Minnesota Legislature
HF 707
Conference Committee Report - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/19/2017 02:59pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 707
1.3relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund,
1.4clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; providing
1.5for riparian protection aid; modifying requirements for expending money from
1.6legacy funds; modifying and extending prior appropriations; requiring reports;
1.7amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.127, subdivision 8; 85.53, by
1.8adding subdivisions; 97A.056, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50,
1.9subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 129D.17, subdivision 4, by adding
1.10subdivisions; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as
1.11amended; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2,
1.12subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2,
1.13subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.14477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8.
1.15May 18, 2017
1.16The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.17Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.18The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.19President of the Senate
1.20We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 707 report that we have agreed upon the
1.21items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.22That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 707 be further amended
1.23as follows:
1.24Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.28The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
1.29and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
1.30fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
2.1this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
2.2year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
2.32018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019,
2.4respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
2.11This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
2.12fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.13purpose are specified in the following
2.14subdivisions.
2.19$3,064,000 the first year and $1,373,000 the
2.20second year are to the commissioner of natural
2.21resources to acquire in fee and restore lands
2.22for wildlife management purposes under
2.23Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.24subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for
2.25scientific and natural area purposes under
2.26Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.27subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.28in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.29must be given to acquiring lands that are
2.30eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.31Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.32adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.33proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.34as part of the required accomplishment plan.
3.1$5,603,000 the first year is to the
3.2commissioner of natural resources for an
3.3agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
3.4in fee and restore lands for wildlife
3.5management area purposes under Minnesota
3.6Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
3.7Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.8Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
3.9to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
3.10native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
3.11section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
3.12native prairie. A list of proposed land
3.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.14required accomplishment plan.
3.17$1,901,000 the first year is to the
3.18commissioner of natural resources for an
3.19agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
3.20acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland,
3.21and savanna and to restore and enhance
3.22grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to
3.23evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
3.246136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
3.25lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.26bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
3.27or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.28No later than 180 days after The Nature
3.29Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature
3.30Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams
3.31Outdoor Heritage Council annual income
3.32statements and balance sheets for income and
3.33expenses from land acquired with this
3.34appropriation. A list of proposed land
3.35acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.36required accomplishment plan and must be
4.1consistent with the priorities identified in
4.2Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.5$2,683,000 the first year is to the
4.6commissioner of natural resources for an
4.7agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
4.8cooperation with the United States Fish and
4.9Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
4.10permanent conservation easements and restore
4.11lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.12Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
4.13addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
4.14National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to
4.15evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
4.166136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
4.17lands that are eligible for the native prairie
4.18bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
4.19or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.20A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
4.21provided as part of the required
4.22accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
4.23must be consistent with the priorities in
4.24Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.27$1,436,000 the first year is to the
4.28commissioner of natural resources for an
4.29agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
4.30acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon
4.31River watershed for wildlife management
4.32purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.3386A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
4.34criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
4.35priority must be given to acquiring lands that
4.36are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.1Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.2adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.3proposed land acquisitions must be provided
5.4as part of the required accomplishment plan.
5.7$2,481,000 the first year is to the
5.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
5.9permanent conservation easements to
5.10implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie
5.11Conservation Plan to protect and restore native
5.12prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for
5.13establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
5.14as approved in the accomplishment plan and
5.15subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1697A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation
5.17criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
5.18priority must be given to acquiring lands that
5.19are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.20Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.21adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.22permanent conservation easements must be
5.23provided as part of the final report.
5.26$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of
5.27Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat
5.28and acquire permanent conservation easements
5.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515,
5.30to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by
5.31expanding the riparian-buffer program of the
5.32clean water fund for at least equal wildlife
5.33benefits from buffers on private land. Of this
5.34amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a
5.35monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
5.36in the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.1Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.2subdivision 17. A list of permanent
6.3conservation easements must be provided as
6.4part of the final report.
6.7$1,908,000 the first year is to the
6.8commissioner of natural resources for an
6.9agreement with Pheasants Forever in
6.10cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
6.11Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and
6.12restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
6.13River valley for wildlife management purposes
6.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.15subdivision 8, or to be designated and
6.16managed as waterfowl-production areas in
6.17Minnesota in cooperation with the United
6.18States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
6.19evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6.206136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
6.21lands that are eligible for the native prairie
6.22bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
6.23or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.24A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
6.25provided as part of the required
6.26accomplishment plan.
6.29$3,950,000 the first year is to the
6.30commissioner of natural resources to
6.31accelerate restoration and enhancement of
6.32prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
6.33management areas, scientific and natural areas,
6.34native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state
6.35forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and
6.36United States Fish and Wildlife Service
7.1waterfowl-production area and refuge lands.
7.2A list of proposed land restorations and
7.3enhancements must be provided as part of the
7.4required accomplishment plan.
7.7$1,130,000 the first year is to the
7.8commissioner of natural resources for
7.9agreements to acquire permanent conservation
7.10easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
7.11habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
7.12Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as
7.13follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation
7.14District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil
7.15and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is
7.16to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the
7.17Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
7.18District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land
7.19Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
7.20is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
7.21funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
7.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
7.24permanent conservation easements,
7.25restorations, and enhancements must be
7.26provided as part of the required
7.27accomplishment plan.
7.30$2,458,000 the first year is to the
7.31commissioner of natural resources for an
7.32agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
7.33acquire permanent conservation easements in
7.34Washington County. Of this amount, up to
7.35$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
7.36enforcement fund as approved in the
8.1accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
8.2Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
8.3list of proposed permanent conservation
8.4easements must be provided as part of the
8.5required accomplishment plan.
8.8$2,400,000 the first year is to the
8.9commissioner of natural resources for
8.10agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.11Association in cooperation with The
8.12Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to
8.13acquire land in fee to be transferred to St.
8.14Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes.
8.15The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.16$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter
8.17Association and $108,000 to The Conservation
8.18Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.19must be provided as part of the required
8.20accomplishment plan.
8.23$2,375,000 the first year is to the
8.24commissioner of natural resources to acquire
8.25land in fee for wildlife management purposes
8.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.27subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for
8.28scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
8.29Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
8.30acquire land in fee for state forest purposes
8.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.32subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
8.33conservation easements; and to restore and
8.34enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna.
8.35The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.36$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy,
9.1$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and
9.2$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
9.3$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
9.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
9.5fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.797A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180
9.8days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
9.9year ends, The Nature Conservancy must
9.10submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
9.11Council annual income statements and balance
9.12sheets for income and expenses from land
9.13acquired in fee with this appropriation and not
9.14transferred to the state or a local governmental
9.15unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must
9.16be provided as part of the required
9.17accomplishment plan.
9.19$2,291,000 the first year is to the
9.20commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.21easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.22habitat through working forest permanent
9.23conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.24forests for the future program pursuant to
9.25Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
9.26conservation easement acquired with money
9.27appropriated under this paragraph must
9.28comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2997A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
9.30plan must include an easement monitoring and
9.31enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
9.32$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
9.33enforcement fund as approved in the
9.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
9.35Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
10.1list of permanent conservation easements must
10.2be provided as part of the final report.
10.4$1,000,000 the first year is to the
10.5commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.6lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in
10.7the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
10.8State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.986A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.10acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.11required accomplishment plan.
10.14$1,700,000 the first year is to the
10.15commissioner of natural resources for an
10.16agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
10.17acquire permanent conservation easements
10.18along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
10.19region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
10.20establishing a monitoring and enforcement
10.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.24permanent conservation easements must be
10.25provided as part of the required
10.26accomplishment plan.
10.28$4,600,000 the first year is to the
10.29commissioner of natural resources for an
10.30agreement with The Conservation Fund in
10.31cooperation with the United States Forest
10.32Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to
10.33Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be
10.34managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list
10.35of proposed land acquisitions must be
11.1provided as part of the required
11.2accomplishment plan.
11.6$5,500,000 the first year is to the
11.7commissioner of natural resources for an
11.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
11.9land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands
11.10and grasslands to be designated and managed
11.11as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota
11.12in cooperation with the United States Fish and
11.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.15required accomplishment plan.
11.18$5,750,000 the first year is to the
11.19commissioner of natural resources for an
11.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.21land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
11.22and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
11.23management purposes under Minnesota
11.24Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
11.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
11.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
11.28$10,398,000 the first year is to the Board of
11.29Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.30permanent conservation easements and to
11.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
11.32under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
11.33Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for
11.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
12.2conservation easements must be provided as
12.3part of the final report.
12.6$750,000 the first year is to the Board of
12.7Water and Soil Resources to acquire
12.8permanent conservation easements on
12.9wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native
12.10wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
12.11to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
12.12enforcement fund as approved in the
12.13accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
12.14Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
12.15list of permanent conservation easements must
12.16be provided as part of the final report by the
12.17Board of Water and Soil Resources.
12.20$1,755,000 the first year is to the
12.21commissioner of natural resources to enhance
12.22and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
12.23statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
12.24and enhancements must be provided as part
12.25of the required accomplishment plan.
12.28$4,716,000 the first year is to the
12.29commissioner of natural resources for an
12.30agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
12.31and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
12.32public lands and wetlands under permanent
12.33conservation easement for wildlife
12.34management purposes. A list of proposed
12.35shallow-lake enhancements and wetland
13.1restorations must be provided as part of the
13.2required accomplishment plan.
13.6$1,617,000 the first year is to the
13.7commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.8lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the
13.9Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as
13.10follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi
13.11Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The
13.12Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year
13.13is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
13.14to acquire lands in permanent conservation
13.15easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up
13.16to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
13.17Resources is for establishing a monitoring and
13.18enforcement fund as approved in the
13.19accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
13.20Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
13.21list of proposed acquisitions must be included
13.22as part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.25$1,716,000 the first year is to the
13.26commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.27land in permanent conservation easements to
13.28sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes
13.29in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
13.30Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000
13.31to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation
13.32and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up
13.33to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
14.2conservation easements must be provided as
14.3part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.5$600,000 the first year is to the commissioner
14.6of natural resources for an agreement with the
14.7Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation
14.8with the Department of Natural Resources, to
14.9enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and
14.10adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife
14.11Management Area in Clay County. A list of
14.12proposed land enhancements must be provided
14.13as part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.17$2,403,000 the first year is to the
14.18commissioner of natural resources for an
14.19agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
14.20to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other
14.21species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes,
14.22and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.23restorations and enhancements must be
14.24provided as part of the required
14.25accomplishment plan.
14.27$2,166,000 the first year is to the
14.28commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.29and enhance habitat in degraded streams and
14.30critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate
14.31fish passage. A list of proposed land
14.32restorations and enhancements must be
14.33provided as part of the required
14.34accomplishment plan.
15.1$3,392,000 the first year is to the
15.2commissioner of natural resources to restore
15.3aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
15.4Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an
15.5agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
15.6of proposed restorations must be provided as
15.7part of the required accomplishment plan.
15.10$1,779,000 the first year is to the
15.11commissioner of natural resources for an
15.12agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.13Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
15.14restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
15.15Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
15.16acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.17must be provided as part of the required
15.18accomplishment plan.
15.20$921,000 the first year is to the commissioner
15.21of natural resources for an agreement with
15.22Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat
15.23in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi
15.24County. A list of proposed land enhancements
15.25must be provided as part of the required
15.26accomplishment plan.
15.28$1,877,000 the first year is to the
15.29commissioner of natural resources for an
15.30agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
15.31Watershed District to acquire permanent
15.32conservation easements and restore and
15.33enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated
15.34with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red
15.35River watershed. A list of proposed
15.36acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
16.1must be provided as part of the required
16.2accomplishment plan.
16.6$9,294,000 the first year is to the
16.7commissioner of natural resources for a
16.8program to provide competitive matching
16.9grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
16.10state, and national organizations for enhancing,
16.11restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
16.12prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
16.13in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
16.14$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county
16.15metropolitan area and cities with a population
16.16of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
16.17for activities required to fulfill the duties of
16.18owners of lands subject to conservation
16.19easements. Grants must not be for projects
16.20that have a total project cost exceeding
16.21$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000
16.22may be spent for personnel costs and other
16.23direct and necessary administrative costs.
16.24Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
16.25Easements must be permanent. Grants may
16.26not be used to establish easement stewardship
16.27accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
16.28to hunting and fishing during the open season
16.29unless otherwise provided by law. The
16.30program must require a match of at least ten
16.31percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
16.32The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
16.33For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
16.34commissioner must provide a separate,
16.35simplified application process. Subject to
16.36Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
17.1when evaluating projects of equal value, give
17.2priority to organizations that have a history of
17.3receiving or a charter to receive private
17.4contributions for local conservation or habitat
17.5projects. If acquiring land in fee or a
17.6conservation easement, priority must be given
17.7to projects associated with or within one mile
17.8of existing wildlife management areas under
17.9Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
17.10subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
17.11under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and
17.1286A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management
17.13areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
17.1486A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All
17.15restoration or enhancement projects must be
17.16on land permanently protected by a permanent
17.17covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
17.18protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
17.19by a conservation easement, or by public
17.20ownership, or must be in public waters as
17.21defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
17.22103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be
17.23given to restoration and enhancement projects
17.24on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section
17.2597A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants
17.26awarded under this paragraph. This
17.27appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
17.28No less than five percent of the amount of each
17.29grant must be held back from reimbursement
17.30until the grant recipient has completed a grant
17.31accomplishment report by the deadline and in
17.32the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
17.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
17.34commissioner must provide notice of the grant
17.35program in the game and fish law summary
18.1prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.297A.051, subdivision 2.
18.5$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner
18.6of natural resources for contract management
18.7duties assigned in this section. The
18.8commissioner must provide an
18.9accomplishment plan in the form specified by
18.10the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.11for expending this appropriation. The
18.12accomplishment plan must include a copy of
18.13the grant contract template and reimbursement
18.14manual. No money may be expended before
18.15the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.16approves the accomplishment plan.
18.18$571,000 the first year and $578,000 the
18.19second year is to the Legislative Coordinating
18.20Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
18.21Heritage Council administrative expenses and
18.22for compensating and reimbursing expenses
18.23of council members. This appropriation is
18.24available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota
18.25Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
18.26appropriation.
18.28$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner
18.29of natural resources for a technical evaluation
18.30panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and
18.31enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
18.32Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
18.34$8,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
18.35year are to the Legislative Coordinating
19.1Commission for the Web site required in
19.2Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
19.310.
19.5Money appropriated in this section may not
19.6be spent on activities unless they are directly
19.7related to and necessary for a specific
19.8appropriation and are specified in the
19.9accomplishment plan approved by the
19.10Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
19.11Money appropriated in this section must not
19.12be spent on institutional overhead charges that
19.13are not directly related to and necessary for a
19.14specific appropriation. Unless otherwise
19.15provided, the amounts in this section are
19.16available until June 30, 2020. For acquiring
19.17real property, the amounts in this section are
19.18available until June 30, 2021, if a binding
19.19agreement with a landowner or purchase
19.20agreement is entered into by June 30, 2020,
19.21and closed no later than June 30, 2021.
19.22Appropriations for restoration or enhancement
19.23are available until June 30, 2022, or five years
19.24after acquisition, whichever is later, so that
19.25initial restoration or enhancement work can
19.26be completed. If a project receives at least 15
19.27percent of its funding from federal funds, the
19.28appropriation period may be extended to equal
19.29the availability of federal funding to a
19.30maximum of six years, provided the federal
19.31funding was confirmed and included in the
19.32first draft accomplishment plan. Money
19.33appropriated for fee title acquisition of land
19.34may be used to restore, enhance, and provide
19.35for public use of the land acquired with the
19.36appropriation. Public use facilities must have
20.1no more than a minimal impact on habitat in
20.2acquired lands.
20.5All agreements referred to in this section must
20.6be administered on a reimbursement basis
20.7unless otherwise provided in this section.
20.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
20.916A.41, expenditures directly related to each
20.10appropriation's purpose made on or after July
20.111, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan
20.12approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
20.13reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
20.14this section. For the purposes of administering
20.15appropriations and legislatively authorized
20.16agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
20.17fund, an expense must be considered
20.18reimbursable by the administering agency
20.19when the recipient presents the agency with
20.20an invoice or binding agreement with the
20.21landowner and the recipient attests that the
20.22goods have been received or the landowner
20.23agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
20.24must be made upon receiving documentation
20.25that the items articulated in the
20.26accomplishment plan approved by the
20.27Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
20.28been achieved, including partial achievements
20.29as evidenced by progress reports approved by
20.30the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
20.31Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
20.32projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
20.33support future management of acquired lands,
20.34or match a federal share. The advances must
20.35be approved as part of the accomplishment
20.36plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
21.1specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
21.2in and approved as part of the accomplishment
21.3plan.
21.5Each direct recipient of money appropriated
21.6in this section, as well as each recipient of a
21.7grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
21.8provide geographic information to the
21.9Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
21.10mapping any lands acquired in fee with money
21.11appropriated in this section and open to public
21.12taking of fish and game. The commissioner
21.13of natural resources must include the lands
21.14acquired in fee with money appropriated in
21.15this section on maps showing public recreation
21.16opportunities. Maps must include information
21.17on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
21.18heritage fund, including a notation of any
21.19restrictions.
21.21The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
21.22must consider recommending up to
21.23$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2019
21.24appropriations from the outdoor heritage fund
21.25for conservation easements and restoration as
21.26provided in subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
21.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
21.28read:
21.29 Subd. 22. Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
21.30Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the
21.31availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired
21.32in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund.
21.33The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after
21.34the availability of the appropriation ends.
22.1(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
22.2(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat
22.3for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved
22.4accomplishment plan;
22.5(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the
22.6Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
22.7(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the
22.8availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
22.9(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.
22.10 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
22.11read:
22.12 Subd. 23. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
22.13projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the outdoor heritage fund
22.14must not be appropriated.
22.15 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
22.16read:
22.17 Subd. 24. Previous funding notification requirement. Any state agency or organization
22.18requesting a direct appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must inform the
22.19Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the house of representatives and senate
22.20committees having jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund, at the time the request for
22.21funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous
22.22funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
22.23 Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
22.242015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:
22.27$3,480,000 in the second year is to the
22.28commissioner of natural resources to acquire
22.29interests in land in fee or permanent
22.30conservation easements for aquatic
22.31management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
23.1sections86A.05 , subdivision 14, and
97C.02 ,
23.2and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A
23.3list of proposed land acquisitions must be
23.4provided as part of the required
23.5accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
23.6plan must include an easement stewardship
23.7plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing a
23.8monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
23.9in the accomplishment plan and subject to
23.10Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056 ,
23.11subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
23.12required for any monitoring and enforcement
23.13fund established, including expenditures from
23.14the fund and a description of annual
23.15monitoring and enforcement activities.
23.17$3,680,000 in the second year is to the
23.18commissioner of natural resources for
23.19agreements to acquire interests in land in fee
23.20or permanent conservation easements and to
23.21restore and enhance natural systems associated
23.22with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix
23.23Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 to the
23.24Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
23.25Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends of the
23.26Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River
23.27Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota Land
23.28Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust for Public
23.29Land. A list of proposed acquisitions,
23.30restorations, and enhancements must be
23.31provided as part of the required
23.32accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
23.33plan must include an easement stewardship
23.34plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing a
23.35monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
23.36in the accomplishment plan and subject to
24.1Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056 ,
24.2subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
24.3required for any monitoring and enforcement
24.4fund established, including expenditures from
24.5the fund and a description of annual
24.6monitoring and enforcement activities.
24.9$480,000 in the second year is to the
24.10commissioner of natural resources for an
24.11agreement with Dakota County to acquire
24.12permanent conservation easements and restore
24.13and enhance habitats along the Mississippi,
24.14Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. A list of
24.15proposed acquisitions, restorations, and
24.16enhancements must be provided as part of the
24.17required accomplishment plan. The
24.18accomplishment plan must include an
24.19easement stewardship plan. Up to $20,000 is
24.20for establishing a monitoring and enforcement
24.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
24.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
24.2397A.056
, subdivision 17. An annual financial
24.24report is required for any monitoring and
24.25enforcement fund established, including
24.26expenditures from the fund and a description
24.27of annual monitoring and enforcement
24.28activities.
24.30$3,670,000 in the second year is to the
24.31commissioner of natural resources to restore
24.32habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
24.33A list of proposed projects must be provided
24.34as part of the required accomplishment plan.
25.1$2,120,000 in the second year is to the
25.2commissioner of natural resources for an
25.3agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
25.4to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake,
25.5river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list
25.6of proposed restorations and enhancements
25.7must be provided as part of the required
25.8accomplishment plan.
25.10$2,320,000 in the second year is to the
25.11commissioner of natural resources for an
25.12agreement with the Red Lake Watershed
25.13District to restore and enhance stream and
25.14related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list
25.15of proposed restorations and enhancements
25.16must be provided as part of the required
25.17accomplishment plan.
25.19$380,000 in the second year is to the
25.20commissioner of natural resources for an
25.21agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
25.22Association to restore trout habitat in the
25.23Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of
25.24proposed restorations must be provided as part
25.25of the required accomplishment plan.
25.26Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner of
25.27natural resources, restorations conducted
25.28pursuant to this paragraph may be
25.29accomplished by excavation.
25.31$7,500,000 in the second year is to the
25.32commissioner of natural resources for design
25.33construction, including acquisition, operation,
25.34and evaluation of structural deterrents for
25.35invasive carp to protect Minnesota's aquatic
26.1habitat. Use of this money requires a
26.2one-to-one match for projects on state
26.3boundary waters. A match is not required for
26.4design or feasibility studies. This appropriation
26.5is available until June 30, 2019.
26.8$4,990,000 in the second year is to the
26.9commissioner of natural resources for a
26.10program to provide competitive, matching
26.11grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
26.12state, and national organizations for enhancing,
26.13restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
26.14prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
26.15in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made for
26.16activities required to fulfill the duties of
26.17owners of lands subject to conservation
26.18easements. Grants shall not be made from
26.19appropriations in this paragraph for projects
26.20that have a total project cost exceeding
26.21$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation may
26.22be spent for personnel costs and other direct
26.23and necessary administrative costs. Grantees
26.24may acquire land or interests in land.
26.25Easements must be permanent. Land acquired
26.26in fee must be open to hunting and fishing
26.27during the open season unless otherwise
26.28provided by state law. The program shall
26.29require a match of at least ten percent from
26.30nonstate sources for all grants. The match may
26.31be cash or in-kind resources. For grant
26.32applications of $25,000 or less, the
26.33commissioner shall provide a separate,
26.34simplified application process. Subject to
26.35Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
26.36natural resources shall, when evaluating
27.1projects of equal value, give priority to
27.2organizations that have a history of receiving
27.3or charter to receive private contributions for
27.4local conservation or habitat projects. If
27.5acquiring land or a conservation easement,
27.6priority shall be given to projects associated
27.7with existing wildlife management areas under
27.8Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05 ,
27.9subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
27.10under Minnesota Statutes, sections84.033 and
27.1186A.05, subdivision 5
; and aquatic
27.12management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
27.13sections86A.05 , subdivision 14, and
97C.02 .
27.14All restoration or enhancement projects must
27.15be on land permanently protected by a
27.16conservation easement or public ownership or
27.17in public waters as defined in Minnesota
27.18Statutes, section103G.005 , subdivision 15.
27.19Priority shall be given to restoration and
27.20enhancement projects on public lands.
27.21Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056 ,
27.22subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
27.23under this paragraph. This appropriation is
27.24available until June 30, 2016. No less than five
27.25percent of the amount of each grant must be
27.26held back from reimbursement until the grant
27.27recipient has completed a grant
27.28accomplishment report by the deadline and in
27.29the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
27.30Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
27.31commissioner shall provide notice of the grant
27.32program in the game and fish law summaries
27.33that are prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
27.34section97A.051 , subdivision 2.
27.35EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
28.1 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
28.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
28.7$4,570,000 in the first year is to the
28.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
28.9land in fee for wildlife management purposes
28.10under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
28.11subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee for
28.12scientific and natural area purposes under
28.13Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
28.14subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
28.15in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
28.16must be given to acquisition of lands that are
28.17eligible for the native prairie bank under
28.18Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
28.19adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
28.20proposed land and permanent conservation
28.21easement acquisitions must be provided as
28.22part of the required accomplishment plan.
28.25$7,452,000 in the first year is to the
28.26commissioner of natural resources for an
28.27agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
28.28land in fee for wildlife management area
28.29purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.3086A.05, subdivision 8
. Subject to evaluation
28.31criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.32priority must be given to acquisition of lands
28.33that are eligible for the native prairie bank
28.34under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
28.35lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
28.36list of proposed land acquisitions must be
29.1provided as part of the required
29.2accomplishment plan.
29.5$4,032,000 in the first year is to the
29.6commissioner of natural resources for an
29.7agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
29.8acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna
29.9and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands,
29.10and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
29.11Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.12must be given to acquisition of lands that are
29.13eligible for the native prairie bank under
29.14Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
29.15adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
29.16income statements and balance sheets for
29.17income and expenses from land acquired with
29.18this appropriation must be submitted to the
29.19Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
29.20later than 180 days following the close of The
29.21Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
29.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
29.23as part of the required accomplishment plan
29.24and must be consistent with the priorities
29.25identified in the Minnesota Prairie
29.26Conservation Plan.
29.29$3,430,000 in the first year is to the
29.30commissioner of natural resources for an
29.31agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
29.32cooperation with the United States Fish and
29.33Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
29.34permanent conservation easements within the
29.35Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation
29.36Area in western Minnesota for addition to the
30.1Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
30.2Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in
30.3Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
30.4must be given to acquisition of lands that are
30.5eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.6Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
30.7adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.8proposed land acquisitions must be provided
30.9as part of the required accomplishment plan
30.10and must be consistent with the priorities in
30.11the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
30.14$3,740,000 in the first year is to the
30.15commissioner of natural resources to
30.16implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
30.17Plan through the acquisition of permanent
30.18conservation easements to protect native
30.19prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for
30.20establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
30.21as approved in the accomplishment plan and
30.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
30.2397A.056, subdivision 17
. Subject to evaluation
30.24criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
30.25priority must be given to acquisition of lands
30.26that are eligible for the native prairie bank
30.27under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
30.28lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
30.29list of permanent conservation easements must
30.30be provided as part of the final report.
30.33$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of
30.34Water and Soil Resources to acquire
30.35permanent conservation easements to protect
30.36and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
31.1water fund riparian buffer program for at least
31.2equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
31.3land. Up to$72,500 $728,000 is for
31.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
31.5fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
31.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
31.797A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
31.8conservation easements must be provided as
31.9part of the final report.
31.12$1,380,000 in the first year is to the
31.13commissioner of natural resources for an
31.14agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
31.15acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
31.16watershed for wildlife management purposes
31.17under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
31.18subdivision 8 . Subject to evaluation criteria
31.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.20must be given to acquisition of lands that are
31.21eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.22Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
31.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.24proposed land acquisitions must be provided
31.25as part of the required accomplishment plan.
31.28$1,800,000 in the first year is to the
31.29commissioner of natural resources for an
31.30agreement with Pheasants Forever in
31.31cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
31.32Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
31.33in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
31.34management purposes under Minnesota
31.35Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 , or for
31.36designation and management as waterfowl
32.1production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation
32.2with the United States Fish and Wildlife
32.3Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions
32.4must be provided as part of the required
32.5accomplishment plan.
32.8$1,730,000 in the first year is to the
32.9commissioner of natural resources for
32.10agreements to acquire conservation easements
32.11within important bird areas identified in the
32.12Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be
32.13used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon
32.14Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota
32.15Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for
32.16establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
32.17as approved in the accomplishment plan and
32.18subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.1997A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
32.20conservation easements must be provided as
32.21part of the final report.
32.24$2,270,000 in the first year is to the
32.25commissioner of natural resources for an
32.26agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
32.27District to acquire land in fee and permanent
32.28conservation easement and to `restore river
32.29and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
32.30corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
32.31restorations must be provided as part of the
32.32required accomplishment plan.
32.35$4,880,000 in the first year is to the
32.36commissioner of natural resources to
33.1accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
33.2prairie communities on wildlife management
33.3areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest
33.4land, and land under native prairie bank
33.5easements. A list of proposed land restorations
33.6and enhancements must be provided as part
33.7of the required accomplishment plan.
33.10$1,120,000 in the first year is to the
33.11commissioner of natural resources for an
33.12agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
33.13and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
33.14proposed land restorations and enhancements
33.15must be provided as part of the final report.
33.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
33.17 Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.22$3,250,000 the second year is to the
33.23commissioner of natural resources to acquire
33.24land in fee for wildlife management purposes
33.25under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
33.26subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee for
33.27scientific and natural area purposes under
33.28Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
33.29subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
33.30in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
33.31must be given to acquisition of lands that are
33.32eligible for the native prairie bank under
33.33Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
33.34adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
34.1proposed land acquisitions must be provided
34.2as part of the required accomplishment plan.
34.5$5,229,000 the second year is to the
34.6commissioner of natural resources for an
34.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
34.8in fee and restore lands for wildlife
34.9management area purposes under Minnesota
34.10Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 .
34.11Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
34.12Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
34.13to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
34.14native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
34.15section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
34.16native prairie. A list of proposed land
34.17acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.18required accomplishment plan.
34.21$1,000,000 the second year is to the
34.22commissioner of natural resources for an
34.23agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
34.24League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
34.25strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
34.26wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
34.27purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.2886A.05, subdivision 8
. A list of proposed
34.29acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.30required accomplishment plan.
34.33$2,754,000 the second year is to the
34.34commissioner of natural resources for an
34.35agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
34.36cooperation with the United States Fish and
35.1Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
35.2permanent conservation easements and restore
35.3lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
35.4Habitat Preservation Area in western
35.5Minnesota for addition to the Northern
35.6Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
35.7Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
35.8Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
35.9to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
35.10native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
35.11section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
35.12native prairie. A list of proposed land
35.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.14required accomplishment plan and must be
35.15consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota
35.16Prairie Conservation Plan.
35.19$583,000 the second year is to the
35.20commissioner of natural resources for an
35.21agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
35.22acquire land in fee and restore lands in the
35.23Cannon River watershed for wildlife
35.24management purposes under Minnesota
35.25Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 .
35.26Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
35.27Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
35.28to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
35.29native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
35.30section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
35.31native prairie. A list of proposed land
35.32acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.33required accomplishment plan.
36.1$2,541,000 the second year is to the
36.2commissioner of natural resources to
36.3implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
36.4Plan through the acquisition of permanent
36.5conservation easements to protect and restore
36.6native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000
36.7is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
36.8funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.9and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.1097A.056, subdivision 17
. Subject to evaluation
36.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
36.12priority must be given to acquisition of lands
36.13that are eligible for the native prairie bank
36.14under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
36.15lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
36.16list of permanent conservation easements must
36.17be provided as part of the final report.
36.20$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of
36.21Water and Soil Resources to acquire
36.22permanent conservation easements and restore
36.23habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
36.24103F.515
, to protect, restore, and enhance
36.25habitat by expanding the clean water fund
36.26riparian buffer program for at least equal
36.27wildlife benefits from buffers on private land.
36.28Of this amount, up to$130,000 $1,079,000 is
36.29to establish a monitoring and enforcement
36.30fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.31and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.3297A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
36.33conservation easements must be provided as
36.34part of the final report.
37.1$2,269,000 the second year is to the
37.2commissioner of natural resources for an
37.3agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
37.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
37.5Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
37.6restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
37.7River Valley for wildlife management
37.8purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
37.986A.05, subdivision 8
, or for designation and
37.10management as waterfowl production areas
37.11in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
37.12States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
37.13evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
37.146136.0900, priority must be given to
37.15acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
37.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
37.17section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
37.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
37.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
37.20required accomplishment plan.
37.23$1,475,000 the second year is to the
37.24commissioner of natural resources for an
37.25agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
37.26cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
37.27acquire permanent conservation easements
37.28and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
37.29and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to
37.30The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to
37.31Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
37.32$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
37.33enforcement fund, as approved in the
37.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
37.35Statutes, section97A.056, subdivision 17 .
37.36Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
38.1Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
38.2to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
38.3native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
38.4section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
38.5native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
38.6must be provided as part of the required
38.7accomplishment plan and must be consistent
38.8with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
38.9Conservation Plan.
38.12$3,983,000 the second year is to the
38.13commissioner of natural resources to
38.14accelerate restoration and enhancement of
38.15prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
38.16management areas, scientific and natural areas,
38.17native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on
38.18state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A
38.19list of proposed land restorations and
38.20enhancements must be provided as part of the
38.21required accomplishment plan.
38.24$1,208,000 the second year is to the
38.25commissioner of natural resources for
38.26agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
38.27habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
38.28Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
38.29follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
38.30District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
38.31Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
38.32River Greening; and $277,000 to the National
38.33Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed
38.34land restorations and enhancements must be
38.35provided as part of the required
38.36accomplishment plan.
39.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
39.2 Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39.6$5,650,000 the second year is to the
39.7commissioner of natural resources for an
39.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
39.9in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
39.10grasslands to be designated and managed as
39.11waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in
39.12cooperation with the United States Fish and
39.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
39.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
39.15required accomplishment plan.
39.18$5,801,000 the second year is to the
39.19commissioner of natural resources for an
39.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
39.21in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and
39.22land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
39.23management purposes under Minnesota
39.24Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 . A list
39.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
39.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
39.28$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board
39.29of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
39.30in permanent conservation easements and to
39.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
39.32under Minnesota Statutes, section103F.515 .
39.33Of this amount, up to$195,000 $410,000 is
39.34to establish a monitoring and enforcement
39.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
40.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
40.297A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
40.3conservation easements must be provided as
40.4part of the final report.
40.7$1,629,000 the second year is to the
40.8commissioner of natural resources for an
40.9agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
40.10acquire permanent conservation easements in
40.11high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the
40.12prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of
40.13this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a
40.14monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
40.15in the accomplishment plan and subject to
40.16Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
40.17subdivision 17 . A list of proposed easement
40.18acquisitions must be provided as part of the
40.19final report.
40.22$2,167,000 the second year is to the
40.23commissioner of natural resources to enhance
40.24and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
40.25statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
40.26and enhancements must be provided as part
40.27of the required accomplishment plan.
40.29$2,000,000 the second year is to the
40.30commissioner of natural resources to modify
40.31the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
40.32management and to return the historic outlet
40.33of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
40.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
41.1 Sec. 10. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
41.2By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
41.3chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
41.4jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund a report of the amount from the outdoor heritage
41.5fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section
41.616A.127. The report must include:
41.7(1) information for all years that outdoor heritage fund appropriations have been made
41.8through fiscal year 2017;
41.9(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
41.10funded; and
41.11(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the outdoor heritage
41.12fund contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to restore, protect,
41.13and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
41.14 Sec. 11. REPEALER.
41.15Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.
41.19The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
41.20and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
41.21fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
41.22Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this
41.23article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
41.24June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The
41.25second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
41.26appropriations in this article are onetime.
42.2The amounts that may be spent for each
42.3purpose are specified in the following sections.
42.5Money appropriated in this article may not be
42.6spent on activities unless they are directly
42.7related to and necessary for a specific
42.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
42.9article must be spent in accordance with
42.10Minnesota Management and Budget's
42.11Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
42.12Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
42.13Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
42.14specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
42.15appropriations are available until June 30,
42.162019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
42.17available until June 30, 2020. If a project
42.18receives federal funds, the period of the
42.19appropriation is extended to equal the
42.20availability of federal funding.
42.22Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
42.23water funds, in consultation with the Council
42.24on Disability and other appropriate
42.25governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
42.26committees, and commissions, should make
42.27progress toward providing greater access to
42.28programs, print publications, and digital media
42.29for people with disabilities related to the
42.30programs the recipient funds using
42.31appropriations made in this article.
42.33(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
42.34second year are to increase monitoring for
43.1pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
43.2water and groundwater and to use data
43.3collected to assess pesticide use practices.
43.4(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000
43.5the second year are for monitoring and
43.6evaluating trends in the concentration of
43.7nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
43.8groundwater degradation; promoting,
43.9developing, and evaluating regional and
43.10crop-specific nutrient best management
43.11practices; assessing best management practice
43.12adoption; education and technical support from
43.13University of Minnesota Extension; grants to
43.14support agricultural demonstration and
43.15implementation activities; and other actions
43.16to protect groundwater from degradation from
43.17nitrate. This appropriation is available until
43.18June 30, 2022.
43.19(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
43.20second year are for administering clean water
43.21funds managed through the agriculture best
43.22management practices loan program. Any
43.23unencumbered balance at the end of the second
43.24year shall be added to the corpus of the loan
43.25fund.
43.26(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
43.27the second year are for technical assistance,
43.28research, and demonstration projects on proper
43.29implementation of best management practices
43.30and more precise information on nonpoint
43.31contributions to impaired waters and for grants
43.32to support on-farm demonstration of
43.33agricultural practices. This appropriation is
43.34available until June 30, 2022.
44.1(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the
44.2second year are for research to quantify and
44.3reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
44.4waters and for development and evaluation of
44.5best management practices to protect and
44.6restore water resources. This appropriation is
44.7available until June 30, 2022.
44.8(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
44.9second year are for a research inventory
44.10database containing water-related research
44.11activities. Costs for information technology
44.12development or support for this research
44.13inventory database may be paid to the Office
44.14of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
44.15available until June 30, 2022.
44.16(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
44.17the second year are to implement the
44.18Minnesota agricultural water quality
44.19certification program statewide. Funds
44.20appropriated in this paragraph are available
44.21until June 30, 2021.
44.22(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
44.23second year are to provide funding for a
44.24regional irrigation water quality specialist
44.25through University of Minnesota Extension.
44.26(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
44.27second year are for grants to the Board of
44.28Regents of the University of Minnesota to
44.29fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
44.30and to protect the state's natural resources
44.31while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
44.32and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
44.33incorporating perennial and winter-annual
44.34crops into existing agricultural practices. This
44.35appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.1(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
45.2the second year are for pesticide testing of
45.3private wells where nitrate is detected, as part
45.4of the Township Testing Program. This
45.5appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.6(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
45.7second year are to evaluate market
45.8opportunities and develop markets for crops
45.9that can be profitable for farmers and
45.10beneficial for water quality and soil health.
45.11(l) A portion of the funds in this section may
45.12be used for programs to train state and local
45.13outreach staff in the intersection between
45.14agricultural economics and agricultural
45.15conservation.
45.17(a) $5,182,000 the first year and $10,568,000
45.18the second year are for the point source
45.19implementation grants program under
45.20Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
45.21appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.22(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
45.23second year are for small community
45.24wastewater treatment grants and loans under
45.25Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
45.26appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.27(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the
45.28end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
45.29(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
45.30transfer the remaining funds to eligible
45.31projects under any of the programs listed in
45.32this section based on their priority rank on the
45.33Pollution Control Agency's project priority
45.34list.
46.2(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000
46.3the second year are for completion of needed
46.4statewide assessments of surface water quality
46.5and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
46.6chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the
46.7first year and $125,000 the second year are
46.8for grants to the Red River Watershed
46.9Management Board to enhance and expand
46.10the existing water quality and watershed
46.11monitoring river watch activities in the schools
46.12in the Red River of the North. The Red River
46.13Watershed Management Board shall provide
46.14a report to the commissioner of the Pollution
46.15Control Agency and the legislative committees
46.16and divisions with jurisdiction over
46.17environment and natural resources finance and
46.18policy and the clean water fund by February
46.1915, 2019, on the expenditure of this
46.20appropriation.
46.21(b) $9,409,000 the first year and $9,638,000
46.22the second year are to develop watershed
46.23restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
46.24which include total maximum daily load
46.25(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
46.26plans for waters listed on the United States
46.27Environmental Protection Agency approved
46.28impaired waters list in accordance with
46.29Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency
46.30shall complete an average of ten percent of
46.31the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
46.32(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000
46.33the second year are for groundwater
46.34assessment, including enhancing the ambient
46.35monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating
47.1trends, including the reassessment of
47.2groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years
47.3ago and found to be contaminated.
47.4(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
47.5second year are for implementation of the St.
47.6Louis River System Area of Concern
47.7Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
47.8must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
47.9nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
47.10(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
47.11second year are for TMDL research and
47.12database development.
47.13(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
47.14second year are for national pollutant
47.15discharge elimination system wastewater and
47.16storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
47.17(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,370,000
47.18the second year are for enhancing the
47.19county-level delivery systems for subsurface
47.20sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
47.21necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
47.22sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of
47.23groundwater, including base grants for all
47.24counties with SSTS programs and competitive
47.25grants to counties with specific plans to
47.26significantly reduce water pollution by
47.27reducing the number of systems that are an
47.28imminent threat to public health or safety or
47.29are otherwise failing. Counties that receive
47.30base grants must report the number of sewage
47.31noncompliant properties upgraded through
47.32SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized
47.33sewer system, or other means, including
47.34property abandonment or buy-out. Counties
47.35also must report the number of existing SSTS
48.1compliance inspections conducted in areas
48.2under county jurisdiction. These required
48.3reports are to be part of established annual
48.4reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that
48.5conduct SSTS inventories or those with an
48.6ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to
48.7be inspected as a condition of transferring
48.8property or as a condition of obtaining a local
48.9permit must be given priority for competitive
48.10grants under this paragraph. Of this amount,
48.11$1,000,000 each year is available to counties
48.12for grants to low-income landowners to
48.13address systems that pose an imminent threat
48.14to public health or safety or fail to protect
48.15groundwater. A grant awarded under this
48.16paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the
48.17biennium. A county receiving a grant under
48.18this paragraph must submit a report to the
48.19agency listing the projects funded, including
48.20an account of the expenditures.
48.21(h) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the
48.22second year are for accelerated implementation
48.23of MS4 permit requirements including
48.24additional technical assistance to
48.25municipalities experiencing difficulties
48.26understanding and implementing the basic
48.27requirements of the municipal storm water
48.28program.
48.29(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the
48.30second year are for a grant program for
48.31sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
48.32draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
48.33Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
48.34restore the water quality of waters in
48.35Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
49.1awarded to local government units for projects
49.2approved by the Voyageurs National Park
49.3Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
49.4matched by at least 25 percent from sources
49.5other than the clean water fund.
49.6(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
49.7second year are for coordination with the state
49.8of Wisconsin and the National Park Service
49.9on comprehensive phosphorous reduction
49.10activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St.
49.11Croix on the St. Croix River. The
49.12commissioner must work with the St. Croix
49.13Basin Water Resources Planning Team and
49.14the St. Croix River Association to implement
49.15the water monitoring and phosphorous
49.16reduction activities.
49.17(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
49.18second year are to support activities of the
49.19Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
49.20Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
49.21(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
49.22section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
49.23section are available until June 30, 2022.
49.26(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
49.27the second year are for stream flow
49.28monitoring.
49.29(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
49.30the second year are for lake Index of
49.31Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
49.32(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
49.33second year are for assessing mercury and
49.34other contaminants of fish, including
50.1monitoring to track the status of impaired
50.2waters over time.
50.3(d) $1,886,000 the first year and $1,886,000
50.4the second year are for developing targeted,
50.5science-based watershed restoration and
50.6protection strategies.
50.7(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
50.8the second year are for water supply planning,
50.9aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
50.10(f) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
50.11second year are for technical assistance to
50.12support local implementation of nonpoint
50.13source restoration and protection activities.
50.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
50.15second year are for applied research and tools,
50.16including watershed hydrologic modeling;
50.17maintaining and updating spatial data for
50.18watershed boundaries, streams, and water
50.19bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
50.20elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
50.21forestry best management practices for water
50.22quality.
50.23(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
50.24second year are for developing county
50.25geologic atlases.
50.26(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
50.27second year are for maintenance and updates
50.28to buffer maps and for technical guidance on
50.29buffer map interpretation to local units of
50.30government for implementation of buffer
50.31requirements. Maps must be provided to local
50.32units of government and made available to
50.33landowners on the Department of Natural
50.34Resources' Web site.
51.3(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
51.4the second year are for a pilot program to
51.5provide performance-based grants to local
51.6government units. The grants may be used to
51.7implement projects that protect, enhance, and
51.8restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers,
51.9and streams; protect groundwater from
51.10degradation; and protect drinking water
51.11sources. Projects must be identified in a
51.12comprehensive watershed plan developed
51.13under the One Watershed, One Plan or
51.14metropolitan surface water management
51.15frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant
51.16recipients must identify a nonstate match and
51.17may use other legacy funds to supplement
51.18projects funded under this paragraph.
51.19(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000
51.20the second year are for grants to protect and
51.21restore surface water and drinking water; to
51.22keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
51.23and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and
51.24streams; and to protect groundwater and
51.25drinking water, including feedlot water quality
51.26and subsurface sewage treatment system
51.27projects and stream bank, stream channel,
51.28shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization
51.29projects. The projects must use practices
51.30demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting
51.31public benefit, include a match, and be
51.32consistent with total maximum daily load
51.33(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed
51.34restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
51.35or local water management plans or their
51.36equivalents. A portion of these funds may be
52.1used to seek administrative efficiencies
52.2through shared resources by multiple local
52.3governmental units.
52.4(c) $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000
52.5the second year are for accelerated
52.6implementation, including local resource
52.7protection and enhancement grants and
52.8statewide program enhancements of
52.9supplements for technical assistance, citizen
52.10and community outreach, compliance, and
52.11training and certification.
52.12(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
52.13second year are to provide state oversight and
52.14accountability, evaluate results, provide
52.15implementation tools, and measure the value
52.16of conservation program implementation by
52.17local governments, including submission to
52.18the legislature by March 1 each
52.19even-numbered year a biennial report prepared
52.20by the board, in consultation with the
52.21commissioners of natural resources, health,
52.22agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency,
52.23detailing the recipients, the projects funded
52.24under this section, and the amount of pollution
52.25reduced.
52.26(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
52.27the second year are to provide assistance,
52.28oversight, and grants for supporting local
52.29governments in implementing and complying
52.30with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
52.31requirements.
52.32(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000
52.33the second year are to restore or preserve
52.34permanent conservation on riparian buffers
52.35adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
53.1tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
53.2to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
53.3transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface
53.4waters; and increase infiltration for
53.5groundwater recharge. This appropriation may
53.6be used for restoration of riparian buffers
53.7permanently protected by easements purchased
53.8with this appropriation or contracts to achieve
53.9permanent protection for riparian buffers or
53.10stream bank restorations when the riparian
53.11buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000
53.12is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement
53.13account.
53.14(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
53.15the second year are for permanent
53.16conservation easements on wellhead protection
53.17areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
53.18103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
53.19grants to local units of government for fee title
53.20acquisition to permanently protect
53.21groundwater supply sources on wellhead
53.22protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
53.23long-term protection of groundwater supply
53.24sources as described under alternative
53.25management tools in the Department of
53.26Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management
53.27Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems
53.28or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
53.29management practices. Priority must be placed
53.30on land that is located where the vulnerability
53.31of the drinking water supply is designated as
53.32high or very high by the commissioner of
53.33health, where drinking water protection plans
53.34have identified specific activities that will
53.35achieve long-term protection, and on lands
53.36with expiring Conservation Reserve Program
54.1contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a
54.2monitoring and enforcement account.
54.3(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
54.4second year are for a technical evaluation
54.5panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
54.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
54.7subdivision 6.
54.8(i) $1,995,000 the first year and $1,995,000
54.9the second year are for assistance, oversight,
54.10and grants to local governments to transition
54.11local water management plans to a watershed
54.12approach as provided for in Minnesota
54.13Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
54.14114D.
54.15(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
54.16second year are for technical assistance and
54.17grants for the conservation drainage program
54.18in consultation with the Drainage Work Group,
54.19coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section
54.20103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes
54.21projects to improve multipurpose water
54.22management under Minnesota Statutes, section
54.23103E.015.
54.24(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
54.25the second year are to purchase and restore
54.26permanent conservation sites via easements
54.27or contracts to treat and store water on the land
54.28for water quality improvement purposes and
54.29related technical assistance. This work may
54.30be done in cooperation with the United States
54.31Department of Agriculture with a first priority
54.32use to accomplish a conservation reserve
54.33enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
54.34state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a
54.35monitoring and enforcement account.
55.1(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
55.2the second year are to purchase permanent
55.3conservation easements to protect lands
55.4adjacent to public waters with good water
55.5quality but threatened with degradation. Up
55.6to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
55.7enforcement account.
55.8(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
55.9second year are for a program to
55.10systematically collect data and produce
55.11county, watershed, and statewide estimates of
55.12soil erosion caused by water and wind along
55.13with tracking adoption of conservation
55.14measures, including cover crops, to address
55.15erosion.
55.16(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000
55.17the second year are for payments to soil and
55.18water conservation districts for the purposes
55.19of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
55.20103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil
55.21and water conservation district shall receive
55.22an increase in its base funding of $100,000
55.23per year. Money remaining after the base
55.24increase is available for matching grants to
55.25soil and water conservation districts based on
55.26county allocations to soil and water
55.27conservation districts. The board and other
55.28agencies may reduce the amount of grants to
55.29a county by an amount equal to any reduction
55.30in the county's allocation to a soil and water
55.31conservation district from the county's
55.32previous year allocation when the board
55.33determines that the reduction was
55.34disproportionate.
56.1(o) $5,000,000 the first year is for soil and
56.2water conservation districts for cost-sharing
56.3contracts with landowners or authorized agents
56.4to implement riparian buffers or alternative
56.5practices on public waters or public ditches
56.6consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
56.7103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000
56.8may be targeted outside the 54-county
56.9Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.
56.10(p) The board shall contract for delivery of
56.11services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
56.12for restoration, maintenance, and other
56.13activities under this section for up to $500,000
56.14the first year and up to $500,000 the second
56.15year.
56.16(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share
56.17funds in this section and may adjust the
56.18technical and administrative assistance portion
56.19of the funds to leverage federal or other
56.20nonstate funds or to address oversight
56.21responsibilities or high-priority needs
56.22identified in local water management plans.
56.23(r) The board shall require grantees to specify
56.24the outcomes that will be achieved by the
56.25grants prior to any grant awards.
56.26(s) The appropriations in this section are
56.27available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant
56.28funds shall be regranted consistent with the
56.29purposes of this section.
56.31(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000
56.32the second year are for addressing public
56.33health concerns related to contaminants found
56.34in Minnesota drinking water for which no
57.1health-based drinking water standards exist,
57.2including accelerating the development of
57.3health risk limits and improving the capacity
57.4of the department's laboratory to analyze
57.5unregulated contaminants.
57.6(b) $2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000
57.7the second year are for protection of drinking
57.8water sources.
57.9(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
57.10second year are for cost-share assistance to
57.11public and private well owners for up to 50
57.12percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
57.13(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
57.14second year are to develop and deliver
57.15groundwater restoration and protection
57.16strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
57.17in local water planning efforts and to provide
57.18resources to local governments for drinking
57.19water source protection activities.
57.20(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
57.21second year are for studying the occurrence
57.22and magnitude of contaminants in private
57.23wells and developing guidance and outreach
57.24to reduce risks to private-well owners.
57.25(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
57.26second year are for evaluating and addressing
57.27the risks from viruses in water supplies.
57.28(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
57.29second year are to develop public health
57.30policies and an action plan to address threats
57.31to safe drinking water and to conduct an
57.32analysis to determine the scope of the lead
57.33problem in Minnesota's water and the cost to
57.34eliminate lead exposure in drinking water.
58.1(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
58.2appropriations in this section are available
58.3until June 30, 2021.
58.5$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
58.6second year are to implement projects that
58.7address emerging drinking-water supply
58.8threats, provide cost-effective regional
58.9solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
58.10coordination, support local implementation of
58.11water supply reliability projects, and prevent
58.12degradation of groundwater resources in the
58.13metropolitan area. These projects will provide
58.14to communities:
58.15(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
58.16water use through use of surface water, storm
58.17water, wastewater, and groundwater;
58.18(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
58.19for different alternatives;
58.20(3) development of planning level cost
58.21estimates, including capital cost and operation
58.22cost;
58.23(4) identification of funding mechanisms and
58.24an equitable cost-sharing structure for
58.25regionally beneficial water supply
58.26development projects; and
58.27(5) development of subregional groundwater
58.28models.
58.30(a) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
58.31second year are for developing county
59.1geologic atlases. This appropriation is
59.2available until June 30, 2022.
59.3(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
59.4second year are for a performance evaluation
59.5and technology transfer program for storm
59.6water best management practices to enhance
59.7data and information management of storm
59.8water best management practices; evaluate
59.9best management performance and
59.10effectiveness to support meeting total
59.11maximum daily loads; develop standards and
59.12incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using
59.13minimal impact design standards as the model;
59.14and implement a knowledge and technology
59.15transfer system across local government,
59.16industry, and regulatory sectors. This
59.17appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
59.18(c) $133,000 the first year and $132,000 the
59.19second year are to provide guidance
59.20documents and tools evaluating the clean
59.21water fund's return on investment to measure
59.22impacts on water quality and human
59.23well-being as well as assist in future funding
59.24decisions.
59.26$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative
59.27Coordinating Commission for the Web site
59.28required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
59.29subdivision 10.
59.30 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
59.31 Subd. 4. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the clean
59.32water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and
59.33restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking
60.1water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these
60.2requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable
60.3outcomes, as defined in section3.303, subdivision 10 , and a plan for measuring and
60.4evaluating the results. A project must be consistent with current science and incorporate
60.5state-of-the-art technology.
60.6(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across
60.7all regions and residents of the state.
60.8(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund
60.9must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs,
60.10including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
60.113.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
60.12or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
60.13Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required under
60.14section3.303, subdivision 10 , as soon as it becomes available. Information classified as not
60.15public under section13D.05, subdivision 3 , paragraph (d), is not required to be placed on
60.16the Web site.
60.17(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section
60.1816B.98
and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any
60.19regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving
60.20grants that will be competitively awarded.
60.21(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota
60.22waters.
60.23(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund
60.24shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy logo required
60.25under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter
60.26361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."
60.27When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the person to a
60.28Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain
60.29additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web
60.30site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
60.31(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state
60.32agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as
60.33any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the
60.34Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient
61.1of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations
61.2in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an
61.3annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list
61.4must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list
61.5upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible
61.6for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance
61.7to the legislative auditor.
61.8(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through
61.9execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with
61.10respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.
61.11(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean
61.12water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate
61.13committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding
61.14is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
61.15was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
61.16 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
61.17to read:
61.18 Subd. 7. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
61.19projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the clean water fund must
61.20not be appropriated.
61.21 Sec. 14. CLEAN WATER FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
61.22By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
61.23chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
61.24jurisdiction over the clean water fund a report of the amount from the clean water fund used
61.25to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.127.
61.26The report must include:
61.27(1) information for all years that clean water fund appropriations have been made through
61.28fiscal year 2017;
61.29(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
61.30funded; and
61.31(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the clean water fund
61.32contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to protect, enhance,
62.1and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from
62.2degradation.
62.6The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
62.7and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
62.8trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
62.9"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
62.10available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first
62.11year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal
62.12years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
62.19The amounts that may be spent for each
62.20purpose are specified in the following sections.
62.22Money appropriated in this article may not be
62.23spent on activities unless they are directly
62.24related to and necessary for a specific
62.25appropriation. Money appropriated in this
62.26article must be spent in accordance with
62.27Minnesota Management and Budget's
62.28Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
62.29Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
62.30Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
62.31specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
62.32appropriations are available until June 30,
63.12020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
63.2available until June 30, 2021. If a project
63.3receives federal funds, the time period of the
63.4appropriation is extended to equal the
63.5availability of federal funding.
63.7Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks
63.8and trails funds, in consultation with the
63.9Council on Disability and other appropriate
63.10governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
63.11committees, and commissions, should make
63.12progress toward providing greater access to
63.13programs, print publications, and digital media
63.14for people with disabilities related to the
63.15programs the recipient funds using
63.16appropriations made in this article.
63.19(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000
63.20the second year are for state parks, recreation
63.21areas, and trails to:
63.22(1) connect people to the outdoors;
63.23(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
63.24(3) maintain existing holdings; and
63.25(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
63.26partners to implement the 25-year long-range
63.27parks and trails legacy plan.
63.28(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000
63.29the second year are for grants for parks and
63.30trails of regional significance outside the
63.31seven-county metropolitan area under
63.32Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
63.33awarded under this paragraph shall be based
64.1on the lists of recommended projects
64.2submitted to the legislative committees under
64.3Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
64.4subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
64.5Regional Parks and Trails Commission
64.6established under Minnesota Statutes, section
64.785.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
64.8must support parks and trails of regional or
64.9statewide significance that meet the applicable
64.10definitions and criteria for regional parks and
64.11trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
64.12Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
64.13adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
64.14Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
64.152015. Grant recipients identified under this
64.16paragraph must submit a grant application to
64.17the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
64.182.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
64.19by the commissioner for the actual cost of
64.20issuing and monitoring the grants for the
64.21commission. Of the amount appropriated,
64.22$424,000 the first year and $399,000 the
64.23second year are for the Greater Minnesota
64.24Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
64.25carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
64.26section 85.536, including the continued
64.27development of a statewide system plan for
64.28regional parks and trails outside the
64.29seven-county metropolitan area.
64.30(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
64.31Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
64.32Commission shall submit a list of projects that
64.33contains the commission's recommendations
64.34for funding from the parks and trails fund for
64.35fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking
64.36minority members of the house of
65.1representatives and senate committees and
65.2divisions with jurisdiction over the
65.3environment and natural resources and the
65.4parks and trails fund.
65.5(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
65.6Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
65.7Commission shall submit a report that contains
65.8the commission's criteria for funding from the
65.9parks and trails fund, including the criteria
65.10used to determine if a park or trail is of
65.11regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
65.12minority members of the house of
65.13representatives and senate committees and
65.14divisions with jurisdiction over the
65.15environment and natural resources and the
65.16parks and trails fund.
65.17(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the
65.18second year are for coordination and projects
65.19between the department, the Metropolitan
65.20Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
65.21Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
65.22Web-based information for park and trail
65.23users; and support of activities of the Parks
65.24and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
65.25(f) The commissioner shall contract for
65.26services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
65.27for restoration, maintenance, and other
65.28activities under this section for at least
65.29$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
65.30second year.
65.31(g) The implementing agencies receiving
65.32appropriations under this section shall give
65.33consideration to contracting with Conservation
65.34Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
65.35and other activities.
66.2(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000
66.3the second year are for distribution according
66.4to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
66.5subdivision 3.
66.6(b) Money appropriated under this section and
66.7distributed to implementing agencies must be
66.8used only to fund the list of projects approved
66.9by the elected representatives of each of the
66.10metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
66.11Projects funded by the money appropriated
66.12under this section must be substantially
66.13consistent with the project descriptions and
66.14dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
66.15Any funds remaining after completion of the
66.16listed projects may be spent by the
66.17implementing agencies on projects to support
66.18parks and trails.
66.19(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
66.20Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
66.21appropriated under this section must ensure
66.22that the funds are used to supplement and not
66.23substitute for traditional sources of funding.
66.24(d) The implementing agencies receiving
66.25appropriations under this section shall give
66.26consideration to contracting with Conservation
66.27Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
66.28and other activities.
66.30$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative
66.31Coordinating Commission for the Web site
66.32required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
66.33subdivision 10.
67.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to
67.2read:
67.3 Subd. 6. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
67.4projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the parks and trails fund
67.5must not be appropriated.
67.6 Sec. 7. SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.
67.7The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause
67.8(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other
67.9improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.
67.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
67.11 Sec. 8. HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES PARK RESERVE GRANT
67.12EXTENSION.
67.13The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
67.14section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of Bloomington
67.15to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available
67.16until June 30, 2018.
67.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
67.18 Sec. 9. ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.
67.19Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws
67.202015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):
67.21(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal year
67.222017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills Regional
67.23Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted
67.24to the Metropolitan Council; and
67.25(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota
67.26Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional
67.27Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.
67.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
68.1 Sec. 10. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
68.2By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
68.3chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
68.4jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund a report of the amount from the parks and trails
68.5fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section
68.616A.127. The report must include:
68.7(1) information for all years that parks and trails fund appropriations have been made
68.8through fiscal year 2017;
68.9(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
68.10funded; and
68.11(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the parks and trails fund
68.12contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to support parks and
68.13trails of regional or statewide significance.
68.17 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
68.18and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
68.19heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
68.20the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
68.21this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
68.22year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
68.232018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
68.24All appropriations in this article are onetime.
69.1The amounts that may be spent for each
69.2purpose are specified in the following
69.3subdivisions.
69.5Money appropriated in this article may not be
69.6spent on activities unless they are directly
69.7related to and necessary for a specific
69.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
69.9article must not be spent on institutional
69.10overhead charges that are not directly related
69.11to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
69.12Money appropriated in this article must be
69.13spent in accordance with the Minnesota
69.14Management and Budget's Guidance to
69.15Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditures.
69.16Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
69.1716A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this
69.18article, fiscal year 2018 appropriations are
69.19available until June 30, 2019, and fiscal year
69.202019 appropriations are available until June
69.2130, 2020. If a project receives federal funds,
69.22the period of the appropriation is extended to
69.23equal the availability of federal funding.
69.25(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
69.26Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
69.27education, arts preservation, and arts access.
69.28Grant agreements entered into by the
69.29Minnesota State Arts Board and other
69.30recipients of appropriations in this subdivision
69.31must ensure that these funds are used to
69.32supplement and not substitute for traditional
69.33sources of funding. Each grant program
69.34established in this appropriation must be
69.35separately administered from other state
70.1appropriations for program planning and
70.2outcome measurements, but may take into
70.3consideration other state resources awarded
70.4in the selection of applicants and grant award
70.5size.
70.7$20,700,000 the first year and $25,589,000
70.8the second year are to support Minnesota
70.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
70.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
70.11activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
70.12art forms and works of art so that they are
70.13accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
70.14overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
70.15arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
70.16community and public life in this state.
70.18$4,115,000 the first year and $4,610,000 the
70.19second year are for high-quality,
70.20age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
70.21of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
70.22understanding of the arts.
70.24$1,430,000 the first year and $1,537,000 the
70.25second year are for events and activities that
70.26represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
70.27cultural arts traditions, including folk and
70.28traditional artists and art organizations,
70.29represented in this state.
70.31$50,000 the first year is for a grant or contract
70.32to an organization for designing, consulting,
70.33creating, and administering a statewide arts
70.34software application to be used on electronic
71.1and mobile electronic devices to locate and
71.2access artists, arts organizations, and art
71.3education programs throughout Minnesota.
71.4The grantee must work in consultation with
71.5the Minnesota State Arts Board, regional arts
71.6councils, private and nonprofit arts
71.7organizations, and the regional library system
71.8to develop criteria for content to import to the
71.9software application and must make the
71.10application free to download. A portion of the
71.11funding may be used to pay the ongoing costs
71.12associated with developing content and
71.13updating the software or with contracting to
71.14develop and update the software and expand
71.15electronic content in fiscal years 2018 and
71.162019.
71.17$75,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
71.18of Savage to design and construct a statue of
71.19Dan Patch to be placed in the city of Savage.
71.20Grant recipients must provide a funding match
71.21of at least 25 percent of the total eligible
71.22project costs.
71.23(f) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
71.24in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
71.25board for administering grant programs,
71.26delivering technical services, providing fiscal
71.27oversight for the statewide system, and
71.28ensuring accountability.
71.29(g) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
71.30appropriation to each of the categories listed
71.31in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
71.32regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
71.33other provision of law, regional arts council
71.34grants or other arts council grants for touring
71.35programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
72.1the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
72.2tour in their own region as well as all other
72.3regions of the state.
72.4(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining
72.5under this subdivision the first year does not
72.6cancel but is available the second year.
72.8(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
72.9governing board of the Minnesota Historical
72.10Society to preserve and enhance access to
72.11Minnesota's history and its cultural and
72.12historical resources. Grant agreements entered
72.13into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
72.14other recipients of appropriations in this
72.15subdivision must ensure that these funds are
72.16used to supplement and not substitute for
72.17traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
72.18appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
72.19Society must be used to supplement and not
72.20substitute for traditional sources of funding.
72.21Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
72.2216A.28, for historic preservation projects that
72.23improve historic structures, the amounts are
72.24available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota
72.25Historical Society or grant recipients of the
72.26Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
72.27cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
72.28must give consideration to Conservation Corps
72.29Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic
72.30Preservation Corps, or an organization
72.31carrying out similar work, for projects with
72.32the potential to need historic preservation
72.33services.
73.1$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the
73.2second year are for history programs and
73.3projects operated or conducted by or through
73.4local, county, regional, or other historical or
73.5cultural organizations or for activities to
73.6preserve significant historic and cultural
73.7resources. Funds are to be distributed through
73.8a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
73.9Historical Society must administer these funds
73.10using established grant mechanisms, with
73.11assistance from the advisory committee
73.12created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
73.134, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
73.14(ii).
73.16$4,055,000 the first year and $6,945,000 the
73.17second year are for programs and purposes
73.18related to the historical and cultural heritage
73.19of the state of Minnesota conducted by the
73.20Minnesota Historical Society.
73.22$2,000,000 each year is for partnerships
73.23involving multiple organizations, which may
73.24include the Minnesota Historical Society, to
73.25preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's
73.26history and cultural heritage in all regions of
73.27the state.
73.30$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
73.31second year are for a contract or contracts to
73.32be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct
73.33statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of
73.34historical, archaeological, and cultural
73.35significance. Results of the surveys must be
74.1published in a searchable form and available
74.2to the public free of cost. The Minnesota
74.3Historical Society, the Office of the State
74.4Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs Council
74.5must each appoint a representative to an
74.6oversight board to select contractors and direct
74.7the conduct of the surveys. The oversight
74.8board must consult with the Departments of
74.9Transportation and Natural Resources.
74.11$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
74.12second year are for a digital library project to
74.13preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
74.14images, documents, and historical materials.
74.15The Minnesota Historical Society must
74.16cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
74.17system and must jointly share this
74.18appropriation for these purposes.
74.20$80,000 each year is for a grant to the board
74.21of directors of the Carver County Historical
74.22Society to restore the historic Andrew Peterson
74.23farm in Waconia.
74.24$80,000 each year is for a grant to the city of
74.25Woodbury to work in collaboration with the
74.26Woodbury Barn Heritage Commission to
74.27restore the Miller Barn and historical
74.28programming at the Miller Barn in Woodbury.
74.29$100,000 the first year is to restore the stained
74.30glass in the historic Fort Snelling Memorial
74.31Chapel in collaboration with the Department
74.32of Natural Resources. The historical society
74.33may work in collaboration with the Fort
74.34Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation.
75.1$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the
75.2Fairmont Opera House to restore and renovate
75.3the historic Fairmont Opera House.
75.4$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the
75.5Litchfield Opera House to restore and renovate
75.6the historic Litchfield Opera House.
75.7Any unencumbered balance remaining under
75.8this subdivision the first year does not cancel
75.9but is available the second year.
75.11These amounts are appropriated to the
75.12commissioner of education for grants to the
75.1312 Minnesota regional library systems to
75.14provide educational opportunities in the arts,
75.15history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
75.16Minnesota. These funds must be allocated
75.17using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes,
75.18section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with
75.19the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
75.20all qualifying systems in an amount
75.21proportionate to the number of qualifying
75.22system entities in each system. For purposes
75.23of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
75.24means a public library, a regional library
75.25system, a regional library system headquarters,
75.26a county, or an outreach service program.
75.27These funds may be used to sponsor programs
75.28provided by regional libraries or to provide
75.29grants to local arts and cultural heritage
75.30programs for programs in partnership with
75.31regional libraries. These funds must be
75.32distributed in ten equal payments per year.
75.33Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
75.3416A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
75.35before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in
76.1this subdivision are available until June 30,
76.22021.
76.4(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
76.5commissioner of administration for grants to
76.6the named organizations for the purposes
76.7specified in this subdivision. The
76.8commissioner of administration may use a
76.9portion of this appropriation for costs that are
76.10directly related to and necessary to the
76.11administration of grants in this subdivision.
76.12(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
76.13commissioner and recipients of appropriations
76.14under this subdivision must ensure that money
76.15appropriated in this subdivision is used to
76.16supplement and not substitute for traditional
76.17sources of funding.
76.19$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the
76.20second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
76.21to create programming and expand news
76.22service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
76.23history.
76.26$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the
76.27second year are to the Association of
76.28Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
76.29for production and acquisition grants in
76.30accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
76.31129D.19.
76.33$4,150,000 the first year and $3,900,000 the
76.34second year are to the Minnesota Public
77.1Television Association for production and
77.2acquisition grants according to Minnesota
77.3Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount,
77.4$650,000 the first year is for a grant to Twin
77.5Cities Public Television to produce the
77.6Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any
77.7production costs associated with this project
77.8incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are
77.9eligible for reimbursement under this section
77.10as long as these funds are available under
77.11subdivision 2.
77.13$250,000 each year is to Wilderness Inquiry
77.14to preserve Minnesota's outdoor history,
77.15culture, and heritage by connecting Minnesota
77.16youth to natural resources.
77.18$1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 the
77.19second year are for a grant to the Como Park
77.20Zoo and Conservatory for program
77.21development that features education programs
77.22and habitat enhancement, special exhibits,
77.23music appreciation programs, and historical
77.24garden access and preservation.
77.26$600,000 each year is to the Science Museum
77.27of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
77.28access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
77.29cultural heritage, including student and teacher
77.30outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
77.31community-based exhibits that preserve
77.32Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
78.1$300,000 the first year is to the city of Blue
78.2Earth to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
78.3and equip the Green Giant Museum to
78.4preserve the culture and history of Minnesota.
78.6$75,000 each year is to the Lake Superior Zoo
78.7to develop educational exhibits and programs.
78.9$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota State
78.10Band to promote and increase public
78.11performances across Minnesota.
78.13$30,000 the first year is to Rice County to
78.14complete the Rice County Veterans Memorial
78.15in Faribault.
78.17$50,000 the first year is to Waseca County to
78.18complete the Waseca County Veterans
78.19Memorial.
78.21$200,000 the first year is to the city of St.
78.22Peter to reconstruct the Minnesota Square Park
78.23pavilion in St. Peter.
78.25$107,000 the first year is for the Office of the
78.26State Archaeologist non-Indian remains
78.27analysis and reburial project.
78.29$250,000 the first year is to complete design
78.30and construction of a memorial in the Capitol
78.31area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor
78.32recipients. This appropriation is not available
78.33until the commissioner determines that at least
79.1$250,000 is committed to the project from
79.2nonstate sources, and there are sufficient
79.3resources to complete the project, as required
79.4in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and
79.5Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section
79.664.
79.8$222,000 the first year is for a grant to Camp
79.9Legionville for programs for youth, veterans,
79.10and the public related to Minnesota's cultural,
79.11historical, and recreational activities.
79.13$278,000 the first year is for a grant to the Big
79.14Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop
79.15and build a welcome center that supports the
79.16mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans
79.17Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural,
79.18historical, and recreational activities to
79.19veterans, their families, and their guests.
79.21$25,000 each year is for a grant to Midwest
79.22Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's
79.23outdoor history, culture, and heritage by
79.24connecting individuals and youth with
79.25disabilities to natural resources.
79.27These amounts are appropriated to the
79.28Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and
79.29development of the Minnesota Zoological
79.30Garden and to provide access and education
79.31related to programs on the cultural heritage of
79.32Minnesota.
80.1(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
80.2Board of Directors of the Minnesota
80.3Humanities Center for the purposes specified
80.4in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
80.5Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
80.6following grants to cover the cost of
80.7administering, planning, evaluating, and
80.8reporting these grants. The Minnesota
80.9Humanities Center must develop a written
80.10plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
80.11must submit the plan for review and approval
80.12by the Department of Administration. The
80.13written plan must require the Minnesota
80.14Humanities Center to create and adhere to
80.15grant policies that are similar to those
80.16established according to Minnesota Statutes,
80.17section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
80.18clause (1).
80.19No grants awarded in this subdivision may be
80.20used for travel outside the state of Minnesota.
80.21The grant agreement must specify the
80.22repercussions for failing to comply with the
80.23grant agreement.
80.25$1,125,000 each year is for programs and
80.26purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center.
80.27Of this amount, $125,000 each year may be
80.28used for the Why Treaties Matter exhibit and
80.29$100,000 each year may be used for the
80.30veterans' voices program. Of this amount,
80.31$55,000 the first year is for a grant to the
80.32Governor's Council on Developmental
80.33Disabilities to enhance and enlarge the
80.34historical digital archives collection "With An
80.35Eye to the Past" for oral history interviews
81.1and document collection, production,
81.2consultation, transcription, closed captioning,
81.3Web site administration, and evaluation.
81.4The Minnesota Humanities Center may
81.5consider museums and organizations
81.6celebrating the identities of Minnesotans and
81.7the Lake Superior Center Authority for grants
81.8from these funds.
81.10$75,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
81.11of St. Paul or Ramsey County to develop and
81.12install activity facilities in parks for Tawkaw
81.13courts that are reflective of the current
81.14demographics in Ramsey County. This grant
81.15is available if the recipient provides at least a
81.1625 percent match for funding.
81.18$1,030,000 the first year and $950,000 the
81.19second year are for arts and cultural heritage
81.20grants to children's museums for arts and
81.21cultural exhibits and related educational
81.22outreach programs.
81.23Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the
81.24Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive
81.25exhibits and outreach programs on arts and
81.26cultural heritage, including the Minnesota
81.27Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000
81.28each year is for the Duluth Children's
81.29Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand
81.30Rapids Children's Museum; $150,000 each
81.31year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's
81.32Museum for the Mni Wiconi and other arts
81.33and cultural exhibits; and $80,000 the first
81.34year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's
82.1Museum of Hutchinson for interactive exhibits
82.2and outreach programs on arts and cultural
82.3heritage.
82.5$200,000 each year is for grants to the
82.6Minnesota Civic Education Coalition:
82.7Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and
82.8Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in
82.9Government to conduct civics education
82.10programs for the civic and cultural
82.11development of Minnesota youth. Civics
82.12education is the study of constitutional
82.13principles and the democratic foundation of
82.14our national, state, and local institutions and
82.15the study of political processes and structures
82.16of government, grounded in the understanding
82.17of constitutional government under the rule
82.18of law.
82.20$47,000 the first year is for a grant to Rondo
82.21Avenue, Inc. for the Rondo Commemorative
82.22Plaza to celebrate the historic Rondo
82.23neighborhood.
82.25$200,000 each year is for a grant to one or
82.26more community organizations that provide
82.27Somali-based collaborative programs for arts
82.28and cultural heritage. The Somali Museum of
82.29Minnesota may apply for a grant under this
82.30paragraph. The funding must be used for
82.31programs to provide arts and humanities
82.32education and workshops, mentor programs,
82.33classes, exhibits, presentations, community
82.34engagement events, and outreach about the
82.35Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
83.2(a) $845,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs
83.3Council to provide grants to preserve Dakota
83.4and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster
83.5education programs and immersion programs
83.6in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
83.7(b) $125,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs
83.8Council for a grant to the Niiganne Ojibwe
83.9Immersion School.
83.10(c) $250,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs
83.11Council for a grant to the Wicoie
83.12Nandagikendan Urban Immersion Project and
83.13potentially Baby's Space and other partners at
83.14the Neighborhood Early Learning Center.
83.15Wicoie Nandagikendan Urban Immersion
83.16Project shall work in coordination with the
83.17Indian Affairs Council to develop capacity
83.18and implement a language immersion program
83.19with Baby's Space and other partners.
83.21$100,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs
83.22Council to carry out responsibilities under
83.23Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply
83.24with Public Law 101-601, the Native
83.25American Graves Protection and Repatriation
83.26Act.
83.28These amounts are appropriated to the
83.29commissioner of agriculture for grants to
83.30county agricultural societies to enhance arts
83.31access and education and to preserve and
83.32promote Minnesota's history and cultural
83.33heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The
83.34grants are in addition to the aid distribution to
84.1county agricultural societies under Minnesota
84.2Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of
84.3agriculture shall develop grant-making criteria
84.4and guidance for expending funds under this
84.5subdivision to provide funding for projects
84.6and events that provide access to the arts or
84.7the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural
84.8heritage. The commissioner shall seek input
84.9from all interested parties.
84.11This amount is for the Legislative
84.12Coordinating Commission to maintain the
84.13Web site required under Minnesota Statutes,
84.14section 3.303, subdivision 10.
84.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
84.16 Subd. 4. Minnesota State Arts Board allocation. At least 47 percent of themoney
84.17deposited in the total appropriations from the arts and cultural heritage fund in a fiscal
84.18biennium must be for grants and services awarded through the Minnesota State Arts Board,
84.19or regional arts councils subject to appropriation.
84.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
84.21read:
84.22 Subd. 5. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
84.23projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the arts and cultural heritage
84.24fund must not be appropriated.
84.25 Sec. 5. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
84.26By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
84.27chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
84.28jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund a report of the amount from the arts and
84.29cultural heritage fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota
84.30Statutes, section 16A.127. The report must include:
84.31(1) information for all years that arts and cultural heritage fund appropriations have been
84.32made through fiscal year 2017;
85.1(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
85.2funded; and
85.3(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the arts and cultural
85.4heritage fund contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only for arts,
85.5arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage."
85.6Delete the title and insert:
85.8relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean
85.9water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying requirements
85.10for expending money from legacy funds; modifying and extending prior
85.11appropriations; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
85.1285.53, by adding a subdivision; 97A.056, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50,
85.13subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, subdivision 4, by adding a
85.14subdivision; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended;
85.15Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
85.16amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing
85.17Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8."
1.3relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund,
1.4clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; providing
1.5for riparian protection aid; modifying requirements for expending money from
1.6legacy funds; modifying and extending prior appropriations; requiring reports;
1.7amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.127, subdivision 8; 85.53, by
1.8adding subdivisions; 97A.056, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50,
1.9subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 129D.17, subdivision 4, by adding
1.10subdivisions; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as
1.11amended; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2,
1.12subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2,
1.13subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.14477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8.
1.15May 18, 2017
1.16The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.17Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.18The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.19President of the Senate
1.20We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 707 report that we have agreed upon the
1.21items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.22That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 707 be further amended
1.23as follows:
1.24Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.29and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
1.30fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
2.1this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
2.2year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
2.32018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019,
2.4respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
| 2.5 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.6 |
Available for the Year |
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| 2.7 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 2.8 |
2018 |
2019 |
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| 2.9 |
Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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| 2.10 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
102,605,000 |
$ |
1,958,000 |
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2.12fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.13purpose are specified in the following
2.14subdivisions.
| 2.15 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
29,489,000 |
1,373,000 |
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| 2.16 2.17 2.18 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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2.20second year are to the commissioner of natural
2.21resources to acquire in fee and restore lands
2.22for wildlife management purposes under
2.23Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.24subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for
2.25scientific and natural area purposes under
2.26Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.27subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.28in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.29must be given to acquiring lands that are
2.30eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.31Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.32adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.33proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.34as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 2.35 2.36 |
(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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3.2commissioner of natural resources for an
3.3agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
3.4in fee and restore lands for wildlife
3.5management area purposes under Minnesota
3.6Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
3.7Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.8Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
3.9to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
3.10native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
3.11section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
3.12native prairie. A list of proposed land
3.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.14required accomplishment plan.
| 3.15 3.16 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VII |
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3.18commissioner of natural resources for an
3.19agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
3.20acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland,
3.21and savanna and to restore and enhance
3.22grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to
3.23evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
3.246136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
3.25lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.26bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
3.27or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.28No later than 180 days after The Nature
3.29Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature
3.30Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams
3.31Outdoor Heritage Council annual income
3.32statements and balance sheets for income and
3.33expenses from land acquired with this
3.34appropriation. A list of proposed land
3.35acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.36required accomplishment plan and must be
4.1consistent with the priorities identified in
4.2Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 4.3 4.4 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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4.6commissioner of natural resources for an
4.7agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
4.8cooperation with the United States Fish and
4.9Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
4.10permanent conservation easements and restore
4.11lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.12Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
4.13addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
4.14National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to
4.15evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
4.166136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
4.17lands that are eligible for the native prairie
4.18bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
4.19or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.20A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
4.21provided as part of the required
4.22accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
4.23must be consistent with the priorities in
4.24Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
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(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VII |
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4.28commissioner of natural resources for an
4.29agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
4.30acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon
4.31River watershed for wildlife management
4.32purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.3386A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
4.34criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
4.35priority must be given to acquiring lands that
4.36are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.1Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.2adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.3proposed land acquisitions must be provided
5.4as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 5.5 5.6 |
(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VI |
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5.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
5.9permanent conservation easements to
5.10implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie
5.11Conservation Plan to protect and restore native
5.12prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for
5.13establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
5.14as approved in the accomplishment plan and
5.15subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1697A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation
5.17criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
5.18priority must be given to acquiring lands that
5.19are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.20Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.21adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.22permanent conservation easements must be
5.23provided as part of the final report.
| 5.24 5.25 |
(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VII |
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5.27Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat
5.28and acquire permanent conservation easements
5.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515,
5.30to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by
5.31expanding the riparian-buffer program of the
5.32clean water fund for at least equal wildlife
5.33benefits from buffers on private land. Of this
5.34amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a
5.35monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
5.36in the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.1Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.2subdivision 17. A list of permanent
6.3conservation easements must be provided as
6.4part of the final report.
| 6.5 6.6 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase III |
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6.8commissioner of natural resources for an
6.9agreement with Pheasants Forever in
6.10cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
6.11Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and
6.12restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
6.13River valley for wildlife management purposes
6.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.15subdivision 8, or to be designated and
6.16managed as waterfowl-production areas in
6.17Minnesota in cooperation with the United
6.18States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
6.19evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6.206136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
6.21lands that are eligible for the native prairie
6.22bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
6.23or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.24A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
6.25provided as part of the required
6.26accomplishment plan.
| 6.27 6.28 |
(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX |
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6.30commissioner of natural resources to
6.31accelerate restoration and enhancement of
6.32prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
6.33management areas, scientific and natural areas,
6.34native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state
6.35forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and
6.36United States Fish and Wildlife Service
7.1waterfowl-production area and refuge lands.
7.2A list of proposed land restorations and
7.3enhancements must be provided as part of the
7.4required accomplishment plan.
| 7.5 7.6 |
(j) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase V |
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7.8commissioner of natural resources for
7.9agreements to acquire permanent conservation
7.10easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
7.11habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
7.12Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as
7.13follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation
7.14District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil
7.15and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is
7.16to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the
7.17Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
7.18District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land
7.19Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
7.20is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
7.21funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
7.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
7.24permanent conservation easements,
7.25restorations, and enhancements must be
7.26provided as part of the required
7.27accomplishment plan.
| 7.28 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
16,824,000 |
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| 7.29 |
(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor |
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7.31commissioner of natural resources for an
7.32agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
7.33acquire permanent conservation easements in
7.34Washington County. Of this amount, up to
7.35$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
7.36enforcement fund as approved in the
8.1accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
8.2Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
8.3list of proposed permanent conservation
8.4easements must be provided as part of the
8.5required accomplishment plan.
| 8.6 8.7 |
(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat Project |
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8.9commissioner of natural resources for
8.10agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.11Association in cooperation with The
8.12Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to
8.13acquire land in fee to be transferred to St.
8.14Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes.
8.15The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.16$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter
8.17Association and $108,000 to The Conservation
8.18Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.19must be provided as part of the required
8.20accomplishment plan.
| 8.21 8.22 |
(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase V |
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8.24commissioner of natural resources to acquire
8.25land in fee for wildlife management purposes
8.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.27subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for
8.28scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
8.29Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
8.30acquire land in fee for state forest purposes
8.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.32subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
8.33conservation easements; and to restore and
8.34enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna.
8.35The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.36$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy,
9.1$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and
9.2$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
9.3$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
9.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
9.5fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.797A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180
9.8days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
9.9year ends, The Nature Conservancy must
9.10submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
9.11Council annual income statements and balance
9.12sheets for income and expenses from land
9.13acquired in fee with this appropriation and not
9.14transferred to the state or a local governmental
9.15unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must
9.16be provided as part of the required
9.17accomplishment plan.
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(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V |
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9.20commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.21easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.22habitat through working forest permanent
9.23conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.24forests for the future program pursuant to
9.25Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
9.26conservation easement acquired with money
9.27appropriated under this paragraph must
9.28comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2997A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
9.30plan must include an easement monitoring and
9.31enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
9.32$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
9.33enforcement fund as approved in the
9.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
9.35Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
10.1list of permanent conservation easements must
10.2be provided as part of the final report.
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(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV |
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10.5commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.6lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in
10.7the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
10.8State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.986A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.10acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.11required accomplishment plan.
| 10.12 10.13 |
(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase IV |
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10.15commissioner of natural resources for an
10.16agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
10.17acquire permanent conservation easements
10.18along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
10.19region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
10.20establishing a monitoring and enforcement
10.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.24permanent conservation easements must be
10.25provided as part of the required
10.26accomplishment plan.
| 10.27 |
(g) Bushmen Lake |
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10.29commissioner of natural resources for an
10.30agreement with The Conservation Fund in
10.31cooperation with the United States Forest
10.32Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to
10.33Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be
10.34managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list
10.35of proposed land acquisitions must be
11.1provided as part of the required
11.2accomplishment plan.
| 11.3 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
28,869,000 |
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| 11.4 11.5 |
(a) Accelerating Waterfowl-Production Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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11.7commissioner of natural resources for an
11.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
11.9land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands
11.10and grasslands to be designated and managed
11.11as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota
11.12in cooperation with the United States Fish and
11.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.15required accomplishment plan.
| 11.16 11.17 |
(b) Shallow Lakes and Wetland Protection Program - Phase VI |
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11.19commissioner of natural resources for an
11.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.21land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
11.22and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
11.23management purposes under Minnesota
11.24Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
11.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
11.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 11.27 |
(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VIII |
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11.29Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.30permanent conservation easements and to
11.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
11.32under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
11.33Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for
11.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
12.2conservation easements must be provided as
12.3part of the final report.
| 12.4 12.5 |
(d) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection Program - Phase V |
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12.7Water and Soil Resources to acquire
12.8permanent conservation easements on
12.9wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native
12.10wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
12.11to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
12.12enforcement fund as approved in the
12.13accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
12.14Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
12.15list of permanent conservation easements must
12.16be provided as part of the final report by the
12.17Board of Water and Soil Resources.
| 12.18 12.19 |
(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase IX |
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12.21commissioner of natural resources to enhance
12.22and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
12.23statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
12.24and enhancements must be provided as part
12.25of the required accomplishment plan.
| 12.26 12.27 |
(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative - Phase VI |
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12.29commissioner of natural resources for an
12.30agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
12.31and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
12.32public lands and wetlands under permanent
12.33conservation easement for wildlife
12.34management purposes. A list of proposed
12.35shallow-lake enhancements and wetland
13.1restorations must be provided as part of the
13.2required accomplishment plan.
| 13.3 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
26,544,000 |
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| 13.4 13.5 |
(a) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase III |
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13.7commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.8lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the
13.9Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as
13.10follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi
13.11Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The
13.12Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year
13.13is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
13.14to acquire lands in permanent conservation
13.15easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up
13.16to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
13.17Resources is for establishing a monitoring and
13.18enforcement fund as approved in the
13.19accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
13.20Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
13.21list of proposed acquisitions must be included
13.22as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 13.23 13.24 |
(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North-Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase III |
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13.26commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.27land in permanent conservation easements to
13.28sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes
13.29in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
13.30Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000
13.31to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation
13.32and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up
13.33to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
14.2conservation easements must be provided as
14.3part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.4 |
(c) Goose Prairie |
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14.6of natural resources for an agreement with the
14.7Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation
14.8with the Department of Natural Resources, to
14.9enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and
14.10adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife
14.11Management Area in Clay County. A list of
14.12proposed land enhancements must be provided
14.13as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.14 14.15 14.16 |
(d) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase IX |
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14.18commissioner of natural resources for an
14.19agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
14.20to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other
14.21species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes,
14.22and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.23restorations and enhancements must be
14.24provided as part of the required
14.25accomplishment plan.
| 14.26 |
(e) DNR Stream Habitat - Phase II |
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14.28commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.29and enhance habitat in degraded streams and
14.30critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate
14.31fish passage. A list of proposed land
14.32restorations and enhancements must be
14.33provided as part of the required
14.34accomplishment plan.
| 14.35 14.36 |
(f) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase IV |
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15.2commissioner of natural resources to restore
15.3aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
15.4Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an
15.5agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
15.6of proposed restorations must be provided as
15.7part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 15.8 15.9 |
(g) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VI |
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15.11commissioner of natural resources for an
15.12agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.13Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
15.14restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
15.15Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
15.16acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.17must be provided as part of the required
15.18accomplishment plan.
| 15.19 |
(h) Lake Wakanda Enhancement Project |
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15.21of natural resources for an agreement with
15.22Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat
15.23in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi
15.24County. A list of proposed land enhancements
15.25must be provided as part of the required
15.26accomplishment plan.
| 15.27 |
(i) Wolverton Creek Habitat Restoration |
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15.29commissioner of natural resources for an
15.30agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
15.31Watershed District to acquire permanent
15.32conservation easements and restore and
15.33enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated
15.34with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red
15.35River watershed. A list of proposed
15.36acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
16.1must be provided as part of the required
16.2accomplishment plan.
| 16.3 16.4 16.5 |
(j) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase IX |
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16.7commissioner of natural resources for a
16.8program to provide competitive matching
16.9grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
16.10state, and national organizations for enhancing,
16.11restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
16.12prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
16.13in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
16.14$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county
16.15metropolitan area and cities with a population
16.16of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
16.17for activities required to fulfill the duties of
16.18owners of lands subject to conservation
16.19easements. Grants must not be for projects
16.20that have a total project cost exceeding
16.21$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000
16.22may be spent for personnel costs and other
16.23direct and necessary administrative costs.
16.24Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
16.25Easements must be permanent. Grants may
16.26not be used to establish easement stewardship
16.27accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
16.28to hunting and fishing during the open season
16.29unless otherwise provided by law. The
16.30program must require a match of at least ten
16.31percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
16.32The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
16.33For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
16.34commissioner must provide a separate,
16.35simplified application process. Subject to
16.36Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
17.1when evaluating projects of equal value, give
17.2priority to organizations that have a history of
17.3receiving or a charter to receive private
17.4contributions for local conservation or habitat
17.5projects. If acquiring land in fee or a
17.6conservation easement, priority must be given
17.7to projects associated with or within one mile
17.8of existing wildlife management areas under
17.9Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
17.10subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
17.11under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and
17.1286A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management
17.13areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
17.1486A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All
17.15restoration or enhancement projects must be
17.16on land permanently protected by a permanent
17.17covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
17.18protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
17.19by a conservation easement, or by public
17.20ownership, or must be in public waters as
17.21defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
17.22103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be
17.23given to restoration and enhancement projects
17.24on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section
17.2597A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants
17.26awarded under this paragraph. This
17.27appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
17.28No less than five percent of the amount of each
17.29grant must be held back from reimbursement
17.30until the grant recipient has completed a grant
17.31accomplishment report by the deadline and in
17.32the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
17.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
17.34commissioner must provide notice of the grant
17.35program in the game and fish law summary
18.1prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.297A.051, subdivision 2.
| 18.3 |
Subd. 6.Administration |
879,000 |
585,000 |
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| 18.4 |
(a) Contract Management |
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18.6of natural resources for contract management
18.7duties assigned in this section. The
18.8commissioner must provide an
18.9accomplishment plan in the form specified by
18.10the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.11for expending this appropriation. The
18.12accomplishment plan must include a copy of
18.13the grant contract template and reimbursement
18.14manual. No money may be expended before
18.15the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.16approves the accomplishment plan.
| 18.17 |
(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission |
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18.19second year is to the Legislative Coordinating
18.20Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
18.21Heritage Council administrative expenses and
18.22for compensating and reimbursing expenses
18.23of council members. This appropriation is
18.24available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota
18.25Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
18.26appropriation.
| 18.27 |
(c) Technical Evaluation Panel |
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18.29of natural resources for a technical evaluation
18.30panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and
18.31enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
18.32Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
| 18.33 |
(d) Legacy Web site |
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18.35year are to the Legislative Coordinating
19.1Commission for the Web site required in
19.2Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
19.310.
| 19.4 |
Subd. 7.Appropriation Availability |
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19.6be spent on activities unless they are directly
19.7related to and necessary for a specific
19.8appropriation and are specified in the
19.9accomplishment plan approved by the
19.10Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
19.11Money appropriated in this section must not
19.12be spent on institutional overhead charges that
19.13are not directly related to and necessary for a
19.14specific appropriation. Unless otherwise
19.15provided, the amounts in this section are
19.16available until June 30, 2020. For acquiring
19.17real property, the amounts in this section are
19.18available until June 30, 2021, if a binding
19.19agreement with a landowner or purchase
19.20agreement is entered into by June 30, 2020,
19.21and closed no later than June 30, 2021.
19.22Appropriations for restoration or enhancement
19.23are available until June 30, 2022, or five years
19.24after acquisition, whichever is later, so that
19.25initial restoration or enhancement work can
19.26be completed. If a project receives at least 15
19.27percent of its funding from federal funds, the
19.28appropriation period may be extended to equal
19.29the availability of federal funding to a
19.30maximum of six years, provided the federal
19.31funding was confirmed and included in the
19.32first draft accomplishment plan. Money
19.33appropriated for fee title acquisition of land
19.34may be used to restore, enhance, and provide
19.35for public use of the land acquired with the
19.36appropriation. Public use facilities must have
20.1no more than a minimal impact on habitat in
20.2acquired lands.
| 20.3 20.4 |
Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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20.6be administered on a reimbursement basis
20.7unless otherwise provided in this section.
20.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
20.916A.41, expenditures directly related to each
20.10appropriation's purpose made on or after July
20.111, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan
20.12approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
20.13reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
20.14this section. For the purposes of administering
20.15appropriations and legislatively authorized
20.16agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
20.17fund, an expense must be considered
20.18reimbursable by the administering agency
20.19when the recipient presents the agency with
20.20an invoice or binding agreement with the
20.21landowner and the recipient attests that the
20.22goods have been received or the landowner
20.23agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
20.24must be made upon receiving documentation
20.25that the items articulated in the
20.26accomplishment plan approved by the
20.27Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
20.28been achieved, including partial achievements
20.29as evidenced by progress reports approved by
20.30the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
20.31Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
20.32projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
20.33support future management of acquired lands,
20.34or match a federal share. The advances must
20.35be approved as part of the accomplishment
20.36plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
21.1specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
21.2in and approved as part of the accomplishment
21.3plan.
| 21.4 |
Subd. 9.Mapping |
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21.6in this section, as well as each recipient of a
21.7grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
21.8provide geographic information to the
21.9Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
21.10mapping any lands acquired in fee with money
21.11appropriated in this section and open to public
21.12taking of fish and game. The commissioner
21.13of natural resources must include the lands
21.14acquired in fee with money appropriated in
21.15this section on maps showing public recreation
21.16opportunities. Maps must include information
21.17on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
21.18heritage fund, including a notation of any
21.19restrictions.
| 21.20 |
Subd. 10.Fiscal Year 2019 Recommendations |
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21.22must consider recommending up to
21.23$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2019
21.24appropriations from the outdoor heritage fund
21.25for conservation easements and restoration as
21.26provided in subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
21.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
21.28read:
21.29 Subd. 22. Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
21.30Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the
21.31availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired
21.32in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund.
21.33The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after
21.34the availability of the appropriation ends.
22.1(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
22.2(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat
22.3for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved
22.4accomplishment plan;
22.5(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the
22.6Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
22.7(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the
22.8availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
22.9(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.
22.10 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
22.11read:
22.12 Subd. 23. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
22.13projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the outdoor heritage fund
22.14must not be appropriated.
22.15 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
22.16read:
22.17 Subd. 24. Previous funding notification requirement. Any state agency or organization
22.18requesting a direct appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must inform the
22.19Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the house of representatives and senate
22.20committees having jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund, at the time the request for
22.21funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous
22.22funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
22.23 Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
22.242015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:
| 22.25 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
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28,620,000 |
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| 22.26 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV |
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22.28commissioner of natural resources to acquire
22.29interests in land in fee or permanent
22.30conservation easements for aquatic
22.31management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
23.1sections
23.2and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A
23.3list of proposed land acquisitions must be
23.4provided as part of the required
23.5accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
23.6plan must include an easement stewardship
23.7plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing a
23.8monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
23.9in the accomplishment plan and subject to
23.10Minnesota Statutes, section
23.11subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
23.12required for any monitoring and enforcement
23.13fund established, including expenditures from
23.14the fund and a description of annual
23.15monitoring and enforcement activities.
| 23.16 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III |
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23.18commissioner of natural resources for
23.19agreements to acquire interests in land in fee
23.20or permanent conservation easements and to
23.21restore and enhance natural systems associated
23.22with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix
23.23Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 to the
23.24Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
23.25Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends of the
23.26Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River
23.27Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota Land
23.28Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust for Public
23.29Land. A list of proposed acquisitions,
23.30restorations, and enhancements must be
23.31provided as part of the required
23.32accomplishment plan. The accomplishment
23.33plan must include an easement stewardship
23.34plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing a
23.35monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
23.36in the accomplishment plan and subject to
24.1Minnesota Statutes, section
24.2subdivision 17. An annual financial report is
24.3required for any monitoring and enforcement
24.4fund established, including expenditures from
24.5the fund and a description of annual
24.6monitoring and enforcement activities.
| 24.7 24.8 |
(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection and Management - Phase III |
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24.10commissioner of natural resources for an
24.11agreement with Dakota County to acquire
24.12permanent conservation easements and restore
24.13and enhance habitats along the Mississippi,
24.14Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. A list of
24.15proposed acquisitions, restorations, and
24.16enhancements must be provided as part of the
24.17required accomplishment plan. The
24.18accomplishment plan must include an
24.19easement stewardship plan. Up to $20,000 is
24.20for establishing a monitoring and enforcement
24.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
24.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
24.24report is required for any monitoring and
24.25enforcement fund established, including
24.26expenditures from the fund and a description
24.27of annual monitoring and enforcement
24.28activities.
| 24.29 |
(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration |
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24.31commissioner of natural resources to restore
24.32habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
24.33A list of proposed projects must be provided
24.34as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 24.35 24.36 |
(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - Phase IV |
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25.2commissioner of natural resources for an
25.3agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
25.4to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake,
25.5river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list
25.6of proposed restorations and enhancements
25.7must be provided as part of the required
25.8accomplishment plan.
| 25.9 |
(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration |
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25.11commissioner of natural resources for an
25.12agreement with the Red Lake Watershed
25.13District to restore and enhance stream and
25.14related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list
25.15of proposed restorations and enhancements
25.16must be provided as part of the required
25.17accomplishment plan.
| 25.18 |
(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration |
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25.20commissioner of natural resources for an
25.21agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
25.22Association to restore trout habitat in the
25.23Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of
25.24proposed restorations must be provided as part
25.25of the required accomplishment plan.
25.26Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner of
25.27natural resources, restorations conducted
25.28pursuant to this paragraph may be
25.29accomplished by excavation.
| 25.30 |
(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Invasive Carp |
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25.32commissioner of natural resources for design
25.33construction, including acquisition, operation,
25.34and evaluation of structural deterrents for
25.35invasive carp to protect Minnesota's aquatic
26.1habitat. Use of this money requires a
26.2one-to-one match for projects on state
26.3boundary waters. A match is not required for
26.4design or feasibility studies. This appropriation
26.5is available until June 30, 2019.
| 26.6 26.7 |
(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program - Phase IV |
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26.9commissioner of natural resources for a
26.10program to provide competitive, matching
26.11grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
26.12state, and national organizations for enhancing,
26.13restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
26.14prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
26.15in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made for
26.16activities required to fulfill the duties of
26.17owners of lands subject to conservation
26.18easements. Grants shall not be made from
26.19appropriations in this paragraph for projects
26.20that have a total project cost exceeding
26.21$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation may
26.22be spent for personnel costs and other direct
26.23and necessary administrative costs. Grantees
26.24may acquire land or interests in land.
26.25Easements must be permanent. Land acquired
26.26in fee must be open to hunting and fishing
26.27during the open season unless otherwise
26.28provided by state law. The program shall
26.29require a match of at least ten percent from
26.30nonstate sources for all grants. The match may
26.31be cash or in-kind resources. For grant
26.32applications of $25,000 or less, the
26.33commissioner shall provide a separate,
26.34simplified application process. Subject to
26.35Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
26.36natural resources shall, when evaluating
27.1projects of equal value, give priority to
27.2organizations that have a history of receiving
27.3or charter to receive private contributions for
27.4local conservation or habitat projects. If
27.5acquiring land or a conservation easement,
27.6priority shall be given to projects associated
27.7with existing wildlife management areas under
27.8Minnesota Statutes, section
27.9subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
27.10under Minnesota Statutes, sections
27.12management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
27.13sections
27.14All restoration or enhancement projects must
27.15be on land permanently protected by a
27.16conservation easement or public ownership or
27.17in public waters as defined in Minnesota
27.18Statutes, section
27.19Priority shall be given to restoration and
27.20enhancement projects on public lands.
27.21Minnesota Statutes, section
27.22subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
27.23under this paragraph. This appropriation is
27.24available until June 30, 2016. No less than five
27.25percent of the amount of each grant must be
27.26held back from reimbursement until the grant
27.27recipient has completed a grant
27.28accomplishment report by the deadline and in
27.29the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
27.30Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
27.31commissioner shall provide notice of the grant
27.32program in the game and fish law summaries
27.33that are prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
27.34section
27.35EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
28.1 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
28.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
| 28.3 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
40,948,000 |
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| 28.4 28.5 28.6 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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28.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
28.9land in fee for wildlife management purposes
28.10under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.11subdivision 8
28.12scientific and natural area purposes under
28.13Minnesota Statutes, section
28.14subdivision 5
28.15in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
28.16must be given to acquisition of lands that are
28.17eligible for the native prairie bank under
28.18Minnesota Statutes, section
28.19adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
28.20proposed land and permanent conservation
28.21easement acquisitions must be provided as
28.22part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 28.23 28.24 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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28.26commissioner of natural resources for an
28.27agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
28.28land in fee for wildlife management area
28.29purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.31criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.32priority must be given to acquisition of lands
28.33that are eligible for the native prairie bank
28.34under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.35lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
28.36list of proposed land acquisitions must be
29.1provided as part of the required
29.2accomplishment plan.
| 29.3 29.4 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VI |
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29.6commissioner of natural resources for an
29.7agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
29.8acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna
29.9and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands,
29.10and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
29.11Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.12must be given to acquisition of lands that are
29.13eligible for the native prairie bank under
29.14Minnesota Statutes, section
29.15adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
29.16income statements and balance sheets for
29.17income and expenses from land acquired with
29.18this appropriation must be submitted to the
29.19Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
29.20later than 180 days following the close of The
29.21Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
29.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
29.23as part of the required accomplishment plan
29.24and must be consistent with the priorities
29.25identified in the Minnesota Prairie
29.26Conservation Plan.
| 29.27 29.28 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VI |
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29.30commissioner of natural resources for an
29.31agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
29.32cooperation with the United States Fish and
29.33Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
29.34permanent conservation easements within the
29.35Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation
29.36Area in western Minnesota for addition to the
30.1Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
30.2Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in
30.3Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
30.4must be given to acquisition of lands that are
30.5eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.6Minnesota Statutes, section
30.7adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.8proposed land acquisitions must be provided
30.9as part of the required accomplishment plan
30.10and must be consistent with the priorities in
30.11the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 30.12 30.13 |
(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV |
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30.15commissioner of natural resources to
30.16implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
30.17Plan through the acquisition of permanent
30.18conservation easements to protect native
30.19prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for
30.20establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
30.21as approved in the accomplishment plan and
30.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
30.24criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
30.25priority must be given to acquisition of lands
30.26that are eligible for the native prairie bank
30.27under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.28lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
30.29list of permanent conservation easements must
30.30be provided as part of the final report.
| 30.31 30.32 |
(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V |
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30.34Water and Soil Resources to acquire
30.35permanent conservation easements to protect
30.36and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
31.1water fund riparian buffer program for at least
31.2equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
31.3land. Up to
31.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
31.5fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
31.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
31.8conservation easements must be provided as
31.9part of the final report.
| 31.10 31.11 |
(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase V |
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31.13commissioner of natural resources for an
31.14agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
31.15acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
31.16watershed for wildlife management purposes
31.17under Minnesota Statutes, section
31.18subdivision 8
31.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.20must be given to acquisition of lands that are
31.21eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.22Minnesota Statutes, section
31.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.24proposed land acquisitions must be provided
31.25as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 31.26 31.27 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley |
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31.29commissioner of natural resources for an
31.30agreement with Pheasants Forever in
31.31cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
31.32Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
31.33in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
31.34management purposes under Minnesota
31.35Statutes, section
31.36designation and management as waterfowl
32.1production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation
32.2with the United States Fish and Wildlife
32.3Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions
32.4must be provided as part of the required
32.5accomplishment plan.
| 32.6 32.7 |
(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's Important Bird Areas |
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32.9commissioner of natural resources for
32.10agreements to acquire conservation easements
32.11within important bird areas identified in the
32.12Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be
32.13used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon
32.14Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota
32.15Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for
32.16establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
32.17as approved in the accomplishment plan and
32.18subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.20conservation easements must be provided as
32.21part of the final report.
| 32.22 32.23 |
(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat Restoration |
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32.25commissioner of natural resources for an
32.26agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
32.27District to acquire land in fee and permanent
32.28conservation easement and to `restore river
32.29and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
32.30corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
32.31restorations must be provided as part of the
32.32required accomplishment plan.
| 32.33 32.34 |
(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII |
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32.36commissioner of natural resources to
33.1accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
33.2prairie communities on wildlife management
33.3areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest
33.4land, and land under native prairie bank
33.5easements. A list of proposed land restorations
33.6and enhancements must be provided as part
33.7of the required accomplishment plan.
| 33.8 33.9 |
(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II |
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33.11commissioner of natural resources for an
33.12agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
33.13and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
33.14proposed land restorations and enhancements
33.15must be provided as part of the final report.
33.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
33.17 Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
| 33.18 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
-0- |
31,000,000 |
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| 33.19 33.20 33.21 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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33.23commissioner of natural resources to acquire
33.24land in fee for wildlife management purposes
33.25under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.26subdivision 8
33.27scientific and natural area purposes under
33.28Minnesota Statutes, section
33.29subdivision 5
33.30in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
33.31must be given to acquisition of lands that are
33.32eligible for the native prairie bank under
33.33Minnesota Statutes, section
33.34adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
34.1proposed land acquisitions must be provided
34.2as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 34.3 34.4 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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34.6commissioner of natural resources for an
34.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
34.8in fee and restore lands for wildlife
34.9management area purposes under Minnesota
34.10Statutes, section
34.11Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
34.12Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
34.13to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
34.14native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
34.15section
34.16native prairie. A list of proposed land
34.17acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.18required accomplishment plan.
| 34.19 34.20 |
(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area Acquisition |
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34.22commissioner of natural resources for an
34.23agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
34.24League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
34.25strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
34.26wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
34.27purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.29acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.30required accomplishment plan.
| 34.31 34.32 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII |
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34.34commissioner of natural resources for an
34.35agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
34.36cooperation with the United States Fish and
35.1Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
35.2permanent conservation easements and restore
35.3lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
35.4Habitat Preservation Area in western
35.5Minnesota for addition to the Northern
35.6Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
35.7Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
35.8Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
35.9to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
35.10native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
35.11section
35.12native prairie. A list of proposed land
35.13acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.14required accomplishment plan and must be
35.15consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota
35.16Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 35.17 35.18 |
(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VI |
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35.20commissioner of natural resources for an
35.21agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
35.22acquire land in fee and restore lands in the
35.23Cannon River watershed for wildlife
35.24management purposes under Minnesota
35.25Statutes, section
35.26Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
35.27Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
35.28to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
35.29native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
35.30section
35.31native prairie. A list of proposed land
35.32acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.33required accomplishment plan.
| 35.34 35.35 |
(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase V |
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36.2commissioner of natural resources to
36.3implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
36.4Plan through the acquisition of permanent
36.5conservation easements to protect and restore
36.6native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000
36.7is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
36.8funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.9and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
36.12priority must be given to acquisition of lands
36.13that are eligible for the native prairie bank
36.14under Minnesota Statutes, section
36.15lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
36.16list of permanent conservation easements must
36.17be provided as part of the final report.
| 36.18 36.19 |
(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI |
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36.21Water and Soil Resources to acquire
36.22permanent conservation easements and restore
36.23habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
36.25habitat by expanding the clean water fund
36.26riparian buffer program for at least equal
36.27wildlife benefits from buffers on private land.
36.28Of this amount, up to
36.29to establish a monitoring and enforcement
36.30fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.31and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.33conservation easements must be provided as
36.34part of the final report.
| 36.35 36.36 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase II |
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37.2commissioner of natural resources for an
37.3agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
37.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
37.5Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
37.6restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
37.7River Valley for wildlife management
37.8purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
37.10management as waterfowl production areas
37.11in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
37.12States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
37.13evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
37.146136.0900, priority must be given to
37.15acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
37.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
37.17section
37.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
37.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
37.20required accomplishment plan.
| 37.21 37.22 |
(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase II |
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37.24commissioner of natural resources for an
37.25agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
37.26cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
37.27acquire permanent conservation easements
37.28and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
37.29and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to
37.30The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to
37.31Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
37.32$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
37.33enforcement fund, as approved in the
37.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
37.35Statutes, section
37.36Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
38.1Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
38.2to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
38.3native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
38.4section
38.5native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
38.6must be provided as part of the required
38.7accomplishment plan and must be consistent
38.8with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
38.9Conservation Plan.
| 38.10 38.11 |
(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII |
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38.13commissioner of natural resources to
38.14accelerate restoration and enhancement of
38.15prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
38.16management areas, scientific and natural areas,
38.17native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on
38.18state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A
38.19list of proposed land restorations and
38.20enhancements must be provided as part of the
38.21required accomplishment plan.
| 38.22 38.23 |
(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase IV |
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38.25commissioner of natural resources for
38.26agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
38.27habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
38.28Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
38.29follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
38.30District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
38.31Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
38.32River Greening; and $277,000 to the National
38.33Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed
38.34land restorations and enhancements must be
38.35provided as part of the required
38.36accomplishment plan.
39.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
39.2 Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
| 39.3 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
-0- |
31,055,000 |
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| 39.4 39.5 |
(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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39.7commissioner of natural resources for an
39.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
39.9in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
39.10grasslands to be designated and managed as
39.11waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in
39.12cooperation with the United States Fish and
39.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
39.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
39.15required accomplishment plan.
| 39.16 39.17 |
(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase V |
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39.19commissioner of natural resources for an
39.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
39.21in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and
39.22land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
39.23management purposes under Minnesota
39.24Statutes, section
39.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
39.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 39.27 |
(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII |
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39.29of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
39.30in permanent conservation easements and to
39.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
39.32under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.33Of this amount, up to
39.34to establish a monitoring and enforcement
39.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
40.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
40.3conservation easements must be provided as
40.4part of the final report.
| 40.5 40.6 |
(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase II |
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40.8commissioner of natural resources for an
40.9agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
40.10acquire permanent conservation easements in
40.11high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the
40.12prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of
40.13this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a
40.14monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
40.15in the accomplishment plan and subject to
40.16Minnesota Statutes, section
40.17subdivision 17
40.18acquisitions must be provided as part of the
40.19final report.
| 40.20 40.21 |
(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VIII |
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40.23commissioner of natural resources to enhance
40.24and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
40.25statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
40.26and enhancements must be provided as part
40.27of the required accomplishment plan.
| 40.28 |
(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II |
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40.30commissioner of natural resources to modify
40.31the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
40.32management and to return the historic outlet
40.33of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
40.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
41.1 Sec. 10. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
41.2By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
41.3chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
41.4jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund a report of the amount from the outdoor heritage
41.5fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section
41.616A.127. The report must include:
41.7(1) information for all years that outdoor heritage fund appropriations have been made
41.8through fiscal year 2017;
41.9(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
41.10funded; and
41.11(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the outdoor heritage
41.12fund contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to restore, protect,
41.13and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
41.14 Sec. 11. REPEALER.
41.15Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.
| 41.18 |
Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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41.20and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
41.21fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
41.22Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this
41.23article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
41.24June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The
41.25second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
41.26appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 41.27 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 41.28 |
Available for the Year |
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| 41.29 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 41.30 |
2018 |
2019 |
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| 41.31 |
Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER |
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| 42.1 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
100,497,000 |
$ |
111,373,000 |
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42.3purpose are specified in the following sections.
| 42.4 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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42.6spent on activities unless they are directly
42.7related to and necessary for a specific
42.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
42.9article must be spent in accordance with
42.10Minnesota Management and Budget's
42.11Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
42.12Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
42.13Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
42.14specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
42.15appropriations are available until June 30,
42.162019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
42.17available until June 30, 2020. If a project
42.18receives federal funds, the period of the
42.19appropriation is extended to equal the
42.20availability of federal funding.
| 42.21 |
Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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42.23water funds, in consultation with the Council
42.24on Disability and other appropriate
42.25governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
42.26committees, and commissions, should make
42.27progress toward providing greater access to
42.28programs, print publications, and digital media
42.29for people with disabilities related to the
42.30programs the recipient funds using
42.31appropriations made in this article.
| 42.32 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
8,283,000 |
$ |
9,283,000 |
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42.34second year are to increase monitoring for
43.1pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
43.2water and groundwater and to use data
43.3collected to assess pesticide use practices.
43.4(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000
43.5the second year are for monitoring and
43.6evaluating trends in the concentration of
43.7nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
43.8groundwater degradation; promoting,
43.9developing, and evaluating regional and
43.10crop-specific nutrient best management
43.11practices; assessing best management practice
43.12adoption; education and technical support from
43.13University of Minnesota Extension; grants to
43.14support agricultural demonstration and
43.15implementation activities; and other actions
43.16to protect groundwater from degradation from
43.17nitrate. This appropriation is available until
43.18June 30, 2022.
43.19(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
43.20second year are for administering clean water
43.21funds managed through the agriculture best
43.22management practices loan program. Any
43.23unencumbered balance at the end of the second
43.24year shall be added to the corpus of the loan
43.25fund.
43.26(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
43.27the second year are for technical assistance,
43.28research, and demonstration projects on proper
43.29implementation of best management practices
43.30and more precise information on nonpoint
43.31contributions to impaired waters and for grants
43.32to support on-farm demonstration of
43.33agricultural practices. This appropriation is
43.34available until June 30, 2022.
44.1(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the
44.2second year are for research to quantify and
44.3reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
44.4waters and for development and evaluation of
44.5best management practices to protect and
44.6restore water resources. This appropriation is
44.7available until June 30, 2022.
44.8(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
44.9second year are for a research inventory
44.10database containing water-related research
44.11activities. Costs for information technology
44.12development or support for this research
44.13inventory database may be paid to the Office
44.14of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
44.15available until June 30, 2022.
44.16(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
44.17the second year are to implement the
44.18Minnesota agricultural water quality
44.19certification program statewide. Funds
44.20appropriated in this paragraph are available
44.21until June 30, 2021.
44.22(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
44.23second year are to provide funding for a
44.24regional irrigation water quality specialist
44.25through University of Minnesota Extension.
44.26(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
44.27second year are for grants to the Board of
44.28Regents of the University of Minnesota to
44.29fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
44.30and to protect the state's natural resources
44.31while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
44.32and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
44.33incorporating perennial and winter-annual
44.34crops into existing agricultural practices. This
44.35appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.1(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
45.2the second year are for pesticide testing of
45.3private wells where nitrate is detected, as part
45.4of the Township Testing Program. This
45.5appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.6(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
45.7second year are to evaluate market
45.8opportunities and develop markets for crops
45.9that can be profitable for farmers and
45.10beneficial for water quality and soil health.
45.11(l) A portion of the funds in this section may
45.12be used for programs to train state and local
45.13outreach staff in the intersection between
45.14agricultural economics and agricultural
45.15conservation.
| 45.16 |
Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
5,307,000 |
$ |
10,693,000 |
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45.18the second year are for the point source
45.19implementation grants program under
45.20Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
45.21appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.22(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
45.23second year are for small community
45.24wastewater treatment grants and loans under
45.25Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
45.26appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
45.27(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the
45.28end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
45.29(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
45.30transfer the remaining funds to eligible
45.31projects under any of the programs listed in
45.32this section based on their priority rank on the
45.33Pollution Control Agency's project priority
45.34list.
| 46.1 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
25,790,000 |
$ |
26,290,000 |
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46.3the second year are for completion of needed
46.4statewide assessments of surface water quality
46.5and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
46.6chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the
46.7first year and $125,000 the second year are
46.8for grants to the Red River Watershed
46.9Management Board to enhance and expand
46.10the existing water quality and watershed
46.11monitoring river watch activities in the schools
46.12in the Red River of the North. The Red River
46.13Watershed Management Board shall provide
46.14a report to the commissioner of the Pollution
46.15Control Agency and the legislative committees
46.16and divisions with jurisdiction over
46.17environment and natural resources finance and
46.18policy and the clean water fund by February
46.1915, 2019, on the expenditure of this
46.20appropriation.
46.21(b) $9,409,000 the first year and $9,638,000
46.22the second year are to develop watershed
46.23restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
46.24which include total maximum daily load
46.25(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
46.26plans for waters listed on the United States
46.27Environmental Protection Agency approved
46.28impaired waters list in accordance with
46.29Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency
46.30shall complete an average of ten percent of
46.31the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
46.32(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000
46.33the second year are for groundwater
46.34assessment, including enhancing the ambient
46.35monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating
47.1trends, including the reassessment of
47.2groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years
47.3ago and found to be contaminated.
47.4(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
47.5second year are for implementation of the St.
47.6Louis River System Area of Concern
47.7Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
47.8must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
47.9nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
47.10(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
47.11second year are for TMDL research and
47.12database development.
47.13(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
47.14second year are for national pollutant
47.15discharge elimination system wastewater and
47.16storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
47.17(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,370,000
47.18the second year are for enhancing the
47.19county-level delivery systems for subsurface
47.20sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
47.21necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
47.22sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of
47.23groundwater, including base grants for all
47.24counties with SSTS programs and competitive
47.25grants to counties with specific plans to
47.26significantly reduce water pollution by
47.27reducing the number of systems that are an
47.28imminent threat to public health or safety or
47.29are otherwise failing. Counties that receive
47.30base grants must report the number of sewage
47.31noncompliant properties upgraded through
47.32SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized
47.33sewer system, or other means, including
47.34property abandonment or buy-out. Counties
47.35also must report the number of existing SSTS
48.1compliance inspections conducted in areas
48.2under county jurisdiction. These required
48.3reports are to be part of established annual
48.4reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that
48.5conduct SSTS inventories or those with an
48.6ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to
48.7be inspected as a condition of transferring
48.8property or as a condition of obtaining a local
48.9permit must be given priority for competitive
48.10grants under this paragraph. Of this amount,
48.11$1,000,000 each year is available to counties
48.12for grants to low-income landowners to
48.13address systems that pose an imminent threat
48.14to public health or safety or fail to protect
48.15groundwater. A grant awarded under this
48.16paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the
48.17biennium. A county receiving a grant under
48.18this paragraph must submit a report to the
48.19agency listing the projects funded, including
48.20an account of the expenditures.
48.21(h) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the
48.22second year are for accelerated implementation
48.23of MS4 permit requirements including
48.24additional technical assistance to
48.25municipalities experiencing difficulties
48.26understanding and implementing the basic
48.27requirements of the municipal storm water
48.28program.
48.29(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the
48.30second year are for a grant program for
48.31sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
48.32draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
48.33Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
48.34restore the water quality of waters in
48.35Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
49.1awarded to local government units for projects
49.2approved by the Voyageurs National Park
49.3Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
49.4matched by at least 25 percent from sources
49.5other than the clean water fund.
49.6(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
49.7second year are for coordination with the state
49.8of Wisconsin and the National Park Service
49.9on comprehensive phosphorous reduction
49.10activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St.
49.11Croix on the St. Croix River. The
49.12commissioner must work with the St. Croix
49.13Basin Water Resources Planning Team and
49.14the St. Croix River Association to implement
49.15the water monitoring and phosphorous
49.16reduction activities.
49.17(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
49.18second year are to support activities of the
49.19Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
49.20Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
49.21(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
49.22section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
49.23section are available until June 30, 2022.
| 49.24 49.25 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
8,446,000 |
$ |
8,446,000 |
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49.27the second year are for stream flow
49.28monitoring.
49.29(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
49.30the second year are for lake Index of
49.31Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
49.32(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
49.33second year are for assessing mercury and
49.34other contaminants of fish, including
50.1monitoring to track the status of impaired
50.2waters over time.
50.3(d) $1,886,000 the first year and $1,886,000
50.4the second year are for developing targeted,
50.5science-based watershed restoration and
50.6protection strategies.
50.7(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
50.8the second year are for water supply planning,
50.9aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
50.10(f) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
50.11second year are for technical assistance to
50.12support local implementation of nonpoint
50.13source restoration and protection activities.
50.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
50.15second year are for applied research and tools,
50.16including watershed hydrologic modeling;
50.17maintaining and updating spatial data for
50.18watershed boundaries, streams, and water
50.19bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
50.20elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
50.21forestry best management practices for water
50.22quality.
50.23(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
50.24second year are for developing county
50.25geologic atlases.
50.26(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
50.27second year are for maintenance and updates
50.28to buffer maps and for technical guidance on
50.29buffer map interpretation to local units of
50.30government for implementation of buffer
50.31requirements. Maps must be provided to local
50.32units of government and made available to
50.33landowners on the Department of Natural
50.34Resources' Web site.
| 51.1 51.2 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
45,911,000 |
$ |
49,597,000 |
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51.4the second year are for a pilot program to
51.5provide performance-based grants to local
51.6government units. The grants may be used to
51.7implement projects that protect, enhance, and
51.8restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers,
51.9and streams; protect groundwater from
51.10degradation; and protect drinking water
51.11sources. Projects must be identified in a
51.12comprehensive watershed plan developed
51.13under the One Watershed, One Plan or
51.14metropolitan surface water management
51.15frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant
51.16recipients must identify a nonstate match and
51.17may use other legacy funds to supplement
51.18projects funded under this paragraph.
51.19(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000
51.20the second year are for grants to protect and
51.21restore surface water and drinking water; to
51.22keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
51.23and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and
51.24streams; and to protect groundwater and
51.25drinking water, including feedlot water quality
51.26and subsurface sewage treatment system
51.27projects and stream bank, stream channel,
51.28shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization
51.29projects. The projects must use practices
51.30demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting
51.31public benefit, include a match, and be
51.32consistent with total maximum daily load
51.33(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed
51.34restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
51.35or local water management plans or their
51.36equivalents. A portion of these funds may be
52.1used to seek administrative efficiencies
52.2through shared resources by multiple local
52.3governmental units.
52.4(c) $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000
52.5the second year are for accelerated
52.6implementation, including local resource
52.7protection and enhancement grants and
52.8statewide program enhancements of
52.9supplements for technical assistance, citizen
52.10and community outreach, compliance, and
52.11training and certification.
52.12(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
52.13second year are to provide state oversight and
52.14accountability, evaluate results, provide
52.15implementation tools, and measure the value
52.16of conservation program implementation by
52.17local governments, including submission to
52.18the legislature by March 1 each
52.19even-numbered year a biennial report prepared
52.20by the board, in consultation with the
52.21commissioners of natural resources, health,
52.22agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency,
52.23detailing the recipients, the projects funded
52.24under this section, and the amount of pollution
52.25reduced.
52.26(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
52.27the second year are to provide assistance,
52.28oversight, and grants for supporting local
52.29governments in implementing and complying
52.30with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
52.31requirements.
52.32(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000
52.33the second year are to restore or preserve
52.34permanent conservation on riparian buffers
52.35adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
53.1tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
53.2to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
53.3transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface
53.4waters; and increase infiltration for
53.5groundwater recharge. This appropriation may
53.6be used for restoration of riparian buffers
53.7permanently protected by easements purchased
53.8with this appropriation or contracts to achieve
53.9permanent protection for riparian buffers or
53.10stream bank restorations when the riparian
53.11buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000
53.12is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement
53.13account.
53.14(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
53.15the second year are for permanent
53.16conservation easements on wellhead protection
53.17areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
53.18103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
53.19grants to local units of government for fee title
53.20acquisition to permanently protect
53.21groundwater supply sources on wellhead
53.22protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
53.23long-term protection of groundwater supply
53.24sources as described under alternative
53.25management tools in the Department of
53.26Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management
53.27Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems
53.28or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
53.29management practices. Priority must be placed
53.30on land that is located where the vulnerability
53.31of the drinking water supply is designated as
53.32high or very high by the commissioner of
53.33health, where drinking water protection plans
53.34have identified specific activities that will
53.35achieve long-term protection, and on lands
53.36with expiring Conservation Reserve Program
54.1contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a
54.2monitoring and enforcement account.
54.3(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
54.4second year are for a technical evaluation
54.5panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
54.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
54.7subdivision 6.
54.8(i) $1,995,000 the first year and $1,995,000
54.9the second year are for assistance, oversight,
54.10and grants to local governments to transition
54.11local water management plans to a watershed
54.12approach as provided for in Minnesota
54.13Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
54.14114D.
54.15(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
54.16second year are for technical assistance and
54.17grants for the conservation drainage program
54.18in consultation with the Drainage Work Group,
54.19coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section
54.20103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes
54.21projects to improve multipurpose water
54.22management under Minnesota Statutes, section
54.23103E.015.
54.24(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
54.25the second year are to purchase and restore
54.26permanent conservation sites via easements
54.27or contracts to treat and store water on the land
54.28for water quality improvement purposes and
54.29related technical assistance. This work may
54.30be done in cooperation with the United States
54.31Department of Agriculture with a first priority
54.32use to accomplish a conservation reserve
54.33enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
54.34state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a
54.35monitoring and enforcement account.
55.1(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
55.2the second year are to purchase permanent
55.3conservation easements to protect lands
55.4adjacent to public waters with good water
55.5quality but threatened with degradation. Up
55.6to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
55.7enforcement account.
55.8(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
55.9second year are for a program to
55.10systematically collect data and produce
55.11county, watershed, and statewide estimates of
55.12soil erosion caused by water and wind along
55.13with tracking adoption of conservation
55.14measures, including cover crops, to address
55.15erosion.
55.16(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000
55.17the second year are for payments to soil and
55.18water conservation districts for the purposes
55.19of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
55.20103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil
55.21and water conservation district shall receive
55.22an increase in its base funding of $100,000
55.23per year. Money remaining after the base
55.24increase is available for matching grants to
55.25soil and water conservation districts based on
55.26county allocations to soil and water
55.27conservation districts. The board and other
55.28agencies may reduce the amount of grants to
55.29a county by an amount equal to any reduction
55.30in the county's allocation to a soil and water
55.31conservation district from the county's
55.32previous year allocation when the board
55.33determines that the reduction was
55.34disproportionate.
56.1(o) $5,000,000 the first year is for soil and
56.2water conservation districts for cost-sharing
56.3contracts with landowners or authorized agents
56.4to implement riparian buffers or alternative
56.5practices on public waters or public ditches
56.6consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
56.7103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000
56.8may be targeted outside the 54-county
56.9Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.
56.10(p) The board shall contract for delivery of
56.11services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
56.12for restoration, maintenance, and other
56.13activities under this section for up to $500,000
56.14the first year and up to $500,000 the second
56.15year.
56.16(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share
56.17funds in this section and may adjust the
56.18technical and administrative assistance portion
56.19of the funds to leverage federal or other
56.20nonstate funds or to address oversight
56.21responsibilities or high-priority needs
56.22identified in local water management plans.
56.23(r) The board shall require grantees to specify
56.24the outcomes that will be achieved by the
56.25grants prior to any grant awards.
56.26(s) The appropriations in this section are
56.27available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant
56.28funds shall be regranted consistent with the
56.29purposes of this section.
| 56.30 |
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
$ |
4,787,000 |
$ |
5,107,000 |
||
56.32the second year are for addressing public
56.33health concerns related to contaminants found
56.34in Minnesota drinking water for which no
57.1health-based drinking water standards exist,
57.2including accelerating the development of
57.3health risk limits and improving the capacity
57.4of the department's laboratory to analyze
57.5unregulated contaminants.
57.6(b) $2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000
57.7the second year are for protection of drinking
57.8water sources.
57.9(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
57.10second year are for cost-share assistance to
57.11public and private well owners for up to 50
57.12percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
57.13(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
57.14second year are to develop and deliver
57.15groundwater restoration and protection
57.16strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
57.17in local water planning efforts and to provide
57.18resources to local governments for drinking
57.19water source protection activities.
57.20(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
57.21second year are for studying the occurrence
57.22and magnitude of contaminants in private
57.23wells and developing guidance and outreach
57.24to reduce risks to private-well owners.
57.25(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
57.26second year are for evaluating and addressing
57.27the risks from viruses in water supplies.
57.28(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
57.29second year are to develop public health
57.30policies and an action plan to address threats
57.31to safe drinking water and to conduct an
57.32analysis to determine the scope of the lead
57.33problem in Minnesota's water and the cost to
57.34eliminate lead exposure in drinking water.
58.1(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
58.2appropriations in this section are available
58.3until June 30, 2021.
| 58.4 |
Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
950,000 |
$ |
950,000 |
||
58.6second year are to implement projects that
58.7address emerging drinking-water supply
58.8threats, provide cost-effective regional
58.9solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
58.10coordination, support local implementation of
58.11water supply reliability projects, and prevent
58.12degradation of groundwater resources in the
58.13metropolitan area. These projects will provide
58.14to communities:
58.15(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
58.16water use through use of surface water, storm
58.17water, wastewater, and groundwater;
58.18(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
58.19for different alternatives;
58.20(3) development of planning level cost
58.21estimates, including capital cost and operation
58.22cost;
58.23(4) identification of funding mechanisms and
58.24an equitable cost-sharing structure for
58.25regionally beneficial water supply
58.26development projects; and
58.27(5) development of subregional groundwater
58.28models.
| 58.29 |
Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
$ |
1,008,000 |
$ |
1,007,000 |
||
58.31second year are for developing county
59.1geologic atlases. This appropriation is
59.2available until June 30, 2022.
59.3(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
59.4second year are for a performance evaluation
59.5and technology transfer program for storm
59.6water best management practices to enhance
59.7data and information management of storm
59.8water best management practices; evaluate
59.9best management performance and
59.10effectiveness to support meeting total
59.11maximum daily loads; develop standards and
59.12incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using
59.13minimal impact design standards as the model;
59.14and implement a knowledge and technology
59.15transfer system across local government,
59.16industry, and regulatory sectors. This
59.17appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
59.18(c) $133,000 the first year and $132,000 the
59.19second year are to provide guidance
59.20documents and tools evaluating the clean
59.21water fund's return on investment to measure
59.22impacts on water quality and human
59.23well-being as well as assist in future funding
59.24decisions.
| 59.25 |
Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE |
$ |
15,000 |
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59.27Coordinating Commission for the Web site
59.28required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
59.29subdivision 10.
59.30 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
59.31 Subd. 4. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the clean
59.32water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and
59.33restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking
60.1water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these
60.2requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable
60.3outcomes, as defined in section
60.4evaluating the results. A project must be consistent with current science and incorporate
60.5state-of-the-art technology.
60.6(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across
60.7all regions and residents of the state.
60.8(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund
60.9must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs,
60.10including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
60.12or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
60.13Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required under
60.14section
60.15public under section
60.16the Web site.
60.17(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section
60.19regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving
60.20grants that will be competitively awarded.
60.21(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota
60.22waters.
60.23(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund
60.24shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy logo required
60.25under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter
60.26361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."
60.27When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the person to a
60.28Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain
60.29additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web
60.30site required under section
60.31(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state
60.32agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as
60.33any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the
60.34Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient
61.1of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations
61.2in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an
61.3annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list
61.4must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list
61.5upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible
61.6for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance
61.7to the legislative auditor.
61.8(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through
61.9execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with
61.10respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.
61.11(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean
61.12water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate
61.13committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding
61.14is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
61.15was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
61.16 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
61.17to read:
61.18 Subd. 7. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
61.19projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the clean water fund must
61.20not be appropriated.
61.21 Sec. 14. CLEAN WATER FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
61.22By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
61.23chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
61.24jurisdiction over the clean water fund a report of the amount from the clean water fund used
61.25to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.127.
61.26The report must include:
61.27(1) information for all years that clean water fund appropriations have been made through
61.28fiscal year 2017;
61.29(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
61.30funded; and
61.31(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the clean water fund
61.32contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to protect, enhance,
62.1and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from
62.2degradation.
| 62.5 |
Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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62.7and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
62.8trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
62.9"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
62.10available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first
62.11year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal
62.12years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 62.13 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
||||||
| 62.14 |
Available for the Year |
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| 62.15 |
Ending June 30 |
||||||
| 62.16 |
2018 |
2019 |
|||||
| 62.17 |
Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS |
||||||
| 62.18 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
41,989,000 |
$ |
47,775,000 |
||
62.20purpose are specified in the following sections.
| 62.21 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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62.23spent on activities unless they are directly
62.24related to and necessary for a specific
62.25appropriation. Money appropriated in this
62.26article must be spent in accordance with
62.27Minnesota Management and Budget's
62.28Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
62.29Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
62.30Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
62.31specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
62.32appropriations are available until June 30,
63.12020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
63.2available until June 30, 2021. If a project
63.3receives federal funds, the time period of the
63.4appropriation is extended to equal the
63.5availability of federal funding.
| 63.6 |
Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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63.8and trails funds, in consultation with the
63.9Council on Disability and other appropriate
63.10governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
63.11committees, and commissions, should make
63.12progress toward providing greater access to
63.13programs, print publications, and digital media
63.14for people with disabilities related to the
63.15programs the recipient funds using
63.16appropriations made in this article.
| 63.17 63.18 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
25,398,000 |
$ |
28,884,000 |
||
63.20the second year are for state parks, recreation
63.21areas, and trails to:
63.22(1) connect people to the outdoors;
63.23(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
63.24(3) maintain existing holdings; and
63.25(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
63.26partners to implement the 25-year long-range
63.27parks and trails legacy plan.
63.28(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000
63.29the second year are for grants for parks and
63.30trails of regional significance outside the
63.31seven-county metropolitan area under
63.32Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
63.33awarded under this paragraph shall be based
64.1on the lists of recommended projects
64.2submitted to the legislative committees under
64.3Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
64.4subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
64.5Regional Parks and Trails Commission
64.6established under Minnesota Statutes, section
64.785.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
64.8must support parks and trails of regional or
64.9statewide significance that meet the applicable
64.10definitions and criteria for regional parks and
64.11trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
64.12Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
64.13adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
64.14Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
64.152015. Grant recipients identified under this
64.16paragraph must submit a grant application to
64.17the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
64.182.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
64.19by the commissioner for the actual cost of
64.20issuing and monitoring the grants for the
64.21commission. Of the amount appropriated,
64.22$424,000 the first year and $399,000 the
64.23second year are for the Greater Minnesota
64.24Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
64.25carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
64.26section 85.536, including the continued
64.27development of a statewide system plan for
64.28regional parks and trails outside the
64.29seven-county metropolitan area.
64.30(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
64.31Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
64.32Commission shall submit a list of projects that
64.33contains the commission's recommendations
64.34for funding from the parks and trails fund for
64.35fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking
64.36minority members of the house of
65.1representatives and senate committees and
65.2divisions with jurisdiction over the
65.3environment and natural resources and the
65.4parks and trails fund.
65.5(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
65.6Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
65.7Commission shall submit a report that contains
65.8the commission's criteria for funding from the
65.9parks and trails fund, including the criteria
65.10used to determine if a park or trail is of
65.11regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
65.12minority members of the house of
65.13representatives and senate committees and
65.14divisions with jurisdiction over the
65.15environment and natural resources and the
65.16parks and trails fund.
65.17(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the
65.18second year are for coordination and projects
65.19between the department, the Metropolitan
65.20Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
65.21Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
65.22Web-based information for park and trail
65.23users; and support of activities of the Parks
65.24and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
65.25(f) The commissioner shall contract for
65.26services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
65.27for restoration, maintenance, and other
65.28activities under this section for at least
65.29$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
65.30second year.
65.31(g) The implementing agencies receiving
65.32appropriations under this section shall give
65.33consideration to contracting with Conservation
65.34Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
65.35and other activities.
| 66.1 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
16,584,000 |
$ |
18,891,000 |
||
66.3the second year are for distribution according
66.4to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
66.5subdivision 3.
66.6(b) Money appropriated under this section and
66.7distributed to implementing agencies must be
66.8used only to fund the list of projects approved
66.9by the elected representatives of each of the
66.10metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
66.11Projects funded by the money appropriated
66.12under this section must be substantially
66.13consistent with the project descriptions and
66.14dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
66.15Any funds remaining after completion of the
66.16listed projects may be spent by the
66.17implementing agencies on projects to support
66.18parks and trails.
66.19(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
66.20Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
66.21appropriated under this section must ensure
66.22that the funds are used to supplement and not
66.23substitute for traditional sources of funding.
66.24(d) The implementing agencies receiving
66.25appropriations under this section shall give
66.26consideration to contracting with Conservation
66.27Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
66.28and other activities.
| 66.29 |
Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE |
$ |
7,000 |
||||
66.31Coordinating Commission for the Web site
66.32required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
66.33subdivision 10.
67.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to
67.2read:
67.3 Subd. 6. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
67.4projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the parks and trails fund
67.5must not be appropriated.
67.6 Sec. 7. SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.
67.7The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause
67.8(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other
67.9improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.
67.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
67.11 Sec. 8. HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES PARK RESERVE GRANT
67.12EXTENSION.
67.13The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
67.14section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of Bloomington
67.15to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available
67.16until June 30, 2018.
67.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
67.18 Sec. 9. ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.
67.19Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws
67.202015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):
67.21(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal year
67.222017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills Regional
67.23Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted
67.24to the Metropolitan Council; and
67.25(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota
67.26Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional
67.27Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.
67.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
68.1 Sec. 10. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
68.2By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
68.3chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
68.4jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund a report of the amount from the parks and trails
68.5fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota Statutes, section
68.616A.127. The report must include:
68.7(1) information for all years that parks and trails fund appropriations have been made
68.8through fiscal year 2017;
68.9(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
68.10funded; and
68.11(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the parks and trails fund
68.12contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only to support parks and
68.13trails of regional or statewide significance.
| 68.16 |
Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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68.18and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
68.19heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
68.20the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
68.21this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
68.22year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
68.232018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
68.24All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 68.25 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
||||||
| 68.26 |
Available for the Year |
||||||
| 68.27 |
Ending June 30 |
||||||
| 68.28 |
2018 |
2019 |
|||||
| 68.29 |
Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE |
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| 68.30 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
57,328,000 |
$ |
66,036,000 |
||
69.2purpose are specified in the following
69.3subdivisions.
| 69.4 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
||||||
69.6spent on activities unless they are directly
69.7related to and necessary for a specific
69.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
69.9article must not be spent on institutional
69.10overhead charges that are not directly related
69.11to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
69.12Money appropriated in this article must be
69.13spent in accordance with the Minnesota
69.14Management and Budget's Guidance to
69.15Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditures.
69.16Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
69.1716A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this
69.18article, fiscal year 2018 appropriations are
69.19available until June 30, 2019, and fiscal year
69.202019 appropriations are available until June
69.2130, 2020. If a project receives federal funds,
69.22the period of the appropriation is extended to
69.23equal the availability of federal funding.
| 69.24 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board |
26,370,000 |
31,736,000 |
||||
69.26Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
69.27education, arts preservation, and arts access.
69.28Grant agreements entered into by the
69.29Minnesota State Arts Board and other
69.30recipients of appropriations in this subdivision
69.31must ensure that these funds are used to
69.32supplement and not substitute for traditional
69.33sources of funding. Each grant program
69.34established in this appropriation must be
69.35separately administered from other state
70.1appropriations for program planning and
70.2outcome measurements, but may take into
70.3consideration other state resources awarded
70.4in the selection of applicants and grant award
70.5size.
| 70.6 |
(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives |
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70.8the second year are to support Minnesota
70.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
70.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
70.11activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
70.12art forms and works of art so that they are
70.13accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
70.14overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
70.15arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
70.16community and public life in this state.
| 70.17 |
(c) Arts Education |
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70.19second year are for high-quality,
70.20age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
70.21of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
70.22understanding of the arts.
| 70.23 |
(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage |
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70.25second year are for events and activities that
70.26represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
70.27cultural arts traditions, including folk and
70.28traditional artists and art organizations,
70.29represented in this state.
| 70.30 |
(e) Grants |
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70.32to an organization for designing, consulting,
70.33creating, and administering a statewide arts
70.34software application to be used on electronic
71.1and mobile electronic devices to locate and
71.2access artists, arts organizations, and art
71.3education programs throughout Minnesota.
71.4The grantee must work in consultation with
71.5the Minnesota State Arts Board, regional arts
71.6councils, private and nonprofit arts
71.7organizations, and the regional library system
71.8to develop criteria for content to import to the
71.9software application and must make the
71.10application free to download. A portion of the
71.11funding may be used to pay the ongoing costs
71.12associated with developing content and
71.13updating the software or with contracting to
71.14develop and update the software and expand
71.15electronic content in fiscal years 2018 and
71.162019.
71.17$75,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
71.18of Savage to design and construct a statue of
71.19Dan Patch to be placed in the city of Savage.
71.20Grant recipients must provide a funding match
71.21of at least 25 percent of the total eligible
71.22project costs.
71.23(f) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
71.24in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
71.25board for administering grant programs,
71.26delivering technical services, providing fiscal
71.27oversight for the statewide system, and
71.28ensuring accountability.
71.29(g) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
71.30appropriation to each of the categories listed
71.31in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
71.32regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
71.33other provision of law, regional arts council
71.34grants or other arts council grants for touring
71.35programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
72.1the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
72.2tour in their own region as well as all other
72.3regions of the state.
72.4(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining
72.5under this subdivision the first year does not
72.6cancel but is available the second year.
| 72.7 |
Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society |
11,815,000 |
16,305,000 |
||||
72.9governing board of the Minnesota Historical
72.10Society to preserve and enhance access to
72.11Minnesota's history and its cultural and
72.12historical resources. Grant agreements entered
72.13into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
72.14other recipients of appropriations in this
72.15subdivision must ensure that these funds are
72.16used to supplement and not substitute for
72.17traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
72.18appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
72.19Society must be used to supplement and not
72.20substitute for traditional sources of funding.
72.21Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
72.2216A.28, for historic preservation projects that
72.23improve historic structures, the amounts are
72.24available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota
72.25Historical Society or grant recipients of the
72.26Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
72.27cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
72.28must give consideration to Conservation Corps
72.29Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic
72.30Preservation Corps, or an organization
72.31carrying out similar work, for projects with
72.32the potential to need historic preservation
72.33services.
| 72.34 |
(b) Historical Grants and Programs |
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| 72.35 |
(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants |
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73.2second year are for history programs and
73.3projects operated or conducted by or through
73.4local, county, regional, or other historical or
73.5cultural organizations or for activities to
73.6preserve significant historic and cultural
73.7resources. Funds are to be distributed through
73.8a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
73.9Historical Society must administer these funds
73.10using established grant mechanisms, with
73.11assistance from the advisory committee
73.12created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
73.134, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
73.14(ii).
| 73.15 |
(2) Statewide History Programs |
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73.17second year are for programs and purposes
73.18related to the historical and cultural heritage
73.19of the state of Minnesota conducted by the
73.20Minnesota Historical Society.
| 73.21 |
(3) History Partnerships |
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73.23involving multiple organizations, which may
73.24include the Minnesota Historical Society, to
73.25preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's
73.26history and cultural heritage in all regions of
73.27the state.
| 73.28 73.29 |
(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites |
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73.31second year are for a contract or contracts to
73.32be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct
73.33statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of
73.34historical, archaeological, and cultural
73.35significance. Results of the surveys must be
74.1published in a searchable form and available
74.2to the public free of cost. The Minnesota
74.3Historical Society, the Office of the State
74.4Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs Council
74.5must each appoint a representative to an
74.6oversight board to select contractors and direct
74.7the conduct of the surveys. The oversight
74.8board must consult with the Departments of
74.9Transportation and Natural Resources.
| 74.10 |
(5) Digital Library |
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74.12second year are for a digital library project to
74.13preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
74.14images, documents, and historical materials.
74.15The Minnesota Historical Society must
74.16cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
74.17system and must jointly share this
74.18appropriation for these purposes.
| 74.19 |
(6) Grants |
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74.21of directors of the Carver County Historical
74.22Society to restore the historic Andrew Peterson
74.23farm in Waconia.
74.24$80,000 each year is for a grant to the city of
74.25Woodbury to work in collaboration with the
74.26Woodbury Barn Heritage Commission to
74.27restore the Miller Barn and historical
74.28programming at the Miller Barn in Woodbury.
74.29$100,000 the first year is to restore the stained
74.30glass in the historic Fort Snelling Memorial
74.31Chapel in collaboration with the Department
74.32of Natural Resources. The historical society
74.33may work in collaboration with the Fort
74.34Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation.
75.1$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the
75.2Fairmont Opera House to restore and renovate
75.3the historic Fairmont Opera House.
75.4$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the
75.5Litchfield Opera House to restore and renovate
75.6the historic Litchfield Opera House.
75.7Any unencumbered balance remaining under
75.8this subdivision the first year does not cancel
75.9but is available the second year.
| 75.10 |
Subd. 5.Department of Education |
2,500,000 |
2,500,000 |
||||
75.12commissioner of education for grants to the
75.1312 Minnesota regional library systems to
75.14provide educational opportunities in the arts,
75.15history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
75.16Minnesota. These funds must be allocated
75.17using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes,
75.18section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with
75.19the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
75.20all qualifying systems in an amount
75.21proportionate to the number of qualifying
75.22system entities in each system. For purposes
75.23of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
75.24means a public library, a regional library
75.25system, a regional library system headquarters,
75.26a county, or an outreach service program.
75.27These funds may be used to sponsor programs
75.28provided by regional libraries or to provide
75.29grants to local arts and cultural heritage
75.30programs for programs in partnership with
75.31regional libraries. These funds must be
75.32distributed in ten equal payments per year.
75.33Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
75.3416A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
75.35before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in
76.1this subdivision are available until June 30,
76.22021.
| 76.3 |
Subd. 6.Department of Administration |
10,937,000 |
9,600,000 |
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76.5commissioner of administration for grants to
76.6the named organizations for the purposes
76.7specified in this subdivision. The
76.8commissioner of administration may use a
76.9portion of this appropriation for costs that are
76.10directly related to and necessary to the
76.11administration of grants in this subdivision.
76.12(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
76.13commissioner and recipients of appropriations
76.14under this subdivision must ensure that money
76.15appropriated in this subdivision is used to
76.16supplement and not substitute for traditional
76.17sources of funding.
| 76.18 |
(c) Minnesota Public Radio |
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76.20second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
76.21to create programming and expand news
76.22service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
76.23history.
| 76.24 76.25 |
(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations |
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76.27second year are to the Association of
76.28Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
76.29for production and acquisition grants in
76.30accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
76.31129D.19.
| 76.32 |
(e) Public Television |
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76.34second year are to the Minnesota Public
77.1Television Association for production and
77.2acquisition grants according to Minnesota
77.3Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount,
77.4$650,000 the first year is for a grant to Twin
77.5Cities Public Television to produce the
77.6Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any
77.7production costs associated with this project
77.8incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are
77.9eligible for reimbursement under this section
77.10as long as these funds are available under
77.11subdivision 2.
| 77.12 |
(f) Wilderness Inquiry |
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77.14to preserve Minnesota's outdoor history,
77.15culture, and heritage by connecting Minnesota
77.16youth to natural resources.
| 77.17 |
(g) Como Park Zoo |
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77.19second year are for a grant to the Como Park
77.20Zoo and Conservatory for program
77.21development that features education programs
77.22and habitat enhancement, special exhibits,
77.23music appreciation programs, and historical
77.24garden access and preservation.
| 77.25 |
(h) Science Museum of Minnesota |
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77.27of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
77.28access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
77.29cultural heritage, including student and teacher
77.30outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
77.31community-based exhibits that preserve
77.32Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
| 77.33 |
(i) Green Giant Museum |
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78.2Earth to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
78.3and equip the Green Giant Museum to
78.4preserve the culture and history of Minnesota.
| 78.5 |
(j) Lake Superior Zoo |
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78.7to develop educational exhibits and programs.
| 78.8 |
(k) Minnesota State Band |
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78.10Band to promote and increase public
78.11performances across Minnesota.
| 78.12 |
(l) Rice County Veterans Memorial |
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78.14complete the Rice County Veterans Memorial
78.15in Faribault.
| 78.16 |
(m) Waseca County Veterans Memorial |
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78.18complete the Waseca County Veterans
78.19Memorial.
| 78.20 |
(n) Minnesota Square Park Pavilion |
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78.22Peter to reconstruct the Minnesota Square Park
78.23pavilion in St. Peter.
| 78.24 |
(o) Office of State Archaeologist |
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78.26State Archaeologist non-Indian remains
78.27analysis and reburial project.
| 78.28 |
(p) Medal of Honor Commemorative Memorial |
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78.30and construction of a memorial in the Capitol
78.31area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor
78.32recipients. This appropriation is not available
78.33until the commissioner determines that at least
79.1$250,000 is committed to the project from
79.2nonstate sources, and there are sufficient
79.3resources to complete the project, as required
79.4in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and
79.5Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section
79.664.
| 79.7 |
(q) Camp Legionville |
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79.9Legionville for programs for youth, veterans,
79.10and the public related to Minnesota's cultural,
79.11historical, and recreational activities.
| 79.12 |
(r) Big Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp |
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79.14Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop
79.15and build a welcome center that supports the
79.16mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans
79.17Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural,
79.18historical, and recreational activities to
79.19veterans, their families, and their guests.
| 79.20 |
(s) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited |
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79.22Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's
79.23outdoor history, culture, and heritage by
79.24connecting individuals and youth with
79.25disabilities to natural resources.
| 79.26 |
Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo |
1,550,000 |
1,950,000 |
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79.28Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and
79.29development of the Minnesota Zoological
79.30Garden and to provide access and education
79.31related to programs on the cultural heritage of
79.32Minnesota.
| 79.33 |
Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center |
2,677,000 |
2,475,000 |
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80.2Board of Directors of the Minnesota
80.3Humanities Center for the purposes specified
80.4in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
80.5Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
80.6following grants to cover the cost of
80.7administering, planning, evaluating, and
80.8reporting these grants. The Minnesota
80.9Humanities Center must develop a written
80.10plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
80.11must submit the plan for review and approval
80.12by the Department of Administration. The
80.13written plan must require the Minnesota
80.14Humanities Center to create and adhere to
80.15grant policies that are similar to those
80.16established according to Minnesota Statutes,
80.17section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
80.18clause (1).
80.19No grants awarded in this subdivision may be
80.20used for travel outside the state of Minnesota.
80.21The grant agreement must specify the
80.22repercussions for failing to comply with the
80.23grant agreement.
| 80.24 |
(b) Programs and Purposes |
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80.26purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center.
80.27Of this amount, $125,000 each year may be
80.28used for the Why Treaties Matter exhibit and
80.29$100,000 each year may be used for the
80.30veterans' voices program. Of this amount,
80.31$55,000 the first year is for a grant to the
80.32Governor's Council on Developmental
80.33Disabilities to enhance and enlarge the
80.34historical digital archives collection "With An
80.35Eye to the Past" for oral history interviews
81.1and document collection, production,
81.2consultation, transcription, closed captioning,
81.3Web site administration, and evaluation.
81.4The Minnesota Humanities Center may
81.5consider museums and organizations
81.6celebrating the identities of Minnesotans and
81.7the Lake Superior Center Authority for grants
81.8from these funds.
| 81.9 |
(c) Cultural Athletic Courts |
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81.11of St. Paul or Ramsey County to develop and
81.12install activity facilities in parks for Tawkaw
81.13courts that are reflective of the current
81.14demographics in Ramsey County. This grant
81.15is available if the recipient provides at least a
81.1625 percent match for funding.
| 81.17 |
(d) Children's Museum Grants |
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81.19second year are for arts and cultural heritage
81.20grants to children's museums for arts and
81.21cultural exhibits and related educational
81.22outreach programs.
81.23Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the
81.24Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive
81.25exhibits and outreach programs on arts and
81.26cultural heritage, including the Minnesota
81.27Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000
81.28each year is for the Duluth Children's
81.29Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand
81.30Rapids Children's Museum; $150,000 each
81.31year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's
81.32Museum for the Mni Wiconi and other arts
81.33and cultural exhibits; and $80,000 the first
81.34year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's
82.1Museum of Hutchinson for interactive exhibits
82.2and outreach programs on arts and cultural
82.3heritage.
| 82.4 |
(e) Civics Programs |
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82.6Minnesota Civic Education Coalition:
82.7Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and
82.8Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in
82.9Government to conduct civics education
82.10programs for the civic and cultural
82.11development of Minnesota youth. Civics
82.12education is the study of constitutional
82.13principles and the democratic foundation of
82.14our national, state, and local institutions and
82.15the study of political processes and structures
82.16of government, grounded in the understanding
82.17of constitutional government under the rule
82.18of law.
| 82.19 |
(f) Rondo Commemorative Plaza |
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82.21Avenue, Inc. for the Rondo Commemorative
82.22Plaza to celebrate the historic Rondo
82.23neighborhood.
| 82.24 |
(g) Somali Community and Museum Grants |
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82.26more community organizations that provide
82.27Somali-based collaborative programs for arts
82.28and cultural heritage. The Somali Museum of
82.29Minnesota may apply for a grant under this
82.30paragraph. The funding must be used for
82.31programs to provide arts and humanities
82.32education and workshops, mentor programs,
82.33classes, exhibits, presentations, community
82.34engagement events, and outreach about the
82.35Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
| 83.1 |
Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council |
1,320,000 |
1,320,000 |
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83.3Council to provide grants to preserve Dakota
83.4and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster
83.5education programs and immersion programs
83.6in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
83.7(b) $125,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs
83.8Council for a grant to the Niiganne Ojibwe
83.9Immersion School.
83.10(c) $250,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs
83.11Council for a grant to the Wicoie
83.12Nandagikendan Urban Immersion Project and
83.13potentially Baby's Space and other partners at
83.14the Neighborhood Early Learning Center.
83.15Wicoie Nandagikendan Urban Immersion
83.16Project shall work in coordination with the
83.17Indian Affairs Council to develop capacity
83.18and implement a language immersion program
83.19with Baby's Space and other partners.
| 83.20 |
(d) Graves Protection |
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83.22Council to carry out responsibilities under
83.23Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply
83.24with Public Law 101-601, the Native
83.25American Graves Protection and Repatriation
83.26Act.
| 83.27 |
Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture |
150,000 |
150,000 |
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83.29commissioner of agriculture for grants to
83.30county agricultural societies to enhance arts
83.31access and education and to preserve and
83.32promote Minnesota's history and cultural
83.33heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The
83.34grants are in addition to the aid distribution to
84.1county agricultural societies under Minnesota
84.2Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of
84.3agriculture shall develop grant-making criteria
84.4and guidance for expending funds under this
84.5subdivision to provide funding for projects
84.6and events that provide access to the arts or
84.7the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural
84.8heritage. The commissioner shall seek input
84.9from all interested parties.
| 84.10 |
Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission |
9,000 |
-0- |
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84.12Coordinating Commission to maintain the
84.13Web site required under Minnesota Statutes,
84.14section 3.303, subdivision 10.
84.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
84.16 Subd. 4. Minnesota State Arts Board allocation. At least 47 percent of the
84.17
84.18biennium must be for grants and services awarded through the Minnesota State Arts Board,
84.19or regional arts councils subject to appropriation.
84.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
84.21read:
84.22 Subd. 5. Reserve requirement. In any fiscal year, at least five percent of that year's
84.23projected tax receipts determined by the most recent forecast for the arts and cultural heritage
84.24fund must not be appropriated.
84.25 Sec. 5. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND INDIRECT COSTS; REPORT.
84.26By October 1, 2017, the commissioner of management and budget must submit to the
84.27chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
84.28jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund a report of the amount from the arts and
84.29cultural heritage fund used to reimburse the general fund for indirect costs under Minnesota
84.30Statutes, section 16A.127. The report must include:
84.31(1) information for all years that arts and cultural heritage fund appropriations have been
84.32made through fiscal year 2017;
85.1(2) the legal authority of the specific appropriations from which indirect costs were
85.2funded; and
85.3(3) information on how statewide indirect cost allocations from the arts and cultural
85.4heritage fund contribute to the constitutional requirement that funds be spent only for arts,
85.5arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage."
85.6Delete the title and insert:
85.8relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean
85.9water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying requirements
85.10for expending money from legacy funds; modifying and extending prior
85.11appropriations; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
85.1285.53, by adding a subdivision; 97A.056, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50,
85.13subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, subdivision 4, by adding a
85.14subdivision; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended;
85.15Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
85.16amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing
85.17Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8."