HF 4167

2nd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/30/2018 04:22pm

A bill for an act
relating to legacy; appropriating money from legacy funds; modifying requirements
for certain recipients of legacy funds; modifying provisions for Capitol art displays;
providing for women's suffrage commemoration; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, sections 15B.32, as amended; 97A.056, subdivisions 3, 13; 129D.17,
subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 15B.

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

ARTICLE 1

OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

Section 1. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. 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 "2018" and "2019" used in
this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
These 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 2018 new text end		new text begin 2019 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 113,923,000 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- new text end

new text begin 35,288,000 new text end

new text begin (a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase X new text end

new text begin $2,786,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and restore lands for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in
fee for scientific and natural areas 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 (b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase X new text end

new text begin $5,740,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
in fee and restore lands for wildlife
management 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 (c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $2,001,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance
native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and
savannas. 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 after The Nature
Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan,
and the acquisitions must be consistent with
the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX new text end

new text begin $1,893,000 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 lands in fee or
permanent conservation easements and to
restore lands in 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 the
acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation
Plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $1,345,000 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, 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
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; and to restore lands in the
Cannon River watershed. Of this amount,
$945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and
$400,000 is to Great River Greening. 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 (f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII new text end

new text begin $1,490,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements to protect
and restore native prairie according to
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this
amount, up to $176,000 is for establishing
monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. 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
permanent conservation easements must be
provided as part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 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 at least
equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for
establishing 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 (h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV new text end

new text begin $1,162,000 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 lands in fee and
restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
River valley for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, or 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 (i) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - Phase II new text end

new text begin $2,447,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
League Inc., in cooperation with Ducks
Unlimited and The Conservation Fund, to
acquire lands in fee and restore and enhance
strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
wildlife habitat in Martin County for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8. Of this amount,
$1,978,000 is to Fox Lake Conservation
League Inc., $400,000 is to Ducks Unlimited,
and $69,000 is 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 (j) Protect and Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - Phase II new text end

new text begin $829,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire conservation easements
and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird
areas identified in Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan. Of this amount, $209,000
is to Audubon Minnesota and $620,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. 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
permanent conservation easements and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase III new text end

new text begin $1,468,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance high-priority
grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of
this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation
Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land
Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
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 acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
must be consistent with the priorities in
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program new text end

new text begin $2,960,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in
cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to
acquire permanent conservation "working
land" easements and to restore wetlands and
prairie grasslands. Of this amount, $2,000,000
is to Ducks Unlimited and $960,000 is to
Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase X new text end

new text begin $4,007,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate restoration and enhancement of
prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
management areas, in scientific and natural
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 (n) Enhanced Public-Land Grasslands - Phase III new text end

new text begin $2,160,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
public lands. 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 9,131,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VII new text end

new text begin $1,229,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
the Morrison County Soil and Water
Conservation District and The Conservation
Fund, to acquire permanent conservation
easements and restore forest wildlife habitat
within the boundaries of the Minnesota
National Guard Camp Ripley Sentinel
Landscape and Army Compatible Use Buffer.
Of this amount, $39,000 is to the Morrison
County Soil and Water Conservation District,
$207,000 is to The Conservation Fund, and
$983,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources. Up to $45,500 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 (b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase VI new text end

new text begin $2,142,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8; 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 permanent
conservation easements; and to restore and
enhance prairies, grasslands, forests, and
savannas. Of this amount, $742,000 is to The
Nature Conservancy, $700,000 is to The Trust
for Public Land, and $700,000 is to Minnesota
Land Trust. Up to $120,000 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.
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 after The Nature
Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI new text end

new text begin $1,473,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
lands in fee and to acquire easements for
forest, wetland, 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
$25,000 is for establishing 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) State Forest Acquisitions, Richard J. Dorer Memorial Forest - Phase V new text end

new text begin $1,255,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and enhance lands for wildlife habitat
in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase V new text end

new text begin $1,094,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
establishing 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 must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - Phase III new text end

new text begin $1,938,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
Association to restore and enhance public
forest lands in the northern forest region for
moose habitat. A list of proposed land
restoration 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 28,116,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase X new text end

new text begin $5,061,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
lands in fee and to restore and enhance
wetlands and grasslands to be designated and
managed as waterfowl production areas in
Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase VII new text end

new text begin $4,770,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie
lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow
lakes for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase IX new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 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 $292,500 is for
establishing 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) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase III new text end

new text begin $1,786,000 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 prairie, wetland,
and other habitat in 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 and
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase X new text end

new text begin $2,759,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to enhance
and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative - Phase VII new text end

new text begin $3,740,000 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 Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Habitats new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 40,978,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $2,630,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural systems associated
with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix
Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this
amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000
is to Friends of the Mississippi River,
$700,000 is to Great River Greening, and
$1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
$120,000 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 (b) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase IV new text end

new text begin $2,073,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore
wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters.
Of this amount, $73,000 is to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board and $2,000,000 is to The
Trust for Public Land. $925,000 the second
year is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources to acquire lands in permanent
conservation easements and to restore wildlife
habitat, of which up to $65,000 is for
establishing 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) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV new text end

new text begin $2,801,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
Counties. Of this amount, $1,005,000 is to the
Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and
$1,796,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
establishing 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 (d) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements new text end

new text begin $642,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
land in permanent conservation easements to
protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to
$52,500 is for establishing 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 required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Metro Wildlife Management Areas new text end

new text begin $1,174,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Conservation Fund to
acquire lands in fee in the metro area planning
region for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration - Phase VI new text end

new text begin $2,288,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Dakota County to acquire
permanent conservation easements and lands
in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and
other 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 (g) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation Program new text end

new text begin $1,514,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Hennepin County, in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance habitats in
Hennepin County. Of this amount, $194,000
is to Hennepin County and $1,320,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 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 and restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (h) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase X new text end

new text begin $2,291,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
to acquire permanent conservation stream
easements using the payment method
prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in Minnesota. Up to $20,000 is for establishing
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 restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership - Phase IV new text end

new text begin $1,555,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic and forest habitats in the
lower Mississippi River watershed, upper Pool
9 backwater. A list of proposed restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (j) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase V new text end

new text begin $2,013,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 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 (k) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase III new text end

new text begin $927,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with
the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to
enhance trout habitat in the Knife River
watershed. A list of proposed enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VII new text end

new text begin $1,421,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and
to restore and enhance aquatic 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 (m) Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion new text end

new text begin $539,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Anoka County to enhance
aquatic habitat in and adjacent to Lake George
in Anoka County and to restore and enhance
aquatic habitat on the Rum River. A list of
proposed habitat enhancements and
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat Program new text end

new text begin $1,195,000 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
south branch of the Buffalo River and Whisky
Creek 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 (o) Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and Habitat Enhancement new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the city of Hallock to restore
and enhance fish passage and habitat in the
South Branch Two Rivers. A list of proposed
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (p) Six Mile Creek – Halsted Bay Habitat Restoration new text end

new text begin $567,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District to restore and enhance fish
habitat in the Six Mile Creek - Halsted Bay
subwatershed. A list of proposed restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement new text end

new text begin $2,834,000 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 (r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase X new text end

new text begin $11,589,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $400,000 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, up to
$2,567,000 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
$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000
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. If
acquiring land in fee or a conservation
easement, priority must be given 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 by 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, 2022. 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 410,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Contract Management new text end

new text begin $210,000 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 $150,000 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) High-Priority Pretransaction Service Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council new text end

new text begin $50,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to provide
land-acquisition pretransaction services
including but not limited to appraisals,
surveys, or title research for acquisition
proposals being considered by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
list of activities must be included in the final
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin 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.
Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
this section are available until June 30, 2021.
For acquisition of real property, the amounts
in this section are available until June 30,
2022, if a binding agreement with a landowner
or purchase agreement is entered into by June
30, 2021, and closed no later than June 30,
2022. Funds for restoration or enhancement
are available until June 30, 2023, or five years
after acquisition, whichever is later, in order
to complete initial restoration or enhancement
work. If a project receives at least 15 percent
of its funding from federal funds, the time of
the appropriation may be extended to equal
the availability of federal funding to a
maximum of six years if that federal funding
was confirmed and included in the second
draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated
for fee title acquisition of land 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 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, 2018, 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 a 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 over $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
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 recreational 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 in
Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka
River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor
Rehabilitation is extended to June 30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation in
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat
Restoration is extended to June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (c) This subdivision is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Council recommendations.

(a) The council shall make recommendations to
the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are consistent
with the Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of existing natural
resource plans, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and
Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of
wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest
fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie. In making
recommendations, the council shall consider a range of options that would best restore,
protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
The council's recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year. The
council shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by February
15 in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative session in
even-numbered years. The council's budget recommendations to the legislature shall be
separate from the Department of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.

(b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a
conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply
for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies,
forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation,
encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.

(c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that are
consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of the clean
water fund.

(d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and
enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing
forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native prairie.

(e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the
outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.

(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and
water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.

(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens and
potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the development
and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include a fair, equitable,
and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and easily understood
process for ranking projects.

(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological sections and
subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish objectives for
each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined in the state
constitution.

(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent
with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from
other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.

new text begin (j) By July 1 each year, the council shall provide counties with a list of project proposals
that include potential fee title land acquisitions in the county that is based on that year's
funding requests received by the council from nongovernmental organizations.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Project requirements.

(a) As a condition of accepting money appropriated
from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from an appropriation
must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or in part with funds
from the appropriation.

(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor
heritage fund must:

(1) be permanent;

(2) specify the parties to the easement;

(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;

(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;

(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the grantor
to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;

(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration
and the associated costs of these activities;

(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;

(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of funding
for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and

(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement.

(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration and
management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current conservation
science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should be given to soil,
geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the best chance for
long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include the proposed
timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, site preparation,
establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional enhancement to establish
the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management needs of the restoration
and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be financed; and use current
conservation science to achieve the best restoration.

(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management plan
in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for
implementation.

(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must provide
to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used to select
parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide the council
with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited to, appraisals,
legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. This information
must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient must also report
to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between the acquisition
amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if a state-certified
or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. The commissioner of natural resources may
conduct or require additional appraisals of parcels to be acquired in fee title or as conservation
easements. Acquisition data such as appraisals may remain private during negotiations but
must ultimately be made public according to chapter 13.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and enhancement
projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must be on land
permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters
as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.

(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, a recipient
of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and budget an analysis of increased
operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by public entities as a result of the
acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.

(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give
consideration to and make timely written contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
possible use of the corps' services to contract for restoration and enhancement services. A
copy of the written contact must be filed with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
within 15 days of execution.

(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect signage
according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

new text begin (j) At least 30 days before closing on an acquisition of land in fee title with money in
whole or in part from the outdoor heritage fund, a nongovernmental organization must notify
in writing the county board and town board where the land is located and furnish them a
description of the land to be acquired.
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 $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated
from the clean water fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
and to protect the state's natural resources while increasing the efficiency, profitability, and
productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and winter-annual crops into
existing agricultural practices. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Public Facilities Authority. new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated
from the clean water fund to the Public Facilities Authority for the point source
implementation grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Pollution Control Agency. new text end

new text begin $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from
the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to support activities
of the Clean Water Council according to Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision
1. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Department of Natural Resources. new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is
appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements in targeted areas to protect the forests and shorelands
that supply clean water to lakes, rivers, and streams under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

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

new text begin (a) $3,671,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$629,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local
government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and
restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from
degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a
comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan
surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify
a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this
paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources for grants to protect and restore drinking water sources. The
projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit,
and include a match. Projects must be consistent with wellhead protection, protection plans
for surface water intake, strategies for groundwater restoration and protection, or local water
management plans or their equivalents or develop protection plans for surface water intakes.
A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared
resources by multiple local government units.
new text end

new text begin (c) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 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. This work may be done in cooperation with the
United States Department of Agriculture with a first priority use to accomplish a conservation
reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, in the state. Up to $1,080,000 is for deposit
in a monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (d) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources for grants to soil and water conservation districts for cost-sharing
contracts with landowners or authorized agents to implement riparian buffers or alternative
practices on public waters or public ditches consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 may be targeted outside the 54-county
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.
new text end

new text begin (e) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources to provide support to the University of Minnesota Water
Resources Center and partners to further develop and expand the use of the existing Irrigation
Management Assistance tool and implement an outreach and education program that supports
the tool in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The Water
Resources Center must explore supplemental funding opportunities with the United States
Department of Agriculture to further this activity. The Board of Water and Soil Resources
must approve a spending plan before making money available.
new text end

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

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

new text begin (h) The appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 30, 2022.
Returned grant funds must be regranted consistent with the purposes of this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin University of Minnesota. new text end

new text begin $343,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from
the clean water fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide
guidance documents and tools evaluating the clean water fund's return on investment to
measure impacts on water quality and human well-being as well as assist in future funding
decisions. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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

ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15B.32, as amended by Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:

15B.32 STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section new text begin and section 15B.36 new text end , the terms
defined in this subdivision have the following meanings.

(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this
section.

(c) "Capitol Area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.

(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under
section 15B.03.

(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of deleted text begin 22 deleted text end new text begin 24 new text end
members, appointed as follows:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the attorney general;

(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall be
a member of the Supreme Court;

(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;

(6) new text begin the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee, who shall be a
member of the senate;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the
house of representatives;

new text begin (8) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader's designee,
who shall be a member of the house of representatives;
new text end

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party
appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed
by the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the
minority leader;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee
with jurisdiction over capital investment and the chair and ranking minority member of the
senate committee with jurisdiction over capital investment;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive
director's designee;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board;
and

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end four public members appointed by the governor.

Subd. 3.

Terms and compensation.

(a) A member serving on the commission because
the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed office
shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority holds the
office.

(b) Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members
may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.

(c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided
in section 15.059. deleted text begin Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided
under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Officers and meetings.

(a) The governor is the chair of the commission. The
lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair of the
commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff member to
attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence of the governor.

(b) The commission shall meet at least annually and at other times at the call of the chair.
Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.

Subd. 5.

Administrative support.

deleted text begin The commission may designate an executive secretary
and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or other means. deleted text end new text begin
The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support to the commission.
new text end

Subd. 6.

Duties.

(a) The commission:

(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the deleted text begin restoration, deleted text end protection, risk management,
and preservation of the Capitol building;

(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and the
Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities for and in
the Capitol building;

deleted text begin (3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of the
predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end shall develop a comprehensive, multiyear deleted text begin , predesign deleted text end new text begin maintenance and preservation new text end
plan for the deleted text begin restoration of the deleted text end Capitol building, review the plan periodically, and, as
appropriate, amend and modify the plan. The deleted text begin predesign deleted text end plan shall deleted text begin identify appropriate and
required functions of the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for
legislative, executive, and judicial branch functions; and deleted text end identify and address the long-term
maintenance and preservation requirements of the Capitol building deleted text begin . In developing the
predesign plan, the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the
Minnesota State Capitol Area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design
for the Capitol Area, citizen access, information technology needs, energy efficiency,
security, educational programs including public and school tours, and any additional space
needs for the efficient operation of state government deleted text end new text begin and shall take into account the
recommendations of the long-range strategic plan under section 16B.24 new text end ;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end shall develop and implement a plan to deleted text begin reopen the deleted text end new text begin ensure a welcoming and
accessible new text end Minnesota State Capitol deleted text begin and reintroduce it to the citizens of Minnesota deleted text end new text begin for all
Minnesotans and visitors new text end ;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund the new text begin ongoing new text end
preservation deleted text begin and restoration deleted text end of the Capitol building;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its
needs, as well as all activities related to the deleted text begin restoration deleted text end new text begin preservation new text end of the Capitol building;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public
source to carry out the purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, the commissioner
of administration may expend money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in
the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures
for these purposes. All gifts, grants, or donations received by the commission shall be
deposited in a State Capitol preservation account established in the special revenue fund.
Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the activities
of clause (5), the commission, and implementation of the predesign plan under this section.
deleted text begin The gift acceptance procedures under sections 16A.013 to 16A.016 do not apply to this
clause. deleted text end Appropriations under this clause do not cancel and are available until expended deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) shall approve a program of art exhibits to encourage public visits to the Capitol and
to be displayed in a space in the Capitol building that is listed in section 15B.36, subdivision
1, before an exhibit that is part of the program can be displayed for two weeks or longer.
When considering recommendations made under section 15B.36, the commission must
approve or reject recommended exhibits as a whole and may not approve or reject individual
pieces within a recommended exhibit. The approved program must address the proposed
schedule, how it addresses adopted themes for art in the Capitol, and the type or types of
artwork.
new text end

(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over deleted text begin the commission deleted text end new text begin state
government operations, capital investment, finance, ways and means, and legacy finance new text end
regarding the deleted text begin activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar year deleted text end new text begin
maintenance and preservation needs of the Capitol building new text end , including recommendations
adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan required under paragraph (a),
clause (6), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations
of the commission.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [15B.36] CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces
within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol
restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels connecting legislative office buildings to the
Capitol, room 104A of the Capitol, and the entire Capitol basement, excluding the historic
Rathskeller, Governor's Dining Room, and Justices' Dining Room.The speaker of the house,
president of the senate, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may request the
advisory committee to provide recommendations on art in their respective hearing rooms
and other tenant spaces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Creation, duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee is established
to advise and make recommendations to the State Capitol Preservation Commission regarding
art exhibits to be displayed in State Capitol spaces listed in subdivision 1. To develop these
recommendations, the committee shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) receive proposals from a broad diversity of Minnesota artists, art organizations, and
other individuals and evaluate the extent to which proposals meet the criteria in paragraph
(b); and
new text end

new text begin (2) prepare a list of recommended art exhibits for consideration by the commission,
including information on the availability of the exhibits, a summary of how the recommended
exhibits meet the criteria in paragraph (b) and reflect Minnesota history not covered by
previous art exhibits, and the estimated costs and logistical needs for recommended exhibits.
new text end

new text begin (b) Art exhibits displayed in the State Capitol should tell Minnesota stories and engage
people to:
new text end

new text begin (1) reflect on Minnesota history;
new text end

new text begin (2) understand Minnesota government;
new text end

new text begin (3) recognize the contributions of Minnesota's diverse peoples;
new text end

new text begin (4) inspire citizen engagement; and
new text end

new text begin (5) appreciate the varied landscapes of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support and curatorial
services to the advisory committee and shall implement display of the art exhibits approved
by the commission under section 15B.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (8).
new text end

new text begin (d) A preference shall be given for recommended art exhibits for artists currently living
in Minnesota or living in Minnesota at the time portrayed. The selection process should
ensure that a wide range of artists have a chance to be considered and that, over time, the
art reflects the contributions of artists of various demographic backgrounds, including age,
disability, gender, and racial and ethnic identity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The advisory committee consists of members of the public
appointed as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) five appointed by the governor;
new text end

new text begin (2) two appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two appointed by the minority
leader of the senate; and
new text end

new text begin (3) two appointed by the speaker of the house and two appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives.
new text end

new text begin (b) To the extent practicable, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals with
knowledge or experience in art, Minnesota history, or Native American history, so that the
advisory committee reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of the state. The
public members appointed by the governor must be appointed using the public appointments
process under section 15.0597.
new text end

new text begin (c) The State Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Capitol Area Architectural
and Planning Board, and the commissioner of administration shall each appoint one individual
to serve ex-officio on the advisory committee as a nonvoting member.
new text end

new text begin (d) The advisory committee may meet as frequently as needed to complete its work and
shall annually, or when requested by the commissioner, provide the commission with a list
of recommended exhibits of works of art by Minnesota artists for possible display in the
State Capitol.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation. new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in
this section, terms, removal, vacancies, and compensation are as provided in section 15.059.
Terms of advisory committee members begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
January and are for four years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Chair. new text end

new text begin The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The
committee may elect other officers as it deems necessary.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin Committee meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Conflict of interest. new text end

new text begin A member of the committee may not participate in the
discussion of or vote on a decision of the committee relating to an organization in which
the member has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Gifts; grants; donations. new text end

new text begin The committee may accept gifts and grants, which
are accepted on behalf of the state and constitute donations to the state. Funds received
under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of the committee.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expenditures; accountability.

(a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage
fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's
history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and
cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and
evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or
best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when
appropriate.

(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project
or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire
project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project
will be completed.

(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across
all regions and residents of the state.

(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural
heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required under
section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.

(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according
to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals
must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.

(f) new text begin Individual recipients of arts and cultural heritage funds must be residents of Minnesota. new text end
All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in Minnesota. new text begin
Recipients of funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must complete the project in
Minnesota. If a grant recipient is no longer able to complete the project in Minnesota, the
grant recipient must return any remaining grant funds to the state.
new text end

(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the
person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to
obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.

(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the
recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.

(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees
having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding
is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Prohibited activities. new text end

new text begin Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must
not be used for projects that promote domestic terrorism or criminal activities.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
Commemoration Commission is established to commemorate the ratification of the 19th
Amendment to the United States Constitution and to celebrate the role of Minnesotans and
the state in this national and international milestone.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The commission must coordinate a statewide commemoration of the
100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The commemoration must
include a series of events that provide opportunities for Minnesotans in all geographic
regions of the state to learn the history of the women's suffrage movement, with a specific
focus on the contributions of Minnesotans to the movement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership; appointments; compensation. new text end

new text begin (a) The commission consists of
the following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
new text end

new text begin (3) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive director's
designee;
new text end

new text begin (4) the president of the Minnesota Humanities Center or the president's designee;
new text end

new text begin (5) eight members of the public, each representing a different congressional district,
appointed by the governor;
new text end

new text begin (6) one member appointed by the president of the senate;
new text end

new text begin (7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
new text end

new text begin (8) one member appointed by the speaker of the house; and
new text end

new text begin (9) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
new text end

new text begin (b) The members of the commission must elect a chair and other appropriate officers at
the commission's first meeting.
new text end

new text begin (c) Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Initial
appointments to the commission must be made no later than July 1, 2018, and expire January
8, 2019. An incumbent appointed member is eligible for reappointment at the discretion of
the appointing authority.
new text end

new text begin (d) Members of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575, subdivision 3, but otherwise receive no compensation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin Meetings of the commission are subject to Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 13D, and must be held in different geographic regions of the state. The first meeting
must be convened by the secretary of state no later than August 1, 2018.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administrative and other support. new text end

new text begin As necessary to fulfill its duties, the
commission may enter contracts and may request the assistance of any state agency,
department, council, or commission. Within available resources, all agencies, departments,
councils, and commissions must be responsive to these requests. The Minnesota Humanities
Center shall provide office and meeting space and administrative support as requested by
the commission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin No later than December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter
until the commission expires, the commission must submit a report describing its work to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over state government operations, state government finance, and the arts and cultural heritage
fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The commission expires December 31, 2020.
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 CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST
APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.
new text end

new text begin (a) Appointing authorities for membership of the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee
under Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.36, shall make first appointments to the committee
by September 15, 2018. The commissioner of administration shall convene the first meeting
of the committee by November 1, 2018, and serves as chair until the committee elects a
chair from among its members at its first meeting.
new text end

new text begin (b) The following members are appointed to an initial term that ends January 5, 2021:
two members appointed by the governor; one member each appointed by the majority leader
of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the minority
leader of the house of representatives. The remaining members are appointed to terms that
end on January 3, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Humanities Center. new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to
the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for grants to the named
organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
Center may use up to five percent of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to
and necessary to the administration of grants in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Humanities Center 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.
new text end

new text begin (c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 20, 2020.
new text end

new text begin (d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
to support the work of the Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration
Commission, including grants for educational and civic events.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department of Administration. new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts 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 to the administration of
grants in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (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.
new text end

new text begin (c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
new text end

new text begin (d) $300,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the Lake Superior Center Authority to develop, prepare, and construct an
exhibit on river systems to help educate Minnesotans on how to protect, enhance, and restore
water quality in Minnesota rivers.
new text end

new text begin (e) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society to plan and design portions
of the Chinese garden project in Phalen Park in St. Paul.
new text end

new text begin (f) $60,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for staffing the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee as directed under Minnesota
Statutes, section 15B.36. The commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement with
the Minnesota State Arts Board to help perform duties related to soliciting art and art
proposals, art curation, and promotion of recommended and approved exhibits in the Capitol
building. This appropriation is available until December 31, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (g) $50,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for statewide
programming to promote the Veterans' Voices program to educate and engage communities
regarding veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and experiences with an emphasis on
Korean War veterans.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Historical Society. new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for grants to the named organizations
for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Historical Society may use a
portion of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to and necessary to the
administration of grants in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Historical Society 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.
new text end

new text begin (c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
new text end

new text begin (d) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the Preston Historical Society for the Preston grain elevator restoration and
recreation project.
new text end

new text begin (e) $100,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the Greater Litchfield Opera House Association to repair and update the
electrical capabilities and interior walls in the Litchfield Opera House.
new text end

new text begin (f) $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
for a grant to the city of Grove City for the Grove City Mill restoration.
new text end