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SF 2688

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/19/2018 04:47pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text beginOUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018.
"The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. These
are onetime appropriations.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2018
new text end
new text begin 2019
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginOUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 113,923,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prairies
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 35,288,000
new text end
new text begin (a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase
X
new text end

new text begin $2,786,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and restore lands for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in
fee for scientific and natural areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area
Acquisition - Phase X
new text end

new text begin $5,740,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
in fee and restore lands for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
priority must be given to acquiring lands that
are eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase
VIII
new text end

new text begin $2,001,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance
native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and
savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
income statements and balance sheets for
income and expenses from land acquired with
this appropriation must be submitted to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
later than 180 days after The Nature
Conservancy’s fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan,
and the acquisitions must be consistent with
the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan
.
new text end

new text begin (d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX
new text end

new text begin $1,893,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or
permanent conservation easements and to
restore lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
Habitat Preservation Area in western
Minnesota for addition to the Northern
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan, and the
acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation
Plan
.
new text end

new text begin (e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex
- Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $1,345,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in
cooperation with Great River Greening, to
acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River
watershed for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
acquire lands in fee for state forests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 7; and to restore lands in the
Cannon River watershed. Of this amount,
$945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and
$400,000 is to Great River Greening. Subject
to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions and
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection
- Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $1,490,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements to protect
and restore native prairie according to
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this
amount, up to $176,000 is for establishing
monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
permanent conservation easements must be
provided as part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for
Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and restore
habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
habitat by expanding the riparian buffer
program under the clean water fund for at least
equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the
Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $1,162,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and
restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
River valley for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, or to be designated and
managed as waterfowl production areas in
Minnesota in cooperation with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition -
Phase II
new text end

new text begin $2,447,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
League Inc., in cooperation with Ducks
Unlimited and The Conservation Fund, to
acquire lands in fee and restore and enhance
strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
wildlife habitat in Martin County for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8. Of this amount,
$1,978,000 is to Fox Lake Conservation
League Inc., $400,000 is to Ducks Unlimited,
and $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund. A
list of proposed acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (j) Protect and Restore Minnesota's Important
Bird Areas - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $829,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire conservation easements
and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird
areas identified in Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan
. Of this amount, $209,000
is to Audubon Minnesota and $620,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
permanent conservation easements and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase
III
new text end

new text begin $1,468,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance high-priority
grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of
this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation
Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land
Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
must be consistent with the priorities in
Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat
Conservation Easement Program
new text end

new text begin $2,960,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in
cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to
acquire permanent conservation “working
land” easements and to restore wetlands and
prairie grasslands. Of this amount, $2,000,000
is to Ducks Unlimited and $960,000 is to
Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase X
new text end

new text begin $4,007,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate restoration and enhancement of
prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
management areas, in scientific and natural
areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in
bluff prairies on state forest land in
southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl
production areas and refuge lands of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list
of proposed land restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) Enhanced Public-Land Grasslands - Phase
III
new text end

new text begin $2,160,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
public lands. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Forests
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 9,131,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $1,229,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
the Morrison County Soil and Water
Conservation District and The Conservation
Fund, to acquire permanent conservation
easements and restore forest wildlife habitat
within the boundaries of the Minnesota
National Guard Camp Ripley Sentinel
Landscape and Army Compatible Use Buffer.
Of this amount, $39,000 is to the Morrison
County Soil and Water Conservation District,
$207,000 is to The Conservation Fund, and
$983,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources. Up to $45,500 to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and
Restoration - Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $2,142,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee
for scientific and natural areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee for state
forests under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
conservation easements; and to restore and
enhance prairies, grasslands, forests, and
savannas. Of this amount, $742,000 is to The
Nature Conservancy, $700,000 is to The Trust
for Public Land, and $700,000 is to Minnesota
Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
Annual income statements and balance sheets
for income and expenses from land acquired
with this appropriation must be submitted to
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
no later than 180 days after The Nature
Conservancy’s fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $1,473,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
lands in fee and to acquire easements for
forest, wetland, and shoreline habitat through
working forest permanent conservation
easements under the Minnesota forests for the
future program according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.66. A conservation
easement acquired with money appropriated
under this paragraph must comply with
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13. The accomplishment plan must
include an easement monitoring and
enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
$25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) State Forest Acquisitions, Richard J. Dorer
Memorial Forest - Phase V
new text end

new text begin $1,255,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and enhance lands for wildlife habitat
in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program -
Phase V
new text end

new text begin $1,094,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
permanent conservation easements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative -
Phase III
new text end

new text begin $1,938,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
Association to restore and enhance public
forest lands in the northern forest region for
moose habitat. A list of proposed land
restoration and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Wetlands
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 28,116,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area
Acquisition - Phase X
new text end

new text begin $5,061,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
lands in fee and to restore and enhance
wetlands and grasslands to be designated and
managed as waterfowl production areas in
Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection
Program - Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $4,770,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie
lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow
lakes for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase IX
new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 the second year is to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
Of this amount, up to $292,500 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase
III
new text end

new text begin $1,786,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland,
and other habitat in high-priority wetland
habitat complexes in the prairie and
forest/prairie transition regions. Of this
amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions and
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands
Enhancement - Phase X
new text end

new text begin $2,759,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to enhance
and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative
- Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $3,740,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
public lands and wetlands under permanent
conservation easement for wildlife
management. A list of proposed shallow lake
enhancements and wetland restorations must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Habitats
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 40,978,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII
new text end

new text begin $2,630,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural systems associated
with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix
Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this
amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000
is to Friends of the Mississippi River,
$700,000 is to Great River Greening, and
$1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
land acquisitions and permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor
Partnership - Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $2,073,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore
wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters.
Of this amount, $73,000 is to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board and $2,000,000 is to The
Trust for Public Land. $925,000 the second
year is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources to acquire lands in permanent
conservation easements and to restore wildlife
habitat, of which up to $65,000 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be included as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $2,801,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
Counties. Of this amount, $1,005,000 is to the
Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and
$1,796,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
new text end

new text begin $642,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
land in permanent conservation easements to
protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to
$52,500 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Metro Wildlife Management Areas
new text end

new text begin $1,174,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Conservation Fund to
acquire lands in fee in the metro area planning
region for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Dakota County Habitat
Protection/Restoration - Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $2,288,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Dakota County to acquire
permanent conservation easements and lands
in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and
other habitats in Dakota County. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (g) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation
Program
new text end

new text begin $1,514,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Hennepin County, in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance habitats in
Hennepin County. Of this amount, $194,000
is to Hennepin County and $1,320,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent
conservation easements and restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (h) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase
X
new text end

new text begin $2,291,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
to acquire permanent conservation stream
easements using the payment method
prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in Minnesota. Up to $20,000 is for establishing
a monitoring and enforcement fund as
approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
land acquisitions and restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership
- Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $1,555,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic and forest habitats in the
lower Mississippi River watershed, upper Pool
9 backwater. A list of proposed restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (j) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase
V
new text end

new text begin $2,013,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 is for
an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
list of proposed restorations must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase
III
new text end

new text begin $927,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with
the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to
enhance trout habitat in the Knife River
watershed. A list of proposed enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat
Restoration Program - Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $1,421,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and
to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the
Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion
new text end

new text begin $539,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Anoka County to enhance
aquatic habitat in and adjacent to Lake George
in Anoka County and to restore and enhance
aquatic habitat on the Rum River. A list of
proposed habitat enhancements and
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat
Program
new text end

new text begin $1,195,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
Watershed District to restore and enhance
aquatic and upland habitat associated with the
south branch of the Buffalo River and Whisky
Creek in the Buffalo River watershed. A list
of proposed restorations and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (o) Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and
Habitat Enhancement
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the city of Hallock to restore
and enhance fish passage and habitat in the
South Branch Two Rivers. A list of proposed
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (p) Six Mile Creek – Halsted Bay Habitat
Restoration
new text end

new text begin $567,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District to restore and enhance fish
habitat in the Six Mile Creek - Halsted Bay
subwatershed. A list of proposed restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and
Enhancement
new text end

new text begin $2,834,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
streams and aquatic management areas and to
facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase
X
new text end

new text begin $11,589,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
state, and national organizations for enhancing,
restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
$2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county
metropolitan area and cities with a population
of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
for activities required to fulfill the duties of
owners of lands subject to conservation
easements. Grants must not be made from the
appropriation in this paragraph for projects
that have a total project cost exceeding
$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000
may be spent for personnel costs and other
direct and necessary administrative costs.
Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
Easements must be permanent. Grants may
not be used to establish easement stewardship
accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
to hunting and fishing during the open season
unless otherwise provided by law. The
program must require a match of at least ten
percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
commissioner must provide a separate,
simplified application process. Subject to
Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of
natural resources must, when evaluating
projects of equal value, give priority to
organizations that have a history of receiving,
or a charter to receive, private contributions
for local conservation or habitat projects. If
acquiring land in fee or a conservation
easement, priority must be given to projects
associated with or within one mile of existing
wildlife management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or
enhancement projects must be on land
permanently protected by a permanent
covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
by a conservation easement or by public
ownership, or in public waters as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005,
subdivision 15. Priority must be given to
restoration and enhancement projects on public
lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
under this paragraph. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2022. No less than five
percent of the amount of each grant must be
held back from reimbursement until the grant
recipient has completed a grant
accomplishment report by the deadline and in
the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
commissioner must provide notice of the grant
program in the summary of game and fish law
prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.051, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Administration
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 410,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Contract Management
new text end

new text begin $210,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for contract
management duties assigned in this section.
The commissioner must provide an
accomplishment plan in the form specified by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
on expending this appropriation. The
accomplishment plan must include a copy of
the grant contract template and reimbursement
manual. No money may be expended before
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
approves the accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Technical Evaluation Panel
new text end

new text begin $150,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25
restoration and enhancement evaluations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin (c) High-Priority Pretransaction Service
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to provide
land-acquisition pretransaction services
including but not limited to appraisals,
surveys, or title research for acquisition
proposals being considered by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
list of activities must be included in the final
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Availability of Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Money appropriated in this section must not
be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
this section are available until June 30, 2021.
For acquisition of real property, the amounts
in this section are available until June 30,
2022, if a binding agreement with a landowner
or purchase agreement is entered into by June
30, 2021, and closed no later than June 30,
2022. Funds for restoration or enhancement
are available until June 30, 2023, or five years
after acquisition, whichever is later, in order
to complete initial restoration or enhancement
work. If a project receives at least 15 percent
of its funding from federal funds, the time of
the appropriation may be extended to equal
the availability of federal funding to a
maximum of six years if that federal funding
was confirmed and included in the second
draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated
for fee title acquisition of land may be used
to restore, enhance, and provide for public use
of the land acquired with the appropriation.
Public-use facilities must have a minimal
impact on habitat in acquired lands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital
Equipment Expenditures
new text end

new text begin All agreements referred to in this section must
be administered on a reimbursement basis
unless otherwise provided in this section.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.41, expenditures directly related to each
appropriation's purpose made on or after July
1, 2018, or the date of accomplishment plan
approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. For the purposes of administering
appropriations and legislatively authorized
agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
fund, an expense must be considered
reimbursable by the administering agency
when the recipient presents the agency with
an invoice, or a binding agreement with the
landowner, and the recipient attests that the
goods have been received or the landowner
agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
must be made upon receiving documentation
that the items articulated in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
been achieved, including partial achievements
as evidenced by progress reports approved by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
support future management of acquired lands,
or match a federal share. The advances must
be approved as part of the accomplishment
plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
in and approved as part of the accomplishment
plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Mapping
new text end

new text begin Each direct recipient of money appropriated
in this section, as well as each recipient of a
grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
provide geographic information to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
mapping of any lands acquired in fee with
funds appropriated in this section and open to
public taking of fish and game. The
commissioner of natural resources must
include the lands acquired in fee with money
appropriated in this section on maps showing
public recreational opportunities. Maps must
include information on and acknowledgment
of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
notation of any restrictions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Carryforwards
new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriation in
Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka
River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor
Rehabilitation is extended to June 30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation in
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat
Restoration is extended to June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (c) This subdivision is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end