1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.6 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.7 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in 
1.8 	this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
1.9 	ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. 
1.10 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. These 
1.11 	are onetime appropriations.

1.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.13				Available for the Year
	
1.14				Ending June 30
	
1.15					2018
		2019

1.16	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
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	$
	113,923,000
	
1.18 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.19 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.21 	subdivisions.

2.1	Subd. 2.Prairies
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		35,288,000

2.2
2.3
2.4	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
X
					
2.5 	$2,786,000 the second year is to the 
2.6 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.7 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.8 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.9 	86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in 
2.10 	fee for scientific and natural areas under 
2.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.12 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.13 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.14 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.15 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.17 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.18 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.20
2.21	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase X
					
2.22 	$5,740,000 the second year is to the 
2.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.24 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.25 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.26 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.27 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
2.28 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
2.29 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
2.30 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.32 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.33 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.34 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.35
2.36	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VIII
					
3.1 	$2,001,000 the second year is to the 
3.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.3 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.4 	acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
3.5 	native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.6 	savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.7 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.8 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.9 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.11 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.12 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.13 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
3.14 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
3.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
3.16 	later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.17 	Conservancy’s fiscal year closes. A list of 
3.18 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan, 
3.20 	and the acquisitions must be consistent with 
3.21 	the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie 
3.22 	Conservation Plan.

3.23
3.24	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX
					
3.25 	$1,893,000 the second year is to the 
3.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.27 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.28 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.29 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or 
3.30 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.31 	restore lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
3.32 	Habitat Preservation Area in western 
3.33 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
3.34 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
3.35 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
3.36 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.1 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.2 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.3 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.4 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.6 	required accomplishment plan, and the 
4.7 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.8 	priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
4.9 	Plan.

4.10
4.11	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VIII
					
4.12 	$1,345,000 the second year is to the 
4.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.14 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
4.15 	cooperation with Great River Greening, to 
4.16 	acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River 
4.17 	watershed for wildlife management under 
4.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.19 	subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for 
4.20 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
4.21 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
4.22 	acquire lands in fee for state forests under 
4.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.24 	subdivision 7; and to restore lands in the 
4.25 	Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, 
4.26 	$945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and 
4.27 	$400,000 is to Great River Greening. Subject 
4.28 	to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
4.29 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
4.30 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
4.31 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
4.32 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
4.33 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
4.34 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
4.35 	required accomplishment plan.

5.1
5.2	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VII
					
5.3 	$1,490,000 the second year is to the 
5.4 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
5.5 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
5.6 	and restore native prairie according to 
5.7 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this 
5.8 	amount, up to $176,000 is for establishing 
5.9 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
5.10 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
5.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
5.12 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
5.13 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.14 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
5.15 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.17 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.18 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.19 	provided as part of the final report.

5.20
5.21	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII
					
5.22 	$5,000,000 the second year is to the Board of 
5.23 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.24 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
5.25 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.26 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
5.27 	habitat by expanding the riparian buffer 
5.28 	program under the clean water fund for at least 
5.29 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
5.30 	land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for 
5.31 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.32 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.33 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.34 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.35 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.36 	part of the final report.

6.1
6.2	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV
					
6.3 	$1,162,000 the second year is to the 
6.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.5 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
6.6 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.7 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
6.8 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.9 	River valley for wildlife management under 
6.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.11 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.12 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.13 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.14 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.15 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.16 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.17 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.18 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.19 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.20 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.21 	provided as part of the required 
6.22 	accomplishment plan.

6.23
6.24	(i) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase II
					
6.25 	$2,447,000 the second year is to the 
6.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.27 	agreement with Fox Lake Conservation 
6.28 	League Inc., in cooperation with Ducks 
6.29 	Unlimited and The Conservation Fund, to 
6.30 	acquire lands in fee and restore and enhance 
6.31 	strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other 
6.32 	wildlife habitat in Martin County for wildlife 
6.33 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.34 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Of this amount, 
6.35 	$1,978,000 is to Fox Lake Conservation 
6.36 	League Inc., $400,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, 
7.1 	and $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund. A 
7.2 	list of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
7.3 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.4
7.5	(j) Protect and Restore Minnesota's Important 
Bird Areas - Phase II
					
7.6 	$829,000 the second year is to the 
7.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.8 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
7.9 	and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird 
7.10 	areas identified in Minnesota Prairie 
7.11 	Conservation Plan. Of this amount, $209,000 
7.12 	is to Audubon Minnesota and $620,000 is to 
7.13 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to 
7.14 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
7.15 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
7.16 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
7.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
7.18 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
7.19 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
7.20 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
7.21 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
7.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
7.23 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
7.24 	permanent conservation easements and 
7.25 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
7.26 	required accomplishment plan.

7.27
7.28	(k) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase 
III
					
7.29 	$1,468,000 the second year is to the 
7.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.31 	agreement with The Conservation Fund, in 
7.32 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
7.33 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
7.34 	and to restore and enhance high-priority 
7.35 	grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of 
7.36 	this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation 
8.1 	Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land 
8.2 	Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
8.3 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
8.4 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.5 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.6 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
8.7 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
8.8 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
8.9 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
8.10 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.11 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
8.12 	native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions 
8.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.14 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
8.15 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
8.16 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

8.17
8.18	(l) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program
					
8.19 	$2,960,000 the second year is to the 
8.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.21 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
8.22 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
8.23 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
8.24 	acquire permanent conservation “working 
8.25 	land” easements and to restore wetlands and 
8.26 	prairie grasslands. Of this amount, $2,000,000 
8.27 	is to Ducks Unlimited and $960,000 is to 
8.28 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
8.29 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.30 	required accomplishment plan.

8.31	(m) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase X
					
8.32 	$4,007,000 the second year is to the 
8.33 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.34 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
8.35 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
9.1 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
9.2 	areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in 
9.3 	bluff prairies on state forest land in 
9.4 	southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl 
9.5 	production areas and refuge lands of the 
9.6 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list 
9.7 	of proposed land restorations and 
9.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
9.9 	required accomplishment plan.

9.10
9.11	(n) Enhanced Public-Land Grasslands - Phase 
III
					
9.12 	$2,160,000 the second year is to the 
9.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.14 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
9.15 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
9.16 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
9.17 	restorations and enhancements must be 
9.18 	provided as part of the required 
9.19 	accomplishment plan.

9.20	Subd. 3.Forests
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		9,131,000

9.21	(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VII
					
9.22 	$1,229,000 the second year is to the Board of 
9.23 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
9.24 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
9.25 	Conservation District and The Conservation 
9.26 	Fund, to acquire permanent conservation 
9.27 	easements and restore forest wildlife habitat 
9.28 	within the boundaries of the Minnesota 
9.29 	National Guard Camp Ripley Sentinel 
9.30 	Landscape and Army Compatible Use Buffer. 
9.31 	Of this amount, $39,000 is to the Morrison 
9.32 	County Soil and Water Conservation District, 
9.33 	$207,000 is to The Conservation Fund, and 
9.34 	$983,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil 
9.35 	Resources. Up to $45,500 to the Board of 
10.1 	Water and Soil Resources is to establish a 
10.2 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
10.3 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
10.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
10.5 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
10.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.7 	part of the final report.

10.8
10.9	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VI
					
10.10 	$2,142,000 the second year is to the 
10.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.12 	agreements to acquire lands in fee for wildlife 
10.13 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.14 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee 
10.15 	for scientific and natural areas under 
10.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.17 	subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee for state 
10.18 	forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.19 	86A.05, subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
10.20 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
10.21 	enhance prairies, grasslands, forests, and 
10.22 	savannas. Of this amount, $742,000 is to The 
10.23 	Nature Conservancy, $700,000 is to The Trust 
10.24 	for Public Land, and $700,000 is to Minnesota 
10.25 	Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to Minnesota 
10.26 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
10.27 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.28 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.29 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
10.30 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
10.31 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
10.32 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
10.33 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
10.34 	no later than 180 days after The Nature 
10.35 	Conservancy’s fiscal year closes. A list of 
11.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.3	(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI
					
11.4 	$1,473,000 the second year is to the 
11.5 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
11.6 	lands in fee and to acquire easements for 
11.7 	forest, wetland, and shoreline habitat through 
11.8 	working forest permanent conservation 
11.9 	easements under the Minnesota forests for the 
11.10 	future program according to Minnesota 
11.11 	Statutes, section 84.66. A conservation 
11.12 	easement acquired with money appropriated 
11.13 	under this paragraph must comply with 
11.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
11.15 	subdivision 13. The accomplishment plan must 
11.16 	include an easement monitoring and 
11.17 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
11.18 	$25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
11.19 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.20 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.21 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
11.22 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
11.23 	provided as part of the required 
11.24 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
11.25 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.26 	part of the final report.

11.27
11.28	(d) State Forest Acquisitions, Richard J. Dorer 
Memorial Forest - Phase V
					
11.29 	$1,255,000 the second year is to the 
11.30 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
11.31 	in fee and enhance lands for wildlife habitat 
11.32 	in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
11.33 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.34 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
12.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
12.2 	required accomplishment plan.

12.3
12.4	(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase V
					
12.5 	$1,094,000 the second year is to the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.7 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.9 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
12.10 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
12.11 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.12 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
12.13 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.15 	permanent conservation easements must be 
12.16 	provided as part of the required 
12.17 	accomplishment plan.

12.18
12.19	(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - 
Phase III
					
12.20 	$1,938,000 the second year is to the 
12.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.22 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
12.23 	Association to restore and enhance public 
12.24 	forest lands in the northern forest region for 
12.25 	moose habitat. A list of proposed land 
12.26 	restoration and enhancements must be 
12.27 	provided as part of the required 
12.28 	accomplishment plan.

12.29	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		28,116,000

12.30
12.31	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase X
					
12.32 	$5,061,000 the second year is to the 
12.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.34 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
12.35 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
12.36 	wetlands and grasslands to be designated and 
13.1 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
13.2 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
13.3 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of 
13.4 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
13.5 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.6
13.7	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VII
					
13.8 	$4,770,000 the second year is to the 
13.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.10 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
13.11 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie 
13.12 	lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow 
13.13 	lakes for wildlife management under 
13.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.15 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions 
13.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.17 	accomplishment plan.

13.18	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase IX
					
13.19 	$10,000,000 the second year is to the Board 
13.20 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
13.21 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.22 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
13.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
13.24 	Of this amount, up to $292,500 is for 
13.25 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.26 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.29 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.30 	part of the final report.

13.31
13.32	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
III
					
13.33 	$1,786,000 the second year is to the 
13.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.35 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.1 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.2 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
14.3 	and other habitat in high-priority wetland 
14.4 	habitat complexes in the prairie and 
14.5 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
14.6 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
14.7 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.8 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.10 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.11 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
14.12 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.13 	provided as part of the required 
14.14 	accomplishment plan.

14.15
14.16	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase X
					
14.17 	$2,759,000 the second year is to the 
14.18 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.19 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.20 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.21 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.22 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.23
14.24	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative 
- Phase VII
					
14.25 	$3,740,000 the second year is to the 
14.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.27 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
14.28 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
14.29 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
14.30 	conservation easement for wildlife 
14.31 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
14.32 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
14.33 	be provided as part of the required 
14.34 	accomplishment plan.

14.35	Subd. 5.Habitats
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		40,978,000

14.36	(a) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII
					
15.1 	$2,630,000 the second year is to the 
15.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.3 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
15.4 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.5 	restore and enhance natural systems associated 
15.6 	with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix 
15.7 	Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this 
15.8 	amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley 
15.9 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 
15.10 	is to Friends of the Mississippi River, 
15.11 	$700,000 is to Great River Greening, and 
15.12 	$1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
15.13 	$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
15.14 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
15.15 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
15.16 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.17 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
15.18 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
15.19 	easements must be provided as part of the 
15.20 	required accomplishment plan.

15.21
15.22	(b) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase IV
					
15.23 	$2,073,000 the second year is to the 
15.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.25 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
15.26 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters. 
15.27 	Of this amount, $73,000 is to the Mississippi 
15.28 	Headwaters Board and $2,000,000 is to The 
15.29 	Trust for Public Land. $925,000 the second 
15.30 	year is to the Board of Water and Soil 
15.31 	Resources to acquire lands in permanent 
15.32 	conservation easements and to restore wildlife 
15.33 	habitat, of which up to $65,000 is for 
15.34 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
15.35 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
15.36 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.1 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.2 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.3 	required accomplishment plan.

16.4
16.5	(c) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV
					
16.6 	$2,801,000 the second year is to the 
16.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.8 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
16.9 	permanent conservation easements to sustain 
16.10 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
16.11 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
16.12 	Counties. Of this amount, $1,005,000 is to the 
16.13 	Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and 
16.14 	$1,796,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
16.15 	$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
16.16 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
16.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
16.21 	accomplishment plan.

16.22	(d) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
					
16.23 	$642,000 the second year is to the 
16.24 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
16.25 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
16.26 	protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to 
16.27 	$52,500 is for establishing a monitoring and 
16.28 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.29 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.30 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.31 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
16.32 	be provided as part of the required 
16.33 	accomplishment plan.

16.34	(e) Metro Wildlife Management Areas
					
17.1 	$1,174,000 the second year is to the 
17.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.3 	agreement with The Conservation Fund to 
17.4 	acquire lands in fee in the metro area planning 
17.5 	region for wildlife management under 
17.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
17.7 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
17.8 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
17.9 	required accomplishment plan.

17.10
17.11	(f) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VI
					
17.12 	$2,288,000 the second year is to the 
17.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.14 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
17.15 	permanent conservation easements and lands 
17.16 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
17.17 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
17.18 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
17.19 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
17.20 	of the required accomplishment plan.

17.21
17.22	(g) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program
					
17.23 	$1,514,000 the second year is to the 
17.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.25 	agreement with Hennepin County, in 
17.26 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
17.27 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
17.28 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
17.29 	Hennepin County. Of this amount, $194,000 
17.30 	is to Hennepin County and $1,320,000 is to 
17.31 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to 
17.32 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
17.33 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.34 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.36 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
18.1 	conservation easements and restorations and 
18.2 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
18.3 	required accomplishment plan.

18.4
18.5
18.6	(h) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
X
					
18.7 	$2,291,000 the second year is to the 
18.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.9 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
18.10 	to acquire permanent conservation stream 
18.11 	easements using the payment method 
18.12 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.13 	84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and 
18.14 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
18.15 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
18.16 	in Minnesota. Up to $20,000 is for establishing 
18.17 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
18.18 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
18.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
18.21 	land acquisitions and restorations and 
18.22 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
18.23 	required accomplishment plan.

18.24
18.25	(i) Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership 
- Phase IV
					
18.26 	$1,555,000 the second year is to the 
18.27 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
18.28 	and enhance aquatic and forest habitats in the 
18.29 	lower Mississippi River watershed, upper Pool 
18.30 	9 backwater. A list of proposed restorations 
18.31 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
18.32 	of the required accomplishment plan.

18.33
18.34	(j) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
V
					
18.35 	$2,013,000 the second year is to the 
18.36 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.1 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
19.2 	Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 is for 
19.3 	an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A 
19.4 	list of proposed restorations must be provided 
19.5 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

19.6
19.7	(k) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
III
					
19.8 	$927,000 the second year is to the 
19.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.10 	agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with 
19.11 	the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to 
19.12 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
19.13 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
19.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.15 	accomplishment plan.

19.16
19.17	(l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VII
					
19.18 	$1,421,000 the second year is to the 
19.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.20 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
19.21 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
19.22 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
19.23 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
19.24 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
19.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.26 	accomplishment plan.

19.27	(m) Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion
					
19.28 	$539,000 the second year is to the 
19.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.30 	agreement with Anoka County to enhance 
19.31 	aquatic habitat in and adjacent to Lake George 
19.32 	in Anoka County and to restore and enhance 
19.33 	aquatic habitat on the Rum River. A list of 
19.34 	proposed habitat enhancements and 
20.1 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
20.2 	required accomplishment plan.

20.3
20.4	(n) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat 
Program
					
20.5 	$1,195,000 the second year is to the 
20.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.7 	agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
20.8 	Watershed District to restore and enhance 
20.9 	aquatic and upland habitat associated with the 
20.10 	south branch of the Buffalo River and Whisky 
20.11 	Creek in the Buffalo River watershed. A list 
20.12 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
20.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
20.14 	accomplishment plan.

20.15
20.16	(o) Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and 
Habitat Enhancement
					
20.17 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
20.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.19 	agreement with the city of Hallock to restore 
20.20 	and enhance fish passage and habitat in the 
20.21 	South Branch Two Rivers. A list of proposed 
20.22 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
20.23 	required accomplishment plan.

20.24
20.25	(p) Six Mile Creek – Halsted Bay Habitat 
Restoration
					
20.26 	$567,000 the second year is to the 
20.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.28 	agreement with the Minnehaha Creek 
20.29 	Watershed District to restore and enhance fish 
20.30 	habitat in the Six Mile Creek - Halsted Bay 
20.31 	subwatershed. A list of proposed restorations 
20.32 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
20.33 	of the required accomplishment plan.

20.34
20.35	(q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement
					
21.1 	$2,834,000 the second year is to the 
21.2 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
21.3 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
21.4 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
21.5 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
21.6 	restorations and enhancements must be 
21.7 	provided as part of the required 
21.8 	accomplishment plan.

21.921.10
21.11
	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
X
					
21.12 	$11,589,000 the second year is to the 
21.13 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
21.14 	program to provide competitive matching 
21.15 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
21.16 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
21.17 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
21.18 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
21.19 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
21.20 	$2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
21.21 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
21.22 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
21.23 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
21.24 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
21.25 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
21.26 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
21.27 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
21.28 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000 
21.29 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
21.30 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
21.31 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
21.32 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
21.33 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
21.34 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
21.35 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
21.36 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
22.1 	program must require a match of at least ten 
22.2 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
22.3 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
22.4 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
22.5 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
22.6 	simplified application process. Subject to 
22.7 	Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of 
22.8 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
22.9 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
22.10 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
22.11 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
22.12 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
22.13 	acquiring land in fee or a conservation 
22.14 	easement, priority must be given to projects 
22.15 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
22.16 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
22.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
22.18 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
22.19 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
22.20 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
22.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
22.22 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
22.23 	enhancement projects must be on land 
22.24 	permanently protected by a permanent 
22.25 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
22.26 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
22.27 	by a conservation easement or by public 
22.28 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
22.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
22.30 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
22.31 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
22.32 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
22.33 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
22.34 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
22.35 	available until June 30, 2022. No less than five 
22.36 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
23.1 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.2 	recipient has completed a grant 
23.3 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
23.4 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
23.5 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
23.6 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
23.7 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
23.8 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.9 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

23.10	Subd. 6.Administration
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		410,000

23.11	(a) Contract Management
					
23.12 	$210,000 the second year is to the 
23.13 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
23.14 	management duties assigned in this section. 
23.15 	The commissioner must provide an 
23.16 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
23.17 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.18 	on expending this appropriation. The 
23.19 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
23.20 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
23.21 	manual. No money may be expended before 
23.22 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.23 	approves the accomplishment plan.

23.24	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
23.25 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
23.26 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
23.27 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
23.28 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
23.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.30 	subdivision 10.

23.31
23.32
23.33	(c) High-Priority Pretransaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council
					
23.34 	$50,000 the second year is to the 
23.35 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
24.1 	land-acquisition pretransaction services 
24.2 	including but not limited to appraisals, 
24.3 	surveys, or title research for acquisition 
24.4 	proposals being considered by the 
24.5 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A 
24.6 	list of activities must be included in the final 
24.7 	accomplishment plan.

24.8	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
24.9 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
24.10 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
24.11 	related to and necessary for a specific 
24.12 	appropriation and are specified in the 
24.13 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.14 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.15 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
24.16 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
24.17 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
24.18 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
24.19 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
24.20 	this section are available until June 30, 2021. 
24.21 	For acquisition of real property, the amounts 
24.22 	in this section are available until June 30, 
24.23 	2022, if a binding agreement with a landowner 
24.24 	or purchase agreement is entered into by June 
24.25 	30, 2021, and closed no later than June 30, 
24.26 	2022. Funds for restoration or enhancement 
24.27 	are available until June 30, 2023, or five years 
24.28 	after acquisition, whichever is later, in order 
24.29 	to complete initial restoration or enhancement 
24.30 	work. If a project receives at least 15 percent 
24.31 	of its funding from federal funds, the time of 
24.32 	the appropriation may be extended to equal 
24.33 	the availability of federal funding to a 
24.34 	maximum of six years if that federal funding 
24.35 	was confirmed and included in the second 
24.36 	draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated 
25.1 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used 
25.2 	to restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
25.3 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
25.4 	Public-use facilities must have a minimal 
25.5 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

25.6
25.7	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
25.8 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
25.9 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
25.10 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
25.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.12 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
25.13 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
25.14 	1, 2018, or the date of accomplishment plan 
25.15 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.16 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.17 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
25.18 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
25.19 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
25.20 	fund, an expense must be considered 
25.21 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
25.22 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
25.23 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
25.24 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
25.25 	goods have been received or the landowner 
25.26 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
25.27 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
25.28 	that the items articulated in the 
25.29 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
25.30 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
25.31 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
25.32 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
25.33 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
25.34 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
25.35 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
25.36 	support future management of acquired lands, 
26.1 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
26.2 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
26.3 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
26.4 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
26.5 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
26.6 	plan.

26.7	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
26.8 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
26.9 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
26.10 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
26.11 	provide geographic information to the 
26.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
26.13 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
26.14 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
26.15 	public taking of fish and game. The 
26.16 	commissioner of natural resources must 
26.17 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
26.18 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
26.19 	public recreational opportunities. Maps must 
26.20 	include information on and acknowledgment 
26.21 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
26.22 	notation of any restrictions.

26.23	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
26.24 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
26.25 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
26.26 	subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka 
26.27 	River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor 
26.28 	Rehabilitation is extended to June 30, 2022.
26.29 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
26.30 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, 
26.31 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
26.32 	(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
26.33 	Restoration is extended to June 30, 2021.
27.1 	(c) This subdivision is effective the day 
27.2 	following final enactment.