied research and tools,
45.14including watershed hydrologic modeling;
45.15maintaining and updating spatial data for
45.16watershed boundaries, streams, and water
45.17bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
45.18elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
45.19forestry best management practices for water
45.20quality; and developing a biomonitoring
45.21database.
45.22(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
45.23the second year are for developing county
45.24geologic atlases.
45.25(i) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
45.26second year are for analysis and mapping
45.27in each county related to compliance
45.28with riparian buffer or alternate practice
45.29requirements and to provide statewide
45.30coordination and guidance to local units of
45.31government for implementation of buffer
45.32requirements. Maps must be provided to
45.33local units of government and made available
45.34to landowners on the Department of Natural
45.35Resources' Web site.
46.3(a) $5,480,000 the first year and $6,000,000
46.4the second year are for grants to local
46.5government units organized for the
46.6management of water in a watershed or
46.7subwatershed that have multiyear plans
46.8that will result in a significant reduction in
46.9water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
46.10The grants may be used for establishment
46.11of riparian buffers; practices to store
46.12water for natural treatment and infiltration,
46.13including rain gardens; capturing storm
46.14water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and
46.15ravine stabilization; enforcement activities;
46.16and implementation of best management
46.17practices for feedlots within riparian areas
46.18and other practices demonstrated to be
46.19most effective in protecting, enhancing, and
46.20restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and
46.21streams and protecting groundwater from
46.22degradation. Grant recipients must identify
46.23a nonstate match and may use other legacy
46.24funds to supplement projects funded under
46.25this paragraph. Grants awarded under this
46.26paragraph are available for four years and
46.27priority must be given to the best designed
46.28plans each year.
46.29(b) $13,890,000 the first year and
46.30$13,890,000 the second year are for grants
46.31to protect and restore surface water and
46.32drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
46.33protect, enhance, and restore water quality
46.34in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
46.35groundwater and drinking water, including
46.36feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
47.1treatment system projects and stream bank,
47.2stream channel, shoreline restoration,
47.3and ravine stabilization projects. The
47.4projects must use practices demonstrated
47.5to be effective, be of long-lasting public
47.6benefit, include a match, and be consistent
47.7with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
47.8implementation plans, watershed restoration
47.9and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
47.10water management plans or their equivalents.
47.11(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
47.12the second year are for targeted local
47.13resource protection and enhancement grants
47.14and statewide program enhancements for
47.15technical assistance, citizen and community
47.16outreach, and training and certification, as
47.17well as projects, practices, and programs that
47.18supplement or otherwise exceed current state
47.19standards for protection, enhancement, and
47.20restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers,
47.21and streams or that protect groundwater from
47.22degradation, including compliance.
47.23(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000
47.24the second year are to provide state
47.25oversight and accountability, evaluate
47.26results, provide implementation tools, and
47.27measure the value of conservation program
47.28implementation by local governments,
47.29including submission to the legislature by
47.30March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial
47.31report prepared by the board, in consultation
47.32with the commissioners of natural resources,
47.33health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
47.34Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects
47.35funded under this section, and the amount of
47.36pollution reduced.
48.1(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
48.2the second year are for grants to local units
48.3of government to enhance compliance
48.4with riparian buffer or alternate practice
48.5requirements.
48.6(f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
48.7the second year are to restore or preserve
48.8permanent conservation on riparian buffers
48.9adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
48.10tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
48.11to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
48.12transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to
48.13surface waters; and increase infiltration for
48.14groundwater recharge. This appropriation
48.15may be used for restoration of riparian
48.16buffers permanently protected by easements
48.17purchased with this appropriation or contracts
48.18to achieve permanent protection for riparian
48.19buffers or stream bank restorations when the
48.20riparian buffers have been restored. Up to
48.21$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
48.22enforcement account.
48.23(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
48.24the second year are for permanent
48.25conservation easements on wellhead
48.26protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
48.27section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
48.28(d), or for grants to local units of government
48.29for fee title acquisition to permanently
48.30protect groundwater supply sources on
48.31wellhead protection areas or for otherwise
48.32assuring long-term protection of groundwater
48.33supply sources as described under alternative
48.34management tools in the Department
48.35of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer
48.36Management Plan, including low nitrogen
49.1cropping systems or implementing nitrogen
49.2fertilizer best management practices. Priority
49.3must be placed on land that is located where
49.4the vulnerability of the drinking water supply
49.5is designated as high or very high by the
49.6commissioner of health and where drinking
49.7water protection plans have identified
49.8specific activities that will achieve long-term
49.9protection. Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a
49.10monitoring and enforcement account.
49.11(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
49.12the second year are for community partner
49.13grants to local units of government for:
49.14(1) structural or vegetative management
49.15practices that reduce storm water runoff
49.16from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
49.17the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
49.18pollutants for restoration, protection, or
49.19enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
49.20and streams and to protect groundwater
49.21and drinking water; and (2) installation
49.22of proven and effective water retention
49.23practices including, but not limited to, rain
49.24gardens and other vegetated infiltration
49.25basins and sediment control basins in order
49.26to keep water on the land. The projects must
49.27be of long-lasting public benefit, include a
49.28local match, and be consistent with TMDL
49.29implementation plans, watershed restoration
49.30and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
49.31water management plans or their equivalents.
49.32Local government unit costs may be used as
49.33a match.
49.34(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
49.35second year are for a technical evaluation
49.36panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
50.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
50.2subdivision 6.
50.3(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
50.4the second year are for assistance, oversight,
50.5and grants to local governments to transition
50.6local water management plans to a watershed
50.7approach as provided for in Minnesota
50.8Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
50.9114D.
50.10(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
50.11the second year are for technical assistance
50.12and grants for the conservation drainage
50.13program in consultation with the Drainage
50.14Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
50.15Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision
50.1613, that includes projects to improve
50.17multipurpose water management under
50.18Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
50.19(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
50.20the second year are to purchase and restore
50.21permanent conservation sites via easements
50.22or contracts to treat and store water on the
50.23land for water quality improvement purposes
50.24and related technical assistance. This work
50.25may be done in cooperation with the United
50.26States Department of Agriculture with a first
50.27priority use to accomplish a conservation
50.28reserve enhancement program, or equivalent,
50.29in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit
50.30in a monitoring and enforcement account.
50.31(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
50.32the second year are to purchase permanent
50.33conservation easements to protect lands
50.34adjacent to public waters with good water
50.35quality but threatened with degradation. Up
51.1to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring
51.2and enforcement account.
51.3(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
51.4the second year are for a program to
51.5systematically collect data and produce
51.6county, watershed, and statewide estimates
51.7of soil erosion caused by water and wind
51.8along with tracking adoption of conservation
51.9measures to address erosion.
51.10(o) $520,000 the first year is for a grant
51.11to Washington County for a water quality
51.12improvement project that will improve water
51.13quality and restore an essential backwater
51.14aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud
51.15Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi
51.16River Area. This appropriation is not
51.17available until at least an equal amount is
51.18committed from nonstate sources.
51.19(p) The board shall contract for delivery
51.20of services with Conservation Corps
51.21Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and
51.22other activities under this section for up to
51.23$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000
51.24the second year.
51.25(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share
51.26funds in this section and may adjust the
51.27technical and administrative assistance
51.28portion of the funds to leverage federal or
51.29other nonstate funds or to address oversight
51.30responsibilities or high-priority needs
51.31identified in local water management plans.
51.32(r) The board shall require grantees to specify
51.33the outcomes that will be achieved by the
51.34grants prior to any grant awards.
52.1(s) The appropriations in this section are
52.2available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant
52.3funds are available until expended and shall
52.4be regranted consistent with the purposes of
52.5this section.
52.7(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000
52.8the second year are for addressing public
52.9health concerns related to contaminants
52.10found in Minnesota drinking water for which
52.11no health-based drinking water standards
52.12exist, including accelerating the development
52.13of health risk limits and improving the
52.14capacity of the department's laboratory to
52.15analyze unregulated contaminants. The
52.16commissioner shall contract with the Board
52.17of Regents of the University of Minnesota
52.18to provide an independent review of the
52.19department's drinking water contaminants
52.20of emerging concern program. The review
52.21must include an assessment of the process
52.22used by the department to rank contaminants
52.23that are threats to drinking water supplies
52.24and include a comparison of efforts at the
52.25department with efforts by other states and
52.26the United States Environmental Protection
52.27Agency. The review must be submitted to
52.28the Clean Water Council and the chairs and
52.29ranking minority members of the house of
52.30representatives and senate committees and
52.31divisions with jurisdiction over environment
52.32and natural resources by June 1, 2016.
52.33(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000
52.34the second year are for protection of drinking
52.35water sources.
53.1(c) $113,000 the first year and $112,000 the
53.2second year are for cost-share assistance to
53.3public and private well owners for up to 50
53.4percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
53.5(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000
53.6the second year are to develop and deliver
53.7groundwater restoration and protection
53.8strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
53.9in local water planning efforts and to provide
53.10resources to local governments for drinking
53.11water source protection activities.
53.12(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
53.13second year are for studying the occurrence
53.14and magnitude of contaminants in private
53.15wells and developing guidance to ensure
53.16that new well placement minimizes the
53.17potential for risks, in cooperation with the
53.18commissioner of agriculture.
53.19(f) $275,000 the first year and $75,000
53.20the second year are for development
53.21and implementation of a groundwater
53.22virus monitoring plan, including an
53.23epidemiological study to determine the
53.24association between groundwater virus
53.25concentration and community illness rates.
53.26(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
53.27second year are to prepare a comprehensive
53.28study of and recommendations for regulatory
53.29and nonregulatory approaches to water reuse
53.30for use in the development of state policy for
53.31water reuse in Minnesota.
53.32(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
53.33appropriations in this section are available
53.34until June 30, 2019.
54.2(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000
54.3the second year are to implement projects
54.4that address emerging drinking water supply
54.5threats, provide cost-effective regional
54.6solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
54.7coordination, support local implementation
54.8of water supply reliability projects, and
54.9prevent degradation of groundwater
54.10resources in the metropolitan area. These
54.11projects will provide to communities:
54.12(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
54.13water use through utilization of surface water,
54.14storm water, wastewater, and groundwater;
54.15(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
54.16for different alternatives;
54.17(3) development of planning level cost
54.18estimates, including capital cost and
54.19operation cost;
54.20(4) identification of funding mechanisms
54.21and an equitable cost-sharing structure
54.22for regionally beneficial water supply
54.23development projects; and
54.24(5) development of subregional groundwater
54.25models.
54.26(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
54.27the second year are for the water demand
54.28reduction grant program to encourage
54.29implementation of water demand reduction
54.30measures by municipalities in the
54.31metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and
54.32protection of drinking water supplies.
54.33(c) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
54.34second year are for grants or loans for local
55.1inflow and infiltration reduction programs
55.2addressing high-priority areas in the
55.3metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
55.4Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This
55.5appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.
55.6 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103A.206, is amended to read:
55.7103A.206 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.
55.8Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and
55.9economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and
55.10water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being,
55.11and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility to
55.12implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil and water
55.13conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits to the
55.14general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and damages
55.15caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage land
55.16occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through the
55.17implementation of practices that:
55.18(1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in
55.19order to preserve natural resources;
55.20(2) ensure continued soil health, as defined under section 103C.101, subdivision
55.2110a, and soil productivity;
55.22(3) protect water quality;
55.23(4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs;
55.24(5) reduce damages caused by floods;
55.25(6) preserve wildlife;
55.26(7) protect the tax base; and
55.27(8) protect public lands and waters.
55.28 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a
55.29subdivision to read:
55.30 Subd. 16. Water quality practices; standardized specifications. The Board of
55.31Water and Soil Resources shall work with state and federal agencies, academic institutions,
55.32local governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and
55.33provide recommendations for standardized specifications for water quality and soil
56.1conservation protection and improvement practices and projects. The board may convene
56.2working groups or work teams to develop information, education, and recommendations.
56.3 Sec. 12. [103B.801] COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
56.4PLANNING PROGRAM.
56.5 Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2
56.6to 4, apply to this section.
56.7 Subd. 2. Program purposes. The purposes of the comprehensive watershed
56.8management plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are to:
56.9(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under chapters 103B, 103C,
56.10and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based
56.11approach to watershed management;
56.12(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan
56.13services, and local capacity;
56.14(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed
56.15restoration and protection strategies under section 114D.26;
56.16(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;
56.17(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving
56.18measurable progress; and
56.19(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or
56.20watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according
56.21to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D.
56.22 Subd. 3. Coordination. The board shall develop policies for coordination and
56.23development of comprehensive watershed management plans. To ensure effectiveness
56.24and accountability in meeting the purposes of subdivision 2, these policies must address,
56.25at a minimum:
56.26(1) a boundary framework consistent with section 103B.101, subdivision 14,
56.27paragraph (a), and procedures, requirements, and criteria for establishing or modifying
56.28the framework consistent with the goals of section 103A.212. The metropolitan area, as
56.29defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be considered for inclusion in the
56.30boundary framework. If included, the metropolitan area is not excluded from the water
56.31management programs under sections 103B.201 to 103B.255;
56.32(2) requirements for coordination, participation, and commitment between local
56.33government units in the development, approval, adoption, and implementation of
56.34comprehensive watershed management plans within planning boundaries identified
56.35according to this subdivision;
57.1(3) requirements for consistency with state agency-adopted water and natural
57.2resources-related plans and documents required by chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D,
57.3103E, 103F, 103G, and 114D; and
57.4(4) procedures for plan development, review, and approval consistent with the intent
57.5of sections 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103B.321, 103D.401, and 103D.405. If the
57.6procedures in these sections are contradictory as applied to a specific proceeding, the
57.7board must establish a forum where the public interest conflicts involved can be presented
57.8and, by consideration of the whole body of water law, the controlling policy can be
57.9determined and apparent inconsistencies resolved.
57.10 Subd. 4. Plan content. The board shall develop policies for required comprehensive
57.11watershed management plan content consistent with comprehensive local water
57.12management planning. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting the purposes
57.13of subdivision 2, plan content must include, at a minimum:
57.14(1) an analysis and prioritization of issues and resource concerns;
57.15(2) measurable goals to address the issues and concerns, including but not limited to:
57.16(i) restoration, protection, and preservation of natural surface water and groundwater
57.17storage and retention systems;
57.18(ii) minimization of public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and
57.19water quality problems;
57.20(iii) restoration, protection, and improvement of surface water and groundwater
57.21quality;
57.22(iv) establishment of more uniform local policies and official controls for surface
57.23water and groundwater management;
57.24(v) identification of priority areas for wetland enhancement, restoration, and
57.25establishment;
57.26(vi) identification of priority areas for riparian zone management and buffers;
57.27(vii) prevention of erosion and soil transport into surface water systems;
57.28(viii) promotion of groundwater recharge;
57.29(ix) protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational
57.30facilities; and
57.31(x) securing other benefits associated with the proper management of surface water
57.32and groundwater;
57.33(3) a targeted implementation schedule describing at a minimum the actions,
57.34locations, timeline, estimated costs, method of measurement, and identification of roles
57.35and responsible government units;
58.1(4) a description of implementation programs, including how the implementation
58.2schedule will be achieved and how the plan will be administered and coordinated between
58.3local water management responsibilities; and
58.4(5) a land and water resource inventory.
58.5 Subd. 5. Timelines; administration. (a) The board shall develop and adopt, by
58.6June 30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination
58.7of plans consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal of
58.8completing statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025.
58.9The metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.
58.10(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to
58.11support development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management
58.12plan under this section.
58.13 Subd. 6. Authority. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the authorities
58.14granted to local government through chapters 103B, 103C, and 103D are retained when
58.15a comprehensive watershed management plan is adopted as a substitute for a watershed
58.16management plan required under section 103B.231, a county groundwater plan authorized
58.17under section 103B.255, a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311, a
58.18comprehensive plan authorized under section 103C.331, or a watershed management plan
58.19required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405.
58.20 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.101, is amended by adding a
58.21subdivision to read:
58.22 Subd. 10a. Soil health. "Soil health" means the continued capacity of soil to
58.23function as a vital living system that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Indicators
58.24of soil health include water infiltration capacity; organic matter content; water holding
58.25capacity; biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and
58.26to maintain soil aggregation; nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity; carbon
58.27sequestration; and soil resistance.
58.28 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.29 Subdivision 1. Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties of the state
58.30board provided by other law, the state board shall:
58.31(1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs;
58.32(2) keep the district boards of the state informed of the activities and experience of
58.33other districts and facilitate cooperation and an interchange of advice and experience
58.34among the districts;
59.1(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the districts with appropriate agencies
59.2by advice and consultation;
59.3(4) approve or disapprove the plans or programs of districts relating to the use of
59.4state funds administered by the state board;
59.5(5) secure the cooperation and assistance of agencies in the work of the districts
59.6and develop a program to advise and assist appropriate agencies in obtaining state and
59.7federal funds for erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution
59.8control programs;
59.9(6) develop and implement a public information program concerning the districts'
59.10activities and programs, the problems and preventive practices relating to erosion control,
59.11sedimentation, agriculturally related pollution, flood prevention, and the advantages of
59.12formation of districts in areas where their organization is desirable;
59.13(7) consolidate districts without a hearing or a referendum;
59.14(8) assist the statewide program to inventory and classify the types of soils in the
59.15state as determined by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey;
59.16(9) identify research needs and cooperate with other public agencies in research
59.17concerning the nature and extent of erosion, sedimentation, flooding and agriculturally
59.18related pollution, the amounts and sources of sediment and pollutants delivered to the
59.19waters of the state, and long-term soil productivity;
59.20(10) develop structural, land use management practice, and other programs to reduce
59.21or prevent soil erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution;
59.22(11) develop a system of priorities to identify the erosion, flooding, sediment, and
59.23agriculturally related pollution problem areas that most need control systems;
59.24(12) ensure compliance with statewide programs and policies established by the state
59.25board by advice, consultation, and approval of grant agreements with the districts;and
59.26(13) service requests from districts to consolidate districts across county boundaries
59.27and facilitate other agreed-to reorganizations of districts with other districts or other
59.28local units of government, including making grants, within the limits of available funds,
59.29to offset the cost of consolidation or reorganization; and
59.30(14) develop and implement a state-led technical training and certification program.
59.31 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
59.32 Subd. 5. Contracts by districts. (a) A district board may contract on a cost-share
59.33basis to furnish financial aid to a land occupier or to a state agency for permanent systems
59.34for erosion or sedimentation control or water quality or water quantity improvements that
59.35are consistent with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.
60.1(b) A district board, with approval from the state board and consistent with state
60.2board rules and policies, may contract on a cost-share basis to furnish financial aid to a
60.3land occupier for nonstructural land management practices that are part of a planned
60.4erosion control or water quality improvement plan.
60.5(b) (c) The duration of the contract must, at a minimum, be the time required to
60.6complete the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable for
60.7monetary damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance
60.8received from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a timely
60.9manner or maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.
60.10(c) (d) A contract may provide for cooperation or funding with federal agencies.
60.11A land occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract
60.12through services in kind.
60.13(d) (e) The state board or the district board may not furnish any financial aid for
60.14practices designed only to increase land productivity.
60.15(e) (f) When a district board determines that long-term maintenance of a system or
60.16practice is desirable, the board may require that maintenance be made a covenant upon
60.17the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this subdivision shall be
60.18construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section84.65 .
60.19 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
60.20 Subd. 2. Eligibility; documents required. (a) Local units of government are
60.21eligible to apply for assistance. An applicant for assistance shall submit:
60.22 (1) a project proposal form as prescribed by the agency; and
60.23 (2) evidence that the applicant has consulted with the involved local soil and water
60.24conservation districts and watershed districts, where they exist, in preparing the application.
60.25 (b) The proposed project must be identified in at least one of the following documents:
60.26 (1) the comprehensive water plan authorized under sections103B.301 to
103B.355 ;
60.27 (2) a surface water management plan required under section103B.231 ;
60.28 (3) a comprehensive watershed management plan developed under section
60.29103B.801, subdivision 4;
60.30 (4) an overall plan required under chapter 103D;
60.31(4) (5) any other local plan that provides an inventory of existing physical and
60.32hydrologic information on the area, a general identification of water quality problems and
60.33goals, and that demonstrates a local commitment to water quality protection, enhancement,
60.34or restoration;
61.1(5) (6) an approved total maximum daily load (TMDL) or a TMDL implementation
61.2plan; or
61.3(6) (7) a watershed protection and restoration strategy implementation plan.
61.4 Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:
61.7(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
61.8the second year are for stream flow
61.9monitoring, including the installation of
61.10additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring
61.11necessary to determine the relationship
61.12between stream flow and groundwater.
61.13(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
61.14the second year are for lake Index of
61.15Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
61.16(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
61.17the second year are for assessing mercury
61.18contamination and other contaminants of
61.19fish, including monitoring to track the status
61.20of waters impaired by mercury and mercury
61.21reduction efforts over time.
61.22(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
61.23the second year are for developing targeted,
61.24science-based watershed restoration and
61.25protection strategies, including regional
61.26technical assistance for TMDL plans and
61.27development of a watershed assessment tool,
61.28in cooperation with the commissioner of the
61.29Pollution Control Agency. By January 15,
61.302016, the commissioner shall submit a report
61.31to the chairs and ranking minority members
61.32of the senate and house of representatives
61.33committees and divisions with jurisdiction
61.34over environment and natural resources
62.1policy and finance providing the outcomes
62.2to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
62.3achieved with this appropriation and
62.4recommendations.
62.5(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
62.6the second year are for water supply planning,
62.7aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
62.8(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
62.9the second year are for technical assistance
62.10to support local implementation of nonpoint
62.11source restoration and protection activities,
62.12including water quality protection in forested
62.13watersheds.
62.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000
62.15the second year are for applied research
62.16and tools, including watershed hydrologic
62.17modeling; maintaining and updating spatial
62.18data for watershed boundaries, streams, and
62.19water bodies and integrating high-resolution
62.20digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness
62.21of forestry best management practices for
62.22water quality; and developing an ecological
62.23monitoring database.
62.24(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000
62.25the second year are for developing county
62.26geologic atlases.
62.27(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design
62.28standards and best management practices
62.29for public water access sites to maintain and
62.30improve water quality by avoiding shoreline
62.31erosion and runoff.
62.32(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning
62.33to develop and designate groundwater
62.34management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
62.35section103G.287, subdivision 4 . The
63.1commissioner, in consultation with the
63.2commissioners of the Pollution Control
63.3Agency, health, and agriculture, shall
63.4establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic
63.5mapping system that will include designated
63.6groundwater management areas. The
63.7mapping system must include wellhead
63.8protection areas, special well construction
63.9areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater
63.10recharge areas, and other designated or
63.11geographical areas related to groundwater.
63.12This mapping system shall be used to
63.13implement all groundwater-related laws
63.14and for reporting and evaluations. This
63.15appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
63.16(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
63.17the second year are forgrants a grant
63.18program to help counties and other local
63.19units of government to adopt and implement
63.20advanced shoreland protectionmeasures
63.21standards. The grants awarded under this
63.22paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and
63.23must be used torestore and enhance riparian
63.24areas cover the costs of developing and
63.25adopting ordinances with advanced shoreland
63.26protection standards or implementing
63.27advanced shoreland protection standards to
63.28protect, enhance, and restore water quality in
63.29public water lakes, public water wetlands,
63.30and public water rivers, and streams. Grant
63.31recipients must submit a report to the
63.32commissioner on the outcomes achieved
63.33with the grant.To be eligible for a grant
63.34under this paragraph, a county or other local
63.35unit of government must be adopting or have
63.36adopted an ordinance for the subdivision,
64.1use, redevelopment, and development of
64.2shoreland that has been approved by the
64.3commissioner of natural resources as having
64.4advanced shoreland protection measures. An
64.5ordinance Recipients will be reimbursed for
64.6eligible costs upon adoption of ordinances
64.7and completion of implementation activities
64.8as provided in this paragraph and as
64.9stipulated in the grant agreement. Ordinances
64.10adopted under this grant program must be
64.11approved by the commissioner and meet or
64.12exceed the following standards:
64.13(1) requires new sewage treatment systems
64.14to be set back at least 100 feet from the
64.15ordinary high water level for recreational
64.16development lake shorelands and 75 feet for
64.17general development lake shorelands;
64.18(2) requires redevelopment and new
64.19development on shoreland to have at least
64.20a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path
64.21and recreational use area may be allowed;
64.22(3) requires mitigation when any variance to
64.23standards designed to protect public water
64.24lakes, public water wetlands, and public
64.25water rivers, and streams is granted;
64.26(4) requires best management practices to be
64.27used to control storm water and sediment as
64.28part of a land alteration;
64.29(5) includes othercriteria standards
64.30developed by the commissioner; and
64.31(6) has been adopted by July 1,2015 2017.
64.32An ordinance that does not exceed all the
64.33standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered
64.34to meet the requirement if the commissioner
65.1determines that the ordinance provides
65.2significantly greater protection for both
65.3public waters andshoreland shorelands than
65.4those standards. Implementation activities
65.5funded under this grant program must meet
65.6the advanced shoreland protection standards
65.7and criteria described above. Grants awarded
65.8under this program may not be used to
65.9reimburse ordinance adoption or shoreland
65.10protection implementation expenses incurred
65.11prior to the date of a fully executed grant
65.12agreement.
65.13The commissioner of natural resources may
65.14develop additional criteria for the grants
65.15awarded under thisparagraph program. In
65.16developing the criteria, the commissioner
65.17shall consider the proposed changes to
65.18the department's shoreland rules discussed
65.19during the rulemaking process authorized
65.20under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1,
65.21section 4, subdivision 3.
65.22This appropriation is available until spent.
65.23(l) $100,000 the first year is for the
65.24commissioner of natural resources for
65.25rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes,
65.26section116G.15, subdivision 7 .
65.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
65.28 Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:
65.31(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000
65.32the second year are for grants to local
65.33government units organized for the
65.34management of water in a watershed or
66.1subwatershed that have multiyear plans
66.2that will result in a significant reduction in
66.3water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
66.4The grants may be used for the following
66.5purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
66.6practices to store water for natural treatment
66.7and infiltration, including rain gardens;
66.8capturing storm water for reuse; stream
66.9bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
66.10enforcement activities; and implementation
66.11of best management practices for feedlots
66.12within riparian areas and other practices
66.13demonstrated to be most effective in
66.14protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
66.15quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
66.16protecting groundwater from degradation.
66.17Grant recipients must identify a nonstate
66.18cash match of at least 25 percent of the
66.19total eligible project costs. Grant recipients
66.20may use other legacy funds to supplement
66.21projects funded under this paragraph. Grants
66.22awarded under this paragraph are available
66.23for four years and priority shall be given
66.24to the three to six best designed plans each
66.25year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall
66.26submit an interim report on the outcomes
66.27achieved with this appropriation, including
66.28recommendations, to the chairs and ranking
66.29minority members of the senate and house
66.30of representatives committees and divisions
66.31with jurisdiction over environment and
66.32natural resources policy and finance. This
66.33appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
66.34(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000
66.35the second year are for grants to protect and
66.36restore surface water and drinking water; to
67.1keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
67.2and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
67.3and streams; and to protect groundwater
67.4and drinking water, including feedlot water
67.5quality and subsurface sewage treatment
67.6system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
67.7stream channel, shoreline restoration,
67.8and ravine stabilization projects. The
67.9projects must use practices demonstrated
67.10to be effective, be of long-lasting public
67.11benefit, include a match, and be consistent
67.12with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
67.13implementation plans or local water
67.14management plans or their equivalents.
67.15(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
67.16the second year are for targeted local
67.17resource protection and enhancement grants
67.18for projects and practices that supplement or
67.19exceed current state standards for protection,
67.20enhancement, and restoration of water
67.21quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
67.22protect groundwater from degradation,
67.23including compliance.
67.24(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
67.25second year are to provide state oversight
67.26and accountability, evaluate results, and
67.27measure the value of conservation program
67.28implementation by local governments,
67.29including submission to the legislature
67.30by March 1 each year an annual report
67.31prepared by the board, in consultation with
67.32the commissioners of natural resources,
67.33health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
67.34Agency, detailing the recipients, projects
67.35funded under this section, and the amount of
67.36pollution reduced.
68.1(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
68.2the second year are for grants to local units
68.3of government to ensure compliance with
68.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
68.5sections103F.401 to
103F.455 , including
68.6enforcement efforts. Of this amount,
68.7$235,000 the first year is to update the
68.8Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the
68.9Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview
68.10for Decision Makers and to provide outreach
68.11to users and up to $1,000,000 the second year
68.12is for grants to soil and water conservation
68.13districts for assistance with the establishment
68.14of perennially vegetated riparian buffers.
68.15(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
68.16the second year are to purchase and restore
68.17permanent conservation easements on
68.18riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
68.19streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
68.20land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
68.21and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
68.22impacts to surface waters; and increase
68.23infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
68.24appropriation may be used for restoration
68.25of riparian buffers protected by easements
68.26purchased with this appropriation and for
68.27stream bank restorations when the riparian
68.28buffers have been restored.
68.29(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
68.30the second year are for permanent
68.31conservation easements on wellhead
68.32protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
68.33section103F.515, subdivision 2 , paragraph
68.34(d). Priority must be placed on land that
68.35is located where the vulnerability of the
69.1drinking water supply is designated as high
69.2or very high by the commissioner of health.
69.3(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
69.4the second year are for community partners
69.5grants to local units of government for:
69.6(1) structural or vegetative management
69.7practices that reduce storm water runoff
69.8from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
69.9the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
69.10pollutants for restoration, protection, or
69.11enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
69.12and streams and to protect groundwater
69.13and drinking water; and (2) installation
69.14of proven and effective water retention
69.15practices including, but not limited to, rain
69.16gardens and other vegetated infiltration
69.17basins and sediment control basins in order
69.18to keep water on the land. The projects
69.19must be of long-lasting public benefit,
69.20include a local match, and be consistent
69.21with TMDL implementation plans or local
69.22water management plans or their equivalents.
69.23Local government unit costs may be used as
69.24a match.
69.25(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
69.26second year are for a technical evaluation
69.27panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
69.28under Minnesota Statutes, section114D.50,
69.29subdivision 6 .
69.30(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
69.31second year are for assistance and grants to
69.32local governments to transition local water
69.33management plans to a watershed approach
69.34as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
69.35chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
70.1(k) The board shall contract for services
70.2with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
70.3restoration, maintenance, and other activities
70.4under this section for up to $500,000 the first
70.5year and up to $500,000 the second year.
70.6(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share
70.7funds in this section and may adjust the
70.8technical and administrative assistance
70.9portion of the funds to leverage federal or
70.10other nonstate funds or to address oversight
70.11responsibilities or high-priority needs
70.12identified in local water management plans.
70.13(m) The board shall require grantees to
70.14specify the outcomes that will be achieved
70.15by the grants prior to any grant awards.
70.16(n) The appropriations in this section are
70.17available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
70.18funds are available until expended and shall
70.19be regranted consistent with the purposes of
70.20this section.
70.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
70.22 Sec. 19. CANCELLATION OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.
70.23(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
70.24the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
70.252012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 3, paragraph (b), is
70.26canceled.
70.27(b) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
70.28the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
70.292012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 4,
70.30paragraph (b), is canceled.
70.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
71.4The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
71.5agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
71.6parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
71.7figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
71.8them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively.
71.9"The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium"
71.10is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
71.17The amounts that may be spent for each
71.18purpose are specified in the following
71.19sections.
71.21Money appropriated in this article may
71.22not be spent on activities unless they are
71.23directly related to and necessary for a
71.24specific appropriation. Money appropriated
71.25in this article must be spent in accordance
71.26with Minnesota Management and Budget's
71.27Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
71.28Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
71.29Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
71.30otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
71.312016 appropriations are available until June
71.3230, 2018, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations
71.33are available until June 30, 2019. If a project
71.34receives federal funds, the time period of
72.1the appropriation is extended to equal the
72.2availability of federal funding.
72.4Where appropriate, grant recipients of
72.5parks and trails funds, in consultation with
72.6the Council on Disability, should make
72.7progress toward providing greater access
72.8to programs, print publications, and digital
72.9media for people with disabilities related
72.10to the programs the recipient funds using
72.11appropriations made in this article.
72.14(a) $17,562,000 the first year and
72.15$17,562,000 the second year are for state
72.16parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
72.17(1) connect people to the outdoors;
72.18(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
72.19(3) maintain existing holdings; and
72.20(4) improve cooperation by coordinating
72.21with partners to implement the 25-year
72.22long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
72.23The appropriation in this paragraph includes
72.24money to acquire right-of-way and construct
72.25segments of the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail.
72.26(b) $8,782,000 the first year and $8,782,000
72.27the second year are for grants for parks
72.28and trails of regional significance outside
72.29the seven-county metropolitan area under
72.30Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The
72.31grants must be based on the recommendations
72.32to the commissioner from the Greater
72.33Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
73.1Commission established under Minnesota
73.2Statutes, section 85.536. The appropriation
73.3in this paragraph includes money to: (1)
73.4design, engineer, acquire right-of-way, and
73.5construct segments of the Mesabi Trail from
73.6Embarass to Tower and the Wagon Wheel
73.7Trail; and (2) provide a grant to Douglas
73.8County for the first phase of the acquisition of
73.9land, including a ski hill, for use as a regional
73.10park. Up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation
73.11may be used by the commissioner for the
73.12actual cost of issuing and monitoring the
73.13grants for the commission. Of the amount
73.14appropriated, $356,000 in fiscal year 2016
73.15and $362,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the
73.16Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
73.17Commission to carry out its duties under
73.18Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including
73.19the continued development of a statewide
73.20system plan for regional parks and trails
73.21outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
73.22(c) $536,000 the first year and $555,000 the
73.23second year are for coordination and projects
73.24between the department, Metropolitan
73.25Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
73.26Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
73.27Web-based information for park and trail
73.28users; and support of activities of the Parks
73.29and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
73.30(d) The commissioner shall contract for
73.31services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
73.32for restoration, maintenance, and other
73.33activities under this section for at least
73.34$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
73.35second year.
74.1(e) The implementing agencies receiving
74.2appropriations under this section shall
74.3give consideration to contracting with
74.4Conservation Corps Minnesota for
74.5restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
74.7(a) $17,562,000 the first year and
74.8$17,562,000 the second year are for
74.9distribution according to Minnesota Statutes,
74.10section 85.53, subdivision 3.
74.11(b) Money appropriated under this section
74.12and distributed to implementing agencies
74.13must be used to fund the list of recommended
74.14projects in the report submitted pursuant to
74.15Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section
74.164, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the
74.17money appropriated under this section must
74.18be substantially consistent with the project
74.19descriptions and dollar amounts in the report.
74.20Of the amount received in the distribution by
74.21the implementing agencies under Minnesota
74.22Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3: (1)
74.23$50,000 the first year to Ramsey County is
74.24for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship
74.25Garden Society to plan and design a chinese
74.26garden to be located in Phalen Park in St.
74.27Paul; and (2) $150,000 the first year to
74.28Ramsey County is to develop and install in
74.29parks in Ramsey County activity facilities for
74.30culturally relevant games that are reflective
74.31of the current demographic of the county.
74.32Any funds remaining after completion of
74.33the listed projects may be spent by the
74.34implementing agencies on projects to support
74.35parks and trails.
75.1(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
75.2Metropolitan Council and recipients of
75.3money appropriated under this section must
75.4ensure that the funds are used to supplement
75.5and not substitute for traditional sources of
75.6funding.
75.7(d) The implementing agencies receiving
75.8appropriations under this section shall
75.9give consideration to contracting with
75.10Conservation Corps Minnesota for
75.11restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
75.13$260,000 the first year is for the University of
75.14Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes
75.15to complete the Parks and Trails Legacy
75.16Tracking Project by completing an interactive
75.17Web based mapping system to share legacy
75.18fund parks and trails information for use by
75.19state, local, regional and federal parks and
75.20trails managers and funders, policy makers
75.21and the general public, and to implement
75.22the common user survey to understand the
75.23overall use and user needs and perceptions
75.24related to parks and trails use in Minnesota.
75.25The information, application, and system
75.26created as part of this effort must be
75.27compatible with and available within the
75.28Minnesota Geospatial Commons.
75.29 Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:
75.31(a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000
75.32the second year are for parks and trails of
75.33regional or statewide significance in the
76.1metropolitan area, distributed according to
76.2paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining
76.3after completion of the listed project may be
76.4spent on projects to support parks and trails
76.5by the implementing agency.
76.6(b) $1,443,000 the first year and $1,455,000
76.7the second year are for grants to Anoka
76.8County for:
76.9(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills
76.10Regional Park from Avocet Street;
76.11(2) restoration, including erosion repair,
76.12along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi
76.13River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids
76.14Dam Regional Park;
76.15(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake
76.16George Regional Park;
76.17(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain
76.18of Lakes Park Reserve;
76.19(5) improvements at the Rice Creek Chain of
76.20Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance
76.21shop rehabilitation, road and parking
76.22construction, fencing, beach improvements,
76.23and roof repairs;
76.24(6) trail reconstruction under East River
76.25Road on the Rice Creek West Regional Trail;
76.26(7) contracts with Conservation Corps
76.27Minnesota;
76.28(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator
76.29position;
76.30(9) a landscape designer or architect;
76.31(10) design, engineering, and construction of
76.32the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;
77.1(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George
77.2Regional Park;
77.3(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the
77.4Mississippi River Regional Trail;
77.5(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi
77.6River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi
77.7West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;
77.8(14) improvements of the Heritage
77.9Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek
77.10Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and
77.11(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek
77.12North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue
77.13to Golden Lake Elementary School.
77.14(c) $289,000 the first year and $292,000
77.15the second year are for grants to the city of
77.16Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the
77.17Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.
77.18(d) $294,000 the first year and $297,000 the
77.19second year are for grants to Carver County
77.20to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs
77.21Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail
77.22and for trail and bridge construction on the
77.23Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.
77.24(e) $1,174,000 the first year and $1,183,000
77.25the second year are for grants to Dakota
77.26County for:
77.27(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi
77.28River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional
77.29Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and
77.30to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional
77.31Trail;
77.32(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi
77.33River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and
77.34to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;
78.1(3) engineering and construction of regional
78.2trail segments throughout the county;
78.3(4) engineering and construction of a bridge
78.4and trails through the Minnesota Zoological
78.5Garden on the North Creek Regional
78.6Greenway; and
78.7(5) resource management of the county's
78.8parks and trails system.
78.9(f) $3,221,000 the first year and $3,246,000
78.10the second are for grants to the Minneapolis
78.11Park and Recreation Board for:
78.12(1) design and construction of trail loops,
78.13river access areas, landscapes, and storm
78.14water management improvements at Above
78.15the Falls Regional Park;
78.16(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls
78.17Regional Park;
78.18(3) a master plan and trail design for Central
78.19Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;
78.20(4) planning and design for the Central
78.21Riverfront including the water works and the
78.22Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;
78.23(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements
78.24and play area rehabilitation at
78.25Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;
78.26(6) trail, shoreline, water access,
78.27picnic, sailboat facility, and concession
78.28improvements at Minneapolis Chain of
78.29Lakes Regional Park;
78.30(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat
78.31restoration, accessibility improvements, and
78.32construction of new entrances at Minneapolis
78.33Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
79.1(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha
79.2Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale
79.3Avenue; and
79.4(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional
79.5Park.
79.6(g) $1,299,000 the first year and $1,309,000
79.7the second year are for grants to Ramsey
79.8County for:
79.9(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails
79.10at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack
79.11Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail
79.12Lakes Regional Park;
79.13(2) contracts with Conservation Corps
79.14Minnesota;
79.15(3) design and construction of an early
79.16learning center at Tamarack Nature Center
79.17and pedestrian connections, landscape
79.18restoration, signage, and other site amenities
79.19at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;
79.20(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature
79.21Center;
79.22(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps
79.23for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery
79.24Hollow;
79.25(6) trail development to connect Tamarack
79.26Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;
79.27(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water
79.28management improvements, and site
79.29amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes
79.30Regional Park;
79.31(8) trail development and connection, storm
79.32water management improvements, and site
79.33amenities at Rice Creek North Regional
79.34Trail; and
80.1(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
80.2(h) $2,378,000 the first year and $2,397,000
80.3the second year are for grants to the city of
80.4Saint Paul for:
80.5(1) an education coordinator;
80.6(2) a volunteer coordinator;
80.7(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;
80.8(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet
80.9Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;
80.10(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and
80.11lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park;
80.12and
80.13(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge
80.14reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.
80.15(i) $550,000 the first year and $554,000 the
80.16second year are for grants to Scott County for
80.17construction at Cedar Lake Farm Regional
80.18Park.
80.19(j) $3,669,000 the first year and $3,697,000
80.20the second year are for grants to Three Rivers
80.21Park District for:
80.22(1) a trail connection to connect Grand
80.23Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;
80.24(2) atrail bridge over safe trail crossing of
80.25County State-Aid Highway 19 for the Lake
80.26Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail;
80.27(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake
80.28Regional Trail;
80.29(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek
80.30Regional Trail;
80.31(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes
80.32Regional Trail; and
81.1(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek
81.2Regional Trail.
81.3(k) $821,000 the first year and $827,000 the
81.4second year are for grants to Washington
81.5County for:
81.6(1) parking, buildings, and other
81.7improvements at the Swim Pond in Lake
81.8Elmo Park Reserve;
81.9(2) design and construction of the Point
81.10Douglas Regional Trail, which connects to
81.11Wisconsin; and
81.12(3) paving improvements to Hardwood Creek
81.13Regional Trail, which may include new trail
81.14sections toward Bald Eagle Regional Park.
81.15(l) $1,682,000 the first year and $1,695,000
81.16the second year are for grants to implementing
81.17agencies for land acquisition within
81.18Metropolitan Council approved regional
81.19parks and trails master plan boundaries as
81.20provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
81.2185.53, subdivision 3
, clause (4).
81.22(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under
81.23this section must give consideration to
81.24Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
81.25use of corps services to contract for
81.26restoration and enhancement services.
81.27(n) For projects with the potential to need
81.28historic preservation services, a recipient
81.29of a grant awarded under this section must
81.30give consideration to the Northern Bedrock
81.31Conservation Corps for possible use of the
81.32corps' services.
81.33(o) By January 15, 2015, the council
81.34shall submit a list of projects, ranked in
82.1priority order, that contains the council's
82.2recommendations for funding from the
82.3parks and trails fund for the 2016 and
82.42017 biennium to the chairs and ranking
82.5minority members of the senate and house
82.6of representatives committees and divisions
82.7with jurisdiction over the environment and
82.8natural resources and the parks and trails
82.9fund.
82.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
82.11 Sec. 7. MESABI TRAIL GRANT EXTENSION.
82.12Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, or other law to the contrary,
82.13$512,000 of the money appropriated in fiscal year 2013 under Laws 2011, First Special
82.14Session chapter 6, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause (1), for grants under Minnesota
82.15Statutes, section 85.535, is available until June 30, 2017. The commissioner of natural
82.16resources shall extend the $512,000 grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional
82.17Railroad Authority for extension of the Mesabi Trail to June 30, 2017.
82.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
82.22 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
82.23entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts
82.24and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable
82.25activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and
82.26"2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available
82.27for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year"
82.28is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
82.292016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
83.3The amounts that may be spent for each
83.4purpose are specified in the following
83.5subdivisions.
83.7Money appropriated in this article may not
83.8be spent on activities unless they are directly
83.9related to and necessary for a specific
83.10appropriation. Money appropriated in this
83.11article must not be spent on indirect costs
83.12or other institutional overhead charges that
83.13are not directly related to and necessary for
83.14a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding
83.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and
83.16unless otherwise specified in this article,
83.17fiscal year 2016 appropriations are available
83.18until June 30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017
83.19appropriations are available until June 30,
83.202018. If a project receives federal funds, the
83.21time period of the appropriation is extended
83.22to equal the availability of federal funding.
83.24(a) These amounts are appropriated to
83.25the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
83.26arts education, arts preservation, and arts
83.27access. Grant agreements entered into
83.28by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
83.29other recipients of appropriations in this
83.30subdivision must ensure that these funds are
83.31used to supplement and not substitute for
83.32traditional sources of funding. Each grant
83.33program established within this appropriation
83.34must be separately administered from other
84.1state appropriations for program planning
84.2and outcome measurements, but may take
84.3into consideration other state resources
84.4awarded in the selection of applicants and
84.5grant award size.
84.7$22,598,000 the first year and $23,807,000
84.8the second year are to support Minnesota
84.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
84.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
84.11activities; to overcome barriers to accessing
84.12high-quality arts activities; and to instill the
84.13arts into the community and public life in
84.14this state.
84.16$4,237,000 the first year and $4,464,000
84.17the second year are for high-quality,
84.18age-appropriate arts education for
84.19Minnesotans of all ages to develop
84.20knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
84.21arts.
84.23$1,412,000 the first year and $1,488,000 the
84.24second year are for events and activities that
84.25represent the diverse cultural arts traditions,
84.26including folk and traditional artists and art
84.27organizations, represented in this state.
84.28(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
84.29in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
84.30board for administering grant programs,
84.31delivering technical services, providing
84.32fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
84.33ensuring accountability.
85.1(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
85.2appropriation to each of the categories listed
85.3in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
85.4regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
85.5other provision of law, regional arts council
85.6grants or other arts council grants for touring
85.7programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
85.8the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
85.9tour in their own region as well as all other
85.10regions of the state.
85.11(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
85.12under this section in the first year does not
85.13cancel, but is available for the second year
85.14of the biennium.
85.16(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
85.17governing board of the Minnesota Historical
85.18Society to preserve and enhance access to
85.19Minnesota's history and its cultural and
85.20historical resources. Grant agreements
85.21entered into by the Minnesota Historical
85.22Society and other recipients of appropriations
85.23in this subdivision must ensure that
85.24these funds are used to supplement and
85.25not substitute for traditional sources of
85.26funding. Funds directly appropriated to the
85.27Minnesota Historical Society must be used to
85.28supplement and not substitute for traditional
85.29sources of funding. Notwithstanding
85.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for
85.31historic preservation projects that improve
85.32historic structures, the amounts are available
85.33until June 30, 2019. The Minnesota
85.34Historical Society or grant recipients of the
85.35Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
86.1cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
86.2must give consideration to Conservation
86.3Corps Minnesota and Northern Bedrock
86.4Conservation Corps, or an organization
86.5carrying out similar work, for projects with
86.6the potential to need historic preservation
86.7services.
86.10$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the
86.11second year are for history programs and
86.12projects operated or conducted by or through
86.13local, county, regional, or other historical
86.14or cultural organizations or for activities
86.15to preserve significant historic and cultural
86.16resources. Funds are to be distributed through
86.17a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
86.18Historical Society shall administer these
86.19funds using established grant mechanisms,
86.20with assistance from the advisory committee
86.21created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
86.224, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
86.23item (ii). The appropriation in this paragraph
86.24includes money to plan, design, and engineer
86.25the reconstruction of the historic Hibbing
86.26High School Auditorium and to fund Phase
86.271 of the project.
86.29$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the
86.30second year are for programs and purposes
86.31related to the historical and cultural heritage
86.32of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the
86.33Minnesota Historical Society.
87.1$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the
87.2second year are for partnerships involving
87.3multiple organizations, which may include
87.4the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve
87.5and enhance access to Minnesota's history
87.6and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
87.9$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
87.10second year are for a contract or contracts
87.11to be awarded on a competitive basis to
87.12conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's
87.13sites of historical, archaeological, and
87.14cultural significance. Results of the surveys
87.15must be published in a searchable form
87.16and available to the public on a cost-free
87.17basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the
87.18Office of the State Archaeologist, and the
87.19Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a
87.20representative to an oversight board to select
87.21contractors and direct the conduct of the
87.22surveys. The oversight board shall consult
87.23with the Departments of Transportation and
87.24Natural Resources.
87.26$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
87.27second year are for a digital library project
87.28to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
87.29images, documents, and historical materials.
87.30The Minnesota Historical Society shall
87.31cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary
87.32loan system and shall jointly share this
87.33appropriation for these purposes.
88.1These amounts are appropriated to the
88.2commissioner of education for grants to
88.3the 12 Minnesota regional library systems
88.4to provide educational opportunities in
88.5the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural
88.6heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be
88.7allocated using the formulas in Minnesota
88.8Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3,
88.94, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to
88.10be distributed to all qualifying systems in
88.11an amount proportionate to the number of
88.12qualifying system entities in each system.
88.13For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying
88.14system entity" means a public library, a
88.15regional library system, a regional library
88.16system headquarters, a county, or an outreach
88.17service program. These funds may be used
88.18to sponsor programs provided by regional
88.19libraries or to provide grants to local arts
88.20and cultural heritage programs for programs
88.21in partnership with regional libraries.
88.22These funds must be distributed in ten
88.23equal payments per year. Notwithstanding
88.24Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
88.25appropriations encumbered on or before
88.26June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this
88.27subdivision are available until June 30, 2019.
88.29(a) These amounts are appropriated to
88.30the commissioner of administration for
88.31grants to the named organizations for the
88.32purposes specified in this subdivision. Up
88.33to one percent of funds may be used by the
88.34commissioner for grants administration.
89.1(b) Grant agreements entered into by
89.2the commissioner and recipients of
89.3appropriations under this subdivision must
89.4ensure that money appropriated in this
89.5subdivision is used to supplement and not
89.6substitute for traditional sources of funding.
89.8$1,600,000 each year is for Minnesota Public
89.9Radio to create programming and expand
89.10news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage
89.11and history.
89.14$1,600,000 each year is appropriated for a
89.15grant to the Association of Minnesota Public
89.16Educational Radio Stations for production
89.17and acquisition grants in accordance with
89.18Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.
89.20$3,900,000 the first year and $3,900,000
89.21the second year are for grants to the
89.22Minnesota Public Television Association for
89.23production and acquisition grants according
89.24to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.
89.26$100,000 each year is for grants to Wilderness
89.27Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor
89.28history, culture, and heritage by connecting
89.29Minnesota youth to natural resources.
89.31$750,000 each year is for the Como
89.32Park Zoo for program development that
89.33features education programs and habitat
89.34enhancement, special exhibits, music
90.1appreciation programs, and historical garden
90.2access and preservation.
90.4$150,000 each year is for development of
90.5educational exhibits using animals and the
90.6environment.
90.8$600,000 each year is for arts, arts education,
90.9and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's
90.10history and cultural heritage, including
90.11student and teacher outreach and expansion
90.12of the museum's American Indian initiatives
90.13programs.
90.15$250,000 the first year is for development,
90.16preparation, and construction of an exhibit
90.17on the unsalted seas to preserve Minnesota's
90.18history and cultural heritage related to fresh
90.19water lakes.
90.21$25,000 each year is for a grant to the
90.22Minnesota State Band to promote and
90.23increase public performances across
90.24Minnesota, and to preserve the history of the
90.25state band.
90.27$50,000 each year is for a grant to the
90.28Midwest Art Conservation Center, a
90.29nonprofit regional arts center, for the
90.30preservation and conservation of art and
90.31artifacts. The grant is to support providing
90.32treatment, education, and training for
90.33museums, historical societies, libraries, and
91.1other cultural institutions, as well as public
91.2and private clients.
91.4$3,250,000 the first year is for restoration
91.5and preservation of the fine art located in the
91.6State Capitol complex.
91.8$30,000 the first year is for a bust of Nellie
91.9Stone Johnson to be placed in the State
91.10Capitol Building.
91.12These amounts are appropriated to the
91.13Minnesota Zoological Board for programs
91.14and development of the Minnesota
91.15Zoological Garden and to provide access and
91.16education related to programs on the cultural
91.17heritage of Minnesota.
91.19(a) These amounts are appropriated to
91.20the Board of Directors of the Minnesota
91.21Humanities Center for the purposes
91.22specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota
91.23Humanities Center may use a portion of
91.24the following grants to cover the cost of
91.25administering, planning, evaluating, and
91.26reporting these grants. The Minnesota
91.27Humanities Center must develop a written
91.28plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
91.29shall submit the plan for review and approval
91.30by the Department of Administration.
92.1$850,000 each year is for programs and
92.2purposes of the Minnesota Humanities
92.3Center.
92.4The Minnesota Humanities Center may
92.5consider museums and organizations
92.6celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for
92.7grants from these funds.
92.9$150,000 the first year is for a grant to the
92.10Minnesota State Council on Disability to
92.11preserve Minnesota's disability history and
92.12culture and increase disability awareness
92.13statewide.
92.15$1,225,000 the first year and $775,000 the
92.16second year are for arts and cultural heritage
92.17grants to children's museums.
92.18Of this amount, $475,000 each year is
92.19for the Minnesota Children's Museum,
92.20including the Minnesota Children's Museum
92.21in Rochester; $200,000 each year is for the
92.22Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 the
92.23first year and $100,000 the second year are
92.24for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum;
92.25and $400,000 the first year is for the Southern
92.26Minnesota Children's Museum.
92.28(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
92.29Board of Directors of the Perpich Center
92.30for Arts Education for the program under
92.31paragraph (c).
92.32(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
92.33section 16A.28, the appropriations
93.1encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, are
93.2available until June 30, 2019.
93.4$600,000 the first year and $800,000 the
93.5second year are for the Turnaround Arts
93.6program to assist schools and programs
93.7throughout the state.
93.9(a) $1,000,000 each year is for the Indian
93.10Affairs Council to provide grants to preserve
93.11Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to
93.12foster education programs and immersion
93.13programs in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
93.15Where appropriate, grant recipients of arts
93.16and cultural heritage funds, in consultation
93.17with the Council on Disability, should make
93.18progress toward providing greater access
93.19to programs, print publications, and digital
93.20media for people with disabilities related
93.21to the programs the recipient funds using
93.22appropriations made in this section.
93.23 Sec. 3. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
93.26For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
93.27design, construct, furnish, and equip an
93.28expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
93.29Children's Museum. The expansion and
93.30exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
93.31latest research on early learning, allow for
93.32new state-of-the art education facilities, and
93.33increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
94.1and programming areas. This appropriation
94.2is not available until the commissioner of
94.3management and budget has determined that
94.4at leastan equal amount $4,000,000 has been
94.5committed from nonstate sources. Amounts
94.6expended for this project by nonstate sources
94.7since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the
94.8nonstate match.
94.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
94.10 Sec. 4. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 12, is amended to read:
94.13To the Minnesota Historical Society to be
94.14allocated to county and local jurisdictions
94.15as matching money for historic preservation
94.16projects of a capital nature, as provided
94.17in Minnesota Statutes, section138.0525 .
94.18Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
94.19138.0525, of this amount: (1) $50,000 is for a
94.20grant to the Fulda Heritage Society to expand
94.21the display areas for historic materials; and
94.22(2) $250,000 is for a grant to the Gunflint
94.23Trail Historical Society to complete phase
94.24two of the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature
94.25Center. Work within the National Register of
94.26Historic Places property shall be approved
94.27by the Minnesota Historical Society.
1.3fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund;
1.4modifying Water Law; modifying use of legacy funds; modifying previous
1.5appropriations; modifying certain grant eligibility;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.62014, sections 97A.056, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; 103A.206;
1.7103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding a subdivision;
1.8103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, subdivision 5; 103F.731, subdivision 2;
1.9Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2013, chapter
1.10137, article 2, sections 6; 7; article 3, section 4; Laws 2014, chapter 256, article
1.111, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, sections 10, subdivision 12;
1.1212; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. |
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1.18agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.19outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.20and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are
1.21available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. The
1.22"first year" is fiscal year 2016. The "second year" is fiscal year 2017. The "biennium" is
1.23fiscal years 2016 and 2017, respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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Available for the Year |
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Ending June 30 |
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| 1.27 |
2016 |
2017 |
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Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
99,386,000 |
$ |
607,000 |
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2.4heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.5spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.6following subdivisions.
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Subd. 2.Prairies |
40,948,000 |
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| 2.8 2.9 2.10 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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2.12commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.13land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.15subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.16for scientific and natural area purposes
2.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.18subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.20must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.21are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.22Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.24proposed land and permanent conservation
2.25easement acquisitions must be provided as
2.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 2.27 2.28 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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2.30commissioner of natural resources for an
2.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.32land in fee for wildlife management area
2.33purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.3486A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
2.35criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
3.1priority must be given to acquisition of
3.2lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.3bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.484.96, or lands adjacent to protected native
3.5prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
3.6must be provided as part of the required
3.7accomplishment plan.
| 3.8 3.9 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VI |
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3.11commissioner of natural resources for an
3.12agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.13to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
3.14savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
3.15wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
3.16criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
3.17priority must be given to acquisition of lands
3.18that are eligible for the native prairie bank
3.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or
3.20lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.21Annual income statements and balance sheets
3.22for income and expenses from land acquired
3.23with this appropriation must be submitted
3.24to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
3.25Council no later than 180 days following
3.26the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
3.27year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
3.28must be provided as part of the required
3.29accomplishment plan and must be consistent
3.30with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
3.31Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 3.32 3.33 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase V |
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3.35commissioner of natural resources for an
3.36agreement with The Nature Conservancy
4.1in cooperation with the United States Fish
4.2and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
4.3fee or permanent conservation easements
4.4within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.5Preservation Area in western Minnesota
4.6for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
4.7Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
4.8to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
4.9part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
4.10acquisition of lands that are eligible for
4.11the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.12Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.13protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.14land acquisitions must be provided as part
4.15of the required accomplishment plan and
4.16must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.17Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 4.18 4.19 |
(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV |
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4.21commissioner of natural resources
4.22to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.23Conservation Plan through the acquisition
4.24of permanent conservation easements to
4.25protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
4.26to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.27and enforcement funds as approved in
4.28the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.29Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.30subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
4.31in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.32must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.33are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.34Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.35adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.1permanent conservation easements must be
5.2provided as part of the final report.
| 5.3 5.4 |
(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V |
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5.6of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.7permanent conservation easements to protect
5.8and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.9water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.10least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
5.11on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
5.12establishing a monitoring and enforcement
5.13fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.14and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.16conservation easements must be provided as
5.17part of the final report.
| 5.18 5.19 |
(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase V |
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5.21commissioner of natural resources for an
5.22agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
5.23acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
5.24watershed for wildlife management purposes
5.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.26subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.27in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.28must be given to acquisition of lands that
5.29are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.31adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.32proposed land acquisitions must be provided
5.33as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 5.34 5.35 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley |
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6.2commissioner of natural resources for
6.3an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
6.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
6.5Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
6.6in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
6.7management purposes under Minnesota
6.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8,
6.9or for designation and management as
6.10waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
6.11in cooperation with the United States Fish
6.12and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
6.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
6.14required accomplishment plan.
| 6.15 6.16 |
(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's Important Bird Areas |
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6.18commissioner of natural resources for
6.19agreements to acquire conservation
6.20easements within important bird areas
6.21identified in the Minnesota Prairie
6.22Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
6.23$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
6.24$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
6.25which up to $100,000 is for establishing
6.26monitoring and enforcement funds as
6.27approved in the accomplishment plan and
6.28subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
6.2997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
6.30conservation easements must be provided as
6.31part of the final report.
| 6.32 6.33 |
(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat Restoration |
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6.35commissioner of natural resources for an
6.36agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
7.1District to acquire land in fee and permanent
7.2conservation easement and to restore river
7.3and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
7.4corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
7.5restorations must be provided as part of the
7.6required accomplishment plan.
| 7.7 7.8 |
(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII |
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7.10commissioner of natural resources to
7.11accelerate the restoration and enhancement
7.12of prairie communities on wildlife
7.13management areas, scientific and natural
7.14areas, state forest land, and land under
7.15native prairie bank easements. A list of
7.16proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.17must be provided as part of the required
7.18accomplishment plan.
| 7.19 |
(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II |
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7.21commissioner of natural resources for an
7.22agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
7.23and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
7.24proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.25must be provided as part of the final report.
| 7.26 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
14,822,000 |
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| 7.27 7.28 |
(a) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the Wild Rice River Watershed |
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7.30commissioner of natural resources for an
7.31agreement with the White Earth Nation
7.32to acquire lands in fee to be managed for
7.33wildlife habitat purposes. As a condition of
7.34receiving the grant under this paragraph, the
7.35White Earth Nation shall ensure that current
8.1access roads and trails on the property are
8.2maintained and open to continue the current
8.3access to adjoining lands. A list of proposed
8.4land acquisitions must be provided as part of
8.5the required accomplishment plan.
| 8.6 |
(b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V |
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8.8Board of Water and Soil Resources in
8.9cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
8.10and Water Conservation District to acquire
8.11permanent conservation easements within
8.12the boundaries of the Minnesota National
8.13Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
8.14forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
8.15establishing a monitoring and enforcement
8.16fund, as approved in the accomplishment
8.17plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
8.18section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
8.19permanent conservation easements must be
8.20provided as part of the final report.
| 8.21 8.22 |
(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase III |
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8.24commissioner of natural resources for an
8.25agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
8.26acquire land in fee for wildlife management
8.27purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2886A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land
8.29in fee for scientific and natural areas
8.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.31subdivision 5; for state forest purposes
8.32under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.33subdivision 7; and to enhance grasslands,
8.34forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
9.1acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.2required accomplishment plan.
| 9.3 9.4 |
(d) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer Forestlands - Phase II |
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9.6commissioner of natural resources to
9.7acquire forest lands in Cass and Wadena
9.8Counties for wildlife management purposes
9.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.10subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
9.11for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
9.12section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of
9.13proposed land acquisitions must be provided
9.14as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 9.15 9.16 |
(e) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - Phase VI |
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9.18commissioner of natural resources for an
9.19agreement with Cass County to acquire land
9.20in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
9.21habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
9.22A list of proposed land acquisitions
9.23must be provided as part of the required
9.24accomplishment plan.
| 9.25 9.26 |
(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase III |
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9.28commissioner of natural resources for an
9.29agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
9.30acquire permanent conservation easements
9.31along rivers and lakes in the northern
9.32forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
9.33establishing a monitoring and enforcement
9.34fund, as approved in the accomplishment
9.35plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
9.36section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
10.1proposed permanent conservation easements
10.2must be provided as part of the required
10.3accomplishment plan.
| 10.4 10.5 |
(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership |
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10.7commissioner of natural resources to
10.8acquire lands in fee and for permanent
10.9conservation easements in the Mississippi
10.10Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
10.11$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
10.12and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
10.13of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
10.14a monitoring and enforcement fund as
10.15approved in the accomplishment plan and
10.16subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.18acquisitions must be included as part of the
10.19required accomplishment plan.
| 10.20 |
(h) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement |
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10.22commissioner of natural resources to
10.23enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
10.24A list of proposed land enhancements
10.25must be provided as part of the required
10.26accomplishment plan.
| 10.27 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
20,390,000 |
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| 10.28 10.29 |
(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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10.31commissioner of natural resources for an
10.32agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
10.33land in fee to be designated and managed as
10.34waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
10.35in cooperation with the United States Fish
11.1and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.2acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.3required accomplishment plan.
| 11.4 11.5 |
(b) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative - Phase V |
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11.7commissioner of natural resources for an
11.8agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.9land in fee for wildlife management purposes
11.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
11.11subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions
11.12must be provided as part of the required
11.13accomplishment plan.
| 11.14 11.15 |
(c) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program - Phase IV |
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11.17commissioner of natural resources for the
11.18acquisition of land in fee and $1,469,000 is
11.19to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
11.20acquire permanent conservation easements
11.21on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native
11.22wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
11.23to $90,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
11.24Resources is for establishing a monitoring
11.25and enforcement fund as approved in
11.26the accomplishment plan and subject to
11.27Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
11.28subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land
11.29acquisitions must be included as part of
11.30the required accomplishment plan by the
11.31Department of Natural Resources and a list
11.32of permanent conservation easements must
11.33be provided as part of the final report by the
11.34Board of Water and Soil Resources.
| 11.35 11.36 |
(d) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VII |
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12.2commissioner of natural resources to
12.3enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide.
12.4A list of proposed land restorations and
12.5enhancements must be provided as part of
12.6the required accomplishment plan.
| 12.7 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
22,368,000 |
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| 12.8 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII |
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12.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.11interests in land in fee and permanent
12.12conservation easements for aquatic
12.13management purposes under Minnesota
12.14Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14,
12.15and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in
12.16permanent conservation easements for fish
12.17and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
12.18section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
12.19aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
12.20establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.21fund as approved in the accomplishment
12.22plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
12.23section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
12.24proposed land acquisitions and restorations
12.25and enhancements must be provided as part
12.26of the required accomplishment plan.
| 12.27 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI |
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12.29commissioner of natural resources for
12.30agreements to acquire land in fee and in
12.31permanent conservation easements and
12.32to restore and enhance natural systems
12.33associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
12.34and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
12.35Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
13.1Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
13.2Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
13.3Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
13.4and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
13.5Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.6establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.7fund as approved in the accomplishment
13.8plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
13.9section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
13.10proposed land acquisitions and permanent
13.11conservation easements must be provided as
13.12part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 13.13 13.14 13.15 |
(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VII |
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13.17commissioner of natural resources for an
13.18agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
13.19to restore and enhance habitat for trout
13.20and other species in and along coldwater
13.21rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
13.22proposed restorations and enhancements
13.23must be provided as part of the required
13.24accomplishment plan.
| 13.25 13.26 |
(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and Enhancement |
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13.28commissioner of natural resources for
13.29an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
13.30restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
13.31Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
13.32enhancements must be provided as part of
13.33the required accomplishment plan.
| 13.34 |
(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage |
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13.36commissioner of natural resources for
14.1an agreement with the Sand Hill River
14.2Watershed District to restore fish habitat
14.3in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
14.4proposed restorations must be provided as
14.5part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.6 14.7 |
(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase IV |
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14.9commissioner of natural resources for
14.10an agreement with the Shell Rock River
14.11Watershed District to protect, restore,
14.12and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
14.13Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
14.14acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
14.15must be provided as part of the required
14.16accomplishment plan.
| 14.17 14.18 |
(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat Enhancement |
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14.20commissioner of natural resources for an
14.21agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
14.22Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
14.23on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
14.24enhancements must be provided as part of
14.25the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.26 14.27 14.28 |
(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VII |
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14.30commissioner of natural resources for a
14.31program to provide competitive, matching
14.32grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
14.33state, and national organizations for
14.34enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
14.35wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
14.36or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
15.1$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
15.2metropolitan area and cities with a population
15.3of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
15.4for activities required to fulfill the duties
15.5of owners of lands subject to conservation
15.6easements. Grants shall not be made from the
15.7appropriation in this paragraph for projects
15.8that have a total project cost exceeding
15.9$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
15.10may be spent for personnel costs and other
15.11direct and necessary administrative costs.
15.12Grantees may acquire land or interests in
15.13land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
15.14may not be used to establish easement
15.15stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
15.16must be open to hunting and fishing during
15.17the open season unless otherwise provided
15.18by law. The program must require a match
15.19of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
15.20for all grants. The match may be cash or
15.21in-kind resources. For grant applications
15.22of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
15.23provide a separate, simplified application
15.24process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
15.25commissioner of natural resources shall,
15.26when evaluating projects of equal value,
15.27give priority to organizations that have a
15.28history of receiving or a charter to receive
15.29private contributions for local conservation
15.30or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
15.31conservation easement, priority must be
15.32given to projects associated with or within
15.33one mile of existing wildlife management
15.34areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3586A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
15.36areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
16.184.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
16.2management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
16.3sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
16.4All restoration or enhancement projects
16.5must be on land permanently protected by
16.6a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
16.7maintenance and protection of restored
16.8and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
16.9easement, or by public ownership or in
16.10public waters as defined in Minnesota
16.11Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision
16.1215. Priority must be given to restoration
16.13and enhancement projects on public lands.
16.14Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
16.15subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
16.16under this paragraph. This appropriation is
16.17available until June 30, 2018. No less than
16.18five percent of the amount of each grant
16.19must be held back from reimbursement until
16.20the grant recipient has completed a grant
16.21accomplishment report by the deadline and
16.22in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
16.23the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
16.24The commissioner shall provide notice of
16.25the grant program in the game and fish law
16.26summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
16.27section 97A.051, subdivision 2.
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Subd. 6.Administration |
858,000 |
607,000 |
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(a) Contract Management |
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16.31commissioner of natural resources for
16.32contract management duties assigned in this
16.33section. The commissioner shall provide an
16.34accomplishment plan in the form specified by
16.35the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
17.1on the expenditure of this appropriation.
17.2The accomplishment plan must include a
17.3copy of the grant contract template and
17.4reimbursement manual. No money may
17.5be expended prior to the Lessard-Sams
17.6Outdoor Heritage Council's approval of the
17.7accomplishment plan.
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(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission |
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17.10in the second year are to the Legislative
17.11Coordinating Commission for administrative
17.12expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
17.13Heritage Council and for compensation and
17.14expense reimbursement of council members.
17.15This appropriation is available until June 30,
17.162017. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281,
17.17applies to this appropriation.
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(c) Technical Evaluation Panel |
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17.20commissioner of natural resources for a
17.21technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
17.22ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota
17.23Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
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Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation |
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17.26not be spent on activities unless they are
17.27directly related to and necessary for a
17.28specific appropriation and are specified in
17.29the accomplishment plan approved by the
17.30Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
17.31Money appropriated in this section must not
17.32be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
17.33overhead charges that are not directly related
17.34to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
18.1Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
18.2in this section are available until June 30,
18.32018. For acquisition of real property, the
18.4amounts in this section are available until
18.5June 30, 2019, if a binding agreement with a
18.6landowner or purchase agreement is entered
18.7into by June 30, 2018, and closed no later
18.8than June 30, 2019. Money for restoration or
18.9enhancement is available until June 30, 2020,
18.10or five years after acquisition, whichever is
18.11later, in order to complete initial restoration
18.12or enhancement work. If a project receives
18.13at least 15 percent of its funding from federal
18.14funds, the time period of the appropriation
18.15may be extended to equal the availability
18.16of federal funding to a maximum of six
18.17years, provided the federal funding was
18.18confirmed and included within the first draft
18.19accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
18.20for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
18.21restore, enhance, and provide for public use
18.22of the land acquired with the appropriation.
18.23Public use facilities must have a minimal
18.24impact on habitat in acquired lands.
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Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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18.28be administered on a reimbursement basis
18.29unless otherwise provided in this section.
18.30Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
18.3116A.41, expenditures directly related
18.32to each appropriation's purpose made
18.33on or after July 1, 2015, or the date of
18.34accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
18.35later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
18.36otherwise provided in this section. For the
19.1purposes of administering appropriations
19.2and legislatively authorized agreements
19.3paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
19.4expense must be considered reimbursable
19.5by the administering agency when the
19.6recipient presents the agency with an invoice
19.7or binding agreement with the landowner,
19.8and the recipient attests that the goods have
19.9been received or the landowner agreement
19.10is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
19.11be made upon receiving documentation that
19.12the items articulated in the accomplishment
19.13plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
19.14Heritage Council have been achieved,
19.15including partial achievements as evidenced
19.16by progress reports approved by the
19.17Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
19.18Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
19.19projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
19.20support future management of acquired
19.21lands, or match a federal share. The
19.22advances must be approved as part of the
19.23accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
19.24expenditures for specific items in excess of
19.25$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
19.26part of the accomplishment plan.
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Subd. 9.Mapping |
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19.29in this section, as well as each recipient of
19.30a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
19.31must provide geographic information to the
19.32Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
19.33for mapping any lands acquired in fee with
19.34money appropriated in this section and
19.35open to public taking of fish and game.
19.36The commissioner of natural resources
20.1shall include the lands acquired in fee with
20.2money appropriated in this section on maps
20.3showing public recreation opportunities.
20.4Maps must include information on and
20.5acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
20.6fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
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Subd. 10.Disability Access |
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20.9outdoor heritage fund, in consultation with
20.10the Council on Disability, should make
20.11progress toward providing greater access
20.12to programs, print publications, and digital
20.13media for people with disabilities related
20.14to the programs the recipient funds using
20.15appropriations made in this article.
20.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
20.17 Subd. 8. Revenues. (a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with
20.18money from the outdoor heritage
20.19land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources:
20.20(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was
20.21purchased with money from the outdoor heritage
20.22to the state;
20.23(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase
20.24with money from the outdoor heritage
20.25the state; and
20.26(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause
20.27(2) from the revenues described in clause (1).
20.28(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under
20.29paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred to
20.30the state.
20.31 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.32to read:
20.33 Subd. 20. Donations. A recipient shall not accept a monetary donation or payment
20.34from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation from
21.1the outdoor heritage fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related
21.2to and necessary for activities specified in the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.3Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, unless expressly approved by the Lessard-Sams
21.4Outdoor Heritage Council in the accomplishment plan. This subdivision does not apply to
21.5donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction or bargain sales, as defined
21.6by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.1011-2, provided that the purchase
21.7price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the purchase price paid by the recipient.
21.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to money
21.9appropriated on or after that date.
21.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
21.11to read:
21.12 Subd. 21. Haying and grazing. Lands acquired with money appropriated from the
21.13outdoor heritage fund may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to
21.14federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that
21.15is being implemented prior to the emergency declaration may continue.
21.16 Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
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Subd. 5.Habitats |
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28,620,000 |
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| 21.18 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV |
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21.20commissioner of natural resources to
21.21acquire interests in land in fee or permanent
21.22conservation easements for aquatic
21.23management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
21.24sections
21.26habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions
21.27must be provided as part of the required
21.28accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
21.29plan must include an easement stewardship
21.30plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing
21.31a monitoring and enforcement fund as
21.32approved in the accomplishment plan
21.33and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.2report is required for any monitoring and
22.3enforcement fund established, including
22.4expenditures from the fund and a description
22.5of annual monitoring and enforcement
22.6activities.
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(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III |
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22.9commissioner of natural resources for
22.10agreements to acquire interests in land in
22.11fee or permanent conservation easements
22.12and to restore and enhance natural systems
22.13associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
22.14and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000
22.15to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
22.16Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends
22.17of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River
22.18Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota
22.19Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust
22.20for Public Land. A list of proposed
22.21acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
22.22must be provided as part of the required
22.23accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
22.24plan must include an easement stewardship
22.25plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing
22.26a monitoring and enforcement fund as
22.27approved in the accomplishment plan
22.28and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
22.30report is required for any monitoring and
22.31enforcement fund established, including
22.32expenditures from the fund and a description
22.33of annual monitoring and enforcement
22.34activities.
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(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection and Management - Phase III |
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23.2commissioner of natural resources for an
23.3agreement with Dakota County to acquire
23.4permanent conservation easements and
23.5restore and enhance habitats along the
23.6Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers.
23.7A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations,
23.8and enhancements must be provided as
23.9part of the required accomplishment plan.
23.10The accomplishment plan must include
23.11an easement stewardship plan. Up to
23.12$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring
23.13and enforcement fund as approved in
23.14the accomplishment plan and subject to
23.15Minnesota Statutes, section
23.16subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
23.17required for any monitoring and enforcement
23.18fund established, including expenditures
23.19from the fund and a description of annual
23.20monitoring and enforcement activities.
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(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration |
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23.23commissioner of natural resources to restore
23.24habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
23.25A list of proposed projects must be provided
23.26as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - Phase IV |
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23.30commissioner of natural resources for an
23.31agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
23.32to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake,
23.33river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list
23.34of proposed restorations and enhancements
24.1must be provided as part of the required
24.2accomplishment plan.
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(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration |
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24.5commissioner of natural resources for an
24.6agreement with the Red Lake Watershed
24.7District to restore and enhance stream and
24.8related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list
24.9of proposed restorations and enhancements
24.10must be provided as part of the required
24.11accomplishment plan.
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(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration |
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24.14commissioner of natural resources for an
24.15agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
24.16Association to restore trout habitat in the
24.17Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of
24.18proposed restorations must be provided as
24.19part of the required accomplishment plan.
24.20Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner
24.21of natural resources, restorations conducted
24.22pursuant to this paragraph may be
24.23accomplished by excavation.
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(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Invasive Carp |
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24.27commissioner of natural resources
24.28design
24.29construction, including acquisition,
24.30operation, and evaluation of structural
24.31deterrents for
24.32Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this
24.33money requires a one-to-one match for
24.34projects on state boundary waters.
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(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program - Phase IV |
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25.4commissioner of natural resources for a
25.5program to provide competitive, matching
25.6grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
25.7state, and national organizations for
25.8enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
25.9wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game,
25.10or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be
25.11made for activities required to fulfill the duties
25.12of owners of lands subject to conservation
25.13easements. Grants shall not be made from
25.14appropriations in this paragraph for projects
25.15that have a total project cost exceeding
25.16$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation
25.17may be spent for personnel costs and other
25.18direct and necessary administrative costs.
25.19Grantees may acquire land or interests in
25.20land. Easements must be permanent. Land
25.21acquired in fee must be open to hunting
25.22and fishing during the open season unless
25.23otherwise provided by state law. The
25.24program shall require a match of at least ten
25.25percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
25.26The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
25.27For grant applications of $25,000 or less,
25.28the commissioner shall provide a separate,
25.29simplified application process. Subject to
25.30Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
25.31natural resources shall, when evaluating
25.32projects of equal value, give priority to
25.33organizations that have a history of receiving
25.34or charter to receive private contributions
25.35for local conservation or habitat projects. If
25.36acquiring land or a conservation easement,
26.1priority shall be given to projects associated
26.2with existing wildlife management areas
26.3under Minnesota Statutes, section
26.4subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
26.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections
26.6and
26.7management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
26.8sections
26.9All restoration or enhancement projects
26.10must be on land permanently protected by a
26.11conservation easement or public ownership
26.12or in public waters as defined in Minnesota
26.13Statutes, section
26.1415. Priority shall be given to restoration
26.15and enhancement projects on public lands.
26.16Minnesota Statutes, section
26.17subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
26.18under this paragraph. This appropriation is
26.19available until June 30, 2016. No less than
26.20five percent of the amount of each grant
26.21must be held back from reimbursement until
26.22the grant recipient has completed a grant
26.23accomplishment report by the deadline and
26.24in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
26.25the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
26.26The commissioner shall provide notice of
26.27the grant program in the game and fish law
26.28summaries that are prepared under Minnesota
26.29Statutes, section
26.30 Sec. 7. Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
| 26.31 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
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30,890,000 |
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26.33$2,560,000 in the second year is to the
26.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
27.1interests in land in fee and permanent
27.2conservation easements for aquatic
27.3management purposes under Minnesota
27.4Statutes, sections
27.5and
27.6aquatic habitat. Up to $32,500 is for
27.7establishing a monitoring and enforcement
27.8fund as approved in the accomplishment
27.9plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
27.10section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
27.11proposed land acquisitions and restorations
27.12and enhancements must be provided as part
27.13of the required accomplishment plan.
27.14(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on
27.15Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
27.16$2,130,000 in the second year is to the
27.17commissioner of natural resources for
27.18agreements with the Leech Lake Area
27.19Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
27.20Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
27.21conservation easements to sustain healthy
27.22fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow
27.23Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows:
27.24$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed
27.25Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota
27.26Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to
27.27Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
27.28a monitoring and enforcement fund as
27.29approved in the accomplishment plan and
27.30subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
27.32land acquisitions must be provided as part of
27.33the required accomplishment plan.
27.34(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County
27.35- Phase V
28.1$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
28.2commissioner of natural resources for a
28.3contract with Dakota County to acquire
28.4permanent conservation easements and land
28.5in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in
28.6rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County.
28.7Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for
28.8establishing a monitoring and enforcement
28.9fund as approved in the accomplishment
28.10plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
28.11section
28.12acquired or lands with easements acquired
28.13with this appropriation may not be used for
28.14emergency haying and grazing in response
28.15to federal or state disaster declarations.
28.16Conservation grazing under a management
28.17plan that is already being implemented may
28.18continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.19and restorations and enhancements must
28.20be provided as part of the required
28.21accomplishment plan.
28.22(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
28.23$2,650,000 in the second year is to the
28.24commissioner of natural resources for
28.25agreements to acquire land in fee and
28.26permanent conservation easements and
28.27to restore and enhance natural systems
28.28associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
28.29and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000
28.30to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
28.31Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of
28.32the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great
28.33River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota
28.34Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for
28.35establishing a monitoring and enforcement
28.36fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
29.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
29.3The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired
29.4or lands with easements acquired with
29.5this appropriation may not be used for
29.6emergency haying and grazing in response
29.7to federal or state disaster declarations.
29.8Conservation grazing under a management
29.9plan that is already being implemented may
29.10continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.11and permanent conservation easements
29.12must be provided as part of the required
29.13accomplishment plan.
29.14(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife
29.15Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
29.16$2,440,000 in the second year is to the
29.17commissioner of natural resources for
29.18an agreement with the Bois de Sioux
29.19Watershed District to acquire land in fee
29.20and to restore natural systems associated
29.21with the Mustinka River located within the
29.22Bois de Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired
29.23with this appropriation may not be used for
29.24emergency haying and grazing in response
29.25to federal or state disaster declarations.
29.26Conservation grazing under a management
29.27plan that is already being implemented may
29.28continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.29must be provided as part of the required
29.30accomplishment plan.
29.31(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater
29.32Fish Habitat Enhancement and
29.33Restoration - Phase VI
29.34$1,900,000 in the second year is to the
29.35commissioner of natural resources for an
30.1agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
30.2to restore and enhance habitat for trout
30.3and other species in and along coldwater
30.4rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
30.5proposed land restorations and enhancements
30.6must be provided as part of the required
30.7accomplishment plan.
30.8(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative -
30.9Phase II
30.10$2,290,000 in the second year is to the
30.11commissioner of natural resources to restore
30.12habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
30.13Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for
30.14an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
30.15list of proposed restorations must be provided
30.16as part of the required accomplishment plan.
30.17(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation -
30.18Phase II
30.19$1,410,000 in the second year is to the
30.20commissioner of natural resources for an
30.21agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
30.22Association to enhance trout habitat in the
30.23Knife River watershed. A list of proposed
30.24enhancements must be provided as part of
30.25the required accomplishment plan.
30.26(i) Restoration and Enhancement of
30.27Washington County Public Lands
30.28$430,000 in the second year is to the
30.29commissioner of natural resources for an
30.30agreement with Washington County to
30.31restore and enhance habitat on public lands
30.32in Washington County. A restoration and
30.33enhancement plan and a list of proposed
30.34land restorations and enhancements
31.1must be provided as part of the required
31.2accomplishment plan.
31.3(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
31.4$600,000 in the second year is to the
31.5commissioner of natural resources for an
31.6agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board
31.7to enhance riparian and upland habitat
31.8within Wirth Park in Hennepin County.
31.9A restoration and enhancement plan and
31.10a list of proposed land restorations and
31.11enhancements must be provided as part of
31.12the required accomplishment plan.
31.13(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic
31.14Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
31.15$4,040,000 in the second year is to the
31.16commissioner of natural resources for an
31.17agreement with the Central Minnesota
31.18Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot
31.19projects to enhance aquatic habitat by
31.20preventing the spread of aquatic invasive
31.21species, including pilot projects conducting
31.22education and outreach, inspection and
31.23decontamination, enforcement, and other
31.24activities. All pilot projects must be
31.25conducted on a reimbursement basis and
31.26require a match of nonoutdoor heritage fund
31.27dollars. A required evaluation of results
31.28must be funded with nonoutdoor heritage
31.29fund dollars. The required evaluation must
31.30evaluate the efficacy of inspection and
31.31decontamination activities utilized in any of
31.32the pilot projects in preventing the spread
31.33of aquatic invasive species. A list of pilot
31.34projects must be included in the required final
31.35report. This appropriation is available until
32.1June 30, 2019. The accomplishment plan
32.2must accelerate the start of the pilot project.
32.3(l) Albert Lea Lake Management and
32.4Invasive Species Control Structure -
32.5Supplement
32.6$700,000 in the second year is added to
32.7the appropriation contained in Laws 2013,
32.8chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision
32.95, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of
32.10natural resources for an agreement with
32.11the Shell Rock River Watershed District to
32.12construct structural deterrents and lake level
32.13controls.
32.14(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
32.15Program - Phase VI
32.16$4,550,000 in the second year is to the
32.17commissioner of natural resources for a
32.18program to provide competitive, matching
32.19grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
32.20state, and national organizations for
32.21enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
32.22wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
32.23or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not
32.24be made for activities required to fulfill
32.25the duties of owners of lands subject to
32.26conservation easements. Grants shall not
32.27be made from the appropriation in this
32.28paragraph for projects that have a total
32.29project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this
32.30appropriation,
32.31spent for personnel costs and other direct and
32.32necessary administrative costs. Grantees may
32.33acquire land or interests in land. Easements
32.34must be permanent. Grants may not be used
32.35to establish easement stewardship accounts.
33.1Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting
33.2and fishing during the open season unless
33.3otherwise provided by law. Lands acquired
33.4or lands with easements acquired with this
33.5appropriation may not be used for emergency
33.6haying and grazing in response to federal
33.7or state disaster declarations. Conservation
33.8grazing under a management plan that is
33.9already being implemented may continue.
33.10The program shall require a match of at
33.11least ten percent from nonstate sources
33.12for all grants. The match may be cash or
33.13in-kind resources. For grant applications
33.14of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
33.15provide a separate, simplified application
33.16process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
33.17commissioner of natural resources shall,
33.18when evaluating projects of equal value,
33.19give priority to organizations that have a
33.20history of receiving or charter to receive
33.21private contributions for local conservation
33.22or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
33.23conservation easement, priority shall be
33.24given to projects associated with or within
33.25one mile of existing wildlife management
33.26areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.28areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
33.30management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
33.31sections
33.32All restoration or enhancement projects
33.33must be on land permanently protected by
33.34a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
33.35maintenance and protection of restored
33.36and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
34.1easement, or by public ownership or in public
34.2waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
34.3section
34.4shall be given to restoration and enhancement
34.5projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
34.6section
34.7to grants awarded under this paragraph.
34.8This appropriation is available until June
34.930, 2018. No less than five percent of the
34.10amount of each grant must be held back from
34.11reimbursement until the grant recipient has
34.12completed a grant accomplishment report by
34.13the deadline and in the form prescribed by
34.14and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
34.15Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
34.16provide notice of the grant program in
34.17the game and fish law summary prepared
34.18under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.19subdivision 2
34.20(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro
34.21Grant Program
34.22$4,000,000 in the second year is to the
34.23commissioner of natural resources for a
34.24program to provide competitive, matching
34.25grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
34.26state, and national organizations for
34.27enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
34.28wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
34.29or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan
34.30area and cities with a population of 50,000
34.31or greater. Grants shall not be made for
34.32activities required to fulfill the duties of
34.33owners of lands subject to conservation
34.34easements. Grants shall not be made from the
34.35appropriation in this paragraph for projects
34.36that have a total project cost exceeding
35.1$575,000. Of this appropriation,
35.2$250,000 may be spent for personnel costs
35.3and other direct and necessary administrative
35.4costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
35.5in land. Easements must be permanent.
35.6Grants may not be used to establish easement
35.7stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
35.8must be open to hunting and fishing during
35.9the open season unless otherwise provided
35.10by law. Lands acquired or lands with
35.11easements acquired with this appropriation
35.12may not be used for emergency haying and
35.13grazing in response to federal or state disaster
35.14declarations. Conservation grazing under
35.15a management plan that is already being
35.16implemented may continue. The program
35.17shall require a match of at least ten percent
35.18from nonstate sources for all grants. The
35.19match may be cash or in-kind resources.
35.20For grant applications of $25,000 or less,
35.21the commissioner shall provide a separate,
35.22simplified application process. Subject to
35.23Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
35.24natural resources shall, when evaluating
35.25projects of equal value, give priority to
35.26organizations that have a history of receiving
35.27or charter to receive private contributions
35.28for local conservation or habitat projects. If
35.29acquiring land or a conservation easement,
35.30priority shall be given to projects associated
35.31with or within one mile of existing wildlife
35.32management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
35.33section
35.34and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
35.35sections
35.365
36.1Minnesota Statutes, sections
36.2subdivision 14
36.3or enhancement projects must be on land
36.4permanently protected by a permanent
36.5covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance
36.6and protection of restored and enhanced
36.7habitat, by a conservation easement, or
36.8by public ownership or in public waters
36.9as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
36.11be given to restoration and enhancement
36.12projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
36.13section
36.14to grants awarded under this paragraph.
36.15This appropriation is available until June
36.1630, 2018. No less than five percent of the
36.17amount of each grant must be held back from
36.18reimbursement until the grant recipient has
36.19completed a grant accomplishment report by
36.20the deadline and in the form prescribed by
36.21and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
36.22Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
36.23provide notice of the grant program in
36.24the game and fish law summary prepared
36.25under Minnesota Statutes, section
36.26subdivision 2
36.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.
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Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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36.32agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
36.33clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
36.34under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and "2017"
37.1used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
37.2fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
37.3year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016
37.4and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 37.6 |
Available for the Year |
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| 37.7 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 37.8 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 37.9 |
Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER |
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| 37.10 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
112,451,000 |
$ |
112,246,000 |
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37.12purpose are specified in the following
37.13sections.
| 37.14 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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37.16not be spent on activities unless they are
37.17directly related to and necessary for a
37.18specific appropriation. Money appropriated
37.19in this article must be spent in accordance
37.20with Minnesota Management and Budget's
37.21Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
37.22Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
37.23Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
37.24otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
37.252016 appropriations are available until June
37.2630, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations
37.27are available until June 30, 2018. If a project
37.28receives federal funds, the time period of
37.29the appropriation is extended to equal the
37.30availability of federal funding.
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Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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37.33water funds, in consultation with the Council
37.34on Disability, should make progress toward
38.1providing greater access to programs, print
38.2publications, and digital media for people
38.3with disabilities related to the programs the
38.4recipient funds using appropriations made
38.5in this article.
| 38.6 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
8,584,000 |
$ |
8,582,000 |
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38.8second year are to increase monitoring for
38.9pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
38.10water and groundwater and to use data
38.11collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.12(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000
38.13the second year are for monitoring and
38.14evaluating trends in the concentration of
38.15nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable
38.16to groundwater degradation; monitoring
38.17for pesticides when nitrate is detected;
38.18promoting, developing, and evaluating
38.19regional and crop-specific nutrient best
38.20management practices; assessing best
38.21management practice adoption; education
38.22and technical support from University of
38.23Minnesota Extension; and other actions to
38.24protect groundwater from degradation from
38.25nitrate. This appropriation is available until
38.26June 30, 2018.
38.27(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
38.28second year are for administering clean water
38.29funds managed through the agriculture best
38.30management practices loan program. Any
38.31unencumbered balance at the end of the
38.32second year shall be added to the corpus of
38.33the loan fund.
39.1(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
39.2the second year are for technical assistance,
39.3research, and demonstration projects on
39.4proper implementation of best management
39.5practices and more precise information on
39.6nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
39.7This appropriation is available until June 30,
39.82020.
39.9(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the
39.10second year are for research to quantify and
39.11reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
39.12waters and for development and evaluation
39.13of best management practices to protect and
39.14restore water resources. This appropriation
39.15is available until June 30, 2020.
39.16(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
39.17second year are for a research inventory
39.18database containing water-related research
39.19activities. Costs for information technology
39.20development or support for this research
39.21inventory database may be paid to the Office
39.22of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
39.23available until June 30, 2018.
39.24(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
39.25the second year are to implement the
39.26Minnesota agricultural water quality
39.27certification program statewide. This
39.28appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
39.29(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
39.30second year are to provide funding for a
39.31regional irrigation water quality specialist
39.32through University of Minnesota Extension.
39.33(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
39.34the second year are for grants to the Board of
39.35Regents of the University of Minnesota to
40.1fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
40.2and to protect the state's natural resources
40.3while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
40.4and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
40.5incorporating perennial and winter-annual
40.6crops into existing agricultural practices.
| 40.7 |
Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
9,250,000 |
$ |
9,250,000 |
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40.9the second year are for the point source
40.10implementation grants program under
40.11Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
40.12appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
40.13(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
40.14the second year are for small community
40.15wastewater treatment grants and loans under
40.16Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
40.17appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
40.18(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
40.19the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
40.20(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
40.21may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
40.22projects under any of the programs listed
40.23in this section based on their priority rank
40.24on the Pollution Control Agency's project
40.25priority list.
| 40.26 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
28,855,000 |
$ |
28,853,000 |
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40.28the second year are for completion of 20
40.29percent of the needed statewide assessments
40.30of surface water quality and trends. Of this
40.31amount, $100,000 each year is for grants
40.32to the Red River Watershed Management
40.33Board to enhance and expand the existing
40.34water quality and watershed monitoring river
41.1watch activities in the schools along the Red
41.2River of the North. The Red River Watershed
41.3Management Board shall provide a report to
41.4the commissioner of the Pollution Control
41.5Agency and the legislative committees and
41.6divisions with jurisdiction over environment
41.7and natural resources finance and policy and
41.8the clean water fund by February 15, 2017,
41.9on the expenditure of this appropriation. If
41.10the amount in the first year is insufficient, the
41.11amount in the second year is available in the
41.12first year.
41.13(b) $10,600,000 the first year and
41.14$10,600,000 the second year are to develop
41.15watershed restoration and protection
41.16strategies (WRAPS), which include total
41.17maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
41.18TMDL implementation plans for waters
41.19listed on the Unites States Environmental
41.20Protection Agency approved impaired waters
41.21list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
41.22chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
41.23average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
41.24year over the biennium.
41.25(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000
41.26the second year are for groundwater
41.27assessment, including enhancing the
41.28ambient monitoring network, modeling, and
41.29evaluating trends, including the reassessment
41.30of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15
41.31years ago and found to be contaminated.
41.32(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
41.33second year are for implementation of the
41.34St. Louis River System Area of Concern
41.35Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
42.1must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
42.2nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
42.3(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
42.4second year are for storm water research and
42.5guidance.
42.6(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
42.7the second year are for TMDL research and
42.8database development.
42.9(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
42.10the second year are for national pollutant
42.11discharge elimination system wastewater and
42.12storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
42.13(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000
42.14the second year are for enhancing the
42.15county-level delivery systems for subsurface
42.16sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
42.17necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
42.18sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection
42.19of groundwater, including base grants
42.20for all counties with SSTS programs and
42.21competitive grants to counties with specific
42.22plans to significantly reduce water pollution
42.23by reducing the number of systems that
42.24are an imminent threat to public health or
42.25safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
42.26receive base grants must report the number
42.27of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
42.28through SSTS replacement, connection
42.29to a centralized sewer system, or other
42.30means, including property abandonment
42.31or buy-out. Counties also must report
42.32the number of existing SSTS compliance
42.33inspections conducted in areas under county
42.34jurisdiction. These required reports are to
42.35be part of established annual reporting for
43.1SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
43.2inventories or those with an ordinance in
43.3place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
43.4as a condition of transferring property or as a
43.5condition of obtaining a local permit must be
43.6given priority for competitive grants under
43.7this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
43.8each year is available to counties for grants to
43.9low-income landowners to address systems
43.10that pose an imminent threat to public health
43.11or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
43.12grant awarded under this paragraph may not
43.13exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
43.14receiving a grant under this paragraph must
43.15submit a report to the agency listing the
43.16projects funded, including an account of the
43.17expenditures.
43.18(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000
43.19the second year are for a storm water
43.20best management practice performance
43.21evaluation and technology transfer program
43.22to enhance data and information management
43.23of storm water best management practices;
43.24evaluate best management performance
43.25and effectiveness to support meeting total
43.26maximum daily loads; develop standards
43.27and incorporate state of the art guidance
43.28using minimal impact design standards as
43.29the model; and implement a knowledge
43.30and technology transfer system across
43.31local government, industry, and regulatory
43.32sectors for pass-through to the University of
43.33Minnesota. This appropriation is available
43.34until June 30, 2018.
43.35(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
43.36second year are to support activities of the
44.1Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
44.2Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
44.3(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
44.4the second year are for a grant program for
44.5sanitary sewer projects that are included in
44.6the draft or any updated Voyageurs National
44.7Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive
44.8Plan to restore the water quality of waters
44.9within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must
44.10be awarded to local government units for
44.11projects approved by the Voyageurs National
44.12Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and
44.13must be matched by at least 25 percent from
44.14sources other than the clean water fund.
44.15(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
44.16section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
44.17section encumbered on or before June 30,
44.182017, as grants or contracts are available
44.19until June 30, 2020.
| 44.20 44.21 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
8,500,000 |
$ |
8,500,000 |
||
44.23the second year are for stream flow
44.24monitoring.
44.25(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
44.26the second year are for lake Index of
44.27Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
44.28(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
44.29the second year are for assessing mercury
44.30and other contaminants of fish, including
44.31monitoring to track the status of impaired
44.32waters over time.
44.33(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000
44.34the second year are for developing targeted,
45.1science-based watershed restoration and
45.2protection strategies.
45.3(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
45.4the second year are for water supply planning,
45.5aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.6(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
45.7second year are for technical assistance to
45.8support local implementation of nonpoint
45.9source restoration and protection activities,
45.10including water quality protection in forested
45.11watersheds.
45.12(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
45.13second year are for applied research and tools,
45.14including watershed hydrologic modeling;
45.15maintaining and updating spatial data for
45.16watershed boundaries, streams, and water
45.17bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
45.18elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
45.19forestry best management practices for water
45.20quality; and developing a biomonitoring
45.21database.
45.22(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
45.23the second year are for developing county
45.24geologic atlases.
45.25(i) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
45.26second year are for analysis and mapping
45.27in each county related to compliance
45.28with riparian buffer or alternate practice
45.29requirements and to provide statewide
45.30coordination and guidance to local units of
45.31government for implementation of buffer
45.32requirements. Maps must be provided to
45.33local units of government and made available
45.34to landowners on the Department of Natural
45.35Resources' Web site.
| 46.1 46.2 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
51,274,000 |
$ |
51,274,000 |
||
46.4the second year are for grants to local
46.5government units organized for the
46.6management of water in a watershed or
46.7subwatershed that have multiyear plans
46.8that will result in a significant reduction in
46.9water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
46.10The grants may be used for establishment
46.11of riparian buffers; practices to store
46.12water for natural treatment and infiltration,
46.13including rain gardens; capturing storm
46.14water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and
46.15ravine stabilization; enforcement activities;
46.16and implementation of best management
46.17practices for feedlots within riparian areas
46.18and other practices demonstrated to be
46.19most effective in protecting, enhancing, and
46.20restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and
46.21streams and protecting groundwater from
46.22degradation. Grant recipients must identify
46.23a nonstate match and may use other legacy
46.24funds to supplement projects funded under
46.25this paragraph. Grants awarded under this
46.26paragraph are available for four years and
46.27priority must be given to the best designed
46.28plans each year.
46.29(b) $13,890,000 the first year and
46.30$13,890,000 the second year are for grants
46.31to protect and restore surface water and
46.32drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
46.33protect, enhance, and restore water quality
46.34in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
46.35groundwater and drinking water, including
46.36feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
47.1treatment system projects and stream bank,
47.2stream channel, shoreline restoration,
47.3and ravine stabilization projects. The
47.4projects must use practices demonstrated
47.5to be effective, be of long-lasting public
47.6benefit, include a match, and be consistent
47.7with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
47.8implementation plans, watershed restoration
47.9and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
47.10water management plans or their equivalents.
47.11(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
47.12the second year are for targeted local
47.13resource protection and enhancement grants
47.14and statewide program enhancements for
47.15technical assistance, citizen and community
47.16outreach, and training and certification, as
47.17well as projects, practices, and programs that
47.18supplement or otherwise exceed current state
47.19standards for protection, enhancement, and
47.20restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers,
47.21and streams or that protect groundwater from
47.22degradation, including compliance.
47.23(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000
47.24the second year are to provide state
47.25oversight and accountability, evaluate
47.26results, provide implementation tools, and
47.27measure the value of conservation program
47.28implementation by local governments,
47.29including submission to the legislature by
47.30March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial
47.31report prepared by the board, in consultation
47.32with the commissioners of natural resources,
47.33health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
47.34Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects
47.35funded under this section, and the amount of
47.36pollution reduced.
48.1(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
48.2the second year are for grants to local units
48.3of government to enhance compliance
48.4with riparian buffer or alternate practice
48.5requirements.
48.6(f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
48.7the second year are to restore or preserve
48.8permanent conservation on riparian buffers
48.9adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
48.10tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
48.11to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
48.12transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to
48.13surface waters; and increase infiltration for
48.14groundwater recharge. This appropriation
48.15may be used for restoration of riparian
48.16buffers permanently protected by easements
48.17purchased with this appropriation or contracts
48.18to achieve permanent protection for riparian
48.19buffers or stream bank restorations when the
48.20riparian buffers have been restored. Up to
48.21$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
48.22enforcement account.
48.23(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
48.24the second year are for permanent
48.25conservation easements on wellhead
48.26protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
48.27section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
48.28(d), or for grants to local units of government
48.29for fee title acquisition to permanently
48.30protect groundwater supply sources on
48.31wellhead protection areas or for otherwise
48.32assuring long-term protection of groundwater
48.33supply sources as described under alternative
48.34management tools in the Department
48.35of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer
48.36Management Plan, including low nitrogen
49.1cropping systems or implementing nitrogen
49.2fertilizer best management practices. Priority
49.3must be placed on land that is located where
49.4the vulnerability of the drinking water supply
49.5is designated as high or very high by the
49.6commissioner of health and where drinking
49.7water protection plans have identified
49.8specific activities that will achieve long-term
49.9protection. Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a
49.10monitoring and enforcement account.
49.11(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
49.12the second year are for community partner
49.13grants to local units of government for:
49.14(1) structural or vegetative management
49.15practices that reduce storm water runoff
49.16from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
49.17the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
49.18pollutants for restoration, protection, or
49.19enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
49.20and streams and to protect groundwater
49.21and drinking water; and (2) installation
49.22of proven and effective water retention
49.23practices including, but not limited to, rain
49.24gardens and other vegetated infiltration
49.25basins and sediment control basins in order
49.26to keep water on the land. The projects must
49.27be of long-lasting public benefit, include a
49.28local match, and be consistent with TMDL
49.29implementation plans, watershed restoration
49.30and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
49.31water management plans or their equivalents.
49.32Local government unit costs may be used as
49.33a match.
49.34(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
49.35second year are for a technical evaluation
49.36panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
50.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
50.2subdivision 6.
50.3(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
50.4the second year are for assistance, oversight,
50.5and grants to local governments to transition
50.6local water management plans to a watershed
50.7approach as provided for in Minnesota
50.8Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
50.9114D.
50.10(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
50.11the second year are for technical assistance
50.12and grants for the conservation drainage
50.13program in consultation with the Drainage
50.14Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
50.15Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision
50.1613, that includes projects to improve
50.17multipurpose water management under
50.18Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
50.19(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
50.20the second year are to purchase and restore
50.21permanent conservation sites via easements
50.22or contracts to treat and store water on the
50.23land for water quality improvement purposes
50.24and related technical assistance. This work
50.25may be done in cooperation with the United
50.26States Department of Agriculture with a first
50.27priority use to accomplish a conservation
50.28reserve enhancement program, or equivalent,
50.29in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit
50.30in a monitoring and enforcement account.
50.31(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
50.32the second year are to purchase permanent
50.33conservation easements to protect lands
50.34adjacent to public waters with good water
50.35quality but threatened with degradation. Up
51.1to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring
51.2and enforcement account.
51.3(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
51.4the second year are for a program to
51.5systematically collect data and produce
51.6county, watershed, and statewide estimates
51.7of soil erosion caused by water and wind
51.8along with tracking adoption of conservation
51.9measures to address erosion.
51.10(o) $520,000 the first year is for a grant
51.11to Washington County for a water quality
51.12improvement project that will improve water
51.13quality and restore an essential backwater
51.14aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud
51.15Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi
51.16River Area. This appropriation is not
51.17available until at least an equal amount is
51.18committed from nonstate sources.
51.19(p) The board shall contract for delivery
51.20of services with Conservation Corps
51.21Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and
51.22other activities under this section for up to
51.23$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000
51.24the second year.
51.25(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share
51.26funds in this section and may adjust the
51.27technical and administrative assistance
51.28portion of the funds to leverage federal or
51.29other nonstate funds or to address oversight
51.30responsibilities or high-priority needs
51.31identified in local water management plans.
51.32(r) The board shall require grantees to specify
51.33the outcomes that will be achieved by the
51.34grants prior to any grant awards.
52.1(s) The appropriations in this section are
52.2available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant
52.3funds are available until expended and shall
52.4be regranted consistent with the purposes of
52.5this section.
| 52.6 |
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
$ |
4,013,000 |
$ |
3,812,000 |
||
52.8the second year are for addressing public
52.9health concerns related to contaminants
52.10found in Minnesota drinking water for which
52.11no health-based drinking water standards
52.12exist, including accelerating the development
52.13of health risk limits and improving the
52.14capacity of the department's laboratory to
52.15analyze unregulated contaminants. The
52.16commissioner shall contract with the Board
52.17of Regents of the University of Minnesota
52.18to provide an independent review of the
52.19department's drinking water contaminants
52.20of emerging concern program. The review
52.21must include an assessment of the process
52.22used by the department to rank contaminants
52.23that are threats to drinking water supplies
52.24and include a comparison of efforts at the
52.25department with efforts by other states and
52.26the United States Environmental Protection
52.27Agency. The review must be submitted to
52.28the Clean Water Council and the chairs and
52.29ranking minority members of the house of
52.30representatives and senate committees and
52.31divisions with jurisdiction over environment
52.32and natural resources by June 1, 2016.
52.33(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000
52.34the second year are for protection of drinking
52.35water sources.
53.1(c) $113,000 the first year and $112,000 the
53.2second year are for cost-share assistance to
53.3public and private well owners for up to 50
53.4percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
53.5(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000
53.6the second year are to develop and deliver
53.7groundwater restoration and protection
53.8strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
53.9in local water planning efforts and to provide
53.10resources to local governments for drinking
53.11water source protection activities.
53.12(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
53.13second year are for studying the occurrence
53.14and magnitude of contaminants in private
53.15wells and developing guidance to ensure
53.16that new well placement minimizes the
53.17potential for risks, in cooperation with the
53.18commissioner of agriculture.
53.19(f) $275,000 the first year and $75,000
53.20the second year are for development
53.21and implementation of a groundwater
53.22virus monitoring plan, including an
53.23epidemiological study to determine the
53.24association between groundwater virus
53.25concentration and community illness rates.
53.26(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
53.27second year are to prepare a comprehensive
53.28study of and recommendations for regulatory
53.29and nonregulatory approaches to water reuse
53.30for use in the development of state policy for
53.31water reuse in Minnesota.
53.32(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
53.33appropriations in this section are available
53.34until June 30, 2019.
| 54.1 |
Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
1,975,000 |
$ |
1,975,000 |
||
54.3the second year are to implement projects
54.4that address emerging drinking water supply
54.5threats, provide cost-effective regional
54.6solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
54.7coordination, support local implementation
54.8of water supply reliability projects, and
54.9prevent degradation of groundwater
54.10resources in the metropolitan area. These
54.11projects will provide to communities:
54.12(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
54.13water use through utilization of surface water,
54.14storm water, wastewater, and groundwater;
54.15(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
54.16for different alternatives;
54.17(3) development of planning level cost
54.18estimates, including capital cost and
54.19operation cost;
54.20(4) identification of funding mechanisms
54.21and an equitable cost-sharing structure
54.22for regionally beneficial water supply
54.23development projects; and
54.24(5) development of subregional groundwater
54.25models.
54.26(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
54.27the second year are for the water demand
54.28reduction grant program to encourage
54.29implementation of water demand reduction
54.30measures by municipalities in the
54.31metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and
54.32protection of drinking water supplies.
54.33(c) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
54.34second year are for grants or loans for local
55.1inflow and infiltration reduction programs
55.2addressing high-priority areas in the
55.3metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
55.4Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This
55.5appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.
55.6 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103A.206, is amended to read:
55.7103A.206 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.
55.8Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and
55.9economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and
55.10water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being,
55.11and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility to
55.12implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil and water
55.13conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits to the
55.14general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and damages
55.15caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage land
55.16occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through the
55.17implementation of practices that:
55.18(1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in
55.19order to preserve natural resources;
55.20(2) ensure continued soil health, as defined under section 103C.101, subdivision
55.2110a, and soil productivity;
55.22(3) protect water quality;
55.23(4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs;
55.24(5) reduce damages caused by floods;
55.25(6) preserve wildlife;
55.26(7) protect the tax base; and
55.27(8) protect public lands and waters.
55.28 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a
55.29subdivision to read:
55.30 Subd. 16. Water quality practices; standardized specifications. The Board of
55.31Water and Soil Resources shall work with state and federal agencies, academic institutions,
55.32local governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and
55.33provide recommendations for standardized specifications for water quality and soil
56.1conservation protection and improvement practices and projects. The board may convene
56.2working groups or work teams to develop information, education, and recommendations.
56.3 Sec. 12. [103B.801] COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
56.4PLANNING PROGRAM.
56.5 Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2
56.6to 4, apply to this section.
56.7 Subd. 2. Program purposes. The purposes of the comprehensive watershed
56.8management plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are to:
56.9(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under chapters 103B, 103C,
56.10and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based
56.11approach to watershed management;
56.12(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan
56.13services, and local capacity;
56.14(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed
56.15restoration and protection strategies under section 114D.26;
56.16(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;
56.17(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving
56.18measurable progress; and
56.19(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or
56.20watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according
56.21to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D.
56.22 Subd. 3. Coordination. The board shall develop policies for coordination and
56.23development of comprehensive watershed management plans. To ensure effectiveness
56.24and accountability in meeting the purposes of subdivision 2, these policies must address,
56.25at a minimum:
56.26(1) a boundary framework consistent with section 103B.101, subdivision 14,
56.27paragraph (a), and procedures, requirements, and criteria for establishing or modifying
56.28the framework consistent with the goals of section 103A.212. The metropolitan area, as
56.29defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be considered for inclusion in the
56.30boundary framework. If included, the metropolitan area is not excluded from the water
56.31management programs under sections 103B.201 to 103B.255;
56.32(2) requirements for coordination, participation, and commitment between local
56.33government units in the development, approval, adoption, and implementation of
56.34comprehensive watershed management plans within planning boundaries identified
56.35according to this subdivision;
57.1(3) requirements for consistency with state agency-adopted water and natural
57.2resources-related plans and documents required by chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D,
57.3103E, 103F, 103G, and 114D; and
57.4(4) procedures for plan development, review, and approval consistent with the intent
57.5of sections 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103B.321, 103D.401, and 103D.405. If the
57.6procedures in these sections are contradictory as applied to a specific proceeding, the
57.7board must establish a forum where the public interest conflicts involved can be presented
57.8and, by consideration of the whole body of water law, the controlling policy can be
57.9determined and apparent inconsistencies resolved.
57.10 Subd. 4. Plan content. The board shall develop policies for required comprehensive
57.11watershed management plan content consistent with comprehensive local water
57.12management planning. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting the purposes
57.13of subdivision 2, plan content must include, at a minimum:
57.14(1) an analysis and prioritization of issues and resource concerns;
57.15(2) measurable goals to address the issues and concerns, including but not limited to:
57.16(i) restoration, protection, and preservation of natural surface water and groundwater
57.17storage and retention systems;
57.18(ii) minimization of public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and
57.19water quality problems;
57.20(iii) restoration, protection, and improvement of surface water and groundwater
57.21quality;
57.22(iv) establishment of more uniform local policies and official controls for surface
57.23water and groundwater management;
57.24(v) identification of priority areas for wetland enhancement, restoration, and
57.25establishment;
57.26(vi) identification of priority areas for riparian zone management and buffers;
57.27(vii) prevention of erosion and soil transport into surface water systems;
57.28(viii) promotion of groundwater recharge;
57.29(ix) protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational
57.30facilities; and
57.31(x) securing other benefits associated with the proper management of surface water
57.32and groundwater;
57.33(3) a targeted implementation schedule describing at a minimum the actions,
57.34locations, timeline, estimated costs, method of measurement, and identification of roles
57.35and responsible government units;
58.1(4) a description of implementation programs, including how the implementation
58.2schedule will be achieved and how the plan will be administered and coordinated between
58.3local water management responsibilities; and
58.4(5) a land and water resource inventory.
58.5 Subd. 5. Timelines; administration. (a) The board shall develop and adopt, by
58.6June 30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination
58.7of plans consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal of
58.8completing statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025.
58.9The metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.
58.10(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to
58.11support development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management
58.12plan under this section.
58.13 Subd. 6. Authority. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the authorities
58.14granted to local government through chapters 103B, 103C, and 103D are retained when
58.15a comprehensive watershed management plan is adopted as a substitute for a watershed
58.16management plan required under section 103B.231, a county groundwater plan authorized
58.17under section 103B.255, a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311, a
58.18comprehensive plan authorized under section 103C.331, or a watershed management plan
58.19required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405.
58.20 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.101, is amended by adding a
58.21subdivision to read:
58.22 Subd. 10a. Soil health. "Soil health" means the continued capacity of soil to
58.23function as a vital living system that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Indicators
58.24of soil health include water infiltration capacity; organic matter content; water holding
58.25capacity; biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and
58.26to maintain soil aggregation; nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity; carbon
58.27sequestration; and soil resistance.
58.28 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.29 Subdivision 1. Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties of the state
58.30board provided by other law, the state board shall:
58.31(1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs;
58.32(2) keep the district boards of the state informed of the activities and experience of
58.33other districts and facilitate cooperation and an interchange of advice and experience
58.34among the districts;
59.1(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the districts with appropriate agencies
59.2by advice and consultation;
59.3(4) approve or disapprove the plans or programs of districts relating to the use of
59.4state funds administered by the state board;
59.5(5) secure the cooperation and assistance of agencies in the work of the districts
59.6and develop a program to advise and assist appropriate agencies in obtaining state and
59.7federal funds for erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution
59.8control programs;
59.9(6) develop and implement a public information program concerning the districts'
59.10activities and programs, the problems and preventive practices relating to erosion control,
59.11sedimentation, agriculturally related pollution, flood prevention, and the advantages of
59.12formation of districts in areas where their organization is desirable;
59.13(7) consolidate districts without a hearing or a referendum;
59.14(8) assist the statewide program to inventory and classify the types of soils in the
59.15state as determined by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey;
59.16(9) identify research needs and cooperate with other public agencies in research
59.17concerning the nature and extent of erosion, sedimentation, flooding and agriculturally
59.18related pollution, the amounts and sources of sediment and pollutants delivered to the
59.19waters of the state, and long-term soil productivity;
59.20(10) develop structural, land use management practice, and other programs to reduce
59.21or prevent soil erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution;
59.22(11) develop a system of priorities to identify the erosion, flooding, sediment, and
59.23agriculturally related pollution problem areas that most need control systems;
59.24(12) ensure compliance with statewide programs and policies established by the state
59.25board by advice, consultation, and approval of grant agreements with the districts;
59.26(13) service requests from districts to consolidate districts across county boundaries
59.27and facilitate other agreed-to reorganizations of districts with other districts or other
59.28local units of government, including making grants, within the limits of available funds,
59.29to offset the cost of consolidation or reorganization; and
59.30(14) develop and implement a state-led technical training and certification program.
59.31 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
59.32 Subd. 5. Contracts by districts. (a) A district board may contract on a cost-share
59.33basis to furnish financial aid to a land occupier or to a state agency for permanent systems
59.34for erosion or sedimentation control or water quality or water quantity improvements that
59.35are consistent with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.
60.1(b) A district board, with approval from the state board and consistent with state
60.2board rules and policies, may contract on a cost-share basis to furnish financial aid to a
60.3land occupier for nonstructural land management practices that are part of a planned
60.4erosion control or water quality improvement plan.
60.5
60.6complete the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable for
60.7monetary damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance
60.8received from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a timely
60.9manner or maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.
60.10
60.11A land occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract
60.12through services in kind.
60.13
60.14practices designed only to increase land productivity.
60.15
60.16practice is desirable, the board may require that maintenance be made a covenant upon
60.17the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this subdivision shall be
60.18construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section
60.19 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
60.20 Subd. 2. Eligibility; documents required. (a) Local units of government are
60.21eligible to apply for assistance. An applicant for assistance shall submit:
60.22 (1) a project proposal form as prescribed by the agency; and
60.23 (2) evidence that the applicant has consulted with the involved local soil and water
60.24conservation districts and watershed districts, where they exist, in preparing the application.
60.25 (b) The proposed project must be identified in at least one of the following documents:
60.26 (1) the comprehensive water plan authorized under sections
60.27 (2) a surface water management plan required under section
60.28 (3) a comprehensive watershed management plan developed under section
60.29103B.801, subdivision 4;
60.30 (4) an overall plan required under chapter 103D;
60.31
60.32hydrologic information on the area, a general identification of water quality problems and
60.33goals, and that demonstrates a local commitment to water quality protection, enhancement,
60.34or restoration;
61.1
61.2plan; or
61.3
61.4 Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:
| 61.5 61.6 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
12,635,000 |
$ |
9,450,000 |
||
61.8the second year are for stream flow
61.9monitoring, including the installation of
61.10additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring
61.11necessary to determine the relationship
61.12between stream flow and groundwater.
61.13(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
61.14the second year are for lake Index of
61.15Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
61.16(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
61.17the second year are for assessing mercury
61.18
61.19fish, including monitoring to track the status
61.20of waters impaired by mercury and mercury
61.21reduction efforts over time.
61.22(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
61.23the second year are for developing targeted,
61.24science-based watershed restoration and
61.25protection strategies, including regional
61.26technical assistance for TMDL plans and
61.27development of a watershed assessment tool,
61.28in cooperation with the commissioner of the
61.29Pollution Control Agency. By January 15,
61.302016, the commissioner shall submit a report
61.31to the chairs and ranking minority members
61.32of the senate and house of representatives
61.33committees and divisions with jurisdiction
61.34over environment and natural resources
62.1policy and finance providing the outcomes
62.2to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
62.3achieved with this appropriation and
62.4recommendations.
62.5(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
62.6the second year are for water supply planning,
62.7aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
62.8(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
62.9the second year are for technical assistance
62.10to support local implementation of nonpoint
62.11source restoration and protection activities,
62.12including water quality protection in forested
62.13watersheds.
62.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000
62.15the second year are for applied research
62.16and tools, including watershed hydrologic
62.17modeling; maintaining and updating spatial
62.18data for watershed boundaries, streams, and
62.19water bodies and integrating high-resolution
62.20digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness
62.21of forestry best management practices for
62.22water quality; and developing an ecological
62.23monitoring database.
62.24(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000
62.25the second year are for developing county
62.26geologic atlases.
62.27(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design
62.28standards and best management practices
62.29for public water access sites to maintain and
62.30improve water quality by avoiding shoreline
62.31erosion and runoff.
62.32(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning
62.33to develop and designate groundwater
62.34management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
62.35section
63.1commissioner, in consultation with the
63.2commissioners of the Pollution Control
63.3Agency, health, and agriculture, shall
63.4establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic
63.5mapping system that will include designated
63.6groundwater management areas. The
63.7mapping system must include wellhead
63.8protection areas, special well construction
63.9areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater
63.10recharge areas, and other designated or
63.11geographical areas related to groundwater.
63.12This mapping system shall be used to
63.13implement all groundwater-related laws
63.14and for reporting and evaluations. This
63.15appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
63.16(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
63.17the second year are for
63.18program to help counties and other local
63.19units of government to adopt and implement
63.20advanced shoreland protection
63.21standards. The grants awarded under this
63.22paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and
63.23must be used to
63.24
63.25adopting ordinances with advanced shoreland
63.26protection standards or implementing
63.27advanced shoreland protection standards to
63.28protect, enhance, and restore water quality in
63.29public water lakes, public water wetlands,
63.30and public water rivers
63.31recipients must submit a report to the
63.32commissioner on the outcomes achieved
63.33with the grant.
63.34
63.35
63.36
64.1
64.2
64.3
64.4
64.5
64.6eligible costs upon adoption of ordinances
64.7and completion of implementation activities
64.8as provided in this paragraph and as
64.9stipulated in the grant agreement. Ordinances
64.10adopted under this grant program must be
64.11approved by the commissioner and meet or
64.12exceed the following standards:
64.13(1) requires new sewage treatment systems
64.14to be set back at least 100 feet from the
64.15ordinary high water level for recreational
64.16development lake shorelands and 75 feet for
64.17general development lake shorelands;
64.18(2) requires redevelopment and new
64.19development on shoreland to have at least
64.20a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path
64.21and recreational use area may be allowed;
64.22(3) requires mitigation when any variance to
64.23standards designed to protect public water
64.24lakes, public water wetlands, and public
64.25water rivers
64.26(4) requires best management practices to be
64.27used to control storm water and sediment as
64.28part of a land alteration;
64.29(5) includes other
64.30developed by the commissioner; and
64.31(6) has been adopted by July 1,
64.32An ordinance that does not exceed all the
64.33standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered
64.34to meet the requirement if the commissioner
65.1determines that the ordinance provides
65.2significantly greater protection for both
65.3public waters and
65.4those standards. Implementation activities
65.5funded under this grant program must meet
65.6the advanced shoreland protection standards
65.7and criteria described above. Grants awarded
65.8under this program may not be used to
65.9reimburse ordinance adoption or shoreland
65.10protection implementation expenses incurred
65.11prior to the date of a fully executed grant
65.12agreement.
65.13The commissioner of natural resources may
65.14develop additional criteria for the grants
65.15awarded under this
65.16developing the criteria, the commissioner
65.17shall consider the proposed changes to
65.18the department's shoreland rules discussed
65.19during the rulemaking process authorized
65.20under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1,
65.21section 4, subdivision 3.
65.22This appropriation is available until spent.
65.23(l) $100,000 the first year is for the
65.24commissioner of natural resources for
65.25rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes,
65.26section
65.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
65.28 Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:
| 65.29 65.30 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
30,689,000 |
$ |
34,740,000 |
||
65.32the second year are for grants to local
65.33government units organized for the
65.34management of water in a watershed or
66.1subwatershed that have multiyear plans
66.2that will result in a significant reduction in
66.3water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
66.4The grants may be used for the following
66.5purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
66.6practices to store water for natural treatment
66.7and infiltration, including rain gardens;
66.8capturing storm water for reuse; stream
66.9bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
66.10enforcement activities; and implementation
66.11of best management practices for feedlots
66.12within riparian areas and other practices
66.13demonstrated to be most effective in
66.14protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
66.15quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
66.16protecting groundwater from degradation.
66.17Grant recipients must identify a nonstate
66.18cash match of at least 25 percent of the
66.19total eligible project costs. Grant recipients
66.20may use other legacy funds to supplement
66.21projects funded under this paragraph. Grants
66.22awarded under this paragraph are available
66.23for four years and priority shall be given
66.24to the three to six best designed plans each
66.25year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall
66.26submit an interim report on the outcomes
66.27achieved with this appropriation, including
66.28recommendations, to the chairs and ranking
66.29minority members of the senate and house
66.30of representatives committees and divisions
66.31with jurisdiction over environment and
66.32natural resources policy and finance. This
66.33appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
66.34(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000
66.35the second year are for grants to protect and
66.36restore surface water and drinking water; to
67.1keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
67.2and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
67.3and streams; and to protect groundwater
67.4and drinking water, including feedlot water
67.5quality and subsurface sewage treatment
67.6system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
67.7stream channel, shoreline restoration,
67.8and ravine stabilization projects. The
67.9projects must use practices demonstrated
67.10to be effective, be of long-lasting public
67.11benefit, include a match, and be consistent
67.12with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
67.13implementation plans or local water
67.14management plans or their equivalents.
67.15(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
67.16the second year are for targeted local
67.17resource protection and enhancement grants
67.18for projects and practices that supplement or
67.19exceed current state standards for protection,
67.20enhancement, and restoration of water
67.21quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
67.22protect groundwater from degradation,
67.23including compliance.
67.24(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
67.25second year are to provide state oversight
67.26and accountability, evaluate results, and
67.27measure the value of conservation program
67.28implementation by local governments,
67.29including submission to the legislature
67.30by March 1 each year an annual report
67.31prepared by the board, in consultation with
67.32the commissioners of natural resources,
67.33health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
67.34Agency, detailing the recipients, projects
67.35funded under this section, and the amount of
67.36pollution reduced.
68.1(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
68.2the second year are for grants to local units
68.3of government to ensure compliance with
68.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
68.5sections
68.6enforcement efforts. Of this amount,
68.7$235,000 the first year is to update the
68.8Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the
68.9Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview
68.10for Decision Makers and to provide outreach
68.11to users and up to $1,000,000 the second year
68.12is for grants to soil and water conservation
68.13districts for assistance with the establishment
68.14of perennially vegetated riparian buffers.
68.15(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
68.16the second year are to purchase and restore
68.17permanent conservation easements on
68.18riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
68.19streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
68.20land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
68.21and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
68.22impacts to surface waters; and increase
68.23infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
68.24appropriation may be used for restoration
68.25of riparian buffers protected by easements
68.26purchased with this appropriation and for
68.27stream bank restorations when the riparian
68.28buffers have been restored.
68.29(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
68.30the second year are for permanent
68.31conservation easements on wellhead
68.32protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
68.33section
68.34(d). Priority must be placed on land that
68.35is located where the vulnerability of the
69.1drinking water supply is designated as high
69.2or very high by the commissioner of health.
69.3(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
69.4the second year are for community partners
69.5grants to local units of government for:
69.6(1) structural or vegetative management
69.7practices that reduce storm water runoff
69.8from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
69.9the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
69.10pollutants for restoration, protection, or
69.11enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
69.12and streams and to protect groundwater
69.13and drinking water; and (2) installation
69.14of proven and effective water retention
69.15practices including, but not limited to, rain
69.16gardens and other vegetated infiltration
69.17basins and sediment control basins in order
69.18to keep water on the land. The projects
69.19must be of long-lasting public benefit,
69.20include a local match, and be consistent
69.21with TMDL implementation plans or local
69.22water management plans or their equivalents.
69.23Local government unit costs may be used as
69.24a match.
69.25(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
69.26second year are for a technical evaluation
69.27panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
69.28under Minnesota Statutes, section
69.29subdivision 6
69.30(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
69.31second year are for assistance and grants to
69.32local governments to transition local water
69.33management plans to a watershed approach
69.34as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
69.35chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
70.1(k) The board shall contract for services
70.2with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
70.3restoration, maintenance, and other activities
70.4under this section for up to $500,000 the first
70.5year and up to $500,000 the second year.
70.6(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share
70.7funds in this section and may adjust the
70.8technical and administrative assistance
70.9portion of the funds to leverage federal or
70.10other nonstate funds or to address oversight
70.11responsibilities or high-priority needs
70.12identified in local water management plans.
70.13(m) The board shall require grantees to
70.14specify the outcomes that will be achieved
70.15by the grants prior to any grant awards.
70.16(n) The appropriations in this section are
70.17available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
70.18funds are available until expended and shall
70.19be regranted consistent with the purposes of
70.20this section.
70.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
70.22 Sec. 19. CANCELLATION OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.
70.23(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
70.24the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
70.252012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 3, paragraph (b), is
70.26canceled.
70.27(b) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
70.28the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
70.292012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 4,
70.30paragraph (b), is canceled.
70.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
| 71.3 |
Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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71.5agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
71.6parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
71.7figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
71.8them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively.
71.9"The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium"
71.10is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 71.11 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 71.12 |
Available for the Year |
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| 71.13 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 71.14 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 71.15 |
Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS |
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| 71.16 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
44,702,000 |
$ |
44,461,000 |
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71.18purpose are specified in the following
71.19sections.
| 71.20 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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71.22not be spent on activities unless they are
71.23directly related to and necessary for a
71.24specific appropriation. Money appropriated
71.25in this article must be spent in accordance
71.26with Minnesota Management and Budget's
71.27Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
71.28Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
71.29Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
71.30otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
71.312016 appropriations are available until June
71.3230, 2018, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations
71.33are available until June 30, 2019. If a project
71.34receives federal funds, the time period of
72.1the appropriation is extended to equal the
72.2availability of federal funding.
| 72.3 |
Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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72.5parks and trails funds, in consultation with
72.6the Council on Disability, should make
72.7progress toward providing greater access
72.8to programs, print publications, and digital
72.9media for people with disabilities related
72.10to the programs the recipient funds using
72.11appropriations made in this article.
| 72.12 72.13 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
26,880,000 |
$ |
26,899,000 |
||
72.15$17,562,000 the second year are for state
72.16parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
72.17(1) connect people to the outdoors;
72.18(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
72.19(3) maintain existing holdings; and
72.20(4) improve cooperation by coordinating
72.21with partners to implement the 25-year
72.22long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
72.23The appropriation in this paragraph includes
72.24money to acquire right-of-way and construct
72.25segments of the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail.
72.26(b) $8,782,000 the first year and $8,782,000
72.27the second year are for grants for parks
72.28and trails of regional significance outside
72.29the seven-county metropolitan area under
72.30Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The
72.31grants must be based on the recommendations
72.32to the commissioner from the Greater
72.33Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
73.1Commission established under Minnesota
73.2Statutes, section 85.536. The appropriation
73.3in this paragraph includes money to: (1)
73.4design, engineer, acquire right-of-way, and
73.5construct segments of the Mesabi Trail from
73.6Embarass to Tower and the Wagon Wheel
73.7Trail; and (2) provide a grant to Douglas
73.8County for the first phase of the acquisition of
73.9land, including a ski hill, for use as a regional
73.10park. Up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation
73.11may be used by the commissioner for the
73.12actual cost of issuing and monitoring the
73.13grants for the commission. Of the amount
73.14appropriated, $356,000 in fiscal year 2016
73.15and $362,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the
73.16Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
73.17Commission to carry out its duties under
73.18Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including
73.19the continued development of a statewide
73.20system plan for regional parks and trails
73.21outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
73.22(c) $536,000 the first year and $555,000 the
73.23second year are for coordination and projects
73.24between the department, Metropolitan
73.25Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
73.26Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
73.27Web-based information for park and trail
73.28users; and support of activities of the Parks
73.29and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
73.30(d) The commissioner shall contract for
73.31services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
73.32for restoration, maintenance, and other
73.33activities under this section for at least
73.34$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
73.35second year.
74.1(e) The implementing agencies receiving
74.2appropriations under this section shall
74.3give consideration to contracting with
74.4Conservation Corps Minnesota for
74.5restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
| 74.6 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
17,562,000 |
$ |
17,562,000 |
||
74.8$17,562,000 the second year are for
74.9distribution according to Minnesota Statutes,
74.10section 85.53, subdivision 3.
74.11(b) Money appropriated under this section
74.12and distributed to implementing agencies
74.13must be used to fund the list of recommended
74.14projects in the report submitted pursuant to
74.15Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section
74.164, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the
74.17money appropriated under this section must
74.18be substantially consistent with the project
74.19descriptions and dollar amounts in the report.
74.20Of the amount received in the distribution by
74.21the implementing agencies under Minnesota
74.22Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3: (1)
74.23$50,000 the first year to Ramsey County is
74.24for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship
74.25Garden Society to plan and design a chinese
74.26garden to be located in Phalen Park in St.
74.27Paul; and (2) $150,000 the first year to
74.28Ramsey County is to develop and install in
74.29parks in Ramsey County activity facilities for
74.30culturally relevant games that are reflective
74.31of the current demographic of the county.
74.32Any funds remaining after completion of
74.33the listed projects may be spent by the
74.34implementing agencies on projects to support
74.35parks and trails.
75.1(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
75.2Metropolitan Council and recipients of
75.3money appropriated under this section must
75.4ensure that the funds are used to supplement
75.5and not substitute for traditional sources of
75.6funding.
75.7(d) The implementing agencies receiving
75.8appropriations under this section shall
75.9give consideration to contracting with
75.10Conservation Corps Minnesota for
75.11restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
| 75.12 |
Sec. 5. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
$ |
260,000 |
$ |
-0- |
||
75.14Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes
75.15to complete the Parks and Trails Legacy
75.16Tracking Project by completing an interactive
75.17Web based mapping system to share legacy
75.18fund parks and trails information for use by
75.19state, local, regional and federal parks and
75.20trails managers and funders, policy makers
75.21and the general public, and to implement
75.22the common user survey to understand the
75.23overall use and user needs and perceptions
75.24related to parks and trails use in Minnesota.
75.25The information, application, and system
75.26created as part of this effort must be
75.27compatible with and available within the
75.28Minnesota Geospatial Commons.
75.29 Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:
| 75.30 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
16,821,000 |
$ |
16,953,000 |
||
75.32the second year are for parks and trails of
75.33regional or statewide significance in the
76.1metropolitan area, distributed according to
76.2paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining
76.3after completion of the listed project may be
76.4spent on projects to support parks and trails
76.5by the implementing agency.
76.6(b) $1,443,000 the first year and $1,455,000
76.7the second year are for grants to Anoka
76.8County for:
76.9(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills
76.10Regional Park from Avocet Street;
76.11(2) restoration, including erosion repair,
76.12along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi
76.13River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids
76.14Dam Regional Park;
76.15(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake
76.16George Regional Park;
76.17(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain
76.18of Lakes Park Reserve;
76.19(5) improvements at the Rice Creek Chain of
76.20Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance
76.21shop rehabilitation, road and parking
76.22construction, fencing, beach improvements,
76.23and roof repairs;
76.24(6) trail reconstruction under East River
76.25Road on the Rice Creek West Regional Trail;
76.26(7) contracts with Conservation Corps
76.27Minnesota;
76.28(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator
76.29position;
76.30(9) a landscape designer or architect;
76.31(10) design, engineering, and construction of
76.32the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;
77.1(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George
77.2Regional Park;
77.3(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the
77.4Mississippi River Regional Trail;
77.5(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi
77.6River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi
77.7West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;
77.8(14) improvements of the Heritage
77.9Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek
77.10Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and
77.11(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek
77.12North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue
77.13to Golden Lake Elementary School.
77.14(c) $289,000 the first year and $292,000
77.15the second year are for grants to the city of
77.16Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the
77.17Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.
77.18(d) $294,000 the first year and $297,000 the
77.19second year are for grants to Carver County
77.20to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs
77.21Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail
77.22and for trail and bridge construction on the
77.23Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.
77.24(e) $1,174,000 the first year and $1,183,000
77.25the second year are for grants to Dakota
77.26County for:
77.27(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi
77.28River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional
77.29Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and
77.30to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional
77.31Trail;
77.32(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi
77.33River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and
77.34to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;
78.1(3) engineering and construction of regional
78.2trail segments throughout the county;
78.3(4) engineering and construction of a bridge
78.4and trails through the Minnesota Zoological
78.5Garden on the North Creek Regional
78.6Greenway; and
78.7(5) resource management of the county's
78.8parks and trails system.
78.9(f) $3,221,000 the first year and $3,246,000
78.10the second are for grants to the Minneapolis
78.11Park and Recreation Board for:
78.12(1) design and construction of trail loops,
78.13river access areas, landscapes, and storm
78.14water management improvements at Above
78.15the Falls Regional Park;
78.16(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls
78.17Regional Park;
78.18(3) a master plan and trail design for Central
78.19Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;
78.20(4) planning and design for the Central
78.21Riverfront including the water works and the
78.22Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;
78.23(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements
78.24and play area rehabilitation at
78.25Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;
78.26(6) trail, shoreline, water access,
78.27picnic, sailboat facility, and concession
78.28improvements at Minneapolis Chain of
78.29Lakes Regional Park;
78.30(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat
78.31restoration, accessibility improvements, and
78.32construction of new entrances at Minneapolis
78.33Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
79.1(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha
79.2Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale
79.3Avenue; and
79.4(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional
79.5Park.
79.6(g) $1,299,000 the first year and $1,309,000
79.7the second year are for grants to Ramsey
79.8County for:
79.9(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails
79.10at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack
79.11Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail
79.12Lakes Regional Park;
79.13(2) contracts with Conservation Corps
79.14Minnesota;
79.15(3) design and construction of an early
79.16learning center at Tamarack Nature Center
79.17and pedestrian connections, landscape
79.18restoration, signage, and other site amenities
79.19at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;
79.20(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature
79.21Center;
79.22(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps
79.23for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery
79.24Hollow;
79.25(6) trail development to connect Tamarack
79.26Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;
79.27(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water
79.28management improvements, and site
79.29amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes
79.30Regional Park;
79.31(8) trail development and connection, storm
79.32water management improvements, and site
79.33amenities at Rice Creek North Regional
79.34Trail; and
80.1(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
80.2(h) $2,378,000 the first year and $2,397,000
80.3the second year are for grants to the city of
80.4Saint Paul for:
80.5(1) an education coordinator;
80.6(2) a volunteer coordinator;
80.7(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;
80.8(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet
80.9Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;
80.10(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and
80.11lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park;
80.12and
80.13(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge
80.14reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.
80.15(i) $550,000 the first year and $554,000 the
80.16second year are for grants to Scott County for
80.17construction at Cedar Lake Farm Regional
80.18Park.
80.19(j) $3,669,000 the first year and $3,697,000
80.20the second year are for grants to Three Rivers
80.21Park District for:
80.22(1) a trail connection to connect Grand
80.23Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;
80.24(2) a
80.25County State-Aid Highway 19 for the Lake
80.26Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail;
80.27(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake
80.28Regional Trail;
80.29(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek
80.30Regional Trail;
80.31(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes
80.32Regional Trail; and
81.1(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek
81.2Regional Trail.
81.3(k) $821,000 the first year and $827,000 the
81.4second year are for grants to Washington
81.5County for:
81.6(1) parking, buildings, and other
81.7improvements at the Swim Pond in Lake
81.8Elmo Park Reserve;
81.9(2) design and construction of the Point
81.10Douglas Regional Trail, which connects to
81.11Wisconsin; and
81.12(3) paving improvements to Hardwood Creek
81.13Regional Trail, which may include new trail
81.14sections toward Bald Eagle Regional Park.
81.15(l) $1,682,000 the first year and $1,695,000
81.16the second year are for grants to implementing
81.17agencies for land acquisition within
81.18Metropolitan Council approved regional
81.19parks and trails master plan boundaries as
81.20provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
81.22(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under
81.23this section must give consideration to
81.24Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
81.25use of corps services to contract for
81.26restoration and enhancement services.
81.27(n) For projects with the potential to need
81.28historic preservation services, a recipient
81.29of a grant awarded under this section must
81.30give consideration to the Northern Bedrock
81.31Conservation Corps for possible use of the
81.32corps' services.
81.33(o) By January 15, 2015, the council
81.34shall submit a list of projects, ranked in
82.1priority order, that contains the council's
82.2recommendations for funding from the
82.3parks and trails fund for the 2016 and
82.42017 biennium to the chairs and ranking
82.5minority members of the senate and house
82.6of representatives committees and divisions
82.7with jurisdiction over the environment and
82.8natural resources and the parks and trails
82.9fund.
82.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
82.11 Sec. 7. MESABI TRAIL GRANT EXTENSION.
82.12Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, or other law to the contrary,
82.13$512,000 of the money appropriated in fiscal year 2013 under Laws 2011, First Special
82.14Session chapter 6, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause (1), for grants under Minnesota
82.15Statutes, section 85.535, is available until June 30, 2017. The commissioner of natural
82.16resources shall extend the $512,000 grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional
82.17Railroad Authority for extension of the Mesabi Trail to June 30, 2017.
82.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
| 82.21 |
Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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82.23entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts
82.24and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable
82.25activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and
82.26"2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available
82.27for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year"
82.28is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
82.292016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 82.30 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 82.31 |
Available for the Year |
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| 82.32 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 82.33 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 83.1 |
Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE |
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| 83.2 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
62,727,000 |
$ |
60,609,000 |
||
83.4purpose are specified in the following
83.5subdivisions.
| 83.6 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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83.8be spent on activities unless they are directly
83.9related to and necessary for a specific
83.10appropriation. Money appropriated in this
83.11article must not be spent on indirect costs
83.12or other institutional overhead charges that
83.13are not directly related to and necessary for
83.14a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding
83.15Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and
83.16unless otherwise specified in this article,
83.17fiscal year 2016 appropriations are available
83.18until June 30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017
83.19appropriations are available until June 30,
83.202018. If a project receives federal funds, the
83.21time period of the appropriation is extended
83.22to equal the availability of federal funding.
| 83.23 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board |
28,247,000 |
29,759,000 |
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83.25the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
83.26arts education, arts preservation, and arts
83.27access. Grant agreements entered into
83.28by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
83.29other recipients of appropriations in this
83.30subdivision must ensure that these funds are
83.31used to supplement and not substitute for
83.32traditional sources of funding. Each grant
83.33program established within this appropriation
83.34must be separately administered from other
84.1state appropriations for program planning
84.2and outcome measurements, but may take
84.3into consideration other state resources
84.4awarded in the selection of applicants and
84.5grant award size.
| 84.6 |
(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives |
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84.8the second year are to support Minnesota
84.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
84.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
84.11activities; to overcome barriers to accessing
84.12high-quality arts activities; and to instill the
84.13arts into the community and public life in
84.14this state.
| 84.15 |
(c) Arts Education |
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84.17the second year are for high-quality,
84.18age-appropriate arts education for
84.19Minnesotans of all ages to develop
84.20knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
84.21arts.
| 84.22 |
(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage |
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84.24second year are for events and activities that
84.25represent the diverse cultural arts traditions,
84.26including folk and traditional artists and art
84.27organizations, represented in this state.
84.28(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
84.29in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
84.30board for administering grant programs,
84.31delivering technical services, providing
84.32fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
84.33ensuring accountability.
85.1(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
85.2appropriation to each of the categories listed
85.3in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
85.4regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
85.5other provision of law, regional arts council
85.6grants or other arts council grants for touring
85.7programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
85.8the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
85.9tour in their own region as well as all other
85.10regions of the state.
85.11(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
85.12under this section in the first year does not
85.13cancel, but is available for the second year
85.14of the biennium.
| 85.15 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society |
13,650,000 |
13,950,000 |
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85.17governing board of the Minnesota Historical
85.18Society to preserve and enhance access to
85.19Minnesota's history and its cultural and
85.20historical resources. Grant agreements
85.21entered into by the Minnesota Historical
85.22Society and other recipients of appropriations
85.23in this subdivision must ensure that
85.24these funds are used to supplement and
85.25not substitute for traditional sources of
85.26funding. Funds directly appropriated to the
85.27Minnesota Historical Society must be used to
85.28supplement and not substitute for traditional
85.29sources of funding. Notwithstanding
85.30Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for
85.31historic preservation projects that improve
85.32historic structures, the amounts are available
85.33until June 30, 2019. The Minnesota
85.34Historical Society or grant recipients of the
85.35Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
86.1cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
86.2must give consideration to Conservation
86.3Corps Minnesota and Northern Bedrock
86.4Conservation Corps, or an organization
86.5carrying out similar work, for projects with
86.6the potential to need historic preservation
86.7services.
| 86.8 |
(b) Historical Grants and Programs |
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| 86.9 |
(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants |
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86.11second year are for history programs and
86.12projects operated or conducted by or through
86.13local, county, regional, or other historical
86.14or cultural organizations or for activities
86.15to preserve significant historic and cultural
86.16resources. Funds are to be distributed through
86.17a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
86.18Historical Society shall administer these
86.19funds using established grant mechanisms,
86.20with assistance from the advisory committee
86.21created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
86.224, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
86.23item (ii). The appropriation in this paragraph
86.24includes money to plan, design, and engineer
86.25the reconstruction of the historic Hibbing
86.26High School Auditorium and to fund Phase
86.271 of the project.
| 86.28 |
(2) Statewide History Programs |
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86.30second year are for programs and purposes
86.31related to the historical and cultural heritage
86.32of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the
86.33Minnesota Historical Society.
| 86.34 |
(3) History Partnerships |
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87.2second year are for partnerships involving
87.3multiple organizations, which may include
87.4the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve
87.5and enhance access to Minnesota's history
87.6and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
| 87.7 87.8 |
(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites |
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87.10second year are for a contract or contracts
87.11to be awarded on a competitive basis to
87.12conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's
87.13sites of historical, archaeological, and
87.14cultural significance. Results of the surveys
87.15must be published in a searchable form
87.16and available to the public on a cost-free
87.17basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the
87.18Office of the State Archaeologist, and the
87.19Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a
87.20representative to an oversight board to select
87.21contractors and direct the conduct of the
87.22surveys. The oversight board shall consult
87.23with the Departments of Transportation and
87.24Natural Resources.
| 87.25 |
(5) Digital Library |
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87.27second year are for a digital library project
87.28to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
87.29images, documents, and historical materials.
87.30The Minnesota Historical Society shall
87.31cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary
87.32loan system and shall jointly share this
87.33appropriation for these purposes.
| 87.34 |
Subd. 5.Department of Education |
2,950,000 |
2,950,000 |
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88.2commissioner of education for grants to
88.3the 12 Minnesota regional library systems
88.4to provide educational opportunities in
88.5the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural
88.6heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be
88.7allocated using the formulas in Minnesota
88.8Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3,
88.94, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to
88.10be distributed to all qualifying systems in
88.11an amount proportionate to the number of
88.12qualifying system entities in each system.
88.13For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying
88.14system entity" means a public library, a
88.15regional library system, a regional library
88.16system headquarters, a county, or an outreach
88.17service program. These funds may be used
88.18to sponsor programs provided by regional
88.19libraries or to provide grants to local arts
88.20and cultural heritage programs for programs
88.21in partnership with regional libraries.
88.22These funds must be distributed in ten
88.23equal payments per year. Notwithstanding
88.24Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
88.25appropriations encumbered on or before
88.26June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this
88.27subdivision are available until June 30, 2019.
| 88.28 |
Subd. 6.Department of Administration |
12,305,000 |
8,775,000 |
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88.30the commissioner of administration for
88.31grants to the named organizations for the
88.32purposes specified in this subdivision. Up
88.33to one percent of funds may be used by the
88.34commissioner for grants administration.
89.1(b) Grant agreements entered into by
89.2the commissioner and recipients of
89.3appropriations under this subdivision must
89.4ensure that money appropriated in this
89.5subdivision is used to supplement and not
89.6substitute for traditional sources of funding.
| 89.7 |
(c) Minnesota Public Radio |
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89.9Radio to create programming and expand
89.10news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage
89.11and history.
| 89.12 89.13 |
(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations |
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89.15grant to the Association of Minnesota Public
89.16Educational Radio Stations for production
89.17and acquisition grants in accordance with
89.18Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.
| 89.19 |
(e) Public Television |
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89.21the second year are for grants to the
89.22Minnesota Public Television Association for
89.23production and acquisition grants according
89.24to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.
| 89.25 |
(f) Wilderness Inquiry |
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89.27Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor
89.28history, culture, and heritage by connecting
89.29Minnesota youth to natural resources.
| 89.30 |
(g) Como Park Zoo |
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89.32Park Zoo for program development that
89.33features education programs and habitat
89.34enhancement, special exhibits, music
90.1appreciation programs, and historical garden
90.2access and preservation.
| 90.3 |
(h) Lake Superior Zoo |
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90.5educational exhibits using animals and the
90.6environment.
| 90.7 |
(i) Science Museum of Minnesota |
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90.9and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's
90.10history and cultural heritage, including
90.11student and teacher outreach and expansion
90.12of the museum's American Indian initiatives
90.13programs.
| 90.14 |
(j) Lake Superior Center Authority |
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90.16preparation, and construction of an exhibit
90.17on the unsalted seas to preserve Minnesota's
90.18history and cultural heritage related to fresh
90.19water lakes.
| 90.20 |
(k) Minnesota State Band |
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90.22Minnesota State Band to promote and
90.23increase public performances across
90.24Minnesota, and to preserve the history of the
90.25state band.
| 90.26 |
(l) Midwest Art Conservation Center |
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90.28Midwest Art Conservation Center, a
90.29nonprofit regional arts center, for the
90.30preservation and conservation of art and
90.31artifacts. The grant is to support providing
90.32treatment, education, and training for
90.33museums, historical societies, libraries, and
91.1other cultural institutions, as well as public
91.2and private clients.
| 91.3 |
(m) Capitol Arts Restoration |
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91.5and preservation of the fine art located in the
91.6State Capitol complex.
| 91.7 |
(n) Historical Memorial Bust |
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91.9Stone Johnson to be placed in the State
91.10Capitol Building.
| 91.11 |
Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo |
1,750,000 |
1,750,000 |
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91.13Minnesota Zoological Board for programs
91.14and development of the Minnesota
91.15Zoological Garden and to provide access and
91.16education related to programs on the cultural
91.17heritage of Minnesota.
| 91.18 |
Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center |
2,225,000 |
1,625,000 |
||||
91.20the Board of Directors of the Minnesota
91.21Humanities Center for the purposes
91.22specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota
91.23Humanities Center may use a portion of
91.24the following grants to cover the cost of
91.25administering, planning, evaluating, and
91.26reporting these grants. The Minnesota
91.27Humanities Center must develop a written
91.28plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
91.29shall submit the plan for review and approval
91.30by the Department of Administration.
| 91.31 |
(b) Programs and Purposes |
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92.2purposes of the Minnesota Humanities
92.3Center.
92.4The Minnesota Humanities Center may
92.5consider museums and organizations
92.6celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for
92.7grants from these funds.
| 92.8 |
(c) Council on Disability |
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92.10Minnesota State Council on Disability to
92.11preserve Minnesota's disability history and
92.12culture and increase disability awareness
92.13statewide.
| 92.14 |
(d) Children's Museum Grants |
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92.16second year are for arts and cultural heritage
92.17grants to children's museums.
92.18Of this amount, $475,000 each year is
92.19for the Minnesota Children's Museum,
92.20including the Minnesota Children's Museum
92.21in Rochester; $200,000 each year is for the
92.22Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 the
92.23first year and $100,000 the second year are
92.24for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum;
92.25and $400,000 the first year is for the Southern
92.26Minnesota Children's Museum.
| 92.27 |
Subd. 9.Perpich Center for Arts Education |
600,000 |
750,000 |
||||
92.29Board of Directors of the Perpich Center
92.30for Arts Education for the program under
92.31paragraph (c).
92.32(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
92.33section 16A.28, the appropriations
93.1encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, are
93.2available until June 30, 2019.
| 93.3 |
(c) Turnaround Arts Program |
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93.5second year are for the Turnaround Arts
93.6program to assist schools and programs
93.7throughout the state.
| 93.8 |
Subd. 10.Indian Affairs Council |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
||||
93.10Affairs Council to provide grants to preserve
93.11Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to
93.12foster education programs and immersion
93.13programs in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
| 93.14 |
Subd. 11.Disability Access |
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93.16and cultural heritage funds, in consultation
93.17with the Council on Disability, should make
93.18progress toward providing greater access
93.19to programs, print publications, and digital
93.20media for people with disabilities related
93.21to the programs the recipient funds using
93.22appropriations made in this section.
93.23 Sec. 3. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
| 93.24 93.25 |
Subd. 12.St. Paul - Minnesota Children's Museum |
7,485,000 |
|||||
93.27design, construct, furnish, and equip an
93.28expansion and renovation of the Minnesota
93.29Children's Museum. The expansion and
93.30exhibit upgrades should incorporate the
93.31latest research on early learning, allow for
93.32new state-of-the art education facilities, and
93.33increase the capacity of visitors to galleries
94.1and programming areas. This appropriation
94.2is not available until the commissioner of
94.3management and budget has determined that
94.4at least
94.5committed from nonstate sources. Amounts
94.6expended for this project by nonstate sources
94.7since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the
94.8nonstate match.
94.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
94.10 Sec. 4. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 12, is amended to read:
| 94.11 94.12 |
Sec. 12. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
$ |
1,400,000 |
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94.14allocated to county and local jurisdictions
94.15as matching money for historic preservation
94.16projects of a capital nature, as provided
94.17in Minnesota Statutes, section
94.18Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
94.19138.0525, of this amount: (1) $50,000 is for a
94.20grant to the Fulda Heritage Society to expand
94.21the display areas for historic materials; and
94.22(2) $250,000 is for a grant to the Gunflint
94.23Trail Historical Society to complete phase
94.24two of the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature
94.25Center. Work within the National Register of
94.26Historic Places property shall be approved
94.27by the Minnesota Historical Society.