SF 971

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/17/2021 02:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean
water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and
extending prior appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
97A.056, subdivision 9; Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision
5.

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

ARTICLE 1

OUTDOOR HERITAGE 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 outdoor heritage
fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in
this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
2022. The "second year" is fiscal year 2023. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2022 new text end		new text begin 2023 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 127,837,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 557,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Prairies new text end

new text begin 42,784,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $1,948,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to
evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Program, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $4,715,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase XI new text end

new text begin $2,794,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
acquire land in fee and restore and enhance
native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and
savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
income statements and balance sheets for
income and expenses from land acquired with
this appropriation must be submitted to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
later than 180 days after The Nature
Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
Land acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan.
new text end

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

new text begin $3,280,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or
permanent conservation easements and restore
and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass
Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
Minnesota for addition to the Northern
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan. Land
acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex, Phase X new text end

new text begin $2,623,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in
cooperation with Great River Greening and
the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, to
acquire land in fee in the Cannon River
watershed for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for aquatic
management purposes under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to
acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee
for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 7, and county
forests; and to restore and enhance lands in
the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount,
$1,784,000 is to The Trust for Public Land;
$687,000 is to Great River Greening; and
$152,000 is to the Cannon River Watershed
Partnership. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and restorations
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $884,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to acquire permanent
conservation easements to protect and restore
native prairie according to the Minnesota
Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this amount, up
to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring and
enforcement funds as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the final
report.
new text end

new text begin (g) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase IX new text end

new text begin $4,170,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and restore
habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
habitat, including by expanding the riparian
buffer and floodplain program under the clean
water fund for wildlife benefits from buffers
on private land. Of this amount, up to
$195,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of Southern Red River Valley, Phase VII new text end

new text begin $2,264,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and to
restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
River Valley for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, or to be designated and
managed as waterfowl production areas in
Minnesota in cooperation with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Accelerating USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program, Phase III new text end

new text begin $4,752,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in
cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to
acquire permanent conservation working lands
easements and to restore wetlands and prairie
grasslands. Of this amount, $3,153,000 is to
Ducks Unlimited and $1,599,000 is to
Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed
acquisitions and restorations must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (j) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, Phase V new text end

new text begin $2,864,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and restore
and enhance strategic prairie grassland,
wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin
and Watonwan counties for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $2,181,000
to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc;
$592,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $91,000 to
the Conservation Fund. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase III new text end

new text begin $4,354,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance grassland habitat under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
103F.531. Of this amount, up to $91,000 is
for establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (l) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $3,534,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
management areas, in scientific and natural
areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands
in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on
state forest land in southeastern Minnesota,
and in waterfowl production areas and refuge
lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase V new text end

new text begin $1,951,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
public lands. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, Phase VII new text end

new text begin $2,651,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire permanent conservation
easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
habitat on public lands and easements in the
Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting
minor watersheds as follows: $418,000 is to
the Anoka Conservation District; $700,000 is
to Great River Greening; $233,000 is to The
Nature Conservancy; and $1,300,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
permanent conservation easements,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Forests new text end

new text begin 12,476,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration, Phase IX new text end

new text begin $4,068,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,294,000 to The
Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee
for wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for
state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7; for aquatic
management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 14; and to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,393,000
to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands
in fee for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5; for state forests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 7; and for aquatic management
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $1,381,000
to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent
conservation easements and to restore and
enhance wildlife habitat, of which up to
$168,000 is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $2,971,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
lands in conservation easements and to restore
and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline
habitat through working forest permanent
conservation easements under the Minnesota
forests for the future program according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
conservation easement acquired with money
appropriated under this paragraph must
comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
plan must include an easement monitoring and
enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (c) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Protection Program, Phase IX new text end

new text begin $1,043,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
the Morrison County Soil and Water
Conservation District, to acquire permanent
conservation easements and restore and
enhance forest wildlife habitat within the
boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army
Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $59,000 to the
Board of Water and Soil Resources is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II new text end

new text begin $1,338,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern
forest region on wildlife management areas,
scientific and natural areas, aquatic
management areas, and state forests. A list of
proposed land restorations and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Floodplain Forest Enhancement, Phase IV new text end

new text begin $1,247,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the National Audubon Society
to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat
for wildlife on public lands along the
Mississippi River and Mississippi River
tributaries. A list of restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Moose Habitat Collaborative - NE MN Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase IV new text end

new text begin $1,809,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to
restore and enhance public forest lands in the
northern forest region for moose habitat
purposes. A list of proposed land restoration
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Wetlands new text end

new text begin 22,389,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition Program, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $3,869,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and
restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands
to be designated and managed as waterfowl
production areas in Minnesota. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and Restoration Program, Phase X new text end

new text begin $4,581,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
land in fee for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance
prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering
shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) RIM Wetlands, Phase X new text end

new text begin $3,051,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
Of this amount, up to $59,000 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program, Phase VI new text end

new text begin $3,088,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and
other habitat on permanently protected
conservation easements in high-priority
wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and
forest/prairie transition regions. Of this
amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions and
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VI new text end

new text begin $1,251,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements on
shoreland habitat of wild-rice lakes for
protecting native wild rice beds. Of this
amount, up to $78,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement, Phase XII new text end

new text begin $2,589,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to enhance
and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (g) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VII new text end

new text begin $3,960,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
public lands and wetlands under permanent
conservation easements for wildlife
management. A list of proposed shallow lake
enhancements and wetland restorations must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Habitats new text end

new text begin 49,254,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration, Phase II new text end

new text begin $3,112,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,494,000 to The
Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee;
(2) $1,493,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance natural habitat
systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of
this amount, up to $144,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
(3) $125,000 to the St. Croix River
Association to coordinate and administer the
program under this paragraph. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XI new text end

new text begin $4,229,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural habitat systems
associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in
the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the
Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River
Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public
Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land
Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions and
permanent conservation easements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Lower Otter Tail River Corridor Habitat Restoration, Phase I new text end

new text begin $2,335,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire and
restore land in permanent conservation
easements along the lower Otter Tail River.
Of this amount, $275,000 is for an agreement
with the Buffalo Red River Watershed District.
Up to $111,000 of the total amount is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VII new text end

new text begin $2,838,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and in
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
counties as follows: $975,000 to Northern
Waters Land Trust; and $1,863,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project, Phase V new text end

new text begin $2,901,000 the first year is to acquire land in
fee and permanent conservation easements
and restore wildlife habitat in the Mississippi
River headwaters. Of this amount, $1,421,000
is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources,
of which up to $150,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17, and $1,480,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: $60,000 to the
Mississippi Headwaters Board and $1,420,000
to The Trust for Public Land. A list of
proposed fee-title acquisitions must be
included as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance new text end

new text begin $1,477,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire land in permanent conservation
easements and to restore and enhance lakes of
outstanding biological significance in
northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this
amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be included as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (g) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and Snake River Watersheds new text end

new text begin $1,435,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire and
restore land in permanent conservation
easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and
shoreline habitat in the Kettle and Snake River
watersheds. Of this amount, $31,000 is for an
agreement with the Pine County Soil and
Water Conservation District. Up to $72,000
of the total amount is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
new text end

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

new text begin $500,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to acquire land in
permanent conservation easements to protect
trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount,
up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring
and enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (i) Targeted RIM Easement Program to Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds, Phase II new text end

new text begin $1,609,000 the first year is to acquire and
restore land in fee and permanent conservation
easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and
shoreline habitat. Of this amount, $1,065,000
is to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Crow Wing County
Soil and Water Conservation District and
$544,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources. Up to $26,000 of the total amount
is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be included as part of the final report.
new text end

new text begin (j) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $1,033,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in Minnesota. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (k) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement, Phase IV new text end

new text begin $2,790,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
streams and aquatic management areas and to
facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase VIII new text end

new text begin $2,024,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and
forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
of proposed restorations must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program, Phase X new text end

new text begin $1,547,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (n) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase VI new text end

new text begin $467,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources for an agreement with
Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in
cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead
Association, to restore and enhance trout
habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of
proposed enhancements must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (o) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration, Phase III new text end

new text begin $4,034,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
Sauk River watershed as follows: $1,034,000
to Sauk River Watershed District; $1,618,000
to Pheasants Forever; and $1,382,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (p) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, Phase I new text end

new text begin $1,973,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Two Rivers Watershed
District to construct a multipurpose water
impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau
Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat.
A list of restoration and enhancement projects
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin (q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase XIII new text end

new text begin $10,450,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
state, and national organizations for enhancing,
restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least
$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county
metropolitan area and cities with a population
of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
for activities required to fulfill the duties of
owners of lands subject to conservation
easements. Grants must not be made from the
appropriation in this paragraph for projects
that have a total project cost exceeding
$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000
may be spent for personnel costs and other
direct and necessary administrative costs.
Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
Easements must be permanent. Grants may
not be used to establish easement stewardship
accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
to hunting and fishing during the open season
unless otherwise provided by law. The
program must require a match of at least ten
percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
commissioner must provide a separate,
simplified application process. Subject to
Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
when evaluating projects of equal value, give
priority to organizations that have a history of
receiving, or a charter to receive, private
contributions for local conservation or habitat
projects. For grant requests to acquire land in
fee or a conservation easement, the
commissioner must give priority to projects
associated with or within one mile of existing
wildlife management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or
enhancement projects must be on land
permanently protected by a permanent
covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
by a conservation easement or public
ownership, or in public waters as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005,
subdivision 15. Priority must be given to
restoration and enhancement projects on public
lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
under this paragraph. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025. No less than five
percent of the amount of each grant must be
held back from reimbursement until the grant
recipient has completed a grant
accomplishment report by the deadline and in
the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
commissioner must provide notice of the grant
program in the summary of game and fish law
prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.051, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (r) DNR Roving Crews new text end

new text begin $4,500,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on
permanently protected lands statewide using
the roving crew program of the Department
of Natural Resources. A list of restoration and
enhancement projects must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Administration new text end

new text begin 934,000 new text end

new text begin 557,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Contract Management new text end

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

new text begin (b) Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end

new text begin $546,000 the first year and $553,000 the
second year are to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for administrative
expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council and for compensating and
reimbursing expenses of council members.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281,
applies to this appropriation.
new text end

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

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

new text begin (d) Legacy Website new text end

new text begin $3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second
year are to the Legislative Coordinating
Commission for the website required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10.
new text end

new text begin (e) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to provide land acquisition
pre-transaction services including but not
limited to appraisals, surveys, or title research
for acquisition proposals under consideration
by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
Council. A list of activities must be included
in the final accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Money appropriated in this section must not
be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
For acquiring real property, the amounts in
this section are available until June 30, 2025.
Money for restoration or enhancement is
available until June 30, 2026. Money for
restoration and enhancement of land acquired
with an appropriation in this article is available
for four years after the acquisition date with
a maximum end date of June 30, 2029. If a
project receives at least 15 percent of its
funding from federal funds, the time of the
appropriation may be extended to equal the
availability of federal funding to a maximum
of six years if the federal funding was
confirmed and included in the original
approved draft accomplishment plan. Money
appropriated for acquiring land in fee title may
be used to restore, enhance, and provide for
public use of the land acquired with the
appropriation. Public-use facilities must have
a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures new text end

new text begin All agreements referred to in this section must
be administered on a reimbursement basis
unless otherwise provided in this section.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.41, expenditures directly related to each
appropriation's purpose made on or after July
1, 2021, or the date of accomplishment plan
approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. For purposes of administering
appropriations and legislatively authorized
agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
fund, an expense must be considered
reimbursable by the administering agency
when the recipient presents the agency with
an invoice or binding agreement with the
landowner and the recipient attests that the
goods have been received or the landowner
agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
must be made upon receiving documentation
that the items articulated in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
been achieved, including partial achievements
as evidenced by progress reports approved by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
support future management of acquired lands,
or match a federal share. The advances must
be approved as part of the accomplishment
plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
specific items in excess of $10,000 must be
itemized in and approved as part of the
accomplishment plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Mapping new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Carryforwards new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2022:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Accelerated
Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR
Lands - Phase VIII;
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Anoka
Sandplain Habitat Restoration and
Enhancement - Phase IV;
new text end

new text begin (3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), for Sand Hill
River Fish Passage - Phase II;
new text end

new text begin (4) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Protect and
Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas -
Phase II, within the Tallgrass Aspen
Parklands;
new text end

new text begin (5) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), for Minnesota
Forests for the Future - Phase VI;
new text end

new text begin (6) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Metro Big
Rivers Habitat - Phase VII; and
new text end

new text begin (7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Mississippi
Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase
IV.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2023:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat
Restoration;
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Minnesota
Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VIII;
new text end

new text begin (3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), for Roseau
Lake Rehabilitation;
new text end

new text begin (4) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Goose
Prairie;
new text end

new text begin (5) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (d), for Minnesota
Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase IX;
new text end

new text begin (6) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), for Accelerated
Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII;
new text end

new text begin (7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Grassland
Conservation Partnership - Phase III;
new text end

new text begin (8) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), for Critical
Shoreland Habitat Program - Phase V;
new text end

new text begin (9) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Fisheries
Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central
Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV;
new text end

new text begin (10) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (g), for Hennepin
County Habitat Conservation Program; and
new text end

new text begin (11) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter
2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(e), for Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat
Restoration - Phase II.
new text end

new text begin (c) The availability of the appropriation in
Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka
River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor
Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Extension of Certain Appropriations new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, or any other law to the
contrary, the availability of any appropriation
or grant of money from the outdoor heritage
fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or
expire on June 30, 2021, is extended to June
30, 2022, if the recipient or grantee does both
of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) by June 30, 2021, notifies the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in
the manner specified by the council that the
recipient or grantee intends to avail itself of
the extension available under this subdivision;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) modifies the applicable accomplishment
plan in accordance with the council's
accomplishment plan modification procedures.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the
commissioner of natural resources of any
extension granted under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 10 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, for
projects funded under Laws 2016, chapter 172.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Lands in public domain.

new text begin (a) new text end Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage
fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation easement
if deleted text begin the land in question is fully or partially owned by deleted text end the state of Minnesota or a political
subdivision of the state deleted text begin , unless: deleted text end new text begin owns the land in fee or if the land is wholly or partially
subject to a conservation easement.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
new text end

(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's
wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat for fish, game, and wildlife deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin , new text end and

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the
council new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the purchase is for land that is partially subject to a conservation easement and no
money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund is used to pay the purchase price for
the portion of land that is subject to the easement. Nothing in this clause prohibits the use
of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund to pay for costs and other expenses
associated with the acquisition of the land as part of the larger acquisition new text end .

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "conservation easement" means a conservation
easement as defined in section 84C.01.
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. 4.

Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Habitats

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55,429,000

(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North Shore

$1,809,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in
priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior.
Of this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish
a monitoring and enforcement fund as
approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X

$6,473,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural habitat systems
associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in
the metropolitan area. Of this amount,
$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to
Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is
to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The
Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
acquisitions and permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout

$2,266,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance habitat in targeted
watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve
heritage brook trout and coldwater
communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to
The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout
Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public
Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land
Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
land acquisitions and permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI

$2,814,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to
Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000
is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000
to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in Southwest Minnesota

$3,044,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance high-quality
wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of
this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds - Phase I

$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire and
restore permanent conservation easements of
high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline
habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an
agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil
and Water Conservation District. Up to
$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing
a monitoring and enforcement fund as
approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be included as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase V

$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands
in fee and conservation easement and restore
wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters
as follows:

(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of
natural resources for agreements as follows:
$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board
and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
and

(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and
Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is
for establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17.

A list of proposed acquisitions must be
included as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation Program - Phase II

$3,155,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements with Hennepin County, in
cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance habitats in
Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to
Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent
conservation easements, restorations, and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII

$1,474,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in Minnesota. A list of proposed land
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase III

$3,790,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
streams and aquatic management areas and to
facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase VII

$2,280,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St.
Louis River estuary. A list of proposed
restorations must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase V

$700,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit
corporation, in cooperation with the Lake
Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and
enhance trout habitat in the Knife River
watershed. A list of proposed enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase IX

$1,918,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and
to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the
Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank Stabilization

$816,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Anoka County Soil and
Water Conservation District to restore and
enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River
using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and
bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.

(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration

$3,036,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Roseau River Watershed
District to restore and enhance riverine habitat
in the Roseau River and the Roseau River
Wildlife Management Area.

(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration - Phase II

$3,926,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire lands in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000
to the Sauk River Watershed District,
$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and
$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration

$1,351,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire
land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland
and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.

(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase XII

$10,424,000 the second year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
state, and national organizations for enhancing,
restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least
$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county
metropolitan area and cities with a population
of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made
for activities required to fulfill the duties of
owners of lands subject to conservation
easements. Grants must not be made from the
appropriation in this paragraph for projects
that have a total project cost exceeding
$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000
may be spent for personnel costs and other
direct and necessary administrative costs.
Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
Easements must be permanent. Grants may
not be used to establish easement stewardship
accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
to hunting and fishing during the open season
unless otherwise provided by law. The
program must require a match of at least ten
percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
commissioner must provide a separate,
simplified application process. Subject to
Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
natural resources must, when evaluating
projects of equal value, give priority to
organizations that have a history of receiving,
or a charter to receive, private contributions
for local conservation or habitat projects. For
grant requests to acquire land in fee or a
conservation easement, the commissioner must
give priority to projects associated with or
within one mile of existing wildlife
management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and
natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or
aquatic management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and
97C.02. All restoration or enhancement
projects must be on land permanently
protected by a permanent covenant ensuring
perpetual maintenance and protection of
restored and enhanced habitat, by a
conservation easement or public ownership or
in public waters as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
Priority must be given to restoration and
enhancement projects on public lands.
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
under this paragraph. This appropriation is
available until June 30, deleted text begin 2023 deleted text end new text begin 2024 new text end . No less
than five percent of the amount of each grant
must be held back from reimbursement until
the grant recipient has completed a grant
accomplishment report by the deadline and in
the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
commissioner must provide notice of the grant
program in the summary of game and fish law
prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.051, subdivision 2.

ARTICLE 2

CLEAN WATER FUND

Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND 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 clean water
fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this
article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022.
"The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These
are onetime appropriations.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2022 new text end		new text begin 2023 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 126,711,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 130,081,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Management and Budget MMB
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
specified in this article, fiscal year 2022
appropriations are available until June 30,
2023, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2024. If a project
receives federal funds, the period of the
appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Disability Access new text end

new text begin Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
water funds, in consultation with the Council
on Disability and other appropriate
governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
committees, and commissions, should make
progress toward providing people with
disabilities greater access to programs, print
publications, and digital media related to the
programs the recipient funds using
appropriations made in this article.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 10,120,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 10,120,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are to increase monitoring for
pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
water and groundwater and to use data
collected to assess pesticide use practices. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000
the second year are for monitoring and
evaluating trends in the concentration of
nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
groundwater degradation; promoting,
developing, and evaluating regional and
crop-specific nutrient best management
practices; assessing adoption of best
management practices; education and technical
support from University of Minnesota
Extension; grants to support agricultural
demonstration and implementation activities,
including research activities at the Rosholt
Research Farm; and other actions to protect
groundwater from degradation from nitrate.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are for administering clean water
funds managed through the agriculture best
management practices loan program. Any
unencumbered balance at the end of the second
year must be added to the corpus of the loan
fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for technical assistance,
research, and demonstration projects on
properly implementing best management
practices and more-precise information on
nonpoint contributions to impaired waters and
for grants to support on-farm demonstration
of agricultural practices. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
second year are for maintenance of the
Minnesota Water Research Digital Library.
Costs for information technology development
or support for the digital library may be paid
to the Office of MN.IT Services. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
the second year are to implement the
Minnesota agricultural water quality
certification program statewide. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
second year are for a regional irrigation water
quality specialist through University of
Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (h) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for grants to fund the
Forever Green agriculture initiative and to
protect the state's natural resources while
increasing the efficiency, profitability, and
productivity of Minnesota farmers by
incorporating perennial and winter-annual
crops into existing agricultural practices. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (i) $435,000 the first year and $435,000 the
second year are for testing private wells for
pesticides where nitrate is detected as part of
the township testing program. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,602,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,602,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $7,216,000 the first year and $7,216,000
the second year are for completing needed
statewide assessments of surface water quality
and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 114D. Of this amount, $150,000 the
first year and $150,000 the second year are
for grants to the Red River Watershed
Management Board to enhance and expand
the existing water quality and watershed
monitoring river watch activities in schools in
the Red River of the North watershed. By
February 15, 2023, the Red River Watershed
Management Board must provide a report to
the commissioner and the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
finance and policy and the clean water fund
on the expenditure of this appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) $6,604,000 the first year and $6,604,000
the second year are to develop watershed
restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
which include total maximum daily load
(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
114D, for waters on the impaired waters list
approved by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The agency must complete
an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
year over the biennium.
new text end

new text begin (c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
second year are for groundwater assessment,
including enhancing the ambient monitoring
network, modeling, evaluating trends, and
reassessing groundwater that was assessed ten
to 15 years ago and found to be contaminated.
new text end

new text begin (d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for implementing the St. Louis
River System Area of Concern Remedial
Action Plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
second year are for national pollutant
discharge elimination system wastewater and
stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
new text end

new text begin (f) $2,912,000 the first year and $2,912,000
the second year are for enhancing the
county-level delivery systems for subsurface
sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting
groundwater. This appropriation includes base
grants for all counties with SSTS programs
and competitive grants to counties with
specific plans to significantly reduce water
pollution by reducing the number of systems
that are an imminent threat to public health or
safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
receive base grants must report the number of
properties with noncompliant systems
upgraded through an SSTS replacement,
connection to a centralized sewer system, or
other means, including property abandonment
or buyout. Counties also must report the
number of existing SSTS compliance
inspections conducted in areas under county
jurisdiction. The required reports must be part
of the established annual reporting for SSTS
programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000
each year is available to counties for grants to
low-income landowners to address systems
that pose an imminent threat to public health
or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
grant awarded under this paragraph may not
exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving
a grant under this paragraph must submit a
report to the agency listing the projects funded,
including an account of the expenditures. By
January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources and the clean water fund detailing
the outcomes achieved under this paragraph
for the previous two years.
new text end

new text begin (g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are for accelerated implementation
of municipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4) permit requirements, including
additional technical assistance to
municipalities experiencing difficulties
understanding and implementing the basic
requirements of the municipal stormwater
program.
new text end

new text begin (h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for a grant program for
sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
restore the water quality of waters in
Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
awarded to local government units for projects
approved by the Voyageurs National Park
Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
matched by at least 25 percent from sources
other than the clean water fund.
new text end

new text begin (i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the
second year are for activities, training, and
grants that reduce chloride pollution.
new text end

new text begin (j) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
second year are to support activities of the
Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (k) Any unencumbered grant balances in the
first year do not cancel but are available for
grants in the second year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations in this section are available
until June 30, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,445,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,440,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for lake Index of
Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
new text end

new text begin (c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
second year are for assessing mercury and
other fish contaminants, including monitoring
to track the status of impaired waters over
time.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000
the second year are for developing targeted,
science-based watershed restoration and
protection strategies.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
the second year are for water-supply planning,
aquifer protection, and monitoring activities
and analysis.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for technical assistance to
support local implementation of nonpoint
source restoration and protection activities.
new text end

new text begin (g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the
second year are for applied research and tools,
including watershed hydrologic modeling;
maintaining and updating spatial data for
watershed boundaries, streams, and water
bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
forestry best management practices for water
quality.
new text end

new text begin (h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
second year are for maintaining and updating
buffer maps and for technical guidance on
interpreting buffer maps for local units of
government implementing buffer
requirements. Maps must be provided to local
units of government and made available to
landowners on the Department of Natural
Resources website.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 70,424,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 73,807,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $23,479,000 the first year and $23,507,000
the second year are for performance-based
grants with multiyear implementation plans
to local government units. The grants may be
used to implement projects that protect,
enhance, and restore surface water quality in
lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater
from degradation; and protect drinking water
sources. Projects must be identified in a
comprehensive watershed plan developed
under the One Watershed, One Plan and
seven-county metropolitan groundwater or
surface water management frameworks as
provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients
must identify a nonstate match and may use
other legacy funds to supplement projects
funded under this paragraph. This
appropriation may be used for:
new text end

new text begin (1) implementation grants to watershed
planning areas with approved plans, including
but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon
River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des
Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle
Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake
Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake
River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota
River North, Lower Minnesota River West,
Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St.
Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle
Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East,
Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi
West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois
de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow
River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre
River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root
River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock
River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River,
South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief
River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion,
Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent,
Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
new text end

new text begin (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater
or surface water management frameworks;
and
new text end

new text begin (3) other comprehensive watershed
management plan planning areas that have a
board-approved and local-government-adopted
plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes,
section 103B.801.
new text end

new text begin The board may determine whether a planning
area is not ready to proceed, does not have the
nonstate match committed, or has not
expended all money granted to it. Upon
making the determination, the board may
allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended
allocation to another planning area to
implement priority projects, programs, or
practices.
new text end

new text begin (b) $11,133,000 the first year and $11,133,000
the second year are for grants to local
government units to protect and restore surface
water and drinking water; to keep water on
the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water
quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to
protect groundwater and drinking water,
including feedlot water quality and subsurface
sewage treatment system projects and stream
bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration,
and ravine stabilization projects. The projects
must use practices demonstrated to be
effective, be of long-lasting public benefit,
include a match, and be consistent with total
maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation
plans, watershed restoration and protection
strategies (WRAPS), or local water
management plans or their equivalents. Up to
20 percent of this appropriation is available
for land-treatment projects and practices that
benefit drinking water.
new text end

new text begin (c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000
the second year are for accelerated
implementation, local resource protection,
enhancement grants, statewide analytical
targeting or technology tools that fill an
identified gap, program enhancements for
technical assistance, citizen and community
outreach, compliance, and training and
certification.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are:
new text end

new text begin (1) to provide state oversight and
accountability, evaluate and communicate
results, provide implementation tools, and
measure the value of conservation program
implementation by local governments; and
new text end

new text begin (2) to prepare, in consultation with the
commissioners of natural resources, health,
agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency,
and submit to the legislature by March 1 each
even-numbered year a biennial report detailing
the recipients and projects funded under this
section and the amount of pollution reduced.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000
the second year are to provide assistance,
oversight, and grants for supporting local
governments in implementing and complying
with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
requirements.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000
the second year are to develop a pilot working
lands floodplain program and to purchase,
restore, or preserve riparian land and
floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams,
and tributaries, by conservation easements or
contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease
sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport;
reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters;
and increase infiltration for groundwater
recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
the second year are for permanent
conservation easements on wellhead protection
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
grants to local units of government for fee title
acquisition to permanently protect
groundwater supply sources on wellhead
protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
long-term protection of groundwater supply
sources as described under alternative
management tools in the Department of
Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer
Management Plan, including using
low-nitrogen cropping systems or
implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
management practices. Priority must be placed
on land that is located where the vulnerability
of the drinking water supply is designated as
high or very high by the commissioner of
health, where drinking water protection plans
have identified specific activities that will
achieve long-term protection, and on lands
with expiring conservation reserve program
contracts. Up to $250,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the
second year are for a technical evaluation
panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000
the second year are for assistance, oversight,
and grants to local governments to transition
local water management plans to a watershed
approach as provided for in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.801.
new text end

new text begin (j) $977,000 the first year and $977,000 the
second year are for technical assistance and
grants for the conservation drainage program,
in consultation with the Drainage Work Group,
coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.101, subdivision 13, and including
projects to improve multipurpose water
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
103E.015.
new text end

new text begin (k) $6,080,000 the first year and $9,435,000
the second year are to purchase and restore
permanent conservation sites via easements
or contracts to treat and store water on the land
for water quality improvement purposes and
related technical assistance. This work may
be done in cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture with a first-priority
use to accomplish a conservation reserve
enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
state. Up to $775,000 is for deposit in a
monitoring and enforcement account. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
new text end

new text begin (l) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000
the second year are to purchase permanent
conservation easements to protect lands
adjacent to public waters that have good water
quality but that are threatened with
degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in
a monitoring and enforcement account.
new text end

new text begin (m) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the
second year are for grants or contracts for a
program to systematically collect data and
produce county, watershed, and statewide
estimates of soil erosion caused by water and
wind, along with tracking adoption of
conservation measures, including cover crops,
to address erosion. This appropriation may be
used for grants to or contracts with the
University of Minnesota to complete this
work.
new text end

new text begin (n) The board must contract for delivery of
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for up to $500,000
the first year and up to $500,000 the second
year.
new text end

new text begin (o) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000
the second year are for payments to soil and
water conservation districts for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil
and water conservation district shall receive
an increase in its base funding of $100,000
per year. Money remaining after the base
increase is available for grants to soil and
water conservation districts as determined by
the board based on county allocations to soil
and water conservation districts and the
amount of private land and public waters. The
board and other agencies may reduce the
amount of grants to a county by an amount
equal to any reduction in the county's
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that the
reduction was disproportionate. The board
may use up to one percent for the
administration of payments.
new text end

new text begin (p) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or
easement funds 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 oversight
responsibilities or high-priority needs
identified in local water management plans.
new text end

new text begin (q) The board must require grantees to specify
the outcomes that will be achieved by the
grants before making any grant awards.
new text end

new text begin (r) The appropriations in this section are
available until June 30, 2026, except grant
funds are available for five years after the date
a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must
be regranted consistent with the purposes of
this section.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,955,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,955,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000
the second year are for addressing public
health concerns related to contaminants found
or anticipated to be found in Minnesota
drinking water for which no health-based
drinking water standards exist and for the
department's laboratory to analyze for these
contaminants.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,079,000 the first year and $3,079,000
the second year are for protecting sources of
drinking water, including planning,
implementation, and surveillance activities
and grants to local governments and public
water systems.
new text end

new text begin (c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the
second year are to develop and deliver
groundwater restoration and protection
strategies on a watershed scale for use in local
comprehensive water planning efforts, to
provide resources to local governments for
activities that protect sources of drinking
water, and to enhance approaches that improve
the capacity of local governmental units to
protect and restore groundwater resources.
new text end

new text begin (d) $863,000 the first year and $863,000 the
second year are for establishing a voluntary
program to test private wells for contaminants,
and a well remediation grant program to
reduce risks to private-well users.
new text end

new text begin (e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are to develop public health
policies and an action plan to address threats
to safe drinking water, including development
of a voluntary statewide plan for protecting
drinking water.
new text end

new text begin (f) Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this section are available
until June 30, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,294,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,294,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the
second year are to implement projects that
address emerging threats to the drinking water
supply, provide cost-effective regional
solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
coordination, support local implementation of
water supply reliability projects, and prevent
degradation of groundwater resources in the
metropolitan area. These projects must provide
communities with:
new text end

new text begin (1) potential solutions to leverage regional
water use by using surface water, stormwater,
wastewater, and groundwater;
new text end

new text begin (2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
for different alternatives;
new text end

new text begin (3) development of planning-level cost
estimates, including capital costs and operating
costs;
new text end

new text begin (4) identification of funding mechanisms and
an equitable cost-sharing structure for
regionally beneficial water supply
development projects; and
new text end

new text begin (5) development of subregional groundwater
models.
new text end

new text begin (b) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
second year are for the water demand
reduction grant program to encourage
municipalities in the metropolitan area to
implement measures to reduce water demand
to ensure the reliability and protection of
drinking water supplies.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,295,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,295,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
second year are for developing Part A of
county geologic atlases. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2028.
new text end

new text begin (b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for a program to evaluate
performance and technology transfer for
stormwater best management practices, to
evaluate best management performance and
effectiveness to support meeting total
maximum daily loads, to develop standards
and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using
minimal impact design standards as the model,
and to implement a system to transfer
knowledge and technology across local
government, industry, and regulatory sectors.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2028.
new text end

new text begin (c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the
second year are for a report that quantifies the
multiple benefits of clean water investments,
for a review of equity considerations in clean
water fund spending, and for proposing
climate considerations in comprehensive
watershed management plans.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $8,000 the first year is for the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the website
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,568,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,568,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $8,468,000 the first year and $8,468,000
the second year are for the point source
implementation grants program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
new text end

new text begin (b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for small community
wastewater treatment grants and loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
new text end

new text begin (c) If there is any uncommitted money at the
end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
transfer the remaining funds to eligible
projects under any of the programs listed in
this section according to a project's priority
rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project
priority list.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin MULTIPURPOSE WATER MANAGEMENT APPROPRIATION
EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article
2, section 7, paragraph (k), from the clean water fund for multipurpose water management
projects under the conservation drainage program granted to the Greater Blue Earth River
Basin Alliance for a project in Waseca County is available until July 1, 2022.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2020.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

Section 1. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS FUND 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 parks and
trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure
are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The
first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is
fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime appropriations.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2022 new text end		new text begin 2023 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS 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 54,797,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 55,884,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must be spent in accordance with
Minnesota Management and Budget MMB
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
specified in this article, fiscal year 2022
appropriations are available until June 30,
2024, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2025. If a project
receives federal funds, the period of the
appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Disability Access new text end

new text begin Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks
and trails funds, in consultation with the
Council on Disability and other appropriate
governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
committees, and commissions, should make
progress toward providing people with
disabilities greater access to programs, print
publications, and digital media related to the
programs the recipient funds using
appropriations made in this article.
new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 33,081,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 33,735,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000
the second year are for state parks, recreation
areas, and trails to:
new text end

new text begin (1) connect people to the outdoors;
new text end

new text begin (2) acquire land and create opportunities;
new text end

new text begin (3) maintain existing holdings; and
new text end

new text begin (4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
partners to implement the 25-year long-range
parks and trails legacy plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) $10,857,000 the first year and $11,074,000
the second year are for grants for parks and
trails of regional significance outside the
seven-county metropolitan area under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
awarded under this paragraph must be based
on the lists of recommended projects
submitted to the legislative committees under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
must support parks and trails of regional or
statewide significance that meet the applicable
definitions and criteria for regional parks and
trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
2015. Grant recipients identified under this
paragraph must submit a grant application to
the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
by the commissioner for the actual cost of
issuing and monitoring the grants for the
commission. Of the amount appropriated,
$456,000 the first year and $456,000 the
second year are for the Greater Minnesota
Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.536, including the continued
development of a statewide system plan for
regional parks and trails outside the
seven-county metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin (c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a list of projects that
contains the commission's recommendations
for funding from the parks and trails fund for
fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the environment and natural resources
and the parks and trails fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater
Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
Commission must submit a report that contains
the commission's criteria for funding from the
parks and trails fund, including the criteria
used to determine if a park or trail is of
regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the environment and natural resources
and the parks and trails fund.
new text end

new text begin (e) $512,000 the first year and $512,000 the
second year are for coordination and projects
between the department, the Metropolitan
Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
web-based information for park and trail users;
and support of activities of the Parks and
Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner must contract for
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for at least
$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (g) The implementing agencies receiving
appropriations under this section must give
consideration to contracting with Conservation
Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
and other activities.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 21,712,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,149,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000
the second year are for distribution according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money appropriated under this section and
distributed to implementing agencies must be
used only to fund the list of projects approved
by the elected representatives of each of the
metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
Projects funded by the money appropriated
under this section must be substantially
consistent with the project descriptions and
dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
Any money remaining after completing the
listed projects may be spent by the
implementing agencies on projects to support
parks and trails.
new text end

new text begin (c) Grant agreements entered into by the
Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
appropriated under this section must ensure
that the money is used to supplement and not
substitute for traditional sources of funding.
new text end

new text begin (d) The implementing agencies receiving
appropriations under this section must give
consideration to contracting with Conservation
Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
and other activities.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $4,000 the first year is for the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the website
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

Section 1. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in
this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
All appropriations in this article are onetime.
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 2022 new text end		new text begin 2023 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 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 73,132,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 76,617,000 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 Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may not be
spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation. Money appropriated in this
article must not be spent on institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
Money appropriated in this article must be
spent in accordance with Minnesota
Management and Budget MMB Guidance to
Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this
article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are
available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year
2023 appropriations are available until June
30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds,
the period of the appropriation is extended to
equal the availability of federal funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota State Arts Board new text end

new text begin 34,576,000 new text end

new text begin 35,806,000 new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
education, arts preservation, and arts access.
Grant agreements entered into by the
Minnesota State Arts Board and other
recipients of appropriations in this subdivision
must ensure that these funds are used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding. Each grant program
established in this appropriation must be
separately administered from other state
appropriations for program planning and
outcome measurements, but may take into
consideration other state resources awarded
in the selection of applicants and grant award
size.
new text end

new text begin (b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives new text end

new text begin $27,500,000 the first year and $28,700,000
the second year are to support Minnesota
artists and arts organizations in creating,
producing, and presenting high-quality arts
activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
art forms and works of art so that they are
accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
community and public life in this state.
new text end

new text begin (c) Arts Education new text end

new text begin $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the
second year are for high-quality,
age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
understanding of the arts.
new text end

new text begin (d) Arts and Cultural Heritage new text end

new text begin $1,826,000 the first year and $1,856,000 the
second year are for events and activities that
represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
cultural arts traditions, including folk and
traditional artists and art organizations,
represented in this state.
new text end

new text begin (e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
board for administering grant programs,
delivering technical services, providing fiscal
oversight for the statewide system, and
ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2022 and
fiscal year 2023.
new text end

new text begin (f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
appropriation to each of the categories listed
in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, regional arts council
grants or other arts council grants for touring
programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
tour in their own region as well as all other
regions of the state.
new text end

new text begin (g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
under this subdivision the first year does not
cancel but is available the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota Historical Society new text end

new text begin 15,874,000 new text end

new text begin 18,261,000 new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
governing board of the Minnesota Historical
Society to preserve and enhance access to
Minnesota's history and its cultural and
historical resources. Grant agreements entered
into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
other recipients of appropriations in this
subdivision must ensure that these funds are
used to supplement and not substitute for
traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
Society must be used to supplement and not
substitute for traditional sources of funding.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, for historic preservation projects that
improve historic structures, the amounts are
available until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota
Historical Society or grant recipients of the
Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
must give consideration to Conservation Corps
Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic
Preservation Corps, or an organization
carrying out similar work, for projects with
the potential to need historic preservation
services.
new text end

new text begin (b) Historical Grants and Programs new text end

new text begin (1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants new text end

new text begin $6,250,000 the first year and $7,343,000 the
second year are for statewide historic and
cultural grants to local, county, regional, or
other historical or cultural organizations or for
activities to preserve significant historic and
cultural resources. Money must be distributed
through a competitive grant process. The
Minnesota Historical Society must administer
the money using established grant
mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory
committee created under Laws 2009, chapter
172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4,
paragraph (b), item (ii).
new text end

new text begin (2) Statewide History Programs new text end

new text begin $6,250,000 the first year and $7,343,000 the
second year are for historic and cultural
programs and purposes related to the heritage
of the state.
new text end

new text begin (3) History Partnerships new text end

new text begin $2,499,000 the first year and $2,700,000 the
second year are for history partnerships
involving multiple organizations, which may
include the Minnesota Historical Society, to
preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's
history and cultural heritage in all regions of
the state.
new text end

new text begin (4) Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for one or more contracts to
be competitively awarded to conduct statewide
surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites
of historical, archaeological, and cultural
significance. Results of the surveys or
investigations must be published in a
searchable form and available to the public
cost-free. The Minnesota Historical Society,
the Office of the State Archaeologist, the
Indian Affairs Council, and the State Historic
Preservation Office must each appoint a
representative to an oversight board to select
contractors and direct the conduct of the
surveys or investigations. The oversight board
must consult with the Department of
Transportation and Department of Natural
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (5) Digital Library new text end

new text begin $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
second year are for a digital library project to
preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
images, documents, and historical materials.
The Minnesota Historical Society must
cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
system and must jointly share this
appropriation for these purposes.
new text end

new text begin (c) Balance Remaining new text end

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining under
this subdivision the first year does not cancel
but is available the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Department of Education new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the
second year are appropriated to the
commissioner of education for grants to the
12 Minnesota regional library systems to
provide educational opportunities in the arts,
history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
Minnesota. This money must be allocated
using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes,
section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with
the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
all qualifying systems in an amount
proportionate to the number of qualifying
system entities in each system. For purposes
of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
means a public library, a regional library
system, a regional library system headquarters,
a county, or an outreach service program. This
money may be used to sponsor programs
provided by regional libraries or to provide
grants to local arts and cultural heritage
programs for programs in partnership with
regional libraries. This money must be
distributed in ten equal payments per year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in
this subdivision are available until June 30,
2025.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Department of Administration new text end

new text begin 11,333,000 new text end

new text begin 11,175,000 new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
commissioner of administration for grants to
the named organizations for the purposes
specified in this subdivision. The
commissioner of administration may use a
portion of this appropriation for costs that are
directly related to and necessary for the
administration of grants in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grant agreements entered into by the
commissioner and recipients of appropriations
under this subdivision must ensure that money
appropriated in this subdivision is used to
supplement and not substitute for traditional
sources of funding.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Public Radio new text end

new text begin $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the
second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
to create programming and expand news
service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
history.
new text end

new text begin (d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations new text end

new text begin $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the
second year are to the Association of
Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
for production and acquisition grants in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000 the first
year is for statewide programming to produce
and distribute the Veterans' Voices program
to educate and engage communities regarding
Minnesota veterans' contributions, knowledge,
skills, and experiences with an emphasis on
the untold stories of veterans from diverse
communities. The funds are available until
June 30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (e) Public Television new text end

new text begin $4,460,000 the first year and $4,460,000 the
second year are to the Minnesota Public
Television Association for production and
acquisition grants according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 129D.18.
new text end

new text begin (f) Wilderness Inquiry new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are to Wilderness Inquiry for the
Canoemobile program, which provides
students with an outdoor educational
experience aligned with the Minnesota history
graduation standards.
new text end

new text begin (g) Como Park Zoo new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Como Park
Zoo and Conservatory for program
development that features education programs
and habitat enhancement, special exhibits,
music appreciation programs, and historical
garden access and preservation.
new text end

new text begin (h) Science Museum of Minnesota new text end

new text begin $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are to the Science Museum of
Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
cultural heritage, including student and teacher
outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
community-based exhibits that preserve
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
new text end

new text begin (i) Lake Superior Zoo new text end

new text begin $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to develop
educational exhibits and programs.
new text end

new text begin (j) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are for a grant to Midwest Outdoors
Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's outdoor
history, culture, and heritage by connecting
individuals and youth with disabilities to the
state's natural resources.
new text end

new text begin (k) Veterans Memorial Grants new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for a competitive grants
program to provide grants to local units of
government for veterans memorials to preserve
the culture and heritage of Minnesota. The
local unit of government must provide a
nonstate cash match equal to the amount of
the grant received under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (l) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp new text end

new text begin $128,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine
Lake in Washington County for landscape
improvements around the new cabins,
including a retaining wall around a water
drainage holding pond and security fencing
with vehicle control gates along the entrance
road.
new text end

new text begin (m) The TAP new text end

new text begin $15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second
year are for a grant to The TAP in St. Paul to
support mental health in disability
communities through spoken art forms,
community supports, and community
engagement.
new text end

new text begin (n) Kasson WPA Restoration new text end

new text begin $30,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
of Kasson to restore the wall and pillars of the
historical Works Progress Administration
(WPA) project at Veterans Memorial Park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Minnesota Zoo new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin These amounts are appropriated to the
Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and
development of the Minnesota Zoological
Garden and to provide access and education
related to programs on the cultural heritage of
Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Minnesota Humanities Center new text end

new text begin 4,400,000 new text end

new text begin 4,400,000 new text end

new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
Board of Directors of the Minnesota
Humanities Center for the purposes specified
in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
following grants to cover the cost of
administering, planning, evaluating, and
reporting these grants. The Minnesota
Humanities Center must develop a written
plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
must submit the plan for review and approval
by the commissioner of administration. The
written plan must require the Minnesota
Humanities Center to create and adhere to
grant policies that are similar to those
established according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
clause (1).
new text end

new text begin No grants awarded in this subdivision may be
used for travel outside the state of Minnesota.
The grant agreement must specify the
repercussions for failing to comply with the
grant agreement.
new text end

new text begin (b) Programs and Purposes new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the
second year are for programs and purposes of
the Minnesota Humanities Center.
new text end

new text begin (c) Children's Museum Grants new text end

new text begin $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000 the
second year are for arts and cultural heritage
grants to children's museums for arts and
cultural exhibits and related educational
outreach programs. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
second year are for the Minnesota Children's
Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach
programs on arts and cultural heritage; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $675,000 each year is for grants to other
children's museums to be distributed through
a competitive grant process to pay for start-up
costs or new exhibit and program
development. The Minnesota Humanities
Center must administer these funds using
established mechanisms.
new text end

new text begin (d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant Program new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the
second year are for a competitive grants
program to provide grants to individuals and
organizations that do at least one of the
following:
new text end

new text begin (1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of
Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide education and student outreach on
cultural diversity;
new text end

new text begin (3) support the development of culturally
diverse humanities programming by
individuals and organizations; or
new text end

new text begin (4) empower communities in building identity
and culture.
new text end

new text begin (e) Civics Programs new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic
Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy
Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government
to conduct civics education programs for the
civic and cultural development of Minnesota
youth. Civics education is the study of
constitutional principles and the democratic
foundation of our national, state, and local
institutions and the study of political processes
and structures of government, grounded in the
understanding of constitutional government
under the rule of law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Indian Affairs Council new text end

new text begin 2,045,000 new text end

new text begin 2,075,000 new text end

new text begin $2,045,000 the first year and $2,075,000 the
second year are appropriated to the Indian
Affairs Council for grants for preserving
Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and for
protecting Indian graves. The money must be
distributed as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) $710,000 the first year and $725,000 the
second year are to provide grants to Minnesota
Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe
Indian languages and to foster education
programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe
languages;
new text end

new text begin (2) $475,000 the first year and $475,000 the
second year are for grants to Dakota and
Ojibwe Indian language immersion
educational institutions;
new text end

new text begin (3) $710,000 the first year and $725,000 the
second year are to provide grants to preserve
the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages
through support of projects and services and
to support educational programs and
immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe
Indian languages;
new text end

new text begin (4) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are to the Indian Affairs Council
for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language
working group coordinated by the Indian
Affairs Council; and
new text end

new text begin (5) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are to carry out responsibilities
under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to
comply with Public Law 101-601, the federal
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Department of Agriculture new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin 400,000 new text end

new text begin These amounts are appropriated to the
commissioner of agriculture for grants to
county agricultural societies to enhance arts
access and education and to preserve and
promote Minnesota's history and cultural
heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The
grants must be distributed in equal amounts
to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are
in addition to the aid distribution to county
agricultural societies under Minnesota
Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of
agriculture shall develop grant-making criteria
and guidance for expending funds under this
subdivision to provide funding for projects
and events that provide access to the arts or
the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural
heritage. The commissioner shall seek input
from all interested parties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end

new text begin 4,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin This amount is for the Legislative
Coordinating Commission to maintain the
website required under Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.303, subdivision 10.
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