SF 7

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2019 1st Special Session (2019 - 2020) Posted on 08/29/2019 11:55am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources and tourism; modifying fees, surcharges, and programs; creating accounts
and providing for disposition of certain receipts; authorizing sales and conveyances
of certain state land; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish laws;
modifying Water Law; modifying natural resource and environment provisions;
requiring reports; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes
2018, sections 17.035, subdivision 1; 35.155, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, by
adding a subdivision; 84.026, by adding a subdivision; 84.027, subdivision 18;
84.0273; 84.0895, subdivision 2; 84.775, subdivision 1; 84.788, subdivision 2;
84.794, subdivision 2; 84.83, subdivision 3; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.925,
subdivision 1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 2; 84D.03, subdivisions
3, 4; 84D.108, subdivisions 2b, 2c; 84D.15, subdivision 2; 85.054, subdivision 1;
85.32, subdivision 1; 85.42; 85.44; 85.47; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 88.10, by adding
a subdivision; 88.642, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.6435; 90.01, by adding a subdivision;
90.195; 92.115, subdivision 1; 92.50, subdivision 1; 94.09, subdivision 3; 94.10;
97A.015, subdivisions 25, 43; 97A.051, subdivision 2; 97A.055, subdivision 4b;
97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.321, subdivision 1; 97A.405, by adding a subdivision;
97A.433, subdivisions 4, 5; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97B.011; 97B.015, subdivision
6; 97B.081, subdivision 3; 97B.086; 97B.1055; 97B.106, subdivision 2; 97B.1115;
97B.205; 97B.426; 97B.655; 97B.665, by adding a subdivision; 97B.667,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 97B.722; 97C.345, by adding a
subdivision; 97C.391, subdivision 1; 97C.395, subdivision 2; 97C.815, subdivision
2; 103B.3369, subdivisions 5, 9; 103B.611, subdivision 3; 103B.801, subdivisions
2, 4, 5; 103D.315, subdivision 8; 103F.361, subdivision 2; 103F.363, subdivision
1; 103F.365, by adding a subdivision; 103F.371; 103F.373, subdivisions 1, 3, 4;
103G.2242, subdivision 14; 103G.241, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.287, subdivision
1; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103G.311, subdivisions 2, 5; 103G.315, subdivision
8; 103G.408; 103G.615, subdivision 3a; 114D.15, subdivisions 7, 11, 13, by adding
subdivisions; 114D.20, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions; 114D.26;
114D.35, subdivisions 1, 3; 115.03, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision;
115.035; 115A.51; 116.155, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 116.993,
subdivisions 2, 6; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116U.55; 127A.353, subdivision 1;
282.01, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, as
amended, 9, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, section 105, as
amended; Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws
2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 93, article
1, section 9; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 35; 84; 92; 93; 97B; 103C; 114D;
115B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 92.121.

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

ARTICLE 1

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, are
effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2020 new text end		new text begin 2021 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 106,908,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 104,363,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,815,000 new text end	new text begin 6,524,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 83,986,000 new text end	new text begin 83,654,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 14,410,000 new text end	new text begin 14,110,000 new text end
new text begin Closed Landfill Investment new text end	new text begin 1,622,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must present the agency's
biennial budget for fiscal years 2022 and 2023
to the legislature in a transparent way by
agency division, including the proposed
budget bill and presentations of the budget to
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the agency's budget.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Environmental Analysis and Outcomes new text end

new text begin 13,277,000 new text end

new text begin 13,308,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 205,000 new text end	new text begin 205,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 12,871,000 new text end	new text begin 12,902,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 201,000 new text end	new text begin 201,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $89,000 the first year and $89,000 the
second year are for:
new text end

new text begin (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
rulemaking process for water quality standards
and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
process;
new text end

new text begin (2) enhanced economic analysis in the
rulemaking process for water quality
standards, including more-specific analysis
and identification of cost-effective permitting;
new text end

new text begin (3) developing statewide economic analyses
and templates to reduce the amount of
information and time required for
municipalities to apply for variances from
water quality standards; and
new text end

new text begin (4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
Authority to identify and advocate for the
resources needed for municipalities to achieve
permit requirements.
new text end

new text begin (b) $205,000 the first year and $205,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for a monitoring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
new text end

new text begin (c) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the
second year are for monitoring water quality
and operating assistance programs.
new text end

new text begin (d) $347,000 the first year and $347,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants.
new text end

new text begin (e) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
amount, $57,000 each year is transferred to
the commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin (f) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for registering wastewater laboratories.
new text end

new text begin (g) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring
in eastern metropolitan communities, as
recommended by the Environmental Health
Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel,
and to address other environmental health
risks, including air quality. The communities
must include Hmong and other immigrant
farming communities. Of this amount, up to
$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Department
of Health.
new text end

new text begin (h) $51,000 the first year and $51,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the listing procedures for impaired waters
required under this act.
new text end

new text begin (i) $141,000 the second year is to implement
and enforce Minnesota Statutes, section
325F.071. Of this amount, up to $65,000 each
year may be transferred to the commissioner
of health.
new text end

new text begin (j) $200,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund for transfer to the
commissioner of health for enhanced blood
lead testing, lead poisoning prevention efforts,
and asthma education as recommended by the
Northern Metals Consent Decree Advisory
Committee. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (k) The base for the general fund in fiscal year
2022 and later is $204,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Industrial new text end

new text begin 15,473,000 new text end

new text begin 15,606,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 14,472,000 new text end	new text begin 14,605,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 1,001,000 new text end	new text begin 1,001,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for vapor assessment
and remediation. These same annual amounts
are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
to the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $393,000 the first year and $393,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to further evaluate the use and reduction of
trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
identify its potential health effects on
communities. Of this amount, up to $121,000
each year may be transferred to the
commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Municipal new text end

new text begin 8,232,000 new text end

new text begin 7,859,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 164,000 new text end	new text begin 164,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 8,068,000 new text end	new text begin 7,695,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $164,000 the first year and $164,000 the
second year are for:
new text end

new text begin (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
rulemaking process for water quality standards
and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
process;
new text end

new text begin (2) enhanced economic analysis in the
rulemaking process for water quality
standards, including more-specific analysis
and identification of cost-effective permitting;
new text end

new text begin (3) developing statewide economic analyses
and templates to reduce the amount of
information and time required for
municipalities to apply for variances from
water quality standards; and
new text end

new text begin (4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
Authority to identify and advocate for the
resources needed for municipalities to achieve
permit requirements.
new text end

new text begin (b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for transfer to the Office of Administrative
Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
new text end

new text begin (c) $671,000 the first year and $671,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for subsurface sewage treatment system
(SSTS) program administration and
community technical assistance and education,
including grants and technical assistance to
communities for water-quality protection. Of
this amount, $129,000 each year is for
assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
program administration. A county receiving
a grant from this appropriation must submit
the results achieved with the grant to the
commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
report. Any unexpended balance in the first
year does not cancel but is available in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (d) $784,000 the first year and $784,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to address the need for continued increased
activity in new technology review, technical
assistance for local governments, and
enforcement under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the
requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 1, section 165.
new text end

new text begin (e) $373,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund to meet the increased
demand for technical assistance and review
of municipal water infrastructure projects that
will be generated by increased grant funding
through the Public Facilities Authority. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as
grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
treatment systems, surface water and
groundwater assessments, storm water, and
water-quality protection in this subdivision
are available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Operations new text end

new text begin 8,326,000 new text end

new text begin 8,337,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,490,000 new text end	new text begin 2,490,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 5,008,000 new text end	new text begin 5,019,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 828,000 new text end	new text begin 828,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $180,000 the first year and $180,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
the leaking underground storage tank program
to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
releases from underground petroleum storage
tanks and for the petroleum remediation
program for vapor assessment and
remediation. These same annual amounts are
transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,490,000 the first year and $2,490,000
the second year are to support agency
information technology services provided at
the enterprise and agency level.
new text end

new text begin (c) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to develop and maintain systems to support
permitting and regulatory business processes
and agency data.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Remediation new text end

new text begin 14,516,000 new text end

new text begin 12,945,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 216,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 832,000 new text end	new text begin 1,099,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 11,846,000 new text end	new text begin 11,846,000 new text end
new text begin Closed Landfill Investment new text end	new text begin 1,622,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
year, the two commissioners must jointly
submit to the commissioner of management
and budget an annual spending plan that
maximizes resource use and appropriately
allocates the money between the two
departments. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (b) $216,000 the first year from the general
fund is a onetime appropriation and $217,000
the first year and $484,000 the second year
are from the environmental fund to manage
contaminated sediment projects at multiple
sites identified in the St. Louis River remedial
action plan to restore water quality in the St.
Louis River Area of Concern. The base for
the environmental fund in fiscal year 2022 and
later is $363,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) $3,961,000 the first year and $3,961,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for vapor assessment
and remediation. These same annual amounts
are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
to the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) $257,000 the first year and $257,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
transfer to the commissioner of health for
private water-supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated by
unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
new text end

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.421, $1,622,000 the first year is
from the closed landfill investment fund for
settling obligations with the federal
government, remedial investigations,
feasibility studies, engineering, and
cleanup-related activities for purposes of
environmental response actions at a priority
qualified facility under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115B.406 and 115B.407. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Resource Management and Assistance new text end

new text begin 35,675,000 new text end

new text begin 35,699,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 700,000 new text end	new text begin 625,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 34,900,000 new text end	new text begin 34,999,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
the second year may be transferred from the
environmental fund to the small business
environmental improvement loan account
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for competitive recycling
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.565. Of this amount, $700,000 the first
year and $625,000 the second year are from
the general fund, and $300,000 the first year
and $375,000 the second year are from the
environmental fund. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2023. Any
unencumbered grant balances in the first year
do not cancel but are available for grants in
the second year. The base distribution for this
appropriation in fiscal year 2022 and later is
$300,000 each year from the general fund and
$700,000 each year from the environmental
fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for emission-reduction activities and grants to
small businesses and other
nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are to continue work with
Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
may enter into an agreement with
Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
Any unencumbered grant balances in the first
year do not cancel but are available for grants
in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (d) $17,750,000 the first year and $17,750,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for SCORE block grants to counties. Any
unencumbered grant balances in the first year
do not cancel but are available for grants in
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for environmental assistance grants or loans
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
in the first year do not cancel but are available
for grants and loans in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $112,000 the first year and $112,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for subsurface sewage treatment system
(SSTS) program administration and
community technical assistance and education,
including grants and technical assistance to
communities for water-quality protection.
new text end

new text begin (g) $169,000 the first year and $169,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to address the need for continued increased
activity in new technology review, technical
assistance for local governments, and
enforcement under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the
requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 1, section 165.
new text end

new text begin (h) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for grants to develop and expand recycling
markets for Minnesota businesses.
new text end

new text begin (i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for reducing and diverting food waste,
redirecting edible food for consumption, and
removing barriers to collecting and recovering
organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
year is for grants to increase food rescue and
waste prevention. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2023. Any
unencumbered grant balances in the first year
do not cancel but are available for grants in
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (j) All money deposited in the environmental
fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill
fee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.843, and not otherwise
appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
new text end

new text begin (k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as
contracts or grants for environmental
assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115A.0716; technical and research
assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.152; technical assistance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
pollution prevention assistance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
available until June 30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Watershed new text end

new text begin 9,635,000 new text end

new text begin 9,335,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,959,000 new text end	new text begin 1,959,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 7,442,000 new text end	new text begin 7,142,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 234,000 new text end	new text begin 234,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
the second year are for grants to delegated
counties to administer the county feedlot
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
remaining after the first year is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $208,000 the first year and $208,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the costs of implementing general
operating permits for feedlots over 1,000
animal units.
new text end

new text begin (c) $122,000 the first year and $122,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
the leaking underground storage tank program
to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
releases from underground petroleum storage
tanks and for the petroleum remediation
program for vapor assessment and
remediation. These same annual amounts are
transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) $300,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund for a grant to the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers to develop, in coordination with the
Pollution Control Agency and the University
of Minnesota Extension program, an online
training curriculum related to animal feedlot
requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter
7020. This is a onetime appropriation. The
curriculum must be developed to:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide base-level knowledge to new and
existing county feedlot pollution control
officers on feedlot registration, permitting,
compliance, enforcement, and program
administration;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide assistance to new and existing
county feedlot pollution control officers for
working efficiently and effectively with
producers; and
new text end

new text begin (3) reduce the incidence of manure or nutrients
entering surface water or groundwater.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Environmental Quality Board new text end

new text begin 1,774,000 new text end

new text begin 1,274,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,081,000 new text end	new text begin 1,081,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 393,000 new text end	new text begin 193,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 300,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) $200,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund to begin to develop and
assemble the material required under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 40, section 233.10,
to have the state of Minnesota assume the
section 404 permitting program of the Federal
Clean Water Act. The Board may execute
contracts or interagency agreements to
facilitate developing the required agreements
and materials. By February 1, 2021, the board
must submit a report on the additional funding
necessary to secure section 404 assumption
and the additional funding needed to fully
implement the state-assumed program to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over the environment and natural
resources. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) $300,000 the first year is from the
remediation fund to conduct a study of the
potential to deploy solar photovoltaic devices
on closed landfill program sites. This is a
onetime appropriation. By December 1, 2020,
the board, in consultation with the Pollution
Control Agency and the commissioners of
administration, commerce, and management
and budget, must provide to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources policy
and finance and energy policy and finance a
report on the use of properties in the state's
closed landfill program for solar energy
production. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) identification and assessment of properties
in the closed landfill program with the highest
potential for solar energy production;
new text end

new text begin (2) identification of potential barriers to solar
energy production and potential ways to
address those barriers; and
new text end

new text begin (3) policy recommendations that would
facilitate solar energy production on closed
landfill program sites in a manner that would
contribute to state and local government
sustainability goals.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must transfer up to
$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to
the remediation fund for purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) $600,000 the first year is transferred from
the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, with reimbursement
prioritized to persons who meet the definition
in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.48,
subdivision 10, clause (2), and who have made
a request to the commissioner, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (c) $600,000 the first year is from the
remediation fund to the commissioner for
preparing a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
finance that includes an assessment of the
possibility of recovering environmental
response costs from insurance held by dry
cleaning facilities. The report must be
submitted by January 15, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (d) $600,000 the second year is transferred
from the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, if legislation is enacted in
the 2020 legislative session to address the
insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Cancellations new text end

new text begin (a) The unencumbered amount of the
environmental fund appropriation in Laws
2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 2,
subdivision 2, for technical assistance and
review of municipal wastewater infrastructure
projects, estimated to be $373,000, is canceled
on June 29, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (b) The unencumbered amount of the closed
landfill investment fund appropriation in Laws
2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 6, for settling obligations, remedial
investigations, feasibility studies, engineering,
and cleanup-related activities for purposes of
environmental response actions at a priority
qualified facility, estimated to be $1,622,000,
is canceled on June 29, 2019.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 11 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 312,128,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 307,840,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 93,208,000 new text end	new text begin 89,235,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 106,792,000 new text end	new text begin 104,619,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 111,507,000 new text end	new text begin 113,359,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 106,000 new text end	new text begin 109,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end	new text begin 515,000 new text end	new text begin 518,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Land and Mineral Resources Management new text end

new text begin 6,324,000 new text end

new text begin 6,406,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,825,000 new text end	new text begin 1,846,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 3,940,000 new text end	new text begin 3,998,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 344,000 new text end	new text begin 344,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end	new text begin 215,000 new text end	new text begin 218,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
second year are for environmental research
relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
each year is from the minerals management
account and $119,000 each year is from the
general fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,032,000 the first year and $3,083,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided under Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
mineral resource management, projects to
enhance future mineral income, and projects
to promote new mineral-resource
opportunities.
new text end

new text begin (c) $215,000 the first year and $218,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to secure
maximum long-term economic return from
the school trust lands consistent with fiduciary
responsibilities and sound natural resources
conservation and management principles.
new text end

new text begin (d) $331,000 the first year and $338,000 the
second year are from the water management
account in the natural resources fund for
mining hydrology.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Ecological and Water Resources new text end

new text begin 36,423,000 new text end

new text begin 36,812,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 18,818,000 new text end	new text begin 18,922,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 12,094,000 new text end	new text begin 12,266,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 5,511,000 new text end	new text begin 5,624,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $4,173,000 the first year and $4,222,000
the second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund and
$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
management, public awareness, assessment
and monitoring research, and water access
inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
species; management of invasive plants in
public waters; and management of terrestrial
invasive species on state-administered lands.
The general fund base for fiscal year 2022 and
beyond is $2,831,000 each year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $5,476,000 the first year and $5,556,000
the second year are from the water
management account in the natural resources
fund for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
for the upper Mississippi within areas under
the board's jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin (d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the
second year are for payment to the Leech Lake
Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the
band's portion of the comprehensive plan for
the upper Mississippi River.
new text end

new text begin (e) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
of the cost of implementing the Red River
mediation agreement.
new text end

new text begin (f) $2,259,000 the first year and $2,298,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin (g) $971,000 the first year and $985,000 the
second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for nongame wildlife management.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year may be used for nongame
wildlife information, education, and
promotion.
new text end

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.943, $13,000 the first year and
$13,000 the second year from the critical
habitat private sector matching account may
be used to publicize the critical habitat license
plate match program.
new text end

new text begin (i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
the second year are for the following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) financial reimbursement and technical
support to soil and water conservation districts
or other local units of government for
groundwater-level monitoring;
new text end

new text begin (2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
including installing monitoring gauges;
new text end

new text begin (3) groundwater analysis to assist with
water-appropriation permitting decisions;
new text end

new text begin (4) permit application review incorporating
surface water and groundwater technical
analysis;
new text end

new text begin (5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
irrigation use;
new text end

new text begin (6) information technology, including
electronic permitting and integrated data
systems; and
new text end

new text begin (7) compliance and monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (j) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
second year are from the heritage enhancement
account in the game and fish fund for grants
to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species
Research Center at the University of
Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop
research-based solutions that can reduce the
effects of aquatic invasive species in
Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling
populations, and managing ecosystems and to
advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
Of the first year amount, $100,000 is to
develop, in conjunction with the commissioner
of natural resources, the commissioner of the
Pollution Control Agency, counties, and other
stakeholders, recommendations for
establishing a statewide surveillance and early
detection system for aquatic invasive species.
By March 1, 2020, the Minnesota Aquatic
Invasive Species Research Center must submit
a report and recommendations to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources policy and finance. The report must
include recommendations on all of the
following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the most effective structure for a statewide
surveillance and early detection system for
aquatic invasive species;
new text end

new text begin (2) whether to employ eco-epidemiological
models, optimized decision models, or related
tools as a mechanism for determining how
best to deploy limited resources;
new text end

new text begin (3) how the statewide system should be funded
and at what levels; and
new text end

new text begin (4) regulatory, policy, and statutory changes
that would be needed to fully implement the
statewide system.
new text end

new text begin The base amount for this appropriation in
fiscal year 2022 and later is $410,000.
new text end

new text begin (k) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to Rice
County to reimburse lake associations for
removing storm debris from Roberds Lake.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (l) $50,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to Waseca County for the
removal of debris and trees from land adjacent
to Lake Elysian and Iosco Creek. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Forest Management new text end

new text begin 50,668,000 new text end

new text begin 50,603,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 33,651,000 new text end	new text begin 33,300,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 15,619,000 new text end	new text begin 15,886,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 1,398,000 new text end	new text begin 1,417,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
the second year are for prevention,
presuppression, and suppression costs of
emergency firefighting and other costs
incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
presuppression and suppression costs during
the biennium is appropriated from the general
fund. By January 15 of each year, the
commissioner of natural resources must submit
a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house and senate committees
and divisions having jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance that
identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
year. These appropriations may not be
transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
expenditures made to the commissioner from
any source other than federal mobilizations
must be deposited into the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $13,869,000 the first year and $14,136,000
the second year are from the forest
management investment account in the natural
resources fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,398,000 the first year and $1,417,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to advance ecological classification
systems (ECS) scientific management tools
for forest and invasive species management.
new text end

new text begin (d) $836,000 the first year and $847,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
Resources Act.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,131,000 the first year and $1,131,000
the second year are for the Next Generation
Core Forestry data system. For fiscal year
2022 and later, the distribution for this
appropriation is $868,000 from the general
fund and $275,000 from the forest
management investment account in the natural
resources fund.
new text end

new text begin (f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the forest management
investment account in the natural resources
fund for forest road maintenance on state
forest roads.
new text end

new text begin (g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for forest road maintenance
on county forest roads.
new text end

new text begin (h) $700,000 the first year is for grants to local
units of government to develop community
ash management plans; to identify and convert
ash stands to more diverse, climate-adapted
species; and to replace removed ash trees. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (i) Grants awarded under paragraph (h) may
cover up to 75 percent of eligible costs and
may not exceed $500,000. Matching grants
provided through the appropriation are
available to cities, counties, regional
authorities, joint powers boards, towns, and
parks and recreation boards in cities of the
first class. The commissioner, in consultation
with the commissioner of agriculture, must
establish appropriate criteria for determining
funding priorities between submitted requests
and to determine activities and expenses that
qualify to meet local match requirements.
Money appropriated for grants under
paragraph (h) may be used to pay reasonable
costs incurred by the commissioner of natural
resources to administer paragraph (h).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Parks and Trails Management new text end

new text begin 90,858,000 new text end

new text begin 88,194,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 26,968,000 new text end	new text begin 27,230,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 61,598,000 new text end	new text begin 58,664,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 2,292,000 new text end	new text begin 2,300,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000
the second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
maintaining and enhancing public
water-access facilities.
new text end

new text begin (b) $6,344,000 the first year and $6,435,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (2).
new text end

new text begin (c) $18,552,000 the first year and $18,828,000
the second year are from the state parks
account in the natural resources fund to
operate and maintain state parks and state
recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin (d) $890,000 the first year and $890,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for parks or trails. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does
not cancel at the end of the first year and is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
the second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,835,000 the first year and $2,135,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,360,000 the first
year and $1,660,000 the second year are from
the all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each
year is from the off-highway motorcycle
account; and $325,000 each year is from the
off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (g) $116,000 the first year and $117,000 the
second year are from the cross-country-ski
account in the natural resources fund for
grooming and maintaining cross-country-ski
trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin (h) $266,000 the first year and $269,000 the
second year are from the state land and water
conservation account in the natural resources
fund for priorities established by the
commissioner for eligible state projects and
administrative and planning activities
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
parks and outdoor recreation areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (j) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
new text end

new text begin (k) $600,000 the first year is from the off-road
vehicle account for off-road vehicle touring
routes and trails. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $200,000 is for a contract with a project
administrator to assist the commissioner in
planning, designing, and providing a system
of state touring routes and trails for off-road
vehicles by identifying sustainable, legal
routes suitable for licensed four-wheel drive
vehicles and a system of recreational trails for
registered off-road vehicles. Any portion of
this appropriation not used for the project
administrator is available for signage or
promotion and implementation of the system.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (2) $200,000 is for a contract and related work
to prepare a comprehensive, statewide,
strategic master plan for off-road vehicle
touring routes and trails. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2022. Any portion of this appropriation not
used for the master plan is returned to the
off-road vehicle account. At a minimum, the
plan must: identify opportunities to develop
or enhance new, high-quality, comprehensive
touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles
in a system that serves regional and tourist
destinations; enhance connectivity with
touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles;
provide opportunities for promoting economic
development in greater Minnesota; help people
connect with the outdoors in a safe and
environmentally sustainable manner; create
new and support existing opportunities for
social, economic, and cultural benefits and
meaningful and mutually beneficial
relationships for users of off-road vehicles and
the communities that host trails for off-road
vehicles; and promote cooperation with local,
state, tribal, and federal governments;
organizations; and other interested partners.
new text end

new text begin (3) $200,000 is to share the cost by
reimbursing federal, tribal, state, county, and
township entities for additional needs on roads
under their jurisdiction when the needs are a
result of increased use by off-road vehicles
and are attributable to a border-to-border
touring route established by the commissioner.
This paragraph applies to roads that are
operated by a public road authority as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02,
subdivision 25. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2023. To be
eligible for reimbursement under this
paragraph, the claimant must demonstrate that:
the needs result from additional traffic
generated by the border-to-border touring
route; and increased use attributable to a
border-to-border touring route has caused at
least a 50 percent increase in maintenance
costs for roads under the claimant's
jurisdiction, based on a ten-year maintenance
average. The commissioner may accept an
alternative to the ten-year maintenance average
if a jurisdiction does not have sufficient
maintenance records. The commissioner has
discretion to accept an alternative based on a
good-faith effort by the jurisdiction. Any
alternative should include baseline
maintenance costs for at least two years before
the year the route begins operating. The
ten-year maintenance average or any
alternative must be calculated from the years
immediately preceding the year the route
begins operating. Before reimbursing a claim
under this paragraph, the commissioner must
consider whether the claim is consistent with
claims made by other entities that administer
roads on the touring route, in terms of the
amount requested for reimbursement and the
frequency of claims made.
new text end

new text begin (l) $600,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for grants to St. Louis County.
Of this amount, $100,000 is for a grant to St.
Louis County for an environmental assessment
worksheet for the overall construction of the
Voyageur Country ATV Trail system and
connections, and $500,000 is for a grant to St.
Louis County to design, plan, permit, acquire
right-of-way for, and construct Voyageur
Country ATV Trail from Buyck to Holmes
Logging Road and to Shuster Road toward
Cook. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (m) $2,400,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund. Of this amount, $1,300,000 is
for a grant to Lake County to match other
funding sources to develop the Prospector
Loop Trail system and $1,100,000 is for
acquisition, design, environmental review,
permitting, and construction for all-terrain
vehicle use on the Taconite State Trail
between Ely and Purvis Forest Management
Road.
new text end

new text begin (n) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to St. Louis County for the Quad Cities ATV
Club trail construction program for planning,
design, environmental permitting, right-of-way
acquisition, and construction of up to 24 miles
of trail connecting the cities of Mountain Iron,
Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Hibbing, and
Chisholm to the Laurentian Divide, County
Road 303, the Taconite State Trail, and
Biwabik and from Pfeiffer Lake Forest Road
to County Road 361. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (o) $75,000 the first year is from the general
fund for signage and interpretative resources
necessary for naming state park assets and a
segment of the St. Croix River State Water
Trail after Walter F. Mondale as provided in
this act.
new text end

new text begin (p) $150,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for a grant to Crow Wing
County to plan and design a multipurpose
bridge on the Mississippi River Northwoods
Trail across Sand Creek located five miles
northeast of Brainerd along the Mississippi
River.
new text end

new text begin (q) $75,000 the first year is from the
off-highway motorcycle account in the natural
resources fund to complete a master plan for
off-highway motorcycle trail planning and
development.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management new text end

new text begin 78,978,000 new text end

new text begin 78,402,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,777,000 new text end	new text begin 275,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 1,954,000 new text end	new text begin 1,982,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 75,247,000 new text end	new text begin 76,145,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $8,539,000 the first year and $8,658,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
percent of this appropriation may be used for
expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
retention.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,595,000 the first year and $275,000 the
second year are from the general fund, and
$1,125,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for planning for and emergency response to
disease outbreaks in wildlife. The
commissioner and board must each submit
quarterly reports on the activities funded under
this paragraph to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources and
agriculture.
new text end

new text begin (c) $50,000 in the first year is from the wild
cervidae health management account in the
game and fish fund to establish a chronic
wasting disease adopt-a-dumpster program to
provide dumpsters dedicated to disposing of
deer carcasses in areas where chronic wasting
disease has been detected. The commissioner
must work with solid waste haulers and other
interested parties and encourage volunteer
support to ensure the dumpsters are located at
convenient locations with appropriate signage,
lined, and maintained. The commissioner must
ensure the carcasses collected are properly
disposed of to minimize the spread of chronic
wasting disease. The commissioner, in
consultation with the commissioners of health
and the Pollution Control Agency, must
develop guidelines to prevent the spread of
chronic wasting disease and protect public
health that take into consideration infectious
waste as defined under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.76, subdivision 12, for:
new text end

new text begin (1) hunters for handling deer in the field and
transporting and disposing of carcasses;
new text end

new text begin (2) solid waste facilities and solid waste
haulers for proper handling, transportation,
and disposal of deer carcasses; and
new text end

new text begin (3) taxidermists and meat processors for
proper handling, processing, and disposal of
deer carcasses.
new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2020, the commissioner of
natural resources must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources with
the results of the program and guidelines
developed under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $182,000 the first year from
the general fund and $318,000 the first year
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund are for grants for
natural-resource-based education and
recreation programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.976. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (e) $500,000 the first year is from the game
and fish fund for grants to school districts and
American Indian-controlled tribal contract or
grant schools to increase firearms safety, trap
shooting, archery, hunting, and angling
activities in courses that are consistent with
required state standards for physical education.
In developing the grant program, the
commissioner must consult with stakeholders,
including representatives from the tribal
governments. The grants must be administered
through the no child left inside grant program
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.976. Grants must be awarded on a
geographically balanced, statewide basis. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $200,000 the first year is
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for grants to nonprofit
organizations operating high school fishing
leagues and providing basic angling
curriculum. The grants must be administered
through the no child left inside grant program
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.976. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (g) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
the second year are from the deer management
account for the purposes identified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $100,000 the first year and
$100,000 the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for shooting sports facility grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
matched with a nonstate match, which may
include in-kind contributions. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Enforcement new text end

new text begin 45,310,000 new text end

new text begin 46,556,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 7,282,000 new text end	new text begin 7,475,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 11,207,000 new text end	new text begin 11,443,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 26,715,000 new text end	new text begin 27,529,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 106,000 new text end	new text begin 109,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
the second year are from the general fund for
enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
aquatic invasive species.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,580,000 the first year and $1,580,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for only the purposes specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000
the second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to counties for boat and water safety. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for grants to local law
enforcement agencies for snowmobile
enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
and environmental education and monitoring
trails on public lands under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
this paragraph must be issued through a formal
agreement with the organization. By
December 15 each year, an organization
receiving a grant under this paragraph must
report to the commissioner with details on
expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
administering these grants. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to county law enforcement
agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
and public education activities based on
off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
amount, $498,000 each year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. The county enforcement
agencies may use money received under this
appropriation to make grants to other local
enforcement agencies within the county that
have a high concentration of off-highway
vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
each year is for administering these grants.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (g) $176,000 the first year and $176,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for an ice safety program.
new text end

new text begin (h) $60,000 the first year is from the game and
fish fund to provide outreach and education,
in coordination with interested organizations,
to communities concerned about cultural
artifacts regarding the new requirements
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0896. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (i) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $7,361,000
from the general fund, $28,143,000 from the
game and fish fund, $11,530,000 from the
natural resources fund, and $111,000 from the
remediation fund. The base for fiscal year
2023 and thereafter is $7,362,000 from the
general fund, $11,530,000 from the natural
resources fund, $28,142,000 from the game
and fish fund, and $111,000 from the
remediation fund. These base level
adjustments include pension costs as provided
in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section
1, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Operations Support new text end

new text begin 2,700,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $2,700,000 the first year is for legal costs. Of
this amount, up to $700,000 the first year may
be transferred to the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2023.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Pass Through Funds new text end

new text begin 867,000 new text end

new text begin 867,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 187,000 new text end	new text begin 187,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 380,000 new text end	new text begin 380,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end	new text begin 300,000 new text end	new text begin 300,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $380,000 the first year and $380,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to be divided equally between
the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (5).
new text end

new text begin (b) $187,000 the first year and $187,000 the
second year are for the Office of School Trust
Lands.
new text end

new text begin (c) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are from the forestry suspense
account in the permanent school fund for the
Office of School Trust Lands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Cancellation new text end

new text begin The unencumbered amount of the general fund
appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189,
article 3, section 3, subdivision 8, for legal
costs, estimated to be $1,000,000, is canceled
on June 29, 2019.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 10 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,207,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,872,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
the second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments to implement the
Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
management under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 103F, and local water management
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B. The
board may reduce the amount of the natural
resources block grant to a county by an
amount equal to any reduction in the county's
general services allocation to a soil and water
conservation district from the county's
previous year allocation when the board
determines that the reduction was
disproportionate.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
the second year are for grants to soil and water
conservation districts for the purposes of
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
103C.331, and for general purposes, nonpoint
engineering, and implementation and
stewardship of the reinvest in Minnesota
reserve program. Expenditures may be made
from these appropriations for supplies and
services benefiting soil and water conservation
districts. Any district receiving a payment
under this paragraph must maintain a web page
that publishes, at a minimum, its annual report,
annual audit, annual budget, and meeting
notices.
new text end

new text begin (c) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
second year are to implement, enforce, and
provide oversight for the Wetland
Conservation Act, including administering the
wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
mechanism.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
the second year are for the following
cost-share programs:
new text end

new text begin (1) $260,000 each year is for the feedlot water
quality cost-sharing program for feedlots under
500 animal units and nutrient and manure
management projects in watersheds where
there are impaired waters;
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing
programs of soil and water conservation
districts for perennially vegetated riparian
buffers, erosion control, water retention and
treatment, and other high-priority conservation
practices; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 each year is for county
cooperative weed management programs and
to restore native plants in selected invasive
species management sites.
new text end

new text begin (e) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
second year are to provide technical assistance
to local drainage management officials and
for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
board must coordinate with the Drainage Work
Group according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin (f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Red River
Basin Commission for water quality and
floodplain management, including
administration of programs. This appropriation
must be matched by nonstate funds.
new text end

new text begin (g) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
second year are for grants to Area II
Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
management.
new text end

new text begin (h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for conservation easement
stewardship.
new text end

new text begin (i) $150,000 the first year is for critical
information technology upgrades,
development, and security improvements. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (j) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Lower
Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
the annual cost of operating and maintaining
sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
national, and international commercial and
recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
River.
new text end

new text begin (k) $5,426,000 the first year and $5,241,000
the second year are for agency administration
and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 103C.501, the board may shift money
in this section and may adjust the technical
and administrative assistance portion of the
funds to leverage federal or other nonstate
funds or to address accountability, oversight,
local government performance, or
high-priority needs identified in local water
management plans or comprehensive water
management plans.
new text end

new text begin (m) The appropriations for grants in this
section are available until June 30, 2023.
Returned grant funds must be regranted
consistent with the purposes of this section. If
an appropriation for grants in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other year
is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.97, the appropriations for grants
in this section are exempt from the Department
of Administration, Office of Grants
Management Policy 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,140,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,140,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,540,000 new text end	new text begin 2,540,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 6,600,000 new text end	new text begin 6,600,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
the second year are for metropolitan-area
regional parks operation and maintenance
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
473.351.
new text end

new text begin (b) $6,600,000 the first year and $6,600,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (3).
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CONSERVATION CORPS MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 945,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 945,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 455,000 new text end	new text begin 455,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end

new text begin Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive
money appropriated from the natural resources
fund under this section only as provided in an
agreement with the commissioner of natural
resources.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin ZOOLOGICAL BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,855,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,999,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2020 new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 9,665,000 new text end	new text begin 9,809,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 190,000 new text end	new text begin 190,000 new text end

new text begin $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (5).
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin SCIENCE MUSEUM new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,079,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,079,000 new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,404,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,344,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year must be matched from nonstate
sources to develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state
incentive must be matched with $6 of private
sector money. "Matched" means revenue to
the state or documented cash expenditures
directly expended to support Explore
Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half
of the private sector contribution may be
in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal
year 2020 is based on fiscal year 2019 private
sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal
year 2021 is based on fiscal year 2020 private
sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money for marketing grants is available
either year of the biennium. Unexpended grant
money from the first year is available in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (c) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the
Northern Lights International Music Festival.
new text end

new text begin (d) $60,000 the first year is to assist in funding
and securing new events benefiting
communities in the state. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 120,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin $120,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are for the board's regulatory
responsibilities and oversight over farmed
Cervidae.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6, as amended by Laws 2017, chapter
93, article 1, section 12, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. ADMINISTRATION

$

250,000

$

-0-

$250,000 the first year is from the state forest
suspense account in the permanent school fund
for the school trust lands director to initiate
deleted text begin real estate development projects on deleted text end new text begin and
complete a 25-year framework for managing new text end
school trust lands as deleted text begin determined by the school
trust lands director deleted text end new text begin described in Minnesota
Statutes, section 127A.353, subdivision 4,
paragraph (a), clause (11) new text end . This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
deleted text begin 2019 deleted text end new text begin 2021 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:

Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATION

$

800,000

$

300,000

(a) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund for the
school trust lands director. This appropriation
is to be used for securing long-term economic
return from the school trust lands consistent
with fiduciary responsibilities and sound
natural resources conservation and
management principles.

(b) $500,000 the first year is from the state
forest suspense account in the permanent
school fund for the school trust lands director
to initiate the deleted text begin private sale of surplus school
trust lands identified according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 92.82, paragraph (d) deleted text end new text begin
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
private forest land alternative with the United
States Department of Agriculture Forest
Service and a nonprofit partner. The school
trust lands director may use these funds for
project costs new text end , including but not limited to
new text begin environmental assessments, new text end valuation
expenses, legal fees new text begin , closing costs new text end , and
transactional staff costs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
deleted text begin 2019 deleted text end new text begin 2021 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment
and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal
years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean
that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year"
is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
		new text begin 2019 new text end		new text begin 2020 new text end		new text begin 2021 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin MINNESOTA RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,940,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 61,387,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal year
2019 are available the day following final
enactment and are available until June 30,
2022, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Appropriations in the first year
are available for three years beginning July 1,
2019, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel and
is available for the second year or until the
end of the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definition new text end

new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund
established under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information new text end

new text begin 1,804,000 new text end

new text begin 13,601,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Biological Survey new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
the Minnesota biological survey to complete
the statewide field surveys begun in 1987 to
provide a foundation for conserving biological
diversity by systematically collecting,
interpreting, and delivering data on native and
rare species, pollinators, and native plant
communities throughout Minnesota. Any
revenues generated through the publication of
books or other resources created through this
appropriation may be reinvested as described
in the work plan approved by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and Lakes new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
restore native freshwater mussel assemblages,
and the ecosystem services they provide, in
the Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers
and to inform the public on mussels and
mussel conservation. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Quantifying Exposure of Minnesota's Raptors to Mercury and PFAS new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Hawk Ridge Bird
Observatory to quantify the exposure and
health risk of two environmental neurotoxins
to Minnesota raptors.
new text end

new text begin (d) Minnesota Trumpeter Swan Migration Ecology and Conservation new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to document the movement and
habitat use of Minnesota trumpeter swans to
provide foundational information necessary
for trumpeter swan management and
conservation. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2023, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Spruce Grouse as Indicators for Boreal Forest Connectivity new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate
how to best harvest timber in the boreal forest
to enable wildlife with small home ranges,
such as spruce grouse, to thrive in a changing
landscape. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2023, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Understanding Brainworm Transmission to Find Solutions for Minnesota Moose Decline new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to identify key habitats and vectors
of brainworm transmission between deer and
moose that may be targeted by resource
management to mitigate moose exposure to
this deadly condition.
new text end

new text begin (g) Mapping Habitat Use and Disease of Urban Carnivores new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to map habitat use and diseases of
urban foxes and coyotes, evaluate risks these
animals may pose to people and pets, and
generate information needed to reduce
human-wildlife conflicts.
new text end

new text begin (h) Accelerated Aggregate Resource Mapping new text end

new text begin $700,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
map the aggregate resource potential for four
counties and make this information available
in print and electronic format to local units of
government for use in planning and zoning.
new text end

new text begin (i) Den Boxes for Fishers and Other Nesting Wildlife new text end

new text begin $190,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute in Duluth to build, install, and
evaluate den boxes as habitat enhancement
for fishers and other cavity-nesting wildlife in
managed forests where a lack of large trees
may be threatening population survival. The
final outcome for the project must include
guidelines and best practices for use of den
boxes for fisher habitat.
new text end

new text begin (j) Red-Headed Woodpeckers as Indicators of Oak Savanna Health new text end

new text begin $171,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to evaluate red-headed woodpecker
survival and habitat needs and to use this data
to develop and disseminate a long-term oak
savanna management plan that supports
red-headed woodpeckers and other oak
savanna habitat-dependent species.
new text end

new text begin (k) Implementing Conservation Plans for Avian Species of Concern new text end

new text begin $124,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the National Audubon
Society, Minnesota office, to establish
benchmark survey sites for implementing and
tracking outcomes of collaborative restoration
and enhancement activities within Important
Bird Areas for three bird species of
conservation concern.
new text end

new text begin (l) Mapping Aquatic Habitats for Moose new text end

new text begin $199,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to determine key water habitats
used by moose in northern forested regions of
Minnesota, measure the effects of moose
foraging on aquatic plant and fish diversity,
and provide educational programming
materials for the public.
new text end

new text begin (m) Improving Statewide GIS Data by Restoring the Public Land Survey new text end

new text begin $135,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minnesota Association
of County Surveyors to conduct a pilot project
with Grant County to remonument and certify
the public land survey corners in Lawrence
Township. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2021, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (n) County Geologic Atlases - Part A, Mapping Geology new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to
continue producing county geologic atlases to
inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources. This appropriation is
to complete Part A, which focuses on the
properties and distribution of earth materials
to define aquifer boundaries and the
connection of aquifers to the land surface and
surface water resources.
new text end

new text begin (o) County Geologic Atlases - Part B, Mapping Aquifer Hydrology new text end

new text begin $2,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
continue producing county geologic atlases to
inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources for drinking water and
other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
B, which uses the geologic formations mapped
in Part A of the county geologic atlases to
characterize the potential water yields of
aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to
contamination.
new text end

new text begin (p) Unlocking Science of Minnesota's Moose Decline new text end

new text begin $199,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
develop educational displays, interactive
exhibits, and engaging online programs that
summarize and share scientific findings about
moose decline in Minnesota. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (q) Forest and Bioeconomy Research new text end

new text begin $2,200,000 the first year is to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for
academic and applied research through
MnDRIVE at the Natural Resources Research
Institute to develop and demonstrate
technologies that enhance the long-term health
of Minnesota's forests, extend the viability of
current forest-based industries, and accelerate
emerging industry opportunities. Of this
amount, $500,000 is to support development
of a forest optimization tool for Minnesota
forest resources, $800,000 is for maintenance
and expansion of the Natural Resource Atlas
to statewide coverage, $400,000 is to the
Minnesota Forest Resource Council for
continued advancement of biochar
development and application to forest health,
and $500,000 is to advance emerging
Minnesota technologies to produce clean
syngas to drive high-value markets for forest
biomass feedstocks.
new text end

new text begin (r) Minerals and Water Research new text end

new text begin $883,000 the first year is to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for
academic and applied research through
MnDRIVE at the Natural Resources Research
Institute to develop and demonstrate
technologies that enhance long-term
Minnesota mineral opportunities. Of this
amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $300,000 is to support continued applied
research to advance new technologies to
improve water quality;
new text end

new text begin (2) $275,000 is to initiate the characterization
of western Mesabi iron resources and
development of next-generation Minnesota
iron products;
new text end

new text begin (3) $158,000 is to develop emerging
hydrometallurgy technology to support
high-value mineral product development in
Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $150,000 is to support efforts of the
Natural Resources Research Institute to
accelerate demonstration of high-capacity,
cost-effective energy storage using
Minnesota's historical auxiliary mine lands.
new text end

new text begin This research must be conducted in
consultation with the Minerals Coordinating
Committee established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.0015.
new text end

new text begin (s) Native Bee Survey new text end

new text begin $600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
continue to assess the current status and
distribution of native bee pollinators in
Minnesota by expanding surveys into the
coniferous-deciduous forest region of
Minnesota and facilitating interagency
collaboration and public outreach on
pollinators.
new text end

new text begin (t) Diagnostic Test for Chronic Wasting Disease new text end

new text begin $1,804,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to develop diagnostic testing for
chronic wasting disease that can be used to
perform animal testing and environmental
monitoring. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Water Resources new text end

new text begin 5,416,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Determining Influence of Insecticides on Algal Blooms new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to quantify the occurrence of
neonicotinoid insecticides in Minnesota's
surface waters and groundwaters and assess
if the insecticides are contributing to the
formation of algal blooms.
new text end

new text begin (b) Benign Design: Environmental Studies Leading to Sustainable Pharmaceuticals new text end

new text begin $415,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to determine how to best remove
harmful fluorinated pharmaceuticals during
wastewater treatment and to develop alternate
versions of these compounds that are
medically useful but environmentally
harmless. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Wastewater Nutrient Reduction through Industrial Source Reduction Assistance new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to provide technical assistance for
industrial facilities to optimize their processes,
reduce nutrient loads to wastewater treatment
facilities, and improve water quality. The
economic savings and water quality
improvements achieved through this work
must be documented.
new text end

new text begin (d) Quantifying Microplastics in Minnesota's Inland Lakes new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute in Duluth to quantify the amount,
type, and source of microplastics in the water,
sediment, and fishes of a range of Minnesota
lakes.
new text end

new text begin (e) Improving Nitrogen Removal in Greater Minnesota Wastewater Treatment Ponds new text end

new text begin $325,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to assess cold weather nitrogen
cycling and different aeration methods to
improve the efficacy of Minnesota's
underperforming wastewater treatment ponds.
new text end

new text begin (f) Improving Drinking Water for Minnesotans through Pollution Prevention new text end

new text begin $345,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to reduce exposure of Minnesotans
to a toxic, cancer-causing chemical by
identifying key pollutant precursor sources in
the upper Mississippi River watershed and
assessing options to reduce the formation of
this chemical during drinking water treatment.
new text end

new text begin (g) Protecting Minnesota Waters by Removing Contaminants from Wastewater new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to develop methods for treatment
plants to remove harmful polyfluoroalkyl
substances and microplastics from wastewater
before the wastewater is released to the
environment. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (h) Reducing Municipal Wastewater Mercury Pollution to Lake Superior new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency to evaluate and
summarize current technologies to help
municipal wastewater plants in the Lake
Superior basin save money and reduce
mercury pollution to Lake Superior and other
Minnesota waters.
new text end

new text begin (i) Extracting Deicing Salt from Roadside Soils with Plants new text end

new text begin $360,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to collaborate with the Department
of Transportation to evaluate potential native
plants that can be grown on roadsides to
adsorb and remove toxic salts accumulated
from deicing roads and assess uses for the
harvested material.
new text end

new text begin (j) Transformation of Plastic Waste into Valued Resource new text end

new text begin $225,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to develop technologies that use
microbes to convert plastic waste into useful
chemical compounds and fuels, lowering the
likelihood that these materials end up in the
environment. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (k) Accelerating Perennial Crop Production to Prevent Nitrate Leaching new text end

new text begin $440,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Stearns County Soil
and Water Conservation District to reduce
nitrate leaching on sandy soils of central
Minnesota by developing water-efficient
production methods, supply chains, and
end-use markets for three perennial crops:
Kernza, prairie species, and alfalfa. Net
income from the sale of products or assets
developed or acquired through this project
may be reinvested as described in the work
plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (l) Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting Water Quality new text end

new text begin $741,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities System for Central Lakes College
to demonstrate conservation benefits of using
camelina and kura clover as continuous living
cover with corn-soybean rotations and to
develop secondary markets to increase farmer
adoption of this practice for protecting water
quality in vulnerable wellhead protection
areas. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (m) Setting Realistic Nitrate Reduction Goals in Southeast Minnesota new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to develop advanced water-flow
and age-dating tools to improve the ability of
state agencies to assess how well nitrate
reduction best management practices are
working in southeastern Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (n) Mapping Unprofitable Cropland for Water and Wildlife new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the
St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
conduct the first statewide analysis that maps
the extent of Minnesota's unprofitable
cropland and estimates both the water-quality
and habitat benefits of converting these lands
to perennial crops and vegetation. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (o) Evaluating Locally Sourced Materials for Road Salt Reduction new text end

new text begin $162,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute in Duluth to evaluate the effectiveness
and benefits of using locally sourced wood
chips, corncobs, and iron-bearing minerals as
alternative abrasive materials to lower salt use
for protecting Minnesota's water resources.
This appropriation is subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (p) Minnesota Spring Inventory Final Phase new text end

new text begin $71,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the commissioner of natural resources to
complete the Minnesota Spring Inventory that
identifies, catalogs, and assists resource
managers in monitoring, assessing, and
protecting important and threatened statewide
water springs. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2021, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.
new text end

new text begin (q) Restoring Impaired Lakes through Citizen-Aided Carp Management new text end

new text begin $106,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Carver County Water
Management Organization to quantify water
quality improvements and the
cost-effectiveness of a new citizen-aided carp
management method for restoring impaired
lakes in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (r) Spring Biological Nitrate Removal to Protect Drinking Water new text end

new text begin $175,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Fairmont to
build and demonstrate the effectiveness of an
experimental passive biological treatment
system to reduce nitrates that enter the city's
springtime water supply source.
new text end

new text begin (s) Degrading Chlorinated Industrial Contaminants with Bacteria new text end

new text begin $1,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to determine the best way to
stimulate bacteria to more quickly and
completely remove industrial chlorinated
pollutants from contaminated sites. On the day
following final enactment, the following
amounts from unobligated appropriations to
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota are transferred and added to this
appropriation: $75,000 in Laws 2016, chapter
186, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (l),
and $74,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 186,
section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (t) Managed Aquifer Recharge new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Water
Resources Center, for a comprehensive study
of the economic benefits of managed aquifer
recharge and to make recommendations to
enhance and replenish Minnesota's
groundwater resources. The study must
include, but is not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) examining the potential benefits of
enhancing groundwater recharge in
water-stressed areas;
new text end

new text begin (2) assessing the relationship to changing
seasonality and intensity of precipitation on
groundwater recharge rates;
new text end

new text begin (3) reviewing the approaches to manage
recharge in geologically appropriate areas;
new text end

new text begin (4) identifying policy options, costs, and
barriers to recharging groundwater; and
new text end

new text begin (5) assessing the economic returns of options
for groundwater recharge.
new text end

new text begin In conducting the study, the Water Resources
Center must convene a stakeholder group and
provide for public participation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Technical Assistance, Outreach, and Environmental Education new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 1,136,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Expanding Camp Sunrise Environmental Program new text end

new text begin $237,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with YouthCare Minnesota to
expand camp opportunities to more school
districts and implement improved hands-on
environmental education programs for
economically disadvantaged youth.
new text end

new text begin (b) Connecting Students to Boundary Waters new text end

new text begin $450,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Friends of the Boundary
Waters Wilderness to connect approximately
6,500 students to the boundary waters through
classroom education and wilderness canoe
experiences for diverse and underserved
populations across Minnesota. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Forest Restoration new text end

new text begin $199,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Mississippi Park
Connection to work with Conservation Corps
Minnesota, local communities, and volunteers
to address the loss of ash trees to emerald ash
borer by planting approximately 15,000 native
trees and plants in affected areas in the
Mississippi National River and Recreation
Area.
new text end

new text begin (d) Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources in
cooperation with Conservation Corps
Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity
of students to pursue careers in environment
and natural resources through internships and
mentorships with the Department of Natural
Resources, the Board of Water and Soil
Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2024, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species new text end

new text begin 5,400,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Building Knowledge and Capacity to Solve AIS Problems new text end

new text begin $4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to support the Minnesota Aquatic
Invasive Species Research Center in
developing solutions to Minnesota's aquatic
invasive species problems through research,
control, prevention, outreach, and early
detection of existing and emerging aquatic
invasive species threats. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2023, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Oak Wilt Suppression at its Northern Edge new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Morrison Soil and Water
Conservation District to eradicate the
northern-most occurrences of oak wilt in the
state through mechanical means on select
private properties to prevent oak wilt's spread
to healthy state forest habitats.
new text end

new text begin (c) Noxious Weed Detection and Eradication new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of agriculture to continue
to monitor, detect, and eradicate noxious
weeds, including Palmer Amaranth, primarily
in conservation plantings and to develop and
implement methods to prevent infestation and
protect prairies, other natural areas, and
agricultural crops. Of this amount, $650,000
is for grants to local communities to help
combat infestations.
new text end

new text begin (d) Emerald Ash Borer Response Grants new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
grants to local units of government to replace
ash trees removed from public lands in
response to emerald ash borer with
ecologically appropriate trees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Air Quality and Renewable Energy new text end

new text begin 1,485,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Development of Clean Energy Storage Systems for Farms new text end

new text begin $650,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the West Central Research and
Outreach Center at Morris to develop and test
novel clean energy storage systems for farms
using wind-generated ammonia to displace
fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) White Earth Nation Community Solar for Economic Resilience new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Rural Renewable Energy
Alliance to install a 200-kW White Earth
community-owned solar garden to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, increase economic
development through environmental education
and solar workforce training, and improve
energy resilience.
new text end

new text begin (c) Sustainable Solar Energy from Agricultural Plant By-Products new text end

new text begin $185,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Morris, to use regional plant-based
agricultural by-products to fabricate solar cells
for creating renewable and affordable energy.
new text end

new text begin (d) Morris Energy and Environment Community Resilience Plan new text end

new text begin $150,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Morris to
develop and begin implementing community
resilience plans for energy and the
environment and to create a model guide for
other Minnesota communities to create and
implement their own plans.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Methods to Protect or Restore Land, Water, and Habitat new text end

new text begin 806,000 new text end

new text begin 5,960,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Saving Endangered Pollinators through Data-Driven Prairie Restoration new text end

new text begin $800,000 the first year is from the trust fund.
Of this amount, $630,000 is to the Minnesota
Zoological Garden and $170,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
reestablish populations of Minnesota's
imperiled butterflies through reintroductions
and prairie restorations and by developing
foundational habitat recommendations for
preventing future extinctions. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Promoting and Restoring Oak Savanna Using Silvopasture new text end

new text begin $750,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to demonstrate, evaluate, and
increase adoption of the combined use of
intensive tree, forage, and livestock
management as a method to restore threatened
oak savanna habitats.
new text end

new text begin (c) Sauk River Dam Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement new text end

new text begin $2,768,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Melrose to
remove an existing fixed-elevation dam,
construct a rock arch rapids, and conduct
in-stream and shoreline habitat restoration to
improve water quality and native fish passage
in the Sauk River. This project requires a
match of at least $1,400,000 that must be
secured before trust fund money is spent. At
least $700,000 of this match must come from
the city of Melrose. City of Melrose expenses
for the Sauk River dam removal and rock
rapids replacement incurred before July 1,
2019, may be counted toward the match.
new text end

new text begin (d) Conserving and Monitoring Minnesota's Rare Arctic Plants new text end

new text begin $135,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to provide monitoring and invasive
species removal to conserve rare and
endangered arctic plants on Minnesota's North
Shore. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2023, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Nongame Wildlife Program Acceleration new text end

new text begin $513,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate the nongame wildlife program,
including rare wildlife data collection, habitat
management, collaborative land protection,
conservation education, and a new emphasis
on promoting nature tourism to benefit
wildlife, visitors, and rural communities.
new text end

new text begin (f) Lawns to Legumes new text end

new text begin $806,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $94,000 the
first year are from the trust fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources for demonstration
projects that provide grants or payments to
plant residential lawns with native vegetation
and pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes to
protect a diversity of pollinators. The board
must establish criteria for grants or payments
awarded under this section. Grants or
payments awarded under this section may be
made for up to 75 percent of the costs of the
project, except that in areas identified by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service as
areas where there is a high potential for rusty
patched bumble bees to be present, grants may
be awarded for up to 90 percent of the costs
of the project.
new text end

new text begin (g) Agricultural Weed Control Using Autonomous Mowers new text end

new text begin $900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board
of Regents of the University of Minnesota for
the West Central Research and Outreach
Center at Morris to design, integrate, and
field-test new technology mowers to control
weeds, reduce herbicide use, reduce energy
costs, and improve native vegetation and
forage quality on agricultural lands. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Land Acquisition, Habitat, and Recreation new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 26,351,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas new text end

new text begin $3,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program
to restore and enhance wildlife habitat on
SNAs, increase public involvement and
outreach, and strategically acquire high-quality
lands that meet criteria for SNAs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, from
willing sellers. A list of proposed acquisitions
and restorations is required in the work plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching
grants for local parks, trail connections, and
natural and scenic areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019. The appropriation is
for local nature-based recreation, connections
to regional and state natural areas, and
recreation facilities and not for athletic
facilities such as sport fields, courts, and
playgrounds.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails In-Holdings new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire high-priority in-holdings from willing
sellers within the legislatively authorized
boundaries of state parks and trails to protect
Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor
recreational opportunities, and improve the
efficiency of public land management.
Priorities include but are not limited to
Minneopa, St. Croix, Frontenac, and Crow
Wing State Parks. A list of proposed
acquisitions is required in the work plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) Minnesota State Trails Development new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
expand high-priority recreational opportunities
on Minnesota's state trails by developing new
trail segments and rehabilitating, improving,
and enhancing existing state trails.
High-priority trail bridges to rehabilitate or
replace include, but are not limited to, those
on the Arrowhead, Central Lakes,
Harmony-Preston Valley, Matthew Lourey,
and North Shore State Trails. High-priority
trail segments to develop and enhance include,
but are not limited to, the Paul Bunyan,
Gateway, Heartland, Gitchi Gami, and
Minnesota Valley State Trails. A proposed list
of trail projects on legislatively authorized
state trails is required in the work plan. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) National Loon Center new text end

new text begin $4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the National Loon Center
Foundation, in partnership with a fiscal agent
to be approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, to
construct an approximately 15,000-square-foot
National Loon Center in Cross Lake dedicated
to loon survival, loon habitat protection and
research, and recreation. Of this amount, up
to $1,449,000 is for planning, design, and
construction of approximately six outdoor
demonstration learning kiosks, interpretive
trails, boardwalks and boat docks, a fishing
dock, and native landscaping along
approximately 3,100 feet of shoreline. Any
remaining funds are for planning, engineering,
and constructing the building and indoor
exhibits. A land lease commitment of at least
25 years and fiscal sponsorship must be
secured before any trust fund money is spent.
This project requires a match of at least
$6,000,000. At least $2,000,000 of this match
must come from nonstate sources. If naming
rights will be conveyed, the National Loon
Center Foundation must include a plan for this
in the work plan. All matching funds must be
legally committed before any trust fund money
may be spent on planning activities for or
construction of the building and indoor
exhibits. Net income generated from
admissions, naming rights, and memberships
to the National Loon Center as a result of trust
fund contributions may be reinvested in the
center's long-term loon conservation efforts
as described in the work plan approved by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (f) Accessible Fishing Piers new text end

new text begin $320,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
provide accessible fishing piers in locations
that have a high potential to serve new angling
communities, underserved populations, and
anglers with physical disabilities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (g) Mesabi Trail Extensions new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
environmental assessment, permitting,
right-of-way easements or other acquisition
as needed, and engineering for and
construction of four trail segments beginning
and ending at the following approximate
locations: Darwin Meyers Wildlife
Management Area to County Road 21,
Embarrass to Kugler, County Road 128 to the
Eagles Nest Town Hall, and Wolf Creek to
the Highway 169 underpass.
new text end

new text begin (h) Birch Lake Recreation Area Campground new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Babbitt to
expand Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding
a new campground for recreational vehicles
and tent campers. This project requires a
match of at least $2,800,000 that must be
secured before trust fund money is spent. At
least $800,000 of this match must come from
the city of Babbitt. Net income generated from
admissions to the campground created as a
result of trust fund contributions may be
reinvested into the campground's long-term
operations as described in the work plan
approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (i) Britton Peak to Lutsen Mountain Bike Trail new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year are from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Superior Cycling
Association to create a sustainably designed
single-track mountain bike trail connecting
trail clusters and trailheads between Britton
Peak in Tofte and Lutsen Mountains as part
of northeast Minnesota's effort to become a
national recreation destination. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (j) Preserving Avon Hills with Reverse-Bidding Easements new text end

new text begin $1,600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Saint John's University in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to
restore and enhance protected lands, provide
public outreach, and prepare management
plans for and use a reverse-bid ranking system
to secure permanent conservation easements
on high-quality natural habitat in the Avon
Hills area of Stearns County. Of this amount,
up to $168,000 is for use by Minnesota Land
Trust in a monitoring fund as approved in the
work plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.20. An annual financial report is
required for any monitoring, management, and
enforcement fund, including expenditures from
the fund. A proposed list of acquisitions and
restorations must be provided in the work plan.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2024, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (k) Bailey Lake Trail and Fishing Pier new text end

new text begin $550,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Virginia to
reconstruct the existing Bailey Lake Trail and
construct a new fishing pier on Bailey Lake
that is accessible from the trail.
new text end

new text begin (l) Vergas Long Lake Trail new text end

new text begin $290,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Vergas to
construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge, trail,
and floating boardwalk along Long Lake
including shoreline restoration and
stabilization with native plants. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (m) Glacial Edge Trail and Downtown Pedestrian Bridge new text end

new text begin $600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls to
acquire easements for and construct a trail
along the Otter Tail River in downtown Fergus
Falls and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge
crossing the river. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (n) Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls Trail new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with St. Louis County in
cooperation with Voyageur Country ATV
Club to designate and improve a wooded trail
from Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls to
accommodate all-terrain vehicle and
snowmobile users. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (o) Restoring Five Sections of Superior Hiking Trail new text end

new text begin $191,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail
Association to restore and repair the most
damaged parts of five sections of the Superior
Hiking Trail and restore an abandoned route
to a natural footpath for hikers.
new text end

new text begin (p) Rainy Lake Recreational Access and Boat Wash Station new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Ranier to
enhance and increase public access to Rainy
Lake by constructing an Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant recreational
parking lot, an ADA-compliant public
restroom, and an aquatic invasive species boat
wash station.
new text end

new text begin (q) Historic Bruce Mine Park and Mesabi Trailhead new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties
Regional Railroad Authority to engineer,
design, renovate, and construct the Historic
Bruce Mine Park and Mesabi Trailhead and
access in the city of Chisholm. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Administration and Contract Agreement Reimbursement new text end

new text begin 330,000 new text end

new text begin 1,538,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement new text end

new text begin $135,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources, at
the direction of the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, for
expenses incurred for preparing and
administering contracts for the agreements
specified in this section. The commissioner
must provide documentation to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources on the expenditure of these funds.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2021, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration new text end

new text begin $1,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources for administration in
fiscal years 2020 and 2021 as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09,
subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin (c) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) Administration new text end

new text begin $3,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the Legislative Coordinating Commission for
the website required in Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin (d) Grants Management System new text end

new text begin $330,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust
fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission
on Minnesota Resources to develop, enhance,
and maintain a management system for project
records.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Wastewater Treatment Recommendations new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Water Infrastructure Loans new text end

new text begin Up to $5,000,000 of the money in the trust
fund is available to the State Board of
Investment to invest in loans through the
Public Facilities Authority's clean water
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.07. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.07, repayments of
principal and interest and any investment
income must be credited to the trust fund and
are available for reinvestment in the clean
water revolving fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) Optimizing Local Mechanical and Pond Wastewater-Treatment Plants new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency for the pilot program created under
Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (a). This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time projects must be completed and
final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriations new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the work
plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money
appropriated in this section must not be spent
on indirect costs or other institutional overhead
charges that are not directly related to and
necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs
that are directly related to and necessary for
an appropriation, including financial services,
human resources, information services, rent,
and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can
be clearly justified and individually
documented specific to the appropriation's
purpose and would not be generated by the
recipient but for receipt of the appropriation.
No broad allocations for costs in either dollars
or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
provided, the amounts in this section are
available until June 30, 2022, when projects
must be completed and final products
delivered. For acquisition of real property, the
appropriations in this section are available for
an additional fiscal year if a binding contract
for acquisition of the real property is entered
into before the expiration date of the
appropriation. If a project receives a federal
grant, the time period of the appropriation is
extended to equal the federal grant period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Data Availability Requirements new text end

new text begin Data collected by the projects funded under
this section must conform to guidelines and
standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial
data must also conform to additional
guidelines and standards designed to support
data coordination and distribution that have
been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
data must be prepared as specified in the state's
geographic metadata guideline and must be
submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. All data must be
accessible and free to the public unless made
private under the Data Practices Act,
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
practicable, summary data and results of
projects funded under this section should be
readily accessible on the Internet and
identified as having received funding from the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Project Requirements new text end

new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an
appropriation under this section, an agency or
entity receiving an appropriation or a party to
an agreement from an appropriation must
comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must
submit a work plan and annual or semiannual
progress reports in the form determined by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources for any project funded in whole or
in part with funds from the appropriation.
Modifications to the approved work plan and
budget expenditures must be made through
the amendment process established by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) A recipient of money appropriated in this
section that conducts a restoration using funds
appropriated in this section must use native
plant species according to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines
and include an appropriate diversity of native
species selected to provide habitat for
pollinators throughout the growing season as
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.973.
new text end

new text begin (c) For all restorations conducted with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan that, to the degree
practicable, is consistent with the
highest-quality conservation and ecological
goals for the restoration site. Consideration
should be given to soil, geology, topography,
and other relevant factors that would provide
the best chance for long-term success and
durability of the restoration project. The plan
must include the proposed timetable for
implementing the restoration, including site
preparation, establishment of diverse plant
species, maintenance, and additional
enhancement to establish the restoration;
identify long-term maintenance and
management needs of the restoration and how
the maintenance, management, and
enhancement will be financed; and take
advantage of the best-available science and
include innovative techniques to achieve the
best restoration.
new text end

new text begin (d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this
section for restoration activities must provide
an initial restoration evaluation at the
completion of the appropriation and an
evaluation three years after the completion of
the expenditure. Restorations must be
evaluated relative to the stated goals and
standards in the restoration plan, current
science, and, when applicable, the Board of
Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
The evaluation must determine whether the
restorations are meeting planned goals,
identify any problems with implementing the
restorations, and, if necessary, give
recommendations on improving restorations.
The evaluation must be focused on improving
future restorations.
new text end

new text begin (e) All restoration and enhancement projects
funded with money appropriated in this section
must be on land permanently protected by a
conservation easement or public ownership.
new text end

new text begin (f) A recipient of money from an appropriation
under this section must give consideration to
contracting with Conservation Corps
Minnesota for contract restoration and
enhancement services.
new text end

new text begin (g) All conservation easements acquired with
money appropriated under this section must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be permanent;
new text end

new text begin (2) specify the parties to an easement in the
easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) specify all of the provisions of an
agreement that are permanent;
new text end

new text begin (4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
electronic format at least ten business days
before closing;
new text end

new text begin (5) include a long-term monitoring and
enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
and enforcing the easement agreement; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include requirements in the easement
document to protect the quantity and quality
of groundwater and surface water through
specific activities such as keeping water on
the landscape, reducing nutrient and
contaminant loading, and not permitting
artificial hydrological modifications.
new text end

new text begin (h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in
lands, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must not agree to pay more than
100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel
of land using this money to complete the
purchase, in part or in whole, except that up
to ten percent above the appraised value may
be allowed to complete the purchase, in part
or in whole, using this money if permission is
received in advance of the purchase from the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
land, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must give priority to high-quality
natural resources or conservation lands that
provide natural buffers to water resources.
new text end

new text begin (j) For new lands acquired with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan in compliance with
paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for
implementation unless the work plan addresses
why a portion of the money is not necessary
to achieve a high-quality restoration.
new text end

new text begin (k) To ensure public accountability for using
public funds, a recipient of money
appropriated under this section must, within
60 days of the transaction, provide to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources documentation of the selection
process used to identify parcels acquired and
provide documentation of all related
transaction costs, including but not limited to
appraisals, legal fees, recording fees,
commissions, other similar costs, and
donations. This information must be provided
for all parties involved in the transaction. The
recipient must also report to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources any difference between the
acquisition amount paid to the seller and the
state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if
a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
was conducted.
new text end

new text begin (l) A recipient of an appropriation from the
trust fund under this section must acknowledge
financial support from the environment and
natural resources trust fund in project
publications, signage, and other public
communications and outreach related to work
completed using the appropriation.
Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate,
through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion
of language attributing support from the trust
fund. Each direct recipient of money
appropriated in this section, as well as each
recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this
section, must satisfy all reporting and other
requirements incumbent upon constitutionally
dedicated funding recipients as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10, and chapter 116P.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital-Equipment Expenditures new text end

new text begin (a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
referred to in this section must be administered
on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
provided in this section. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
expenditures made on or after July 1, 2019,
or the date the work plan is approved,
whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. Periodic payments must be made
upon receiving documentation that the
deliverable items articulated in the approved
work plan have been achieved, including
partial achievements as evidenced by approved
progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be
advanced to projects to accommodate
cash-flow needs or match federal money. The
advances must be approved as part of the work
plan. No expenditures for capital equipment
are allowed unless expressly authorized in the
project work plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
approved work plan are allowed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials new text end

new text begin A political subdivision, public or private
corporation, or other entity that receives an
appropriation under this section must use the
appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable
materials and Minnesota Statutes, section
16C.073, regarding purchasing and using
paper stock and printing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Guidelines new text end

new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
under this section for a capital improvement
project must ensure that the project complies
with the applicable energy conservation and
sustainable building guidelines and standards
contained in law, including Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
216C.20, and rules adopted under those
sections. The recipient may use the energy
planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
units of the Department of Commerce to
obtain information and technical assistance
on energy conservation and alternative-energy
development relating to planning and
constructing the capital improvement project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Accessibility new text end

new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must
meet the design standards in the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
guidelines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Carryforward; Extension new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2020:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2,
subdivision 10, paragraph (c),
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources (LCCMR);
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,
subdivision 3, paragraph (g), Minnesota
Native Bee Atlas;
new text end

new text begin (3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Southeast
Minnesota Subsurface Drainage Impacts on
Groundwater Recharge;
new text end

new text begin (4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,
subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
new text end

new text begin (5) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), Data-Driven
Pollinator Conservation Strategies;
new text end

new text begin (6) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c), Prairie Butterfly
Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase
II;
new text end

new text begin (7) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (h), Protection of
State's Confined Drinking Water Aquifers -
Phase II;
new text end

new text begin (8) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (r), Morrison County
Performance Drainage and Hydrology
Management;
new text end

new text begin (9) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Advancing
Microbial Invasive Species Monitoring from
Ballast Discharge;
new text end

new text begin (10) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 6, paragraph (e), Elimination of
Target Invasive Plant Species - Phase II;
new text end

new text begin (11) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Bee Pollinator
Habitat Enhancement - Phase II;
new text end

new text begin (12) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Measuring Pollen
and Seed Dispersal for Prairie Fragment
Connectivity;
new text end

new text begin (13) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Forest
Management for Mississippi River Drinking
Water Protection;
new text end

new text begin (14) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,
subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point
Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area
Acquisition; and
new text end

new text begin (15) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), Assessment of
Household Chemicals and Herbicides in
Rivers and Lakes.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation under
Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision
7, paragraph (b), Assessment of Urban Air
Quality, is extended to June 30, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter
214, article 4, section 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation

14,190,000

-0-

(a) State Parks and Trails Land
Acquisitions

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire at least 335 acres for authorized state
trails and critical parcels within the statutory
boundaries of state parks. State park land
acquired with this appropriation must be
sufficiently improved to meet at least
minimum management standards, as
determined by the commissioner of natural
resources. A list of proposed acquisitions must
be provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2018, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System
Land Acquisition - Phase IV

$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire deleted text begin at least 133 deleted text end new text begin approximately 90 new text end acres of
lands within the approved park unit boundaries
of the metropolitan regional park system. This
appropriation may not be used to purchase
habitable residential structures. A list of
proposed fee title and easement acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required work
plan. This appropriation must be matched by
at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must
be committed by December 31, 2015, or the
appropriation cancels. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(c) SNA Acquisition, Restoration,
Enhancement, and Public Engagement

$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire at least 350 acres of lands with
high-quality native plant communities and rare
features to be established as scientific and
natural areas as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore
and improve at least 550 acres of scientific
and natural areas, and provide technical
assistance and outreach. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie
Bank Easement Acquisition

$3,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire native prairie bank easements on at
least 675 acres, prepare baseline property
assessments, restore and enhance at least 1,000
acres of native prairie sites, and provide
technical assistance to landowners. Of this
amount, up to $195,000 must be deposited in
a conservation easement stewardship account.
Deposits into the conservation easement
stewardship account must be made upon
closing on conservation easements or at a time
otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of
proposed easement acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2018, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase
VIII Coordination, Mapping, and
Conservation Easements

$515,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust
for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation
Corridors partnership to provide coordination
and mapping for the partnership and to acquire
permanent conservation easements on at least
120 acres of strategic ecological landscapes
to protect priority natural areas in the
metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and
portions of the surrounding counties. A list of
proposed easement acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
Land acquired with this appropriation must
be sufficiently improved to meet at least
minimum management standards, as
determined by the commissioner of natural
resources. Expenditures are limited to the
identified project corridor areas as defined in
the work plan. Up to $40,000 may be used for
coordination and mapping for the Metro
Conservation Corridors. All conservation
easements must be perpetual and have a
natural resource management plan. A list of
proposed easement acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation is available June 30, 2018,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase
VIII Strategic Lands Protection

$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with The Trust for Public Land
for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation
Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least
35 acres of high-quality priority state and local
natural areas in the metropolitan area, as
defined under Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the
surrounding counties. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. Expenditures are limited
to the identified project corridor areas as
defined in the work plan. This appropriation
may not be used to purchase habitable
residential structures, unless expressly
approved in the work plan. A list of fee title
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(g) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase
VIII Priority Expansion of Minnesota
Valley National Wildlife Refuge

$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for Phase
VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors
partnership to acquire in fee at least 100 acres
of priority habitat for the Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge in the metropolitan
area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions
of the surrounding counties. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards. Expenditures are limited to the
identified project corridor areas as defined in
the work plan. This appropriation may not be
used to purchase habitable residential
structures, unless expressly approved in the
work plan. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2018, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.

(h) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase
VIII Wildlife Management Area
Acquisition

$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation
Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least
82 acres along the lower reaches of the
Vermillion River in Dakota County within the
Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. Land
acquired with this appropriation must be
sufficiently improved to meet at least
minimum management standards. This
appropriation may not be used to purchase
habitable residential structures, unless
expressly approved in the work plan. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2018,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(i) Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to
Ely - Phase II

$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the
right-of-way acquisition, design, and
construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail,
totaling approximately seven miles between
Soudan and Ely. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(j) Multi-benefit Watershed Scale
Conservation on North Central Lakes

$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
secure permanent conservation easements on
at least 480 acres of high-quality habitat in
Crow Wing and Cass Counties. Of this
amount, up to $65,000 must be deposited in a
conservation easement stewardship account;
and $54,000 is for an agreement with the
Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation in
cooperation with Crow Wing County Soil and
Water Conservation District and Cass County
Soil and Water Conservation District. Deposits
into the conservation easement stewardship
account must be made upon closing on
conservation easements or at a time otherwise
approved in the work plan. A list of proposed
easement acquisitions must be provided as
part of the required work plan. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2018,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(k) Conservation Easement Assessment and
Valuation System Development

$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to assess the effectiveness of
existing conservation easements acquired
through state expenditures at achieving their
intended outcomes of public value and
ecological benefits and to develop a
standardized, objective conservation easement
valuation system for guiding future state
investments in conservation easements to
ensure the proposed environmental benefits
are being achieved in a cost-effective manner.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2018, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Land Acquisition, Habitat, and Recreation

999,000

13,533,000

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(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire approximately deleted text begin 197 deleted text end new text begin 70 new text end acres of land
within the approved park boundaries of the
metropolitan regional park system. This
appropriation may not be used to purchase
habitable residential structures. A list of
proposed fee title acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation must be matched by at least
40 percent of nonstate money that must be
committed by December 31, 2017. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2020,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement

$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire deleted text begin at least 250 acres of deleted text end land with
high-quality native plant communities and rare
features to be established as scientific and
natural areas as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore
and improve deleted text begin at least 1,000 acres of deleted text end scientific
and natural areas, and provide technical
assistance and outreach, including site steward
events. At least one-third of the appropriation
must be spent on restoration activities. A list
of proposed acquisitions and restorations must
be provided as part of the required work plan.
Land acquired with this appropriation must
be sufficiently improved to meet at least
minimum management standards, as
determined by the commissioner of natural
resources. When feasible, consideration must
be given to accommodate trails on lands
acquired. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2020, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.

(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire approximately 373 acres from willing
sellers for authorized state trails and critical
parcels within the statutory boundaries of state
parks. State park land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, Development, and Enhancement

$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the
first year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for state
trail acquisition, development, and
enhancement in southern Minnesota. A
proposed list of trail projects on authorized
state trails must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition

$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire native prairie bank easements in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.96, on approximately deleted text begin 335 deleted text end new text begin 250 new text end acres,
prepare baseline property assessments, restore
and enhance deleted text begin at least 570 acres of deleted text end native prairie
sites, and provide technical assistance to
landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000
may be deposited in a conservation easement
stewardship account. Deposits into the
conservation easement stewardship account
must be made upon closing on conservation
easements or at a time otherwise approved in
the work plan. A list of proposed easement
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(f) Leech Lake Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of
Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres,
including 0.67 miles of shoreline of
high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the
historic meeting place between Henry
Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The
land must be open to public use including
hunting and fishing. The band must provide a
commitment that land will not be put in a
federal trust through the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.

(g) Mesabi Trail Development

$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
engineering and constructing segments of the
Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2020, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.

(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement - Phase II

$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Tower to
construct a trailhead and boat landing and
restore vegetative habitat on city-owned
property. Plant and seed materials must follow
the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native
vegetation establishment and enhancement
guidelines. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2020, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.

(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National Park Crane Lake Visitors Center

$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in
partnership with Voyageurs National Park and
the Department of Natural Resources, to
acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for
a visitor center and campground. Income
generated by the campground may be used to
support the facility.

Sec. 5. new text begin TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin On June 30, 2019, any unencumbered money from Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 10, paragraph (b), is transferred to the grants management system under Laws
2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 10, paragraph (b).
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1.

new text begin [1.1465] STATE BEE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Rusty patched bumble bee. new text end

new text begin The rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus
affinis, is the official bee of the state of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Photograph. new text end

new text begin A photograph of the rusty patched bumble bee must be preserved
in the Office of the Secretary of State.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Reimbursement.

A meat processor holding a license under chapter 28A
may apply to the commissioner of agriculture for reimbursement of deleted text begin $70 deleted text end new text begin $150 new text end towards the
new text begin processor's reasonable and documented new text end cost of processing donated deer new text begin , as determined by
the commissioner within the limits of available funding new text end . The meat processor shall deliver
the deer, processed into cuts or ground meat, to a charitable organization that is registered
under chapter 309 and with the commissioner of agriculture and that operates a food
assistance program. To request reimbursement, the processor shall submit an application,
on a form prescribed by the commissioner of agriculture, the tag number under which the
deer was taken, and a receipt for the deer from the charitable organization.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fencing.

Farmed Cervidae must be confined in a manner designed to prevent
escape. All perimeter fences for farmed Cervidae must be at least 96 inches in height and
be constructed and maintained in a way that prevents the escape of farmed Cervidae or entry
into the premises by free-roaming Cervidae. new text begin After the effective date of this section, all new
fencing installed and all fencing used to repair deficiencies must be high tensile. By
December 1, 2019, all entry areas for farmed Cervidae enclosure areas must have two
redundant gates, which must be maintained to prevent the escape of animals through an
open gate. If a fence deficiency allows entry or exit by farmed or wild Cervidae, the owner
must repair the deficiency within a reasonable time, as determined by the Board of Animal
Health, not to exceed 45 days. If a fence deficiency is detected during an inspection, the
facility must be reinspected at least once in the subsequent three months. The farmed
Cervidae owner must pay a reinspection fee equal to one-half the applicable annual inspection
fee under subdivision 7a for each reinspection related to a fence violation. If the facility
experiences more than one escape incident in any six-month period or fails to correct a
deficiency found during an inspection, the board may revoke the facility's registration and
order the owner to remove or destroy the animals as directed by the board. If the board
revokes a facility's registration, the commissioner of natural resources may seize and destroy
animals at the facility.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Identification.

(a) Farmed Cervidae must be identified by means approved by
the Board of Animal Health. The identification must new text begin include a distinct number that has not
been used during the previous three years and must new text end be visible to the naked eye during
daylight under normal conditions at a distance of 50 yards. deleted text begin Newborn animals deleted text end new text begin White-tailed
deer new text end must be identified before deleted text begin December deleted text end new text begin October new text end 31 of the year in which the animal is born new text begin ,
at the time of weaning, new text end or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs first. new text begin Elk
and other cervids must be identified by December 31 of the year in which the animal is born
or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs first. As coordinated by the board,
the commissioner of natural resources may destroy any animal that is not identified as
required under this subdivision.
new text end

(b) The Board of Animal Health shall register farmed Cervidae. The owner must submit
the registration request on forms provided by the board. The forms must include sales
receipts or other documentation of the origin of the Cervidae. The board deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end provide
copies of the registration information to the commissioner of natural resources upon request.
The owner must keep written records of the acquisition and disposition of registered farmed
Cervidae.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Inspection.

deleted text begin The commissioner of agriculture and deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end The Board of Animal
Health deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must annually new text end inspect farmed Cervidae, farmed Cervidae facilities, and farmed
Cervidae records. deleted text begin For each herd, the owner or owners must, on or before January 1, pay an
annual inspection fee equal to $10 for each cervid in the herd as reflected in the most recent
inventory submitted to the Board of Animal Health, up to a maximum fee of $100. deleted text end new text begin As
coordinated by the board, the commissioner of agriculture and an enforcement officer as
defined under section 97A.015, subdivision 18, may participate in the inspection.
new text end

new text begin (b) The annual inspection must include a physical inspection of all perimeter fencing
around the facility and a viewing to verify that all animals are tagged. The owner of a farmed
Cervidae facility must present to the inspectors an accurate inventory of the owner's farmed
Cervidae and other records for review. During an annual inspection, the owner must present
individual animals in a herd for a physical inventory, if required by the board.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end The commissioner of natural resources may inspect farmed Cervidae, farmed Cervidae
facilities, and farmed Cervidae records with reasonable suspicion that laws protecting native
wild animals have been violated and must notify the owner in writing at the time of the
inspection of the reason for the inspection and must inform the owner in writing after the
inspection of whether (1) the cause of the inspection was unfounded; or (2) there will be an
ongoing investigation or continuing evaluation.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Inspection fees. new text end

new text begin For each herd, the owner must, on or before January 1, pay
to the board an annual inspection fee of:
new text end

new text begin (1) $500 if the owner manages the herd for profit or monetary gain and engages in
transactions or exchanges for consideration, including sale, barter, the offer to sell, or
possession with the intent to sell;
new text end

new text begin (2) $500 if the owner sells the ability to shoot animals in the herd;
new text end

new text begin (3) $500 if the herd consists of more than one species; or
new text end

new text begin (4) $250 for all other herds.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Contested case hearing.

new text begin (a) new text end A person raising farmed Cervidae that is aggrieved
with any decision regarding the farmed Cervidae may request a contested case hearing under
chapter 14.

new text begin (b) A person requesting a contested case hearing regarding a registration revocation
under this section must make the request within 30 days of the revocation notice.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Mandatory registration.

new text begin (a) new text end A person may not possess live Cervidae in
Minnesota unless the person is registered with the Board of Animal Health and meets all
the requirements for farmed Cervidae under this section. Cervidae possessed in violation
of this subdivision may be seized and destroyed by the commissioner of natural resources.

new text begin (b) A person whose registration is revoked by the board is ineligible for future registration
under this section unless the board determines that the person has undertaken measures that
make future escapes extremely unlikely.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Mandatory surveillance for chronic wasting disease new text begin ; depopulation new text end .

(a)
An inventory for each farmed Cervidae herd must be verified by an accredited veterinarian
and filed with the Board of Animal Health every 12 months.

(b) Movement of farmed Cervidae from any premises to another location must be reported
to the Board of Animal Health within 14 days of the movement on forms approved by the
Board of Animal Health.

(c) All animals from farmed Cervidae herds that are over deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 12 new text end months of age that die
or are slaughtered must be tested for chronic wasting disease.

new text begin (d) The owner of a premises where chronic wasting disease is detected must:
new text end

new text begin (1) depopulate the premises of Cervidae after the appraisal process for federal
indemnification has been completed or, if an indemnification application is not submitted,
within a reasonable time determined by the board in consultation with the commissioner of
natural resources;
new text end

new text begin (2) maintain the fencing required under subdivision 4 on the premises for five years after
the date of detection; and
new text end

new text begin (3) post the fencing on the premises with biohazard signs as directed by the board.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [35.156] CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Oversight. new text end

new text begin The legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance and environment and natural resources policy and finance
may meet quarterly to receive updates from the commissioners of agriculture, health, and
natural resources, the Board of Animal Health, and the University of Minnesota on chronic
wasting disease activities undertaken by the reporting agency in the previous quarter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Federal fund account. new text end

new text begin Money granted to the state by the federal government
for purposes of chronic wasting disease must be credited to a separate account in the federal
fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for the purposes for
which the federal grant was made according to section 17.03.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.026, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Paying grant-eligible expenditures. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 16A.41, the
commissioner may make payments for otherwise eligible grant-program expenditures that
are made on or after the effective date of the appropriation that funds the payments for:
new text end

new text begin (1) grants-in-aid under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 84.927, and 85.44;
new text end

new text begin (2) local recreation grants under section 85.019; and
new text end

new text begin (3) enforcement and public education grants under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83,
84.927, 86B.701, 86B.705, and 87A.10.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Permanent school fund authority; reporting.

(a) The commissioner of
natural resources has the authority and responsibility deleted text begin for the administration of deleted text end new text begin to administer new text end
school trust lands under sections deleted text begin 92.121 deleted text end new text begin 92.122 new text end and 127A.31. The commissioner shall
biannually report to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature
on the management of the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will
continue to achieve the following goals:

(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided
loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;

(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues
deposited in the permanent school trust fund;

(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring
returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the
permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the
school trust lands;

(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the
permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and
management principles;

(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent
with deleted text begin the deleted text end balancing deleted text begin of deleted text end short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not
lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains; and

(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its
revenues.

(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the
long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on
school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return
in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that
prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to
the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the
compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations
from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated
designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school
trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be compiled and submitted to the
Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review.

(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end provide
an inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation
or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end include
a plan to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the
lands or a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to
the permanent school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end include a
status report of the commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return
on lands identified in the 2013 report.

(d) When deleted text begin future deleted text end new text begin management practices, policies, or new text end designations deleted text begin or policies deleted text end by the
commissioner new text begin diminish or new text end prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the
conflict deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be resolved deleted text begin by compensating the permanent school fund through an
exchange or purchase of the lands before designation or application of the policy deleted text end new text begin as provided
in section 92.122 new text end .

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.0895, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Application.

(a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to:

(1) plants on land classified for property tax purposes as class 2a or 2c agricultural land
under section 273.13, deleted text begin or deleted text end on deleted text begin ditches and roadways deleted text end new text begin a ditch, or on an existing public road
right-of-way as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 6a, except for ground not previously
disturbed by construction or maintenance new text end ; and

(2) noxious weeds designated pursuant to sections 18.76 to 18.88 or to weeds otherwise
designated as troublesome by the Department of Agriculture.

(b) If control of noxious weeds is necessary, it takes priority over the protection of
endangered plant species, as long as a reasonable effort is taken to preserve the endangered
plant species first.

(c) The taking or killing of an endangered plant species on land adjacent to class 3 or
3b agricultural land as a result of the application of pesticides or other agricultural chemical
on the class 3 or 3b land is not a violation of subdivision 1, if reasonable care is taken in
the application of the pesticide or other chemical to avoid impact on adjacent lands. For the
purpose of this paragraph, class 3 or 3b agricultural land does not include timber land, waste
land, or other land for which the owner receives a state paid wetlands or native prairie tax
credit.

(d) The accidental taking of an endangered plant, where the existence of the plant is not
known at the time of the taking, is not a violation of subdivision 1.

Sec. 14.

new text begin [84.0896] TRADE IN PROHIBITED ANIMAL PARTS PROHIBITED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Antique" means an item that:
new text end

new text begin (1) contains no more than 200 grams of prohibited animal part as a fixed component of
an item that is not made wholly or partially from a prohibited animal part; and
new text end

new text begin (2) is documented to be at least 100 years old.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Prohibited animal part" means any of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) a tooth or tusk from any species of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon,
walrus, whale, or narwhal, or any piece thereof, whether raw or worked;
new text end

new text begin (2) a product containing any of the materials described in clause (1);
new text end

new text begin (3) a horn; piece of horn; or derivative of a horn, such as a powder, of any species of
rhinoceros; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a product containing any of the materials described in clause (3).
new text end

new text begin (d) "Sell" or "sale" means an exchange for consideration and includes barter and
possession with intent to sell. The term does not include a transfer of ownership by gift,
donation, or bequest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin A person shall not purchase or sell any item that the person knows
or should know is a prohibited animal part.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin (a) Subdivision 2 does not prohibit the sale or purchase of a
prohibited animal part if the sale or purchase is:
new text end

new text begin (1) undertaken as part of law enforcement activities;
new text end

new text begin (2) expressly authorized by federal law;
new text end

new text begin (3) of an antique;
new text end

new text begin (4) of a musical instrument containing a lawfully acquired fixed component made of no
more than 200 grams of prohibited animal part; or
new text end

new text begin (5) of a prohibited animal part by a bona fide educational or scientific institution that is
a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
new text end

new text begin (b) Subdivision 2 does not prohibit possession of a cultural artifact containing a prohibited
animal part.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Disposition of seized prohibited animal parts. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a prohibited animal part seized under this section must, upon a conviction,
be forfeited to the state and either destroyed or given to a nonprofit corporation, as defined
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, for an educational or scientific purpose.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.775, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Civil citation; authority to issue.

(a) A conservation officer or other
licensed peace officer may issue a civil citation to a person who operates:

(1) an off-highway motorcycle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause
(1); 84.777; 84.788 to 84.795; or 84.90;

(2) an off-road vehicle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause (1);
84.777; 84.798 to 84.804; or 84.90; or

(3) an all-terrain vehicle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause (1);
84.777; 84.90; or 84.922 to 84.928.

(b) A civil citation under paragraph (a) shall require restitution for public and private
property damage and impose a penalty of:

(1) $100 for the first offense;

(2) $200 for the second offense; and

(3) $500 for third and subsequent offenses.

(c) A conservation officer or other licensed peace officer may issue a civil citation to a
person who operates an off-highway motorcycle, off-road vehicle, or all-terrain vehicle in
violation of section 84.773, subdivision 2, clause (2) or (3). A civil citation under this
paragraph shall require restitution for damage to wetlands and impose a penalty of:

(1) $100 for the first offense;

(2) $500 for the second offense; and

(3) $1,000 for third and subsequent offenses.

(d) If the peace officer determines that there is damage to property requiring restitution,
the commissioner must send a written explanation of the extent of the damage and the cost
of the repair by first class mail to the address provided by the person receiving the citation
within 15 days of the date of the citation.

(e) An off-road vehicle deleted text begin or all-terrain vehicle deleted text end that is equipped with a snorkel device and
receives a civil citation under this section is subject to twice the penalty amounts in
paragraphs (b) and (c).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.788, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exemptions.

Registration is not required for off-highway motorcycles:

(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, another
state, or a political subdivision;

(2) registered in another state or country that have not been within this state for more
than 30 consecutive days;

(3) registered under chapter 168, when operated on forest roads to gain access to a state
forest campground;

deleted text begin (4) used exclusively in organized track-racing events;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end operated on state or grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a nonresident
off-highway motorcycle state trail pass;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end operated by a person participating in an event for which the commissioner has
issued a special use permit; or

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end operated on boundary trails and registered in another state or country providing
equal reciprocal registration or licensing exemptions for registrants of this state.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.794, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Purposes.

(a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the
off-highway motorcycle account may o