Minnesota Legislature
SF 2527
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/10/2016 09:04am
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund
1.3and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
1.4provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;
1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10, by
1.6adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53,
1.7subdivision 2; 129D.17, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
1.82, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.14agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.15outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.16and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
1.17for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is
1.18fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.192016 and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
2.1This appropriation is from the outdoor
2.2heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.3spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.4following subdivisions.
2.9$3,250,000 the second year is to the
2.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.11land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.13subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.14for scientific and natural area purposes
2.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.16subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.17in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.18must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.19are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.20Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.21adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
2.26$5,229,000 the second year is to the
2.27commissioner of natural resources for
2.28an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
2.29acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.30management area purposes under Minnesota
2.31Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
2.32Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
2.33Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
2.34given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
2.35for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
2.36Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.1protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.2land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.3the required accomplishment plan.
3.6$1,000,000 the second year is to the
3.7commissioner of natural resources for an
3.8agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
3.9League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
3.10strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
3.11wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
3.12purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1386A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed
3.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.15required accomplishment plan.
3.18$2,754,000 the second year is to the
3.19commissioner of natural resources for an
3.20agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.21in cooperation with the United States Fish
3.22and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee
3.23or permanent conservation easements and
3.24restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass
3.25Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
3.26Minnesota for addition to the Northern
3.27Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
3.28Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.29Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.30given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.31for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.32Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.33protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.34land acquisitions must be provided as part
3.35of the required accomplishment plan and
4.1must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.2Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.5$583,000 the second year is to the
4.6commissioner of natural resources for an
4.7agreement with The Trust for Public Land
4.8to acquire land in fee and restore lands in
4.9the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
4.10management purposes under Minnesota
4.11Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
4.12Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
4.13Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
4.14given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
4.15for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.16Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.17protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.18land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.19the required accomplishment plan.
4.22$2,541,000 the second year is to the
4.23commissioner of natural resources
4.24to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.25Conservation Plan through the acquisition of
4.26permanent conservation easements to protect
4.27and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up
4.28to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.29and enforcement funds as approved in
4.30the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.31Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.32subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
4.33in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.34must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.35are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.36Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.1adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.2permanent conservation easements must be
5.3provided as part of the final report.
5.6$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board
5.7of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.8permanent conservation easements and
5.9restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
5.10section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and
5.11enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.12water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.13least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on
5.14private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000
5.15is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
5.16fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.17and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.19conservation easements must be provided as
5.20part of the final report.
5.23$2,269,000 the second year is to the
5.24commissioner of natural resources for
5.25an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
5.26cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.27Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
5.28restore and enhance lands in the southern
5.29Red River Valley for wildlife management
5.30purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3186A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation
5.32and management as waterfowl production
5.33areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the
5.34United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
5.35Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
5.36Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.1given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.2for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.3Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.4protected native prairie. A list of proposed
6.5land acquisitions must be provided as part of
6.6the required accomplishment plan.
6.9$1,475,000 the second year is to the
6.10commissioner of natural resources for an
6.11agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
6.12cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
6.13acquire permanent conservation easements
6.14and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
6.15and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000
6.16to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000
6.17to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
6.18$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring
6.19and enforcement fund, as approved in
6.20the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.21Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.22subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
6.23in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
6.24must be given to acquisition of lands that
6.25are eligible for the native prairie bank under
6.26Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
6.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
6.28proposed acquisitions must be provided as
6.29part of the required accomplishment plan and
6.30must be consistent with the priorities in the
6.31Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
6.34$3,983,000 the second year is to the
6.35commissioner of natural resources to
6.36accelerate restoration and enhancement
7.1of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on
7.2wildlife management areas, scientific and
7.3natural areas, native prairie bank land,
7.4and bluff prairies on state forest land in
7.5southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed
7.6land restorations and enhancements
7.7must be provided as part of the required
7.8accomplishment plan.
7.11$1,208,000 the second year is to the
7.12commissioner of natural resources for
7.13agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
7.14habitat on public lands, excluding state
7.15forests, in Anoka, Isanti, Morrison,
7.16Sherburne, and Todd Counties as follows:
7.17$93,000 to Anoka Conservation District;
7.18$25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
7.19Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
7.20River Greening; and $277,000 to the
7.21National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of
7.22proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.23must be provided as part of the required
7.24accomplishment plan.
7.27$1,369,000 the second year is to the
7.28commissioner of natural resources for
7.29an agreement with the American Bird
7.30Conservancy to restore publicly owned,
7.31permanently protected forest lands for
7.32wildlife management purposes. A list
7.33of proposed forest land restorations
7.34must be provided as part of the required
7.35accomplishment plan.
8.3$1,500,000 the second year is to the
8.4commissioner of natural resources for an
8.5agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.6Association to acquire in fee and restore
8.7and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass
8.8and Hubbard Counties for county forest
8.9purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.10must be provided as part of the required
8.11accomplishment plan.
8.13$1,500,000 the second year is to the Board
8.14of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation
8.15with the Morrison County Soil and Water
8.16Conservation District, to acquire permanent
8.17conservation easements and restore forest
8.18wildlife habitat within the boundaries
8.19of the Minnesota National Guard Camp
8.20Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this
8.21amount, up to $72,000 is to establish
8.22a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
8.23approved in the accomplishment plan and
8.24subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
8.26conservation easements must be provided as
8.27part of the final report.
8.30$5,000,000 the second year is to the
8.31commissioner of natural resources for an
8.32agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
8.33cooperation with The Trust for Public Land
8.34and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land
8.35in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.2subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for
9.3scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
9.4Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
9.55, to acquire land in fee for state forest
9.6purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.786A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent
9.8conservation easements, and to restore
9.9and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest,
9.10and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to
9.11The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to
9.12The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000
9.13to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
9.14$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
9.15establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
9.16as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.17and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1897A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income
9.19statements and balance sheets for income
9.20and expenses from land acquired in fee with
9.21this appropriation and not transferred to
9.22state or local government ownership must
9.23be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
9.24Heritage Council. A list of proposed land
9.25acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.26required accomplishment plan.
9.28$1,840,000 the second year is to the
9.29commissioner of natural resources to
9.30acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.31habitat through working forest permanent
9.32conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.33forests for the future program pursuant
9.34to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
9.35A conservation easement acquired with
9.36money appropriated under this paragraph
10.1must comply with Minnesota Statutes,
10.2section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The
10.3accomplishment plan must include an
10.4easement monitoring and enforcement
10.5plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to
10.6establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
10.7as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.8and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
10.10conservation easements must be provided as
10.11part of the final report.
10.14$500,000 the second year is to the
10.15commissioner of natural resources for an
10.16agreement with Cass County to acquire land
10.17in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
10.18habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
10.19A list of proposed land acquisitions
10.20must be provided as part of the required
10.21accomplishment plan.
10.23$1,000,000 the second year is to the
10.24commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.25lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes
10.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.27subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.28acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.29required accomplishment plan.
10.32$1,000,000 the second year is to the
10.33commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.34lands in fee and permanent conservation
10.35easements for wildlife habitat purposes,
11.1for forest consolidation and connective
11.2corridor purposes, or to prevent forest
11.3fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes,
11.4section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds
11.5from any subsequent sale of lands acquired
11.6with this appropriation must be used for the
11.7purposes of this appropriation. Any sale
11.8proceeds remaining unused upon close of the
11.9appropriation availability must be returned to
11.10the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed
11.11land acquisitions must be provided as part of
11.12the required accomplishment plan. Unless
11.13otherwise provided, this appropriation is
11.14available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition
11.15of real property, this appropriation is
11.16available until June 30, 2023, if a binding
11.17agreement with a landowner or purchase
11.18agreement is entered into by June 30,
11.192022, and closed no later than June 30,
11.202023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to
11.21establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
11.22as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.23and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.25conservation easements must be provided as
11.26part of the final report.
11.29$412,000 the second year is to the
11.30commissioner of natural resources for an
11.31agreement with the National Audubon
11.32Society to restore and enhance floodplain
11.33forest habitat for wildlife on public
11.34lands along the Mississippi River. A
11.35list of restorations and enhancements
12.1must be provided as part of the required
12.2accomplishment plan.
12.5$2,188,000 the second year is to the
12.6commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.7lands in fee in Clearwater County to be
12.8managed as a unit of the outdoor recreation
12.9system under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.1086A. A list of proposed land acquisitions
12.11must be provided as part of the required
12.12accomplishment plan.
12.16$5,650,000 the second year is to the
12.17commissioner of natural resources for an
12.18agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
12.19in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
12.20grasslands to be designated and managed as
12.21waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
12.22in cooperation with the United States Fish
12.23and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
12.24acquisitions must be provided as part of the
12.25required accomplishment plan.
12.28$5,801,000 the second year is to the
12.29commissioner of natural resources for an
12.30agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
12.31in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
12.32and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
12.33management purposes under Minnesota
12.34Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
13.1of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
13.2part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.4$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board
13.5of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
13.6in permanent conservation easements and
13.7to restore wetlands and native grassland
13.8habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.9103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is
13.10to establish a monitoring and enforcement
13.11fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.12and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.14conservation easements must be provided as
13.15part of the final report.
13.18$1,629,000 the second year is to the
13.19commissioner of natural resources for an
13.20agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
13.21acquire permanent conservation easements
13.22in high-priority wetland habitat complexes
13.23in the prairie and forest/prairie transition
13.24regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to
13.25establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
13.26as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
13.29easement acquisitions must be provided as
13.30part of the final report.
13.33$2,167,000 the second year is to the
13.34commissioner of natural resources to enhance
13.35and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
14.1statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
14.2and enhancements must be provided as part
14.3of the required accomplishment plan.
14.5$2,000,000 the second year is to the
14.6commissioner of natural resources to modify
14.7the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
14.8management and to return the historic outlet
14.9of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
14.13$1,578,000 the second year is to the
14.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
14.15land in fee and permanent conservation
14.16easements for aquatic management purposes
14.17under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
14.18subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire
14.19permanent conservation easements under
14.20the Minnesota forests for the future
14.21program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
14.22section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
14.23aquatic and adjacent upland habitat.
14.24Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to
14.25establish a monitoring and enforcement
14.26fund as approved in the accomplishment
14.27plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
14.28section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
14.29proposed land acquisitions, conservation
14.30easements, restorations, and enhancements
14.31must be provided as part of the required
14.32accomplishment plan.
14.34$4,000,000 the second year is to the
14.35commissioner of natural resources for
15.1agreements to acquire land in fee and
15.2permanent conservation easements and
15.3to restore and enhance natural systems
15.4associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
15.5and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan
15.6area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota
15.7Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust,
15.8Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi
15.9River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening;
15.10$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and
15.11$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of
15.12which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
15.13is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.14fund as approved in the accomplishment
15.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
15.16section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
15.17proposed land acquisitions and permanent
15.18conservation easements must be provided as
15.19part of the required accomplishment plan.
15.22$2,105,000 the second year is to the
15.23commissioner of natural resources for
15.24agreements to acquire lands in fee in the
15.25Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements
15.26as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi
15.27Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to
15.28The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000
15.29the second year is to the Board of Water
15.30and Soil Resources to acquire permanent
15.31conservation easements and to restore
15.32wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is
15.33to establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.34fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
15.35and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.1acquisitions must be included as part of the
16.2required accomplishment plan.
16.5$1,425,000 the second year is to the
16.6commissioner of natural resources for
16.7agreements with the Leech Lake Area
16.8Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
16.9Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
16.10conservation easements to sustain healthy
16.11fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin,
16.12Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties
16.13as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area
16.14Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to
16.15Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
16.16$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
16.17establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
16.18as approved in the accomplishment plan
16.19and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.2097A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.21land acquisitions must be provided as part of
16.22the required accomplishment plan.
16.26$1,975,000 the second year is to the
16.27commissioner of natural resources for an
16.28agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
16.29to restore or enhance habitat for trout and
16.30other species in and along cold water rivers,
16.31lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of
16.32proposed restorations and enhancements
16.33must be provided as part of the required
16.34accomplishment plan.
17.1$2,074,000 the second year is to the
17.2commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.3and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage,
17.4degraded streams, and critical aquatic species
17.5habitat. A list of proposed land restorations
17.6and enhancements must be provided as part
17.7of the required accomplishment plan.
17.10$2,707,000 the second year is to the
17.11commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.12aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River
17.13estuary. A list of proposed restorations
17.14must be provided as part of the required
17.15accomplishment plan.
17.17$828,000 the second year is to the
17.18commissioner of natural resources for
17.19an agreement with the Sand Hill River
17.20Watershed District, in cooperation with
17.21the Department of Natural Resources and
17.22Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and
17.23enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand
17.24Hill River watershed. A list of proposed
17.25restorations must be provided as part of the
17.26required accomplishment plan.
17.29$1,200,000 the second year is to the
17.30commissioner of natural resources for
17.31an agreement with the Shell Rock River
17.32Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore,
17.33and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
17.34Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
17.35acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
18.1must be provided as part of the required
18.2accomplishment plan.
18.4$2,763,000 the second year is to the
18.5commissioner of natural resources to acquire
18.6land in fee and permanent conservation
18.7easements for wildlife management purposes
18.8in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes,
18.9section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore
18.10and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of
18.11proposed land acquisitions and restorations
18.12and enhancements must be provided as part
18.13of the required accomplishment plan.
18.17$7,438,000 the second year is to the
18.18commissioner of natural resources for a
18.19program to provide competitive, matching
18.20grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
18.21state, and national organizations for
18.22enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
18.23wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or
18.24wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
18.25$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county
18.26metropolitan area and cities with a population
18.27of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
18.28for activities required to fulfill the duties
18.29of owners of lands subject to conservation
18.30easements. Grants shall not be made from the
18.31appropriation in this paragraph for projects
18.32that have a total project cost exceeding
18.33$575,000. Of the total appropriation,
18.34$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs
18.35and other direct and necessary administrative
18.36costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
19.1in land. Easements must be permanent.
19.2Grants may not be used to establish easement
19.3stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
19.4must be open to hunting and fishing during
19.5the open season unless otherwise provided
19.6by law. The program must require a match
19.7of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
19.8for all grants. The match may be cash or
19.9in-kind resources. For grant applications
19.10of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
19.11provide a separate, simplified application
19.12process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
19.13commissioner of natural resources shall,
19.14when evaluating projects of equal value,
19.15give priority to organizations that have a
19.16history of receiving or a charter to receive
19.17private contributions for local conservation
19.18or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee
19.19or a conservation easement, priority must be
19.20given to projects associated with or within
19.21one mile of existing wildlife management
19.22areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
19.2386A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
19.24areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
19.2584.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
19.26management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
19.27sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
19.28All restoration or enhancement projects
19.29must be on land permanently protected by
19.30a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
19.31maintenance and protection of restored
19.32and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
19.33easement, by public ownership, or in public
19.34waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
19.35section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
19.36must be given to restoration and enhancement
20.1projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
20.2section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
20.3to grants awarded under this paragraph.
20.4This appropriation is available until June
20.530, 2020. No less than five percent of the
20.6amount of each grant must be held back from
20.7reimbursement until the grant recipient has
20.8completed a grant accomplishment report by
20.9the deadline and in the form prescribed by
20.10and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
20.11Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
20.12provide notice of the grant program in
20.13the game and fish law summary prepared
20.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
20.15subdivision 2.
20.18$150,000 the second year is to the
20.19commissioner of natural resources for
20.20contract management duties assigned in this
20.21section. The commissioner shall provide an
20.22accomplishment plan in the form specified by
20.23the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
20.24on the expenditure of this appropriation.
20.25The accomplishment plan must include
20.26a copy of the grant contract template
20.27and reimbursement manual. No money
20.28may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
20.29Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
20.30accomplishment plan.
20.32$125,000 the second year is to the
20.33commissioner of natural resources for a
20.34technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
20.3515 restoration and enhancement evaluations
21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
21.2subdivision 10.
21.4Money appropriated in this section may
21.5not be spent on activities unless they are
21.6directly related to and necessary for a
21.7specific appropriation and are specified in
21.8the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.9Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
21.10Money appropriated in this section must not
21.11be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
21.12overhead charges that are not directly related
21.13to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
21.14Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
21.15in this section are available until June 30,
21.162019. For acquisition of real property, the
21.17amounts in this section are available until
21.18June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a
21.19landowner or purchase agreement is entered
21.20into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later
21.21than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration
21.22or enhancement are available until June
21.2330, 2021, or five years after acquisition,
21.24whichever is later, in order to complete initial
21.25restoration or enhancement work. If a project
21.26receives at least 15 percent of its funding
21.27from federal funds, the time period of the
21.28appropriation may be extended to equal the
21.29availability of federal funding to a maximum
21.30of six years, provided the federal funding
21.31was confirmed and included in the first draft
21.32accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
21.33for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
21.34restore, enhance, and provide for public use
21.35of the land acquired with the appropriation.
22.1Public use facilities must have a minimal
22.2impact on habitat in acquired lands.
22.5All agreements referred to in this section must
22.6be administered on a reimbursement basis
22.7unless otherwise provided in this section.
22.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
22.916A.41, expenditures directly related
22.10to each appropriation's purpose made
22.11on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of
22.12accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
22.13later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
22.14otherwise provided in this section. For the
22.15purposes of administering appropriations
22.16and legislatively authorized agreements paid
22.17out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense
22.18must be considered reimbursable by the
22.19administering agency when the recipient
22.20presents the agency with an invoice, or
22.21binding agreement with the landowner, and
22.22the recipient attests that the goods have
22.23been received or the landowner agreement
22.24is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
22.25be made upon receiving documentation that
22.26the items articulated in the accomplishment
22.27plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
22.28Heritage Council have been achieved,
22.29including partial achievements as evidenced
22.30by progress reports approved by the
22.31Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
22.32Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
22.33projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
22.34support future management of acquired
22.35lands, or match a federal share. The
22.36advances must be approved as part of the
23.1accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
23.2expenditures for specific items in excess of
23.3$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
23.4part of the accomplishment plan.
23.6Each direct recipient of money appropriated
23.7in this section, as well as each recipient of
23.8a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
23.9must provide geographic information to the
23.10Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.11for mapping of any lands acquired in fee
23.12with funds appropriated in this section and
23.13open to public taking of fish and game. The
23.14commissioner of natural resources shall
23.15include the lands acquired in fee with money
23.16appropriated in this section on maps showing
23.17public recreation opportunities. Maps must
23.18include information on and acknowledgment
23.19of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
23.20notation of any restrictions.
23.23The following appropriations to the Board
23.24of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM
23.25buffers for wildlife and water program
23.26may be used for restoration of lands
23.27acquired by conservation easement with the
23.28appropriations:
23.29(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session
23.30chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
23.31paragraph (f);
23.32(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section
23.332, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
23.34(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
23.352, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.1(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
24.22, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.3(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
24.4chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.5paragraph (c).
24.8The appropriations in this section are not
24.9available until the Office of the Legislative
24.10Auditor completes its next financial audit
24.11of the outdoor heritage fund, anticipated to
24.12be completed in 2016, and the legislative
24.13auditor has submitted the report required
24.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
24.15subdivision 11, paragraph (c), listing
24.16noncompliant recipients. A recipient
24.17listed in the report may not receive money
24.18appropriated in this section until the
24.19legislative auditor has removed the recipient
24.20from the list as provided under Minnesota
24.21Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 11,
24.22paragraph (c).
24.25(a) Before the commissioner of natural
24.26resources signs a purchase agreement to
24.27purchase land in fee with money appropriated
24.28in this section, the commissioner must
24.29provide public notice that the commissioner
24.30intends to purchase the land. The notice must
24.31be made at least 30 days, but not more than 60
24.32days, before the hearing required in paragraph
24.33(b). The notice must be published in a
24.34newspaper of general circulation in the area
24.35and on the department's Web site. In addition,
24.36the commissioner must electronically notify
25.1any person who has requested notice of land
25.2acquisition by the commissioner, and mail
25.3notice to the governing bodies of the towns,
25.4home rule charter and statutory cities, and
25.5county in which the land to be purchased
25.6is located, and all owners and residents of
25.7land adjacent to the land the commissioner
25.8intends to purchase.
25.9(b) The commissioner must hold a public
25.10hearing at a convenient location in the county
25.11in which the land to be purchased is located
25.12or, if none is available, in an adjacent county.
25.13Any interested person must be allowed
25.14reasonable time to present relevant testimony
25.15or ask questions at the public hearing. The
25.16proceedings of the hearing must be recorded
25.17and available to the public for review on the
25.18department's Web site. The commissioner
25.19must accept written comments and questions
25.20from the time the notice under paragraph (a)
25.21is given until ten days after the public hearing.
25.22Within 30 days after the public hearing, the
25.23commissioner must post written responses
25.24to the comments made and questions raised
25.25at the public hearing and those submitted in
25.26writing on the department's Web site.
25.27(c) The commissioner must use existing
25.28resources to satisfy the requirements of this
25.29subdivision.
25.31(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation
25.32in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
25.332, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat
25.34Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is
25.35canceled June 30, 2016.
26.1(b) An amount equal to the unspent balance
26.2from the appropriation canceled under
26.3paragraph (a) is appropriated in fiscal year
26.42017 from the outdoor heritage fund to the
26.5Board of Water and Soil Resources for the
26.6purposes of the RIM Wetland Partnership
26.7under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
26.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.9 Subd. 2. Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams
26.10Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
26.11 (1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of
26.12the Committee on Rules and Administration;
26.13 (2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
26.14 (3) four public members appointed by the governor;
26.15 (4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees
26.16of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
26.17 (5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
26.18house.
26.19 (b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In
26.20making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
26.21on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic
26.22balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The
26.23governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
26.24 (c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience
26.25or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring,
26.26protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and
26.27wildlife.
26.28 (d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs
26.29of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
26.30finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one
26.31member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
26.32 (e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve
26.33at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to
26.34serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed
26.35according to the following schedule of terms:
27.1 (1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
27.2Monday in January 2011;
27.3 (2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
27.4Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
27.5 (3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
27.6the first Monday in January 2011;
27.7 (4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
27.8Monday in January 2013;
27.9 (5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
27.10Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January
27.112013; and
27.12 (6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
27.13the first Monday in January 2013.
27.14 (f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section
27.1515.0575
. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the
27.16remainder of the unexpired term.
27.17 (g)The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative
27.18Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair,
27.19vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may
27.20convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
27.21 (h)Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council
27.22may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary tocarry out
27.23support the functions of the council. Up to one percent of the money appropriated from the
27.24fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for compensation
27.25and expense reimbursement of council members.
27.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
27.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
27.28 Subd. 10. Restoration and enhancements evaluations. The commissioner of
27.29natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resourcesmay must convene a technical
27.30evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from
27.31the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of
27.32Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota
27.33State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project
27.34being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from
27.35a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel
28.1may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon
28.2the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year,
28.3the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identifya sample of up to
28.4ten habitat restoration or enhancement projects completed with outdoor heritage funding.
28.5The coordinator shall secure therestoration plans for the projects specified and direct
28.6the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to
28.7the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in therestoration project
28.8plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
28.9establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
28.10of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
28.11Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
28.12finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
28.13heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting
28.14planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements,
28.15and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The
28.16report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least
28.17one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be
28.18used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.
28.19 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
28.20to read:
28.21 Subd. 22. Local approval of land acquisitions. A recipient of money appropriated
28.22from the outdoor heritage fund that acquires land in fee title with the appropriation must
28.23receive county approval prior to acquiring the land. The recipient must follow the process
28.24for obtaining county approval under section 97A.145, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
28.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to land
28.26acquired with money appropriated on or after that date.
28.27 Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
28.28is amended to read:
28.33$4,570,000 in the first year is to the
28.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
29.1land in fee for wildlife management purposes
29.2under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
29.3subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee
29.4for scientific and natural area purposes
29.5under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
29.6subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
29.7in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.8must be given to acquisition of lands that
29.9are eligible for the native prairie bank under
29.10Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
29.11adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
29.12proposed land and permanent conservation
29.13easement acquisitions must be provided as
29.14part of the required accomplishment plan.
29.17$7,452,000 in the first year is to the
29.18commissioner of natural resources for an
29.19agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
29.20land in fee for wildlife management area
29.21purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.2286A.05, subdivision 8
. Subject to evaluation
29.23criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
29.24priority must be given to acquisition of
29.25lands that are eligible for the native prairie
29.26bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.2784.96
, or lands adjacent to protected native
29.28prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.29must be provided as part of the required
29.30accomplishment plan.
29.33$4,032,000 in the first year is to the
29.34commissioner of natural resources for an
29.35agreement with The Nature Conservancy
29.36to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
30.1savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
30.2wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
30.3criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
30.4priority must be given to acquisition of lands
30.5that are eligible for the native prairie bank
30.6under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
30.7lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
30.8Annual income statements and balance sheets
30.9for income and expenses from land acquired
30.10with this appropriation must be submitted
30.11to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
30.12Council no later than 180 days following
30.13the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
30.14year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
30.15must be provided as part of the required
30.16accomplishment plan and must be consistent
30.17with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
30.18Prairie Conservation Plan.
30.21$3,430,000 in the first year is to the
30.22commissioner of natural resources for an
30.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy
30.24in cooperation with the United States Fish
30.25and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
30.26fee or permanent conservation easements
30.27within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
30.28Preservation Area in western Minnesota
30.29for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
30.30Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
30.31to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
30.32part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
30.33acquisition of lands that are eligible for
30.34the native prairie bank under Minnesota
30.35Statutes, section84.96 , or lands adjacent to
30.36protected native prairie. A list of proposed
31.1land acquisitions must be provided as part
31.2of the required accomplishment plan and
31.3must be consistent with the priorities in the
31.4Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
31.7$3,740,000 in the first year is to the
31.8commissioner of natural resources
31.9to implement the Minnesota Prairie
31.10Conservation Plan through the acquisition
31.11of permanent conservation easements to
31.12protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
31.13to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
31.14and enforcement funds as approved in
31.15the accomplishment plan and subject to
31.16Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
31.17subdivision 17 . Subject to evaluation criteria
31.18in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.19must be given to acquisition of lands that
31.20are eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.21Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
31.22adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.23permanent conservation easements must be
31.24provided as part of the final report.
31.27$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board
31.28of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
31.29permanent conservation easements to protect
31.30and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
31.31water fund riparian buffer program for at
31.32least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
31.33on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
31.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
31.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
31.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.197A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
32.2conservation easements must be provided as
32.3part of the final report.
32.6$1,380,000 in the first year is to the
32.7commissioner of natural resources for an
32.8agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
32.9acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
32.10watershed for wildlife management purposes
32.11under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
32.12subdivision 8 . Subject to evaluation criteria
32.13in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
32.14must be given to acquisition of lands that
32.15are eligible for the native prairie bank under
32.16Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
32.17adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
32.18proposed land acquisitions must be provided
32.19as part of the required accomplishment plan.
32.22$1,800,000 in the first year is to the
32.23commissioner of natural resources for
32.24an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
32.25cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
32.26Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
32.27in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
32.28management purposes under Minnesota
32.29Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 ,
32.30or for designation and management as
32.31waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
32.32in cooperation with the United States Fish
32.33and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
32.34acquisitions must be provided as part of the
32.35required accomplishment plan.
33.3$1,730,000 in the first year is to the
33.4commissioner of natural resources for
33.5agreements to acquire conservation
33.6easements within important bird areas
33.7identified in the Minnesota Prairie
33.8Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
33.9$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
33.10$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
33.11which up to $100,000 is for establishing
33.12monitoring and enforcement funds as
33.13approved in the accomplishment plan and
33.14subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
33.1597A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
33.16conservation easements must be provided as
33.17part of the final report.
33.20$2,270,000 in the first year is to the
33.21commissioner of natural resources for an
33.22agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
33.23District to acquire land in fee and permanent
33.24conservation easement and to `restore river
33.25and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
33.26corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
33.27restorations must be provided as part of the
33.28required accomplishment plan.
33.31$4,880,000 in the first year is to the
33.32commissioner of natural resources to
33.33accelerate the restoration and enhancement
33.34of prairie communities on wildlife
33.35management areas, scientific and natural
33.36areas, state forest land, and land under
34.1native prairie bank easements. A list of
34.2proposed land restorations and enhancements
34.3must be provided as part of the required
34.4accomplishment plan.
34.6$1,120,000 in the first year is to the
34.7commissioner of natural resources for an
34.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
34.9and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
34.10proposed land restorations and enhancements
34.11must be provided as part of the final report.
34.12 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
34.13is amended to read:
34.16$1,500,000 in the first year is to the
34.17Board of Water and Soil Resources in
34.18cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
34.19and Water Conservation District to acquire
34.20permanent conservation easements within
34.21the boundaries of the Minnesota National
34.22Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
34.23forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
34.24establishing a monitoring and enforcement
34.25fund, as approved in the accomplishment
34.26plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
34.27section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
34.28permanent conservation easements must be
34.29provided as part of the final report.
34.32$2,910,000 in the first year is to the
34.33commissioner of natural resources for an
34.34agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
35.1acquire land in fee for wildlife management
35.2purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.386A.05, subdivision 8
; to acquire land
35.4in fee for scientific and natural areas
35.5under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
35.6subdivision 5 ; for state forest purposes
35.7under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
35.8subdivision 7 ; and to enhance grasslands,
35.9forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
35.10acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.11required accomplishment plan.
35.14$2,180,000 in the first year is to the
35.15commissioner of natural resources to acquire
35.16forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
35.17Counties for wildlife management purposes
35.18under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
35.19subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee
35.20for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
35.21section86A.05, subdivision 7 . A list of
35.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
35.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
35.26$442,000 in the first year is to the
35.27commissioner of natural resources for an
35.28agreement with Cass County to acquire land
35.29in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
35.30habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
35.31A list of proposed land acquisitions
35.32must be provided as part of the required
35.33accomplishment plan.
36.1$1,690,000 in the first year is to the
36.2commissioner of natural resources for an
36.3agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
36.4acquire permanent conservation easements
36.5along rivers and lakes in the northern
36.6forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
36.7establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.8fund, as approved in the accomplishment
36.9plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.10section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
36.11proposed permanent conservation easements
36.12must be provided as part of the required
36.13accomplishment plan.
36.15$3,002,000 in the first year is to the
36.16commissioner of natural resources to
36.17acquire lands in fee and for permanent
36.18conservation easements in the Mississippi
36.19Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
36.20$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
36.21and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
36.22of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
36.23a monitoring and enforcement fund as
36.24approved in the accomplishment plan and
36.25subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.2697A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of proposed
36.27acquisitions must be included as part of the
36.28required accomplishment plan.
36.30$910,000 in the first year is to the
36.31commissioner of natural resources to
36.32enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
36.33A list of proposed land enhancements
36.34must be provided as part of the required
36.35accomplishment plan.
37.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
37.2 Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
37.3is amended to read:
37.6$4,540,000 in the first year is to the
37.7commissioner of natural resources to acquire
37.8interests in land in fee and permanent
37.9conservation easements for aquatic
37.10management purposes under Minnesota
37.11Statutes, sections86A.05, subdivision 14 ,
37.12and97C.02 , to acquire interests in land in
37.13permanent conservation easements for fish
37.14and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
37.15section84.66 , and to restore and enhance
37.16aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
37.17establishing a monitoring and enforcement
37.18fund as approved in the accomplishment
37.19plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
37.20section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
37.21proposed land acquisitions and restorations
37.22and enhancements must be provided as part
37.23of the required accomplishment plan.
37.25$2,000,000 in the first year is to the
37.26commissioner of natural resources for
37.27agreements to acquire land in fee and in
37.28permanent conservation easements and
37.29to restore and enhance natural systems
37.30associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
37.31and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
37.32Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
37.33Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
37.34Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
38.1Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
38.2and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
38.3Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
38.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
38.5fund as approved in the accomplishment
38.6plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
38.7section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
38.8proposed land acquisitions and permanent
38.9conservation easements must be provided as
38.10part of the required accomplishment plan.
38.14$1,890,000 in the first year is to the
38.15commissioner of natural resources for an
38.16agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
38.17to restore and enhance habitat for trout
38.18and other species in and along coldwater
38.19rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
38.20proposed restorations and enhancements
38.21must be provided as part of the required
38.22accomplishment plan.
38.25$1,650,000 in the first year is to the
38.26commissioner of natural resources for
38.27an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
38.28restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
38.29Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
38.30enhancements must be provided as part of
38.31the required accomplishment plan.
38.33$990,000 in the first year is to the
38.34commissioner of natural resources for
38.35an agreement with the Sand Hill River
38.36Watershed District to restore fish habitat
39.1in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
39.2proposed restorations must be provided as
39.3part of the required accomplishment plan.
39.6$2,414,000 in the first year is to the
39.7commissioner of natural resources for
39.8an agreement with the Shell Rock River
39.9Watershed District to protect, restore,
39.10and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
39.11Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
39.12acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
39.13must be provided as part of the required
39.14accomplishment plan.
39.17$444,000 in the first year is to the
39.18commissioner of natural resources for an
39.19agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
39.20Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
39.21on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
39.22enhancements must be provided as part of
39.23the required accomplishment plan.
39.27$8,440,000 in the first year is to the
39.28commissioner of natural resources for a
39.29program to provide competitive, matching
39.30grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
39.31state, and national organizations for
39.32enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
39.33wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
39.34or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
39.35$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
39.36metropolitan area and cities with a population
40.1of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
40.2for activities required to fulfill the duties
40.3of owners of lands subject to conservation
40.4easements. Grants shall not be made from the
40.5appropriation in this paragraph for projects
40.6that have a total project cost exceeding
40.7$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
40.8may be spent for personnel costs and other
40.9direct and necessary administrative costs.
40.10Grantees may acquire land or interests in
40.11land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
40.12may not be used to establish easement
40.13stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
40.14must be open to hunting and fishing during
40.15the open season unless otherwise provided
40.16by law. The program must require a match
40.17of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
40.18for all grants. The match may be cash or
40.19in-kind resources. For grant applications
40.20of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
40.21provide a separate, simplified application
40.22process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
40.23commissioner of natural resources shall,
40.24when evaluating projects of equal value,
40.25give priority to organizations that have a
40.26history of receiving or a charter to receive
40.27private contributions for local conservation
40.28or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
40.29conservation easement, priority must be
40.30given to projects associated with or within
40.31one mile of existing wildlife management
40.32areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
40.3386A.05, subdivision 8
; scientific and natural
40.34areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
40.3584.033
and
86A.05, subdivision 5 ; or aquatic
40.36management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
41.1sections86A.05, subdivision 14 , and
97C.02 .
41.2All restoration or enhancement projects
41.3must be on land permanently protected by
41.4a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
41.5maintenance and protection of restored
41.6and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
41.7easement, or by public ownership or in
41.8public waters as defined in Minnesota
41.9Statutes, section103G.005, subdivision
41.1015 . Priority must be given to restoration
41.11and enhancement projects on public lands.
41.12Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
41.13subdivision 13 , applies to grants awarded
41.14under this paragraph. This appropriation is
41.15available until June 30,2018 2019. No less
41.16than five percent of the amount of each grant
41.17must be held back from reimbursement until
41.18the grant recipient has completed a grant
41.19accomplishment report by the deadline and
41.20in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
41.21the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
41.22The commissioner shall provide notice of
41.23the grant program in the game and fish law
41.24summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
41.25section97A.051, subdivision 2 .
41.26 Sec. 9. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
41.27By January 15, 2017, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council must submit
41.28recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of
41.29representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment
41.30and natural resources and the outdoor heritage fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes
41.31and effectiveness of projects funded by the outdoor heritage fund in achieving the purposes
41.32under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including recommendations on
41.33the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.
42.3 Section 1. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
42.4By January 15, 2017, the Clean Water Council must submit recommendations to
42.5the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
42.6committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and
42.7the clean water fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of projects
42.8funded by the clean water fund in achieving the purposes under article XI, section 15, of
42.9the Minnesota Constitution, including recommendations on the amount of funds that
42.10should be spent annually on evaluation.
42.11 Sec. 2. WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.
42.12$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
42.13commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The
42.14commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to
42.15develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in
42.16White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work
42.17must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as
42.18clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues
42.19to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of
42.20any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the
42.21design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration
42.22with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water
42.23supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control
42.24Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on
42.25the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.
42.28 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is
42.29amended to read:
42.30 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
42.31from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
42.32support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
43.1receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
43.2defined in section3.303 , subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the
43.3results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
43.4state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
43.5of historical significance.
43.6(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
43.7across all regions and residents of the state.
43.8(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
43.9trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
43.10including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
43.113.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
43.12or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
43.13Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
43.14under section3.303 , subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
43.15(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
43.16section16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process
43.17for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
43.18involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
43.19(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
43.20in Minnesota.
43.21(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
43.22trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
43.23logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
43.242010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
43.25information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
43.26the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
43.27use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
43.28Commission Web site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
43.29(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
43.30state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
43.31well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
43.32the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
43.33recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or
43.34regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be
43.35listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy
43.36funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient
44.1from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the
44.2list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient
44.3demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
44.4(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the
44.5parks and trails fund must inform the house and senate committees having jurisdiction
44.6over the parks and trails fund at the time the request for funding is made, if the same
44.7project or program has been previously funded by a state appropriation, and how the
44.8project or program was funded.
44.9 Sec. 2. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
44.10By January 15, 2017, the commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with the
44.11Metropolitan Council and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission,
44.12must submit recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
44.13house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the
44.14environment and natural resources and the parks and trails fund on methods to evaluate
44.15the outcomes and effectiveness of projects funded by the parks and trails fund in achieving
44.16the purposes under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including
44.17recommendations on the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.
44.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2,
44.21is amended to read:
44.22 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural
44.23heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve
44.24Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from
44.25the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for
44.26measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current
44.27scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art
44.28technology when appropriate.
44.29(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire
44.30project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for
44.31the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the
44.32entire project will be completed.
44.33(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits
44.34across all regions and residents of the state.
45.1(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and
45.2cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or
45.3programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required
45.4under section3.303, subdivision 10 , to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon
45.5as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The
45.6Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site
45.7required under section3.303, subdivision 10 , as soon as it becomes available.
45.8(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented
45.9according to section16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for
45.10grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively
45.11awarded.
45.12(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located
45.13in Minnesota.
45.14(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
45.15heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
45.16logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
45.172010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
45.18information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
45.19the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
45.20use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
45.21Commission Web site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
45.22(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
45.23upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
45.24as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
45.25the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
45.26recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
45.27rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
45.28must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
45.29legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
45.30recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
45.31on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until
45.32the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
45.33(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the
45.34arts and cultural heritage fund must inform the house and senate committees having
45.35jurisdiction over the arts and cultural fund at the time the request for funding is made,
46.1if the same project or program has been previously funded by a state appropriation, and
46.2how the project or program was funded.
46.3 Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3,
46.4is amended to read:
46.6(a) These amounts are appropriated to
46.7the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
46.8arts education, arts preservation, and arts
46.9access. Grant agreements entered into
46.10by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
46.11other recipients of appropriations in this
46.12subdivision must ensure that these funds are
46.13used to supplement and not substitute for
46.14traditional sources of funding. Each grant
46.15program established within this appropriation
46.16must be separately administered from other
46.17state appropriations for program planning
46.18and outcome measurements, but may take
46.19into consideration other state resources
46.20awarded in the selection of applicants and
46.21grant award size.
46.23$21,155,000 the first year and $25,350,000
46.24the second year are to support Minnesota
46.25artists and arts organizations in creating,
46.26producing, preserving, and presenting
46.27high-quality arts activities; to overcome
46.28barriers to accessing high-quality arts
46.29activities; for the preservation and
46.30conservation of art and artifacts; and to instill
46.31the arts into the community and public life
46.32in this state.
47.1$4,248,000 the first year and $4,472,000
47.2the second year are for high-quality,
47.3age-appropriate arts education for
47.4Minnesotans of all ages to develop
47.5knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
47.6arts.
47.8$1,416,000 the first year and $1,490,000 the
47.9second year are for events and activities that
47.10represent the diverse cultural arts traditions,
47.11including folk and traditional artists and art
47.12organizations, represented in this state.
47.13(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
47.14in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
47.15board for administering grant programs,
47.16delivering technical services, providing
47.17fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
47.18ensuring accountability.
47.19(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
47.20appropriation to each of the categories listed
47.21in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
47.22regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
47.23other provision of law, regional arts council
47.24grants or other arts council grants for touring
47.25programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
47.26the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
47.27tour in their own region as well as all other
47.28regions of the state.
47.29(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
47.30under this section in the first year does not
47.31cancel, but is available for the second year
47.32of the biennium.
47.33(h) When making grants under this
47.34appropriation, the Minnesota State Arts
47.35Board and the regional arts council must
48.1consider grants to organizations who
48.2preserve and maintain art and artifacts, or
48.3who provide support, education, or training
48.4for the preservation and conservation of art
48.5and artifacts, including grants to the Midwest
48.6Art Conservation Center.
48.7 Sec. 3. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
48.8By January 15, 2017, the Minnesota State Arts Board, in cooperation with the
48.9Minnesota Historical Society, regional arts councils, and other recipients of money from
48.10the arts and cultural heritage fund, must submit recommendations to the chairs and ranking
48.11minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with
48.12jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes
48.13and effectiveness of projects funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund in achieving
48.14the purposes under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including
48.15recommendations on the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.
1.3and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
1.4provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;
1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10, by
1.6adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53,
1.7subdivision 2; 129D.17, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
1.82, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. |
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1.14agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.15outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.16and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
1.17for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is
1.18fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.192016 and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 1.20 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.21 |
Available for the Year |
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| 1.22 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 1.23 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 1.24 |
Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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| 1.25 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
-0- |
$ | 107,777,000 |
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2.2heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.3spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.4following subdivisions.
| 2.5 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
-0- | 31,000,000 |
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| 2.6 2.7 2.8 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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2.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.11land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.13subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.14for scientific and natural area purposes
2.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.16subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.17in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.18must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.19are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.20Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.21adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 2.24 2.25 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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2.27commissioner of natural resources for
2.28an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
2.29acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.30management area purposes under Minnesota
2.31Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
2.32Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
2.33Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
2.34given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
2.35for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
2.36Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.1protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.2land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.3the required accomplishment plan.
| 3.4 3.5 |
(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area Acquisition |
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3.7commissioner of natural resources for an
3.8agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
3.9League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
3.10strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
3.11wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
3.12purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1386A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed
3.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.15required accomplishment plan.
| 3.16 3.17 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII |
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3.19commissioner of natural resources for an
3.20agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.21in cooperation with the United States Fish
3.22and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee
3.23or permanent conservation easements and
3.24restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass
3.25Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
3.26Minnesota for addition to the Northern
3.27Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
3.28Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.29Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.30given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.31for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.32Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.33protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.34land acquisitions must be provided as part
3.35of the required accomplishment plan and
4.1must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.2Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 4.3 4.4 |
(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VI |
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4.6commissioner of natural resources for an
4.7agreement with The Trust for Public Land
4.8to acquire land in fee and restore lands in
4.9the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
4.10management purposes under Minnesota
4.11Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
4.12Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
4.13Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
4.14given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
4.15for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.16Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.17protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.18land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.19the required accomplishment plan.
| 4.20 4.21 |
(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase V |
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4.23commissioner of natural resources
4.24to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.25Conservation Plan through the acquisition of
4.26permanent conservation easements to protect
4.27and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up
4.28to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.29and enforcement funds as approved in
4.30the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.31Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.32subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
4.33in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.34must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.35are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.36Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.1adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.2permanent conservation easements must be
5.3provided as part of the final report.
| 5.4 5.5 |
(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI |
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5.7of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.8permanent conservation easements and
5.9restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
5.10section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and
5.11enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.12water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.13least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on
5.14private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000
5.15is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
5.16fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.17and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.1897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.19conservation easements must be provided as
5.20part of the final report.
| 5.21 5.22 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase II |
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5.24commissioner of natural resources for
5.25an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
5.26cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.27Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
5.28restore and enhance lands in the southern
5.29Red River Valley for wildlife management
5.30purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3186A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation
5.32and management as waterfowl production
5.33areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the
5.34United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
5.35Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
5.36Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.1given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.2for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.3Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.4protected native prairie. A list of proposed
6.5land acquisitions must be provided as part of
6.6the required accomplishment plan.
| 6.7 6.8 |
(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase II |
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6.10commissioner of natural resources for an
6.11agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
6.12cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
6.13acquire permanent conservation easements
6.14and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
6.15and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000
6.16to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000
6.17to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
6.18$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring
6.19and enforcement fund, as approved in
6.20the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.21Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.22subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
6.23in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
6.24must be given to acquisition of lands that
6.25are eligible for the native prairie bank under
6.26Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
6.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
6.28proposed acquisitions must be provided as
6.29part of the required accomplishment plan and
6.30must be consistent with the priorities in the
6.31Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 6.32 6.33 |
(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII |
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6.35commissioner of natural resources to
6.36accelerate restoration and enhancement
7.1of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on
7.2wildlife management areas, scientific and
7.3natural areas, native prairie bank land,
7.4and bluff prairies on state forest land in
7.5southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed
7.6land restorations and enhancements
7.7must be provided as part of the required
7.8accomplishment plan.
| 7.9 7.10 |
(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase IV |
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7.12commissioner of natural resources for
7.13agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
7.14habitat on public lands, excluding state
7.15forests, in Anoka, Isanti, Morrison,
7.16Sherburne, and Todd Counties as follows:
7.17$93,000 to Anoka Conservation District;
7.18$25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
7.19Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
7.20River Greening; and $277,000 to the
7.21National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of
7.22proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.23must be provided as part of the required
7.24accomplishment plan.
| 7.25 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
-0- | 16,309,000 |
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| 7.26 |
(a) Young Forest Conservation - Phase II |
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7.28commissioner of natural resources for
7.29an agreement with the American Bird
7.30Conservancy to restore publicly owned,
7.31permanently protected forest lands for
7.32wildlife management purposes. A list
7.33of proposed forest land restorations
7.34must be provided as part of the required
7.35accomplishment plan.
| 8.1 8.2 |
(b) Jack Pine Forest/Crow Wing River Watershed Habitat Acquisition |
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8.4commissioner of natural resources for an
8.5agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.6Association to acquire in fee and restore
8.7and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass
8.8and Hubbard Counties for county forest
8.9purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.10must be provided as part of the required
8.11accomplishment plan.
| 8.12 |
(c) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VI |
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8.14of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation
8.15with the Morrison County Soil and Water
8.16Conservation District, to acquire permanent
8.17conservation easements and restore forest
8.18wildlife habitat within the boundaries
8.19of the Minnesota National Guard Camp
8.20Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this
8.21amount, up to $72,000 is to establish
8.22a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
8.23approved in the accomplishment plan and
8.24subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
8.26conservation easements must be provided as
8.27part of the final report.
| 8.28 8.29 |
(d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase IV |
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8.31commissioner of natural resources for an
8.32agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
8.33cooperation with The Trust for Public Land
8.34and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land
8.35in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.2subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for
9.3scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
9.4Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
9.55, to acquire land in fee for state forest
9.6purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.786A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent
9.8conservation easements, and to restore
9.9and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest,
9.10and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to
9.11The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to
9.12The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000
9.13to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
9.14$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
9.15establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
9.16as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.17and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1897A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income
9.19statements and balance sheets for income
9.20and expenses from land acquired in fee with
9.21this appropriation and not transferred to
9.22state or local government ownership must
9.23be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
9.24Heritage Council. A list of proposed land
9.25acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.26required accomplishment plan.
| 9.27 |
(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase IV |
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9.29commissioner of natural resources to
9.30acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.31habitat through working forest permanent
9.32conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.33forests for the future program pursuant
9.34to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
9.35A conservation easement acquired with
9.36money appropriated under this paragraph
10.1must comply with Minnesota Statutes,
10.2section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The
10.3accomplishment plan must include an
10.4easement monitoring and enforcement
10.5plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to
10.6establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
10.7as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.8and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
10.10conservation easements must be provided as
10.11part of the final report.
| 10.12 10.13 |
(f) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - Phase VII |
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10.15commissioner of natural resources for an
10.16agreement with Cass County to acquire land
10.17in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
10.18habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
10.19A list of proposed land acquisitions
10.20must be provided as part of the required
10.21accomplishment plan.
| 10.22 |
(g) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase III |
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10.24commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.25lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes
10.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.27subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.28acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.29required accomplishment plan.
| 10.30 10.31 |
(h) Forest Habitat Protection Revolving Account |
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10.33commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.34lands in fee and permanent conservation
10.35easements for wildlife habitat purposes,
11.1for forest consolidation and connective
11.2corridor purposes, or to prevent forest
11.3fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes,
11.4section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds
11.5from any subsequent sale of lands acquired
11.6with this appropriation must be used for the
11.7purposes of this appropriation. Any sale
11.8proceeds remaining unused upon close of the
11.9appropriation availability must be returned to
11.10the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed
11.11land acquisitions must be provided as part of
11.12the required accomplishment plan. Unless
11.13otherwise provided, this appropriation is
11.14available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition
11.15of real property, this appropriation is
11.16available until June 30, 2023, if a binding
11.17agreement with a landowner or purchase
11.18agreement is entered into by June 30,
11.192022, and closed no later than June 30,
11.202023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to
11.21establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
11.22as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.23and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.25conservation easements must be provided as
11.26part of the final report.
| 11.27 11.28 |
(i) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest Enhancement - Phase II |
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11.30commissioner of natural resources for an
11.31agreement with the National Audubon
11.32Society to restore and enhance floodplain
11.33forest habitat for wildlife on public
11.34lands along the Mississippi River. A
11.35list of restorations and enhancements
12.1must be provided as part of the required
12.2accomplishment plan.
| 12.3 12.4 |
(j) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the Wild Rice River Watershed |
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12.6commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.7lands in fee in Clearwater County to be
12.8managed as a unit of the outdoor recreation
12.9system under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.1086A. A list of proposed land acquisitions
12.11must be provided as part of the required
12.12accomplishment plan.
| 12.13 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
-0- | 31,055,000 |
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| 12.14 12.15 |
(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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12.17commissioner of natural resources for an
12.18agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
12.19in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
12.20grasslands to be designated and managed as
12.21waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
12.22in cooperation with the United States Fish
12.23and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
12.24acquisitions must be provided as part of the
12.25required accomplishment plan.
| 12.26 12.27 |
(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase V |
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12.29commissioner of natural resources for an
12.30agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
12.31in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
12.32and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
12.33management purposes under Minnesota
12.34Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
13.1of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
13.2part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 13.3 |
(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII |
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13.5of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
13.6in permanent conservation easements and
13.7to restore wetlands and native grassland
13.8habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.9103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is
13.10to establish a monitoring and enforcement
13.11fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.12and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.14conservation easements must be provided as
13.15part of the final report.
| 13.16 13.17 |
(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase II |
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13.19commissioner of natural resources for an
13.20agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
13.21acquire permanent conservation easements
13.22in high-priority wetland habitat complexes
13.23in the prairie and forest/prairie transition
13.24regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to
13.25establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
13.26as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
13.29easement acquisitions must be provided as
13.30part of the final report.
| 13.31 13.32 |
(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VIII |
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13.34commissioner of natural resources to enhance
13.35and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
14.1statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
14.2and enhancements must be provided as part
14.3of the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.4 |
(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II |
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14.6commissioner of natural resources to modify
14.7the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
14.8management and to return the historic outlet
14.9of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
| 14.10 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
-0- | 29,138,000 |
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| 14.11 14.12 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat Protection - Phase VIII |
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14.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
14.15land in fee and permanent conservation
14.16easements for aquatic management purposes
14.17under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
14.18subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire
14.19permanent conservation easements under
14.20the Minnesota forests for the future
14.21program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
14.22section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
14.23aquatic and adjacent upland habitat.
14.24Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to
14.25establish a monitoring and enforcement
14.26fund as approved in the accomplishment
14.27plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
14.28section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
14.29proposed land acquisitions, conservation
14.30easements, restorations, and enhancements
14.31must be provided as part of the required
14.32accomplishment plan.
| 14.33 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase VII |
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14.35commissioner of natural resources for
15.1agreements to acquire land in fee and
15.2permanent conservation easements and
15.3to restore and enhance natural systems
15.4associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
15.5and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan
15.6area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota
15.7Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust,
15.8Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi
15.9River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening;
15.10$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and
15.11$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of
15.12which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
15.13is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.14fund as approved in the accomplishment
15.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
15.16section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
15.17proposed land acquisitions and permanent
15.18conservation easements must be provided as
15.19part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 15.20 15.21 |
(c) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase II |
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15.23commissioner of natural resources for
15.24agreements to acquire lands in fee in the
15.25Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements
15.26as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi
15.27Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to
15.28The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000
15.29the second year is to the Board of Water
15.30and Soil Resources to acquire permanent
15.31conservation easements and to restore
15.32wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is
15.33to establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.34fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
15.35and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.1acquisitions must be included as part of the
16.2required accomplishment plan.
| 16.3 16.4 |
(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase II |
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16.6commissioner of natural resources for
16.7agreements with the Leech Lake Area
16.8Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
16.9Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
16.10conservation easements to sustain healthy
16.11fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin,
16.12Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties
16.13as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area
16.14Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to
16.15Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
16.16$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
16.17establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
16.18as approved in the accomplishment plan
16.19and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.2097A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.21land acquisitions must be provided as part of
16.22the required accomplishment plan.
| 16.23 16.24 16.25 |
(e) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VIII |
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16.27commissioner of natural resources for an
16.28agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
16.29to restore or enhance habitat for trout and
16.30other species in and along cold water rivers,
16.31lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of
16.32proposed restorations and enhancements
16.33must be provided as part of the required
16.34accomplishment plan.
| 16.35 |
(f) DNR Stream Habitat |
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17.2commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.3and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage,
17.4degraded streams, and critical aquatic species
17.5habitat. A list of proposed land restorations
17.6and enhancements must be provided as part
17.7of the required accomplishment plan.
| 17.8 17.9 |
(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase III |
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17.11commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.12aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River
17.13estuary. A list of proposed restorations
17.14must be provided as part of the required
17.15accomplishment plan.
| 17.16 |
(h) Sand Hill River Fish Passage - Phase II |
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17.18commissioner of natural resources for
17.19an agreement with the Sand Hill River
17.20Watershed District, in cooperation with
17.21the Department of Natural Resources and
17.22Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and
17.23enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand
17.24Hill River watershed. A list of proposed
17.25restorations must be provided as part of the
17.26required accomplishment plan.
| 17.27 17.28 |
(i) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase V |
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17.30commissioner of natural resources for
17.31an agreement with the Shell Rock River
17.32Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore,
17.33and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
17.34Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
17.35acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
18.1must be provided as part of the required
18.2accomplishment plan.
| 18.3 |
(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation |
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18.5commissioner of natural resources to acquire
18.6land in fee and permanent conservation
18.7easements for wildlife management purposes
18.8in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes,
18.9section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore
18.10and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of
18.11proposed land acquisitions and restorations
18.12and enhancements must be provided as part
18.13of the required accomplishment plan.
| 18.14 18.15 18.16 |
(k) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VIII |
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18.18commissioner of natural resources for a
18.19program to provide competitive, matching
18.20grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
18.21state, and national organizations for
18.22enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
18.23wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or
18.24wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
18.25$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county
18.26metropolitan area and cities with a population
18.27of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
18.28for activities required to fulfill the duties
18.29of owners of lands subject to conservation
18.30easements. Grants shall not be made from the
18.31appropriation in this paragraph for projects
18.32that have a total project cost exceeding
18.33$575,000. Of the total appropriation,
18.34$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs
18.35and other direct and necessary administrative
18.36costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
19.1in land. Easements must be permanent.
19.2Grants may not be used to establish easement
19.3stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
19.4must be open to hunting and fishing during
19.5the open season unless otherwise provided
19.6by law. The program must require a match
19.7of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
19.8for all grants. The match may be cash or
19.9in-kind resources. For grant applications
19.10of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
19.11provide a separate, simplified application
19.12process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
19.13commissioner of natural resources shall,
19.14when evaluating projects of equal value,
19.15give priority to organizations that have a
19.16history of receiving or a charter to receive
19.17private contributions for local conservation
19.18or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee
19.19or a conservation easement, priority must be
19.20given to projects associated with or within
19.21one mile of existing wildlife management
19.22areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
19.2386A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
19.24areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
19.2584.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
19.26management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
19.27sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
19.28All restoration or enhancement projects
19.29must be on land permanently protected by
19.30a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
19.31maintenance and protection of restored
19.32and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
19.33easement, by public ownership, or in public
19.34waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
19.35section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
19.36must be given to restoration and enhancement
20.1projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
20.2section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
20.3to grants awarded under this paragraph.
20.4This appropriation is available until June
20.530, 2020. No less than five percent of the
20.6amount of each grant must be held back from
20.7reimbursement until the grant recipient has
20.8completed a grant accomplishment report by
20.9the deadline and in the form prescribed by
20.10and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
20.11Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
20.12provide notice of the grant program in
20.13the game and fish law summary prepared
20.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
20.15subdivision 2.
| 20.16 |
Subd. 6.Administration |
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275,000 |
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| 20.17 |
(a) Contract Management |
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20.19commissioner of natural resources for
20.20contract management duties assigned in this
20.21section. The commissioner shall provide an
20.22accomplishment plan in the form specified by
20.23the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
20.24on the expenditure of this appropriation.
20.25The accomplishment plan must include
20.26a copy of the grant contract template
20.27and reimbursement manual. No money
20.28may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
20.29Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
20.30accomplishment plan.
| 20.31 |
(b) Technical Evaluation Panel |
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20.33commissioner of natural resources for a
20.34technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
20.3515 restoration and enhancement evaluations
21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
21.2subdivision 10.
| 21.3 |
Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation |
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21.5not be spent on activities unless they are
21.6directly related to and necessary for a
21.7specific appropriation and are specified in
21.8the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.9Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
21.10Money appropriated in this section must not
21.11be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
21.12overhead charges that are not directly related
21.13to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
21.14Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
21.15in this section are available until June 30,
21.162019. For acquisition of real property, the
21.17amounts in this section are available until
21.18June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a
21.19landowner or purchase agreement is entered
21.20into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later
21.21than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration
21.22or enhancement are available until June
21.2330, 2021, or five years after acquisition,
21.24whichever is later, in order to complete initial
21.25restoration or enhancement work. If a project
21.26receives at least 15 percent of its funding
21.27from federal funds, the time period of the
21.28appropriation may be extended to equal the
21.29availability of federal funding to a maximum
21.30of six years, provided the federal funding
21.31was confirmed and included in the first draft
21.32accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
21.33for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
21.34restore, enhance, and provide for public use
21.35of the land acquired with the appropriation.
22.1Public use facilities must have a minimal
22.2impact on habitat in acquired lands.
| 22.3 22.4 |
Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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22.6be administered on a reimbursement basis
22.7unless otherwise provided in this section.
22.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
22.916A.41, expenditures directly related
22.10to each appropriation's purpose made
22.11on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of
22.12accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
22.13later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
22.14otherwise provided in this section. For the
22.15purposes of administering appropriations
22.16and legislatively authorized agreements paid
22.17out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense
22.18must be considered reimbursable by the
22.19administering agency when the recipient
22.20presents the agency with an invoice, or
22.21binding agreement with the landowner, and
22.22the recipient attests that the goods have
22.23been received or the landowner agreement
22.24is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
22.25be made upon receiving documentation that
22.26the items articulated in the accomplishment
22.27plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
22.28Heritage Council have been achieved,
22.29including partial achievements as evidenced
22.30by progress reports approved by the
22.31Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
22.32Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
22.33projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
22.34support future management of acquired
22.35lands, or match a federal share. The
22.36advances must be approved as part of the
23.1accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
23.2expenditures for specific items in excess of
23.3$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
23.4part of the accomplishment plan.
| 23.5 |
Subd. 9.Mapping |
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23.7in this section, as well as each recipient of
23.8a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
23.9must provide geographic information to the
23.10Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.11for mapping of any lands acquired in fee
23.12with funds appropriated in this section and
23.13open to public taking of fish and game. The
23.14commissioner of natural resources shall
23.15include the lands acquired in fee with money
23.16appropriated in this section on maps showing
23.17public recreation opportunities. Maps must
23.18include information on and acknowledgment
23.19of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
23.20notation of any restrictions.
| 23.21 23.22 |
Subd. 10.RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water Restorations |
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23.24of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM
23.25buffers for wildlife and water program
23.26may be used for restoration of lands
23.27acquired by conservation easement with the
23.28appropriations:
23.29(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session
23.30chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
23.31paragraph (f);
23.32(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section
23.332, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
23.34(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
23.352, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.1(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
24.22, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.3(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
24.4chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.5paragraph (c).
| 24.6 24.7 |
Subd. 11.Appropriations Contingent Upon Audit |
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24.9available until the Office of the Legislative
24.10Auditor completes its next financial audit
24.11of the outdoor heritage fund, anticipated to
24.12be completed in 2016, and the legislative
24.13auditor has submitted the report required
24.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
24.15subdivision 11, paragraph (c), listing
24.16noncompliant recipients. A recipient
24.17listed in the report may not receive money
24.18appropriated in this section until the
24.19legislative auditor has removed the recipient
24.20from the list as provided under Minnesota
24.21Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 11,
24.22paragraph (c).
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Subd. 12.Notice and Hearing Before Acquiring Land |
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24.26resources signs a purchase agreement to
24.27purchase land in fee with money appropriated
24.28in this section, the commissioner must
24.29provide public notice that the commissioner
24.30intends to purchase the land. The notice must
24.31be made at least 30 days, but not more than 60
24.32days, before the hearing required in paragraph
24.33(b). The notice must be published in a
24.34newspaper of general circulation in the area
24.35and on the department's Web site. In addition,
24.36the commissioner must electronically notify
25.1any person who has requested notice of land
25.2acquisition by the commissioner, and mail
25.3notice to the governing bodies of the towns,
25.4home rule charter and statutory cities, and
25.5county in which the land to be purchased
25.6is located, and all owners and residents of
25.7land adjacent to the land the commissioner
25.8intends to purchase.
25.9(b) The commissioner must hold a public
25.10hearing at a convenient location in the county
25.11in which the land to be purchased is located
25.12or, if none is available, in an adjacent county.
25.13Any interested person must be allowed
25.14reasonable time to present relevant testimony
25.15or ask questions at the public hearing. The
25.16proceedings of the hearing must be recorded
25.17and available to the public for review on the
25.18department's Web site. The commissioner
25.19must accept written comments and questions
25.20from the time the notice under paragraph (a)
25.21is given until ten days after the public hearing.
25.22Within 30 days after the public hearing, the
25.23commissioner must post written responses
25.24to the comments made and questions raised
25.25at the public hearing and those submitted in
25.26writing on the department's Web site.
25.27(c) The commissioner must use existing
25.28resources to satisfy the requirements of this
25.29subdivision.
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Subd. 13.Reallocation of Appropriation |
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25.32in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
25.332, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat
25.34Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is
25.35canceled June 30, 2016.
26.1(b) An amount equal to the unspent balance
26.2from the appropriation canceled under
26.3paragraph (a) is appropriated in fiscal year
26.42017 from the outdoor heritage fund to the
26.5Board of Water and Soil Resources for the
26.6purposes of the RIM Wetland Partnership
26.7under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
26.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.9 Subd. 2. Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams
26.10Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
26.11 (1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of
26.12the Committee on Rules and Administration;
26.13 (2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
26.14 (3) four public members appointed by the governor;
26.15 (4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees
26.16of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
26.17 (5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
26.18house.
26.19 (b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In
26.20making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
26.21on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic
26.22balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The
26.23governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
26.24 (c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience
26.25or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring,
26.26protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and
26.27wildlife.
26.28 (d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs
26.29of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
26.30finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one
26.31member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
26.32 (e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve
26.33at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to
26.34serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed
26.35according to the following schedule of terms:
27.1 (1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
27.2Monday in January 2011;
27.3 (2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
27.4Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
27.5 (3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
27.6the first Monday in January 2011;
27.7 (4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
27.8Monday in January 2013;
27.9 (5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
27.10Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January
27.112013; and
27.12 (6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
27.13the first Monday in January 2013.
27.14 (f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section
27.16remainder of the unexpired term.
27.17 (g)
27.18
27.19vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may
27.20convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
27.21 (h)
27.22may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to
27.23support the functions of the council. Up to one percent of the money appropriated from the
27.24fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for compensation
27.25and expense reimbursement of council members.
27.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
27.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
27.28 Subd. 10. Restoration and enhancements evaluations. The commissioner of
27.29natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources
27.30evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from
27.31the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of
27.32Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota
27.33State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project
27.34being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from
27.35a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel
28.1may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon
28.2the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year,
28.3the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identify
28.4
28.5The coordinator shall secure the
28.6the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to
28.7the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the
28.8plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
28.9establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
28.10of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
28.11Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
28.12finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
28.13heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting
28.14planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements,
28.15and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The
28.16report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least
28.17one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be
28.18used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.
28.19 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
28.20to read:
28.21 Subd. 22. Local approval of land acquisitions. A recipient of money appropriated
28.22from the outdoor heritage fund that acquires land in fee title with the appropriation must
28.23receive county approval prior to acquiring the land. The recipient must follow the process
28.24for obtaining county approval under section 97A.145, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
28.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to land
28.26acquired with money appropriated on or after that date.
28.27 Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
28.28is amended to read:
| 28.29 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
40,948,000 |
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| 28.30 28.31 28.32 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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28.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
29.1land in fee for wildlife management purposes
29.2under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.3subdivision 8
29.4for scientific and natural area purposes
29.5under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.6subdivision 5
29.7in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.8must be given to acquisition of lands that
29.9are eligible for the native prairie bank under
29.10Minnesota Statutes, section
29.11adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
29.12proposed land and permanent conservation
29.13easement acquisitions must be provided as
29.14part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 29.15 29.16 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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29.18commissioner of natural resources for an
29.19agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
29.20land in fee for wildlife management area
29.21purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.23criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
29.24priority must be given to acquisition of
29.25lands that are eligible for the native prairie
29.26bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.28prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.29must be provided as part of the required
29.30accomplishment plan.
| 29.31 29.32 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VI |
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29.34commissioner of natural resources for an
29.35agreement with The Nature Conservancy
29.36to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
30.1savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
30.2wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
30.3criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
30.4priority must be given to acquisition of lands
30.5that are eligible for the native prairie bank
30.6under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.7lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
30.8Annual income statements and balance sheets
30.9for income and expenses from land acquired
30.10with this appropriation must be submitted
30.11to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
30.12Council no later than 180 days following
30.13the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
30.14year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
30.15must be provided as part of the required
30.16accomplishment plan and must be consistent
30.17with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
30.18Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 30.19 30.20 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase |
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30.22commissioner of natural resources for an
30.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy
30.24in cooperation with the United States Fish
30.25and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
30.26fee or permanent conservation easements
30.27within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
30.28Preservation Area in western Minnesota
30.29for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
30.30Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
30.31to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
30.32part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
30.33acquisition of lands that are eligible for
30.34the native prairie bank under Minnesota
30.35Statutes, section
30.36protected native prairie. A list of proposed
31.1land acquisitions must be provided as part
31.2of the required accomplishment plan and
31.3must be consistent with the priorities in the
31.4Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 31.5 31.6 |
(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV |
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31.8commissioner of natural resources
31.9to implement the Minnesota Prairie
31.10Conservation Plan through the acquisition
31.11of permanent conservation easements to
31.12protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
31.13to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
31.14and enforcement funds as approved in
31.15the accomplishment plan and subject to
31.16Minnesota Statutes, section
31.17subdivision 17
31.18in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.19must be given to acquisition of lands that
31.20are eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.21Minnesota Statutes, section
31.22adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.23permanent conservation easements must be
31.24provided as part of the final report.
| 31.25 31.26 |
(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V |
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31.28of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
31.29permanent conservation easements to protect
31.30and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
31.31water fund riparian buffer program for at
31.32least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
31.33on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
31.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
31.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
31.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.2conservation easements must be provided as
32.3part of the final report.
| 32.4 32.5 |
(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase V |
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32.7commissioner of natural resources for an
32.8agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
32.9acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
32.10watershed for wildlife management purposes
32.11under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.12subdivision 8
32.13in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
32.14must be given to acquisition of lands that
32.15are eligible for the native prairie bank under
32.16Minnesota Statutes, section
32.17adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
32.18proposed land acquisitions must be provided
32.19as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 32.20 32.21 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley |
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32.23commissioner of natural resources for
32.24an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
32.25cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
32.26Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
32.27in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
32.28management purposes under Minnesota
32.29Statutes, section
32.30or for designation and management as
32.31waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
32.32in cooperation with the United States Fish
32.33and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
32.34acquisitions must be provided as part of the
32.35required accomplishment plan.
| 33.1 33.2 |
(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's Important Bird Areas |
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33.4commissioner of natural resources for
33.5agreements to acquire conservation
33.6easements within important bird areas
33.7identified in the Minnesota Prairie
33.8Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
33.9$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
33.10$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
33.11which up to $100,000 is for establishing
33.12monitoring and enforcement funds as
33.13approved in the accomplishment plan and
33.14subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
33.16conservation easements must be provided as
33.17part of the final report.
| 33.18 33.19 |
(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat Restoration |
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33.21commissioner of natural resources for an
33.22agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
33.23District to acquire land in fee and permanent
33.24conservation easement and to `restore river
33.25and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
33.26corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
33.27restorations must be provided as part of the
33.28required accomplishment plan.
| 33.29 33.30 |
(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII |
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33.32commissioner of natural resources to
33.33accelerate the restoration and enhancement
33.34of prairie communities on wildlife
33.35management areas, scientific and natural
33.36areas, state forest land, and land under
34.1native prairie bank easements. A list of
34.2proposed land restorations and enhancements
34.3must be provided as part of the required
34.4accomplishment plan.
| 34.5 |
(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II |
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34.7commissioner of natural resources for an
34.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
34.9and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
34.10proposed land restorations and enhancements
34.11must be provided as part of the final report.
34.12 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
34.13is amended to read:
| 34.14 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
12,634,000 |
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| 34.15 |
(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V |
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34.17Board of Water and Soil Resources in
34.18cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
34.19and Water Conservation District to acquire
34.20permanent conservation easements within
34.21the boundaries of the Minnesota National
34.22Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
34.23forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
34.24establishing a monitoring and enforcement
34.25fund, as approved in the accomplishment
34.26plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
34.27section
34.28permanent conservation easements must be
34.29provided as part of the final report.
| 34.30 34.31 |
(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase III |
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34.33commissioner of natural resources for an
34.34agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
35.1acquire land in fee for wildlife management
35.2purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.4in fee for scientific and natural areas
35.5under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.6subdivision 5
35.7under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.8subdivision 7
35.9forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
35.10acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.11required accomplishment plan.
| 35.12 35.13 |
(c) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer Forestlands - Phase II |
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35.15commissioner of natural resources to acquire
35.16forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
35.17Counties for wildlife management purposes
35.18under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.19subdivision 8
35.20for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
35.21section
35.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
35.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 35.24 35.25 |
(d) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - Phase VI |
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35.27commissioner of natural resources for an
35.28agreement with Cass County to acquire land
35.29in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
35.30habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
35.31A list of proposed land acquisitions
35.32must be provided as part of the required
35.33accomplishment plan.
| 35.34 35.35 |
(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase III |
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36.2commissioner of natural resources for an
36.3agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
36.4acquire permanent conservation easements
36.5along rivers and lakes in the northern
36.6forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
36.7establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.8fund, as approved in the accomplishment
36.9plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.10section
36.11proposed permanent conservation easements
36.12must be provided as part of the required
36.13accomplishment plan.
| 36.14 |
(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership |
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36.16commissioner of natural resources to
36.17acquire lands in fee and for permanent
36.18conservation easements in the Mississippi
36.19Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
36.20$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
36.21and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
36.22of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
36.23a monitoring and enforcement fund as
36.24approved in the accomplishment plan and
36.25subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.27acquisitions must be included as part of the
36.28required accomplishment plan.
| 36.29 |
(g) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement |
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36.31commissioner of natural resources to
36.32enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
36.33A list of proposed land enhancements
36.34must be provided as part of the required
36.35accomplishment plan.
37.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
37.2 Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
37.3is amended to read:
| 37.4 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
22,368,000 |
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| 37.5 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII |
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37.7commissioner of natural resources to acquire
37.8interests in land in fee and permanent
37.9conservation easements for aquatic
37.10management purposes under Minnesota
37.11Statutes, sections
37.12and
37.13permanent conservation easements for fish
37.14and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
37.15section
37.16aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
37.17establishing a monitoring and enforcement
37.18fund as approved in the accomplishment
37.19plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
37.20section
37.21proposed land acquisitions and restorations
37.22and enhancements must be provided as part
37.23of the required accomplishment plan.
| 37.24 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI |
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37.26commissioner of natural resources for
37.27agreements to acquire land in fee and in
37.28permanent conservation easements and
37.29to restore and enhance natural systems
37.30associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
37.31and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
37.32Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
37.33Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
37.34Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
38.1Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
38.2and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
38.3Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
38.4establishing a monitoring and enforcement
38.5fund as approved in the accomplishment
38.6plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
38.7section
38.8proposed land acquisitions and permanent
38.9conservation easements must be provided as
38.10part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 38.11 38.12 38.13 |
(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VII |
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38.15commissioner of natural resources for an
38.16agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
38.17to restore and enhance habitat for trout
38.18and other species in and along coldwater
38.19rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
38.20proposed restorations and enhancements
38.21must be provided as part of the required
38.22accomplishment plan.
| 38.23 38.24 |
(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and Enhancement |
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38.26commissioner of natural resources for
38.27an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
38.28restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
38.29Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
38.30enhancements must be provided as part of
38.31the required accomplishment plan.
| 38.32 |
(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage |
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38.34commissioner of natural resources for
38.35an agreement with the Sand Hill River
38.36Watershed District to restore fish habitat
39.1in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
39.2proposed restorations must be provided as
39.3part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 39.4 39.5 |
(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase IV |
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39.7commissioner of natural resources for
39.8an agreement with the Shell Rock River
39.9Watershed District to protect, restore,
39.10and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
39.11Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
39.12acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
39.13must be provided as part of the required
39.14accomplishment plan.
| 39.15 39.16 |
(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat Enhancement |
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39.18commissioner of natural resources for an
39.19agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
39.20Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
39.21on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
39.22enhancements must be provided as part of
39.23the required accomplishment plan.
| 39.24 39.25 39.26 |
(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VII |
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39.28commissioner of natural resources for a
39.29program to provide competitive, matching
39.30grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
39.31state, and national organizations for
39.32enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
39.33wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
39.34or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
39.35$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
39.36metropolitan area and cities with a population
40.1of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
40.2for activities required to fulfill the duties
40.3of owners of lands subject to conservation
40.4easements. Grants shall not be made from the
40.5appropriation in this paragraph for projects
40.6that have a total project cost exceeding
40.7$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
40.8may be spent for personnel costs and other
40.9direct and necessary administrative costs.
40.10Grantees may acquire land or interests in
40.11land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
40.12may not be used to establish easement
40.13stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
40.14must be open to hunting and fishing during
40.15the open season unless otherwise provided
40.16by law. The program must require a match
40.17of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
40.18for all grants. The match may be cash or
40.19in-kind resources. For grant applications
40.20of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
40.21provide a separate, simplified application
40.22process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
40.23commissioner of natural resources shall,
40.24when evaluating projects of equal value,
40.25give priority to organizations that have a
40.26history of receiving or a charter to receive
40.27private contributions for local conservation
40.28or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
40.29conservation easement, priority must be
40.30given to projects associated with or within
40.31one mile of existing wildlife management
40.32areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
40.34areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
40.36management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
41.1sections
41.2All restoration or enhancement projects
41.3must be on land permanently protected by
41.4a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
41.5maintenance and protection of restored
41.6and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
41.7easement, or by public ownership or in
41.8public waters as defined in Minnesota
41.9Statutes, section
41.1015
41.11and enhancement projects on public lands.
41.12Minnesota Statutes, section
41.13subdivision 13
41.14under this paragraph. This appropriation is
41.15available until June 30,
41.16than five percent of the amount of each grant
41.17must be held back from reimbursement until
41.18the grant recipient has completed a grant
41.19accomplishment report by the deadline and
41.20in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
41.21the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
41.22The commissioner shall provide notice of
41.23the grant program in the game and fish law
41.24summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
41.25section
41.26 Sec. 9. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
41.27By January 15, 2017, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council must submit
41.28recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of
41.29representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment
41.30and natural resources and the outdoor heritage fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes
41.31and effectiveness of projects funded by the outdoor heritage fund in achieving the purposes
41.32under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including recommendations on
41.33the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.
42.3 Section 1. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
42.4By January 15, 2017, the Clean Water Council must submit recommendations to
42.5the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
42.6committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and
42.7the clean water fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of projects
42.8funded by the clean water fund in achieving the purposes under article XI, section 15, of
42.9the Minnesota Constitution, including recommendations on the amount of funds that
42.10should be spent annually on evaluation.
42.11 Sec. 2. WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.
42.12$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
42.13commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The
42.14commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to
42.15develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in
42.16White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work
42.17must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as
42.18clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues
42.19to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of
42.20any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the
42.21design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration
42.22with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water
42.23supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control
42.24Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on
42.25the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.
42.28 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is
42.29amended to read:
42.30 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
42.31from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
42.32support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
43.1receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
43.2defined in section
43.3results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
43.4state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
43.5of historical significance.
43.6(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
43.7across all regions and residents of the state.
43.8(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
43.9trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
43.10including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
43.12or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
43.13Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
43.14under section
43.15(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
43.16section
43.17for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
43.18involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
43.19(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
43.20in Minnesota.
43.21(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
43.22trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
43.23logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
43.242010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
43.25information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
43.26the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
43.27use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
43.28Commission Web site required under section
43.29(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
43.30state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
43.31well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
43.32the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
43.33recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or
43.34regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be
43.35listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy
43.36funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient
44.1from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the
44.2list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient
44.3demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
44.4(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the
44.5parks and trails fund must inform the house and senate committees having jurisdiction
44.6over the parks and trails fund at the time the request for funding is made, if the same
44.7project or program has been previously funded by a state appropriation, and how the
44.8project or program was funded.
44.9 Sec. 2. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
44.10By January 15, 2017, the commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with the
44.11Metropolitan Council and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission,
44.12must submit recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
44.13house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the
44.14environment and natural resources and the parks and trails fund on methods to evaluate
44.15the outcomes and effectiveness of projects funded by the parks and trails fund in achieving
44.16the purposes under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including
44.17recommendations on the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.
44.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2,
44.21is amended to read:
44.22 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural
44.23heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve
44.24Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from
44.25the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for
44.26measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current
44.27scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art
44.28technology when appropriate.
44.29(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire
44.30project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for
44.31the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the
44.32entire project will be completed.
44.33(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits
44.34across all regions and residents of the state.
45.1(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and
45.2cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or
45.3programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required
45.4under section
45.5as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The
45.6Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site
45.7required under section
45.8(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented
45.9according to section
45.10grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively
45.11awarded.
45.12(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located
45.13in Minnesota.
45.14(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
45.15heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
45.16logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
45.172010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
45.18information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
45.19the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
45.20use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
45.21Commission Web site required under section
45.22(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
45.23upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
45.24as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
45.25the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
45.26recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
45.27rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
45.28must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
45.29legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
45.30recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
45.31on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until
45.32the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
45.33(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the
45.34arts and cultural heritage fund must inform the house and senate committees having
45.35jurisdiction over the arts and cultural fund at the time the request for funding is made,
46.1if the same project or program has been previously funded by a state appropriation, and
46.2how the project or program was funded.
46.3 Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3,
46.4is amended to read:
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Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board |
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46.7the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
46.8arts education, arts preservation, and arts
46.9access. Grant agreements entered into
46.10by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
46.11other recipients of appropriations in this
46.12subdivision must ensure that these funds are
46.13used to supplement and not substitute for
46.14traditional sources of funding. Each grant
46.15program established within this appropriation
46.16must be separately administered from other
46.17state appropriations for program planning
46.18and outcome measurements, but may take
46.19into consideration other state resources
46.20awarded in the selection of applicants and
46.21grant award size.
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46.24the second year are to support Minnesota
46.25artists and arts organizations in creating,
46.26producing, preserving, and presenting
46.27high-quality arts activities; to overcome
46.28barriers to accessing high-quality arts
46.29activities; for the preservation and
46.30conservation of art and artifacts; and to instill
46.31the arts into the community and public life
46.32in this state.
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47.2the second year are for high-quality,
47.3age-appropriate arts education for
47.4Minnesotans of all ages to develop
47.5knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
47.6arts.
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47.9second year are for events and activities that
47.10represent the diverse cultural arts traditions,
47.11including folk and traditional artists and art
47.12organizations, represented in this state.
47.13(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
47.14in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
47.15board for administering grant programs,
47.16delivering technical services, providing
47.17fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
47.18ensuring accountability.
47.19(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
47.20appropriation to each of the categories listed
47.21in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
47.22regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
47.23other provision of law, regional arts council
47.24grants or other arts council grants for touring
47.25programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
47.26the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
47.27tour in their own region as well as all other
47.28regions of the state.
47.29(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
47.30under this section in the first year does not
47.31cancel, but is available for the second year
47.32of the biennium.
47.33(h) When making grants under this
47.34appropriation, the Minnesota State Arts
47.35Board and the regional arts council must
48.1consider grants to organizations who
48.2preserve and maintain art and artifacts, or
48.3who provide support, education, or training
48.4for the preservation and conservation of art
48.5and artifacts, including grants to the Midwest
48.6Art Conservation Center.
48.7 Sec. 3. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
48.8By January 15, 2017, the Minnesota State Arts Board, in cooperation with the
48.9Minnesota Historical Society, regional arts councils, and other recipients of money from
48.10the arts and cultural heritage fund, must submit recommendations to the chairs and ranking
48.11minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with
48.12jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund on methods to evaluate the outcomes
48.13and effectiveness of projects funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund in achieving
48.14the purposes under article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, including
48.15recommendations on the amount of funds that should be spent annually on evaluation.