<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2527<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>modifying evaluation provisions; modifying prior appropriations;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10; Laws 2015, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>May 20, 2016<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2527 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 2527 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce">"<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>and "2017" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>2016 and 2017. The appropriations in this act are onetime.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2016</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b></td>
               <td align="right"><b> </b><br />
                  		<b>109,847,000</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>This appropriation is from the outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>heritage fund. The amounts that may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>spent for each purpose are specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>following subdivisions. <br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-</td>
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               <td align="right"> <br />
                  		31,000,000<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br />
                  		<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VIII</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>$3,250,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>for scientific and natural area purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition - Phase VIII</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>$5,229,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>management area purposes under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>given to acquisition of lands that are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>for the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife </b><br />
                  		<b>Management Area Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>$1,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>agreement with Fox Lake Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>wildlife habitat for wildlife management area <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National </b><br />
                  		<b>Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>$2,754,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>or permanent conservation easements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>Minnesota for addition to the Northern <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>given to acquisition of lands that are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>for the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>of the required accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>must be consistent with the priorities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Complex - Phase VI </b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>$583,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>to acquire land in fee and restore lands in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>the Cannon River watershed for wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>given to acquisition of lands that are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>for the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase V</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>$2,541,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>to implement the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Conservation Plan through the acquisition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>permanent conservation easements to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>and enforcement funds as approved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>provided as part of the final report.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for </b><br />
                  		<b>Wildlife and Water - Phase VI</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>permanent conservation easements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>enhance habitat by expanding the clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>water fund riparian buffer program for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>is to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br />
                  		<b>Southern Red River Valley - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>$2,269,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>restore and enhance lands in the southern <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>Red River Valley for wildlife management <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>86A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>and management as waterfowl production <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>United States Fish and Wildlife Service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>given to acquisition of lands that are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>for the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>$1,475,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>agreement with The Conservation Fund, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>and restore high priority grassland, prairie, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>and enforcement fund, as approved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>part of the required accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>must be consistent with the priorities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>$3,983,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>accelerate restoration and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>wildlife management areas, scientific and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>natural areas, native prairie bank land, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>and bluff prairies on state forest land in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>land restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement - Phase IV</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>$1,208,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>agreements to restore and enhance wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>and Recreation Department; $813,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>Great River Greening; and $277,000 to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forests</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">18,379,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Young Forest Conservation - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>$1,369,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>an agreement with the American Bird <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>Conservancy to restore publicly owned, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>permanently protected forest lands for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>wildlife management purposes. A list <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>of proposed forest land restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Jack Pine Forest/Crow Wing River </b><br />
                  		<b>Watershed Habitat Acquisition </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>$3,570,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Association to acquire in fee and restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>and Hubbard Counties for county forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>$1,500,000 the second year is to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>with the Morrison County Soil and Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>Conservation District, to acquire permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>conservation easements and restore forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>wildlife habitat within the boundaries <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>of the Minnesota National Guard Camp <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>amount, up to $72,000 is to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration - Phase IV</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>$5,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>cooperation with The Trust for Public Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>in fee for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>scientific and natural areas under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>5, to acquire land in fee for state forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>86A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>conservation easements, and to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>statements and balance sheets for income <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>and expenses from land acquired in fee with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>this appropriation and not transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>state or local government ownership must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>Heritage Council. A list of proposed land <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase IV</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>$1,840,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>habitat through working forest permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>conservation easements under the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>forests for the future program pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>A conservation easement acquired with <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>money appropriated under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>must comply with Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>accomplishment plan must include an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>easement monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>$500,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>agreement with Cass County to acquire land <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase III</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>$1,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>subdivision 7. A list of proposed land <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Forest Habitat Protection Revolving </b><br />
                  		<b>Account</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>$1,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>lands in fee and permanent conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>easements for wildlife habitat purposes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>for forest consolidation and connective <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>corridor purposes, or to prevent forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>from any subsequent sale of lands acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>with this appropriation must be used for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>purposes of this appropriation. Any sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>proceeds remaining unused upon close of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>appropriation availability must be returned to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>the required accomplishment plan. Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>otherwise provided, this appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>of real property, this appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>available until June 30, 2023, if a binding <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>agreement with a landowner or purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>agreement is entered into by June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>2022, and closed no later than June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>2023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(i) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>$412,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>agreement with the National Audubon <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>Society to restore and enhance floodplain <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>forest habitat for wildlife on public <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>lands along the Mississippi River. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>list of restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(j) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the </b><br />
                  		<b>Wild Rice River Watershed</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>$2,188,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>agreement with the White Earth Band of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>Ojibwe to acquire lands in fee in Clearwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>County to be managed for wildlife habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>accomplishment plan. As a condition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>receiving the grant under this paragraph, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>White Earth Band of Ojibwe shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>(1) ensure that current access roads and trails <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>on the property are maintained and open to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>continue the current access to adjoining lands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(2) ensure that the property remains open to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>hunting and fishing for individuals of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>public who are not members of a federally <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>recognized tribe in a manner consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>current law; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(3) not transfer fee interest in whole or in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>to the United States either directly or through <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>an intermediary in trust for the White Earth <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>Band of Ojibwe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>Failure to comply with the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>this paragraph shall trigger the reversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>97A.056, subdivision 15.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Wetlands</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-</td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> <br />
                  		31,055,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production </b><br />
                  		<b>Area Acquisition - Phase VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>$5,650,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>grasslands to be designated and managed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection </b><br />
                  		<b>Program - Phase V</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>$5,801,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>of proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>in permanent conservation easements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>to restore wetlands and native grassland <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>$1,629,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>in high-priority wetland habitat complexes <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>in the prairie and forest/prairie transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>easement acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement - Phase VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>$2,167,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>commissioner of natural resources to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>statewide. A list of proposed land restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>$2,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>commissioner of natural resources to modify <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>management and to return the historic outlet <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-</td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> <br />
                  		29,138,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat Protection - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>$1,578,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>land in fee and permanent conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>easements for aquatic management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>permanent conservation easements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>the Minnesota forests for the future <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>section 84.66, and to restore and enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>proposed land acquisitions, conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>easements, restorations, and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>$4,000,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>agreements to acquire land in fee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>permanent conservation easements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>to restore and enhance natural systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>is to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>proposed land acquisitions and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor </b><br />
                  		<b>Partnership - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>$2,105,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>agreements to acquire lands in fee in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>the second year is to the Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>and Soil Resources to acquire permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>conservation easements and to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>acquisitions must be included as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic </b><br />
                  		<b>North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>$1,425,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>agreements with the Leech Lake Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>conservation easements to sustain healthy <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>establish a monitoring and enforcement fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish </b><br />
                  		<b>Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>$1,975,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>to restore or enhance habitat for trout and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>other species in and along cold water rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>proposed restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) DNR Stream Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>$2,074,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>degraded streams, and critical aquatic species <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>habitat. A list of proposed land restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase III</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>$2,707,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>estuary. A list of proposed restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Sand Hill River Fish Passage - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>$828,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>an agreement with the Sand Hill River <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>Watershed District, in cooperation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>the Department of Natural Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>Hill River watershed. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>restorations must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(i) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration Program - Phase V</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>$1,200,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>an agreement with the Shell Rock River <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>Rock River watershed. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>$2,763,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>land in fee and permanent conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>easements for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>proposed land acquisitions and restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(k) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant </b><br />
                  		<b>Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase VIII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>$7,438,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>state, and national organizations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>metropolitan area and cities with a population <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>for activities required to fulfill the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>of owners of lands subject to conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>easements. Grants shall not be made from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>appropriation in this paragraph for projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>$575,000. Of the total appropriation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>and other direct and necessary administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>in land. Easements must be permanent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>Grants may not be used to establish easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>must be open to hunting and fishing during <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>the open season unless otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>by law. The program must require a match <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>of at least ten percent from nonstate sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>for all grants. The match may be cash or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>in-kind resources. For grant applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>provide a separate, simplified application <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>commissioner of natural resources shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>when evaluating projects of equal value, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>give priority to organizations that have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>history of receiving or a charter to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>private contributions for local conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>or a conservation easement, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>given to projects associated with or within <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>one mile of existing wildlife management <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>must be on land permanently protected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>maintenance and protection of restored <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>and enhanced habitat, by a conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>easement, by public ownership, or in public <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>must be given to restoration and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>to grants awarded under this paragraph. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>30, 2020. No less than five percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>amount of each grant must be held back from <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>reimbursement until the grant recipient has <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>completed a grant accomplishment report by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>the deadline and in the form prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>Heritage Council. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>provide notice of the grant program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>the game and fish law summary prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Contract Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>$150,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>contract management duties assigned in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>section. The commissioner shall provide an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>accomplishment plan in the form specified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>on the expenditure of this appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>The accomplishment plan must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>a copy of the grant contract template <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>and reimbursement manual. No money <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Technical Evaluation Panel</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>$125,000 the second year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>technical evaluation panel to conduct up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>15 restoration and enhancement evaluations <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>subdivision 10.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>specific appropriation and are specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>the accomplishment plan approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>Money appropriated in this section must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>be spent on indirect costs or other institutional <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>overhead charges that are not directly related <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>to and necessary for a specific appropriation.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>in this section are available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>2019. For acquisition of real property, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>amounts in this section are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>landowner or purchase agreement is entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>or enhancement are available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>30, 2021, or five years after acquisition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>whichever is later, in order to complete initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>restoration or enhancement work. If a project <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>receives at least 15 percent of its funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>from federal funds, the time period of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>appropriation may be extended to equal the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>availability of federal funding to a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>of six years, provided the federal funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>was confirmed and included in the first draft <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>accomplishment plan. Money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>for fee title acquisition of land may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>restore, enhance, and provide for public use <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>of the land acquired with the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Public use facilities must have a minimal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>impact on habitat in acquired lands. <br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br />
                  		<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>All agreements referred to in this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>be administered on a reimbursement basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>16A.41, expenditures directly related <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to each appropriation's purpose made <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>accomplishment plan approval, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>later, are eligible for reimbursement unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>otherwise provided in this section. For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>purposes of administering appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>and legislatively authorized agreements paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>must be considered reimbursable by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>administering agency when the recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>presents the agency with an invoice, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>binding agreement with the landowner, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>the recipient attests that the goods have <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>been received or the landowner agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>is binding. Periodic reimbursement must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>be made upon receiving documentation that <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>the items articulated in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>Heritage Council have been achieved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>including partial achievements as evidenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>by progress reports approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>projects to accommodate cash flow needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>support future management of acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>lands, or match a federal share. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>advances must be approved as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>accomplishment plan. Capital equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>expenditures for specific items in excess of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>part of the accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Mapping</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>Each direct recipient of money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>in this section, as well as each recipient of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>a grant awarded pursuant to this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>must provide geographic information to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>for mapping of any lands acquired in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>with funds appropriated in this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>open to public taking of fish and game. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>commissioner of natural resources shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>include the lands acquired in fee with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>appropriated in this section on maps showing <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>public recreation opportunities. Maps must <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>include information on and acknowledgment <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>of the outdoor heritage fund, including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>notation of any restrictions.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water </b><br />
                  		<b>Restorations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>The following appropriations to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>buffers for wildlife and water program <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>may be used for restoration of lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>acquired by conservation easement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>appropriations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>paragraph (f);<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>2, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>paragraph (c).<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Carryforward of Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>(a) The availability of the appropriation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>extended to June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(b) Paragraph (a) is effective the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.</b> (a) The Lessard-Sams <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>the Committee on Rules and Administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) four public members appointed by the governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>house.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>wildlife.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>member from the minority party of the house of representatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>according to the following schedule of terms:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>Monday in January 2011;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the first Monday in January 2011;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>Monday in January 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>2013; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>the first Monday in January 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>15.0575
         </statute_ref>. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>remainder of the unexpired term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to carry out <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>support the functions of the council. The council has final approval authority for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>hiring of a candidate for executive director. Up to one percent of the money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Restoration </b><b>and enhancements </b><b>evaluations.</b>  The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources may must convene a technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>ten habitat restoration or enhancement projects completed with outdoor heritage funding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration project <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">40,948,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br />
                  		<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>$4,570,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and to acquire land in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>for scientific and natural area purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>proposed land and permanent conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>easement acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>$7,452,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>land in fee for wildlife management area <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>priority must be given to acquisition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>84.96
         </statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected native <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>$4,032,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>priority must be given to acquisition of lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>that are eligible for the native prairie bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>Annual income statements and balance sheets <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>for income and expenses from land acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>with this appropriation must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>Council no later than 180 days following <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>year. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>accomplishment plan and must be consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>with the priorities identified in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>Prairie Conservation Plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National </b><br />
                  		<b>Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase </b><b>V</b><b> VI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>$3,430,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>and Wildlife Service to acquire land in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>fee or permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>Preservation Area in western Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>for addition to the Northern Tallgrass <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>part 6136.0900, priority must be given to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>acquisition of lands that are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>of the required accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>must be consistent with the priorities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase IV</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>$3,740,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>to implement the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>Conservation Plan through the acquisition <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>of permanent conservation easements to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>protect native prairie and grasslands. Up <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>and enforcement funds as approved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, <br />
            		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>provided as part of the final report. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase V</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>permanent conservation easements to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>and enhance habitat by expanding the clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>water fund riparian buffer program for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>least equal wildlife benefits from buffers <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>on private land. Up to $72,500 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Complex - Phase V</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>$1,380,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>watershed for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br />
                  		<b>Southern Red River Valley</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>$1,800,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>or for designation and management as <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's </b><br />
                  		<b>Important Bird Areas</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>$1,730,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>agreements to acquire conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>easements within important bird areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>identified in the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>which up to $100,000 is for establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>monitoring and enforcement funds as <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>$2,270,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>District to acquire land in fee and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>conservation easement and to `restore river <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>and related habitat in the Wild Rice River <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>restorations must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>$4,880,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>accelerate the restoration and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>of prairie communities on wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>management areas, scientific and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>areas, state forest land, and land under <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>native prairie bank easements. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>$1,120,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>and restore habitat on public lands. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>must be provided as part of the final report.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forests</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">12,634,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>$1,500,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>cooperation with the Morrison County Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>and Water Conservation District to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>permanent conservation easements within <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>the boundaries of the Minnesota National <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>fund, as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>provided as part of the final report.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration - Phase III</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>$2,910,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>acquire land in fee for wildlife management <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>; to acquire land <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>in fee for scientific and natural areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>; for state forest purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>; and to enhance grasslands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>forest, and savanna. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer </b><br />
                  		<b>Forestlands - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>$2,180,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>Counties for wildlife management purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and to acquire land in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 7</statute_ref>. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase VI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>$442,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>agreement with Cass County to acquire land <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase III</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>$1,690,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>along rivers and lakes in the northern <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>forest region. Up to $220,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>fund, as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>proposed permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>accomplishment plan. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>$3,002,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>acquire lands in fee and for permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>conservation easements in the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>Headwaters and for agreements as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>of which up to $80,000 is for establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund as <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>acquisitions must be included as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>$910,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>A list of proposed land enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">22,368,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>$4,540,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>interests in land in fee and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>conservation easements for aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>, to acquire interests in land in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>permanent conservation easements for fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.66</statute_ref>, and to restore and enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>proposed land acquisitions and restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>$2,000,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>agreements to acquire land in fee and in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>permanent conservation easements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>to restore and enhance natural systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>proposed land acquisitions and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish </b><br />
                  		<b>Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase </b><br />
                  		<b>VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>$1,890,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>to restore and enhance habitat for trout <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>and other species in and along coldwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>proposed restorations and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>$1,650,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>an agreement with the city of Bemidji to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>$990,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>an agreement with the Sand Hill River <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>Watershed District to restore fish habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>proposed restorations must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration Program - Phase IV</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>$2,414,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>an agreement with the Shell Rock River <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>Watershed District to protect, restore, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>Rock River watershed. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>accomplishment plan. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>$444,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>agreement with the Minneapolis Park and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant </b><br />
                  		<b>Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase VII</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>$8,440,000 in the first year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>state, and national organizations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>metropolitan area and cities with a population <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>for activities required to fulfill the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>of owners of lands subject to conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>easements. Grants shall not be made from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>appropriation in this paragraph for projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>may be spent for personnel costs and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>direct and necessary administrative costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>Grantees may acquire land or interests in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>land. Easements must be permanent. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>may not be used to establish easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>must be open to hunting and fishing during <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>the open season unless otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>by law. The program must require a match <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>of at least ten percent from nonstate sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>for all grants. The match may be cash or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>in-kind resources. For grant applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>provide a separate, simplified application <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>commissioner of natural resources shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>when evaluating projects of equal value, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>give priority to organizations that have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>history of receiving or a charter to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>private contributions for local conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>conservation easement, priority must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>given to projects associated with or within <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>one mile of existing wildlife management <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>; scientific and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>84.033
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; or aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>must be on land permanently protected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>maintenance and protection of restored <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>and enhanced habitat, by a conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>easement, or by public ownership or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>public waters as defined in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.36"></a><var>39.36</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>15
         </statute_ref>. Priority must be given to restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>and enhancement projects on public lands. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, <br />
            		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>, applies to grants awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>under this paragraph. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>available until June 30, 2018 2019. No less <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>than five percent of the amount of each grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>must be held back from reimbursement until <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>the grant recipient has completed a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>accomplishment report by the deadline and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>The commissioner shall provide notice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>the grant program in the game and fish law <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.051, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var><b>CLEAN WATER FUND</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 3, is amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>7,700,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>7,700,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>7,110,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>second year are to increase monitoring for <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>water and groundwater and to use data <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>collected to assess pesticide use practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>the second year are to increase monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>and evaluate trends in the concentration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>and regionally and to promote and evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>regional and crop-specific nutrient best <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>management practices. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(c) $4,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>the second year are for the agriculture best <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>management practices loan program. At <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>least $3,500,000 the first year and at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>$3,900,000 the second year are for transfer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>the clean water agricultural best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>practices loan account and are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>for pass-through to local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>and lenders for low-interest loans under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.117</statute_ref>. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>unencumbered balance that is not used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>pass-through to local governments does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>cancel at the end of the first year and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(d) $775,000 the first year and $775,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>$675,000 the second year are for research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>pilot projects, and technical assistance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>proper implementation of best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>practices and more precise information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>$560,000 the second year are for research <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>to quantify agricultural contributions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>impaired waters and for development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>evaluation of best management practices to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>protect and restore water resources while <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>maintaining productivity. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>is available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>second year are for a research inventory <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>database containing water-related research <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>activities. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 5, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>24,212,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>23,558,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>23,400,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>$7,485,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>completion of 20 percent of the needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>statewide assessments of surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>the first year and $100,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>are for grants to the Red River Watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>Management Board to enhance and expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>the existing water quality and watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>monitoring river watch activities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>schools in the Red River of the North. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>Red River Watershed Management Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>shall provide a report to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>of the Pollution Control Agency and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>legislative committees and divisions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>resources finance and policy and the clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>water fund by February 15, 2013, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>expenditure of these funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>$9,261,000 the second year are to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>and TMDL implementation plans for waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>listed on the United States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>Protection Agency approved impaired waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>average of ten percent of the TMDL's each <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>year over the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>the second year are for groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>assessment, including enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>ambient monitoring network, modeling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>and continuing to monitor for and assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>contaminants of emerging concern.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>the second year are for water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>improvements in the lower St. Louis River <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>money to 35 percent state money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>the second year are for the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>partnership program to provide grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>to protect and improve the basins and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>watersheds of the state and provide financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>and technical assistance to study waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>with nonpoint source pollution problems. <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>Priority shall be given to projects preventing <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>streams, and groundwater in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>with Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.20, <br />
            		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (4). Any balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>remaining in the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>second year are for storm water research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>guidance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>the second year are for TMDL research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>database development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>(h) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>the second year are for national pollutant <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>discharge elimination system wastewater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>storm water TMDL implementation efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>(i) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>the second year are transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>commissioner of administration for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>Environmental Quality Board in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>with the United States Geological Survey to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>characterize groundwater flow and aquifer <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>properties in the I-94 corridor in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>with local units of government. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>the second year are for a wild rice standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>study.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>(k) $862,000 the first year and $708,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>$704,000 the second year are for groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>protection or prevention of groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>degradation activities through enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>county-level delivery system for subsurface <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>sewage treatment systems (SSTS). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>commissioner shall consult with the SSTS <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>Compliance Task Force in developing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>distribution allocation for the county base <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>encumbered on or before June 30, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>as grants or contracts in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>27,534,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>31,734,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>30,662,000</b><br />
                  		
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            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(a) $13,750,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>$15,350,000 $14,751,000 the second year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>for pollution reduction and restoration grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>to local government units and joint powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>organizations of local government units to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>protect surface water and drinking water; to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>and streams; and to protect groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>and drinking water, including feedlot water <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>quality and subsurface sewage treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>stream channel, and shoreline restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>projects. The projects must be of long-lasting <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>public benefit, include a match, and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>consistent with TMDL implementation plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>or local water management plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,600,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>$3,475,000 the second year are for targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>local resource protection and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>grants. The board shall give priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>consideration to projects and practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>that complement, supplement, or exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>current state standards for protection, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>enhancement, and restoration of water <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>protect groundwater from degradation. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>for county SSTS implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>(c) $900,000 the first year and $1,200,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>$897,000 the second year are to provide state <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>oversight and accountability, evaluate results, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>and develop an electronic system to measure <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>and track the value of conservation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>implementation by local governments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>including submission to the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>by March 1 each year an annual report <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>prepared by the board, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>the commissioners of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>Agency, detailing the recipients and projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>funded under this section. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>require grantees to specify the outcomes that <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>will be achieved by the grants prior to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>grant awards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,700,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>the second year are for technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>and grants for the conservation drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>program in consultation with the Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>Work Group, created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103B.101, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>to facilitate the installation of conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>practices on drainage systems that will result <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>in water quality improvements and evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>the outcomes of these installations. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>board shall coordinate practice standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>with the Natural Resources Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>Service of the United States Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>of Agriculture and seek to leverage federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>funds as part of conservation drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>program implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>permanent conservation easements on <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>excluding wetlands, to keep water on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>impacts to surface waters; and increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>infiltration for groundwater recharge. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>there is a natural impediment, a road, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>other impediment beyond the control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>landowner. This appropriation may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>for restoration of riparian buffers protected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>easements purchased with this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>and for stream bank restorations when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>riparian buffers have been restored.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $2,300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>the second year are for permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>conservation easements on wellhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>(d). Priority must be placed on land that <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>is located where the vulnerability of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>drinking water supply is designated as high <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>or very high by the commissioner of health. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>The board shall coordinate with the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>States Geological Survey, the commissioners <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>of health and natural resources, and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>communities contained in the Decorah <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha Counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>to obtain easements in identified areas as <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>having the most vulnerability to groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>contamination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>$1,455,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>community partners grants to local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>government for: (1) structural or vegetative <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>management practices that reduce storm <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>water runoff from developed or disturbed <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>lands to reduce the movement of sediment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.36"></a><var>47.36</var>protection, or enhancement of water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>groundwater and drinking water; and (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>installation of proven and effective water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>retention practices including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>infiltration basins and sediment control <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>basins in order to keep water on the land. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>The projects must be of long-lasting public <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>benefit, include a local match, and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>consistent with TMDL implementation plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>or local water management plans. Local <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>government unit staff and administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>costs may be used as a match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>panel to conduct up to ten restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>evaluations under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>114D.50, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>(i) The board shall contract for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>with Conservation Corps Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>under this section for $500,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>and $500,000 the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>technical and administrative assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>portion of the funds to leverage federal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>other nonstate funds or to address oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>identified in local water management plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>(k) The appropriations in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>7,310,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>7,460,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>7,399,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>second year are to increase monitoring for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>water and groundwater and to use data <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>collected to assess pesticide use practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>the second year are to increase monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>and evaluate trends in the concentration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>to groundwater degradation, including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>substantial increase of monitoring of private <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>wells in cooperation with the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>of health, monitoring for pesticides when <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>nitrates are detected, and promoting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>evaluating regional and crop-specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>nutrient best management practices to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>protect groundwater from degradation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>Of this amount, $75,000 may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>accelerating the update for the commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>manure applicator manual. This amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>is to be matched with general funds. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>when the commissioner shall submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>over agriculture and environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>natural resources policy and finance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>the expenditure of these funds, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>the progress in preventing groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>degradation and recommendations. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>October 15, 2014, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.36"></a><var>49.36</var>submit an interim report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>ranking minority members of the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>house of representatives committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>and environment and natural resources policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>and finance on the expenditure of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>funds, including recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>the second year are for the agriculture best <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>management practices loan program. At <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>least $170,000 each year is for transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>to an agricultural and environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>revolving account created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.117, subdivision 5a</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>and is available for pass-through to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>government and lenders for low-interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>17.117
         </statute_ref>. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>that is not used for pass-through to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>governments does not cancel at the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>first year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>the second year are for research, pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>projects, and technical assistance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>proper implementation of best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>practices and more precise information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>the second year are for research to quantify <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>agricultural contributions to impaired waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>and for development and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>best management practices to protect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>restore water resources while maintaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>productivity. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>(f) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>$90,000 the second year are for a research <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>inventory database containing water-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>research activities. Any information <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>technology development or support or costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>necessary for this research inventory database <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>will be incorporated into the agency's service <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>level agreement with and paid to the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>of Enterprise Technology. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>is available until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>the second year are to implement a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>agricultural water quality certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>program. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>second year are to provide funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>regional irrigation water quality specialist <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>through University of Minnesota Extension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(i) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 $49,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>the second year are to develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>system for animal waste technicians who <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>apply manure to the ground for hire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>28,365,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>28,265,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>28,010,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>(a) $7,600,000 the first year and $7,600,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>$7,522,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>completion of 20 percent of the needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>statewide assessments of surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>quality and trends. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>$500,000 each year is to monitor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>assess contaminants of emerging concern in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>groundwater and surface water, and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>each year is for grants to the Red River <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>Watershed Management Board to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>and expand the existing water quality and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>watershed monitoring river watch activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>in the schools in the Red River of the North <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>Watershed. The Red River Watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>Management Board shall provide a report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>Agency and the legislative committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>divisions with jurisdiction over environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>and natural resources finance and policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>the clean water fund by February 15, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>on the expenditure of these funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>$9,323,000 the second year are to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>watershed restoration and protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>strategies (WRAPS), which include total <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>TMDL implementation plans for waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>listed on the Unites States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>Protection Agency approved impaired waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>average of ten percent of the TMDL's each <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>year over the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>$1,108,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>groundwater assessment, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>enhancing the ambient monitoring network, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>modeling, and evaluating trends, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>the reassessment of groundwater that was <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>be contaminated. By January 15, 2016, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>commissioner shall submit a report with <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>recommendations for reducing or preventing <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>groundwater degradation from contaminants <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>over environment and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>the second year are for water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>improvements in the lower St. Louis River <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>System Area of Concern. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>must be matched at a rate of 65 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>nonstate money to 35 percent state money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>the second year are for the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>partnership program to provide grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>to protect and improve the basins and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>watersheds of the state and provide financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>and technical assistance to study waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>with nonpoint source pollution problems. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>Priority shall be given to projects preventing <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>streams, and groundwater in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>with Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.20, <br />
            		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (4). Any balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>remaining in the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>second year are for storm water research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>guidance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>$1,131,000 the second year are for TMDL <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>research and database development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>$936,000 the second year are to initiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>development of a multiagency watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>database reporting portal. Any information <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>technology development or support or costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>necessary for this research inventory database <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>will be incorporated into the agency's service <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>level agreement with and paid to the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>of Enterprise Technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>the second year are for national pollutant <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>discharge elimination system wastewater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>storm water TMDL implementation efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>(j) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>the second year are for enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>county-level delivery systems for subsurface <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>sewage treatment systems (SSTS) activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>115.55</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>, for protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>of groundwater, including base grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>for all counties with SSTS programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>competitive grants to counties with specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>plans to significantly reduce water pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>by reducing the number of systems that <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>are an imminent threat to public health or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>receive base grants must report the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>through SSTS replacement, connection to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>a centralized sewer system, or other means <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>including property abandonment or buy-out. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>Counties also must report the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>compliance inspections of existing SSTS's <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>conducted in areas under county jurisdiction. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>These required reports are to be part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>established annual reporting for SSTS <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>programs. Counties that conduct SSTS <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>inventories or those with an ordinance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>place that requires an SSTS to be inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>as a condition of transferring property or as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>condition of obtaining a local permit shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>given priority for competitive grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>each year is available to counties for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>low-income landowners to address systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>that pose an imminent threat to public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>grant awarded under this paragraph may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>receiving a grant under this paragraph must <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>submit a report to the agency listing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>projects funded, including an account of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>(k) $1,500,000 the first year is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>competitive grant program for sewer projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>that helps protect or restore the water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>of waters in any national park located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>the state. Grants may be awarded to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>government units and must be matched with <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>25 percent non-clean-water-fund dollars.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>second year are for developing wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>treatment system designs and practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>and providing technical assistance. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>this amount, $145,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>transfer to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>University of Minnesota to provide ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.36"></a><var>55.36</var>support for design teams with scientific <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>and technical expertise pertaining to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>wastewater management and treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>that will include representatives from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>University of Minnesota, Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>and other wastewater engineering experts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>The design teams shall promote the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>new technology, designs, and practices to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>address existing and emerging wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>treatment challenges, including the treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>of wastewater for reuse and the emergence <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>of new and other unregulated contaminants. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>(m) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>second year are to support activities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>Clean Water Council according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>as grants or contracts in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>available until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, as amended by Laws 2015, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>12,135,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>10,943,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>8,950,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>the second year are for stream flow <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>monitoring, including the installation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>necessary to determine the relationship <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>between stream flow and groundwater.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>the second year are for lake Index of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>the second year are for assessing mercury <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>and other contaminants of fish, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>monitoring to track the status of waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>impaired by mercury and mercury reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>efforts over time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>the second year are for developing targeted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>science-based watershed restoration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>protection strategies, including regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>technical assistance for TMDL plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>development of a watershed assessment tool, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>in cooperation with the commissioner of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>2016, the commissioner shall submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>over environment and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>policy and finance providing the outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>achieved with this appropriation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the second year are for water supply planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>the second year are for technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>to support local implementation of nonpoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>source restoration and protection activities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>including water quality protection in forested <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>watersheds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>the second year are for applied research <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>and tools, including watershed hydrologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>modeling; maintaining and updating spatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>data for watershed boundaries, streams, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>water bodies and integrating high-resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>of forestry best management practices for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>water quality; and developing an ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>monitoring database.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>the second year are for developing county <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>geologic atlases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>standards and best management practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>for public water access sites to maintain and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>improve water quality by avoiding shoreline <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>erosion and runoff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>(j) $3,000,000 $1,808,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>is for beginning to develop and designate <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>groundwater management areas under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103G.287, <br />
            		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>. The commissioner, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>consultation with the commissioners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>the Pollution Control Agency, health, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>and agriculture, shall establish a uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>statewide hydrogeologic mapping system <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>that will include designated groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>management areas. The mapping system <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>must include wellhead protection areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>special well construction areas, groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>provinces, groundwater recharge areas, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>other designated or geographical areas related <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>to groundwater. This mapping system shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>be used to implement all groundwater-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>laws and for reporting and evaluations. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(k) $100,000 the first year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116G.15, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>30,689,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>34,740,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>34,647,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>the second year are for grants to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>government units organized for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>management of water in a watershed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>subwatershed that have multiyear plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>that will result in a significant reduction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>water pollution in a selected subwatershed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>The grants may be used for the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>purposes: establishment of riparian buffers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>practices to store water for natural treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>and infiltration, including rain gardens; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>capturing storm water for reuse; stream <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>enforcement activities; and implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>of best management practices for feedlots <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>within riparian areas and other practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>demonstrated to be most effective in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>protecting, enhancing, and restoring water <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>protecting groundwater from degradation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>Grant recipients must identify a nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>cash match of at least 25 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>total eligible project costs. Grant recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>may use other legacy funds to supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>projects funded under this paragraph. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>awarded under this paragraph are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>for four years and priority shall be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>to the three to six best designed plans each <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>submit an interim report on the outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>achieved with this appropriation, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>recommendations, to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>minority members of the senate and house <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>of representatives committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>with jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>natural resources policy and finance. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>$10,684,000 the second year are for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>to protect and restore surface water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>drinking water; to keep water on the land; to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>groundwater and drinking water, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>and ravine stabilization projects. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>projects must use practices demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>to be effective, be of long-lasting public <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>benefit, include a match, and be consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>with total maximum daily load (TMDL) <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>implementation plans or local water <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>management plans or their equivalents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>the second year are for targeted local <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>resource protection and enhancement grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>for projects and practices that supplement or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>exceed current state standards for protection, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>enhancement, and restoration of water <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>protect groundwater from degradation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>including compliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>second year are to provide state oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>and accountability, evaluate results, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>measure the value of conservation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>implementation by local governments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>including submission to the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>by March 1 each year an annual report <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>prepared by the board, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>the commissioners of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>Agency, detailing the recipients, projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>funded under this section, and the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>pollution reduced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>the second year are for grants to local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>of government to ensure compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.401</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103F.455</statute_ref>, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>enforcement efforts. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>$235,000 the first year is to update the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>for Decision Makers and to provide outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>to users.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>permanent conservation easements on <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>impacts to surface waters; and increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>infiltration for groundwater recharge. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>appropriation may be used for restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>of riparian buffers protected by easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>purchased with this appropriation and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>stream bank restorations when the riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>buffers have been restored.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>the second year are for permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>conservation easements on wellhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>(d). Priority must be placed on land that <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>is located where the vulnerability of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>drinking water supply is designated as high <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>or very high by the commissioner of health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>$1,479,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>community partners grants to local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>government for: (1) structural or vegetative <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>management practices that reduce storm <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>water runoff from developed or disturbed <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>lands to reduce the movement of sediment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>protection, or enhancement of water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>groundwater and drinking water; and (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>installation of proven and effective water <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>retention practices including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>infiltration basins and sediment control <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>basins in order to keep water on the land. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>The projects must be of long-lasting public <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>benefit, include a local match, and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>consistent with TMDL implementation plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>or local water management plans or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>equivalents. Local government unit costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>may be used as a match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.50, <br />
            		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>second year are for assistance and grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>local governments to transition local water <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>management plans to a watershed approach <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>(k) The board shall contract for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>with Conservation Corps Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>under this section for up to $500,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>year and up to $500,000 the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>technical and administrative assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>portion of the funds to leverage federal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>other nonstate funds or to address oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>identified in local water management plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>(m) The board shall require grantees to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>specify the outcomes that will be achieved <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>by the grants prior to any grant awards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>(n) The appropriations in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>funds are available until expended and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>be regranted consistent with the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,635,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,635,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>4,535,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>(a) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>the second year are for addressing public <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>health concerns related to contaminants <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>found in Minnesota drinking water for <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>which no health-based drinking water <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>standards exist, including accelerating the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>development of health risk limits, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>triclosan, and improving the capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>the department's laboratory to analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>unregulated contaminants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>the second year are for protection of drinking <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>water sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>second year are for cost-share assistance to <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>public and private well owners for up to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>$290,000 the second year are to update and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>expand the county well index, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>with the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>second year are for studying the occurrence <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>and magnitude of contaminants in private <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>wells and developing guidance to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>that new well placement minimizes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>potential for risks, in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>commissioner of agriculture.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>second year are for monitoring recreational <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>may pose a public health risk and mitigating <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>sources of bacterial contamination that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>identified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>(g) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>the second year are for the development <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>and implementation of a groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>virus monitoring plan, including an <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>epidemiological study to determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>association between groundwater virus <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>concentration and community illness rates. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>(h) Unless otherwise specified, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>appropriations in this section are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>8,584,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,082,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>7,582,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>second year are to increase monitoring for <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>water and groundwater and to use data <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>collected to assess pesticide use practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>the second year are for monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>evaluating trends in the concentration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>to groundwater degradation; monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>for pesticides when nitrate is detected; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>promoting, developing, and evaluating <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>regional and crop-specific nutrient best <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>management practices; assessing best <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>management practice adoption; education <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>and technical support from University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>Minnesota Extension; and other actions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>protect groundwater from degradation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>nitrate. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>second year are for administering clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>funds managed through the agriculture best <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>management practices loan program. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>unencumbered balance at the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>second year shall be added to the corpus of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>the loan fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the second year are for technical assistance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>research, and demonstration projects on <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>proper implementation of best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>practices and more precise information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>second year are for research to quantify and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>reduce agricultural contributions to impaired <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>waters and for development and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>of best management practices to protect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>restore water resources. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>is available until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>second year are for a research inventory <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>database containing water-related research <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>activities. Costs for information technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>development or support for this research <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>inventory database may be paid to the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>available until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>(g) $2,500,000 the first year is and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>$2,500,000 the second year are to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>the Minnesota agricultural water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>certification program statewide. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>commissioner of agriculture shall consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>with the United States Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>Agriculture to determine whether other <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>state spending would qualify as a match for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>the agricultural water quality certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>program funds available from the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>government. By January 1, 2016, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>commissioner shall submit a report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>funding recommendations to the Clean Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>Council and the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>members of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>and senate committees and divisions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>jurisdiction over agriculture, the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>and natural resources, and the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>fund. Funds appropriated in this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>are available until June 30, 2016, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>commissioner may request additional funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>for this program for fiscal year 2017 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>second year are to provide funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>regional irrigation water quality specialist <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>through University of Minnesota Extension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>(i) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>Agriculture Initiative and to protect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>state's natural resources while increasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>the efficiency, profitability, and productivity <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>of Minnesota farmers by incorporating <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>perennial and winter-annual crops into <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>existing agricultural practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>(j) A portion of the funds in this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>be used for programs to train state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>outreach staff in the intersection between <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>agricultural economics and agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>conservation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>27,350,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>27,205,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>27,348,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>28,098,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(a) $8,350,000 the first year and $8,350,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>$8,400,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>completion of 20 percent of the needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>statewide assessments of surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>each year is for grants to the Red River <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>Watershed Management Board to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>and expand the existing water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>and watershed monitoring river watch <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>activities in the schools along the Red River <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>of the North. The Red River Watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>Management Board shall provide a report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>Agency and the legislative committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>divisions with jurisdiction over environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>and natural resources finance and policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>the clean water fund by February 15, 2017, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>on the expenditure of this appropriation. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>the amount in the first year is insufficient, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>amount in the second year is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(b) $9,795,000 the first year and $9,795,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>$10,495,000 the second year are to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>watershed restoration and protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>strategies (WRAPS), which include total <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>TMDL implementation plans for waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>listed on the Unites States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>Protection Agency approved impaired waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>average of ten percent of the TMDLs each <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>year over the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>the second year are for groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>assessment, including enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>ambient monitoring network, modeling, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>evaluating trends, including the reassessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>years ago and found to be contaminated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>second year are for implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>St. Louis River System Area of Concern <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>must be matched at a rate of 65 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>nonstate money to 35 percent state money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>second year are for storm water research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>guidance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>(f) $1,150,000 $1,005,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>$1,150,000 the second year are for TMDL <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>research and database development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>the second year are for national pollutant <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>discharge elimination system wastewater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>storm water TMDL implementation efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>the second year are for enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>county-level delivery systems for subsurface <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>115.55</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>, for protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>of groundwater, including base grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>for all counties with SSTS programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>competitive grants to counties with specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>plans to significantly reduce water pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>by reducing the number of systems that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>are an imminent threat to public health or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>receive base grants must report the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>through SSTS replacement, connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>to a centralized sewer system, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>means, including property abandonment <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>or buy-out. Counties also must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>the number of existing SSTS compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>inspections conducted in areas under county <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>jurisdiction. These required reports are to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>be part of established annual reporting for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>inventories or those with an ordinance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>place that requires an SSTS to be inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>as a condition of transferring property or as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>condition of obtaining a local permit must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>given priority for competitive grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>each year is available to counties for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>low-income landowners to address systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>that pose an imminent threat to public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>grant awarded under this paragraph may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>receiving a grant under this paragraph must <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>submit a report to the agency listing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>projects funded, including an account of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>the second year are for a storm water <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>best management practice performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>evaluation and technology transfer program <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>to enhance data and information management <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>of storm water best management practices; <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>evaluate best management performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>and effectiveness to support meeting total <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>maximum daily loads; develop standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>and incorporate state of the art guidance <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>using minimal impact design standards as <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>the model; and implement a knowledge <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>and technology transfer system across <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>local government, industry, and regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>sectors for pass-through to the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>Minnesota. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>until June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>second year are to support activities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>Clean Water Council according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>the second year are for a grant program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>sanitary sewer projects that are included in <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>the draft or any updated Voyageurs National <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>Plan to restore the water quality of waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>be awarded to local government units for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>projects approved by the Voyageurs National <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>must be matched by at least 25 percent from <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>sources other than the clean water fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the appropriations in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>section encumbered on or before June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>2017, as grants or contracts are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>56,841,000</b> <br />
                  		<b>56,341,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>56,322,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>the second year are for grants to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>government units organized for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>management of water in a watershed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>subwatershed that have multiyear plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>that will result in a significant reduction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>water pollution in a selected subwatershed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>The grants may be used for establishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>of riparian buffers; practices to store <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>water for natural treatment and infiltration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>including rain gardens; capturing storm <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>ravine stabilization; enforcement activities; <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>and implementation of best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>practices for feedlots within riparian areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>and other practices demonstrated to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>most effective in protecting, enhancing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>streams and protecting groundwater from <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>degradation. Grant recipients must identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>a nonstate match and may use other legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>funds to supplement projects funded under <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>this paragraph. Grants awarded under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>paragraph are available for four years and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>priority must be given to the best designed <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>plans each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>(b) $10,187,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>$10,188,000 the second year are for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>to protect and restore surface water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>drinking water; to keep water on the land; to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>groundwater and drinking water, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>treatment system projects and stream bank, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>stream channel, shoreline restoration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>and ravine stabilization projects. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>projects must use practices demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>to be effective, be of long-lasting public <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>benefit, include a match, and be consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>with total maximum daily load (TMDL) <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>implementation plans, watershed restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>water management plans or their equivalents. <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>A portion of these funds may be used to seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>administrative efficiencies through shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>resources by multiple local governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>(c) $6,000,000 $5,500,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>and $6,000,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>targeted local resource protection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>enhancement grants and statewide program <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>enhancements for technical assistance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>citizen and community outreach, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>training and certification, as well as projects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>practices, and programs that supplement or <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>otherwise exceed current state standards for <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>protection, enhancement, and restoration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>that protect groundwater from degradation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>including compliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>the second year are to provide state <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>oversight and accountability, evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>results, provide implementation tools, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>measure the value of conservation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>implementation by local governments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>including submission to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>report prepared by the board, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>with the commissioners of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>funded under this section, and the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>pollution reduced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>the second year are for grants to local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>of government to enhance compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>with riparian buffer or alternate practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>the second year are to restore or preserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>permanent conservation on riparian buffers <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>tributaries, to keep water on the land in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>surface waters; and increase infiltration for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>groundwater recharge. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>may be used for restoration of riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>buffers permanently protected by easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>purchased with this appropriation or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>to achieve permanent protection for riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>buffers or stream bank restorations when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>riparian buffers have been restored. Up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>enforcement account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>the second year are for permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>conservation easements on wellhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>(d), or for grants to local units of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>for fee title acquisition to permanently <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>protect groundwater supply sources on <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>wellhead protection areas or for otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>assuring long-term protection of groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>supply sources as described under alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>management tools in the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>Management Plan, including low nitrogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>cropping systems or implementing nitrogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>fertilizer best management practices. Priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>must be placed on land that is located where <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>the vulnerability of the drinking water supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>is designated as high or very high by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>commissioner of health, where drinking <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>water protection plans have identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>specific activities that will achieve long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>protection, and on lands with expiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>Conservation Reserve Program contracts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>and enforcement account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>the second year are for community partner <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>grants to local units of government for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>(1) structural or vegetative management <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>practices that reduce storm water runoff <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.36"></a><var>75.36</var>from developed or disturbed lands to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>the movement of sediment, nutrients, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>pollutants for restoration, protection, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>and streams and to protect groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>and drinking water; and (2) installation <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>of proven and effective water retention <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>practices including, but not limited to, rain <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>gardens and other vegetated infiltration <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>basins and sediment control basins in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>to keep water on the land. The projects must <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>be of long-lasting public benefit, include a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>local match, and be consistent with TMDL <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>implementation plans, watershed restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>water management plans or their equivalents. <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>Local government unit costs may be used as <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>a match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.50, <br />
            		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>the second year are for assistance, oversight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>and grants to local governments to transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>local water management plans to a watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>approach as provided for in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>114D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>the second year are for technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>and grants for the conservation drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>program in consultation with the Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103B.101, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>13
         </statute_ref>, that includes projects to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>multipurpose water management under <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103E.015</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>permanent conservation sites via easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>or contracts to treat and store water on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>land for water quality improvement purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>and related technical assistance. This work <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>may be done in cooperation with the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>States Department of Agriculture with a first <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>priority use to accomplish a conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>in a monitoring and enforcement account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>the second year are to purchase permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>conservation easements to protect lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>adjacent to public waters with good water <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>quality but threatened with degradation. Up <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>and enforcement account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>the second year are for a program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>systematically collect data and produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>county, watershed, and statewide estimates <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>of soil erosion caused by water and wind <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>along with tracking adoption of conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>measures to address erosion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(o) $11,000,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>$11,000,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>payments to soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>districts for the purposes of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>103C.321</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>103C.331</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>From this appropriation, each soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>conservation district shall receive an increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>in its base funding of $100,000 per year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>Money remaining after the base increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>is available for matching grants to soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>water conservation districts based on county <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>allocations to soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>districts. The board and other agencies may <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>reduce the amount of grants to a county by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>amount equal to any reduction in the county's <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>allocation to a soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>district from the county's previous-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>allocation when the board determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>the reduction was disproportionate. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>second-year appropriation cancels if new <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>buffer requirements are not enacted in 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>(p) $520,000 the first year is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>to Washington County for a water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>improvement project that will improve water <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>quality and restore an essential backwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>River Area. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>available until at least an equal amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>committed from nonstate sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>(q) The Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>Resources must consider the inclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>of environmentally suitable annuals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>next time the board establishes or revises <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>guidelines for the purposes of riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>buffers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>(r) The board shall contract for delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>services with Conservation Corps Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>for restoration, maintenance, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>activities under this section for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(s) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>technical and administrative assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>portion of the funds to leverage federal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>other nonstate funds or to address oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>identified in local water management plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>(t) The board shall require grantees to specify <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>the outcomes that will be achieved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>grants prior to any grant awards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>(u) The appropriations in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>funds are available until expended and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>be regranted consistent with the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(b) No detailed design or construction for the White Bear Lake augmentation project <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>may be undertaken by the commissioner until the commissioner, the city of Vadnais <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>Heights, the White Bear Lake Conservation District, the Metropolitan Council, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>other communities, agencies, or entities involved in the White Bear Lake augmentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>project using water drawn from Vadnais Lake enter an agreement as to how the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>will proceed, with protections for the city of Vadnais Heights' water system and property <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>including, but not limited to, the following assurances for the city of Vadnais Heights, that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>(1) the city will not lose its ability to develop lands near Vadnais Lake; <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>(2) the city will be consulted regarding all aspects, including the legal planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>process, of the siting of any proposed water filtration or treatment plant facility within its <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>borders necessitated by the augmentation project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>(3) the city will not be required to contribute financially to the construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>maintenance, or operations of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>filtration or treatment plant facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>(4) all city and county roads and streets affected by the proposed augmentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>project and the proposed filtration or treatment plant facility will be reconstructed <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>following project completion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(5) efforts will be made to minimize disruption and adverse impacts to residents and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>businesses during construction of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>filtration or treatment plant facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>(6) the city will be given authority to force change to ongoing project operations that <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>negatively affect the immediate neighborhood.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var><b>PARKS AND TRAILS FUND</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) A project or program receiving funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>3.303</statute_ref>, subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>of historical significance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>across all regions and residents of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>3.303, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303</statute_ref>, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>involving grants that will be competitively awarded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>Commission Web site required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.36"></a><var>81.36</var>and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var><b>ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) Funding from the arts and cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>technology when appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>entire project will be completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>across all regions and residents of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, as soon as it becomes available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>awarded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>Commission Web site required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>and cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Minnesota State Arts Board</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">26,819,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">31,312,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>arts education, arts preservation, and arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>access. Grant agreements entered into <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>by the Minnesota State Arts Board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>other recipients of appropriations in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>subdivision must ensure that these funds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>used to supplement and not substitute for <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>traditional sources of funding. Each grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>program established within this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>must be separately administered from other <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>state appropriations for program planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>and outcome measurements, but may take <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>into consideration other state resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>awarded in the selection of applicants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>grant award size.<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Arts and Arts Access Initiatives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>$21,155,000 the first year and $25,350,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>the second year are to support Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>artists and arts organizations in creating, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>producing, and presenting high-quality arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>activities; to overcome barriers to accessing <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>high-quality arts activities; to preserve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>maintain, and interpret art forms and works <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>audiences; and to instill the arts into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>community and public life in this state.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Arts Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>$4,248,000 the first year and $4,472,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>the second year are for high-quality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>age-appropriate arts education for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>Minnesotans of all ages to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>knowledge, skills, and understanding of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>arts.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Arts and Cultural Heritage</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>$1,416,000 the first year and $1,490,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>the second year are for events and activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>that represent, preserve, and maintain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>diverse cultural arts traditions, including folk <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>and traditional artists and art organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>represented in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>board for administering grant programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>delivering technical services, providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>ensuring accountability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>appropriation to each of the categories listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>other provision of law, regional arts council <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>grants or other arts council grants for touring <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>tour in their own region as well as all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>regions of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>under this section in the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>cancel, but is available for the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>of the biennium.<br />
         		"<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce">"<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 129D.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>subdivision 2; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, sections 3; 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>7, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6, as amended; 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>8; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>3, 5; article 2, sections 3; 5; 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.<br />
         		"
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="252px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="252px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tom Saxhaug<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Dan Sparks<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tony Lourey<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Bill Ingebrigtsen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Richard Cohen<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Dean Urdahl<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Denny McNamara<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Paul Torkelson<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Josh Heintzeman<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Leon Lillie<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>