1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; 
1.3 	modifying recipient requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	97A.056, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, 
1.5 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, 
1.6 	section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, 
1.7 	subdivision 8.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.11 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.12 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in 
1.13 	this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
1.14 	ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 2018. 
1.15 	The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
1.16 	respectively. The appropriations in this act are onetime appropriations.

1.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.18				Available for the Year
	
1.19				Ending June 30
	
1.20					2018
		2019

1.21	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	103,978,000
	$
	585,000
	
1.23 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.24 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.1 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.2 	subdivisions.

2.3	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		30,862,000
		-0-

2.4
2.5
2.6	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
IX
					
2.7 	$4,437,000 the first year is to the 
2.8 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.9 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.10 	management purposes under Minnesota 
2.11 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.12 	to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
2.13 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.14 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to 
2.15 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.16 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
2.17 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
2.18 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
2.19 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
2.20 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
2.21 	provided as part of the required 
2.22 	accomplishment plan.

2.23
2.24	(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
2.25 	$5,603,000 the first year is to the 
2.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.28 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.29 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
2.30 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.31 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.32 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.33 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.34 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.35 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.36 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.2 	required accomplishment plan.

3.3
3.4	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VII
					
3.5 	$1,901,000 the first year is to the 
3.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.7 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.8 	acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, 
3.9 	and savanna and to restore and enhance 
3.10 	grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to 
3.11 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
3.12 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
3.13 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
3.14 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
3.15 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
3.16 	No later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.17 	Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature 
3.18 	Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams 
3.19 	Outdoor Heritage Council annual income 
3.20 	statements and balance sheets for income and 
3.21 	expenses from land acquired with this 
3.22 	appropriation. A list of proposed land 
3.23 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.24 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
3.25 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
3.26 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

3.27
3.28	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
3.29 	$2,683,000 the first year is to the 
3.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.31 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
3.32 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.33 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
3.34 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.35 	lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
3.36 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.1 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.2 	National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to 
4.3 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
4.4 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
4.5 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
4.6 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
4.7 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
4.8 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
4.9 	provided as part of the required 
4.10 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
4.11 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
4.12 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.13
4.14	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VII
					
4.15 	$1,436,000 the first year is to the 
4.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.17 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
4.18 	acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon 
4.19 	River watershed for wildlife management 
4.20 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.21 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
4.22 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
4.23 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
4.24 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.26 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
4.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.29
4.30	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VI
					
4.31 	$2,481,000 the first year is to the 
4.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
4.33 	permanent conservation easements to 
4.34 	implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie 
4.35 	Conservation Plan to protect and restore native 
4.36 	prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for 
5.1 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
5.2 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
5.3 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.4 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
5.5 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
5.6 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
5.7 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.9 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.10 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.11 	provided as part of the final report.

5.12
5.13	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VII
					
5.14 	$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.15 	Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat 
5.16 	and acquire permanent conservation easements 
5.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, 
5.18 	to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by 
5.19 	expanding the riparian-buffer program of the 
5.20 	clean water fund for at least equal wildlife 
5.21 	benefits from buffers on private land. Of this 
5.22 	amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a 
5.23 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
5.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
5.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
5.26 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.27 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.28 	part of the final report.

5.29
5.30	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase III
					
5.31 	$1,908,000 the first year is to the 
5.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.33 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
5.34 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.35 	Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and 
5.36 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.1 	River valley for wildlife management purposes 
6.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.3 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.4 	managed as waterfowl-production areas in 
6.5 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.6 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.7 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.8 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.9 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.10 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.11 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.12 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.13 	provided as part of the required 
6.14 	accomplishment plan.

6.15
6.16	(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX
					
6.17 	$3,950,000 the first year is to the 
6.18 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.19 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
6.20 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
6.21 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
6.22 	native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state 
6.23 	forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and 
6.24 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
6.25 	waterfowl-production area and refuge lands. 
6.26 	A list of proposed land restorations and 
6.27 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
6.28 	required accomplishment plan.

6.29
6.30	(j) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase V
					
6.31 	$1,130,000 the first year is to the 
6.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.33 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.34 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
6.35 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, 
6.36 	Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as 
7.1 	follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation 
7.2 	District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil 
7.3 	and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is 
7.4 	to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the 
7.5 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
7.6 	District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land 
7.7 	Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
7.8 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
7.9 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.10 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.11 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
7.12 	permanent conservation easements, 
7.13 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
7.14 	provided as part of the required 
7.15 	accomplishment plan.

7.16	Subd. 3.Forests
 		16,824,000
		-0-

7.17	(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor
					
7.18 	$2,458,000 the first year is to the 
7.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.20 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
7.21 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
7.22 	Washington County. Of this amount, up to 
7.23 	$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
7.24 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
7.25 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
7.26 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
7.27 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
7.28 	easements and an annual public hunting and 
7.29 	fishing plan must be provided as part of the 
7.30 	required accomplishment plan.

7.31
7.32	(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat 
Project
					
7.33 	$2,400,000 the first year is to the 
7.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.35 	agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
7.36 	Association in cooperation with The 
8.1 	Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to 
8.2 	acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. 
8.3 	Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes. 
8.4 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
8.5 	$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter 
8.6 	Association and $108,000 to The Conservation 
8.7 	Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
8.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.9 	accomplishment plan.

8.10
8.11	(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase V
					
8.12 	$2,375,000 the first year is to the 
8.13 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
8.14 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.16 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for 
8.17 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
8.18 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
8.19 	acquire land in fee for state forest purposes 
8.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.21 	subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
8.22 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
8.23 	enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna. 
8.24 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
8.25 	$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy, 
8.26 	$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and 
8.27 	$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
8.28 	$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
8.29 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.30 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
8.31 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180 
8.33 	days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
8.34 	year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
8.35 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
8.36 	Council annual income statements and balance 
9.1 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
9.2 	acquired in fee with this appropriation and not 
9.3 	transferred to the state or a local governmental 
9.4 	unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must 
9.5 	be provided as part of the required 
9.6 	accomplishment plan.

9.7	(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V
					
9.8 	$2,291,000 the first year is to the 
9.9 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.10 	easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline 
9.11 	habitat through working forest permanent 
9.12 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
9.13 	forests for the future program pursuant to 
9.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
9.15 	conservation easement acquired with money 
9.16 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
9.17 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.18 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
9.19 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
9.20 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
9.21 	$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
9.22 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.23 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.24 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
9.25 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
9.26 	be provided as part of the final report.

9.27	(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV
					
9.28 	$1,000,000 the first year is to the 
9.29 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.30 	lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in 
9.31 	the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
9.32 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.33 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
9.34 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.35 	required accomplishment plan.

10.1
10.2	(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase IV
					
10.3 	$1,700,000 the first year is to the 
10.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.5 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.6 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
10.7 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
10.8 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
10.9 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
10.10 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
10.11 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.12 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
10.13 	permanent conservation easements must be 
10.14 	provided as part of the required 
10.15 	accomplishment plan.

10.16	(g) Bushmen Lake
					
10.17 	$4,600,000 the first year is to the 
10.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.19 	agreement with The Conservation Fund in 
10.20 	cooperation with the United States Forest 
10.21 	Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to 
10.22 	Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be 
10.23 	managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list 
10.24 	of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.25 	provided as part of the required 
10.26 	accomplishment plan.

10.27	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		28,869,000
		-0-

10.28
10.29	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl-Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
10.30 	$5,500,000 the first year is to the 
10.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.32 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
10.33 	land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands 
10.34 	and grasslands to be designated and managed 
10.35 	as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota 
10.36 	in cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.1 	Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
11.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
11.3 	required accomplishment plan.

11.4
11.5	(b) Shallow Lakes and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VI
					
11.6 	$5,750,000 the first year is to the 
11.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.8 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.9 	land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, 
11.10 	and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
11.11 	management purposes under Minnesota 
11.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
11.13 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
11.14 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.15	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VIII
					
11.16 	$10,398,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.17 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
11.18 	permanent conservation easements and to 
11.19 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
11.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
11.21 	Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for 
11.22 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
11.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
11.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.27 	part of the final report.

11.28
11.29	(d) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase V
					
11.30 	$750,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.31 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
11.32 	permanent conservation easements on 
11.33 	wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
11.34 	wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
11.35 	to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
11.36 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.1 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.3 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
12.4 	be provided as part of the final report by the 
12.5 	Board of Water and Soil Resources.

12.6
12.7	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase IX
					
12.8 	$1,755,000 the first year is to the 
12.9 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
12.10 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
12.11 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
12.12 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.13 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.14
12.15	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative 
- Phase VI
					
12.16 	$4,716,000 the first year is to the 
12.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.18 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
12.19 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
12.20 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
12.21 	conservation easement for wildlife 
12.22 	management purposes. A list of proposed 
12.23 	shallow-lake enhancements and wetland 
12.24 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
12.25 	required accomplishment plan.

12.26	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		26,554,000
		-0-

12.27
12.28	(a) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase III
					
12.29 	$1,617,000 the first year is to the 
12.30 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
12.31 	lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the 
12.32 	Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as 
12.33 	follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi 
12.34 	Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The 
12.35 	Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year 
12.36 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
13.1 	to acquire lands in permanent conservation 
13.2 	easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up 
13.3 	to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil 
13.4 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring and 
13.5 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
13.8 	list of proposed acquisitions must be included 
13.9 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.10
13.11	(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North-Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase III
					
13.12 	$1,716,000 the first year is to the 
13.13 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
13.14 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
13.15 	sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes 
13.16 	in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
13.17 	Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000 
13.18 	to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation 
13.19 	and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up 
13.20 	to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
13.21 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.22 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.23 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.25 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.26 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.27	(c) Goose Prairie
					
13.28 	$600,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
13.29 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
13.30 	Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation 
13.31 	with the Department of Natural Resources, to 
13.32 	enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and 
13.33 	adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife 
13.34 	Management Area in Clay County. A list of 
13.35 	proposed land enhancements must be provided 
13.36 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.1
14.2
14.3	(d) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
IX
					
14.4 	$2,403,000 the first year is to the 
14.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.6 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
14.7 	to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other 
14.8 	species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, 
14.9 	and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed 
14.10 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.11 	provided as part of the required 
14.12 	accomplishment plan.

14.13	(e) DNR Stream Habitat - Phase II
					
14.14 	$2,166,000 the first year is to the 
14.15 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
14.16 	and enhance habitat in degraded streams and 
14.17 	critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate 
14.18 	fish passage. A list of proposed land 
14.19 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.20 	provided as part of the required 
14.21 	accomplishment plan.

14.22
14.23	(f) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
IV
					
14.24 	$3,392,000 the first year is to the 
14.25 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
14.26 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
14.27 	Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an 
14.28 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
14.29 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
14.30 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.31
14.32	(g) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VI
					
14.33 	$1,779,000 the first year is to the 
14.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.35 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
14.36 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
14.37 	restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
15.1 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
15.2 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
15.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.4 	accomplishment plan.

15.5	(h) Lake Wakanda Enhancement Project
					
15.6 	$921,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
15.7 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
15.8 	Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat 
15.9 	in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi 
15.10 	County. A list of proposed land enhancements 
15.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.12 	accomplishment plan.

15.13	(i) Wolverton Creek Habitat Restoration
					
15.14 	$1,877,000 the first year is to the 
15.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.16 	agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
15.17 	Watershed District to acquire permanent 
15.18 	conservation easements and restore and 
15.19 	enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated 
15.20 	with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red 
15.21 	River watershed. A list of proposed 
15.22 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
15.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.24 	accomplishment plan.

15.25
15.26
15.27	(j) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
IX
					
15.28 	$9,294,000 the first year is to the 
15.29 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
15.30 	program to provide competitive matching 
15.31 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
15.32 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
15.33 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
15.34 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
15.35 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
15.36 	$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
16.1 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
16.2 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
16.3 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
16.4 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
16.5 	easements. Grants must not be for projects 
16.6 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
16.7 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000 
16.8 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
16.9 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
16.10 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
16.11 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
16.12 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
16.13 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
16.14 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
16.15 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
16.16 	program must require a match of at least ten 
16.17 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
16.18 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
16.19 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
16.20 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
16.21 	simplified application process. Subject to 
16.22 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
16.23 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
16.24 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
16.25 	receiving or a charter to receive private 
16.26 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
16.27 	projects. If acquiring land in fee or a 
16.28 	conservation easement, priority must be given 
16.29 	to projects associated with or within one mile 
16.30 	of existing wildlife management areas under 
16.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
16.32 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
16.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 
16.34 	86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management 
16.35 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
16.36 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All 
17.1 	restoration or enhancement projects must be 
17.2 	on land permanently protected by a permanent 
17.3 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
17.4 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
17.5 	by a conservation easement, or by public 
17.6 	ownership, or must be in public waters as 
17.7 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.8 	103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be 
17.9 	given to restoration and enhancement projects 
17.10 	on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.11 	97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants 
17.12 	awarded under this paragraph. This 
17.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. 
17.14 	No less than five percent of the amount of each 
17.15 	grant must be held back from reimbursement 
17.16 	until the grant recipient has completed a grant 
17.17 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
17.18 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
17.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
17.20 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
17.21 	program in the game and fish law summary 
17.22 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.23 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

17.24	Subd. 6.Administration
 		879,000
		585,000

17.25	(a) Contract Management
					
17.26 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
17.27 	of natural resources for contract management 
17.28 	duties assigned in this section. The 
17.29 	commissioner must provide an 
17.30 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
17.31 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
17.32 	for expending this appropriation. The 
17.33 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
17.34 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
17.35 	manual. No money may be expended before 
18.1 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
18.2 	approves the accomplishment plan.

18.3	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
18.4 	$571,000 the first year and $578,000 the 
18.5 	second year is to the Legislative Coordinating 
18.6 	Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
18.7 	Heritage Council administrative expenses and 
18.8 	for compensating and reimbursing expenses 
18.9 	of council members. This appropriation is 
18.10 	available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota 
18.11 	Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this 
18.12 	appropriation.

18.13	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
18.14 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.15 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
18.16 	panel to conduct up to 15 restoration and 
18.17 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
18.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

18.19	(d) Legacy Website
					
18.20 	$8,000 the first year and $7,000 the second 
18.21 	year is to the Legislative Coordinating 
18.22 	Commission for the website required in 
18.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
18.24 	10.

18.25	Subd. 7.Appropriation Availability
 					
18.26 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
18.27 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
18.28 	related to and necessary for a specific 
18.29 	appropriation and are specified in the 
18.30 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
18.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
18.32 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
18.33 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
18.34 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
18.35 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
19.1 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
19.2 	this section are available until June 30, 2020. 
19.3 	For acquiring real property, the amounts in 
19.4 	this section are available until June 30, 2021, 
19.5 	if a binding agreement with a landowner or 
19.6 	purchase agreement is entered into by June 
19.7 	30, 2020, and closed no later than June 30, 
19.8 	2021. Appropriations for restoration or 
19.9 	enhancement are available until June 30, 2022, 
19.10 	or five years after acquisition, whichever is 
19.11 	later, so that initial restoration or enhancement 
19.12 	work can be completed. If a project receives 
19.13 	at least 15 percent of its funding from federal 
19.14 	funds, the appropriation period may be 
19.15 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
19.16 	funding to a maximum of six years, provided 
19.17 	the federal funding was confirmed and 
19.18 	included in the first draft accomplishment 
19.19 	plan. Money appropriated for fee title 
19.20 	acquisition of land may be used to restore, 
19.21 	enhance, and provide for public use of the land 
19.22 	acquired with the appropriation. Public use 
19.23 	facilities must have no more than a minimal 
19.24 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

19.25
19.26	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
19.27 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
19.28 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
19.29 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
19.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.31 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
19.32 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
19.33 	1, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan 
19.34 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
19.35 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
19.36 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
20.1 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
20.2 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
20.3 	fund, an expense must be considered 
20.4 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
20.5 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
20.6 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
20.7 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
20.8 	goods have been received or the landowner 
20.9 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
20.10 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
20.11 	that the items articulated in the 
20.12 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
20.13 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
20.14 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
20.15 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
20.16 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
20.17 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
20.18 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
20.19 	support future management of acquired lands, 
20.20 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
20.21 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
20.22 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
20.23 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
20.24 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
20.25 	plan.

20.26	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
20.27 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
20.28 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
20.29 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
20.30 	provide geographic information to the 
20.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
20.32 	mapping any lands acquired in fee with money 
20.33 	appropriated in this section and open to public 
20.34 	taking of fish and game. The commissioner 
20.35 	of natural resources must include the lands 
20.36 	acquired in fee with money appropriated in 
21.1 	this section on maps showing public recreation 
21.2 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
21.3 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
21.4 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
21.5 	restrictions.

21.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
21.7 	read:
21.8 		Subd. 22.Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
21.9 	Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the 
21.10 	availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired 
21.11 	in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund. 
21.12 	The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after 
21.13 	the availability of the appropriation ends.
21.14 	(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
21.15 	(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
21.16 	for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved 
21.17 	accomplishment plan;
21.18 	(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the 
21.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
21.20 	(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the 
21.21 	availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
21.22 	(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

21.23 	Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
21.24 	amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:

21.25	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		40,948,000
		-0-

21.26
21.27
21.28	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
21.29 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
21.30 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
21.31 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
21.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
21.33 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
22.1 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
22.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
22.3 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
22.4 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
22.5 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
22.6 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
22.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
22.8 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
22.9 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
22.10 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
22.11 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

22.12
22.13	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
22.14 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
22.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
22.16 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
22.17 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
22.18 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.19 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
22.20 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
22.21 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
22.22 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
22.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
22.24 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
22.25 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
22.26 	provided as part of the required 
22.27 	accomplishment plan.

22.28
22.29	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
22.30 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
22.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
22.32 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
22.33 	acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna 
22.34 	and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, 
22.35 	and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
22.36 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
23.1 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
23.2 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
23.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
23.4 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
23.5 	income statements and balance sheets for 
23.6 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
23.7 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
23.8 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
23.9 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
23.10 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
23.11 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
23.12 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
23.13 	and must be consistent with the priorities 
23.14 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
23.15 	Conservation Plan.

23.16
23.17	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase  VI
					
23.18 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
23.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
23.20 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
23.21 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
23.22 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
23.23 	permanent conservation easements within the 
23.24 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation 
23.25 	Area in western Minnesota for addition to the 
23.26 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
23.27 	Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
23.28 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
23.29 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
23.30 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
23.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
23.32 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
23.33 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
23.34 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
23.35 	and must be consistent with the priorities in 
23.36 	the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

24.1
24.2	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
24.3 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
24.4 	commissioner of natural resources to 
24.5 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
24.6 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
24.7 	conservation easements to protect native 
24.8 	prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for 
24.9 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
24.10 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
24.11 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.12 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
24.13 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
24.14 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
24.15 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
24.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
24.17 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
24.18 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
24.19 	be provided as part of the final report.

24.20
24.21	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase V
					
24.22 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
24.23 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
24.24 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
24.25 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
24.26 	water fund riparian buffer program for at least 
24.27 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
24.28 	land. Up to $72,500 $728,000 is for 
24.29 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
24.30 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
24.31 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
24.33 	conservation easements must be provided as 
24.34 	part of the final report.

24.35
24.36	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase V
					
25.1 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
25.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.3 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
25.4 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
25.5 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
25.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
25.7 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
25.8 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
25.9 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
25.10 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
25.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
25.12 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
25.13 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
25.14 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

25.15
25.16	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
25.17 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
25.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.19 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
25.20 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
25.21 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
25.22 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
25.23 	management purposes under Minnesota 
25.24 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for 
25.25 	designation and management as waterfowl 
25.26 	production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation 
25.27 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
25.28 	Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
25.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
25.30 	accomplishment plan.

25.31
25.32	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
25.33 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
25.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
25.35 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
25.36 	within important bird areas identified in the 
26.1 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be 
26.2 	used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon 
26.3 	Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota 
26.4 	Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for 
26.5 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
26.6 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
26.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
26.9 	conservation easements must be provided as 
26.10 	part of the final report.

26.11
26.12	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
26.13 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
26.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.15 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
26.16 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
26.17 	conservation easement and to `restore river 
26.18 	and related habitat in the Wild Rice River 
26.19 	corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
26.20 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
26.21 	required accomplishment plan.

26.22
26.23	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
26.24 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
26.25 	commissioner of natural resources to 
26.26 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
26.27 	prairie communities on wildlife management 
26.28 	areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest 
26.29 	land, and land under native prairie bank 
26.30 	easements. A list of proposed land restorations 
26.31 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
26.32 	of the required accomplishment plan.

26.33
26.34	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase 
II
					
26.35 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
26.36 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.1 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
27.2 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
27.3 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
27.4 	must be provided as part of the final report.

27.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.

27.6 	Sec. 5. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

27.7	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		31,000,000

27.8
27.927.10
	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VIII
					
27.11 	$3,250,000 the second year is to the 
27.12 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
27.13 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
27.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.15 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
27.16 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
27.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.18 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
27.19 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.20 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
27.21 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.23 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
27.24 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.25 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

27.26
27.27	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
27.28 	$5,229,000 the second year is to the 
27.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.30 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
27.31 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
27.32 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
27.33 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
27.34 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
27.35 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
28.1 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
28.2 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.3 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
28.4 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
28.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
28.6 	required accomplishment plan.

28.7
28.8	(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife 
Management Area Acquisition
					
28.9 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
28.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.11 	agreement with Fox Lake Conservation 
28.12 	League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore 
28.13 	strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other 
28.14 	wildlife habitat for wildlife management area 
28.15 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.16 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
28.17 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
28.18 	required accomplishment plan.

28.19
28.20	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII
					
28.21 	$2,754,000 the second year is to the 
28.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.23 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
28.24 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
28.25 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
28.26 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
28.27 	lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
28.28 	Habitat Preservation Area in western 
28.29 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
28.30 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
28.31 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
28.32 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
28.33 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
28.34 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.35 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
28.36 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
29.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
29.2 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
29.3 	consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota 
29.4 	Prairie Conservation Plan.

29.5
29.6	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VI
					
29.7 	$583,000 the second year is to the 
29.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.9 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
29.10 	acquire land in fee and restore lands in the 
29.11 	Cannon River watershed for wildlife 
29.12 	management purposes under Minnesota 
29.13 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
29.14 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
29.15 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
29.16 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
29.17 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
29.18 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
29.19 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
29.20 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
29.21 	required accomplishment plan.

29.22
29.23	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase V
					
29.24 	$2,541,000 the second year is to the 
29.25 	commissioner of natural resources to 
29.26 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
29.27 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
29.28 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
29.29 	native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000 
29.30 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
29.31 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
29.32 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
29.34 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
29.35 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
29.36 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
30.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
30.2 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
30.3 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
30.4 	be provided as part of the final report.

30.5
30.6	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VI
					
30.7 	$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of 
30.8 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
30.9 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
30.10 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.11 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
30.12 	habitat by expanding the clean water fund 
30.13 	riparian buffer program for at least equal 
30.14 	wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. 
30.15 	Of this amount, up to $130,000 $1,079,000 is 
30.16 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
30.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
30.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
30.20 	conservation easements must be provided as 
30.21 	part of the final report.

30.22
30.23	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase II
					
30.24 	$2,269,000 the second year is to the 
30.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.26 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
30.27 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
30.28 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
30.29 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
30.30 	River Valley for wildlife management 
30.31 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.32 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation and 
30.33 	management as waterfowl production areas 
30.34 	in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
30.35 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
30.36 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
31.1 	6136.0900, priority must be given to 
31.2 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
31.3 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.4 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
31.5 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
31.6 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
31.7 	required accomplishment plan.

31.8
31.9	(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase 
II
					
31.10 	$1,475,000 the second year is to the 
31.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.12 	agreement with The Conservation Fund, in 
31.13 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
31.14 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
31.15 	and restore high priority grassland, prairie, 
31.16 	and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to 
31.17 	The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to 
31.18 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
31.19 	$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
31.20 	enforcement fund, as approved in the 
31.21 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
31.22 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
31.23 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
31.24 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
31.25 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
31.26 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.27 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
31.28 	native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions 
31.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
31.30 	accomplishment plan and must be consistent 
31.31 	with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie 
31.32 	Conservation Plan.

31.33
31.34	(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII
					
31.35 	$3,983,000 the second year is to the 
31.36 	commissioner of natural resources to 
32.1 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
32.2 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
32.3 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
32.4 	native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on 
32.5 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A 
32.6 	list of proposed land restorations and 
32.7 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
32.8 	required accomplishment plan.

32.932.10
	(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
32.11 	$1,208,000 the second year is to the 
32.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.13 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
32.14 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti, 
32.15 	Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as 
32.16 	follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation 
32.17 	District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and 
32.18 	Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great 
32.19 	River Greening; and $277,000 to the National 
32.20 	Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed 
32.21 	land restorations and enhancements must be 
32.22 	provided as part of the required 
32.23 	accomplishment plan.

32.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

32.25 	Sec. 6. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

32.26	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		31,055,000

32.27
32.28	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
32.29 	$5,650,000 the second year is to the 
32.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.31 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
32.32 	in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and 
32.33 	grasslands to be designated and managed as 
32.34 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in 
32.35 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
33.1 	Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
33.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
33.3 	required accomplishment plan.

33.4
33.5	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase V
					
33.6 	$5,801,000 the second year is to the 
33.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.8 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
33.9 	in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and 
33.10 	land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
33.11 	management purposes under Minnesota 
33.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
33.13 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
33.14 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

33.15	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII
					
33.16 	$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board 
33.17 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands 
33.18 	in permanent conservation easements and to 
33.19 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
33.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
33.21 	Of this amount, up to $195,000 $410,000 is 
33.22 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
33.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
33.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
33.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
33.27 	part of the final report.

33.28
33.29	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
II
					
33.30 	$1,629,000 the second year is to the 
33.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.32 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
33.33 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
33.34 	high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the 
33.35 	prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of 
33.36 	this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a 
34.1 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
34.2 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.4 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed easement 
34.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
34.6 	final report.

34.7
34.8	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase VIII
					
34.9 	$2,167,000 the second year is to the 
34.10 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
34.11 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
34.12 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
34.13 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
34.14 	of the required accomplishment plan.

34.15	(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II
					
34.16 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
34.17 	commissioner of natural resources to modify 
34.18 	the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat 
34.19 	management and to return the historic outlet 
34.20 	of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.

34.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

34.22 	Sec. 7.  REPEALER.
 34.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 17-0987 

97A.056 OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND; LESSARD-SAMS OUTDOOR HERITAGE COUNCIL.Subd. 8.Revenues. 
(a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with money from the outdoor heritage fund is transferred to the state, the owner of the land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources: 

(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was purchased with money from the outdoor heritage fund until the land was transferred to the state; 

(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase with money from the outdoor heritage fund and the time the land was transferred to the state; and 

(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause (2) from the revenues described in clause (1). 

(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred to the state.