1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to appropriations; appropriating money for 1.3 environmental and natural resources purposes from the 1.4 Minnesota future resources fund, the environment and 1.5 natural resources trust fund, and the special revenue 1.6 fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.7 Statutes, chapter 116P; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1.8 2000, sections 86.71; 86.72. 1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10 Section 1. [ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.11 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.12 appropriated from the named fund to the agencies and for the 1.13 purposes specified in this act, to be available for the fiscal 1.14 years indicated for each purpose. 1.15 APPROPRIATIONS 1.16 Available for the Year 1.17 Ending June 30 1.18 2002 2003 1.19 Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES 1.20 Subdivision 1. Total 1.21 Appropriation $ 32,445,000 $ 17,650,000 1.22 Summary by Fund 1.23 Minnesota Future 1.24 Resources Fund 15,045,000 340,000 1.25 Environment and 1.26 Natural Resources 1.27 Trust Fund 17,310,000 17,310,000 1.28 Oil Overcharge 1.29 Money in the 1.30 Special Revenue Fund 90,000 1.31 Appropriations from the Minnesota 1.32 future resources fund and oil 2.1 overcharge money in the special revenue 2.2 fund are available for either year of 2.3 the biennium. 2.4 For appropriations from the environment 2.5 and natural resources trust fund, any 2.6 unencumbered balance remaining in the 2.7 first year does not cancel and is 2.8 available for the second year of the 2.9 biennium. 2.10 Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 2.11 in this section are available until 2.12 June 30, 2003, when projects must be 2.13 completed and final products delivered. 2.14 Subd. 2. Definitions 2.15 (a) "Future resources fund" means the 2.16 Minnesota future resources fund 2.17 referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 2.18 section 116P.13. 2.19 (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 2.20 environment and natural resources trust 2.21 fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 2.22 section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 2.23 (c) "Oil overcharge money" means the 2.24 money referred to in Minnesota 2.25 Statutes, section 4.071, subdivision 2. 2.26 Subd. 3. Administration 722,000 393,000 2.27 Summary by Fund 2.28 Future Resources 2.29 Fund 329,000 -0- 2.30 Trust Fund 393,000 393,000 2.31 (a) Legislative Commission on Minnesota 2.32 Resources 2.33 $289,000 of this appropriation is from 2.34 the future resources fund and $338,000 2.35 the first year and $338,000 the second 2.36 year are from the trust fund for 2.37 administration as provided in Minnesota 2.38 Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 2.39 5. 2.40 (b) Contract Administration 2.41 $40,000 of this appropriation is from 2.42 the future resources fund and $55,000 2.43 the first year and $55,000 the second 2.44 year are from the trust fund to the 2.45 commissioner of natural resources for 2.46 contract administration activities 2.47 assigned to the commissioner in this 2.48 section. This appropriation is 2.49 available until June 30, 2004. 2.50 Subd. 4. Fish and Wildlife 2.51 Habitat 10,042,000 8,238,000 2.52 Summary by Fund 2.53 Future Resources 2.54 Fund 1,805,000 -0- 3.1 Trust Fund 8,237,000 8,238,000 3.2 (a) Forest and Prairie Stewardship of 3.3 Private Lands 3.4 $272,000 the first year and $273,000 3.5 the second year are from the trust fund 3.6 to the commissioner of natural 3.7 resources, in cooperation with the 3.8 Minnesota Forestry Association and the 3.9 Nature Conservancy, to develop 3.10 stewardship plans for private prairie 3.11 and forested lands and to implement 3.12 natural resource projects by providing 3.13 matching money on a one-to-one basis to 3.14 private landowners. This appropriation 3.15 is available until June 30, 2004, at 3.16 which time the project must be 3.17 completed and final products delivered, 3.18 unless an earlier date is specified in 3.19 the work program. 3.20 (b) State Fish Hatchery Rehabilitation 3.21 $145,000 is from the future resources 3.22 fund to the commissioner of natural 3.23 resources to accelerate hatchery 3.24 rehabilitation. 3.25 (c) Enhancing Canada Goose 3.26 Hunting and Management 3.27 $340,000 is from the future resources 3.28 fund to the commissioner of natural 3.29 resources for an agreement with the 3.30 Minnesota Waterfowl Association to 3.31 acquire leases on private farmlands for 3.32 foraging sites and public hunting 3.33 opportunities and to provide technical 3.34 assistance to local units of government 3.35 in developing controlled hunts for 3.36 nuisance geese. 3.37 (d) Biological Control of 3.38 Eurasian Water Milfoil and 3.39 Purple Loosestrife - Continuation 3.40 $45,000 the first year and $45,000 the 3.41 second year are from the trust fund to 3.42 the commissioner of natural resources 3.43 for the fifth biennium of a five 3.44 biennia project to develop and 3.45 implement biological controls for 3.46 Eurasian water milfoil and purple 3.47 loosestrife. This appropriation is 3.48 available until June 30, 2004, at which 3.49 time the project must be completed and 3.50 final products delivered, unless an 3.51 earlier date is specified in the work 3.52 program. 3.53 (e) Restoring Minnesota's 3.54 Fish and Wildlife Habitat 3.55 Corridors 3.56 $5,873,000 the first year and 3.57 $5,872,000 the second year are from the 3.58 trust fund to the commissioner of 3.59 natural resources for acceleration of 3.60 agency programs and cooperative 4.1 agreements with Minnesota Waterfowl 4.2 Association, Minnesota Deer Hunters 4.3 Association, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 4.4 National Wild Turkey Federation, 4.5 Pheasants Forever, The Nature 4.6 Conservancy, Minnesota Land Trust, 4.7 Trust for Public Land, U.S. Fish and 4.8 Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian 4.9 Affairs, Natural Resources Conservation 4.10 Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to 4.11 restore and acquire fragmented 4.12 landscape corridors that connect areas 4.13 of quality habitat to sustain fish, 4.14 wildlife, and plants. $352,000 is for 4.15 program coordination, corridor 4.16 identification, and mapping. 4.17 $3,343,000 is for restoration and 4.18 management activities in wildlife 4.19 management areas, wetland habitat, 4.20 lakes, wild rice beds, grasslands, and 4.21 fisheries habitat. $2,650,000 is for 4.22 conservation easement programs on 4.23 riparian areas, big woods forests, 4.24 native prairies, and wetlands. 4.25 $5,400,000 is for habitat acquisition 4.26 activities on prairies, riparian areas, 4.27 and other fish and wildlife habitat 4.28 corridors. As part of the required 4.29 work program, criteria and priorities 4.30 for planned acquisition and restoration 4.31 activities must be submitted to the 4.32 legislative commission on Minnesota 4.33 resources for review and approval. 4.34 Land acquired with this appropriation 4.35 must be sufficiently improved to meet 4.36 at least minimum management standards 4.37 as determined by the commissioner of 4.38 natural resources. Any land acquired 4.39 in fee title by the commissioner of 4.40 natural resources with money from this 4.41 appropriation must be designated: 4.42 (1) as an outdoor recreation unit under 4.43 Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or 4.44 (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 4.45 sections 89.018, subdivision 2, 4.46 paragraph (a); 97A.101; 97A.125; 4.47 97C.001; and 97C.011. 4.48 The commissioner may so designate any 4.49 lands acquired in less than fee title. 4.50 This appropriation is available until 4.51 June 30, 2004, at which time the 4.52 project must be completed and final 4.53 products delivered, unless an earlier 4.54 date is specified in the work program. 4.55 (f) Engineering Support for 4.56 Public Lands Waterfowl 4.57 Projects 4.58 $275,000 is from the future resources 4.59 fund to the commissioner of natural 4.60 resources for an agreement with Ducks 4.61 Unlimited, Inc., to provide survey and 4.62 engineering support to natural 4.63 resources agencies for waterfowl 4.64 projects on public lands. 4.65 (g) Metro Greenways 5.1 $1,365,000 the first year and 5.2 $1,365,000 the second year are from the 5.3 trust fund to the commissioner of 5.4 natural resources for the metro 5.5 greenways program for planning, 5.6 improving, and protecting important 5.7 natural areas in the metropolitan 5.8 region through grants, contracted 5.9 services, conservation easements, and 5.10 fee acquisition. Land acquired with 5.11 this appropriation must be sufficiently 5.12 improved to meet at least minimum 5.13 management standards as determined by 5.14 the commissioner of natural resources. 5.15 This appropriation is available until 5.16 June 30, 2004, at which time the 5.17 project must be completed and final 5.18 products delivered, unless an earlier 5.19 date is specified in the work program. 5.20 (h) Acquisition of Lands as 5.21 Scientific and Natural Areas 5.22 $227,000 the first year and $228,000 5.23 the second year are from the trust fund 5.24 to the commissioner of natural 5.25 resources to acquire land with natural 5.26 features of statewide significance in 5.27 the scientific and natural area program 5.28 long-range plan and to improve land 5.29 acquired with this appropriation. Land 5.30 acquired with this appropriation must 5.31 be sufficiently improved to meet at 5.32 least minimum management standards as 5.33 determined by the commissioner of 5.34 natural resources. 5.35 (i) Big Rivers Partnership: 5.36 Helping Communities to Restore 5.37 Habitat 5.38 $455,000 the first year and $455,000 5.39 the second year are from the trust fund 5.40 to the commissioner of natural 5.41 resources for an agreement with Great 5.42 River Greening to implement private and 5.43 public habitat projects on a cost-share 5.44 basis in the Mississippi and Minnesota 5.45 River valleys. This appropriation is 5.46 available until June 30, 2004, at which 5.47 time the project must be completed and 5.48 final products delivered, unless an 5.49 earlier date is specified in the work 5.50 program. 5.51 (j) Acquisition of 5.52 Eagle Creek's Last Private Land 5.53 $910,000 is from the future resources 5.54 fund to the commissioner of natural 5.55 resources for an agreement with the 5.56 city of Savage to acquire a buffer 5.57 strip along Eagle Creek for transfer 5.58 and dedication as an aquatic management 5.59 area. Land acquired with this 5.60 appropriation must be sufficiently 5.61 improved to meet at least minimum 5.62 management standards as determined by 5.63 the commissioner of natural resources. 5.64 (k) Neighborhood Wilds 6.1 Program 6.2 $135,000 is from the future resources 6.3 fund to the commissioner of natural 6.4 resources for the neighborhood wilds 6.5 program to assist neighborhoods 6.6 adjacent to public lands and natural 6.7 areas in restoration and management of 6.8 habitat through demonstration projects. 6.9 Subd. 5. Recreation 15,768,000 7,517,000 6.10 Summary by Fund 6.11 Future Resources 6.12 Fund 8,591,000 340,000 6.13 Trust Fund 7,177,000 7,177,000 6.14 (a) Metropolitan Regional 6.15 Parks Acquisition, 6.16 Rehabilitation, and Development 6.17 $2,823,000 the first and $2,822,000 the 6.18 second year are from the trust fund to 6.19 the commissioner of natural resources 6.20 for an agreement with the metropolitan 6.21 council for subgrants for acquisition, 6.22 development, and rehabilitation in the 6.23 metropolitan regional park system, 6.24 consistent with the metropolitan 6.25 council regional recreation open space 6.26 capital improvement plan. This 6.27 appropriation may not be used for the 6.28 purchase of residential structures. 6.29 This appropriation may be used to 6.30 reimburse implementing agencies for 6.31 acquisition of nonresidential property 6.32 as expressly approved in the work 6.33 program. This appropriation is 6.34 available until June 30, 2004, at which 6.35 time the project must be completed and 6.36 final products delivered, unless an 6.37 earlier date is specified in the work 6.38 program. 6.39 (b) Local Grants Initiative: 6.40 Program Outdoor Recreation 6.41 Grants 6.42 $1,372,000 the first year and 6.43 $1,372,000 the second year are from the 6.44 trust fund and $1,261,000 is from the 6.45 future resources fund to the 6.46 commissioner of natural resources for 6.47 matching grants: 6.48 (1) for regional parks outside the 6.49 metropolitan area as defined in 6.50 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121; 6.51 (2) for local parks, outdoor recreation 6.52 areas, and natural and scenic areas 6.53 under Minnesota Statutes, section 6.54 85.019; 6.55 (3) for statewide conservation partners 6.56 grants of up to $20,000 each to 6.57 encourage private organizations and 6.58 local governments to cost-share 6.59 improvements of fish, wildlife, and 7.1 native plant habitats and research and 7.2 surveys of fish and wildlife; and 7.3 (4) for environmental partnerships 7.4 program grants of up to $20,000 each 7.5 for environmental service projects and 7.6 related education activities through 7.7 public and private partnerships. 7.8 Grants under clause (1) may provide up 7.9 to 60 percent of the nonfederal share 7.10 of the project cost. Grants under 7.11 clauses (2) to (4) may provide up to 50 7.12 percent of the nonfederal share of the 7.13 project cost. 7.14 The commission will monitor the grants 7.15 for approximate balance over extended 7.16 periods of time between the 7.17 metropolitan area, under Minnesota 7.18 Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 7.19 2, and the nonmetropolitan area through 7.20 work program oversight and periodic 7.21 allocation decisions. For the purposes 7.22 of this paragraph, the match must be a 7.23 nonstate contribution, but may be 7.24 either cash or qualifying in kind. 7.25 Recipients may receive funding for more 7.26 than one project in any given grant 7.27 period. This appropriation is 7.28 available until June 30, 2004, at which 7.29 time the project must be completed and 7.30 final products delivered. 7.31 (c) Regional and Local Trail 7.32 Grants 7.33 $1,000,000 is from the future resources 7.34 fund to the commissioner of natural 7.35 resources for matching trail grants on 7.36 a one-to-one basis to local units of 7.37 government, under Minnesota Statutes, 7.38 section 85.019, for trail linkages 7.39 between communities, trails, and parks, 7.40 and for locally funded trails of 7.41 regional significance outside the 7.42 metropolitan area, under Minnesota 7.43 Statutes, section 473.121. If a 7.44 project financed under this program 7.45 receives a federal grant, the 7.46 availability of the financing from this 7.47 subdivision for that project is 7.48 extended to equal the period of the 7.49 federal grant. 7.50 (d) Outdoors for Everyone: 7.51 Accessing Recreational Trails 7.52 and Facilities 7.53 $115,000 the first year and $115,000 7.54 the second year are from the trust fund 7.55 to the commissioner of natural 7.56 resources for an agreement with 7.57 Wilderness Inquiry to provide technical 7.58 assistance to local units of government 7.59 for development of publicly funded 7.60 trails and outdoor recreation 7.61 facilities to ensure that federal 7.62 standards for accessibility for persons 7.63 with disabilities are met. 8.1 (e) Water Recreation: Boat 8.2 Access, Fishing Piers, and 8.3 Shorefishing 8.4 $455,000 the first year and $455,000 8.5 the second year are from the trust fund 8.6 to the commissioner of natural 8.7 resources to acquire and develop public 8.8 water access sites statewide, to 8.9 construct shorefishing and pier sites, 8.10 and to restore shorelands at public 8.11 accesses. This appropriation is 8.12 available until June 30, 2004, at which 8.13 time the project must be completed and 8.14 final products delivered, unless an 8.15 earlier date is specified in the work 8.16 program. 8.17 (f) Grays Bay, Lake 8.18 Minnetonka Public Water 8.19 Access 8.20 $2,000,000 is from the future resources 8.21 fund to the commissioner of natural 8.22 resources to acquire, in cooperation 8.23 with the city of Minnetonka, 8.24 approximately five acres for a multiuse 8.25 water access site on Grays Bay, Lake 8.26 Minnetonka. 8.27 (g) McQuade Public Access 8.28 $500,000 is from the future resources 8.29 fund to the commissioner of natural 8.30 resources to develop a public access 8.31 for Lake Superior in cooperation with 8.32 the McQuade Joint Powers Board, U.S. 8.33 Army Corps of Engineers, and local 8.34 units of government. 8.35 (h) Preserving Grey Cloud 8.36 Island as a Public Resource 8.37 $1,592,000 the first and $1,593,000 the 8.38 second year are from the trust fund to 8.39 the commissioner of natural resources 8.40 to acquire land on Grey Cloud Island in 8.41 Washington county. 8.42 (i) Land Acquisition at the 8.43 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 8.44 $365,000 the first year and $365,000 8.45 the second year are from the trust fund 8.46 to the University of Minnesota for an 8.47 agreement with the University of 8.48 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 8.49 Foundation for the fourth biennium to 8.50 acquire in-holdings of the Minnesota 8.51 Landscape Arboretum. This 8.52 appropriation must be matched by at 8.53 least $730,000 of nonstate money. This 8.54 appropriation is available until June 8.55 30, 2004, at which time the project 8.56 must be completed and final products 8.57 delivered, unless an earlier date is 8.58 specified in the work program. 8.59 (j) Gateway Trail Bridge 8.60 $530,000 is from the future resources 9.1 fund to the commissioner of natural 9.2 resources for a trail bridge over state 9.3 highway No. 96 and expanded parking. 9.4 (k) State Trail Projects 9.5 $910,000 is from the future resources 9.6 fund to the commissioner of natural 9.7 resources to provide matching funds for 9.8 state trail projects eligible to 9.9 receive federal TEA-21 funds. If a 9.10 project financed under this program 9.11 receives a federal grant, the 9.12 availability of the financing from this 9.13 subdivision for that project is 9.14 extended to equal the period of the 9.15 federal grant. 9.16 (l) Gitchi-Gami State Trail 9.17 $455,000 the first year and $455,000 9.18 the second year are from the trust fund 9.19 to the commissioner of natural 9.20 resources, in cooperation with the 9.21 Gitchi-Gami Trail Association, for the 9.22 second biennium to acquire and develop 9.23 approximately four miles of the Gitchi- 9.24 Gami state trail between Gooseberry 9.25 Falls state park and the Split Rock 9.26 river. As a condition of this 9.27 appropriation, the commissioner must 9.28 apply for federal TEA-21 funds for 9.29 funding of this portion of the trail, 9.30 and must report back to the legislative 9.31 commission on Minnesota resources prior 9.32 to any expenditure. This appropriation 9.33 is available until June 30, 2004, at 9.34 which time the project must be 9.35 completed and final products delivered, 9.36 unless an earlier date is specified in 9.37 the work program. 9.38 (m) Forest History Center 9.39 Interpretive Trail 9.40 $90,000 is from the future resources 9.41 fund to the Minnesota historical 9.42 society to design and upgrade trails at 9.43 the Forest History Center in Grand 9.44 Rapids. 9.45 (n) Mesabi Trail Facility 9.46 $190,000 is from the future resources 9.47 fund to the commissioner of natural 9.48 resources for an agreement with the St. 9.49 Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail 9.50 Authority for the authority to acquire 9.51 land and design a Mesabi trail center 9.52 building. 9.53 (o) Regional Trailhead 9.54 Building 9.55 $135,000 is from the future resources 9.56 fund to the commissioner of natural 9.57 resources for an agreement with the 9.58 Itasca county land department to 9.59 complete construction of a trailhead 9.60 building at Itasca county fairgrounds 9.61 to serve regional trail users. 10.1 (p) Itasca County Fairground 10.2 Conservation Building 10.3 $45,000 is from the future resources 10.4 fund to the commissioner of natural 10.5 resources for an agreement with the 10.6 Itasca County Agricultural Association 10.7 to renovate a 1934 WPA log building at 10.8 the Itasca county fairgrounds as an 10.9 environmental learning facility, and to 10.10 develop curricula and exhibits on lakes 10.11 and fishing. 10.12 (q) Development and 10.13 Rehabilitation of Recreational 10.14 Shooting Ranges 10.15 $910,000 is from the future resources 10.16 fund to the commissioner of natural 10.17 resources to provide cost-share grants 10.18 on a one-to-one basis to local 10.19 recreational shooting clubs for the 10.20 purpose of developing or rehabilitating 10.21 shooting sports facilities for public 10.22 use. Recipient facilities must be open 10.23 to the general public at reasonable 10.24 times and for a reasonable fee on a 10.25 walk-in basis. 10.26 (r) State Park and 10.27 Recreation Area Acquisition 10.28 $616,000 is from the future resources 10.29 fund to the commissioner of natural 10.30 resources for acquisition of 10.31 in-holdings for state park and 10.32 recreation areas. Land acquired with 10.33 this appropriation must be sufficiently 10.34 improved to meet at least minimum 10.35 management standards as determined by 10.36 the commissioner of natural resources. 10.37 (s) LAWCON 10.38 $404,000 in the first year and $340,000 10.39 in the second year are from the 10.40 Minnesota future resources fund to the 10.41 commissioner of natural resources for 10.42 projects allowed under the federal Land 10.43 and Water Conservation Fund Act. 10.44 Subd. 6. Water Resources 2,310,000 115,000 10.45 Summary by Fund 10.46 Future Resources 10.47 Fund 2,195,000 -0- 10.48 Trust Fund 115,000 115,000 10.49 (a) Accelerated 10.50 Implementation of Local 10.51 Water Plans 10.52 $1,365,000 is from the future resources 10.53 fund to the board of water and soil 10.54 resources to accelerate the local water 10.55 planning challenge grant program under 10.56 Minnesota Statutes, sections 103B.3361 10.57 to 103B.3369, through the 10.58 implementation of high-priority 11.1 activities in comprehensive water 11.2 management plans on a one-to-one match 11.3 basis of cash or interest in land and 11.4 for a program reporting system. This 11.5 appropriation is available until June 11.6 30, 2004, at which time the project 11.7 must be completed and final products 11.8 delivered, unless an earlier date is 11.9 specified in the work program. 11.10 (b) Alternative Storm Water 11.11 Systems 11.12 $180,000 is from the future resources 11.13 fund to the commissioner of natural 11.14 resources for an agreement with the 11.15 metropolitan council to provide 11.16 incentives in metropolitan council 11.17 grants to communities and land 11.18 developers for alternative storm water 11.19 conveyance systems that minimize the 11.20 runoff quantity and improve runoff 11.21 quality. Funds will assist in the 11.22 design, construction, and monitoring of 11.23 at least seven alternative storm water 11.24 conveyance systems to the standard curb 11.25 and gutter design. 11.26 (c) Green Infrastructure 11.27 Design Strategies in 11.28 Washington, Ramsey, and 11.29 Dakota Counties 11.30 $275,000 is from the future resources 11.31 fund to the University of Minnesota to 11.32 develop green infrastructure design 11.33 strategies for incorporation into 11.34 public works projects. 11.35 (d) Denitrification Strategies for 11.36 Minnesota's Contaminated Aquifers 11.37 $115,000 the first year and $115,000 11.38 the second year are from the trust fund 11.39 to the University of Minnesota to 11.40 assess denitrification technology to 11.41 remediate nitrate-contaminated 11.42 groundwater. This appropriation is 11.43 available until June 30, 2004, at which 11.44 time the project must be completed and 11.45 final products delivered, unless an 11.46 earlier date is specified in the work 11.47 program. 11.48 (e) Determination of Fecal 11.49 Pollution Sources in Minnesota 11.50 Watersheds 11.51 $275,000 is from the future resources 11.52 fund to the University of Minnesota for 11.53 the second biennium to determine 11.54 sources of fecal pollution in three 11.55 impacted watersheds utilizing DNA 11.56 fingerprinting techniques, and evaluate 11.57 the efficacy of implemented and 11.58 proposed abatement procedures to 11.59 remediate fecal contamination. 11.60 (f) Mississippi Headwaters 11.61 Board: Environmental Economic 11.62 Assessments 12.1 $100,000 is from the future resources 12.2 fund to the commissioner of natural 12.3 resources for an agreement with the 12.4 Mississippi Headwaters Board to 12.5 accelerate the river watch watershed 12.6 monitoring program and integrate 12.7 economic and water data analysis into 12.8 decision-making tools for landowners 12.9 and local units of government. 12.10 Subd. 7. Land Use and 12.11 Natural Resource Information 880,000 810,000 12.12 Summary by Fund 12.13 Future Resources 12.14 Fund 70,000 -0- 12.15 Trust Fund 810,000 810,000 12.16 (a) Hydraulic Impacts of 12.17 Quarries and Gravel Pits 12.18 $160,000 the first year and $160,000 12.19 the second year are from the trust fund 12.20 to the commissioner of natural 12.21 resources to research and evaluate the 12.22 impact of aggregate extraction on 12.23 groundwater quality and quantity. This 12.24 appropriation is available until June 12.25 30, 2004, at which time the project 12.26 must be completed and final products 12.27 delivered, unless an earlier date is 12.28 specified in the work program. 12.29 (b) GIS Management in 12.30 Koochiching County 12.31 $70,000 is from the future resources 12.32 fund to the commissioner of natural 12.33 resources for an agreement with 12.34 Koochiching county to develop 12.35 parcel-based GIS capability for 12.36 Koochiching county for land use, 12.37 natural resource, and fiscal data. 12.38 (c) Updating Outmoded Soil 12.39 Surveys - Continuation 12.40 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 12.41 the second year are from the trust fund 12.42 to the board of water and soil 12.43 resources for the second biennium of a 12.44 three biennia project to accelerate a 12.45 statewide program to update and 12.46 digitize outmoded soil surveys in four 12.47 southeast Minnesota counties. 12.48 Participating counties must provide a 12.49 cost share. This appropriation is 12.50 available until June 30, 2004, at which 12.51 time the project must be completed and 12.52 final products delivered, unless an 12.53 earlier date is specified in the work 12.54 program. 12.55 (d) Minnesota County Biological 12.56 Survey - Continuation 12.57 $400,000 the first year and $400,000 12.58 the second year are from the trust fund 13.1 to the commissioner of natural 13.2 resources for the eighth biennium of a 13.3 12 biennia project to accelerate the 13.4 survey that identifies significant 13.5 natural areas and systematically 13.6 collects and interprets data on the 13.7 distribution and ecology of natural 13.8 communities, rare plants, and animals. 13.9 Subd. 8. Agriculture and 13.10 Natural Resource Industries 637,000 103,000 13.11 Summary by Fund 13.12 Future Resources 13.13 Fund 535,000 -0- 13.14 Trust Fund 102,000 103,000 13.15 (a) Evaluating Timber 13.16 Harvesting and Forest Management 13.17 Guidelines 13.18 $200,000 is from the future resources 13.19 fund to the University of Minnesota, in 13.20 cooperation with the Minnesota forest 13.21 resources council, to initiate an 13.22 evaluation of the effectiveness of 13.23 forest management timber harvesting 13.24 guidelines for riparian areas. This is 13.25 the first biennium of a five biennia 13.26 project. This appropriation is 13.27 available until June 30, 2004, at which 13.28 time the project must be completed and 13.29 final products delivered, unless an 13.30 earlier date is specified in the work 13.31 program. 13.32 (b) Agricultural Land 13.33 Preservation 13.34 $102,000 the first year and $103,000 13.35 the second year are from the trust fund 13.36 to the commissioner of agriculture in 13.37 cooperation with Dakota county for 13.38 educational materials, training, and 13.39 workshops on agricultural land use 13.40 planning tools. 13.41 (c) Environmental Practices 13.42 on Dairy Farms 13.43 $245,000 is from the future resources 13.44 fund to the commissioner of natural 13.45 resources for an agreement with the 13.46 Minnesota Milk Producers Association to 13.47 assist dairy producers in complying 13.48 with environmental quality regulations. 13.49 (d) Accelerated Technology 13.50 Transfer for Starch-Based 13.51 Plastics 13.52 $90,000 is from the future resources 13.53 fund to the University of Minnesota to 13.54 produce and market biodegradable, 13.55 starch-based plastic. 13.56 Subd. 9. Energy 90,000 -0- 13.57 Summary by Fund 14.1 Oil Overcharge 14.2 Money 90,000 -0- 14.3 Improving Air Quality by 14.4 Using Biodiesel in 14.5 Generators 14.6 $90,000 is from the oil overcharge 14.7 money to the commissioner of 14.8 administration for an agreement with 14.9 the University of Minnesota to evaluate 14.10 the use of biodiesel fuel in diesel 14.11 powered generators and associated 14.12 impacts of emissions on air quality. 14.13 Subd. 10. Environmental Education 1,996,000 474,000 14.14 Summary by Fund 14.15 Future Resources 14.16 Fund 1,520,000 -0- 14.17 Trust Fund 476,000 474,000 14.18 (a) Uncommon Ground: An 14.19 Educational Television Series 14.20 $228,000 the first year and $227,000 14.21 the second year are from the trust fund 14.22 to the University of Minnesota for the 14.23 second biennium of a two biennia 14.24 project to complete production of a 14.25 multipart televised film series of the 14.26 history of Minnesota's natural 14.27 landscapes. 14.28 (b) WaterScapes: Outdoor 14.29 Nonpoint Source Pollution 14.30 Education 14.31 $133,000 the first year and $132,000 14.32 the second year are from the trust fund 14.33 to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 14.34 create outdoor exhibits about urban and 14.35 rural runoff and contamination and that 14.36 demonstrate methods to improve water 14.37 quality. This appropriation must be 14.38 matched by at least $265,000 of 14.39 nonstate contributions, cash or in 14.40 kind. This appropriation is available 14.41 until June 30, 2004, at which time the 14.42 project must be completed and final 14.43 products delivered, unless an earlier 14.44 date is specified in the work program. 14.45 (c) Sustainable Inner-City 14.46 Communities Through Environmental 14.47 Literacy 14.48 $545,000 is from the future resources 14.49 fund to the commissioner of natural 14.50 resources for an agreement with 14.51 Sabathani Community Center for 14.52 collaborative community environmental 14.53 education and youth outreach. 14.54 (d) Integrated Pest 14.55 Management in Schools 14.56 $180,000 is from the future resources 14.57 fund to the commissioner of agriculture 15.1 to implement integrated pest management 15.2 (IPM) practices in Minnesota K-12 15.3 schools. 15.4 (e) Burn, Plant, and Learn: 15.5 Restoring Upland Habitats 15.6 $115,000 the first year and $115,000 15.7 the second year are from the trust fund 15.8 to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 15.9 acquisition of approximately eight 15.10 acres of property adjacent to the St. 15.11 Croix watershed research station and 15.12 for training programs, technical 15.13 assistance, and demonstrations of 15.14 upland habitat restoration. This 15.15 appropriation is available until June 15.16 30, 2004, at which time the project 15.17 must be completed and final products 15.18 delivered, unless an earlier date is 15.19 specified in the work program. 15.20 (f) Connecting with Wildlife 15.21 at the Minnesota Zoo 15.22 $230,000 is from the future resources 15.23 fund to the Minnesota Zoo to design and 15.24 develop interpretive environmental 15.25 educational displays for trail exhibit 15.26 areas. 15.27 (g) Project Green Start: 15.28 Environmental Education 15.29 $340,000 is from the future resources 15.30 fund to the commissioner of natural 15.31 resources for an agreement with the 15.32 Minnesota Children's Museum to 15.33 construct habitat exhibits for 15.34 environmental education activities. 15.35 (h) Raptor Propagation: 15.36 Student Education 15.37 $35,000 is from the future resources 15.38 fund to the commissioner of natural 15.39 resources for an agreement with 15.40 Stillwater Area High School to build a 15.41 captive breeding facility for raptors 15.42 and develop associated education 15.43 activities. 15.44 (i) Hennepin Parks Farm 15.45 Education 15.46 $100,000 is from the future resources 15.47 fund to the commissioner of natural 15.48 resources for an agreement with 15.49 suburban Hennepin regional park 15.50 district to develop and implement a 15.51 coordinated farm education program at 15.52 Gale's Woods Special Recreation Area 15.53 and North Mississippi Regional Park. 15.54 (j) Residential Environmental 15.55 Education for Youth 15.56 $90,000 is from the future resources 15.57 fund to the commissioner of natural 15.58 resources for an agreement with Camp 15.59 Courage for student scholarships and 16.1 marketing for the residential 16.2 environmental education program. 16.3 Subd. 11. Data Availability 16.4 Requirements 16.5 (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 16.6 2003, the data collected by the 16.7 projects funded under this section that 16.8 have common value for natural resource 16.9 planning and management must conform to 16.10 information architecture as defined in 16.11 guidelines and standards adopted by the 16.12 office of technology. Spatial data 16.13 must conform with geographic 16.14 information system guidelines and 16.15 standards adopted by the Minnesota 16.16 Geographic Data Clearinghouse at the 16.17 Land Management Information Center. 16.18 These data must be made accessible and 16.19 free to the public unless made private 16.20 under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota 16.21 Statutes, chapter 13. 16.22 (b) To the extent practicable, summary 16.23 data and results of projects funded 16.24 under this section should be readily 16.25 accessible on the Internet. 16.26 (c) As part of project expenditures, 16.27 recipients of land acquisition 16.28 appropriations must provide the 16.29 information necessary to update public 16.30 recreation information maps to the 16.31 department of natural resources in the 16.32 specified form. 16.33 Subd. 12. Project Requirements 16.34 It is a condition of acceptance of the 16.35 appropriations in this section that any 16.36 agency or entity receiving the 16.37 appropriation must comply with 16.38 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 16.39 Subd. 13. Match Requirements 16.40 Unless specifically authorized, 16.41 appropriations in this section that 16.42 must be matched and for which the match 16.43 has not been committed by December 31, 16.44 2001, are canceled, and in-kind 16.45 contributions may not be counted as 16.46 matching funds. 16.47 Subd. 14. Payment Conditions 16.48 and Capital Equipment Expenditures 16.49 All agreements, grants, or contracts 16.50 referred to in this section must be 16.51 administered on a reimbursement basis. 16.52 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 16.53 section 16A.41, expenditures made on or 16.54 after July 1, 2001, or the date the 16.55 work program is approved, whichever is 16.56 later, are eligible for reimbursement. 16.57 Payment must be made upon receiving 16.58 documentation that project-eligible 16.59 reimbursable amounts have been 16.60 expended, except that reasonable 16.61 amounts may be advanced to projects in 17.1 order to accommodate cash-flow needs. 17.2 The advances must be approved as part 17.3 of the work program. No expenditures 17.4 for capital equipment are allowed 17.5 unless expressly authorized in the 17.6 project work program. 17.7 Subd. 15. Purchase of Recycled 17.8 and Recyclable Materials 17.9 A political subdivision, public or 17.10 private corporation, or other entity 17.11 that receives an appropriation in this 17.12 section must use the appropriation in 17.13 compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 17.14 sections 16B.121 to 16B.122, requiring 17.15 the purchase of recycled, repairable, 17.16 and durable materials, the purchase of 17.17 uncoated paper stock, and the use of 17.18 soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 17.19 state agency. 17.20 Subd. 16. Energy Conservation 17.21 A recipient to whom an appropriation is 17.22 made in this section for a capital 17.23 improvement project shall ensure that 17.24 the project complies with the 17.25 applicable energy conservation 17.26 standards contained in law, including 17.27 Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19 to 17.28 216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. 17.29 The recipient may use the energy 17.30 planning and intervention and energy 17.31 technologies units of the department of 17.32 public service to obtain information 17.33 and technical assistance on energy 17.34 conservation and alternative energy 17.35 development relating to the planning 17.36 and construction of the capital 17.37 improvement project. 17.38 Subd. 17. Accessibility 17.39 New structures must be shown to meet 17.40 the design standards in the Americans 17.41 with Disability Act Accessibility 17.42 Guidelines. Nonstructural facilities 17.43 such as trails, campgrounds, picnic 17.44 areas, parking, play areas, water 17.45 sources, and the access routes to these 17.46 features should be shown to be designed 17.47 using guidelines in the Recommendations 17.48 for Accessibility Guidelines: 17.49 Recreational Facilities and Outdoor 17.50 Developed Areas. 17.51 Subd. 18. Carryforward 17.52 (a) The availability of the 17.53 appropriations for the following 17.54 projects is extended to June 30, 2002: 17.55 Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 16, 17.56 subdivision 4, paragraph (m), Como Park 17.57 campus maintenance; subdivision 6, 17.58 paragraph (b), identification of 17.59 sediment sources in agricultural 17.60 watersheds, paragraph (c), accelerated 17.61 statewide local water plan 17.62 implementation; subdivision 7, 18.1 paragraph (g), Minnesota river basin 18.2 initiative; local leadership, paragraph 18.3 (h), commercial fertilizer plant for 18.4 livestock solid waste processing, and 18.5 paragraph (j), wild rice management 18.6 planning; subdivision 8, paragraph (b), 18.7 tools and training for community-based 18.8 planning; subdivision 10, paragraph 18.9 (g), by-products application to 18.10 agricultural, mineland, and forest 18.11 soils; subdivision 11, paragraph (c), 18.12 Minnesota wolf public education; 18.13 subdivision 12, paragraph (d), Dakota 18.14 county wetland health monitoring 18.15 program, paragraph (e), predicting 18.16 water and forest resources health and 18.17 sustainability, and paragraph (f), 18.18 potential for infant risk from nitrate 18.19 contamination; and subdivision 13, 18.20 paragraph (g), arboretum land 18.21 acquisition and wetlands restoration - 18.22 continuation. 18.23 (b) The availability of the 18.24 appropriations for the following 18.25 projects is extended to June 30, 2004: 18.26 Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 16, 18.27 subdivision 4, paragraph (b), Mesabi 18.28 trail land acquisition and development - 18.29 continuation; and subdivision 11, 18.30 paragraph (f), science outreach and 18.31 integrated learning on soil. 18.32 (c) The availability of the 18.33 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 18.34 231, section 16, subdivision 8, 18.35 paragraph (a), resources for 18.36 redevelopment: a community property 18.37 investigation program, is extended to 18.38 June 30, 2002, for additional sites. 18.39 (d) The availability of the 18.40 appropriation in Laws 1999, chapter 18.41 231, section 16, subdivision 9, 18.42 paragraph (c), evaluate biodiesel made 18.43 from waste fats and oils, is extended 18.44 to June 30, 2002, for trial in 18.45 heavy-duty vehicles. 18.46 Sec. 3. [116P.14] [FEDERAL LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 18.47 FUNDS.] 18.48 Subdivision 1. [DESIGNATED AGENCY.] The department of 18.49 natural resources is designated as the state agency to apply 18.50 for, accept, receive, and disburse federal reimbursement funds 18.51 and private funds, which are granted to the state of Minnesota 18.52 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. 18.53 Subd. 2. [LOCAL SHARE.] Fifty percent of all money made 18.54 available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 18.55 shall be distributed for projects to be acquired, developed, and 18.56 maintained by local units of government, providing that any 19.1 project approved is consistent with a statewide or a county or 19.2 regional recreational plan and compatible with the statewide 19.3 recreational plan. All money received by the department for 19.4 local units of government shall be deposited in the state 19.5 treasury and is appropriated annually in order to carry out the 19.6 purposes for which the funds are received. 19.7 Subd. 3. [STATE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ACCOUNT; 19.8 CREATION.] A state land and water conservation account is 19.9 created in the Minnesota future resources fund. Fifty percent 19.10 of the money made available to the state from funds granted 19.11 under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the state land and 19.12 water conservation account. 19.13 Subd. 4. [ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATIONS.] Amounts 19.14 sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the department of 19.15 natural resources in administering federal reimbursements are 19.16 appropriated annually to the commissioner from the state land 19.17 and water conservation account. 19.18 Subd. 5. [USE OF MONEY.] Except as provided in subdivision 19.19 4, money appropriated from the state land and water conservation 19.20 account shall be used for state land acquisition and development 19.21 for the state outdoor recreation system under chapter 86A. 19.22 Sec. 4. [116P.15] [LAND ACQUISITION RESTRICTIONS.] 19.23 Subdivision 1. [SCOPE.] A recipient of an appropriation 19.24 from the trust fund or the Minnesota future resources fund who 19.25 acquires an interest in real property with the appropriation 19.26 must comply with this section. For the purposes of this 19.27 section, "interest in real property" includes, but is not 19.28 limited to, an easement or fee title to property. 19.29 Subd. 2. [RESTRICTIONS; MODIFICATION PROCEDURE.] (a) An 19.30 interest in real property acquired with an appropriation from 19.31 the trust fund or the Minnesota future resources fund must be 19.32 used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement 19.33 interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made. 19.34 (b) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real 19.35 property subject to this section may not alter the intended use 19.36 of such interest in real property or convey any interest in the 20.1 real property without the prior review and approval of the 20.2 commission. The commission shall establish procedures to review 20.3 requests from recipients to alter the use of or convey an 20.4 interest in real property. These procedures shall allow for the 20.5 replacement of the interest in real property with another 20.6 interest in real property meeting the following criteria: 20.7 (1) the interest is at least equal in fair market value, as 20.8 certified by the commissioner of natural resources, to the 20.9 interest being replaced; and 20.10 (2) the interest is in a reasonably equivalent location, 20.11 and has a reasonably equivalent usefulness compared to the 20.12 interest being replaced. 20.13 (c) An interest in real property acquired with an 20.14 appropriation from the trust fund or the Minnesota future 20.15 resources fund to be held by an entity other than this state 20.16 shall include the following restrictive covenant on the 20.17 conveyance instrument used to acquire the real property 20.18 interests: 20.19 "The above described property shall be administered in 20.20 accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant 20.21 agreement or work program controlling the acquisition of the 20.22 property. The property, or any portion of the property, shall 20.23 not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or 20.24 further encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval 20.25 of the legislative commission on Minnesota resources. If the 20.26 holder of the property fails to comply with the terms and 20.27 conditions of the grant agreement or work program, ownership of 20.28 the property shall revert to this state." 20.29 Sec. 5. [REPEALER.] 20.30 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 86.71 and 86.72, are 20.31 repealed.