SF 471

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment and natural resources; 
  1.3             expanding the availability of money in the Minnesota 
  1.4             environmental trust fund and future resources fund for 
  1.5             certain purposes; substituting the advisory committee 
  1.6             for the legislative commission on Minnesota resources 
  1.7             in the administration of the environmental trust fund 
  1.8             and the future resources fund; appropriating money; 
  1.9             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 103B.321, 
  1.10            subdivision 1; 116P.02, subdivision 2; 116P.03; 
  1.11            116P.04, subdivision 5; 116P.06; 116P.07; 116P.08, 
  1.12            subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and 5; 116P.09, subdivisions 1 
  1.13            and 6; and 116P.11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.14            sections 4.071, subdivision 2; 116P.02, subdivisions 4 
  1.15            and 5; 116P.05; 116P.08, subdivisions 6 and 7; 
  1.16            116P.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; 116P.12; 
  1.17            116P.13, subdivision 3; and 116Q.02, subdivision 2. 
  1.18  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.19                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.20                           APPROPRIATIONS 
  1.21  Section 1.  MINNESOTA RESOURCES 
  1.22  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  1.23  Appropriation                         33,336,000
  1.24                Summary by Fund
  1.25  Minnesota Future 
  1.26  Resources Fund      15,636,000
  1.27  Environment and 
  1.28  Natural Resources 
  1.29  Trust Fund          15,515,000
  1.30  Of this appropriation $5,240,000 is 
  1.31  trust fund acceleration. 
  1.32  Oil Overcharge 
  1.33  Money in the Special 
  1.34  Revenue Fund         2,055,000
  1.35  Great Lakes Protection 
  2.1   Account                130,000
  2.2   The amounts in this section are 
  2.3   appropriated for the biennium ending 
  2.4   June 30, 1997.  Unless otherwise 
  2.5   provided, the projects in this section 
  2.6   must be completed by June 30, 1997. 
  2.7   Subd. 2.  Definitions 
  2.8   (a) "Future resources fund" means the 
  2.9   Minnesota future resources fund 
  2.10  referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.11  section 116P.13. 
  2.12  (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
  2.13  environment and natural resources trust 
  2.14  fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.15  section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
  2.16  (c) "Trust fund acceleration" means the 
  2.17  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.18  Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph 
  2.19  (b), clause (4). 
  2.20  (d) "Oil overcharge money" means the 
  2.21  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.22  Statutes, section 4.071, subdivision 2. 
  2.23  (e) "Great lakes protection account" 
  2.24  means the account referred to in 
  2.25  Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 
  2.26  Subd. 3.  Parks and Trails 
  2.27  (a) MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND 
  2.28  TRAIL CONNECTIONS                        141,000
  2.29  This appropriation is from the future 
  2.30  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  2.31  transportation for half of the 
  2.32  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects for 
  2.33  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
  2.34  board to develop park and trail 
  2.35  connections including:  Minnehaha park 
  2.36  to Mendota bridge, Stone Arch bridge to 
  2.37  bridge number 9 on West River parkway, 
  2.38  Boom island to St. Anthony parkway, and 
  2.39  West River parkway to Shingle Creek 
  2.40  parkway.  The Minneapolis park and 
  2.41  recreation board must apply for and 
  2.42  receive approval of the federal money 
  2.43  in order to receive this appropriation. 
  2.44  This project must be completed and 
  2.45  final products delivered by December 
  2.46  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  2.47  available until that date. 
  2.48  (b) LOCAL SHARE FOR ISTEA 
  2.49  FEDERAL PROJECTS                         300,000
  2.50  This appropriation is from oil 
  2.51  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
  2.52  administration for half of the 
  2.53  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects 
  2.54  for:  (1) Chisago county, $150,000 for 
  2.55  a trail between North Branch and Forest 
  2.56  Lake township; and (2) the St. Louis 
  2.57  and Lake counties regional rail 
  2.58  authority, $150,000 for the development 
  3.1   of approximately 40 miles of a 
  3.2   multipurpose recreational trail 
  3.3   system.  Chisago county and the St. 
  3.4   Louis and Lake counties regional rail 
  3.5   authority must apply for and receive 
  3.6   approval of the federal money in order 
  3.7   to receive these appropriations. 
  3.8   This project must be completed and 
  3.9   final products delivered by December 
  3.10  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  3.11  available until that date. 
  3.12  (c) PINE POINT PARK REST STATION         100,000
  3.13  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.14  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  3.15  natural resources for an agreement with 
  3.16  Washington county to construct a rest 
  3.17  station on the Gateway segment of the 
  3.18  Willard Munger state trail in 
  3.19  compliance with the Americans with 
  3.20  disabilities act.  This appropriation 
  3.21  must be matched by at least $30,000 of 
  3.22  nonstate money. 
  3.23  (d) INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER 
  3.24  INFORMATION SYSTEM                        45,000
  3.25  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.26  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  3.27  trade and economic development, office 
  3.28  of tourism, for an agreement with 
  3.29  Explore Lake County, Inc. to develop a 
  3.30  pilot multimedia interactive computer 
  3.31  information system at the R. J. Houle 
  3.32  visitor information center. 
  3.33  Subd. 4.  Management Approaches 
  3.34  (a) LOCAL RIVER PLANNING - 
  3.35  CONTINUATION                             140,000
  3.36  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.37  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  3.38  natural resources for the third 
  3.39  biennium of a three-biennium project to 
  3.40  assist counties statewide in developing 
  3.41  comprehensive plans for the management 
  3.42  and protection of rivers through grants 
  3.43  for up to two-thirds of the cost that 
  3.44  address locally identified issues while 
  3.45  maintaining consistency with state 
  3.46  floodplain and shoreland laws and local 
  3.47  water plans.  For the purpose of this 
  3.48  paragraph, the nonstate portion 
  3.49  includes contributions either cash or 
  3.50  in-kind.  The appropriation in Laws 
  3.51  1993, chapter 172, section 14, 
  3.52  subdivision 11, paragraph (b), is 
  3.53  available until June 30, 1997. 
  3.54  (b) CANNON RIVER WATERSHED STRATEGIC 
  3.55  PLAN:  INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT             325,000
  3.56  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.57  resources fund to the board of water 
  3.58  and soil resources for an agreement 
  3.59  with the Cannon River watershed 
  3.60  partnership to implement activities in 
  3.61  the Cannon River watershed through 
  4.1   matching grants and technical 
  4.2   assistance.  This appropriation must be 
  4.3   matched by at least $81,000 of nonstate 
  4.4   money. 
  4.5   This project must be completed and 
  4.6   final products delivered by December 
  4.7   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  4.8   available until that date. 
  4.9   (c) TRI-COUNTY LEECH LAKE 
  4.10  WATERSHED PROJECT                        300,000
  4.11  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.12  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.13  natural resources for an agreement with 
  4.14  Cass County in cooperation with the 
  4.15  Tri-County Leech Lake Watershed project 
  4.16  for integrated resource management in 
  4.17  the watershed through baseline data, 
  4.18  public information and education, and 
  4.19  pilot projects. 
  4.20  (d) BLUFFLANDS LANDSCAPE                 630,000 
  4.21  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.22  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.23  natural resources to assist communities 
  4.24  in developing a management framework 
  4.25  for the scenic and biological resources 
  4.26  of the Mississippi valley blufflands 
  4.27  landscape and to foster integrated 
  4.28  decisions and citizen commitment to 
  4.29  long-term resource protection.  
  4.30  $304,000 is for a cooperative agreement 
  4.31  with Architectural Environments; at 
  4.32  least $40,000 of this amount must be 
  4.33  used for demonstration and 
  4.34  implementation activities.  $236,000 is 
  4.35  for a cooperative agreement with 
  4.36  Historic Bluff Country.  $90,000 is for 
  4.37  expenses within the department of 
  4.38  natural resources.  This appropriation 
  4.39  must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
  4.40  nonstate money. 
  4.41  (e) GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ BEACH 
  4.42  RIDGES:  MINING AND PROTECTION            85,000
  4.43  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.45  natural resources to coordinate a 
  4.46  long-term plan for the beach ridges in 
  4.47  Clay county that balances protection of 
  4.48  native prairies with a sustainable 
  4.49  aggregate industry. 
  4.50  (f) FEEDLOT AND MANURE MANAGEMENT 
  4.51  PRACTICES ASSISTANCE                     400,000
  4.52  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.53  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.54  agriculture to accelerate adoption of 
  4.55  and changes in feedlot and manure 
  4.56  management practices through research, 
  4.57  economic analysis, and enhanced program 
  4.58  design and delivery.  $100,000 of this 
  4.59  appropriation is for an agreement with 
  4.60  the University of Minnesota for 
  4.61  evaluation of manure effluent 
  4.62  treatments. 
  5.1   (g) WATER QUALITY IMPACTS OF FEEDLOT 
  5.2   POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS                300,000
  5.3   This appropriation is from the future 
  5.4   resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.5   the pollution control agency to 
  5.6   evaluate earthen manure storage basins 
  5.7   and vegetated filter strips for effects 
  5.8   on ground and surface water quality by 
  5.9   monitoring seepage and runoff.  This 
  5.10  appropriation must be matched by at 
  5.11  least $267,000 of nonstate 
  5.12  contributions, either cash or in-kind. 
  5.13  This project must be completed and 
  5.14  final products delivered by December 
  5.15  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  5.16  available until that date. 
  5.17  (h) SHORELAND SEPTIC INVENTORY 
  5.18  AND EDUCATION                            145,000
  5.19  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.20  resources fund to the board of water 
  5.21  and soil resources in cooperation with 
  5.22  the pollution control agency for an 
  5.23  agreement with Hubbard county to 
  5.24  inventory the Mantrap watershed for 
  5.25  failing septic systems and education 
  5.26  and enforcement efforts to implement 
  5.27  upgrading of the systems. 
  5.28  (i) ALTERNATIVE INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE 
  5.29  TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 
  5.30  DEMONSTRATION                            425,000
  5.31  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.32  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.33  the pollution control agency to develop 
  5.34  and demonstrate reliable, low cost 
  5.35  alternative designs for septic systems 
  5.36  in areas with seasonally high water 
  5.37  tables, and designs for removal of 
  5.38  nitrogen by septic systems. 
  5.39  (j) PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE 
  5.40  DEVELOPMENT                              200,000
  5.41  This appropriation is from the trust 
  5.42  fund to the director of the office of 
  5.43  strategic and long-range planning for 
  5.44  the environmental quality board to 
  5.45  evaluate government barriers to 
  5.46  sustainable development in agriculture, 
  5.47  energy, manufacturing, and settlement 
  5.48  and to recommend strategies to address 
  5.49  priority barriers to sustainable 
  5.50  development. 
  5.51  (k) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
  5.52  PROTECTION PROJECT                       200,000
  5.53  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.54  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.55  natural resources for an agreement with 
  5.56  the Mississippi headwaters board in 
  5.57  cooperation with the metropolitan 
  5.58  council to protect the Mississippi 
  5.59  river from water quality impairment.  
  5.60  This appropriation must be matched by 
  5.61  at least $100,000 of nonstate 
  6.1   contributions, either cash or in-kind. 
  6.2   (l) FOREST MANAGEMENT TO MAINTAIN 
  6.3   STRUCTURAL AND SPECIES DIVERSITY         160,000
  6.4   This appropriation is from the trust 
  6.5   fund to the commissioner of natural 
  6.6   resources to document forest management 
  6.7   practices in a pilot area, assess the 
  6.8   long-term effects of current and 
  6.9   alternative timber harvest practices on 
  6.10  structural aspects of biological 
  6.11  diversity (especially old-growth forest 
  6.12  characteristics), and prepare forest 
  6.13  management guidelines to maintain these 
  6.14  features in commercial forests. 
  6.15  (m) ACCELERATED NATIVE GRASS AND FORBS 
  6.16  ON ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY                    150,000
  6.17  This appropriation is from the trust 
  6.18  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  6.19  resources in cooperation with the 
  6.20  interagency roadside committee to 
  6.21  accelerate native plant establishment 
  6.22  and management in roadsides using 
  6.23  integrated resource management 
  6.24  techniques including educational 
  6.25  materials about benefits of low 
  6.26  maintenance and biologically diverse 
  6.27  roadsides statewide. 
  6.28  This project must be completed and 
  6.29  final products delivered by December 
  6.30  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  6.31  available until that date. 
  6.32  (n) ACCELERATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT 
  6.33  ACTIVITIES IN WHITEWATER WATERSHED        60,000
  6.34  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.35  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.36  natural resources to expand activities 
  6.37  in the Whitewater watershed through 
  6.38  shared funding and staffing to assist 
  6.39  and coordinate with the Whitewater 
  6.40  watershed project on landscape 
  6.41  management activities such as 
  6.42  sustainable land use, watershed 
  6.43  restoration, and improved water quality.
  6.44  (o) SUSTAINABLE GRASSLAND CONSERVATION 
  6.45  AND UTILIZATION                          125,000
  6.46  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.47  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.48  natural resources to develop integrated 
  6.49  grassland projects in northwest 
  6.50  Minnesota and to evaluate different 
  6.51  management strategies. 
  6.52  (p) DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND 
  6.53  PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS    225,000
  6.54  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.55  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.56  agriculture for an agreement with the 
  6.57  Whitewater joint powers board to 
  6.58  develop and evaluate farming systems 
  6.59  for impacts on ecosystems, 
  6.60  profitability, and quality of life 
  7.1   through on-farm research, experiment 
  7.2   station research, watershed 
  7.3   demonstration farms, and education.  
  7.4   This appropriation must be matched by 
  7.5   at least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
  7.6   (q) COOPERATIVES TO PROMOTE 
  7.7   SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 
  7.8   AND RESEARCH                             100,000
  7.9   This appropriation is from the future 
  7.10  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.11  agriculture for an agreement with the 
  7.12  sustainable farming association of 
  7.13  Minnesota to promote sustainable 
  7.14  farming practices by strengthening 
  7.15  farmer-based demonstration and 
  7.16  education networks of the sustainable 
  7.17  farming association and by forming a 
  7.18  pilot cooperative of on-farm and 
  7.19  southwest experiment station research.  
  7.20  This appropriation must be matched by 
  7.21  at least $15,000 of nonstate money. 
  7.22  (r) RECYCLED BIOSOLIDS PRODUCT USED 
  7.23  TO RECLAIM DISTURBED AREAS               200,000
  7.24  This appropriation is from the oil 
  7.25  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
  7.26  administration for payment to the 
  7.27  metropolitan council in cooperation 
  7.28  with N-Viro, Minnesota to increase the 
  7.29  market for biosolids by demonstrating 
  7.30  the use of N-Viro soil for reclamation 
  7.31  through a program of research and field 
  7.32  and public demonstrations. 
  7.33  (s) CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP            2,225,000
  7.34  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.35  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.36  the pollution control agency to 
  7.37  continue control projects for nonpoint 
  7.38  source pollution.  Of this amount 
  7.39  $1,875,000 is for grants to local 
  7.40  organizations for eligible diagnostic 
  7.41  and implementation projects. 
  7.42  (t) MINNESOTA RIVER PROJECT            1,120,000
  7.43  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.45  the pollution control agency to 
  7.46  continue and expand efforts to control 
  7.47  nonpoint source pollution in the 
  7.48  Minnesota river basin.  Of this amount 
  7.49  $1,000,000 is for grants to local 
  7.50  organizations. 
  7.51  (u) MINNESOTA RIVER MNTAP                 90,000
  7.52  This appropriation is from the 
  7.53  environmental trust fund to the office 
  7.54  of environmental assistance to provide 
  7.55  technical assistance in the Minnesota 
  7.56  river watershed.  The focus will be on 
  7.57  industries and businesses that have 
  7.58  been identified as point source 
  7.59  dischargers as part of Minnesota 
  7.60  pollution control agency's previous 
  7.61  Minnesota river effort. 
  8.1   (v) SWCD BASE LEVEL FUNDING            1,500,000
  8.2   This appropriation is from the 
  8.3   environmental trust fund to the board 
  8.4   of water and soil resources to increase 
  8.5   the base level of state funding to 
  8.6   ensure that soil and water conservation 
  8.7   districts meet their primary operating 
  8.8   objectives. 
  8.9   (w) WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT             187,000
  8.10  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.11  resources fund to the board of water 
  8.12  and soil resources to increase the 
  8.13  level of support and assistance to 
  8.14  local government in meeting the 
  8.15  requirements of the wetland 
  8.16  conservation act. 
  8.17  (x) SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS             2,030,000
  8.18  This appropriation is from the 
  8.19  environmental trust fund to the 
  8.20  commissioner of natural resources to 
  8.21  advance the agency's efforts in 
  8.22  addressing environmental problems and 
  8.23  issues using a systems perspective. 
  8.24  (y) NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION            640,000
  8.25  This appropriation is from the 
  8.26  environmental trust fund to the 
  8.27  commissioner of agriculture to apply 
  8.28  research findings on practices that 
  8.29  prevent agriculture nonpoint source 
  8.30  pollution, conduct whole farm planning, 
  8.31  and advance efforts on plant pest 
  8.32  detection and control practices. 
  8.33  (z) FORESTRY GEIS                      1,875,000
  8.34  This appropriation is from the 
  8.35  environmental trust fund to the 
  8.36  commissioner of natural resources to 
  8.37  implement the recommendations of the 
  8.38  generic environmental impact statement 
  8.39  (GEIS) on timber harvesting and forest 
  8.40  management. 
  8.41  (aa) AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
  8.42  PROGRAM                                  250,000
  8.43  This appropriation is from the 
  8.44  environmental trust fund to the 
  8.45  commissioner of agriculture to continue 
  8.46  research on aquaculture production 
  8.47  technologies with an emphasis on 
  8.48  improved methods for handling fish 
  8.49  waste. 
  8.50  (bb) SOIL CONSERVATION COST
  8.51  SHARE PROGRAM                          1,000,000
  8.52  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.53  resources fund to the board of water 
  8.54  and soil resources for grants to local 
  8.55  governments to share the costs incurred 
  8.56  by landowners for eligible soil and 
  8.57  water conservation projects. 
  9.1   (cc) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  9.2   ROUND TABLE                              120,000
  9.3   This appropriation is from the 
  9.4   environmental trust fund to the office 
  9.5   of strategic and long-range planning 
  9.6   for the environmental quality board for 
  9.7   the administration, coordination, and 
  9.8   continuing outreach activities 
  9.9   associated with the Minnesota 
  9.10  sustainable development initiative. 
  9.11  Subd. 5.  Environmental Education 
  9.12  (a) LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT 
  9.13  CURRICULUM                               100,000
  9.14  This appropriation is from the trust 
  9.15  fund to the office of environmental 
  9.16  assistance for an agreement with 
  9.17  Pheasants Forever, Inc. to provide 
  9.18  teacher training in the use of the 
  9.19  Leopold education project conservation 
  9.20  ethics curriculum.  This appropriation 
  9.21  must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
  9.22  nonstate money. 
  9.23  (b) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 
  9.24  TEACHER TRAINING                         500,000
  9.25  This appropriation is from the trust 
  9.26  fund to the office of environmental 
  9.27  assistance in cooperation with the 
  9.28  environmental education advisory board 
  9.29  to develop and deliver statewide 
  9.30  environmental education training for 
  9.31  preservice and in-service teachers. 
  9.32  (c) SHARING ENVIRONMENTAL 
  9.33  EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE                      200,000
  9.34  This appropriation is from the trust 
  9.35  fund to the office of environmental 
  9.36  assistance in cooperation with the 
  9.37  environmental education advisory board 
  9.38  to plan and develop an information data 
  9.39  exchange and service center that 
  9.40  coordinates the collection, evaluation, 
  9.41  dissemination, and promotion of 
  9.42  environmental education resources and 
  9.43  programs. 
  9.44  (d) ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO RESOURCE 
  9.45  LIBRARY AND PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES     250,000
  9.46  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.47  resources fund to the office of 
  9.48  environmental assistance in cooperation 
  9.49  with the environmental education 
  9.50  advisory board for an agreement with 
  9.51  Twin Cities Public Television to create 
  9.52  a resource information center for 
  9.53  environmental video and to produce and 
  9.54  broadcast an environmental television 
  9.55  series about Minnesota environmental 
  9.56  achievements. 
  9.57  (e) DEVELOPMENT, ASSIMILATION AND 
  9.58  DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF EDUCATIONAL 
  9.59  MATERIALS                                100,000
 10.1   This appropriation is from the future 
 10.2   resources fund to the office of 
 10.3   environmental assistance for an 
 10.4   agreement with the International Wolf 
 10.5   Center to collect and develop written, 
 10.6   electronic, and photographic 
 10.7   audio-visual material about wolf 
 10.8   ecology, recovery, and management for 
 10.9   electronic distribution.  This 
 10.10  appropriation must be matched by at 
 10.11  least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 10.12  (f) ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GRANTS 
 10.13  FOR MINNESOTA SCHOOLS                    200,000
 10.14  This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.15  fund to the department of natural 
 10.16  resources for an agreement with St. 
 10.17  Olaf college for the school nature area 
 10.18  project matching grants to schools for 
 10.19  school area nature sites.  This 
 10.20  appropriation must be matched by at 
 10.21  least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 10.22  (g) ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTAL 
 10.23  EDUCATION NETWORK                        250,000
 10.24  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.25  resources fund to the office of 
 10.26  environmental assistance for an 
 10.27  agreement with the University of 
 10.28  Minnesota raptor center to develop a 
 10.29  program for student participation in 
 10.30  satellite-tracking research, data 
 10.31  collection and dissemination using 
 10.32  INTERNET, workshops, material 
 10.33  development, and off-site classroom 
 10.34  experience.  This appropriation must be 
 10.35  matched by at least $38,000 of nonstate 
 10.36  money. 
 10.37  (h) THREE RIVERS INITIATIVE              750,000
 10.38  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.39  resources fund to the Science Museum of 
 10.40  Minnesota to develop exhibits and 
 10.41  programs focusing on the Mississippi, 
 10.42  Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers. 
 10.43  (i) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER EXHIBIT ON 
 10.44  MINNESOTA RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES       150,000
 10.45  This appropriation is from oil 
 10.46  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 10.47  administration for an agreement with 
 10.48  the Izaak Walton League of America, 
 10.49  midwest office in cooperation with the 
 10.50  Science Museum of Minnesota to develop 
 10.51  and disseminate an interactive 
 10.52  multimedia computer exhibit on 
 10.53  renewable energy resources. 
 10.54  (j) TREES FOR TEENS:  TRAINING, 
 10.55  RESOURCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, 
 10.56  SERVICE                                   75,000
 10.57  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.58  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 10.59  natural resources for an agreement with 
 10.60  Twin Cities Tree Trust to develop a 
 10.61  pilot program and curriculum materials 
 11.1   for educating high school students 
 11.2   about urban forestry and assisting them 
 11.3   in carrying out peer education and 
 11.4   community service projects. 
 11.5   (k) REDWOOD FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 
 11.6   NO. 637 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT  250,000
 11.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 11.8   resources fund to the office of 
 11.9   environmental assistance for an 
 11.10  agreement with the Redwood Falls school 
 11.11  district to accelerate development of 
 11.12  an outdoor environmental learning 
 11.13  center and to integrate environmental 
 11.14  education into the K-12 curriculum.  
 11.15  Project development will include 
 11.16  prairie access improvements including a 
 11.17  trail system, establishment of a 
 11.18  wetland, and an arboretum. 
 11.19  (l) TOGETHER OUTDOORS MINNESOTA          575,000
 11.20  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.21  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.22  natural resources for an agreement with 
 11.23  Wilderness Inquiry for diversity 
 11.24  specialist training, training of 
 11.25  outdoor service professionals to 
 11.26  provide inclusive programming, and 
 11.27  diversity networking, including the 
 11.28  development of a directory of 
 11.29  recreation facility accessibility.  
 11.30  This appropriation must be matched by 
 11.31  at least $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 11.32  This project must be completed and 
 11.33  final products delivered by December 
 11.34  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 11.35  available until that date. 
 11.36  (m) ENHANCED NATURAL RESOURCE 
 11.37  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASIAN-PACIFIC 
 11.38  MINNESOTANS                              150,000
 11.39  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.40  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.41  natural resources for the second 
 11.42  biennium of funding for community 
 11.43  outreach, cultural collaboration, 
 11.44  training, and education to increase 
 11.45  Asians' participation and understanding 
 11.46  of natural resources management.  
 11.47  (n) DELIVER ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
 11.48  AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
 11.49  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS                        100,000
 11.50  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.51  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.52  natural resources to provide 
 11.53  interpretation of ecological data 
 11.54  collected by the county biological 
 11.55  survey. 
 11.56  (o) NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 
 11.57  PUBLIC EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT   100,000
 11.58  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.59  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.60  the pollution control agency for an 
 12.1   agreement with the city of St. Paul for 
 12.2   a joint project with the city of 
 12.3   Minneapolis to conduct surveys and 
 12.4   develop and implement nonpoint source 
 12.5   pollution public education.  This 
 12.6   appropriation must be matched by at 
 12.7   least $12,000 of nonstate money. 
 12.8   (p) WHITETAIL DEER RESOURCE CENTER        50,000
 12.9   This appropriation is from the future 
 12.10  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.11  natural resources for an agreement with 
 12.12  the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association 
 12.13  to develop a facility and operations 
 12.14  plan.  This appropriation must be 
 12.15  matched by $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 12.16  (q) GORDON GULLION CHAIR IN FOREST 
 12.17  WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION          350,000
 12.18  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.19  resources fund to the University of 
 12.20  Minnesota to establish an endowed chair 
 12.21  in forest wildlife research and 
 12.22  education to develop forest and 
 12.23  wildlife sustainable management 
 12.24  practices.  This appropriation must be 
 12.25  matched by at least $350,000 of 
 12.26  nonstate money.  
 12.27  (r) EXTENSION COOPERATIVE 
 12.28  EDUCATION                                 40,000
 12.29  This appropriation is from the 
 12.30  environmental trust fund to the board 
 12.31  of water and soil resources for an 
 12.32  education specialist position serving 
 12.33  the southern half of the state with a 
 12.34  focus on the Minnesota river basin.  
 12.35  The position will be jointly funded 
 12.36  with the Minnesota extension service. 
 12.37  Subd. 6.  Natural Resource Data 
 12.38  (a) ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS INITIATIVE  350,000
 12.39  This appropriation is from the trust 
 12.40  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 12.41  resources to create the framework for 
 12.42  an integrated, statewide network for 
 12.43  selecting and monitoring environmental 
 12.44  indicators to assess and communicate 
 12.45  Minnesota's environmental health status 
 12.46  and trends.  The work program must be 
 12.47  submitted to the environmental quality 
 12.48  board for review.  Data compatibility 
 12.49  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 12.50  this appropriation. 
 12.51  (b) ASSESSING WETLAND QUALITY WITH 
 12.52  ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS                    275,000
 12.53  This appropriation is from the trust 
 12.54  fund to the board of water and soil 
 12.55  resources for an agreement with the 
 12.56  University of Minnesota to develop 
 12.57  plant and animal indicators of wetland 
 12.58  quality, establish a system of 
 12.59  reference natural wetlands for 
 12.60  comparative monitoring, and develop 
 13.1   guidelines for wetland assessment and 
 13.2   monitoring to guide replacement wetland 
 13.3   monitoring.  Data compatibility 
 13.4   requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 13.5   this appropriation. 
 13.6   (c) COUNTY BIOLOGICAL 
 13.7   SURVEY - CONTINUATION                    900,000
 13.8   This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.9   fund to the commissioner of natural 
 13.10  resources for the fifth biennium of a 
 13.11  proposed 12-biennium project to 
 13.12  accelerate the county biological survey 
 13.13  for the systematic collection, 
 13.14  interpretation, and distribution of 
 13.15  data on the distribution and ecology of 
 13.16  rare plants, animals, and natural 
 13.17  communities.  Data compatibility 
 13.18  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 13.19  this appropriation. 
 13.20  (d) FOREST BIRD DIVERSITY 
 13.21  INITIATIVE - CONTINUATION                400,000
 13.22  This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.23  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 13.24  resources for the third biennium of a 
 13.25  proposed six-biennium project for a 
 13.26  comprehensive monitoring and research 
 13.27  program that develops management tools 
 13.28  to maintain diversity of forest birds 
 13.29  and establishes benchmarks for using 
 13.30  birds as ecological indicators of 
 13.31  forest health.  Data compatibility 
 13.32  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 13.33  this appropriation.  This project must 
 13.34  be completed and final products 
 13.35  delivered by December 31, 1997, and the 
 13.36  appropriation is available until that 
 13.37  date. 
 13.38  (e) BASE MAPS FOR 1990s - FINAL 
 13.39  PHASE CONTINUATION                       600,000
 13.40  This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.41  fund to the director of the office of 
 13.42  strategic and long-range planning to 
 13.43  provide the third biennium of a 
 13.44  three-biennium state match for a 
 13.45  federal program to complete statewide 
 13.46  coverage of orthophoto maps and 
 13.47  complete the update mapping for the 
 13.48  state's most obsolete topographic 
 13.49  maps.  Data compatibility requirements 
 13.50  in subdivision 15 apply to this 
 13.51  appropriation. 
 13.52  (f) COMPLETION OF STATEWIDE LAND USE 
 13.53  UPDATE - CONTINUATION                    380,000
 13.54  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.55  resources fund to the director of the 
 13.56  office of strategic and long-range 
 13.57  planning, in cooperation with the board 
 13.58  of water and soil resources, for an 
 13.59  agreement with the association of 
 13.60  Minnesota counties for the third and 
 13.61  final biennium to complete the update 
 13.62  of the land use map for Minnesota, 
 13.63  complete conversion of the data to 
 14.1   computer format, and make the data 
 14.2   available to users.  Data compatibility 
 14.3   requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 14.4   this appropriation. 
 14.5   (g) FILLMORE COUNTY SOIL 
 14.6   SURVEY UPDATE                             65,000
 14.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 14.8   resources fund to the board of water 
 14.9   and soil resources to provide half of 
 14.10  the nonfederal share to begin a 
 14.11  three-biennium project to update the 
 14.12  Fillmore county soil survey into a 
 14.13  digitized and manuscript format.  Data 
 14.14  compatibility requirements in 
 14.15  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 14.16  appropriation. 
 14.17  (h) MINNESOTA RIVER TILE SYSTEM 
 14.18  RESEARCH - CONTINUATION                  150,000
 14.19  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.20  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.21  the pollution control agency for the 
 14.22  second biennium of a two-biennium 
 14.23  project to continue research on the 
 14.24  impact of and best management practices 
 14.25  for surface tile inlets. 
 14.26  (i) SUGARLOAF SITE ASSESSMENT AND 
 14.27  INTERPRETATION                            70,000
 14.28  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.29  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.30  natural resources for an agreement with 
 14.31  the Sugarloaf Interpretive Center 
 14.32  Association for inventories, native 
 14.33  habitat restoration, and the 
 14.34  interpretation of the natural and 
 14.35  cultural characteristics of Sugarloaf 
 14.36  Cove.  The data collection must be 
 14.37  coordinated with the department of 
 14.38  natural resources natural heritage 
 14.39  program.  Reasonable public use and 
 14.40  access must be provided.  This 
 14.41  appropriation must be matched by 
 14.42  $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 14.43  (j) MICROBIAL DETERIORATION OF ASPHALT 
 14.44  MATERIALS AND ITS PREVENTION              60,000
 14.45  This appropriation is from the oil 
 14.46  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 14.47  administration for a transfer to the 
 14.48  commissioner of transportation to 
 14.49  survey microbial deterioration of 
 14.50  asphalt-bituminous materials in 
 14.51  cooperation with Bemidji state 
 14.52  university or other research 
 14.53  institutions. 
 14.54  (k) ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY EMISSIONS, 
 14.55  DEPOSITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST 
 14.56  EVALUATION                               575,000
 14.57  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.58  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.59  the pollution control agency for a 
 14.60  mercury emission inventory and 
 14.61  quantification of mercury atmospheric 
 15.1   deposition.  $50,000 is for an 
 15.2   evaluation of the external costs of 
 15.3   mercury emissions from Minnesota 
 15.4   sources. 
 15.5   (l) MERCURY DEPOSITION AND 
 15.6   LAKE QUALITY TRENDS                      250,000
 15.7   $120,000 of this appropriation is from 
 15.8   the future resources fund and $130,000 
 15.9   is from the Great Lakes protection 
 15.10  account to the commissioner of the 
 15.11  pollution control agency for an 
 15.12  agreement with the University of 
 15.13  Minnesota-Duluth to synthesize and 
 15.14  interpret a five-year (1990-1994) 
 15.15  mercury deposition data base and 
 15.16  evaluate water quality and fish 
 15.17  contamination trends for 80 high-value 
 15.18  lakes and compare it with historic 
 15.19  data.  This is to be done in 
 15.20  cooperation with the pollution control 
 15.21  agency.  Data compatibility 
 15.22  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 15.23  this appropriation. 
 15.24  (m) CRP ASSESSMENT                       300,000
 15.25  This appropriation is from the 
 15.26  environmental trust fund to the 
 15.27  commissioner of agriculture to analyze 
 15.28  CRP lands relative to nonpoint source 
 15.29  pollution, develop options for lands 
 15.30  coming out of CRP, and determine how to 
 15.31  derive the greatest benefit from CRP 
 15.32  funds. 
 15.33  (n) WATER QUALITY STATISTICAL
 15.34  PROJECT                                  200,000
 15.35  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.36  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.37  the pollution control agency for the 
 15.38  design and implementation of a 
 15.39  statistically based network for 
 15.40  monitoring water quality in our rivers. 
 15.41  (o) REDUCTION OF MERCURY
 15.42  CONTAMINATION                            120,000
 15.43  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.45  the pollution control agency to 
 15.46  coordinate the agency's mercury 
 15.47  reduction activities and to implement 
 15.48  the recommendations of the mercury 
 15.49  reduction task force. 
 15.50  (p) STATEWIDE GIS SUPPORT              1,200,000
 15.51  This appropriation is from the 
 15.52  environmental trust fund to the 
 15.53  commissioner of natural resources for 
 15.54  the implementation of GIS technology 
 15.55  that directly supports the agency's 
 15.56  sustainable ecosystems efforts. 
 15.57  (q) DATA MANAGEMENT                      150,000
 15.58  This appropriation is from the 
 15.59  environmental trust fund to the board 
 16.1   of water and soil resources for the 
 16.2   completion of systems project that ties 
 16.3   various applications and databases into 
 16.4   a format that is accessible by the 
 16.5   agency staff, other natural resource 
 16.6   organizations, and local governments. 
 16.7   Subd. 7.  Urban Natural Resources 
 16.8   (a) URBAN WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM       150,000
 16.9   This appropriation is from the future 
 16.10  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.11  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.12  the St. Paul neighborhood energy 
 16.13  consortium to provide workshops and 
 16.14  native planting materials to households 
 16.15  for landscaping for wildlife, 
 16.16  demonstrating plant diversity, and 
 16.17  alternative lawn care practices in the 
 16.18  urban environment.  This project must 
 16.19  be done in cooperation with the 
 16.20  department of natural resources nongame 
 16.21  wildlife and releaf programs.  This 
 16.22  appropriation must be matched by at 
 16.23  least $35,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.24  (b) GARDENING PROGRAM - STATEWIDE        300,000
 16.25  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.26  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.27  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.28  the sustainable resources center for a 
 16.29  joint project with the Minnesota 
 16.30  horticultural society - Minnesota Green 
 16.31  and Duluth Plant-A-Lot community garden 
 16.32  program to provide technical assistance 
 16.33  on community plantings, food gardens, 
 16.34  trees, native plants, and 
 16.35  environmentally sound horticultural and 
 16.36  land use practices. 
 16.37  (c) RELEAF:  PLANTING FOR ENERGY 
 16.38  CONSERVATION IN COMMUNITIES              400,000
 16.39  This appropriation is from the oil 
 16.40  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 16.41  administration for an agreement with 
 16.42  the department of natural resources for 
 16.43  the second biennium of a project to 
 16.44  achieve the strategic planting of 
 16.45  predominately native shade trees and 
 16.46  community windbreaks for statewide 
 16.47  energy conservation and carbon dioxide 
 16.48  abatement through acceleration of the 
 16.49  Minnesota releaf program by providing 
 16.50  cost-share grants administered on a 
 16.51  reimbursement basis so the overall 
 16.52  match averages two local dollars per 
 16.53  state dollar.  For the purpose of this 
 16.54  paragraph, up to 15 percent of the 
 16.55  local match may be in-kind contribution.
 16.56  (d) MAPLEWOOD INNOVATIVE STORM 
 16.57  WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT                 100,000
 16.58  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.59  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.60  the pollution control agency for an 
 16.61  agreement with the city of Maplewood to 
 16.62  design, construct, and monitor a 
 17.1   demonstration stormwater management 
 17.2   system.  This appropriation must be 
 17.3   matched by at least $165,000 of 
 17.4   nonstate money. 
 17.5   (e) PHALEN WETLAND RESTORATION           115,000
 17.6   This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.7   fund to the board of water and soil 
 17.8   resources for an agreement with the 
 17.9   city of St. Paul to restore a wetland 
 17.10  at the south end of Lake Phalen.  This 
 17.11  appropriation must be matched by at 
 17.12  least $50,000 in nonstate money. 
 17.13  (f) WETLAND RESTORATION AND 
 17.14  ENHANCEMENT TO CREATE COMMUNITY AMENITY 
 17.15  AND FORM                                 250,000
 17.16  This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.17  fund to the director of the office of 
 17.18  strategic and long-range planning for 
 17.19  an agreement with the University of 
 17.20  Minnesota to provide technical design 
 17.21  assistance to help five communities 
 17.22  create restored and enhanced wetlands 
 17.23  that reinforce community form and 
 17.24  emphasize habitat creation, water 
 17.25  quality, and recreational amenities. 
 17.26  (g)  METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER 
 17.27  MODEL TO PREDICT CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT    250,000
 17.28  This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.29  fund to the commissioner of the 
 17.30  pollution control agency to develop and 
 17.31  apply a tool to improve prediction of 
 17.32  contaminant movement in groundwater at 
 17.33  contamination sites in the metropolitan 
 17.34  area using a flexible regional 
 17.35  groundwater flow model.  Data 
 17.36  compatibility requirements in 
 17.37  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 17.38  appropriation. 
 17.39  (h) METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING          390,000
 17.40  This appropriation is from the 
 17.41  environmental trust fund to the board 
 17.42  of water and soil resources to assist 
 17.43  water management organizations in the 
 17.44  seven-county metropolitan area in the 
 17.45  development, approval, and adoption of 
 17.46  surface water management plans. 
 17.47  Subd. 8.  Fisheries 
 17.48  (a) STATEWIDE EXPERIMENTAL 
 17.49  FISHING REGULATIONS                      500,000
 17.50  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.51  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 17.52  natural resources for baseline data 
 17.53  collection to evaluate experimental 
 17.54  fishing regulations. 
 17.55  This project must be completed and 
 17.56  final products delivered by December 
 17.57  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 17.58  available until that date. 
 18.1   (b) RIM -  ACCELERATE FISHERIES 
 18.2   ACQUISITION FOR ANGLER ACCESS            300,000
 18.3   This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.4   fund to the commissioner of natural 
 18.5   resources to provide increased angler 
 18.6   access by accelerating easement and fee 
 18.7   title acquisition of land adjacent to 
 18.8   streams and lakes, including access for 
 18.9   non boat owners and urban users. 
 18.10  This project must be completed and 
 18.11  final products delivered by December 
 18.12  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 18.13  available until that date. 
 18.14  Subd. 9.  Wildlife 
 18.15  (a) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 18.16  LAND ACQUISITION                         450,000
 18.17  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.18  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 18.19  resources to accelerate acquisition 
 18.20  activities in the reinvest in Minnesota 
 18.21  program by acquiring land identified in 
 18.22  North American waterfowl management 
 18.23  plan project areas.  This appropriation 
 18.24  must first be used for projects 
 18.25  qualifying for a match, which may 
 18.26  include costs for acquisition, 
 18.27  enhancements, and wetland restoration. 
 18.28  (b) RIM - ACCELERATE CRITICAL 
 18.29  HABITAT MATCH PROGRAM                    250,000
 18.30  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.31  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 18.32  resources to accelerate the reinvest in 
 18.33  Minnesota program to acquire and 
 18.34  improve critical habitat for game and 
 18.35  nongame fish, wildlife, and native 
 18.36  plants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 18.37  section 84.943. 
 18.38  (c) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 18.39  HABITAT STEWARDSHIP                      450,000
 18.40  This appropriation is from the future 
 18.41  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 18.42  natural resources for improvement of 
 18.43  wildlife habitat and natural plant 
 18.44  communities statewide, both urban and 
 18.45  rural public lands, to protect and 
 18.46  enhance wildlife, native plant species, 
 18.47  and ecological diversity. 
 18.48  (d) BIOMASS PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND 
 18.49  RESTORATION OF BRUSHLAND HABITATS        200,000
 18.50  This appropriation is from the future 
 18.51  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 18.52  natural resources for an agreement with 
 18.53  the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 
 18.54  cooperation with the natural resources 
 18.55  research institute and the Minnesota 
 18.56  Sharptailed Grouse Society to assess 
 18.57  brushland harvesting, brushland as 
 18.58  wildlife habitat, and habitat 
 18.59  management strategies. 
 19.1   This project must be completed and 
 19.2   final products delivered by December 
 19.3   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 19.4   available until that date. 
 19.5   (e) TURN IN POACHERS YOUTH ACTIVITY BOOK  50,000
 19.6   This appropriation is from the future 
 19.7   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.8   natural resources for an agreement with 
 19.9   TIP, Inc. to print and disseminate an 
 19.10  activity book to inform and educate 
 19.11  children about poaching and its impact 
 19.12  on natural resources, and to promote 
 19.13  ethical hunting and fishing.  This 
 19.14  appropriation must be matched by at 
 19.15  least $12,500 of nonstate money. 
 19.16  Subd. 10.  Energy 
 19.17  (a) INTER-CITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
 19.18  TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION             150,000
 19.19  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.20  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.21  administration for an agreement with 
 19.22  Minnesota Power and Light Company to 
 19.23  develop and evaluate an electric 
 19.24  vehicle infrastructure with charging 
 19.25  stations for use between Duluth and St. 
 19.26  Paul, including installation of a 
 19.27  charging station at the state of 
 19.28  Minnesota central motor pool location.  
 19.29  This appropriation must be matched by 
 19.30  at least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 19.31  (b) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND 
 19.32  ENERGY ON FAMILY FARMS                   200,000
 19.33  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.34  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.35  administration for an agreement with 
 19.36  the sustainable resources center to 
 19.37  provide technical assistance and 
 19.38  technology transfer for the development 
 19.39  of wind energy harvesting. 
 19.40  (c) ONE-MEGAWATT HYBRID ELECTRICAL 
 19.41  GENERATION SIMULATION PROJECT             50,000
 19.42  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.43  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.44  administration for an agreement with 
 19.45  Dan Mar & Associates in cooperation 
 19.46  with the agriculture utilization 
 19.47  research institute for a simulation 
 19.48  project using biofuel electrical 
 19.49  generation to firm up wind power to 
 19.50  provide electrical energy on demand. 
 19.51  (d) AVIAN POPULATION ANALYSIS FOR 
 19.52  WIND POWER GENERATION REGIONS             75,000
 19.53  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.54  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.55  administration for an agreement with 
 19.56  American Wind Energy Association to 
 19.57  identify and assess significant avian 
 19.58  activity areas within identified wind 
 19.59  farm corridors in Minnesota.  This 
 19.60  appropriation must be matched by at 
 20.1   least $75,000 of nonstate money. 
 20.2   This project must be completed and 
 20.3   final products delivered by December 
 20.4   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 20.5   available until that date. 
 20.6   (e) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 
 20.7   ICE ARENAS                               470,000
 20.8   This appropriation is from the oil 
 20.9   overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 20.10  administration for an agreement with 
 20.11  the Center for Energy and Environment 
 20.12  to assess, install and evaluate energy 
 20.13  and indoor air quality improvements in 
 20.14  at least 25 publicly owned ice arenas 
 20.15  located throughout Minnesota.  Projects 
 20.16  receiving funding from this 
 20.17  appropriation must be in compliance 
 20.18  with the indoor ice facilities prime 
 20.19  ice time and gender preference 
 20.20  requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.21  section 15.98.  This appropriation is 
 20.22  for up to 50 percent of the cost of 
 20.23  retrofit activities. 
 20.24  Subd. 11.  Historic 
 20.25  (a) RESTORE HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI 
 20.26  RIVER MILL SITE                          120,000
 20.27  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.28  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 20.29  historical society for a subgrant to 
 20.30  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
 20.31  board to implement an agreement with 
 20.32  Crown Hydro Company to restore 
 20.33  gatehouse foundations, construct 
 20.34  catwalks and lighting through the 
 20.35  tailrace tunnels, and restore and 
 20.36  display the historic turbine of the 
 20.37  historic Crown roller mill.  This 
 20.38  activity must be done in cooperation 
 20.39  with the St. Anthony falls heritage 
 20.40  board.  Reasonable public use and 
 20.41  access must be provided.  This 
 20.42  appropriation must be matched by at 
 20.43  least $120,000 of nonstate money.  This 
 20.44  appropriation is contingent on the 
 20.45  receipt of all applicable hydropower 
 20.46  and other public agency approvals. 
 20.47  (b) POND-DAKOTA MISSION 
 20.48  RESTORATION                              270,000
 20.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.50  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 20.51  historical society for an agreement 
 20.52  with the city of Bloomington to 
 20.53  continue the restoration of the Pond 
 20.54  house and Dakota Indian mission site.  
 20.55  This appropriation must be matched by 
 20.56  $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 20.57  (c) JOSEPH R. BROWN INTERPRETIVE 
 20.58  CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT                75,000
 20.59  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.60  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 20.61  historical society for an agreement 
 21.1   with the Sibley county historical 
 21.2   society for building restoration and 
 21.3   renovation activities on the 1879 
 21.4   Sibley county courthouse, to be used as 
 21.5   the Joseph R. Brown interpretive 
 21.6   center.  This appropriation must be 
 21.7   matched by at least $5,000 of nonstate 
 21.8   money. 
 21.9   (d) HERITAGE TRAILS                      200,000
 21.10  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.11  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 21.12  historical society to plan and 
 21.13  construct trails for at least three 
 21.14  historic sites and for trail 
 21.15  interpretive material and equipment. 
 21.16  (e) RESTORATION OF HISTORIC ELBA 
 21.17  FIRE TOWER                                73,000
 21.18  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.19  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.20  natural resources for an agreement with 
 21.21  the Elba booster club, in consultation 
 21.22  with the Minnesota historical society, 
 21.23  for restoration and the development of 
 21.24  interpretive materials and to provide 
 21.25  access to the Elba fire tower for safe 
 21.26  recreational and educational use. 
 21.27  (f) MANAGING MINNESOTA SHIPWRECKS        100,000
 21.28  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.29  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 21.30  historical society to survey historic 
 21.31  north shore shipping facilities and 
 21.32  shipwrecks, survey shipwrecks in 
 21.33  Minnesota inland lakes and rivers, 
 21.34  organize a conference on underwater 
 21.35  cultural resources, and revise the 
 21.36  management plan. 
 21.37  Subd. 12.  Biological Control 
 21.38  (a) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF 
 21.39  EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL AND PURPLE 
 21.40  LOOSESTRIFE - CONTINUATION               300,000
 21.41  $250,000 of this appropriation is from 
 21.42  the trust fund and $50,000 is from the 
 21.43  future resources fund to the 
 21.44  commissioner of natural resources for 
 21.45  the second biennium of a five-biennium 
 21.46  project to develop biological controls 
 21.47  for Eurasian water milfoil and purple 
 21.48  loosestrife. 
 21.49  (b) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OVERLAND 
 21.50  SPREAD OF OAK WILT                        90,000
 21.51  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.52  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.53  agriculture in cooperation with the 
 21.54  University of Minnesota to improve 
 21.55  application methods for enhancing 
 21.56  natural biological control of the 
 21.57  overland spread of oak wilt. 
 21.58  (c) BENEFICIAL FUNGAL INOCULUM FOR 
 21.59  PRAIRIE AND WETLAND RECLAMATION          100,000
 22.1   This appropriation is from the trust 
 22.2   fund to the commissioner of 
 22.3   transportation for an agreement with 
 22.4   the University of Minnesota for the 
 22.5   characterization and development of 
 22.6   inoculum production methods for soil 
 22.7   fungi associated with the roots of 
 22.8   native and naturalized Minnesota plants 
 22.9   in prairies and wetlands to assist in 
 22.10  restoration projects. 
 22.11  (d) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL PROGRAM           880,000
 22.12  This appropriation is from the 
 22.13  environmental trust fund to the 
 22.14  commissioner of agriculture to continue 
 22.15  the identification and field testing of 
 22.16  biological agents, and in developing 
 22.17  related strategies to control pests. 
 22.18  Subd. 13.  Data Compatibility 
 22.19  Requirements 
 22.20  During the biennium ending June 30, 
 22.21  1997, the data collected by the 
 22.22  projects funded under this section that 
 22.23  have common value for natural resource 
 22.24  planning and management must conform to 
 22.25  information architecture as defined in 
 22.26  guidelines and standards adopted by the 
 22.27  information policy office.  Data review 
 22.28  committees may be established to 
 22.29  develop or comment on plans for data 
 22.30  integration and distribution.  In 
 22.31  addition, the data must be provided to 
 22.32  and integrated with the Minnesota land 
 22.33  management information center's 
 22.34  geographic data bases with the 
 22.35  integration costs borne by the activity 
 22.36  receiving funding under this section. 
 22.37  Subd. 14.  Project Requirements 
 22.38  It is a condition of acceptance of the 
 22.39  appropriations in this section that any 
 22.40  agency or entity receiving the 
 22.41  appropriation must comply with 
 22.42  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 
 22.43  Subd 15.  Match Requirements 
 22.44  For appropriations in this section with 
 22.45  a match requirement, the match must be 
 22.46  committed by June 30, 1996.  The 
 22.47  commissioner of finance must certify 
 22.48  the availability of the match prior to 
 22.49  the release of the appropriation for 
 22.50  each project with a match contingency.  
 22.51  Unless specifically authorized, in-kind 
 22.52  contributions may not be counted as 
 22.53  match. 
 22.54  Subd. 16.  Purchase of Recycled and 
 22.55  Recyclable Materials 
 22.56  A political subdivision, public or 
 22.57  private corporation, or other entity 
 22.58  that receives an appropriation in this 
 22.59  section must use the appropriation in 
 22.60  compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 23.1   sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 
 23.2   the purchase of recycled, repairable, 
 23.3   and durable materials, the purchase of 
 23.4   uncoated paper stock, and the use of 
 23.5   soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 
 23.6   state agency. 
 23.7   Subd. 17.  Carryforward 
 23.8   (a) The availability of the 
 23.9   appropriations for the following 
 23.10  projects is extended to December 31, 
 23.11  1995:  Laws 1993, chapter 172, section 
 23.12  14, subdivisions 3(a), 3(i), 6(b), 
 23.13  9(a), 10(a), 10(c), 10(g), 10(p), 
 23.14  10(q), 10(r), 12(a), 12(c), 12(g), 
 23.15  12(h), 12(j), and 12(l). 
 23.16  (b) The availability of the 
 23.17  appropriations for the following 
 23.18  projects is extended to December 31, 
 23.19  1996:  (1) Laws 1993, chapter 172, 
 23.20  section 14, subdivisions 4(e), 10(d), 
 23.21  10(f), 10(o), 12(f), 12(g), and that 
 23.22  portion of subdivision 10, paragraph 
 23.23  (c), for Cedar Lake trail development; 
 23.24  and (2) Laws 1994, chapter 632, article 
 23.25  2, section 6, local recreation grants 
 23.26  and Silver Bay harbor. 
 23.27  Sec. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
 23.28  The following amounts are appropriated 
 23.29  from the environmental trust fund 
 23.30  referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
 23.31  section 116P.02, subdivision 6.  The 
 23.32  appropriations are available until 
 23.33  December 31, 1995, and are subject to 
 23.34  the provisions of Laws 1993, chapter 
 23.35  172, section 14, subdivisions 14 to 18. 
 23.36  (a) STATE PARK AND RECREATION  
 23.37  AREA ACQUISITION                         650,000
 23.38  This appropriation is to the 
 23.39  commissioner of natural resources for 
 23.40  acquisition of land within the 
 23.41  statutory boundaries of state parks and 
 23.42  recreation areas. 
 23.43  (b) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PARKS AND
 23.44  TRAILS ACQUISITION                       650,000
 23.45  This appropriation is to the 
 23.46  commissioner of natural resources for 
 23.47  payment to the metropolitan council for 
 23.48  subgrants to acquire parks and trails 
 23.49  consistent with the metropolitan 
 23.50  council regional recreation open space 
 23.51  capital improvement plan. 
 23.52  (c) The projects in this section must 
 23.53  be completed and final products 
 23.54  delivered by December 31, 1995. 
 23.55                             ARTICLE 2
 23.56            ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND 
 23.57     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 103B.321, 
 24.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 24.2      Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL.] The board shall:  
 24.3      (1) develop guidelines for the contents of comprehensive 
 24.4   water plans that provide for a flexible approach to meeting the 
 24.5   different water and related land resources needs of counties and 
 24.6   watersheds across the state; 
 24.7      (2) coordinate assistance of state agencies to counties and 
 24.8   other local units of government involved in preparation of 
 24.9   comprehensive water plans, including identification of pertinent 
 24.10  data and studies available from the state and federal 
 24.11  government; 
 24.12     (3) conduct an active program of information and education 
 24.13  concerning the requirements and purposes of sections 103B.301 to 
 24.14  103B.355 in conjunction with the association of Minnesota 
 24.15  counties; 
 24.16     (4) determine contested cases under section 103B.345; 
 24.17     (5) establish a process for review of comprehensive water 
 24.18  plans that assures the plans are consistent with state law; 
 24.19     (6) report to the legislative water commission on Minnesota 
 24.20  resources as required by section 103B.351; and 
 24.21     (7) make grants to counties for comprehensive local water 
 24.22  planning, implementation of priority actions identified in 
 24.23  approved plans, and sealing of abandoned wells. 
 24.24     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.02, 
 24.25  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 24.26     Subd. 2.  [CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] "Citizen advisory 
 24.27  committee" means the advisory committee created in section 
 24.28  116P.06. 
 24.29     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.03, is 
 24.30  amended to read: 
 24.31     116P.03 [TRUST FUND NOT TO SUPPLANT EXISTING FUNDING.] 
 24.32     (a) The trust fund may not be used as a substitute for 
 24.33  traditional sources of funding environmental and natural 
 24.34  resources activities, but the trust fund shall supplement the 
 24.35  traditional sources, including those sources used to support the 
 24.36  criteria in section 116P.08, subdivision 1.  The trust fund must 
 25.1   be used primarily to support activities whose benefits become 
 25.2   available only over an extended period of time. 
 25.3      (b) The commission citizen advisory committee must 
 25.4   determine the amount of the state budget spent from traditional 
 25.5   sources to fund environmental and natural resources 
 25.6   activities before and after the trust fund is established for 
 25.7   the biennium prior to the establishment of the trust and each 
 25.8   subsequent biennium and include a comparison of the amount in 
 25.9   the report under section 116P.09, subdivision 7. 
 25.10     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.04, 
 25.11  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 25.12     Subd. 5.  [AUDITS REQUIRED.] The legislative auditor shall 
 25.13  audit trust fund expenditures to ensure that the money is spent 
 25.14  for the purposes provided in the commission's budget citizen 
 25.15  advisory committee's strategic plan and for the purposes 
 25.16  described in section 116P.08, subdivision 4. 
 25.17     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.06, is 
 25.18  amended to read: 
 25.19     116P.06 [CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] 
 25.20     Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) An advisory committee of 
 25.21  11 citizen members shall be appointed by the governor to advise 
 25.22  the legislative commission on Minnesota resources provide advice 
 25.23  on project proposals to receive funding from the trust fund 
 25.24  and the future resources fund and the development of budget and 
 25.25  strategic plans.  The governor shall appoint at least one member 
 25.26  from each congressional district.  The governor shall appoint 
 25.27  the chair. 
 25.28     (b) The governor's appointees must be confirmed with the 
 25.29  advice and consent of the senate.  The membership terms, 
 25.30  compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies for citizen 
 25.31  members of the citizen advisory committee are governed by 
 25.32  section 15.0575. 
 25.33     Subd. 2.  [DUTIES.] (a) The citizen advisory committee 
 25.34  shall:  
 25.35     (1) prepare and submit to the commission governor a draft 
 25.36  strategic plan to guide expenditures from the trust fund and the 
 26.1   future resources fund; 
 26.2      (2) review the reinvest in Minnesota program during 
 26.3   development of the draft strategic plan; 
 26.4      (3) gather input from the resources congress during 
 26.5   development of the draft strategic plan; 
 26.6      (4) advise the commission governor on project proposals to 
 26.7   receive funding from the trust fund and the future resources 
 26.8   fund; and 
 26.9      (5) advise the commission governor on development of the 
 26.10  budget plan; and 
 26.11     (6) for the purposes of section 116P.03, for activities in 
 26.12  state agencies and political subdivisions supplemented by the 
 26.13  trust fund or the future resources fund in the last two 
 26.14  bienniums, advise the governor on the minimum level expected to 
 26.15  be expended from traditional sources during the upcoming 
 26.16  biennium. 
 26.17     (b) The citizen advisory committee may review all project 
 26.18  proposals for funding and may make recommendations to 
 26.19  the commission governor on whether the projects:  
 26.20     (1) meet the standards and funding categories set forth in 
 26.21  sections 116P.01 to 116P.12; 
 26.22     (2) duplicate existing federal, state, or local projects 
 26.23  being conducted within the state; and 
 26.24     (3) are consistent with the most recent strategic plan 
 26.25  adopted by the commission. 
 26.26     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.07, is 
 26.27  amended to read: 
 26.28     116P.07 [RESOURCES CONGRESS.] 
 26.29     The commission citizen advisory committee must convene a 
 26.30  resources congress at least once every biennium and shall 
 26.31  develop procedures for the congress.  The congress must be open 
 26.32  to all interested individuals.  The purpose of the congress is 
 26.33  to collect public input necessary to allow the commission, with 
 26.34  the advice of the citizen advisory committee, to develop a 
 26.35  strategic plan to guide expenditures from the trust fund and the 
 26.36  future resources fund.  The congress also may be convened to 
 27.1   receive and review reports on trust fund all funded projects. 
 27.2   The congress shall also review the reinvest in Minnesota program.
 27.3      Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.08, 
 27.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 27.5      Subdivision 1.  [EXPENDITURES.] Money in the trust fund and 
 27.6   the future resources fund may be spent only for: 
 27.7      (1) the reinvest in Minnesota program as provided in 
 27.8   section 84.95, subdivision 2; 
 27.9      (2) research that contributes to increasing the 
 27.10  effectiveness of protecting or managing the state's environment 
 27.11  or natural resources; 
 27.12     (3) long-term collection and analysis of information that 
 27.13  assists in developing the state's environmental and natural 
 27.14  resources policies; 
 27.15     (4) enhancement of public education, awareness, and 
 27.16  understanding necessary for the protection, conservation, 
 27.17  restoration, and enhancement of air, land, water, forests, fish, 
 27.18  wildlife, and other natural resources; 
 27.19     (5) capital projects for the preservation and protection of 
 27.20  unique natural resources; 
 27.21     (6) activities that preserve or enhance fish, wildlife, 
 27.22  land, air, water, and other natural resources that otherwise may 
 27.23  be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state; 
 27.24  and 
 27.25     (7) (6) administrative and investment expenses incurred by 
 27.26  the state board of investment in investing deposits to the trust 
 27.27  fund; and 
 27.28     (8) administrative expenses subject to the limits in 
 27.29  section 116P.09. 
 27.30     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.08, 
 27.31  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 27.32     Subd. 3.  [STRATEGIC PLAN REQUIRED.] (a) The commission 
 27.33  citizen advisory committee shall adopt a strategic plan for 
 27.34  making expenditures from the trust fund and the future resources 
 27.35  fund, including identifying the priority areas for funding for 
 27.36  the next six years.  The strategic plan must be updated every 
 28.1   two years.  The plan is advisory only.  The plan shall include 
 28.2   recommendations on the proportion of the budget plan to be spent 
 28.3   on cooperative projects between state agencies and local or 
 28.4   private entities and cooperative projects between state agencies 
 28.5   or state agencies and the university.  The commission citizen 
 28.6   advisory committee shall submit the plan, as a recommendation, 
 28.7   to the house of representatives appropriations and senate 
 28.8   finance committees by January 1 of each odd-numbered governor 
 28.9   and legislature by May 1 of each even-numbered year. 
 28.10     (b) The commission may accept or modify the draft of the 
 28.11  strategic plan submitted to it by the advisory committee before 
 28.12  voting on the plan's adoption. 
 28.13     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.08, 
 28.14  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 28.15     Subd. 4.  [BUDGET PLAN.] (a) Funding may be provided only 
 28.16  for those projects that meet the categories criteria established 
 28.17  in subdivision 1 and section 116P.03. 
 28.18     (b) Projects submitted to the commission governor for 
 28.19  funding may be referred to the citizen advisory committee for 
 28.20  recommendation. 
 28.21     (c) The commission governor must adopt a budget plan to 
 28.22  make expenditures from the trust fund and the future resources 
 28.23  fund for the purposes provided in subdivision 1.  The budget 
 28.24  plan must be submitted to the governor for inclusion included in 
 28.25  the biennial budget and supplemental budget submitted to the 
 28.26  legislature. 
 28.27     (d) Money in the trust fund and the future resources fund 
 28.28  may not be spent except under an appropriation by law.  
 28.29     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.08, 
 28.30  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 28.31     Subd. 5.  [PUBLIC MEETINGS.] All citizen advisory committee 
 28.32  and commission meetings must be open to the public.  The 
 28.33  commission citizen advisory committee shall attempt to meet at 
 28.34  least once in each of the state's congressional districts during 
 28.35  each biennium.  
 28.36     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.09, 
 29.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 29.2      Subdivision 1.  [CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATIVE 
 29.3   AUTHORITY EXPENSE.] The commission may appoint legal and other 
 29.4   personnel and consultants necessary to carry out functions and 
 29.5   duties of the commission.  Permanent employees shall be in the 
 29.6   unclassified service.  In addition, the commission may request 
 29.7   staff assistance and data from any other agency of state 
 29.8   government as needed for the execution of the responsibilities 
 29.9   of the commission and advisory committee and an agency must 
 29.10  promptly furnish it.  The state environmental agencies shall 
 29.11  provide administrative and staff support and must furnish any 
 29.12  agency data requested by the citizen advisory committee.  The 
 29.13  commissioner of finance shall assess the state environmental 
 29.14  agencies for the administrative expenses in each biennium of the 
 29.15  citizen advisory committee. 
 29.16     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.09, 
 29.17  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 29.18     Subd. 6.  [CONFLICT OF INTEREST.] A commission member, 
 29.19  citizen advisory committee member, peer review panelist, or an 
 29.20  employee of the commission may not participate in or vote on a 
 29.21  decision of the commission, citizen advisory committee, or peer 
 29.22  review panel relating to an organization in which the member, 
 29.23  panelist, or employee has either a direct or indirect personal 
 29.24  financial interest.  While serving on the legislative 
 29.25  commission, citizen advisory committee, or peer review panel, or 
 29.26  being an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any 
 29.27  potential conflict of interest. 
 29.28     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.11, is 
 29.29  amended to read: 
 29.30     116P.11 [AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISBURSEMENT.] 
 29.31     (a) The amount biennially available from the trust fund for 
 29.32  the budget plan developed by the commission consists of the 
 29.33  earnings generated from the trust fund.  Earnings generated from 
 29.34  the trust fund shall equal the amount of interest on debt 
 29.35  securities and dividends on equity securities.  Gains and losses 
 29.36  arising from the sale of securities shall be apportioned as 
 30.1   follows:  
 30.2      (1) if the sale of securities results in a net gain during 
 30.3   a fiscal year, the gain shall be apportioned in equal 
 30.4   installments over the next ten fiscal years to offset net losses 
 30.5   in those years.  If any portion of an installment is not needed 
 30.6   to recover subsequent losses identified in paragraph (b), it 
 30.7   shall be added to the principal of the fund; and 
 30.8      (2) if the sale of securities results in a net loss during 
 30.9   a fiscal year, the net loss shall be recovered from the gains in 
 30.10  paragraph (a) apportioned to that fiscal year.  If such gains 
 30.11  are insufficient, any remaining net loss shall be recovered from 
 30.12  interest and dividend income in equal installments over the 
 30.13  following ten fiscal years.  
 30.14     (b) For funding projects until fiscal year 1997, the 
 30.15  following additional amounts are available from the trust fund 
 30.16  for the budget plans developed by the commission:  
 30.17     (1) for the 1991-1993 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 30.18  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1990 and 
 30.19  1991; 
 30.20     (2) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 20 percent of the 
 30.21  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal year 1992 and up 
 30.22  to 15 percent of the revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal 
 30.23  year 1993; 
 30.24     (3) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 30.25  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1994 and 
 30.26  1995, to be expended only for capital investments in parks and 
 30.27  trails; and 
 30.28     (4) for the 1995-1997 biennium, up to ten 25 percent of the 
 30.29  revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal year 1996. 
 30.30     (c) Any appropriated funds not encumbered in the biennium 
 30.31  in which they are appropriated cancel and must be credited to 
 30.32  the principal of the trust fund. 
 30.33     Sec. 14.  [REPEALER.] 
 30.34     Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 4.071, subdivision 2; 
 30.35  116P.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 116P.05; 116P.08, subdivisions 6 
 30.36  and 7; 116P.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; 116P.12; 
 31.1   116P.13, subdivision 3; and 116Q.02, subdivision 2, are repealed.