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HF 3767

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/31/2016 12:34pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to natural resources; repealing riparian buffer requirements; canceling
appropriations; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3,
section 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 103B.101,
subdivision 12a; 103F.48; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4,
section 146.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 4, is amended
to read:


Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES

 $
 		13,237,000
 		$
 		13,415,000

$3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the
second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments. Grants must be
matched with a combination of local cash or
in-kind contributions. The base grant portion
related to water planning must be matched
by an amount as specified by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.3369. The board may
reduce the amount of the natural resources
block grant to a county by an amount equal to
any reduction in the county's general services
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that
the reduction was disproportionate.

$3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 the
second year are for grants to soil and water
conservation districts for general purposes,
nonpoint engineering, and implementation of
the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
Expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and services
benefiting soil and water conservation
districts. Any district receiving a grant under
this paragraph shall maintain a Web page that
publishes, at a minimum, its annual report,
annual audit, annual budget, and meeting
notices.

$1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the
second year are for the following cost-share
programs:

(1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water
quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal
units and nutrient and manure management
projects in watersheds where there are
impaired waters;

(2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and
water conservation district cost-sharing
contracts for perennially vegetated riparian
buffers, erosion control, water retention
and treatment, and other high-priority
conservation practices; and

(3) $100,000 each year is for county
cooperative weed management programs and
to restore native plants in selected invasive
species management sites.

$800,000 the first year and $750,000
the second year are for implementation,
enforcement, and oversight of the Wetland
Conservation Act, including administration
of the wetland banking program and in-lieu
fee mechanism. The base for fiscal year 2018
and later is $761,000.

$166,000 the first year and $166,000
the second year are to provide technical
assistance to local drainage management
officials and for the costs of the Drainage
Work Group.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission for water
quality and floodplain management,
including administration of programs. This
appropriation must be matched by nonstate
funds. If the appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.

$140,000 the first year and $140,000
the second year are for grants to Area
II Minnesota River Basin Projects for
floodplain management.

$8,000 the first year and $262,000 the
second year are to study, in cooperation
with the commissioner of natural resources,
the feasibility of the state assuming
administration of the section 404 permit
program of the federal Clean Water Act
as required in this act. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
103C.501, the board may shift cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the grant funds to leverage
federal or other nonstate funds or to address
high-priority needs identified in local water
management plans or comprehensive water
management plans.

The appropriations for grants in this
section are available until expended. If an
appropriation for grants in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.

deleted text begin The base for the board in fiscal year 2018 and
thereafter is increased by $11,000,000 for
grants to soil and water conservation districts
to implement buffer requirements.
 deleted 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. 2. new text begin CANCELATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The fiscal year 2017 appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 2, section 7, paragraph (e), to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for grants
to local units of government to enhance compliance with riparian buffer or alternative
practice requirements is canceled.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The fiscal year 2017 appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 2, section 7, paragraph (o), to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for payments
to soil and water conservation districts is canceled.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The fiscal year 2017 appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 2, section 6, paragraph (i), to the commissioner of natural resources for analysis
and mapping related to compliance with riparian buffer or alternate practice requirements
is canceled.
 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. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 103B.101, subdivision 12a; and
103F.48, new text end new text begin and new text end new text begin Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 146, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 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