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HF 3438

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/25/2022 05:32pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund, clean water
fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; modifying terms
of Clean Water Council; modifying prior appropriations; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivisions 2, 7; Laws 2019, First Special Session
chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4; Laws 2021, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 3, sections 2, subdivision 1; 3; 4; 7; article 4, section 2.

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

ARTICLE 1

OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in
this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
2022. The "second year" is fiscal year 2023. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 159,049,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prairies
new text end

new text begin -0-
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new text begin 35,033,000
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new text begin (a) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area
Program, Phase XIV
new text end

new text begin $5,660,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management area purposes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria
in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $4,536,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance grassland habitat under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
103F.531. Of this amount, up to $73,000 is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (c) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the
Southern Red River Valley, Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $4,440,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
restore and enhance lands within the southern
Red River Valley for wildlife management
purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8, or lands to be
designated and managed as waterfowl
production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation
with the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase
XII
new text end

new text begin $4,512,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
acquire land in fee and restore and enhance
native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and
savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
income statements and balance sheets for
income and expenses from land acquired with
this appropriation must be submitted to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
later than 180 days following the close of The
Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan and must be
consistent with the priorities identified in the
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes,
Phase II
new text end

new text begin $2,557,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
Grouse Society, to acquire land in fee under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, and restore and enhance lands
for wildlife management purposes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase
X
new text end

new text begin $4,392,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and restore
habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
habitat by expanding the riparian buffer
program under the clean water fund for
additional wildlife benefits from buffers on
private land. Of this amount, up to $111,000
is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (g) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XIII
new text end

new text begin $3,870,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or
permanent conservation easements and restore
and enhance lands within the Northern
Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in
western Minnesota for addition to the Northern
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan and must be
consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota
Prairie Conservation Plan
.
new text end

new text begin (h) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition,
Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $1,978,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and restore
and enhance strategic prairie grassland,
wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin
and Watonwan Counties for wildlife
management area purposes under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, as
follows: $1,512,000 to Fox Lake Conservation
League, Inc.; $417,000 to Ducks Unlimited;
and $49,000 to The Conservation Fund. A list
of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIV
new text end

new text begin $3,088,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
management areas, in scientific and natural
areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands
in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on
state forest land in southeastern Minnesota,
and in waterfowl production areas and refuge
lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Forests
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 13,261,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project, Phase
II
new text end

new text begin $4,585,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
cooperation with the Department of Natural
Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and restore and enhance degraded forests in
Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake,
Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this
amount, up to $179,000 is to the easement
holder to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed permanent conservation
easements, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection
Program ACUB, Phase X
new text end

new text begin $2,983,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
the Morrison County Soil and Water
Conservation District, to acquire permanent
conservation easements and restore and
enhance forest wildlife habitat within the
boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army
Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $189,000 to the
Board of Water and Soil Resources is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase IX
new text end

new text begin $2,501,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
lands in conservation easements and to restore
and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline
habitat through working forest permanent
conservation easements under the Minnesota
forests for the future program according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
conservation easement acquired with money
appropriated under this paragraph must
comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
plan must include an easement monitoring and
enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
$220,000 is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) Big Woods Protection at Stieg Woods
new text end

new text begin $1,020,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the city of Rogers to acquire
land in fee and restore and enhance forest
habitat for wildlife in Hennepin County. A list
of proposed acquisitions, restorations, and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
new text end

new text begin $2,172,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat within the
northern forest region in wildlife management
areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic
management areas, and state forests. A list of
proposed land restorations and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Wetlands
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 26,771,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area
Acquisition Program, Phase XIV
new text end

new text begin $5,537,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and
restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands
to be designated and managed as waterfowl
production areas in Minnesota. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration
Program, Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $3,330,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and
other habitat on permanently protected
conservation easements within high-priority
wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and
forest/prairie transition regions. Of this
amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $1,470,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements on
wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native
wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
to $91,000 is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and
Restoration Program, Phase XI
new text end

new text begin $4,779,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
land in fee for wildlife management purposes
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance
prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering
shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) RIM Wetlands, Phase XI
new text end

new text begin $4,199,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
Of this amount, up to $78,000 is to establish
a monitoring and enforcement fund as
approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (f) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and
Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $5,155,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
public lands and wetlands under permanent
conservation easement for wildlife
management. A list of proposed shallow lake
enhancements and wetland restorations must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (g) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland
Enhancement, Phase XIV
new text end

new text begin $2,301,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to enhance
and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
statewide. A list of proposed shallow lake and
wetland restorations and enhancements must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Habitats
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 83,361,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Dakota County Habitat
Protection/Restoration, Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $6,066,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Dakota County to acquire
permanent conservation easements and land
in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and
other wildlife habitats in Dakota County. A
list of proposed land acquisitions and
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water
new text end

new text begin $2,358,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and restore
and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One
Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to
wildlife and clean water. Up to $65,000 of the
total amount is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed acquisitions must be included
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on
Minnesota's North Shore, Phase II
new text end

new text begin $3,395,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in
priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior.
Of this amount, up to $240,000 is to establish
a monitoring and enforcement fund as
approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and
Restoration, Phase X
new text end

new text begin $5,358,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,817,000 to The
Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee
for wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for
state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7; and for aquatic
management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 14, and to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,430,000
to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands
in fee for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5; for state forests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 7; and for aquatic management
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $2,111,000
to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent
conservation easements and to restore and
enhance wildlife habitat, of which $216,000
is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
land acquisitions must be provided as part of
the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor
Project, Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $5,465,000 the second year is to acquire lands
in fee and permanent conservation easements
and to restore wildlife habitat in the
Mississippi headwaters. Of this amount, (1)
$3,814,000 is to the commissioner of natural
resources for agreements as follows: $54,000
is to the Mississippi Headwaters Board and
$3,760,000 is to The Trust for Public Land;
and (2) $1,651,000 is to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources, of which up to $150,000
is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be included as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat
Restoration Program, Phase XI
new text end

new text begin $1,438,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell
Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (g) DNR Wildlife Management Area and
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase
XIV
new text end

new text begin $1,426,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management purposes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for
scientific and natural area purposes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (h) Cannon River Watershed Habitat
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase XI
new text end

new text begin $2,636,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in
cooperation with Great River Greening and
Clean River Partners, to acquire lands in fee
in the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee
for aquatic management purposes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 14; to acquire lands in fee for
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
acquire lands in fee for state forests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 7; to acquire lands in fee for
county forests or natural areas; and to restore
and enhance lands in the Cannon River
watershed. Of this amount, $1,651,000 is to
The Trust for Public Land; $828,000 is to
Great River Greening; and $157,000 is to
Clean River Partners. Subject to evaluation
criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
priority must be given to acquiring lands that
are eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and restorations
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Washington County Habitat Protection and
Restoration Partnership
new text end

new text begin $4,288,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire permanent conservation
easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
habitat on public lands and easements in
Washington County as follows: $968,000 is
to Washington County and $3,320,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$288,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish monitoring and enforcement funds
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
permanent conservation easements,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (j) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XII
new text end

new text begin $8,200,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural habitat systems
associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries
within the metropolitan area as follows:
$1,100,000 to Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $643,000 to
Friends of the Mississippi River; $742,000 to
Great River Greening; $2,927,000 to Trust for
Public Land; and $2,788,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust, of which up to $216,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
acquisitions and permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and
Restoration, Phase III
new text end

new text begin $3,704,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,449,000 to The
Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee;
(2) $2,160,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance natural habitat
systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of
this amount, up to $192,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
(3) $95,000 to the Wild Rivers Conservancy
to coordinate and administer the program
under this paragraph. A list of proposed land
acquisitions and permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $4,536,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
Counties as follows: $1,853,000 to Northern
Waters Land Trust; and $2,683,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$216,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection
and Restoration, Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $4,091,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and restore
and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River
watershed as follows: $1,601,000 to Sauk
River Watershed District; $1,245,000 to
Pheasants Forever; and $1,245,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and
Enhancement, Phase V
new text end

new text begin $5,177,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
streams and aquatic management areas and to
facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (o) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project,
Phase II
new text end

new text begin $988,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Two Rivers Watershed District
to construct a multipurpose water
impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau
Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat.
A list of restoration and enhancement projects
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (p) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat
Program, Phase II
new text end

new text begin $2,407,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
Watershed District to restore and enhance
aquatic and upland habitat associated with the
Buffalo River and tributaries in the Buffalo
River watershed. A list of proposed
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (q) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase
IX
new text end

new text begin $4,916,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and
forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
Of this amount, up to $964,000 is for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
of proposed restorations must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (r) DNR Fish Passage Enhancement through
Targeted Culvert Replacement, Phase I
new text end

new text begin $852,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance fish passage in coldwater streams
through targeted culvert replacement in Lake
County. A list of proposed restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (s) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's
Important Bird Areas, Phase III
new text end

new text begin $2,140,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat within important
bird areas in northwestern Minnesota or
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan priority
areas. A list of proposed land restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (t) Enhance Metro and North Shore Trout
Stream Habitats
new text end

new text begin $1,158,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in the metro, North Shore, and southeast
regions of Minnesota. A list of proposed
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (u) Daylighting Phalen Creek
new text end

new text begin $3,312,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Lower Phalen Creek
Project to restore and enhance priority aquatic
and riparian habitats associated with Phalen
Creek in St. Paul. A list of proposed
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (v) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase
XIV
new text end

new text begin $9,450,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional,
state, and national organizations for enhancing,
restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least
$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county
metropolitan area and cities with a population
of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
for activities required to fulfill the duties of
owners of lands subject to conservation
easements. Grants must not be made from the
appropriation in this paragraph for projects
that have a total project cost exceeding
$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation,
$450,000 may be spent for personnel costs
and other direct and necessary administrative
costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
may not be used to establish easement
stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
must be open to hunting and fishing during
the open season unless otherwise provided by
law. The program must require a match of at
least ten percent from nonstate sources for all
grants. The match may be cash or in-kind
resources. For grant applications of $25,000
or less, the commissioner must provide a
separate, simplified application process.
Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
commissioner of natural resources must, when
evaluating projects of equal value, give
priority to organizations that have a history of
receiving, or a charter to receive, private
contributions for local conservation or habitat
projects. For grant requests to acquire land in
fee or a conservation easement, the
commissioner must give priority to projects
associated with or within one mile of existing
wildlife management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or
enhancement projects must be on land
permanently protected by a permanent
covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
by a conservation easement or public
ownership, or in public waters as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005,
subdivision 15. Priority must be given to
restoration and enhancement projects on public
lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
under this paragraph. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2026. No less than five
percent of the amount of each grant must be
held back from reimbursement until the grant
recipient has completed a grant
accomplishment report by the deadline and in
the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
commissioner must provide notice of the grant
program in the summary of game and fish law
prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.051, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Administration
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 623,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Contract Management
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for contract
management duties assigned in this section.
The commissioner must provide an
accomplishment plan in the form specified by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
on expending this appropriation. The
accomplishment plan must include a copy of
the grant contract template and reimbursement
manual. No money may be expended before
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
approves the accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Technical Evaluation Panel
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25
restoration and enhancement evaluations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Initial Development Plan Coordinator
new text end

new text begin $123,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
initial development plan coordinator position
to coordinate, manage, and report on the initial
development, restoration, and enhancement
of fee title acquisitions in wildlife management
areas and aquatic management areas that were
acquired with money from the outdoor
heritage fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Availability of Appropriation
new text end

new text begin (a) Money appropriated in this section may
not be spent on activities unless they are
directly related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Money appropriated in this section must not
be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
Money appropriated to acquire land in fee may
be used to restore, enhance, and provide for
public use of the land acquired with the
appropriation. Public-use facilities must have
a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money appropriated in this section is
available as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) money appropriated for acquiring real
property is available until June 30, 2026;
new text end

new text begin (2) money appropriated for restoring and
enhancing land acquired with an appropriation
in this article is available for four years after
the acquisition date with a maximum end date
of June 30, 2030;
new text end

new text begin (3) money appropriated for restoring or
enhancing other land is available until June
30, 2027;
new text end

new text begin (4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money
appropriated for a project that receives at least
15 percent of its funding from federal funds
is available until a date sufficient to match the
availability of federal funding to a maximum
of six years if the federal funding was
confirmed and included in the original
approved draft accomplishment plan; and
new text end

new text begin (5) money appropriated for other projects is
available until the end of the fiscal year in
which it is appropriated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital
Equipment Expenditures
new text end

new text begin All agreements referred to in this section must
be administered on a reimbursement basis
unless otherwise provided in this section.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.41, expenditures directly related to each
appropriation's purpose made on or after July
1, 2022, or the date of accomplishment plan
approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. For the purposes of administering
appropriations and legislatively authorized
agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
fund, an expense must be considered
reimbursable by the administering agency
when the recipient presents the agency with
an invoice or binding agreement with the
landowner and the recipient attests that the
goods have been received or the landowner
agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
must be made upon receiving documentation
that the items articulated in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
been achieved, including partial achievements
as evidenced by progress reports approved by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
support future management of acquired lands,
or match a federal share. The advances must
be approved as part of the accomplishment
plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
specific items in excess of $10,000 must be
itemized in and approved as part of the
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Mapping
new text end

new text begin Each direct recipient of money appropriated
in this section, as well as each recipient of a
grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
provide geographic information to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
mapping of any lands acquired in fee with
funds appropriated in this section and open to
the public taking of fish and game. The
commissioner of natural resources must
include the lands acquired in fee with money
appropriated in this section on maps showing
public recreation opportunities. Maps must
include information on and acknowledgment
of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
notation of any restrictions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Carryforwards
new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriation for
Laws 2018, chapter 208, section 2, subdivision
5, paragraph (n), for Buffalo River Watershed
Stream Habitat Program, is extended to June
30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation for
Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), for Carnelian
Creek Conservation Corridor, is extended to
June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 10 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

CLEAN WATER FUND

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

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Agriculture. new text end

new text begin (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of agriculture to monitor trout
streams in southeastern Minnesota for the presence of neonicotinoids.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of agriculture must monitor and test for microplastics and
nanoplastics as part of the monitoring and testing work funded under Laws 2021, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 3, paragraphs (a) and (i).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Pollution Control Agency. new text end

new text begin (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated
from the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor
tributaries, including trout streams, near the shores of Lake Superior for perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for enhanced monitoring of private wells in
Washington County for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
new text end

new text begin (c) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor the Mississippi River for metals,
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other contaminants detected in Pig's
Eye Lake.
new text end

new text begin (d) $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor groundwater and surface waters
in the Battle Creek Watershed for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to collect lead sinkers and other activities
to improve water quality as part of the Get the Lead Out program.
new text end

new text begin (f) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to develop protocols to be used by agencies
and departments for sampling and testing groundwater, surface water, public drinking water,
and private wells for microplastics and nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may transfer money appropriated under this
paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and health to implement
the protocols developed under this paragraph and for the testing, monitoring, and assessment
required under this section.
new text end

new text begin (g) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must monitor and assess for
microplastics and nanoplastics as part of the monitoring and assessment work funded under
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 4, paragraphs (a) and (c).
new text end

new text begin (h) For the purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "microplastics" means small pieces of plastic debris in the environment that result
from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste and that are
less than five millimeters in length;
new text end

new text begin (2) "nanoplastics" means particles with a size ranging from one to 1,000 nanometers
that are unintentionally produced from the manufacture or degradation of plastic objects
and that exhibit a colloidal behavior; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "plastic" means an organic or petroleum derivative synthetic or a semisynthetic
organic solid that is moldable and to which additives or other substances may have been
added. Plastic does not include natural polymers that have not been chemically modified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Department of Natural Resources. new text end

new text begin (a) $402,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prepare
a report on Minnesota's peatlands in cooperation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
Of this amount, $45,000 is transferred to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
and $31,000 is transferred to the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The report must:
new text end

new text begin (1) include an assessment of the current state of Minnesota's peatlands;
new text end

new text begin (2) identify current threats and efforts to protect and restore the state's peatlands;
new text end

new text begin (3) include an assessment of the level of peat extraction in the state;
new text end

new text begin (4) provide an estimate of the carbon storage provided by the state's peatlands;
new text end

new text begin (5) include recommendations for steps the state could take to further protect and restore
peatlands; and
new text end

new text begin (6) be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by January 15, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration
and enhancement activities to improve water quality, including stream bank stabilization.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of natural resources must assess for microplastics and nanoplastics
as part of the assessment work funded under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1,
article 2, section 5, paragraphs (b) and (c).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources. new text end

new text begin (a) $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to purchase
and restore permanent conservation sites via easements or contracts to treat and store water
on the land for water quality improvement purposes and related technical assistance.
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this program. The board must give priority
to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted new lands or enrolling environmentally
sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation agreements. The board may enter
into new agreements and amend past agreements with landowners as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for restoration. Up to $436,000 is for
deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore peatlands via easements or contracts
to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement purposes and related
technical assistance. Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this program. The
board must give priority to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted new lands or
enrolling environmentally sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation agreements.
The board may enter into new agreements and amend past agreements with landowners as
required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for restoration.
Up to $436,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan Council. new text end

new text begin $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from
the clean water fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to cities and other public water
suppliers to replace the privately owned portion of residential lead drinking water service
lines. Grants from this appropriation must first be used to supplement any federal money
provided to the state as principal forgiveness or grants under Public Law 117-58, the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to cover 100 percent of the cost to replace privately
owned residential lead service lines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin University of Minnesota. new text end

new text begin $437,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from
the clean water fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to optimize
detection methods, determine environmental occurrence, and evaluate the risk to Minnesota's
fish populations of the toxic tire-derived chemical 6PPDq.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Public Facilities Authority. new text end

new text begin $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated
from the clean water fund to the Public Facilities Authority for grants to cities and other
public water suppliers to replace the privately owned portion of residential lead drinking
water service lines. Grants from this appropriation must first be used to supplement any
federal money provided to the state as principal forgiveness or grants under Public Law
117-58, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to cover 100 percent of the cost to
replace privately owned residential lead service lines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Availability and other requirements. new text end

new text begin All appropriations in this section are
onetime and are subject to the requirements and availability provisions provided under Laws
2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Membership; appointment.

(a) The commissioners of natural resources,
agriculture, health, and the Pollution Control Agency, the executive director of the Board
of Water and Soil Resources, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the
Metropolitan Council shall each appoint one person from their respective entity to serve as
a nonvoting member of the council. Two members of the house of representatives, including
one member from the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed
by the speaker and two senators, including one member from the majority party and one
member from the minority party, appointed according to the rules of the senate shall serve
at the pleasure of the appointing authority as deleted text begin nonvotingdeleted text end new text begin votingnew text end members of the council.
deleted text begin Members appointed under this paragraph serve as nonvoting members of the council.
deleted text end

(b) Seventeen voting members of the council shall be appointed by the governor as
follows:

(1) two members representing statewide farm organizations;

(2) two members representing business organizations;

(3) two members representing environmental organizations;

(4) one member representing soil and water conservation districts;

(5) one member representing watershed districts;

(6) one member representing nonprofit organizations focused on improvement of
Minnesota lakes or streams;

(7) two members representing organizations of county governments, one member
representing the interests of rural counties and one member representing the interests of
counties in the seven-county metropolitan area;

(8) two members representing organizations of city governments;

(9) one member representing township officers;

(10) one member representing the interests of tribal governments;

(11) one member representing statewide hunting organizations; and

(12) one member representing statewide fishing organizations.

Members appointed under this paragraph must not be registered lobbyists or legislators. In
making appointments, the governor must attempt to provide for geographic balance. The
members of the council appointed by the governor are subject to the advice and consent of
the senate.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

deleted text begin Biennialdeleted text end Report to legislature.

By deleted text begin December 1 ofdeleted text end new text begin January 15new text end each
deleted text begin even-numbereddeleted text end year, the council deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end submit a report to the legislature on the activities
for which money has been or will be spent for the current deleted text begin bienniumdeleted text end new text begin fiscal yearnew text end , the activities
for which money is recommended to be spent in the next deleted text begin bienniumdeleted text end new text begin fiscal yearnew text end , and the
impact on economic development of the implementation of efforts to protect and restore
groundwater and the impaired waters program. deleted text begin The report due on December 1, 2014, must
include an evaluation of the progress made through June 30, 2014, in implementing this
chapter and the provisions of article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution relating
to clean water, the need for funding of future implementation, and recommendations for
the sources of funding.
deleted text end

Sec. 4. new text begin VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK GRANT; EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin The portion of the appropriation from the clean water fund in Laws 2017, chapter 91,
article 2, section 5, paragraph (i), granted to St. Louis County for the Ash River sanitary
sewer collection and treatment facility planning project is available until June 30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

Section 1.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
54,797,000
$
deleted text begin 55,884,000
deleted text end new text begin 62,431,000
new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, is amended to read:


Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES

$
33,081,000
$
deleted text begin 33,735,000
deleted text end new text begin 37,687,000
new text end

(a) $21,712,000 the first year and deleted text begin $22,149,000deleted text end new text begin
$24,743,000
new text end the second year are for state
parks, recreation areas, and trails to:

(1) connect people to the outdoors;

(2) acquire land and create opportunities;

(3) maintain existing holdings; and

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

(b) $10,857,000 the first year and deleted text begin $11,074,000deleted text end new text begin
$12,371,000
new text end the second year are for grants for
parks and trails of regional significance
outside the seven-county metropolitan area
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The
grants awarded under this paragraph must be
based on the lists of recommended projects
submitted to the legislative committees under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
subdivision 10
, from the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
must support parks and trails of regional or
statewide significance that meet the applicable
definitions and criteria for regional parks and
trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
2015. Grant recipients identified under this
paragraph must submit a grant application to
the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
by the commissioner for the actual cost of
issuing and monitoring the grants for the
commission. Of the amount appropriated,
$456,000 the first year and deleted text begin $456,000deleted text end new text begin $483,000new text end
the second year are for the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.536, including the continued
development of a statewide system plan for
regional parks and trails outside the
seven-county metropolitan area.

(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a list of projects that
contains the commission's recommendations
for funding from the parks and trails fund for
fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the environment and natural resources
and the parks and trails fund.

(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a report that contains
the commission's criteria for funding from the
parks and trails fund, including the criteria
used to determine if a park or trail is of
regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the environment and natural resources
and the parks and trails fund.

(e) $512,000 the first year and deleted text begin $512,000deleted text end new text begin
$573,000
new text end the second year are for coordination
and projects between the department, the
Metropolitan Council, and the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission; enhanced web-based information
for park and trail users; and support of
activities of the Parks and Trails Legacy
Advisory Committee.

(f) The commissioner must contract for
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for at least
$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the
second year.

(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under
this section must give consideration to
contracting with Conservation Corps
Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and
other activities.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

$
21,712,000
$
deleted text begin 22,149,000
deleted text end new text begin 24,743,000
new text end

(a) $21,712,000 the first year and deleted text begin $22,149,000deleted text end new text begin
$24,743,000
new text end the second year are for
distribution according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.53, subdivision 3.

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

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

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

Sec. 4.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 7, is amended to read:


Sec. 7. COORDINATION AND PROJECTS; EXTENSION.

The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph
(e), from the parks and trails fund for coordination and projects between the department,
the Metropolitan Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission;
enhanced web-based information for park and trail users; and support of activities of the
Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is available until June 30, deleted text begin 2022deleted text end new text begin 2024new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS COORDINATION; EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3,
paragraph (e), from the parks and trails fund for coordination and projects between the
Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council, and the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced web-based information for park and trail
users; and support of activities of the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is
available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CITY OF CROOKSTON GRANT; EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin The availability of the grant to the city of Crookston for the Central Park project from
the fiscal year 2020 parks and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

Section 1.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Minnesota Historical Society

15,572,000
17,383,000

(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
governing board of the Minnesota Historical
Society to preserve and enhance access to
Minnesota's history and its cultural and
historical resources. Grant agreements entered
into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
other recipients of appropriations in this
subdivision must ensure that these funds are
used to supplement and not substitute for
traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
Society must be used to supplement and not
substitute for traditional sources of funding.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, for historic preservation projects that
improve historic structures, the amounts are
available until June 30, 2023. The Minnesota
Historical Society or grant recipients of the
Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
must give consideration to Conservation Corps
Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic
Preservation Corps, or an organization
carrying out similar work, for projects with
the potential to need historic preservation
services.new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, or any other law to the
contrary, the availability of any appropriation
or grant of money from this subdivision that
would not otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire
on or before June 20, 2022, is extended to June
30, 2023.
new text end

(b) Historical Grants and Programs
(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000
in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic
and cultural grants to local, county, regional,
or other historical or cultural organizations or
for activities to preserve significant historic
and cultural resources. Money must be
distributed through a competitive grant
process. The Minnesota Historical Society
must administer the money using established
grant mechanisms, with assistance from the
advisory committee created under Laws 2009,
chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision
4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

(2) Statewide History Programs

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000
in fiscal year 2021 are for historic and cultural
programs and purposes related to the heritage
of the state. Of this amount, $250,000 each
year must be used by the Minnesota Historical
Society to either produce or purchase and to
distribute a book to engage and educate
elementary school students on Minnesota's
natural resources, legacy, culture, and history.
The book should be made available for free
to educators and libraries and through state
historical society sites to provide to a targeted
grade of elementary school students.

(3) History Partnerships

$2,500,000 each year is for history
partnerships involving multiple organizations,
which may include the Minnesota Historical
Society, to preserve and enhance access to
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in
all regions of the state.

(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and
Archaeological Sites

$500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in
fiscal year 2021 are for one or more contracts
to be competitively awarded to conduct
statewide surveys or investigations of
Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological,
and cultural significance. Results of the
surveys or investigations must be published
in a searchable form and available to the
public on a cost-free basis. The Minnesota
Historical Society, the Office of the State
Archaeologist, the Indian Affairs Council, and
the State Historic Preservation Office must
each appoint a representative to an oversight
board to select contractors and direct the
conduct of the surveys or investigations. The
oversight board must consult with the
Department of Transportation and Department
of Natural Resources.

(5) Digital Library

$375,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $375,000 in
fiscal year 2021 are for a digital library project
to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
images, documents, and historical materials.
The Minnesota Historical Society must
cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
system and must jointly share this
appropriation for these purposes.

(6) Grants

$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Military Museum to create and
conduct a statewide story-sharing program to
honor the distinct service of post-9/11 veterans
in anticipation of the 2021 anniversary.

$115,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Military Museum to care for,
catalog, and display the recently acquired
collection of the personal and professional
effects belonging to General John W. Vessey,
Minnesota's most decorated veteran.

$40,000 the first year is for a grant to the Isanti
County Historical Society to relocate, update,
and preserve the Moody School and the
Grandy Union Church.

$150,000 the first year is for a grant to the
commissioner of natural resources to maintain
the history of the Grindstone River Dam at
Hinckley.

Any unencumbered balance remaining under
this subdivision the first year does not cancel
but is available the second year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:


Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
73,132,000
$
deleted text begin 76,617,000
deleted text end new text begin 88,713,000
new text end

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

Subd. 2.

Availability of Appropriation

Money appropriated in this article must not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must not be spent on institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
Money appropriated in this article must be
spent in accordance with Minnesota
Management and Budget MMB Guidance to
Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure
.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this
article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year
2023 appropriations are available until June
30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds,
the period of the appropriation is extended to
equal the availability of federal funding.

Subd. 3.

Minnesota State Arts Board

34,372,000
deleted text begin 36,010,000
deleted text end new text begin 41,695,000
new text end

(a) The amounts in this subdivision are
appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts
Board for arts, arts education, arts
preservation, and arts access. Grant
agreements entered into by the Minnesota
State Arts Board and other recipients of
appropriations in this subdivision must ensure
that these funds are used to supplement and
not substitute for traditional sources of
funding. Each grant program established in
this appropriation must be separately
administered from other state appropriations
for program planning and outcome
measurements, but may take into consideration
other state resources awarded in the selection
of applicants and grant award size.

(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives

$27,497,000 the first year and deleted text begin $28,808,000deleted text end new text begin
$33,356,000
new text end the second year are to support
Minnesota artists and arts organizations in
creating, producing, and presenting
high-quality arts activities; to preserve,
maintain, and interpret art forms and works
of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota
audiences; to overcome barriers to accessing
high-quality arts activities; and to instill the
arts into the community and public life in this
state.

(c) Arts Education

$5,156,000 the first year and deleted text begin $5,401,000deleted text end new text begin
$6,254,000
new text end the second year are for
high-quality, age-appropriate arts education
for Minnesotans of all ages to develop
knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
arts.

(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage

$1,719,000 the first year and deleted text begin $1,801,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,085,000
new text end the second year are for events and
activities that represent, preserve, and maintain
the diverse cultural arts traditions, including
folk and traditional artists and art
organizations, represented in this state.

(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
board for administering grant programs,
delivering technical services, providing fiscal
oversight for the statewide system, and
ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2022 and
fiscal year 2023.

(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
appropriation to each of the categories listed
in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, regional arts council
grants or other arts council grants for touring
programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
tour in their own region as well as all other
regions of the state.

(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
under this subdivision the first year does not
cancel but is available the second year.

Subd. 4.

Minnesota Historical Society

15,588,000
deleted text begin 17,497,000
deleted text end new text begin 20,169,000
new text end

(a) The amounts in this subdivision are
appropriated to the governing board of the
Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and
enhance access to Minnesota's history and its
cultural and historical resources. Grant
agreements entered into by the Minnesota
Historical Society and other recipients of
appropriations in this subdivision must ensure
that these funds are used to supplement and
not substitute for traditional sources of
funding. Funds directly appropriated to the
Minnesota Historical Society must be used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for
historic preservation projects that improve
historic structures, the amounts are available
until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota Historical
Society or grant recipients of the Minnesota
Historical Society using arts and cultural
heritage funds under this subdivision must
give consideration to Conservation Corps
Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic
Preservation Corps, or an organization
carrying out similar work, for projects with
the potential to need historic preservation
services.

(b) Historical Grants and Programs
(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants

$5,982,000 the first year and deleted text begin $7,000,000deleted text end new text begin
$8,049,000
new text end the second year are for statewide
historic and cultural grants to local, county,
regional, or other historical or cultural
organizations or for activities to preserve
significant historic and cultural resources.
Money must be distributed through a
competitive grant process. The Minnesota
Historical Society must administer the money
using established grant mechanisms, with
assistance from the advisory committee
created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
(ii).

(2) Statewide History Programs

$6,213,000 the first year and deleted text begin $6,990,000deleted text end new text begin
$8,056,000
new text end the second year are for historic
and cultural programs and purposes related to
the heritage of the state. Of this amount,
$213,000 the first year must be used by the
Board of Directors of the Minnesota Historical
Society to either produce or purchase and
distribute a book to engage and educate
elementary school students on Minnesota's
natural resources, legacy, culture, and history.
The book should be made available cost-free
to educators and libraries and through state
historical society sites to provide to a targeted
grade of elementary school students.

(3) History Partnerships

$2,450,000 the first year and deleted text begin $2,550,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,954,000
new text end the second year are for history
partnerships involving multiple organizations,
which may include the Minnesota Historical
Society, to preserve and enhance access to
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in
all regions of the state.

(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and
Archaeological Sites

$475,000 the first year and deleted text begin $525,000deleted text end new text begin $606,000new text end
the second year are for one or more contracts
to be competitively awarded to conduct
statewide surveys or investigations of
Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological,
and cultural significance. Results of the
surveys or investigations must be published
in a searchable form and available to the
public cost-free. The Minnesota Historical
Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist,
the Indian Affairs Council, and the State
Historic Preservation Office must each appoint
a representative to an oversight board to select
contractors and direct the conduct of the
surveys or investigations. The oversight board
must consult with the Department of
Transportation and Department of Natural
Resources.

(5) Digital Library

$368,000 the first year and deleted text begin $382,000deleted text end new text begin $443,000new text end
the second year are for a digital library project
to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
images, documents, and historical materials.
The Minnesota Historical Society must
cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
system and must jointly share this
appropriation for these purposes.

(6) Grants

(i) $100,000 the first year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and $8,000 the
second year are
new text end for a grant to the Litchfield
Opera House to restore and renovate the
historic Litchfield Opera House.

(ii) deleted text begin $50,000deleted text end new text begin $54,000new text end the second year is for a
grant to the city of South St. Paul to relocate
the gatehouses in the BridgePoint Business
Park that remain from the Armour & Company
meatpacking campus.

(c) Balance Remaining

Any unencumbered balance remaining under
this subdivision the first year does not cancel
but is available the second year.

Subd. 5.

Department of Education

2,710,000
deleted text begin 2,710,000
deleted text end new text begin 3,148,000
new text end

(a) $2,500,000 the first year and deleted text begin $2,500,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,904,000
new text end the second year are appropriated
to the commissioner of education for grants
to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems
to provide educational opportunities in the
arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage
of Minnesota. This money must be allocated
using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes,
section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with
the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
all qualifying systems in an amount
proportionate to the number of qualifying
system entities in each system. For purposes
of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
means a public library, a regional library
system, a regional library system headquarters,
a county, or an outreach service program. This
money may be used to sponsor programs
provided by regional libraries or to provide
grants to local arts and cultural heritage
programs for programs in partnership with
regional libraries. This money must be
distributed in ten equal payments per year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in
this subdivision are available until June 30,
2025.

(b) $110,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin the firstnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and
$128,000 the second year are
new text end appropriated to
the commissioner of education for a water
safety grant program. The commissioner of
education must allocate grants to eligible
applicants. Eligible applicants include
nonprofit organizations and city and county
parks and recreation programs providing
swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants
are not required to partner with other entities.
Grant funds must primarily be used to provide
scholarships to low-income and at-risk
children for swimming lessons. Up to 15
percent of the grant funds may also be used
to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards
or train water safety instructors or lifeguards
in nationally recognized water safety practices
and instruction. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2023.

(c) $100,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin the firstnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and
$116,000 the second year are
new text end appropriated to
the commissioner of education for a grant to
the entity designated by the Library of
Congress as the Minnesota Center for the
Book to provide statewide programming
related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for
additional programming throughout the state
related to the Center for the Book designation.

Subd. 6.

Department of Administration

11,383,000
deleted text begin 11,225,000
deleted text end new text begin 13,051,000
new text end

(a) The amounts in this subdivision are
appropriated to the commissioner of
administration for grants to the named
organizations for the purposes specified in this
subdivision. The commissioner of
administration may use a portion of this
appropriation for costs that are directly related
to and necessary for the administration of
grants in this subdivision.

(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
commissioner and recipients of appropriations
under this subdivision must ensure that money
appropriated in this subdivision is used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding.

(c) Minnesota Public Radio

$1,950,000 the first year and deleted text begin $1,950,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,265,000
new text end the second year are for Minnesota
Public Radio to create programming and
expand news service on Minnesota's cultural
heritage and history.

(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations

$1,950,000 the first year and deleted text begin $1,950,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,265,000
new text end the second year are to the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations for production and acquisition
grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000
the first year is for statewide programming to
produce and distribute the Veterans' Voices
program to educate and engage communities
regarding Minnesota veterans' contributions,
knowledge, skills, and experiences with an
emphasis on the untold stories of veterans
from diverse communities. The funds are
available until June 30, 2023.

(e) Public Television

$4,460,000 the first year and deleted text begin $4,460,000deleted text end new text begin
$5,181,000
new text end the second year are to the
Minnesota Public Television Association for
production and acquisition grants according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.

(f) Wilderness Inquiry

$400,000 the first year and deleted text begin $400,000deleted text end new text begin $465,000new text end
the second year are to Wilderness Inquiry for
the Canoemobile program, which provides
students with an outdoor educational
experience aligned with the Minnesota history
graduation standards.

(g) Como Park Zoo

$1,500,000 the first year and deleted text begin $1,500,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,742,000
new text end the second year are for a grant to
the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for
program development that features education
programs and habitat enhancement, special
exhibits, music appreciation programs, and
historical garden access and preservation.

(h) Science Museum of Minnesota

$700,000 the first year and deleted text begin $700,000deleted text end new text begin $813,000new text end
the second year are to the Science Museum of
Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
cultural heritage, including student and teacher
outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
community-based exhibits that preserve
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

(i) Appetite for Change

$75,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin the firstnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and $87,000 the
second year are
new text end to the nonprofit Appetite for
Change for the Community Cooks
programming, which will preserve the cultural
heritage of growing and cooking food in
Minnesota.

(j) Lake Superior Zoo

$75,000 the first year and deleted text begin $75,000deleted text end new text begin $87,000new text end
the second year are to the Lake Superior Zoo
to develop educational exhibits and programs.

(k) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited

$25,000 the first year and deleted text begin $25,000deleted text end new text begin $29,000new text end
the second year are for a grant to Midwest
Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's
outdoor history, culture, and heritage by
connecting individuals and youth with
disabilities to the state's natural resources.

(l) Veterans Memorial Grants

$75,000 the first year and deleted text begin $75,000deleted text end new text begin $87,000new text end
the second year are for a competitive grants
program to provide grants to local units of
government for veterans memorials to preserve
the culture and heritage of Minnesota. The
local unit of government must provide a
nonstate cash match equal to the amount of
the grant received under this paragraph.

(m) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp

$128,000 the first year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and $10,000 the
second year are
new text end for a grant to the Disabled
Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in
Washington County for landscape
improvements around the new cabins,
including a retaining wall around a water
drainage holding pond and security fencing
with vehicle control gates along the entrance
road.

(n) The TAP

$15,000 the first year and deleted text begin $15,000deleted text end new text begin $17,000new text end
the second year are for a grant to The TAP in
St. Paul to support mental health in disability
communities through spoken art forms,
community supports, and community
engagement.

(o) Kasson WPA Restoration

$30,000 the first year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and $2,000 the second
year are
new text end for a grant to the city of Kasson to
restore the wall and pillars of the historical
Works Progress Administration (WPA) project
at Veterans Memorial Park.

Subd. 7.

Minnesota Zoo

1,900,000
deleted text begin 2,000,000
deleted text end new text begin 2,315,000
new text end

The amounts in this subdivision are
appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological
Board for programs and development of the
Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide
access and education related to programs on
the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

Subd. 8.

Minnesota Humanities Center

4,775,000
deleted text begin 4,775,000
deleted text end new text begin 5,546,000
new text end

(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
Board of Directors of the Minnesota
Humanities Center for the purposes specified
in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
following grants, and up to five percent of the
appropriations specific to competitive grants
programs, to cover the cost of administering,
planning, evaluating, and reporting these
grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center
must develop a written plan to issue the grants
under this subdivision and must submit the
plan for review and approval by the
commissioner of administration. The written
plan must require the Minnesota Humanities
Center to create and adhere to grant policies
that are similar to those established according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97,
subdivision 4
, paragraph (a), clause (1).

No grants awarded under this subdivision may
be used for travel outside the state of
Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify
the repercussions for failing to comply with
the grant agreement.

(b) Programs and Purposes

$1,250,000 the first year and deleted text begin $1,250,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,452,000
new text end the second year are for programs
and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities
Center.

(c) Children's Museum Grants

$925,000 the first year and deleted text begin $925,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,074,000
new text end the second year are for arts and
cultural heritage grants to children's museums
for arts and cultural exhibits and related
educational outreach programs. Of this
amount:

(1) $375,000 the first year and deleted text begin $375,000deleted text end new text begin
$435,000
new text end the second year are for the
Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive
exhibits and outreach programs on arts and
cultural heritage; and

(2) $550,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin the firstnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and
$639,000 the second year are
new text end for grants to
other children's museums to be distributed
through a competitive grant process for
program development. The Minnesota
Humanities Center must administer these
funds using established mechanisms.

(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant
Program

$2,500,000 the first year and deleted text begin $2,500,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,904,000
new text end the second year are for a
competitive grants program to provide grants
to organizations or individuals working to
create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture,
and heritage of diverse Minnesota
communities, including but not limited to
Asian and Pacific Island communities, the
Somali diaspora and other African immigrant
communities, Indigenous communities with
a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the
African American community, the Latinx
community, and other underrepresented
cultural groups, including communities of
Black, Indigenous, and people of color, to
celebrate the cultural diversity of Minnesota.
An individual or organization that receives a
grant under this paragraph must do at least one
of the following:

(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of
Minnesota;

(2) provide education and student outreach on
cultural diversity;

(3) support the development of culturally
diverse humanities programming by
individuals and organizations; or

(4) empower communities in building identity
and culture.

(e) Civics Programs

$100,000 the first year and deleted text begin $100,000deleted text end new text begin $116,000new text end
the second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic
Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy
Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government
to conduct civics education programs for the
civic and cultural development of Minnesota
youth. Civics education is the study of
constitutional principles and the democratic
foundation of our national, state, and local
institutions and the study of political processes
and structures of government, grounded in the
understanding of constitutional government
under the rule of law.

Subd. 9.

Indian Affairs Council

2,000,000
deleted text begin 2,000,000
deleted text end new text begin 2,323,000
new text end

$2,000,000 the first year and deleted text begin $2,000,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,323,000
new text end the second year are appropriated
to the Indian Affairs Council for grants for
preserving Dakota and Ojibwe Indian
languages and for protecting Indian graves.
The money must be distributed as follows:

(1) $700,000 the first year and deleted text begin $700,000deleted text end new text begin
$813,000
new text end the second year are to provide grants
to Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve
Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and to
foster education programs and services for
Dakota and Ojibwe languages;

(2) $460,000 the first year and deleted text begin $460,000deleted text end new text begin
$534,000
new text end the second year are for grants to
Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language
immersion educational institutions;

(3) $700,000 the first year and deleted text begin $700,000deleted text end new text begin
$813,000
new text end the second year are to provide grants
to preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian
languages through support of projects and
services and to support educational programs
and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe
Indian languages;

(4) $50,000 the first year and deleted text begin $50,000deleted text end new text begin $58,000new text end
the second year are to the Indian Affairs
Council for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian
language working group coordinated by the
Indian Affairs Council; and

(5) $90,000 the first year and deleted text begin $90,000deleted text end new text begin
$105,000
new text end the second year are to carry out
responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 307.08, to comply with Public Law
101-601, the federal Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act.

Subd. 10.

Department of Agriculture

400,000
deleted text begin 400,000
deleted text end new text begin 465,000
new text end

These amounts are appropriated to the
commissioner of agriculture for grants to
county agricultural societies to enhance arts
access and education and to preserve and
promote Minnesota's history and cultural
heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The
grants must be distributed in equal amounts
to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are
in addition to the aid distribution to county
agricultural societies under Minnesota
Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of
agriculture must develop grant-making criteria
and guidance for expending money under this
subdivision to provide funding for projects
and events that provide access to the arts or
the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural
heritage. The commissioner must seek input
from all interested parties.

Subd. 11.

Legislative Coordinating Commission

4,000
-0-

The amount in this subdivision is appropriated
for the Legislative Coordinating Commission
to maintain the website required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10
.