Minnesota Legislature
SF 2963
Conference Committee Report - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/22/2016 06:41pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2963
1.3relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural
1.4resources trust fund; adding requirements for use of trust fund money; creating
1.5reimbursement procedures for the University of Minnesota for money from the
1.6environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.72014, section 137.025, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law
1.8in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.9May 22, 2016
1.10The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.11President of the Senate
1.12The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.13Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.14We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2963 report that we have agreed upon
1.15the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.16That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 2963 be further
1.17amended as follows:
1.18Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.20The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.21agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
1.22environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for
1.23the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act
1.24mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June
1.2530, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second
1.26year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
2.8The amounts that may be spent for each
2.9purpose are specified in the following
2.10subdivisions. Appropriations are available
2.11for two years beginning July 1, 2016, unless
2.12otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.13unencumbered balance remaining in the
2.14first year does not cancel and is available
2.15for the second year or until the end of the
2.16appropriation.
2.18"Trust fund" means the Minnesota
2.19environment and natural resources trust fund
2.20established under Minnesota Constitution,
2.21article XI, section 14.
2.26$520,000 the second year is from the trust
2.27fund to the Board of Regents of the University
2.28of Minnesota to improve understanding of the
2.29relationships and interactions between native
2.30bee pollinators and rare and declining plant
2.31species and to determine optimal placement
2.32and species plantings for pollinator habitat
2.33in order to develop guidelines for planning,
2.34designing, and planting pollinator habitat.
2.35This appropriation is available until June
3.130, 2019, by which time the project must be
3.2completed and final products delivered.
3.5$600,000 the second year is from the trust
3.6fund to the commissioner of natural resources
3.7to continue to assess the current status and
3.8distribution of native bee pollinators in
3.9Minnesota by expanding surveys into the
3.10prairie-forest border region and facilitating
3.11interagency collaboration and public
3.12outreach on pollinators. This appropriation
3.13is available until June 30, 2019, by which
3.14time the project must be completed and final
3.15products delivered.
3.18$750,000 the second year is from the trust
3.19fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the
3.20Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000
3.21is to the commissioner of natural resources in
3.22collaboration with the United States Fish and
3.23Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent
3.24the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota
3.25butterfly species through breeding, research,
3.26field surveys, and potential reintroduction.
3.27This appropriation is available until June
3.2830, 2019, by which time the project must be
3.29completed and final products delivered.
3.32$500,000 the second year is from the
3.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
3.34resources to develop a consolidated statewide
3.35network of permanent habitat monitoring
4.1sites in prairies, forests, and wetlands to
4.2help guide and prioritize habitat protection
4.3and management decisions in response to
4.4environmental change. The design and
4.5testing methodologies of monitoring plots
4.6must address the status of pollinators and
4.7pollination. This appropriation is available
4.8until June 30, 2019, by which time the
4.9project must be completed and final products
4.10delivered.
4.13$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust
4.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
4.15to complete the update and enhancement
4.16of wetland inventory maps for counties in
4.17central and northwestern Minnesota. This
4.18appropriation is available until June 30,
4.192019, by which time the project must be
4.20completed and final products delivered.
4.24$212,000 the second year is from the
4.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
4.26University of Minnesota to develop a
4.27statewide assessment tool to help understand
4.28the relationship between vegetation growth
4.29and impacts on groundwater recharge
4.30under changing land use and climate. This
4.31appropriation is available until June 30,
4.322019, by which time the project must be
4.33completed and final products delivered.
5.1$401,000 the second year is from the trust
5.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.3for the third and final phase of a monitoring
5.4and multidisciplinary research effort on
5.525 sentinel lakes in Minnesota, which will
5.6integrate and synthesize previously collected
5.7data to enhance understanding of how
5.8lakes respond to large-scale environmental
5.9stressors and provide for improved ability
5.10to predict and respond to lake changes
5.11for water and fisheries management. This
5.12appropriation is available until June 30,
5.132019, by which time the project must be
5.14completed and final products delivered.
5.17$370,000 the second year is from the trust
5.18fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.19to continue a systematic inventory of springs
5.20statewide to provide fundamental data
5.21needed to maintain spring flows and protect
5.22groundwater-dependent resources. Increased
5.23outreach to the public and other entities must
5.24be conducted to assist in the identification,
5.25documentation, and publication of spring
5.26locations. This appropriation is available
5.27until June 30, 2019, by which time the
5.28project must be completed and final products
5.29delivered.
5.32$500,000 the second year is from the trust
5.33fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.34to accelerate collection of baseline data to
5.35enhance understanding of the Minnesota
5.36River ecosystem, measure future impacts
6.1of changing climate and landscapes on
6.2the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future
6.3management efforts. This appropriation
6.4is available until June 30, 2019, by which
6.5time the project must be completed and final
6.6products delivered.
6.9$225,000 the second year is from the
6.10trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the
6.11Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
6.12system for Bemidji State University to
6.13quantify how beaver activity influences
6.14habitat quality in streams for brook trout in
6.15northeastern Minnesota in order to improve
6.16current and future management practices.
6.17This appropriation is available until June
6.1830, 2019, by which time the project must be
6.19completed and final products delivered.
6.22$115,000 the second year is from the
6.23trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
6.24University of Minnesota for the Minnesota
6.25Geological Survey to evaluate links between
6.26southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures,
6.27trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to
6.28improve trout stream management. This
6.29appropriation is available until June 30,
6.302019, by which time the project must be
6.31completed and final products delivered.
6.34$300,000 the second year is from the
6.35trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
7.1University of Minnesota in cooperation with
7.2the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain
7.3Elk Foundation to determine the habitat
7.4suitability and levels of public support for
7.5restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota.
7.6This appropriation is available until June
7.730, 2019, by which time the project must be
7.8completed and final products delivered.
7.11$349,000 the second year is from the trust
7.12fund to the Board of Regents of the University
7.13of Minnesota to evaluate the potential risk
7.14to game and nongame birds from exposure
7.15to neonicotinoid-treated agricultural seeds.
7.16This appropriation is available until June
7.1730, 2019, by which time the project must be
7.18completed and final products delivered.
7.21$250,000 the second year is from the trust
7.22fund to the commissioner of natural resources
7.23to evaluate exposure risks of grassland
7.24wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to
7.25guide grassland management in farmland
7.26regions of Minnesota for the protection of
7.27birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland
7.28wildlife. This appropriation is available until
7.29June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
7.30be completed and final products delivered.
7.33$800,000 the second year is from the trust
7.34fund to the commissioner of natural resources
7.35to develop and pilot a new and more
8.1cost-effective methodology for an enhanced
8.2stand-based forest inventory, with the goal
8.3of extending the methodology statewide.
8.4This appropriation is available until June
8.530, 2019, by which time the project must be
8.6completed and final products delivered.
8.9$232,000 the second year is from the
8.10trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
8.11University of Minnesota for the Natural
8.12Resources Research Institute in Duluth to
8.13assess the effectiveness of the Minnesota
8.14Forest Resources Council tree retention
8.15guidelines in sustaining Minnesota's wildlife
8.16populations, by quantifying and evaluating
8.17the impacts on birds, small mammals, and
8.18amphibian diversity. This appropriation
8.19is available until June 30, 2019, by which
8.20time the project must be completed and final
8.21products delivered.
8.25$334,000 the second year is from the
8.26trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
8.27University of Minnesota for the Natural
8.28Resources Research Institute in Duluth
8.29to assess impacts of emerald ash borer
8.30and adaptive management on wildlife
8.31diversity in black ash forests and to develop
8.32recommendations to mitigate wildlife
8.33impacts. This appropriation is available until
8.34June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
8.35be completed and final products delivered.
9.1$1,500,000 the second year is from the
9.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
9.3resources to map the extent and quality of
9.4aggregate resources in counties that have not
9.5previously been mapped. This appropriation
9.6is available until June 30, 2019, by which
9.7time the project must be completed and final
9.8products delivered.
9.10$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust
9.11fund to the commissioner of natural resources
9.12to study the impact of changes in land use
9.13from forest land to irrigated agriculture in the
9.14Pineland Sands aquifer along the Crow Wing
9.15River. The commissioner must notify the
9.16public about the study and hold an open house
9.17in the study area to inform the community
9.18on potential impacts to surface water and
9.19groundwater in the area. This appropriation
9.20is available until June 30, 2021, and is
9.21not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
9.22116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and
9.23116P.09, subdivision 4. The commissioner
9.24must submit or present a status update on
9.25the study to the chairs and ranking minority
9.26members of the house of representatives
9.27and senate committees and divisions with
9.28jurisdiction over the environment and natural
9.29resources by January 15, 2017.
9.31$1,100,000 the second year is from the
9.32trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
9.33University of Minnesota for academic and
9.34applied research through MnDRIVE at the
9.35Natural Resources Research Institute for
10.1projects that include, but are not limited to,
10.2the creation of a portfolio of waterborne
10.3sulfate reduction technologies and the
10.4development of technologies for current
10.5and emerging environmental and natural
10.6resources opportunities. This appropriation
10.7is available until June 30, 2018, and is
10.8not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.9116P.05, subdivision 2.
10.13$500,000 the second year is from the trust
10.14fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
10.15for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
10.16to identify species composition and timing of
10.17harmful algal blooms, understand the causes
10.18of bloom development in individual lakes,
10.19and determine how nutrients and climate
10.20interact to increase harmful algae outbreaks.
10.21This work must be done in cooperation
10.22with the University of Minnesota and the
10.23Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This
10.24appropriation is available until June 30,
10.252019, by which time the project must be
10.26completed and final products delivered.
10.29$270,000 the second year is from the trust
10.30fund to the Board of Regents of the University
10.31of Minnesota for the Saint Anthony Falls
10.32Laboratory to investigate lake processes
10.33and meteorological conditions triggering
10.34algal blooms and toxin production, develop
10.35models for tracking blooms, and provide
11.1outreach on the prediction, detection, and
11.2impacts of mitigation of algal bloom events.
11.3This work must be done in cooperation with
11.4the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
11.5of the Science Museum of Minnesota and
11.6the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
11.7This appropriation is available until June
11.830, 2019, by which time the project must be
11.9completed and final products delivered.
11.12$600,000 the second year is from the
11.13trust fund to the commissioner of natural
11.14resources in cooperation with the Minnesota
11.15Zoological Garden for a statewide mussel
11.16program to rear, restore, and re-establish
11.17native mussel species in streams and rivers.
11.18This appropriation is available until June
11.1930, 2019, by which time the project must be
11.20completed and final products delivered.
11.24$287,000 the second year is from the
11.25trust fund to the commissioner of natural
11.26resources for an agreement with the
11.27University of St. Thomas to evaluate the
11.28use of ultraviolet treatment of wastewater
11.29to remove certain commonly detected
11.30wastewater contaminants, in order to reduce
11.31the contaminants' toxicity to native fish and
11.32mussels. This appropriation is available until
11.33June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
11.34be completed and final products delivered.
12.1$400,000 the second year is from the trust
12.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
12.3of Minnesota to identify neonicotinoid
12.4insecticide breakdown components produced
12.5in water and plant leaves and assess their
12.6toxicity to soil and aquatic species and related
12.7biotic communities. This appropriation is
12.8available until June 30, 2019, by which time
12.9the project must be completed and final
12.10products delivered.
12.13$299,000 the second year is from the
12.14trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.15University of Minnesota to characterize and
12.16analyze bacterial communities in Minnesota
12.17groundwater used as drinking water supplies
12.18and link the microbiological data to other
12.19water quality indicators for drinking water
12.20supply safety. This appropriation is available
12.21until June 30, 2019, by which time the
12.22project must be completed and final products
12.23delivered.
12.26$183,000 the second year is from the
12.27trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.28University of Minnesota for the Minnesota
12.29Geological Survey to use new techniques of
12.30borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in
12.31the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve
12.32a better understanding of groundwater
12.33flow through fractured bedrock, in order to
12.34improve groundwater management. This
12.35appropriation is available until June 30,
13.12019, by which time the project must be
13.2completed and final products delivered.
13.5$433,000 the second year is from the
13.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.7resources for an agreement with the United
13.8States Geological Survey to continue to test
13.9methods of defining properties of confined
13.10drinking water aquifers, in order to improve
13.11water management. This appropriation is
13.12not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.13116P.10. This appropriation is available until
13.14June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
13.15be completed and final products delivered.
13.18$345,000 the second year is from the trust
13.19fund to the Board of Regents of the University
13.20of Minnesota for a statewide assessment of
13.21water quality using new satellite sensors
13.22for high frequency measurement of major
13.23water quality indicators in lakes and rivers.
13.24This appropriation is available until June
13.2530, 2019, by which time the project must be
13.26completed and final products delivered.
13.29$509,000 the second year is from the
13.30trust fund to the Board of Regents of
13.31the University of Minnesota to develop
13.32inexpensive and efficient sensitive sensors
13.33and wireless sensor networks for continuous
13.34monitoring of contaminants in lakes and
13.35rivers in Minnesota. This appropriation
14.1is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.2116P.10. This appropriation is available until
14.3June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
14.4be completed and final products delivered.
14.7$398,000 the second year is from the trust
14.8fund to the Board of Regents of the University
14.9of Minnesota to characterize and quantify
14.10the nutrient-removing microorganisms used
14.11for municipal wastewater treatment, in order
14.12to improve the process used to reduce total
14.13nitrogen discharge. This appropriation is
14.14available until June 30, 2019, by which time
14.15the project must be completed and final
14.16products delivered.
14.19$191,000 the second year is from the trust
14.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
14.21of Minnesota to develop a low-energy use,
14.22membrane-based treatment technology
14.23to produce drinking water locally from
14.24surface waters by removing heavy metals
14.25and contaminants of emerging concern,
14.26including pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
14.27This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
14.28Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
14.29is available until June 30, 2019, by which
14.30time the project must be completed and final
14.31products delivered.
14.34$180,000 the second year is from the trust
14.35fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota
15.1Pollution Control Agency to analyze
15.2alternatives for improved treatment of
15.3sulfate and salty parameters at municipal
15.4wastewater plants to inform the development
15.5and implementation of wild rice, sulfate,
15.6and other water quality standards. This
15.7appropriation is available until June 30,
15.82019, by which time the project must be
15.9completed and final products delivered.
15.12$497,000 the second year is from the
15.13trust fund to the Board of Regents of
15.14the University of Minnesota to quantify
15.15the current water-softening salt loads in
15.16Minnesota lakes, rivers, and groundwater,
15.17assess alternative water-softening materials
15.18and methods, and quantify the transport of
15.19de-icing and water-softening salt through the
15.20soil. This appropriation is available until
15.21June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
15.22be completed and final products delivered.
15.24$596,000 the second year is from the
15.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
15.26University of Minnesota to continue to
15.27research the potential of recently discovered
15.28microbes from Soudan Iron Mine in
15.29northern Minnesota for removing salts and
15.30metals from groundwater and surface water
15.31resources. This appropriation is subject to
15.32Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
15.33appropriation is available until June 30,
15.342019, by which time the project must be
15.35completed and final products delivered.
16.3$440,000 the second year is from the
16.4trust fund to the Board of Regents of
16.5the University of Minnesota to develop
16.6an efficient, low-cost, biomass-derived
16.7adsorbent material for use in bioactive filters
16.8able to remove sulfate and metals from
16.9mining-impacted waters. This appropriation
16.10is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.11116P.10. This appropriation is available until
16.12June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
16.13be completed and final products delivered.
16.16$198,000 the second year is from the
16.17trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
16.18University of Minnesota to adapt and test
16.19an inexpensive biosponge technology for
16.20its effectiveness at removing nitrates from
16.21drinking water. This appropriation is subject
16.22to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
16.23appropriation is available until June 30,
16.242019, by which time the project must be
16.25completed and final products delivered.
16.28$209,000 the second year is from the trust
16.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
16.30for an agreement with the Morrison Soil
16.31and Water Conservation District to conduct
16.32an assessment of drainage infrastructure,
16.33in order to develop hydrology restoration
16.34priorities and a countywide performance
16.35drainage ordinance to address land
17.1use-change impacts to the hydrogeology.
17.2This appropriation is available until June
17.330, 2019, by which time the project must be
17.4completed and final products delivered.
17.7$110,000 the second year is from the
17.8trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
17.9Resources for an agreement with the Blue
17.10Earth County Drainage Authority to continue
17.11monitoring a model demonstration for
17.12storage and treatment options in drainage
17.13systems designed to improve agricultural and
17.14urban water quality by reducing soil erosion,
17.15peak water flows, and nutrient loading. This
17.16appropriation is available until June 30,
17.172021, by which time the project must be
17.18completed and final products delivered.
17.21$500,000 the second year is from the trust
17.22fund to the commissioner of natural resources
17.23for an agreement with Vadnais Lake Area
17.24Water Management Organization to reduce
17.25bacteria and nutrient loads to Vadnais
17.26Lake, a drinking water supply reservoir,
17.27through implementation and evaluation
17.28of a subsurface constructed wetland as a
17.29best management practice for potential
17.30statewide use. The Vadnais Lake Area Water
17.31Management Organization must consider
17.32contracting with the University of Minnesota
17.33Department of Civil, Environmental,
17.34and Geo-Engineering to evaluate the
17.35effectiveness of the pilot treatment system
17.36so that it maximizes benefits and can be
18.1replicated elsewhere. This appropriation
18.2is available until June 30, 2021, by which
18.3time the project must be completed and final
18.4products delivered.
18.7$420,000 the second year is from the trust
18.8fund to the Board of Regents of the University
18.9of Minnesota to quantify the environmental
18.10benefits of sediment removal and native
18.11plant communities in wetland restorations by
18.12measuring resulting reductions in nitrogen
18.13and phosphorus delivery to groundwater and
18.14surface water. This appropriation is available
18.15until June 30, 2019, by which time the
18.16project must be completed and final products
18.17delivered.
18.20$169,000 the second year is from the
18.21trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the
18.22Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
18.23system for the Water Resources Center
18.24at Minnesota State University, Mankato,
18.25to use geographic information system
18.26(GIS) prioritization and modeling tools
18.27to develop pollution reduction strategies
18.28in five priority subwatersheds in the Le
18.29Sueur River watershed and to promote
18.30implementation of the reduction strategies
18.31through citizen involvement and outreach.
18.32This appropriation is available until June
18.3330, 2019, by which time the project must be
18.34completed and final products delivered.
19.1$65,000 the second year is from the
19.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
19.3resources to develop targeted water quality
19.4improvements for the Roseau Lake watershed
19.5by coordinating with partner agencies to
19.6identify the top priority field scale best
19.7management and conservation practices to
19.8implement in the region.
19.12$433,000 the second year is from the
19.13trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
19.14Resources in cooperation with Conservation
19.15Corps Minnesota and Iowa for the final
19.16phase of a program to train and mentor future
19.17conservation professionals by providing
19.18apprenticeship service opportunities with
19.19local soil and water conservation districts in
19.20Minnesota. This appropriation is available
19.21until June 30, 2019, by which time the
19.22project must be completed and final products
19.23delivered.
19.25$440,000 the second year is from the trust
19.26fund to the commissioner of natural resources
19.27in cooperation with Conservation Corps
19.28Minnesota and Iowa to renovate and restore
19.2960 school forests and train students, teachers,
19.30school district facility staff, and community
19.31volunteers to be long-term stewards of the
19.32school forests and provide education and
19.33service learning experiences at school forest
19.34sites. This appropriation is available until
20.1June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
20.2be completed and final products delivered.
20.5$400,000 the second year is from the
20.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.7resources for an agreement with Prairie
20.8Woods Environmental Learning Center to
20.9expand the Youth Energy Summit (YES!)
20.10program statewide to complete more than
20.11200 new youth-led climate change mitigation
20.12and adaptation projects in over 50 Minnesota
20.13communities.
20.16$300,000 the second year is from the
20.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.18resources for an agreement with Pioneer
20.19Public Television to provide outreach on
20.20outdoor recreation, conservation, and natural
20.21resource issues, including water quality,
20.22wildlife habitat, and invasive species,
20.23through a series of interrelated public
20.24forums, educational and training videos, and
20.25statewide broadcast television programs.
20.26This appropriation is available until June
20.2730, 2019, by which time the project must be
20.28completed and final products delivered.
20.32$147,000 the second year is from the trust
20.33fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden
20.34to engage high school students in critical
20.35prairie wildlife and habitat conservation
20.36projects by using the zoo's unique animal
21.1collections and state-of-the-art technology to
21.2deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern
21.3Minnesota high schools.
21.6$197,000 the second year is from the trust
21.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.8for an agreement with Dakota Wicohan
21.9to enhance the capacity of approximately
21.101,250 students to be stewards of the land in
21.11Minnesota by learning about Dakota Indian
21.12values and environmental principles through
21.13a standards-based experiential multimedia
21.14curriculum. This appropriation is available
21.15until June 30, 2019, by which time the
21.16project must be completed and final products
21.17delivered.
21.20$240,000 the second year is from the trust
21.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.22for an agreement with the International
21.23Wolf Center to expand the Wolves at Our
21.24Door classroom education program to
21.25assist students in understanding wolves and
21.26associated management issues.
21.28$116,000 the second year is from the trust
21.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.30for an agreement with the Freshwater Society
21.31to train community volunteers as master
21.32water stewards who will work with
21.33neighborhoods to install water management
21.34projects that preserve and restore water
21.35quality. This appropriation is available until
22.1June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
22.2be completed and final products delivered.
22.6$39,000 the second year is from the trust
22.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
22.8for an agreement with Southwest Minnesota
22.9State University to partner with area schools
22.10to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on learning
22.11and mentoring on water quality stewardship
22.12between university agriculture students and
22.13high school and middle school students.
22.15$500,000 the second year is from the trust
22.16fund to the commissioner of natural resources
22.17for an agreement with the Wildlife Science
22.18Center to provide environmental education
22.19programs using ambassador wild animals.
22.24$3,750,000 the second year is from the
22.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
22.26University of Minnesota for the Invasive
22.27Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to conduct
22.28research to prevent, minimize, and mitigate
22.29the threats and impacts posed by terrestrial
22.30invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to
22.31the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and
22.32agricultural resources. This appropriation
22.33is available until June 30, 2023, by which
22.34time the project must be completed and final
22.35products delivered.
23.3$151,000 the second year is from the trust
23.4fund to the Board of Regents of the University
23.5of Minnesota to develop a filtration system
23.6utilizing bioactive membrane technologies
23.7for use in treating Lake Superior ballast
23.8water to remove at least 90 percent of
23.9suspended pathogens, invasive species, and
23.10contaminants. This appropriation is subject
23.11to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
23.12appropriation is available until June 30,
23.132019, by which time the project must be
23.14completed and final products delivered.
23.17$368,000 the second year is from the
23.18trust fund to the Board of Regents of
23.19the University of Minnesota to identify
23.20bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis
23.21River estuary sediments, assess the risks
23.22posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate
23.23treatment techniques for effectiveness at
23.24removing the bacteria from ballast water.
23.25This appropriation is available until June
23.2630, 2019, by which time the project must be
23.27completed and final products delivered.
23.30$452,000 the second year is from the
23.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
23.32University of Minnesota to continue research
23.33to identify, develop, and optimize biocontrol
23.34agents for white nose syndrome in bats by
23.35evaluating the biocontrol effectiveness of
24.1microbes collected at additional hibernacula
24.2throughout the state and conducting baseline
24.3characterization of the total bat microbiomes.
24.4This appropriation is available until June
24.530, 2019, by which time the project must be
24.6completed and final products delivered.
24.9$750,000 the second year is from the trust
24.10fund. Of this amount, $511,000 is to the
24.11commissioner of agriculture and $239,000
24.12is to the Board of Regents of the University
24.13of Minnesota to train volunteers and
24.14professionals to find, control, and monitor
24.15targeted newly emergent invasive plant
24.16species. This appropriation is available until
24.17June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
24.18be completed and final products delivered.
24.20$200,000 the second year is from the trust
24.21fund to the Board of Regents of the University
24.22of Minnesota to continue to identify and
24.23evaluate native Minnesota elms that are
24.24resistant to Dutch elm disease and begin
24.25propagating disease-resistant specimens
24.26for field trial testing. This appropriation
24.27is available until June 30, 2019, by which
24.28time the project must be completed and final
24.29products delivered.
24.32$189,000 the second year is from the
24.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
24.34resources for an agreement with the
24.35Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to
25.1apply current invasive carp management
25.2research to the entire Lake Nokomis
25.3subwatershed and provide demonstration
25.4guidance for large-scale carp management.
25.5This appropriation is available until June
25.630, 2020, by which time the project must be
25.7completed and final products delivered.
25.11$490,000 the second year is from the trust
25.12fund to the commissioner of natural resources
25.13for an agreement with Rural Renewable
25.14Energy Alliance to install a 200-kilowatt
25.15community solar garden to provide for
25.16electrical distribution in Cass, Beltrami,
25.17Hubbard, and Itasca Counties, to assist
25.18households in the Minnesota low-income
25.19housing energy assistance program in
25.20meeting electrical energy needs and serve as
25.21a model for low-income energy assistance
25.22elsewhere in the state. This appropriation is
25.23not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
25.24116P.10.
25.27$400,000 the second year is from the
25.28trust fund to the Board of Regents of
25.29the University of Minnesota to develop
25.30thermoelectric energy generators using
25.31advanced, high-performance materials able
25.32to more efficiently capture waste heat and
25.33transform the heat into electricity. This
25.34appropriation is subject to Minnesota
25.35Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
26.1is available until June 30, 2019, by which
26.2time the project must be completed and final
26.3products delivered.
26.6$250,000 the second year is from the trust
26.7fund to the Board of Regents of the University
26.8of Minnesota to develop a technical solution
26.9for converting wind-produced ammonia to
26.10hydrogen through catalytic decomposition,
26.11for use in reducing emissions from diesel
26.12engines and powering fuel cell vehicles.
26.13This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
26.14Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
26.15is available until June 30, 2019, by which
26.16time the project must be completed and final
26.17products delivered.
26.20$475,000 the second year is from the trust
26.21fund to the Board of Regents of the University
26.22of Minnesota for the West Central Research
26.23and Outreach Center in Morris to develop and
26.24evaluate an integrated system that recycles
26.25and uses nutrients in dairy wastewater
26.26from feedlots and milk processing, thereby
26.27reducing nutrients from agricultural runoff,
26.28and to provide outreach on adoption of new
26.29technologies. This appropriation is subject
26.30to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
26.31appropriation is available until June 30,
26.322019, by which time the project must be
26.33completed and final products delivered.
27.1$475,000 the second year is from the trust
27.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
27.3of Minnesota for the West Central Research
27.4and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to
27.5develop and evaluate the utilization of solar
27.6photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to
27.7improve energy and economic performance,
27.8reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and
27.9optimize water usage. This appropriation
27.10is available until June 30, 2019, by which
27.11time the project must be completed and final
27.12products delivered.
27.17$387,000 the second year is from the trust
27.18fund to the Board of Regents of the University
27.19of Minnesota to continue assessment of the
27.20potential to supplement traditional turf grass
27.21by providing critical floral plant resources
27.22to enhance bee pollinator habitat. Plant
27.23materials and seeds must follow the Board of
27.24Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
27.25establishment and enhancement guidelines.
27.26This appropriation is available until June
27.2730, 2019, by which time the project must be
27.28completed and final products delivered.
27.31$556,000 the second year is from the
27.32trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
27.33University of Minnesota to determine
27.34habitat connectivity between prairie
27.35fragments by measuring plant movement
27.36by dispersal of pollen and seeds to improve
28.1prairie restoration implementation. This
28.2appropriation is available until June 30,
28.32019, by which time the project must be
28.4completed and final products delivered.
28.7$179,000 the second year is from the trust
28.8fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
28.9for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
28.10to research the viability of establishing
28.11prairie forbs and alfalfa as permanent cover
28.12strips in the bare soil between selected rows
28.13of corn and soybeans as potential pollinator,
28.14monarch, and gamebird habitat. Monitoring
28.15of the native plant strips must evaluate the
28.16effects of pesticides from adjacent crops on
28.17pollinators, including determining whether
28.18there is a reduction of pollinators that results
28.19in reduced setting of seeds on the native
28.20plants. This appropriation is available until
28.21June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
28.22be completed and final products delivered.
28.26$267,000 the second year is from the trust
28.27fund to the Board of Regents of the University
28.28of Minnesota to compare the effects on
28.29brushland habitat of conducting prescribed
28.30burning in spring, summer, and fall to
28.31provide improved management guidelines
28.32for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is
28.33available until June 30, 2020, by which time
28.34the project must be completed and final
28.35products delivered.
29.3$218,000 the second year is from the trust
29.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
29.5for an agreement with the Minnesota state
29.6office of the National Audubon Society to
29.7determine the most effective regeneration
29.8methods for restoration of floodplain forests
29.9in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive
29.10reed canary grass. This appropriation is
29.11available until June 30, 2019, by which time
29.12the project must be completed and final
29.13products delivered.
29.16$300,000 the second year is from the trust
29.17fund to the commissioner of natural resources
29.18for an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil
29.19and Water Conservation District to pilot a
29.20water protection approach for the watershed
29.21through development of forest stewardship
29.22plans and targeted riparian forest restoration
29.23projects. Any expenditures from this
29.24appropriation spent on forest management
29.25plans or restoration must be for lands with
29.26a long-term contract commitment for forest
29.27conservation, and the restoration must follow
29.28the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
29.29vegetation establishment and enhancement
29.30guidelines. This appropriation is available
29.31until June 30, 2019, by which time the
29.32project must be completed and final products
29.33delivered.
30.1$509,000 the second year is from the
30.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
30.3resources for an agreement with Great River
30.4Greening to restore approximately 150 acres
30.5of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland
30.6and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout
30.7the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area,
30.8using volunteers, and to conduct restoration
30.9evaluation on previously restored parcels. A
30.10list of proposed restorations and evaluations
30.11must be provided as part of the required work
30.12plan. Plant and seed materials must follow
30.13the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
30.14vegetation establishment and enhancement
30.15guidelines. This appropriation is available
30.16until June 30, 2019, by which time the
30.17project must be completed and final products
30.18delivered.
30.21$99,000 the second year is from the trust fund
30.22to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
30.23State Colleges and Universities system
30.24for Winona State University to inventory,
30.25restore, and monitor the 40-acre Garvin
30.26Heights Natural Area in Winona and provide
30.27related public outreach and education. Plant
30.28and seed materials must follow the Board of
30.29Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
30.30establishment and enhancement guidelines.
30.31This appropriation is available until June
30.3230, 2019, by which time the project must be
30.33completed and final products delivered.
31.1$2,000,000 the second year is from the
31.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
31.3resources for an agreement with the city
31.4of Champlin to restore the Champlin Mill
31.5Pond shoreline and adjacent habitat. Plant
31.6and seed materials must follow the Board of
31.7Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
31.8establishment and enhancement guidelines.
31.9This appropriation is available until June
31.1030, 2019, by which time the project must be
31.11completed and final products delivered.
31.13$2,200,000 the second year is from the trust
31.14fund to the commissioner of transportation
31.15to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along
31.16trunk highways, including: marked Interstate
31.17Highway 35, one north and one south of
31.18the metropolitan area; marked Interstate
31.19Highway 90; and two locations along marked
31.20Interstate Highway 94. Of this amount,
31.21up to $25,000 may be used to monitor
31.22and study the effects of different levels of
31.23native plant diversity on roadside pollinators
31.24and the timing of mowing on pollinator
31.25abundance and diversity. The commissioner
31.26must submit a report to the chairs and
31.27ranking minority members of the house of
31.28representatives and senate committees and
31.29divisions with jurisdiction over transportation
31.30and environment and natural resources by
31.31January 15, 2017, and submit or present
31.32to the chairs a follow-up status report by
31.33January 15, 2020. This appropriation is
31.34available until June 30, 2022, and must
31.35include a five-year restoration process. This
31.36appropriation is not subject to Minnesota
32.1Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2,
32.2paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.
32.6$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust
32.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
32.8to restore and improve approximately 750
32.9acres of scientific and natural areas. A list
32.10of proposed restorations must be provided
32.11as part of the required work plan. This
32.12appropriation is available until June 30,
32.132019, by which time the project must be
32.14completed and final products delivered.
32.17$500,000 the second year is from the
32.18trust fund to the commissioner of natural
32.19resources in cooperation with the Duluth
32.20Airport Authority to acquire approximately
32.21ten acres as an addition to the designated
32.22Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and
32.23Natural Area located along the shores of
32.24Lake Superior in Duluth.
32.27$1,300,000 the second year is from the
32.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
32.29resources for an agreement with Saint John's
32.30University in cooperation with Minnesota
32.31Land Trust to secure permanent conservation
32.32easements on approximately 500 acres
32.33of high-quality habitat in Stearns County,
32.34prepare conservation management plans, and
32.35provide public outreach. A list of proposed
33.1easement acquisitions must be provided as
33.2part of the required work plan. An entity
33.3that acquires a conservation easement with
33.4appropriations from the trust fund must have
33.5a long-term stewardship plan for the easement
33.6and a fund established for monitoring and
33.7enforcing the agreement. Funding for the
33.8long-term monitoring and enforcement
33.9fund must come from nonstate sources for
33.10easements acquired with this appropriation.
33.11The state may enforce requirements in the
33.12conservation easements on land acquired
33.13with this appropriation and the conservation
33.14easement document must state this authority
33.15and explicitly include requirements for
33.16water quality and quantity protection. This
33.17appropriation is available until June 30,
33.182019, by which time the project must be
33.19completed and final products delivered.
33.22$1,500,000 the second year is from the
33.23trust fund to the commissioner of natural
33.24resources for an agreement with Lincoln
33.25Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and
33.26restore lands designated under an approved
33.27wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired
33.28with this appropriation must be from willing
33.29sellers and be identified by the Department
33.30of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for
33.31wellhead protection. Lands must be restored
33.32to permanent vegetative cover, but may be
33.33used for recreation and renewable energy if
33.34adequate protection of the drinking water
33.35aquifer is provided. A list of proposed
33.36acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.1required work plan. Plant and seed materials
34.2must follow the Board of Water and Soil
34.3Resources' native vegetation establishment
34.4and enhancement guidelines. Income
34.5derived from the lands acquired with funds
34.6appropriated under this paragraph is exempt
34.7from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10,
34.8if used for additional wellhead protection as
34.9provided under this paragraph until adequate
34.10wellhead protection has been achieved,
34.11as determined by the commissioner of
34.12health. Any income earned after that must
34.13be returned to the environment and natural
34.14resources trust fund. This appropriation
34.15is available until June 30, 2019, by which
34.16time the project must be completed and final
34.17products delivered.
34.20$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust
34.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
34.22for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
34.23Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
34.24engineering and construction of segments of
34.25the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six
34.26miles between Highway 135 and the town of
34.27Embarrass. This appropriation is available
34.28until June 30, 2019, by which time the
34.29project must be completed and final products
34.30delivered.
34.32$679,000 the second year is from the trust
34.33fund to the commissioner of natural resources
34.34for an agreement with the city of Tower to
34.35construct recreational trails along the harbor
35.1in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail.
35.2This appropriation is available until June
35.330, 2019, by which time the project must be
35.4completed and final products delivered.
35.7$600,000 the second year is from the trust
35.8fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.9for an agreement with the city of Fergus
35.10Falls to acquire approximately 16 acres along
35.11the Otter Tail River for a recreational trail
35.12and park. This appropriation is contingent
35.13on at least a $400,000 match of nonstate
35.14money. Prior to the acquisition, a phase 1
35.15environmental assessment must be completed
35.16and the city must not accept any liability for
35.17previous contamination of lands acquired
35.18with this appropriation.
35.20$1,228,000 the second year is from the trust
35.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.22for enhancement of state parks and trails as
35.23follows: $614,000 is for enhancement of
35.24state parks and $614,000 is for enhancement
35.25of state trails. This appropriation is not
35.26subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
35.27116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and
35.28116P.09, subdivision 4.
35.30$400,000 the second year is from the trust
35.31fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.32for an agreement with Douglas County for
35.33park and trail planning, development, or
35.34acquisition for a regional park. The grant
35.35must be matched by other state or nonstate
36.1sources. This appropriation is available until
36.2June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
36.3be completed and final products delivered.
36.6$135,000 the second year is from
36.7the trust fund to the commissioner of
36.8natural resources, at the direction of
36.9the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.10Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred
36.11for contract agreement reimbursement for
36.12the agreements specified in this section. The
36.13commissioner shall provide documentation
36.14to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.15Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of
36.16these funds.
36.18$75,000 the second year is from the trust
36.19fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission
36.20on Minnesota Resources for upgrading and
36.21modernizing a project records management
36.22system.
36.24Money appropriated in this section may
36.25not be spent on activities unless they are
36.26directly related to and necessary for a specific
36.27appropriation and are specified in the work
36.28plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
36.29Commission on Minnesota Resources.
36.30Money appropriated in this section must
36.31not be spent on indirect costs or other
36.32institutional overhead charges that are
36.33not directly related to and necessary for a
36.34specific appropriation. Costs that are directly
37.1related to and necessary for an appropriation,
37.2including financial services, human
37.3resources, information services, rent, and
37.4utilities, are eligible only if the costs can be
37.5clearly justified and individually documented
37.6specific to the appropriation's purpose and
37.7would not be generated by the recipient
37.8but for the receipt of the appropriation. No
37.9broad allocations for costs in either dollars or
37.10percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
37.11provided, the amounts in this section are
37.12available until June 30, 2018, when projects
37.13must be completed and final products
37.14delivered. For acquisition of real property,
37.15the appropriations in this section are available
37.16for an additional fiscal year if a binding
37.17contract for acquisition of the real property is
37.18entered into before the expiration date of the
37.19appropriation. If a project receives a federal
37.20grant, the time period of the appropriation is
37.21extended to equal the federal grant period.
37.23Data collected by the projects funded under
37.24this section must conform to guidelines
37.25and standards adopted by MN.IT Services.
37.26Spatial data also must conform to additional
37.27guidelines and standards designed to support
37.28data coordination and distribution that have
37.29been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
37.30Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
37.31data must be prepared as specified in
37.32the state's geographic metadata guideline
37.33and must be submitted to the Minnesota
37.34Geospatial Information Office. All data must
37.35be accessible and free to the public unless
37.36made private under the Data Practices Act,
38.1Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
38.2practicable, summary data and results of
38.3projects funded under this section should
38.4be readily accessible on the Internet and
38.5identified as having received funding from
38.6the environment and natural resources trust
38.7fund.
38.9(a) As a condition of accepting an
38.10appropriation under this section, an agency
38.11or entity receiving an appropriation or a
38.12party to an agreement from an appropriation
38.13must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l)
38.14and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and
38.15must submit a work plan and semiannual
38.16progress reports in the form determined
38.17by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
38.18Minnesota Resources for any project funded
38.19in whole or in part with funds from the
38.20appropriation. Modifications to the approved
38.21work plan and budget expenditures must
38.22be made through the amendment process
38.23established by the Legislative-Citizen
38.24Commission on Minnesota Resources.
38.25(b) A recipient of money appropriated in
38.26this section that conducts a restoration using
38.27funds appropriated in this section must use
38.28native plant species according to the Board of
38.29Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
38.30establishment and enhancement guidelines
38.31and include an appropriate diversity of
38.32native species selected to provide habitat for
38.33pollinators throughout the growing season as
38.34required under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.3584.973.
39.1(c) For all restorations conducted with money
39.2appropriated under this section, a recipient
39.3must prepare an ecological restoration
39.4and management plan that, to the degree
39.5practicable, is consistent with the highest
39.6quality conservation and ecological goals for
39.7the restoration site. Consideration should
39.8be given to soil, geology, topography, and
39.9other relevant factors that would provide
39.10the best chance for long-term success and
39.11durability of the restoration project. The
39.12plan must include the proposed timetable
39.13for implementing the restoration, including
39.14site preparation, establishment of diverse
39.15plant species, maintenance, and additional
39.16enhancement to establish the restoration;
39.17identify long-term maintenance and
39.18management needs of the restoration and
39.19how the maintenance, management, and
39.20enhancement will be financed; and take
39.21advantage of the best available science and
39.22include innovative techniques to achieve the
39.23best restoration.
39.24(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in
39.25this section for restoration activities must
39.26provide an initial restoration evaluation
39.27at the completion of the appropriation
39.28and an evaluation three years beyond the
39.29completion of the expenditure. Restorations
39.30must be evaluated relative to the stated
39.31goals and standards in the restoration plan,
39.32current science, and, when applicable, the
39.33Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
39.34vegetation establishment and enhancement
39.35guidelines. The evaluation must determine
39.36whether the restorations are meeting planned
40.1goals, identify any problems with the
40.2implementation of the restorations, and,
40.3if necessary, give recommendations on
40.4improving restorations. The evaluation must
40.5be focused on improving future restorations.
40.6(e) All restoration and enhancement projects
40.7funded with money appropriated in this
40.8section must be on land permanently
40.9protected by a conservation easement or
40.10public ownership.
40.11(f) A recipient of money from an
40.12appropriation under this section must
40.13give consideration to contracting with
40.14Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
40.15restoration and enhancement services.
40.16(g) All conservation easements acquired with
40.17money appropriated under this section must:
40.18(1) be permanent;
40.19(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
40.20easement;
40.21(3) specify all of the provisions of an
40.22agreement that are permanent;
40.23(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
40.24Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
40.25electronic format at least ten business days
40.26prior to closing;
40.27(5) include a long-term monitoring and
40.28enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
40.29and enforcing the easement agreement; and
40.30(6) include requirements in the easement
40.31document to address specific groundwater
40.32and surface water quality protection activities
40.33such as keeping water on the landscape,
41.1reducing nutrient and contaminant loading,
41.2protecting groundwater, and not permitting
41.3artificial hydrological modifications.
41.4(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest
41.5in lands, a recipient of money appropriated
41.6under this section must not agree to pay
41.7more than 100 percent of the appraised value
41.8for a parcel of land using this money to
41.9complete the purchase, in part or in whole,
41.10except that up to ten percent above the
41.11appraised value may be allowed to complete
41.12the purchase, in part or in whole, using this
41.13money if permission is received in advance
41.14of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen
41.15Commission on Minnesota Resources.
41.16(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
41.17land, a recipient of money appropriated under
41.18this section must give priority to high-quality
41.19natural resources or conservation lands that
41.20provide natural buffers to water resources.
41.21(j) For new lands acquired with money
41.22appropriated under this section, a recipient
41.23must prepare an ecological restoration
41.24and management plan in compliance with
41.25paragraph (c), including sufficient funding
41.26for implementation unless the work plan
41.27addresses why a portion of the money is
41.28not necessary to achieve a high-quality
41.29restoration.
41.30(k) To ensure public accountability for
41.31the use of public funds, within 60 days
41.32of the transaction, a recipient of money
41.33appropriated under this section must provide
41.34to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
41.35Minnesota Resources documentation of the
42.1selection process used to identify parcels
42.2acquired and provide documentation of all
42.3related transaction costs, including but not
42.4limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
42.5fees, commissions, other similar costs,
42.6and donations. This information must be
42.7provided for all parties involved in the
42.8transaction. The recipient must also report
42.9to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
42.10Minnesota Resources any difference between
42.11the acquisition amount paid to the seller and
42.12the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal,
42.13if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
42.14was conducted.
42.15(l) A recipient of an appropriation from
42.16the trust fund under this section must
42.17acknowledge financial support from
42.18the Minnesota environment and natural
42.19resources trust fund in project publications,
42.20signage, and other public communications
42.21and outreach related to work completed
42.22using the appropriation. Acknowledgment
42.23may occur, as appropriate, through use of
42.24the trust fund logo or inclusion of language
42.25attributing support from the trust fund. Each
42.26direct recipient of money appropriated in
42.27this section, as well as each recipient of a
42.28grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
42.29satisfy all reporting and other requirements
42.30incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated
42.31funding recipients as provided in Minnesota
42.32Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and
42.33chapter 116P.
43.1(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
43.2referred to in this section must be
43.3administered on a reimbursement basis
43.4unless otherwise provided in this section.
43.5Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
43.616A.41, expenditures made on or after
43.7July 1, 2016, or the date the work plan is
43.8approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
43.9reimbursement unless otherwise provided
43.10in this section. Periodic payment must be
43.11made upon receiving documentation that
43.12the deliverable items articulated in the
43.13approved work plan have been achieved,
43.14including partial achievements as evidenced
43.15by approved progress reports. Reasonable
43.16amounts may be advanced to projects to
43.17accommodate cash flow needs or match
43.18federal money. The advances must be
43.19approved as part of the work plan. No
43.20expenditures for capital equipment are
43.21allowed unless expressly authorized in the
43.22project work plan.
43.23(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
43.24approved work plan are allowed.
43.27A political subdivision, public or private
43.28corporation, or other entity that receives an
43.29appropriation under this section must use the
43.30appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
43.31Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
43.32purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
43.33materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section
43.3416C.073, regarding purchase and use of
43.35paper stock and printing.
44.3A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
44.4under this section for a capital improvement
44.5project must ensure that the project complies
44.6with the applicable energy conservation and
44.7sustainable building guidelines and standards
44.8contained in law, including Minnesota
44.9Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
44.10216C.20, and rules adopted under those
44.11sections. The recipient may use the energy
44.12planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
44.13units of the Department of Commerce to
44.14obtain information and technical assistance
44.15on energy conservation and alternative
44.16energy development relating to the planning
44.17and construction of the capital improvement
44.18project.
44.20Structural and nonstructural facilities must
44.21meet the design standards in the Americans
44.22with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
44.23guidelines.
44.25(a) The availability of the appropriations for
44.26the following projects are extended to June
44.2730, 2017:
44.28(1) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
44.29subdivision 3, paragraph (c), County
44.30Geologic Atlases - Part B;
44.31(2) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
44.32subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Metropolitan
44.33Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase
44.34VII, $400,000 for the agreement with the
45.1Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
45.2Trust, Inc. only;
45.3(3) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.4subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Conservation
45.5Grazing to Improve Wildlife Habitat on
45.6Wildlife Management Areas;
45.7(4) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.8subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Assessment of
45.9Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water
45.10Quality;
45.11(5) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.12subdivision 5, paragraph (f), Evaluation of
45.13Lake Superior Water Quality Health;
45.14(6) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.15subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving
45.16Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efficacy for
45.17Control;
45.18(7) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
45.19subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Rainwater
45.20Reuse and Valuation Investigation;
45.21(8) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section
45.222, subdivision 10, paragraph (c),
45.23Legislative-Citizen Commission on
45.24Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for upgrade
45.25and modernization of a project records
45.26management system; and
45.27(9) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
45.28subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Innovative
45.29Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat
45.30Pump Study.
45.31(b) The availability of the appropriations for
45.32the following projects are extended to June
45.3330, 2018:
46.1(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
46.2subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Martin County
46.3Park and Natural Area Acquisition; and
46.4(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,
46.5subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Preventing
46.6Phosphorous, Nitrogen and Pesticides from
46.7Entering Water Resources through Drain
46.8Tiles.
46.10Any deadlines established by the
46.11Legislative-Citizen Commission on
46.12Minnesota Resources for submission of
46.13proposals for the commission's fiscal year
46.142018 funding recommendations are waived
46.15until June 26, 2016, for proposals requesting
46.16$750,000 or more.
46.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.18 Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
46.19Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs
46.20of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural
46.21resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the
46.22senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and
46.23Administration, and four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.
46.24 At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of
46.25representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement
46.26for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
46.27 Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one
46.28appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and
46.29Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members
46.30are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision
46.311a and must:
46.32 (1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection,
46.33conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife,
46.34and other natural resources;
47.1 (2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues
47.2around the state; and
47.3 (3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
47.4 (b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative
47.5and citizen members each meeting. A citizen member, a senate member, and a house of
47.6representatives member shall serve as chairs. The citizen members, senate members, and
47.7house of representatives members must select their respective chairs. The chair shall
47.8preside and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this
47.9chapter.
47.10 (c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year
47.11terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end
47.12of December of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve
47.13four-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end
47.14of December of the final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until
47.15their successors are appointed.
47.16 (d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause.
47.17Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining
47.18members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the
47.19remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
47.20(e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule
47.21of terms:
47.22(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in
47.23January 2010;
47.24(2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
47.25Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January
47.262010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first
47.27Monday in January 2010;
47.28(3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in
47.29January 2009; and
47.30(4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in
47.31January 2008.
47.32(f) (e) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses
47.33incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
47.34(g) (f) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
48.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is
48.2amended to read:
48.3 Subd. 5. Public meetings. (a) Meetings of the commission, committees or
48.4subcommittees of the commission, technical advisory committees, and peer reviewers
48.5must be open to the public and are subject to chapter 13D. The commission shall attempt
48.6to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For purposes of
48.7this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding
48.8a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or subcommittee of the
48.9commission, a technical advisory committee, or peer reviewers.
48.10(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is
48.11governed by section3.055, subdivision 2 . For nonlegislative members of the commission,
48.12enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.
48.13 Sec. 5. [116P.19] DONATIONS.
48.14A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation
48.15or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with
48.16an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are
48.17directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the
48.18commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section
48.19does not apply to:
48.20(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or
48.21(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section
48.221.1011-2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the
48.23purchase price paid by the recipient.
48.24 Sec. 6. [116P.20] EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT
48.25REQUIREMENTS.
48.26A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and
48.27enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring
48.28and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring
48.29and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept in a monitoring
48.30and enforcement fund held by the recipient and dedicated to monitoring and enforcing
48.31conservation easements in Minnesota. A recipient of an appropriation for easement
48.32monitoring and enforcement must, within 120 days after the close of the recipient's
48.33fiscal year, provide an annual financial report to the commission or the commission's
48.34successor on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the work plan.
49.1Money appropriated from the trust fund for monitoring and enforcement of easements and
49.2earnings on the money appropriated revert to the state if:
49.3(1) the easement transfers to the state;
49.4(2) the recipient fails to file an annual financial report and then fails to cure the
49.5default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
49.6(3) the recipient fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and enforcement
49.7plan contained within the work plan and fails to cure the default within 90 days of
49.8notification of the default by the state.
49.9 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.025, is amended by adding a subdivision
49.10to read:
49.11 Subd. 2a. Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources
49.12trust fund. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to
49.13the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota
49.14environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests
49.15reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement
49.16request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management
49.17and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month
49.18following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday,
49.19Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately
49.20following the 25th day of the month.
49.21(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must
49.22submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by
49.23July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the
49.24university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal
49.25year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain
49.26this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final
49.27reimbursement request for that fiscal year.
49.28(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day
49.29the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.
"49.30Delete the title and insert:
49.32relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural
49.33resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislature-Citizen Commission
49.34on Minnesota Resources; adding requirements for use of trust fund money;
49.35creating reimbursement procedures for the University of Minnesota for money
49.36from the environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota
49.37Statutes 2014, sections 116P.05, subdivision 1; 137.025, by adding a subdivision;
50.1Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5; proposing
50.2coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
"
1.3relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural
1.4resources trust fund; adding requirements for use of trust fund money; creating
1.5reimbursement procedures for the University of Minnesota for money from the
1.6environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.72014, section 137.025, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law
1.8in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.9May 22, 2016
1.10The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.11President of the Senate
1.12The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.13Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.14We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2963 report that we have agreed upon
1.15the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.16That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 2963 be further
1.17amended as follows:
1.18Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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"Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.21agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
1.22environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for
1.23the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act
1.24mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June
1.2530, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second
1.26year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.28 |
Available for the Year |
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| 1.29 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 1.30 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 2.1 |
Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES |
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| 2.2 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
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$ |
46,337,000 |
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| 2.3 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 2.4 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 2.5 2.6 2.7 |
Environment and natural resources trust fund |
-0- |
46,337,000 |
2.9purpose are specified in the following
2.10subdivisions. Appropriations are available
2.11for two years beginning July 1, 2016, unless
2.12otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any
2.13unencumbered balance remaining in the
2.14first year does not cancel and is available
2.15for the second year or until the end of the
2.16appropriation.
| 2.17 |
Subd. 2.Definition. |
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2.19environment and natural resources trust fund
2.20established under Minnesota Constitution,
2.21article XI, section 14.
| 2.22 2.23 |
Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information |
-0- |
12,058,000 |
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| 2.24 2.25 |
(a) Data-Driven Pollinator Conservation Strategies |
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2.27fund to the Board of Regents of the University
2.28of Minnesota to improve understanding of the
2.29relationships and interactions between native
2.30bee pollinators and rare and declining plant
2.31species and to determine optimal placement
2.32and species plantings for pollinator habitat
2.33in order to develop guidelines for planning,
2.34designing, and planting pollinator habitat.
2.35This appropriation is available until June
3.130, 2019, by which time the project must be
3.2completed and final products delivered.
| 3.3 3.4 |
(b) Native Bee Surveys in Minnesota Prairie and Forest Habitats |
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3.6fund to the commissioner of natural resources
3.7to continue to assess the current status and
3.8distribution of native bee pollinators in
3.9Minnesota by expanding surveys into the
3.10prairie-forest border region and facilitating
3.11interagency collaboration and public
3.12outreach on pollinators. This appropriation
3.13is available until June 30, 2019, by which
3.14time the project must be completed and final
3.15products delivered.
| 3.16 3.17 |
(c) Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase II |
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3.19fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the
3.20Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000
3.21is to the commissioner of natural resources in
3.22collaboration with the United States Fish and
3.23Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent
3.24the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota
3.25butterfly species through breeding, research,
3.26field surveys, and potential reintroduction.
3.27This appropriation is available until June
3.2830, 2019, by which time the project must be
3.29completed and final products delivered.
| 3.30 3.31 |
(d) Statewide Monitoring Network for Changing Habitats in Minnesota |
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3.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
3.34resources to develop a consolidated statewide
3.35network of permanent habitat monitoring
4.1sites in prairies, forests, and wetlands to
4.2help guide and prioritize habitat protection
4.3and management decisions in response to
4.4environmental change. The design and
4.5testing methodologies of monitoring plots
4.6must address the status of pollinators and
4.7pollination. This appropriation is available
4.8until June 30, 2019, by which time the
4.9project must be completed and final products
4.10delivered.
| 4.11 4.12 |
(e) Completing National Wetland Inventory Update for Minnesota |
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4.14fund to the commissioner of natural resources
4.15to complete the update and enhancement
4.16of wetland inventory maps for counties in
4.17central and northwestern Minnesota. This
4.18appropriation is available until June 30,
4.192019, by which time the project must be
4.20completed and final products delivered.
| 4.21 4.22 4.23 |
(f) Assessment Tool for Understanding Vegetation Growth Impacts on Groundwater Recharge |
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4.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
4.26University of Minnesota to develop a
4.27statewide assessment tool to help understand
4.28the relationship between vegetation growth
4.29and impacts on groundwater recharge
4.30under changing land use and climate. This
4.31appropriation is available until June 30,
4.322019, by which time the project must be
4.33completed and final products delivered.
| 4.34 4.35 |
(g) Sentinel Lakes Monitoring and Data Synthesis – Phase III |
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5.2fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.3for the third and final phase of a monitoring
5.4and multidisciplinary research effort on
5.525 sentinel lakes in Minnesota, which will
5.6integrate and synthesize previously collected
5.7data to enhance understanding of how
5.8lakes respond to large-scale environmental
5.9stressors and provide for improved ability
5.10to predict and respond to lake changes
5.11for water and fisheries management. This
5.12appropriation is available until June 30,
5.132019, by which time the project must be
5.14completed and final products delivered.
| 5.15 5.16 |
(h) State Spring Inventory for Resource Management and Protection - Phase II |
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5.18fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.19to continue a systematic inventory of springs
5.20statewide to provide fundamental data
5.21needed to maintain spring flows and protect
5.22groundwater-dependent resources. Increased
5.23outreach to the public and other entities must
5.24be conducted to assist in the identification,
5.25documentation, and publication of spring
5.26locations. This appropriation is available
5.27until June 30, 2019, by which time the
5.28project must be completed and final products
5.29delivered.
| 5.30 5.31 |
(i) Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota River Aquatic Ecosystem |
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5.33fund to the commissioner of natural resources
5.34to accelerate collection of baseline data to
5.35enhance understanding of the Minnesota
5.36River ecosystem, measure future impacts
6.1of changing climate and landscapes on
6.2the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future
6.3management efforts. This appropriation
6.4is available until June 30, 2019, by which
6.5time the project must be completed and final
6.6products delivered.
| 6.7 6.8 |
(j) Improving Brook Trout Stream Habitat Through Beaver Management |
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6.10trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the
6.11Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
6.12system for Bemidji State University to
6.13quantify how beaver activity influences
6.14habitat quality in streams for brook trout in
6.15northeastern Minnesota in order to improve
6.16current and future management practices.
6.17This appropriation is available until June
6.1830, 2019, by which time the project must be
6.19completed and final products delivered.
| 6.20 6.21 |
(k) Evaluate Temperature, Streamflow, and Hydrogeology Impact on Brook Trout Habitat |
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6.23trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
6.24University of Minnesota for the Minnesota
6.25Geological Survey to evaluate links between
6.26southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures,
6.27trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to
6.28improve trout stream management. This
6.29appropriation is available until June 30,
6.302019, by which time the project must be
6.31completed and final products delivered.
| 6.32 6.33 |
(l) Restoration of Elk to Northeastern Minnesota |
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6.35trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
7.1University of Minnesota in cooperation with
7.2the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain
7.3Elk Foundation to determine the habitat
7.4suitability and levels of public support for
7.5restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota.
7.6This appropriation is available until June
7.730, 2019, by which time the project must be
7.8completed and final products delivered.
| 7.9 7.10 |
(m) Game and Nongame Bird Pesticide Exposure |
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7.12fund to the Board of Regents of the University
7.13of Minnesota to evaluate the potential risk
7.14to game and nongame birds from exposure
7.15to neonicotinoid-treated agricultural seeds.
7.16This appropriation is available until June
7.1730, 2019, by which time the project must be
7.18completed and final products delivered.
| 7.19 7.20 |
(n) Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands |
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7.22fund to the commissioner of natural resources
7.23to evaluate exposure risks of grassland
7.24wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to
7.25guide grassland management in farmland
7.26regions of Minnesota for the protection of
7.27birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland
7.28wildlife. This appropriation is available until
7.29June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
7.30be completed and final products delivered.
| 7.31 7.32 |
(o) Development of Innovative Cost-Saving Methodology for Forest Inventory |
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7.34fund to the commissioner of natural resources
7.35to develop and pilot a new and more
8.1cost-effective methodology for an enhanced
8.2stand-based forest inventory, with the goal
8.3of extending the methodology statewide.
8.4This appropriation is available until June
8.530, 2019, by which time the project must be
8.6completed and final products delivered.
| 8.7 8.8 |
(p) Evaluation of Tree Retention Guidelines Pertaining to Wildlife |
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8.10trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
8.11University of Minnesota for the Natural
8.12Resources Research Institute in Duluth to
8.13assess the effectiveness of the Minnesota
8.14Forest Resources Council tree retention
8.15guidelines in sustaining Minnesota's wildlife
8.16populations, by quantifying and evaluating
8.17the impacts on birds, small mammals, and
8.18amphibian diversity. This appropriation
8.19is available until June 30, 2019, by which
8.20time the project must be completed and final
8.21products delivered.
| 8.22 8.23 8.24 |
(q) Determine Impacts on Wildlife From Emerald Ash Borer Infection of Black Ash Forests |
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8.26trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
8.27University of Minnesota for the Natural
8.28Resources Research Institute in Duluth
8.29to assess impacts of emerald ash borer
8.30and adaptive management on wildlife
8.31diversity in black ash forests and to develop
8.32recommendations to mitigate wildlife
8.33impacts. This appropriation is available until
8.34June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
8.35be completed and final products delivered.
| 8.36 |
(r) Aggregate Mapping |
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9.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
9.3resources to map the extent and quality of
9.4aggregate resources in counties that have not
9.5previously been mapped. This appropriation
9.6is available until June 30, 2019, by which
9.7time the project must be completed and final
9.8products delivered.
| 9.9 |
(s) Pineland Sands Lands and Water Study |
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9.11fund to the commissioner of natural resources
9.12to study the impact of changes in land use
9.13from forest land to irrigated agriculture in the
9.14Pineland Sands aquifer along the Crow Wing
9.15River. The commissioner must notify the
9.16public about the study and hold an open house
9.17in the study area to inform the community
9.18on potential impacts to surface water and
9.19groundwater in the area. This appropriation
9.20is available until June 30, 2021, and is
9.21not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
9.22116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and
9.23116P.09, subdivision 4. The commissioner
9.24must submit or present a status update on
9.25the study to the chairs and ranking minority
9.26members of the house of representatives
9.27and senate committees and divisions with
9.28jurisdiction over the environment and natural
9.29resources by January 15, 2017.
| 9.30 |
(t) Natural Resources Research Institute |
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9.32trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
9.33University of Minnesota for academic and
9.34applied research through MnDRIVE at the
9.35Natural Resources Research Institute for
10.1projects that include, but are not limited to,
10.2the creation of a portfolio of waterborne
10.3sulfate reduction technologies and the
10.4development of technologies for current
10.5and emerging environmental and natural
10.6resources opportunities. This appropriation
10.7is available until June 30, 2018, and is
10.8not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.9116P.05, subdivision 2.
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Subd. 4.Water Resources |
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7,799,000 |
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| 10.11 10.12 |
(a) Tracking and Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms |
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10.14fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
10.15for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
10.16to identify species composition and timing of
10.17harmful algal blooms, understand the causes
10.18of bloom development in individual lakes,
10.19and determine how nutrients and climate
10.20interact to increase harmful algae outbreaks.
10.21This work must be done in cooperation
10.22with the University of Minnesota and the
10.23Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This
10.24appropriation is available until June 30,
10.252019, by which time the project must be
10.26completed and final products delivered.
| 10.27 10.28 |
(b) Assessing the Increasing Harmful Algal Blooms in Minnesota Lakes |
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10.30fund to the Board of Regents of the University
10.31of Minnesota for the Saint Anthony Falls
10.32Laboratory to investigate lake processes
10.33and meteorological conditions triggering
10.34algal blooms and toxin production, develop
10.35models for tracking blooms, and provide
11.1outreach on the prediction, detection, and
11.2impacts of mitigation of algal bloom events.
11.3This work must be done in cooperation with
11.4the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
11.5of the Science Museum of Minnesota and
11.6the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
11.7This appropriation is available until June
11.830, 2019, by which time the project must be
11.9completed and final products delivered.
| 11.10 11.11 |
(c) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and Lakes |
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11.13trust fund to the commissioner of natural
11.14resources in cooperation with the Minnesota
11.15Zoological Garden for a statewide mussel
11.16program to rear, restore, and re-establish
11.17native mussel species in streams and rivers.
11.18This appropriation is available until June
11.1930, 2019, by which time the project must be
11.20completed and final products delivered.
| 11.21 11.22 11.23 |
(d) Assessing Techniques for Eliminating Contaminants to Protect Native Fish and Mussels |
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11.25trust fund to the commissioner of natural
11.26resources for an agreement with the
11.27University of St. Thomas to evaluate the
11.28use of ultraviolet treatment of wastewater
11.29to remove certain commonly detected
11.30wastewater contaminants, in order to reduce
11.31the contaminants' toxicity to native fish and
11.32mussels. This appropriation is available until
11.33June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
11.34be completed and final products delivered.
| 11.35 11.36 |
(e) Assessing Neonicotinoid Insecticide Effects on Aquatic and Soil Communities |
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12.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
12.3of Minnesota to identify neonicotinoid
12.4insecticide breakdown components produced
12.5in water and plant leaves and assess their
12.6toxicity to soil and aquatic species and related
12.7biotic communities. This appropriation is
12.8available until June 30, 2019, by which time
12.9the project must be completed and final
12.10products delivered.
| 12.11 12.12 |
(f) Bacterial Assessment of Groundwater Supplies Used for Drinking Water |
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12.14trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.15University of Minnesota to characterize and
12.16analyze bacterial communities in Minnesota
12.17groundwater used as drinking water supplies
12.18and link the microbiological data to other
12.19water quality indicators for drinking water
12.20supply safety. This appropriation is available
12.21until June 30, 2019, by which time the
12.22project must be completed and final products
12.23delivered.
| 12.24 12.25 |
(g) Understanding Bedrock Fracture Flow to Improve Groundwater Quality |
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12.27trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
12.28University of Minnesota for the Minnesota
12.29Geological Survey to use new techniques of
12.30borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in
12.31the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve
12.32a better understanding of groundwater
12.33flow through fractured bedrock, in order to
12.34improve groundwater management. This
12.35appropriation is available until June 30,
13.12019, by which time the project must be
13.2completed and final products delivered.
| 13.3 13.4 |
(h) Protection of State's Confined Drinking Water Aquifers - Phase II |
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13.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
13.7resources for an agreement with the United
13.8States Geological Survey to continue to test
13.9methods of defining properties of confined
13.10drinking water aquifers, in order to improve
13.11water management. This appropriation is
13.12not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.13116P.10. This appropriation is available until
13.14June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
13.15be completed and final products delivered.
| 13.16 13.17 |
(i) Assessment of Surface Water Quality with Satellite Sensors |
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13.19fund to the Board of Regents of the University
13.20of Minnesota for a statewide assessment of
13.21water quality using new satellite sensors
13.22for high frequency measurement of major
13.23water quality indicators in lakes and rivers.
13.24This appropriation is available until June
13.2530, 2019, by which time the project must be
13.26completed and final products delivered.
| 13.27 13.28 |
(j) Development of Innovative Sensor Technologies for Water Monitoring |
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13.30trust fund to the Board of Regents of
13.31the University of Minnesota to develop
13.32inexpensive and efficient sensitive sensors
13.33and wireless sensor networks for continuous
13.34monitoring of contaminants in lakes and
13.35rivers in Minnesota. This appropriation
14.1is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.2116P.10. This appropriation is available until
14.3June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
14.4be completed and final products delivered.
| 14.5 14.6 |
(k) Wastewater Treatment Process Improvements |
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14.8fund to the Board of Regents of the University
14.9of Minnesota to characterize and quantify
14.10the nutrient-removing microorganisms used
14.11for municipal wastewater treatment, in order
14.12to improve the process used to reduce total
14.13nitrogen discharge. This appropriation is
14.14available until June 30, 2019, by which time
14.15the project must be completed and final
14.16products delivered.
| 14.17 14.18 |
(l) Membrane-Based Process for Decentralized Drinking Water Production |
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14.20fund to the Board of Regents of the University
14.21of Minnesota to develop a low-energy use,
14.22membrane-based treatment technology
14.23to produce drinking water locally from
14.24surface waters by removing heavy metals
14.25and contaminants of emerging concern,
14.26including pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
14.27This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
14.28Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
14.29is available until June 30, 2019, by which
14.30time the project must be completed and final
14.31products delivered.
| 14.32 14.33 |
(m) Analyzing Alternatives for Municipal Wastewater Treatment |
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14.35fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota
15.1Pollution Control Agency to analyze
15.2alternatives for improved treatment of
15.3sulfate and salty parameters at municipal
15.4wastewater plants to inform the development
15.5and implementation of wild rice, sulfate,
15.6and other water quality standards. This
15.7appropriation is available until June 30,
15.82019, by which time the project must be
15.9completed and final products delivered.
| 15.10 15.11 |
(n) Understanding Impacts of Salt Usage on Minnesota Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwater |
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15.13trust fund to the Board of Regents of
15.14the University of Minnesota to quantify
15.15the current water-softening salt loads in
15.16Minnesota lakes, rivers, and groundwater,
15.17assess alternative water-softening materials
15.18and methods, and quantify the transport of
15.19de-icing and water-softening salt through the
15.20soil. This appropriation is available until
15.21June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
15.22be completed and final products delivered.
| 15.23 |
(o) Microbes for Salt and Metal Removal |
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15.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
15.26University of Minnesota to continue to
15.27research the potential of recently discovered
15.28microbes from Soudan Iron Mine in
15.29northern Minnesota for removing salts and
15.30metals from groundwater and surface water
15.31resources. This appropriation is subject to
15.32Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
15.33appropriation is available until June 30,
15.342019, by which time the project must be
15.35completed and final products delivered.
| 16.1 16.2 |
(p) Engineered Biofilter for Sulfate and Metal Removal from Mine Waters |
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16.4trust fund to the Board of Regents of
16.5the University of Minnesota to develop
16.6an efficient, low-cost, biomass-derived
16.7adsorbent material for use in bioactive filters
16.8able to remove sulfate and metals from
16.9mining-impacted waters. This appropriation
16.10is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.11116P.10. This appropriation is available until
16.12June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
16.13be completed and final products delivered.
| 16.14 16.15 |
(q) Developing Biosponge Technology for Removal of Nitrates from Minnesota Waters |
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16.17trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
16.18University of Minnesota to adapt and test
16.19an inexpensive biosponge technology for
16.20its effectiveness at removing nitrates from
16.21drinking water. This appropriation is subject
16.22to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
16.23appropriation is available until June 30,
16.242019, by which time the project must be
16.25completed and final products delivered.
| 16.26 16.27 |
(r) Morrison County Performance Drainage and Hydrology Management |
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16.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
16.30for an agreement with the Morrison Soil
16.31and Water Conservation District to conduct
16.32an assessment of drainage infrastructure,
16.33in order to develop hydrology restoration
16.34priorities and a countywide performance
16.35drainage ordinance to address land
17.1use-change impacts to the hydrogeology.
17.2This appropriation is available until June
17.330, 2019, by which time the project must be
17.4completed and final products delivered.
| 17.5 17.6 |
(s) Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis - Phase II |
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17.8trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
17.9Resources for an agreement with the Blue
17.10Earth County Drainage Authority to continue
17.11monitoring a model demonstration for
17.12storage and treatment options in drainage
17.13systems designed to improve agricultural and
17.14urban water quality by reducing soil erosion,
17.15peak water flows, and nutrient loading. This
17.16appropriation is available until June 30,
17.172021, by which time the project must be
17.18completed and final products delivered.
| 17.19 17.20 |
(t) Surface Water Bacterial Treatment System Pilot Project |
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17.22fund to the commissioner of natural resources
17.23for an agreement with Vadnais Lake Area
17.24Water Management Organization to reduce
17.25bacteria and nutrient loads to Vadnais
17.26Lake, a drinking water supply reservoir,
17.27through implementation and evaluation
17.28of a subsurface constructed wetland as a
17.29best management practice for potential
17.30statewide use. The Vadnais Lake Area Water
17.31Management Organization must consider
17.32contracting with the University of Minnesota
17.33Department of Civil, Environmental,
17.34and Geo-Engineering to evaluate the
17.35effectiveness of the pilot treatment system
17.36so that it maximizes benefits and can be
18.1replicated elsewhere. This appropriation
18.2is available until June 30, 2021, by which
18.3time the project must be completed and final
18.4products delivered.
| 18.5 18.6 |
(u) Assessing Effectiveness of Wetland Restorations for Improved Water Quality |
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18.8fund to the Board of Regents of the University
18.9of Minnesota to quantify the environmental
18.10benefits of sediment removal and native
18.11plant communities in wetland restorations by
18.12measuring resulting reductions in nitrogen
18.13and phosphorus delivery to groundwater and
18.14surface water. This appropriation is available
18.15until June 30, 2019, by which time the
18.16project must be completed and final products
18.17delivered.
| 18.18 18.19 |
(v) Integrated Targeted Watershed Planning Tools with Citizen Involvement |
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18.21trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the
18.22Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
18.23system for the Water Resources Center
18.24at Minnesota State University, Mankato,
18.25to use geographic information system
18.26(GIS) prioritization and modeling tools
18.27to develop pollution reduction strategies
18.28in five priority subwatersheds in the Le
18.29Sueur River watershed and to promote
18.30implementation of the reduction strategies
18.31through citizen involvement and outreach.
18.32This appropriation is available until June
18.3330, 2019, by which time the project must be
18.34completed and final products delivered.
| 18.35 18.36 |
(w) Roseau Lake Watershed Targeted Water Quality Improvement |
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19.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
19.3resources to develop targeted water quality
19.4improvements for the Roseau Lake watershed
19.5by coordinating with partner agencies to
19.6identify the top priority field scale best
19.7management and conservation practices to
19.8implement in the region.
| 19.9 |
Subd. 5.Environmental Education |
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2,812,000 |
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| 19.10 19.11 |
(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice Academy |
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19.13trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil
19.14Resources in cooperation with Conservation
19.15Corps Minnesota and Iowa for the final
19.16phase of a program to train and mentor future
19.17conservation professionals by providing
19.18apprenticeship service opportunities with
19.19local soil and water conservation districts in
19.20Minnesota. This appropriation is available
19.21until June 30, 2019, by which time the
19.22project must be completed and final products
19.23delivered.
| 19.24 |
(b) School Forests Outdoor Classrooms |
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19.26fund to the commissioner of natural resources
19.27in cooperation with Conservation Corps
19.28Minnesota and Iowa to renovate and restore
19.2960 school forests and train students, teachers,
19.30school district facility staff, and community
19.31volunteers to be long-term stewards of the
19.32school forests and provide education and
19.33service learning experiences at school forest
19.34sites. This appropriation is available until
20.1June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
20.2be completed and final products delivered.
| 20.3 20.4 |
(c) Youth-Led Sustainability Projects in 50 Minnesota Communities - Phase III |
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20.6trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.7resources for an agreement with Prairie
20.8Woods Environmental Learning Center to
20.9expand the Youth Energy Summit (YES!)
20.10program statewide to complete more than
20.11200 new youth-led climate change mitigation
20.12and adaptation projects in over 50 Minnesota
20.13communities.
| 20.14 20.15 |
(d) New Prairie Sportsman Statewide Broadcast Video Project |
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20.17trust fund to the commissioner of natural
20.18resources for an agreement with Pioneer
20.19Public Television to provide outreach on
20.20outdoor recreation, conservation, and natural
20.21resource issues, including water quality,
20.22wildlife habitat, and invasive species,
20.23through a series of interrelated public
20.24forums, educational and training videos, and
20.25statewide broadcast television programs.
20.26This appropriation is available until June
20.2730, 2019, by which time the project must be
20.28completed and final products delivered.
| 20.29 20.30 20.31 |
(e) Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Education for Southwest Minnesota High Schools |
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20.33fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden
20.34to engage high school students in critical
20.35prairie wildlife and habitat conservation
20.36projects by using the zoo's unique animal
21.1collections and state-of-the-art technology to
21.2deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern
21.3Minnesota high schools.
| 21.4 21.5 |
(f) Standards-Based Dakota Indian Land Stewardship Education |
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21.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.8for an agreement with Dakota Wicohan
21.9to enhance the capacity of approximately
21.101,250 students to be stewards of the land in
21.11Minnesota by learning about Dakota Indian
21.12values and environmental principles through
21.13a standards-based experiential multimedia
21.14curriculum. This appropriation is available
21.15until June 30, 2019, by which time the
21.16project must be completed and final products
21.17delivered.
| 21.18 21.19 |
(g) Wolf Management Education in the Classroom - Phase II |
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21.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.22for an agreement with the International
21.23Wolf Center to expand the Wolves at Our
21.24Door classroom education program to
21.25assist students in understanding wolves and
21.26associated management issues.
| 21.27 |
(h) Master Water Steward Program Expansion |
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21.29fund to the commissioner of natural resources
21.30for an agreement with the Freshwater Society
21.31to train community volunteers as master
21.32water stewards who will work with
21.33neighborhoods to install water management
21.34projects that preserve and restore water
21.35quality. This appropriation is available until
22.1June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
22.2be completed and final products delivered.
| 22.3 22.4 22.5 |
(i) Promoting Water Quality Stewardship through Student Mentoring and River Monitoring |
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22.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
22.8for an agreement with Southwest Minnesota
22.9State University to partner with area schools
22.10to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on learning
22.11and mentoring on water quality stewardship
22.12between university agriculture students and
22.13high school and middle school students.
| 22.14 |
(j) Wildlife Science Center |
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22.16fund to the commissioner of natural resources
22.17for an agreement with the Wildlife Science
22.18Center to provide environmental education
22.19programs using ambassador wild animals.
| 22.20 22.21 |
Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species |
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5,860,000 |
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| 22.22 22.23 |
(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center - Phase III |
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22.25trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
22.26University of Minnesota for the Invasive
22.27Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to conduct
22.28research to prevent, minimize, and mitigate
22.29the threats and impacts posed by terrestrial
22.30invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to
22.31the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and
22.32agricultural resources. This appropriation
22.33is available until June 30, 2023, by which
22.34time the project must be completed and final
22.35products delivered.
| 23.1 23.2 |
(b) Developing Membrane Filtration System to Treat Lake Superior Ballast Water |
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23.4fund to the Board of Regents of the University
23.5of Minnesota to develop a filtration system
23.6utilizing bioactive membrane technologies
23.7for use in treating Lake Superior ballast
23.8water to remove at least 90 percent of
23.9suspended pathogens, invasive species, and
23.10contaminants. This appropriation is subject
23.11to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
23.12appropriation is available until June 30,
23.132019, by which time the project must be
23.14completed and final products delivered.
| 23.15 23.16 |
(c) Advancing Microbial Invasive Species Monitoring from Ballast Discharge |
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23.18trust fund to the Board of Regents of
23.19the University of Minnesota to identify
23.20bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis
23.21River estuary sediments, assess the risks
23.22posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate
23.23treatment techniques for effectiveness at
23.24removing the bacteria from ballast water.
23.25This appropriation is available until June
23.2630, 2019, by which time the project must be
23.27completed and final products delivered.
| 23.28 23.29 |
(d) Biological Control of White Nose Syndrome in Bats - Phase II |
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23.31trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
23.32University of Minnesota to continue research
23.33to identify, develop, and optimize biocontrol
23.34agents for white nose syndrome in bats by
23.35evaluating the biocontrol effectiveness of
24.1microbes collected at additional hibernacula
24.2throughout the state and conducting baseline
24.3characterization of the total bat microbiomes.
24.4This appropriation is available until June
24.530, 2019, by which time the project must be
24.6completed and final products delivered.
| 24.7 24.8 |
(e) Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species - Phase II |
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24.10fund. Of this amount, $511,000 is to the
24.11commissioner of agriculture and $239,000
24.12is to the Board of Regents of the University
24.13of Minnesota to train volunteers and
24.14professionals to find, control, and monitor
24.15targeted newly emergent invasive plant
24.16species. This appropriation is available until
24.17June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
24.18be completed and final products delivered.
| 24.19 |
(f) Dutch Elm Disease Resistance - Phase II |
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24.21fund to the Board of Regents of the University
24.22of Minnesota to continue to identify and
24.23evaluate native Minnesota elms that are
24.24resistant to Dutch elm disease and begin
24.25propagating disease-resistant specimens
24.26for field trial testing. This appropriation
24.27is available until June 30, 2019, by which
24.28time the project must be completed and final
24.29products delivered.
| 24.30 24.31 |
(g) Invasive Carp Management Research in Lake Nokomis Subwatershed |
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24.33trust fund to the commissioner of natural
24.34resources for an agreement with the
24.35Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to
25.1apply current invasive carp management
25.2research to the entire Lake Nokomis
25.3subwatershed and provide demonstration
25.4guidance for large-scale carp management.
25.5This appropriation is available until June
25.630, 2020, by which time the project must be
25.7completed and final products delivered.
| 25.8 25.9 |
Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy |
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2,090,000 |
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| 25.10 |
(a) Community Solar Garden Installation |
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25.12fund to the commissioner of natural resources
25.13for an agreement with Rural Renewable
25.14Energy Alliance to install a 200-kilowatt
25.15community solar garden to provide for
25.16electrical distribution in Cass, Beltrami,
25.17Hubbard, and Itasca Counties, to assist
25.18households in the Minnesota low-income
25.19housing energy assistance program in
25.20meeting electrical energy needs and serve as
25.21a model for low-income energy assistance
25.22elsewhere in the state. This appropriation is
25.23not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
25.24116P.10.
| 25.25 25.26 |
(b) Waste Heat Recovery with Efficient Thermoelectric Energy Generators |
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25.28trust fund to the Board of Regents of
25.29the University of Minnesota to develop
25.30thermoelectric energy generators using
25.31advanced, high-performance materials able
25.32to more efficiently capture waste heat and
25.33transform the heat into electricity. This
25.34appropriation is subject to Minnesota
25.35Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
26.1is available until June 30, 2019, by which
26.2time the project must be completed and final
26.3products delivered.
| 26.4 26.5 |
(c) Hydrogen Fuel from Wind-Produced Renewable Ammonia |
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26.7fund to the Board of Regents of the University
26.8of Minnesota to develop a technical solution
26.9for converting wind-produced ammonia to
26.10hydrogen through catalytic decomposition,
26.11for use in reducing emissions from diesel
26.12engines and powering fuel cell vehicles.
26.13This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
26.14Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
26.15is available until June 30, 2019, by which
26.16time the project must be completed and final
26.17products delivered.
| 26.18 26.19 |
(d) Utilization of Dairy Farm Wastewater for Sustainable Production |
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26.21fund to the Board of Regents of the University
26.22of Minnesota for the West Central Research
26.23and Outreach Center in Morris to develop and
26.24evaluate an integrated system that recycles
26.25and uses nutrients in dairy wastewater
26.26from feedlots and milk processing, thereby
26.27reducing nutrients from agricultural runoff,
26.28and to provide outreach on adoption of new
26.29technologies. This appropriation is subject
26.30to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
26.31appropriation is available until June 30,
26.322019, by which time the project must be
26.33completed and final products delivered.
| 26.34 26.35 |
(e) Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota Swine Farms - Phase II |
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27.2fund to the Board of Regents of the University
27.3of Minnesota for the West Central Research
27.4and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to
27.5develop and evaluate the utilization of solar
27.6photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to
27.7improve energy and economic performance,
27.8reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and
27.9optimize water usage. This appropriation
27.10is available until June 30, 2019, by which
27.11time the project must be completed and final
27.12products delivered.
| 27.13 27.14 |
Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat |
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6,715,000 |
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| 27.15 27.16 |
(a) Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement - Phase II |
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27.18fund to the Board of Regents of the University
27.19of Minnesota to continue assessment of the
27.20potential to supplement traditional turf grass
27.21by providing critical floral plant resources
27.22to enhance bee pollinator habitat. Plant
27.23materials and seeds must follow the Board of
27.24Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
27.25establishment and enhancement guidelines.
27.26This appropriation is available until June
27.2730, 2019, by which time the project must be
27.28completed and final products delivered.
| 27.29 27.30 |
(b) Measuring Pollen and Seed Dispersal for Prairie Fragment Connectivity |
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27.32trust fund to the Board of Regents of the
27.33University of Minnesota to determine
27.34habitat connectivity between prairie
27.35fragments by measuring plant movement
27.36by dispersal of pollen and seeds to improve
28.1prairie restoration implementation. This
28.2appropriation is available until June 30,
28.32019, by which time the project must be
28.4completed and final products delivered.
| 28.5 28.6 |
(c) Establishment of Permanent Habitat Strips Within Row Crops |
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28.8fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota
28.9for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station
28.10to research the viability of establishing
28.11prairie forbs and alfalfa as permanent cover
28.12strips in the bare soil between selected rows
28.13of corn and soybeans as potential pollinator,
28.14monarch, and gamebird habitat. Monitoring
28.15of the native plant strips must evaluate the
28.16effects of pesticides from adjacent crops on
28.17pollinators, including determining whether
28.18there is a reduction of pollinators that results
28.19in reduced setting of seeds on the native
28.20plants. This appropriation is available until
28.21June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
28.22be completed and final products delivered.
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(d) Evaluate Prescribed Burning Techniques to Improve Habitat Management for Brushland Species |
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28.27fund to the Board of Regents of the University
28.28of Minnesota to compare the effects on
28.29brushland habitat of conducting prescribed
28.30burning in spring, summer, and fall to
28.31provide improved management guidelines
28.32for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is
28.33available until June 30, 2020, by which time
28.34the project must be completed and final
28.35products delivered.
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(e) Controlling Reed Canary Grass to Regenerate Floodplain Forest |
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29.4fund to the commissioner of natural resources
29.5for an agreement with the Minnesota state
29.6office of the National Audubon Society to
29.7determine the most effective regeneration
29.8methods for restoration of floodplain forests
29.9in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive
29.10reed canary grass. This appropriation is
29.11available until June 30, 2019, by which time
29.12the project must be completed and final
29.13products delivered.
| 29.14 29.15 |
(f) Forest Management for Mississippi River Drinking Water Protection |
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29.17fund to the commissioner of natural resources
29.18for an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil
29.19and Water Conservation District to pilot a
29.20water protection approach for the watershed
29.21through development of forest stewardship
29.22plans and targeted riparian forest restoration
29.23projects. Any expenditures from this
29.24appropriation spent on forest management
29.25plans or restoration must be for lands with
29.26a long-term contract commitment for forest
29.27conservation, and the restoration must follow
29.28the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
29.29vegetation establishment and enhancement
29.30guidelines. This appropriation is available
29.31until June 30, 2019, by which time the
29.32project must be completed and final products
29.33delivered.
| 29.34 29.35 |
(g) Upland, Wetland, and Shoreline Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area |
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30.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
30.3resources for an agreement with Great River
30.4Greening to restore approximately 150 acres
30.5of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland
30.6and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout
30.7the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area,
30.8using volunteers, and to conduct restoration
30.9evaluation on previously restored parcels. A
30.10list of proposed restorations and evaluations
30.11must be provided as part of the required work
30.12plan. Plant and seed materials must follow
30.13the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
30.14vegetation establishment and enhancement
30.15guidelines. This appropriation is available
30.16until June 30, 2019, by which time the
30.17project must be completed and final products
30.18delivered.
| 30.19 30.20 |
(h) Bluffland Restoration and Monitoring in Winona |
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30.22to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
30.23State Colleges and Universities system
30.24for Winona State University to inventory,
30.25restore, and monitor the 40-acre Garvin
30.26Heights Natural Area in Winona and provide
30.27related public outreach and education. Plant
30.28and seed materials must follow the Board of
30.29Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
30.30establishment and enhancement guidelines.
30.31This appropriation is available until June
30.3230, 2019, by which time the project must be
30.33completed and final products delivered.
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(i) Champlin Mill Pond Shoreland Restoration |
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31.2trust fund to the commissioner of natural
31.3resources for an agreement with the city
31.4of Champlin to restore the Champlin Mill
31.5Pond shoreline and adjacent habitat. Plant
31.6and seed materials must follow the Board of
31.7Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
31.8establishment and enhancement guidelines.
31.9This appropriation is available until June
31.1030, 2019, by which time the project must be
31.11completed and final products delivered.
| 31.12 |
(j) Pollinator Highway Demonstration Projects |
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31.14fund to the commissioner of transportation
31.15to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along
31.16trunk highways, including: marked Interstate
31.17Highway 35, one north and one south of
31.18the metropolitan area; marked Interstate
31.19Highway 90; and two locations along marked
31.20Interstate Highway 94. Of this amount,
31.21up to $25,000 may be used to monitor
31.22and study the effects of different levels of
31.23native plant diversity on roadside pollinators
31.24and the timing of mowing on pollinator
31.25abundance and diversity. The commissioner
31.26must submit a report to the chairs and
31.27ranking minority members of the house of
31.28representatives and senate committees and
31.29divisions with jurisdiction over transportation
31.30and environment and natural resources by
31.31January 15, 2017, and submit or present
31.32to the chairs a follow-up status report by
31.33January 15, 2020. This appropriation is
31.34available until June 30, 2022, and must
31.35include a five-year restoration process. This
31.36appropriation is not subject to Minnesota
32.1Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2,
32.2paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.
| 32.3 32.4 |
Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and Recreation |
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8,793,000 |
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| 32.5 |
(a) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration |
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32.7fund to the commissioner of natural resources
32.8to restore and improve approximately 750
32.9acres of scientific and natural areas. A list
32.10of proposed restorations must be provided
32.11as part of the required work plan. This
32.12appropriation is available until June 30,
32.132019, by which time the project must be
32.14completed and final products delivered.
| 32.15 32.16 |
(b) Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition |
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32.18trust fund to the commissioner of natural
32.19resources in cooperation with the Duluth
32.20Airport Authority to acquire approximately
32.21ten acres as an addition to the designated
32.22Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and
32.23Natural Area located along the shores of
32.24Lake Superior in Duluth.
| 32.25 32.26 |
(c) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - Phase III |
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32.28trust fund to the commissioner of natural
32.29resources for an agreement with Saint John's
32.30University in cooperation with Minnesota
32.31Land Trust to secure permanent conservation
32.32easements on approximately 500 acres
32.33of high-quality habitat in Stearns County,
32.34prepare conservation management plans, and
32.35provide public outreach. A list of proposed
33.1easement acquisitions must be provided as
33.2part of the required work plan. An entity
33.3that acquires a conservation easement with
33.4appropriations from the trust fund must have
33.5a long-term stewardship plan for the easement
33.6and a fund established for monitoring and
33.7enforcing the agreement. Funding for the
33.8long-term monitoring and enforcement
33.9fund must come from nonstate sources for
33.10easements acquired with this appropriation.
33.11The state may enforce requirements in the
33.12conservation easements on land acquired
33.13with this appropriation and the conservation
33.14easement document must state this authority
33.15and explicitly include requirements for
33.16water quality and quantity protection. This
33.17appropriation is available until June 30,
33.182019, by which time the project must be
33.19completed and final products delivered.
| 33.20 33.21 |
(d) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System Acquisition for Wellhead Protection |
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33.23trust fund to the commissioner of natural
33.24resources for an agreement with Lincoln
33.25Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and
33.26restore lands designated under an approved
33.27wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired
33.28with this appropriation must be from willing
33.29sellers and be identified by the Department
33.30of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for
33.31wellhead protection. Lands must be restored
33.32to permanent vegetative cover, but may be
33.33used for recreation and renewable energy if
33.34adequate protection of the drinking water
33.35aquifer is provided. A list of proposed
33.36acquisitions must be provided as part of the
34.1required work plan. Plant and seed materials
34.2must follow the Board of Water and Soil
34.3Resources' native vegetation establishment
34.4and enhancement guidelines. Income
34.5derived from the lands acquired with funds
34.6appropriated under this paragraph is exempt
34.7from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10,
34.8if used for additional wellhead protection as
34.9provided under this paragraph until adequate
34.10wellhead protection has been achieved,
34.11as determined by the commissioner of
34.12health. Any income earned after that must
34.13be returned to the environment and natural
34.14resources trust fund. This appropriation
34.15is available until June 30, 2019, by which
34.16time the project must be completed and final
34.17products delivered.
| 34.18 34.19 |
(e) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 to Town of Embarrass |
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34.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
34.22for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
34.23Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
34.24engineering and construction of segments of
34.25the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six
34.26miles between Highway 135 and the town of
34.27Embarrass. This appropriation is available
34.28until June 30, 2019, by which time the
34.29project must be completed and final products
34.30delivered.
| 34.31 |
(f) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections |
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34.33fund to the commissioner of natural resources
34.34for an agreement with the city of Tower to
34.35construct recreational trails along the harbor
35.1in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail.
35.2This appropriation is available until June
35.330, 2019, by which time the project must be
35.4completed and final products delivered.
| 35.5 35.6 |
(g) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail Acquisition |
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35.8fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.9for an agreement with the city of Fergus
35.10Falls to acquire approximately 16 acres along
35.11the Otter Tail River for a recreational trail
35.12and park. This appropriation is contingent
35.13on at least a $400,000 match of nonstate
35.14money. Prior to the acquisition, a phase 1
35.15environmental assessment must be completed
35.16and the city must not accept any liability for
35.17previous contamination of lands acquired
35.18with this appropriation.
| 35.19 |
(h) State Park and Trail Enhancement |
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35.21fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.22for enhancement of state parks and trails as
35.23follows: $614,000 is for enhancement of
35.24state parks and $614,000 is for enhancement
35.25of state trails. This appropriation is not
35.26subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
35.27116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and
35.28116P.09, subdivision 4.
| 35.29 |
(i) Douglas County Regional Park |
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35.31fund to the commissioner of natural resources
35.32for an agreement with Douglas County for
35.33park and trail planning, development, or
35.34acquisition for a regional park. The grant
35.35must be matched by other state or nonstate
36.1sources. This appropriation is available until
36.2June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
36.3be completed and final products delivered.
| 36.4 |
Subd. 10.Administration |
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210,000 |
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| 36.5 |
(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement |
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36.7the trust fund to the commissioner of
36.8natural resources, at the direction of
36.9the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.10Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred
36.11for contract agreement reimbursement for
36.12the agreements specified in this section. The
36.13commissioner shall provide documentation
36.14to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
36.15Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of
36.16these funds.
| 36.17 |
(b) Grants Management System |
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36.19fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission
36.20on Minnesota Resources for upgrading and
36.21modernizing a project records management
36.22system.
| 36.23 |
Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations |
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36.25not be spent on activities unless they are
36.26directly related to and necessary for a specific
36.27appropriation and are specified in the work
36.28plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
36.29Commission on Minnesota Resources.
36.30Money appropriated in this section must
36.31not be spent on indirect costs or other
36.32institutional overhead charges that are
36.33not directly related to and necessary for a
36.34specific appropriation. Costs that are directly
37.1related to and necessary for an appropriation,
37.2including financial services, human
37.3resources, information services, rent, and
37.4utilities, are eligible only if the costs can be
37.5clearly justified and individually documented
37.6specific to the appropriation's purpose and
37.7would not be generated by the recipient
37.8but for the receipt of the appropriation. No
37.9broad allocations for costs in either dollars or
37.10percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
37.11provided, the amounts in this section are
37.12available until June 30, 2018, when projects
37.13must be completed and final products
37.14delivered. For acquisition of real property,
37.15the appropriations in this section are available
37.16for an additional fiscal year if a binding
37.17contract for acquisition of the real property is
37.18entered into before the expiration date of the
37.19appropriation. If a project receives a federal
37.20grant, the time period of the appropriation is
37.21extended to equal the federal grant period.
| 37.22 |
Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements |
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37.24this section must conform to guidelines
37.25and standards adopted by MN.IT Services.
37.26Spatial data also must conform to additional
37.27guidelines and standards designed to support
37.28data coordination and distribution that have
37.29been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
37.30Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
37.31data must be prepared as specified in
37.32the state's geographic metadata guideline
37.33and must be submitted to the Minnesota
37.34Geospatial Information Office. All data must
37.35be accessible and free to the public unless
37.36made private under the Data Practices Act,
38.1Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
38.2practicable, summary data and results of
38.3projects funded under this section should
38.4be readily accessible on the Internet and
38.5identified as having received funding from
38.6the environment and natural resources trust
38.7fund.
| 38.8 |
Subd. 13.Project Requirements |
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38.10appropriation under this section, an agency
38.11or entity receiving an appropriation or a
38.12party to an agreement from an appropriation
38.13must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l)
38.14and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and
38.15must submit a work plan and semiannual
38.16progress reports in the form determined
38.17by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
38.18Minnesota Resources for any project funded
38.19in whole or in part with funds from the
38.20appropriation. Modifications to the approved
38.21work plan and budget expenditures must
38.22be made through the amendment process
38.23established by the Legislative-Citizen
38.24Commission on Minnesota Resources.
38.25(b) A recipient of money appropriated in
38.26this section that conducts a restoration using
38.27funds appropriated in this section must use
38.28native plant species according to the Board of
38.29Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
38.30establishment and enhancement guidelines
38.31and include an appropriate diversity of
38.32native species selected to provide habitat for
38.33pollinators throughout the growing season as
38.34required under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.3584.973.
39.1(c) For all restorations conducted with money
39.2appropriated under this section, a recipient
39.3must prepare an ecological restoration
39.4and management plan that, to the degree
39.5practicable, is consistent with the highest
39.6quality conservation and ecological goals for
39.7the restoration site. Consideration should
39.8be given to soil, geology, topography, and
39.9other relevant factors that would provide
39.10the best chance for long-term success and
39.11durability of the restoration project. The
39.12plan must include the proposed timetable
39.13for implementing the restoration, including
39.14site preparation, establishment of diverse
39.15plant species, maintenance, and additional
39.16enhancement to establish the restoration;
39.17identify long-term maintenance and
39.18management needs of the restoration and
39.19how the maintenance, management, and
39.20enhancement will be financed; and take
39.21advantage of the best available science and
39.22include innovative techniques to achieve the
39.23best restoration.
39.24(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in
39.25this section for restoration activities must
39.26provide an initial restoration evaluation
39.27at the completion of the appropriation
39.28and an evaluation three years beyond the
39.29completion of the expenditure. Restorations
39.30must be evaluated relative to the stated
39.31goals and standards in the restoration plan,
39.32current science, and, when applicable, the
39.33Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
39.34vegetation establishment and enhancement
39.35guidelines. The evaluation must determine
39.36whether the restorations are meeting planned
40.1goals, identify any problems with the
40.2implementation of the restorations, and,
40.3if necessary, give recommendations on
40.4improving restorations. The evaluation must
40.5be focused on improving future restorations.
40.6(e) All restoration and enhancement projects
40.7funded with money appropriated in this
40.8section must be on land permanently
40.9protected by a conservation easement or
40.10public ownership.
40.11(f) A recipient of money from an
40.12appropriation under this section must
40.13give consideration to contracting with
40.14Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract
40.15restoration and enhancement services.
40.16(g) All conservation easements acquired with
40.17money appropriated under this section must:
40.18(1) be permanent;
40.19(2) specify the parties to an easement in the
40.20easement;
40.21(3) specify all of the provisions of an
40.22agreement that are permanent;
40.23(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
40.24Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
40.25electronic format at least ten business days
40.26prior to closing;
40.27(5) include a long-term monitoring and
40.28enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
40.29and enforcing the easement agreement; and
40.30(6) include requirements in the easement
40.31document to address specific groundwater
40.32and surface water quality protection activities
40.33such as keeping water on the landscape,
41.1reducing nutrient and contaminant loading,
41.2protecting groundwater, and not permitting
41.3artificial hydrological modifications.
41.4(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest
41.5in lands, a recipient of money appropriated
41.6under this section must not agree to pay
41.7more than 100 percent of the appraised value
41.8for a parcel of land using this money to
41.9complete the purchase, in part or in whole,
41.10except that up to ten percent above the
41.11appraised value may be allowed to complete
41.12the purchase, in part or in whole, using this
41.13money if permission is received in advance
41.14of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen
41.15Commission on Minnesota Resources.
41.16(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
41.17land, a recipient of money appropriated under
41.18this section must give priority to high-quality
41.19natural resources or conservation lands that
41.20provide natural buffers to water resources.
41.21(j) For new lands acquired with money
41.22appropriated under this section, a recipient
41.23must prepare an ecological restoration
41.24and management plan in compliance with
41.25paragraph (c), including sufficient funding
41.26for implementation unless the work plan
41.27addresses why a portion of the money is
41.28not necessary to achieve a high-quality
41.29restoration.
41.30(k) To ensure public accountability for
41.31the use of public funds, within 60 days
41.32of the transaction, a recipient of money
41.33appropriated under this section must provide
41.34to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
41.35Minnesota Resources documentation of the
42.1selection process used to identify parcels
42.2acquired and provide documentation of all
42.3related transaction costs, including but not
42.4limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording
42.5fees, commissions, other similar costs,
42.6and donations. This information must be
42.7provided for all parties involved in the
42.8transaction. The recipient must also report
42.9to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
42.10Minnesota Resources any difference between
42.11the acquisition amount paid to the seller and
42.12the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal,
42.13if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
42.14was conducted.
42.15(l) A recipient of an appropriation from
42.16the trust fund under this section must
42.17acknowledge financial support from
42.18the Minnesota environment and natural
42.19resources trust fund in project publications,
42.20signage, and other public communications
42.21and outreach related to work completed
42.22using the appropriation. Acknowledgment
42.23may occur, as appropriate, through use of
42.24the trust fund logo or inclusion of language
42.25attributing support from the trust fund. Each
42.26direct recipient of money appropriated in
42.27this section, as well as each recipient of a
42.28grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
42.29satisfy all reporting and other requirements
42.30incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated
42.31funding recipients as provided in Minnesota
42.32Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and
42.33chapter 116P.
| 42.34 42.35 |
Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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43.2referred to in this section must be
43.3administered on a reimbursement basis
43.4unless otherwise provided in this section.
43.5Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
43.616A.41, expenditures made on or after
43.7July 1, 2016, or the date the work plan is
43.8approved, whichever is later, are eligible for
43.9reimbursement unless otherwise provided
43.10in this section. Periodic payment must be
43.11made upon receiving documentation that
43.12the deliverable items articulated in the
43.13approved work plan have been achieved,
43.14including partial achievements as evidenced
43.15by approved progress reports. Reasonable
43.16amounts may be advanced to projects to
43.17accommodate cash flow needs or match
43.18federal money. The advances must be
43.19approved as part of the work plan. No
43.20expenditures for capital equipment are
43.21allowed unless expressly authorized in the
43.22project work plan.
43.23(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
43.24approved work plan are allowed.
| 43.25 43.26 |
Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials |
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43.28corporation, or other entity that receives an
43.29appropriation under this section must use the
43.30appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
43.31Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
43.32purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable
43.33materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section
43.3416C.073, regarding purchase and use of
43.35paper stock and printing.
| 44.1 44.2 |
Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Guidelines |
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44.4under this section for a capital improvement
44.5project must ensure that the project complies
44.6with the applicable energy conservation and
44.7sustainable building guidelines and standards
44.8contained in law, including Minnesota
44.9Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
44.10216C.20, and rules adopted under those
44.11sections. The recipient may use the energy
44.12planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
44.13units of the Department of Commerce to
44.14obtain information and technical assistance
44.15on energy conservation and alternative
44.16energy development relating to the planning
44.17and construction of the capital improvement
44.18project.
| 44.19 |
Subd. 17.Accessibility |
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44.21meet the design standards in the Americans
44.22with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
44.23guidelines.
| 44.24 |
Subd. 18.Carryforward |
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44.26the following projects are extended to June
44.2730, 2017:
44.28(1) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
44.29subdivision 3, paragraph (c), County
44.30Geologic Atlases - Part B;
44.31(2) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
44.32subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Metropolitan
44.33Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase
44.34VII, $400,000 for the agreement with the
45.1Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
45.2Trust, Inc. only;
45.3(3) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.4subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Conservation
45.5Grazing to Improve Wildlife Habitat on
45.6Wildlife Management Areas;
45.7(4) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.8subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Assessment of
45.9Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water
45.10Quality;
45.11(5) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.12subdivision 5, paragraph (f), Evaluation of
45.13Lake Superior Water Quality Health;
45.14(6) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2,
45.15subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving
45.16Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efficacy for
45.17Control;
45.18(7) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
45.19subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Rainwater
45.20Reuse and Valuation Investigation;
45.21(8) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section
45.222, subdivision 10, paragraph (c),
45.23Legislative-Citizen Commission on
45.24Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for upgrade
45.25and modernization of a project records
45.26management system; and
45.27(9) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
45.28subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Innovative
45.29Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat
45.30Pump Study.
45.31(b) The availability of the appropriations for
45.32the following projects are extended to June
45.3330, 2018:
46.1(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
46.2subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Martin County
46.3Park and Natural Area Acquisition; and
46.4(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,
46.5subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Preventing
46.6Phosphorous, Nitrogen and Pesticides from
46.7Entering Water Resources through Drain
46.8Tiles.
| 46.9 |
Subd. 19.Waiver of Deadlines |
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46.11Legislative-Citizen Commission on
46.12Minnesota Resources for submission of
46.13proposals for the commission's fiscal year
46.142018 funding recommendations are waived
46.15until June 26, 2016, for proposals requesting
46.16$750,000 or more.
46.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.18 Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
46.19Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs
46.20of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural
46.21resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the
46.22senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and
46.23Administration, and four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.
46.24 At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of
46.25representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement
46.26for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
46.27 Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one
46.28appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and
46.29Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members
46.30are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision
46.311a and must:
46.32 (1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection,
46.33conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife,
46.34and other natural resources;
47.1 (2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues
47.2around the state; and
47.3 (3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
47.4 (b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative
47.5and citizen members each meeting. A citizen member, a senate member, and a house of
47.6representatives member shall serve as chairs. The citizen members, senate members, and
47.7house of representatives members must select their respective chairs. The chair shall
47.8preside and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this
47.9chapter.
47.10 (c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year
47.11terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end
47.12of December of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve
47.13four-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end
47.14of December of the final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until
47.15their successors are appointed.
47.16 (d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause.
47.17Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining
47.18members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the
47.19remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
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47.33incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
47.34
48.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is
48.2amended to read:
48.3 Subd. 5. Public meetings. (a) Meetings of the commission, committees or
48.4subcommittees of the commission, technical advisory committees, and peer reviewers
48.5must be open to the public and are subject to chapter 13D. The commission shall attempt
48.6to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For purposes of
48.7this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding
48.8a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or subcommittee of the
48.9commission, a technical advisory committee, or peer reviewers.
48.10(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is
48.11governed by section
48.12enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section
48.13 Sec. 5. [116P.19] DONATIONS.
48.14A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation
48.15or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with
48.16an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are
48.17directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the
48.18commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section
48.19does not apply to:
48.20(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or
48.21(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section
48.221.1011-2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the
48.23purchase price paid by the recipient.
48.24 Sec. 6. [116P.20] EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT
48.25REQUIREMENTS.
48.26A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and
48.27enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring
48.28and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring
48.29and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept in a monitoring
48.30and enforcement fund held by the recipient and dedicated to monitoring and enforcing
48.31conservation easements in Minnesota. A recipient of an appropriation for easement
48.32monitoring and enforcement must, within 120 days after the close of the recipient's
48.33fiscal year, provide an annual financial report to the commission or the commission's
48.34successor on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the work plan.
49.1Money appropriated from the trust fund for monitoring and enforcement of easements and
49.2earnings on the money appropriated revert to the state if:
49.3(1) the easement transfers to the state;
49.4(2) the recipient fails to file an annual financial report and then fails to cure the
49.5default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
49.6(3) the recipient fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and enforcement
49.7plan contained within the work plan and fails to cure the default within 90 days of
49.8notification of the default by the state.
49.9 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.025, is amended by adding a subdivision
49.10to read:
49.11 Subd. 2a. Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources
49.12trust fund. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to
49.13the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota
49.14environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests
49.15reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement
49.16request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management
49.17and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month
49.18following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday,
49.19Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately
49.20following the 25th day of the month.
49.21(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must
49.22submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by
49.23July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the
49.24university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal
49.25year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain
49.26this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final
49.27reimbursement request for that fiscal year.
49.28(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day
49.29the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.
"49.30Delete the title and insert:
49.32relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural
49.33resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislature-Citizen Commission
49.34on Minnesota Resources; adding requirements for use of trust fund money;
49.35creating reimbursement procedures for the University of Minnesota for money
49.36from the environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota
49.37Statutes 2014, sections 116P.05, subdivision 1; 137.025, by adding a subdivision;
50.1Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5; proposing
50.2coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
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