<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 698<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>on Minnesota Resources;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116P.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision 2; 116P.08, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 116P.09, subdivisions 6, 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>May 17, 2015<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 698 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 698 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7">"Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in
         this act <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
         June <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The
         second <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2016</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES.</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>46,383,000</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center">2016<br />
                  		
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               <td align="center">2017<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Environment and <br />
                  		natural resources <br />
                  		trust fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">46,324,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Great Lakes <br />
                  		protection account<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>Appropriations are available for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>years beginning July 1, 2015, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>first year does not cancel and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>for the second year or until the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>appropriation.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Definition</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>"Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>116P.02, subdivision 6.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Foundational Natural Resource Data </b><br />
                  		<b>and Information</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">12,932,000<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><b>(a) County Geologic Atlases - Part A</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>$2,040,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>of Minnesota for the Minnesota Geological <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>Survey to continue acceleration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>production of county geologic atlases for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the purpose of sustainable management of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>surface water and groundwater resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>This appropriation is to complete Part A of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>county geologic atlases, which focuses on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>properties and distribution of earth materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>in order to define aquifer boundaries and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>connection of aquifers to the land surface and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>surface water resources. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><b>(b) County Geologic Atlases - Part B</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>to continue acceleration of the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>county geologic atlases for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>sustainable management of surface water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>groundwater resources. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>is to complete Part B of county geologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>atlases, which focuses on the properties <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>and distribution of subsurface water found <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>within geologic formations mapped in Part <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>A in order to characterize the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>yield of aquifers and their sensitivity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>to contamination. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>available until June 30, 2018, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><b>(c) Minnesota Biological Survey</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>$2,450,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>resources for continuation of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>biological survey to provide a foundation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>for conserving biological diversity by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>systematically collecting, interpreting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>monitoring, and delivering data on plant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>animal distribution and ecology, native plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>communities, and functional landscapes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><b>(d) Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas for </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><b>Enhanced Natural Resource Management</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$340,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>Minnesota for the Bell Museum of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>History to create a publicly accessible, online <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>tool and repository that will electronically <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>integrate over 600,000 existing biodiversity <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>records, 300,000 existing images, and future <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>data and associated imagery pertaining to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Minnesota wildlife, plant, and fungi species <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>in order to enhance research, guide field <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>surveys, and inform conservation planning. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><b>(e) Updating the National Wetland </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><b>Inventory for Minnesota - Phase V</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>resources to continue to update and enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>wetland inventory maps for Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var><b>(f) Creating a Statewide Wetland Bird </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var><b>Monitoring Program</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>$146,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>an agreement with Audubon Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>develop a statewide wetland bird monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>program to enable long-term monitoring of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>the status of wetland birds and the health of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>their wetland habitats. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><b>(g) Minnesota Native Bee Atlas</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>$790,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>University of Minnesota to supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>and enhance existing bee survey efforts by <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>engaging citizens in helping to document the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>distribution and phenology of wild Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>bees and integrating data from all related <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>bee survey efforts into a single publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>accessible, online tool and repository. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><b>(h) Reintroduction and Interpretation of </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><b>Bison in Minnesota State Parks</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>preserve American bison by reintroducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>bison to Minneopa State Park and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>interpretive learning opportunities at Blue <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Mounds and Minneopa State Parks. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><b>(i) Endangered Bats, White-Nose </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><b>Syndrome, and Forest Habitat</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>$1,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>to the commissioner of natural resources in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>cooperation with the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>and the United States Forest Service to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>survey and radio-track endangered bats to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>define and understand summer forest habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>use in order to minimize forestry impacts <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>and mitigate white-nose syndrome disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>impacts. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>June 30, 2018, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><b>(j) Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><b>Loons and Pelicans - Phase III</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>$141,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>to continue to assess the potential impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>of petroleum, dispersants, and heavy metal <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>spill in the Gulf of Mexico on the wintering <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>habitat of Minnesota's common loons <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>and white pelicans using radiotelemetry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>geolocators, and contaminant analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><b>(k) Movement and Seasonal Habitat Use </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><b>of Minnesota Elk</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>to collect biological information about <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>Minnesota elk, including movements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>habitat use to enable long-term, sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>management. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>contingent on a $50,000 match from state <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>or nonstate sources. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>available until June 30, 2018, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><b>(l) Genetic and Camera Techniques to </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><b>Estimate Carnivore Populations</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>of Minnesota &#x2013; Duluth for the Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>Resources Research Institute to use genetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>sampling and remote cameras to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>monitoring of distributions and estimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>population sizes of carnivore species.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3"><b>(m) Aquatic and Terrestrial Reptile Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
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            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>for an agreement with the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>St. Thomas in cooperation with the Three <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>Rivers Park District to analyze the aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and terrestrial habitat for certain reptile <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>species in urban lakes and to make specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>recommendations to protect and enhance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>habitat. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><b>(n) Digitization of Historic Gullion Ruffed </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><b>Grouse Research</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$75,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>an agreement with Central Lakes College <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>to preserve the Gordon Gullion ruffed <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>grouse data sets as permanent digital data <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>files in order to improve accessibility to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>the information and inform forest wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>conservation policies and practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><b>(o) Effects of Grazing Versus Fire for </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><b>Prairie Management</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>$414,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>of Minnesota to compare the effects of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>conservation grazing and prescribed fire <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>on tallgrass prairie plants and pollinators <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>in Minnesota in order to inform and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>improve land management practices. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><b>(p) Assessing Ecological Impact of St. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><b>Anthony Falls Lock Closure</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>$125,000 the first year is from the trust fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>the commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>agreement with the Minneapolis Riverfront <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Partnership to study the impact of altered <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>river flow due to closure of the Upper Lock <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>on the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>on the physical and biological characteristics <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>of the river between the Coon Rapids Dam <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>and Lock and Dam No. 1 in order to inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>future river restoration efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><b>(q) Foundational Dataset Characterizing </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var><b>Historic Forest Disturbance Impacts</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>of Minnesota to quantify forest disturbance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>impacts over the past forty years on water <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>quality, wildlife demographics, and wood <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>fiber supply in order to identify management <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>strategies that better respond to disturbance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>impacts and improve and sustain forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>resources. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>until June 30, 2018, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>delivered. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><b>(r) Hydrologic Effects of Contemporary </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var><b>Forest Practices in Minnesota</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>$150,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>University of Minnesota to install hydrologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>monitoring stations to collect water quantity <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>and quality data from lands managed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>timber production to better understand the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>relationship between harvest practices and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>water resources and related responses to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>changing climate and other disturbance <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>factors in order to inform forest management <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>practices. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>until June 30, 2018, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><b>(s) Habitat Mitigation for Goblin Fern </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><b>Conservation</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>$61,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Ojibwe to examine goblin fern populations, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>threatened species in Minnesota, in relation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>to habitat degradation and to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>long-term habitat mitigation and species <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>conservation strategies. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,065,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var><b>(a) Understanding Water Scarcity, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><b>Threats, and Values to Improve </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var><b>Management</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>$234,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>Minnesota to model and map statewide water <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>scarcity and abundance; assess water-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>risks to industry, municipalities, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>ecosystems; and quantify the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>values of changes in water quality and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>quantity in order to inform long-term water <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>sustainability strategies. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var><b>(b) Biofilm Technology for Water Nutrient </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><b>Removal</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>$281,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>of Minnesota to develop a simulated lichen <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>biofilm system that can be used to remove <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>pollutants and recycle nutrients from storm <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>water runoff and polluted lakes, ponds, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>lagoons. This appropriation is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><b>(c) Biological Consequences of Septic </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var><b>Pollution in Minnesota Lakes</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>$364,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>State Colleges and Universities system for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>St. Cloud State University to assess the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>presence of possible sources of contaminants <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>of emerging concern in Minnesota lakes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>in order to determine their effects on fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>health, understand the potential contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>from septic systems, and inform options <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>for remediation and prevention to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>Minnesota lakes from these contaminants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>the future. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>until June 30, 2018, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><b>(d) Preventing Phosphorous from Entering </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>Water Resources through Drain Tiles</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>$505,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>University of Minnesota to develop a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>nanocomposite material made from biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>that is designed to adsorb phosphorus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>nitrogen, and pesticides from storm water <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>and drain tile runoff discharge for recycling <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>back to agricultural lands. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>116P.10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var><b>(e) Southeast Minnesota Cover Crop and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><b>Soil Health Initiatives</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>$253,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>promote cover crops as a means of protecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>soil and water quality in southeastern <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>Minnesota through training and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>for local practitioners, economic analysis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>implementation, and on-farm demonstration <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>sites. This effort must be coordinated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>the University of Minnesota Forever Green <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Initiative. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>until June 30, 2018, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><b>(f) Southeast Minnesota Subsurface </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><b>Drainage Impacts on Groundwater </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var><b>Recharge</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>$488,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>for an agreement with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>Geological Survey to assess the relationship <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>between agricultural drainage and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>flow within the unique karst geology of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>southeast Minnesota to characterize the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>potential impacts of drainage on groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>recharge and groundwater sustainability in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>the region. This appropriation is not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>completed and final products delivered. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><b>(g) Using Hydroacoustics to Monitor </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var><b>Sediment in Minnesota Rivers</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>$455,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>for an agreement with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>Geological Survey to install hydroacoustic <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>equipment on the lower Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Mississippi Rivers to improve measurement <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>and monitoring accuracy for suspended <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>sediment and enhance ongoing sediment <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>reduction efforts by state, federal, and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>agencies. This appropriation is not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><b>(h) Assessment of Irrigation Efficiencies in </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><b>Benton County</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>$431,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>for an agreement with Benton Soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>Water Conservation District to develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>implement a decision support system to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>increase irrigation efficiencies and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>outreach on irrigation best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>practices. Software developed with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>appropriation must be available in the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>domain. Project efforts should be coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>with the Department of Natural Resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><b>(i) Shoreview Water Consumption and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><b>Groundwater Awareness Project</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>$54,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>an agreement with the city of Shoreview <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>to provide biweekly water consumption <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>data to at least 400 residential households <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>for a two-year period to determine whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>additional groundwater can be conserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>with greater awareness of consumption data. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Environmental Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,004,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><b>(a) Trap Shooting Sports Facility Grants</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>$132,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>for trap shooting sports facility grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><b>(b) Connecting Students with Watersheds </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><b>through Hands-On Learning</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>the commissioner of natural resources for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>to provide hands-on learning focused on <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>water quality, groundwater, aquatic life, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and watershed health stewardship. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><b>(c) Zumbro River Watershed Recreational </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var><b>Learning Stewardship Sites</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>an agreement with the Zumbro Watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>Partnership to develop at least six recreational <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>and educational sites on the Zumbro River <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>with water quality demonstration elements <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>and interpretative signage designed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>encourage adoption of water protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>practices. No more than 15 percent of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>appropriation may be spent on site and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>construction consultation, planning, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>design. Any plantings or restoration activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>conducted with this appropriation must use <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>native plant species according to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><b>(d) Students Engaging Local Watersheds </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><b>Using Mobile Technologies</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>$147,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>for an agreement with Twin Cities Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>Television to deliver an experiential, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>project-based educational program using <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>mobile technologies to empower at least 200 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>middle school students in 4-H programs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>engage in understanding and protecting local <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>water resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var><b>(e) Mississippi River Water Journey </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><b>Camps</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>$25,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>Minnesota to design and pilot two week-long <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>summer camps for youth ages 6 to 11 focused <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>around clean water and the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>River and designed to get children outdoors <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>exploring and engaged with the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>environment and creating educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>materials to help their communities protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>water quality.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive </b><br />
                  		<b>Species</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">6,071,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><b>(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><b>and Pests Center</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>$5,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>of Minnesota for the Invasive Terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>Plants and Pests Center established in Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 44, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>to conduct research to prevent, minimize, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>and mitigate the threats and impacts posed <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>by invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>agricultural resources. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>is available until June 30, 2023, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var><b>(b) Emerald Ash Borer Ecological and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var><b>Hydrological Impacts - Phase II</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>of Minnesota to assess the potential impacts <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>of emerald ash borer on Minnesota black <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>ash forests and quantify potential impacts <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>on native forest vegetation, invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>spread, and hydrology. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var><b>(c) Biological Control of Canada Thistle</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Minnesota to develop a biological control for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Canada thistle, an invasive plant species in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>Minnesota. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>until June 30, 2018, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>project must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var><b>(d) Preventing New Disease of Pines in </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var><b>Minnesota</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>$371,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>Minnesota to establish early detection for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>heterobasidion, an invasive root rot fungus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>and develop efforts to prevent its spread <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>and reduce its impact. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Air Quality, Climate Change, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Renewable Energy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,268,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><b>(a) Renewable and Sustainable Fertilizers </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var><b>Produced Locally</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>of Minnesota for the Morris West Central <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>Research and Outreach Center and Twin <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>Cities Campus to develop and demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>new technologies aimed at enabling <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>renewable and sustainable production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>ammonia for fertilizer in a localized manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>This appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var><b>(b) Reducing Emissions from Open </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><b>Burning through Biomass Gasification</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>$268,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>University of Minnesota in cooperation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>the Department of Natural Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>characterize and promote distributed biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>gasification of wood waste as a means for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>producing renewable and sustainable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>in rural areas through a demonstration at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>Department of Natural Resources regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>office facility in New Ulm.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var><b>(c) Building Deconstruction to Reduce </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var><b>Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><b>Waste</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>$845,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>an agreement with Better Futures Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>in cooperation with the Northwest Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>Opportunities Industrialization Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>and $155,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>University of Minnesota &#x2013; Duluth for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>Natural Resources Research Institute to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>develop and test a model for implementing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>building deconstruction and material reuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>as a competitive alternative to demolition <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>for the purpose of reducing greenhouse <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>gas emissions, reducing landfill waste, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>providing job training. The project report <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>must quantify and document greenhouse gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>emissions reductions resulting from specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>deconstruction techniques and materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>reuses.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Methods to Protect, Restore, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,646,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environment and <br />
                  		natural resources <br />
                  		trust fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,587,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Great Lakes <br />
                  		protection account<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var><b>(a) Prioritizing Future Management of </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><b>North Shore Trout Streams </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>$357,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>and $59,000 the first year is from the Great <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>Lakes protection account to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota &#x2013; <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>Duluth for the Natural Resources Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>Institute to identify key areas in North Shore <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>streams that supply the cold groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>essential to sustaining trout fisheries, in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>to focus habitat restoration, protection, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>management efforts on the areas that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>most essential for long-term stream health <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>and sustainability. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>available until June 30, 2018, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.37"></a><var>18.37</var>products delivered. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><b>(b) Propagating Native Plants and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var><b>Restoring Diverse Habitats</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>$495,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>for an agreement with the Martin County <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>Soil and Water Conservation District for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>cooperative 13-county effort by Blue Earth, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>Brown, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Faribault, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>Freeborn, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>Nicollet, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>protect and expand native forest and prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>habitat for species in greatest conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>need in four regions of the state through <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>collection and propagation of local ecotype <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>native plants, habitat restoration efforts, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>educational outreach. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var><b>(c) Preserving and Protecting Minnesota </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var><b>Native Orchid Species</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>$167,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>of Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>Arboretum for propagation and cultivation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>research to enable long-term conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>of at least 15 selected species of the 48 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>native orchid species in Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var><b>(d) Acceleration of Minnesota </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var><b>Conservation Assistance &#x2013; Final Phase</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>fund to the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>Resources for the final phase of a pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>program to provide grants to soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>conservation districts and other units of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>and state government for employment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>staff to provide technical assistance to secure <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>enrollment and retention of private lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>in federal and state conservation programs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var><b>(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var><b>Phase VIII Prairie, Forest, and Savanna </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var><b>Restoration</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>$276,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>for an agreement with the Friends of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>Mississippi River for Phase VIII of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>Metro Conservation Corridors partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>to conduct restoration activities on at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>195 acres of forest and savanna and at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>60 acres of prairie to preserve and increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>wildlife habitat in the metropolitan area, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>defined under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>surrounding counties. Expenditures are <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>limited to the identified project corridor <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>areas as defined in the work plan. A list <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>of proposed restorations must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>as part of the required work plan. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var><b>(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var><b>VIII Enhancing Restoration Techniques </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var><b>for Improved Climate Resilience and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var><b>Pollinator Conservation</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>an agreement with Great River Greening <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>Corridors partnership to pilot and evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>innovative restoration techniques aimed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>at improving the resilience of bur oak <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>communities to changing climate conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>and enhancing prairie management to benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>pollinators with the help and engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>of citizen volunteers. Expenditures on <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>restoration efforts are limited to the identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>plan. A list of proposed restorations must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>2018, by which point the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><b>(g) Minnesota State University Moorhead </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var><b>Prairie and Riparian Restoration and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><b>Monitoring</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>$527,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>State Colleges and Universities system <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>for Minnesota State University Moorhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>in cooperation with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>Natural Resources to restore and monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>160 acres of prairie and riparian habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>and develop and disseminate monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>protocols. This appropriation is contingent <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>upon the donation of a 60-acre parcel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>Minnesota State University Moorhead from <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>the Minnesota State University Moorhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>Alumni Foundation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var><b>(h) Improving Community Forests </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var><b>Through Citizen Engagement</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>to design and pilot a program, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>grants to communities, to mobilize citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>volunteers to protect, improve, and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>local forests in communities around the state. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>Participation is open to any municipality in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>the state and participating municipalities will <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>be selected through a competitive proposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>process that will include representation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>areas of the state. Trees planted using this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>appropriation must be species that are native <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>to Minnesota. A participating municipality <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>must provide a match of not less than 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>percent, up to half of which may be in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>form of in-kind support. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var><b>(i) Flood Recovery on Sargent Creek in </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var><b>Duluth</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>for an agreement with the city of Duluth to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>re-establish stable and natural streambanks <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>with riparian and aquatic habitat restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>on at least 5,400 linear feet of Sargent Creek <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>in Duluth destroyed during the flood of 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var><b>(j) Shoreland Protection for Lower St. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var><b>Croix River</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>for an agreement with the St. Croix River <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>Association to provide technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>to landowners, local governments, realtors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>and developers on shoreland conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>and protection of the lower St. Croix River. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>completed and final products delivered. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var><b>(k) Redwood and Renville Counties </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var><b>Outdoor Recreation and Conservation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var><b>Master Plan</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>$75,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>for an agreement with Renville County <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>in cooperation with Redwood County to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>develop a joint outdoor recreation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>conservation master plan to guide future <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>development and protect cultural, historical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>and natural resources in the Minnesota River <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>Valley.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Land Acquisition for Habitat and </b><br />
                  		<b>Recreation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var><b>(a) State Parks and Trails Land </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var><b>Acquisitions</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>to acquire at least 335 acres for authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>state trails and critical parcels within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>statutory boundaries of state parks. State <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>park land acquired with this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>least minimum management standards, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>determined by the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>resources. A list of proposed acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>must be provided as part of the required work <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>plan. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>June 30, 2018, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><b>(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><b>Land Acquisition &#x2013; Phase IV</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>to acquire at least 133 acres of lands within <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>the approved park unit boundaries of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>metropolitan regional park system. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>appropriation may not be used to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>habitable residential structures. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>proposed fee title and easement acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>must be provided as part of the required work <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>plan. This appropriation must be matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>by at least 40 percent of nonstate money that <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>must be committed by December 31, 2015, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>the appropriation cancels. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var><b>(c) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var><b>Enhancement, and Public Engagement</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>to acquire at least 350 acres of lands with <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>high-quality native plant communities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>rare features to be established as scientific <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>and natural areas as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>restore and improve at least 550 acres of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>scientific and natural areas, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>technical assistance and outreach. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>part of the required work plan. Land acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>with this appropriation must be sufficiently <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>improved to meet at least minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>management standards, as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>the commissioner of natural resources. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var><b>(d) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var><b>Bank Easement Acquisition</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>$3,325,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>to acquire native prairie bank easements on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>at least 675 acres, prepare baseline property <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>assessments, restore and enhance at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>1,000 acres of native prairie sites, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>technical assistance to landowners. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>amount, up to $135,000 must be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>in a conservation easement stewardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>account. Deposits into the conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>easement stewardship account must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>upon closing on conservation easements or at <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>a time otherwise approved in the work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>A list of proposed easement acquisitions must <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>be provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var><b>(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var><b>Phase VIII Coordination, Mapping, and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var><b>Conservation Easements</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>$515,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>for an agreement with the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>Land Trust for Phase VIII of the Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>Conservation Corridors partnership to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>provide coordination and mapping for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>the partnership and to acquire permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>conservation easements on at least 120 acres <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>of strategic ecological landscapes to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>priority natural areas in the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>of the surrounding counties. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>proposed easement acquisitions must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>Land acquired with this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>least minimum management standards, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>determined by the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>resources. Expenditures are limited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>identified project corridor areas as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>the work plan. Up to $40,000 may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>for coordination and mapping for the Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>Conservation Corridors. All conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>easements must be perpetual and have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>natural resource management plan. A list <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>of proposed easement acquisitions must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>This appropriation is available June 30, 2018, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><b>(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var><b>VIII Strategic Lands Protection</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>an agreement with The Trust for Public Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>least 35 acres of high-quality priority state <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>and local natural areas in the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>of the surrounding counties. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>part of the required work plan. Land acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>with this appropriation must be sufficiently <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>improved to meet at least minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>management standards, as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>Expenditures are limited to the identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>plan. This appropriation may not be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>to purchase habitable residential structures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>unless expressly approved in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>plan. A list of fee title acquisitions must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var><b>(g) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var><b>VIII Priority Expansion of Minnesota </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var><b>Valley National Wildlife Refuge</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>for an agreement with the Minnesota Valley <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>Corridors partnership to acquire in fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>at least 100 acres of priority habitat for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>Refuge in the metropolitan area, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>counties. A list of proposed acquisitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>must be provided as part of the required work <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>plan. Land acquired with this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>least minimum management standards. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>Expenditures are limited to the identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>plan. This appropriation may not be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>to purchase habitable residential structures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>unless expressly approved in the work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var><b>(h) Metro Conservation Corridors - </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var><b>Phase VIII Wildlife Management Area </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var><b>Acquisition</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>least 82 acres along the lower reaches of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>Vermillion River in Dakota County within <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>the Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>Land acquired with this appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>be sufficiently improved to meet at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>minimum management standards. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>appropriation may not be used to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>habitable residential structures, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>expressly approved in the work plan. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var><b>(i) Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var><b>Ely &#x2013; Phase II</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>for an agreement with the St. Louis and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>for the right-of-way acquisition, design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>and construction of segments of the Mesabi <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>Trail, totaling approximately seven miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>between Soudan and Ely. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>is available until June 30, 2018, by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>time the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var><b>(j) Multi-benefit Watershed Scale </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var><b>Conservation on North Central Lakes</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>secure permanent conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>on at least 480 acres of high-quality habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>in Crow Wing and Cass Counties. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>amount, up to $65,000 must be deposited in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>conservation easement stewardship account; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>and $54,000 is for an agreement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>cooperation with Crow Wing County Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>and Water Conservation District and Cass <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>County Soil and Water Conservation District. <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>Deposits into the conservation easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>stewardship account must be made upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>closing on conservation easements or at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>time otherwise approved in the work plan. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>list of proposed easement acquisitions must <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>be provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>30, 2018, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><b>(k) Conservation Easement Assessment </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><b>and Valuation System Development</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>of Minnesota to assess the effectiveness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>existing conservation easements acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>through state expenditures at achieving <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>their intended outcomes of public value <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>and ecological benefits and to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>a standardized, objective conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>easement valuation system for guiding future <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>state investments in conservation easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>to ensure the proposed environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>benefits are being achieved in a cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>manner. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>June 30, 2018, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Emerging Issues Account</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>to an emerging issues account authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d).<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.4"></col>
            <col width="12.1"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Administration and Contract </b><br />
                  		<b>Agreement Reimbursement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,207,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var><b>(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var><b>Minnesota Resources</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>$1,072,000 the first year is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>on Minnesota Resources for administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var><b>(b) Contract Agreement Reimbursement</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>expenses incurred for contract agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>reimbursement for the agreements specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>in this section. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>shall provide documentation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>these funds.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>directly related to and necessary for a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>appropriation and are specified in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>Money appropriated in this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>not be spent on indirect costs or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>institutional overhead charges that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>not directly related to and necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>a specific appropriation. Costs that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>directly related to and necessary for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>appropriation, including financial services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>human resources, information services, rent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>and utilities, are eligible only if the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>can be clearly justified and individually <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>documented specific to the appropriation's <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>purpose and would not be generated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>the recipient but for the receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>appropriation. No broad allocations for costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>in either dollars or percentages are allowed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>this section are available until June 30, 2017, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>when projects must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>products delivered. For acquisition of real <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>property, the appropriations in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>are available for an additional fiscal year if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>binding contract for acquisition of the real <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>property is entered into before the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>expiration date of the appropriation. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>project receives a federal grant, the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>period of the appropriation is extended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>equal the federal grant period.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>this section must conform to guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>Spatial data also must conform to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>guidelines and standards designed to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>data coordination and distribution that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>been published by the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>Information Office. Descriptions of spatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>data must be prepared as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>the state's geographic metadata guideline <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>and must be submitted to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>Geospatial Information Office. All data must <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>be accessible and free to the public unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>made private under the Data Practices Act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>practicable, summary data and results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>projects funded under this section should <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>be readily accessible on the Internet and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>identified as having received funding from <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>the environment and natural resources trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>fund.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Project Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>appropriation under this section, an agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>or entity receiving an appropriation or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>party to an agreement from an appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>must submit a work plan and semiannual <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>progress reports in the form determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>Minnesota Resources for any project funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>in whole or in part with funds from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>appropriation. Modifications to the approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>work plan and budget expenditures must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>be made through the amendment process <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>established by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>(b) A recipient of money appropriated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>this section that conducts a restoration using <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>funds appropriated in this section must use <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>native plant species according to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>and include an appropriate diversity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>native species selected to provide habitat for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>pollinators throughout the growing season as <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>84.973.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(c) For all restorations conducted with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>and management plan that, to the degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>practicable, is consistent with the highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>quality conservation and ecological goals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>the restoration site. Consideration should <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>be given to soil, geology, topography, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>other relevant factors that would provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>the best chance for long-term success and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>durability of the restoration projects. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>plan must include the proposed timetable <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>for implementing the restoration, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>site preparation, establishment of diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>plant species, maintenance, and additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>enhancement to establish the restoration; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>identify long-term maintenance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>management needs of the restoration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>how the maintenance, management, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>enhancement will be financed; and take <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>advantage of the best available science and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>include innovative techniques to achieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>best restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>this section for restoration activities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>provide an initial restoration evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>at the completion of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>and an evaluation three years beyond the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>completion of the expenditure. Restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>must be evaluated relative to the stated <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>goals and standards in the restoration plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>current science, and, when applicable, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>guidelines. The evaluation must determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>whether the restorations are meeting planned <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>goals, identify any problems with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>implementation of the restorations, and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>if necessary, give recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>improving restorations. The evaluation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>be focused on improving future restorations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(e) All restoration and enhancement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>funded with money appropriated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>section must be on land permanently <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>protected by a conservation easement or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>public ownership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(f) A recipient of money from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>appropriation under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>give consideration to contracting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>restoration and enhancement services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>(g) All conservation easements acquired with <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>money appropriated under this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>(1) be permanent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>(2) specify the parties to an easement in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>easement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(3) specify all of the provisions of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>agreement that are permanent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>electronic format at least ten business days <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>prior to closing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>(5) include a long-term monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>enforcement plan and funding for monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>and enforcing the easement agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>(6) include requirements in the easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>document to address specific groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>and surface water quality protection activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>such as keeping water on the landscape, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>protecting groundwater, and not permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>artificial hydrological modifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>in lands, a recipient of money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>under this section shall not agree to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>more than 100 percent of the appraised value <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>for a parcel of land using this money to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>complete the purchase, in part or in whole, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>except that up to ten percent above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>appraised value may be allowed to complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>the purchase, in part or in whole, using this <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>money if permission is received in advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>land, a recipient of money appropriated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>this section must give priority to high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>natural resources or conservation lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>provide natural buffers to water resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>(j) For new lands acquired with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>and management plan in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>paragraph (c), including sufficient funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>for implementation unless the work plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>addresses why a portion of the money is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>not necessary to achieve a high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(k) To ensure public accountability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>the use of public funds, within 60 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>of the transaction, a recipient of money <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>appropriated under this section must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>Minnesota Resources documentation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>selection process used to identify parcels <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>acquired and provide documentation of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>related transaction costs, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>fees, commissions, other similar costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>and donations. This information must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>provided for all parties involved in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>transaction. The recipient must also report <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>Minnesota Resources any difference between <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>the acquisition amount paid to the seller and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>was conducted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(l) A recipient of an appropriation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>the trust fund under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>acknowledge financial support from <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>the Minnesota environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>resources trust fund in project publications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>signage, and other public communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>and outreach related to work completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>using the appropriation. Acknowledgment <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>may occur, as appropriate, through use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>the trust fund logo or inclusion of language <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>attributing support from the trust fund. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>direct recipient of money appropriated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>this section, as well as each recipient of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>grant awarded pursuant to this section, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>satisfy all reporting and other requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>funding recipients as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>chapter 116P.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br />
                  		<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>referred to in this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>administered on a reimbursement basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>16A.41, expenditures made on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>July 1, 2015, or the date the work plan is <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>in this section. Periodic payment must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>made upon receiving documentation that <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>the deliverable items articulated in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>approved work plan have been achieved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>including partial achievements as evidenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>by approved progress reports. Reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>amounts may be advanced to projects to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>accommodate cash flow needs or match <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>federal money. The advances must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>approved as part of the work plan. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>expenditures for capital equipment are <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>project work plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>(b) Single source contracts as specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>approved work plan are allowed.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br />
                  		<b>Materials</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>appropriation under this section must use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>16C.073, regarding purchase and use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>paper stock and printing.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 17.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br />
                  		<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>under this section for a capital improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>project must ensure that the project complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>216C.20, and rules adopted under those <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>sections. The recipient may use the energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>units of the Department of Commerce to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>obtain information and technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>on energy conservation and alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>energy development relating to the planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>and construction of the capital improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>project.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>Accessibility</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>guidelines.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 19.<b>Carryforward; Extension</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>(a) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>the following projects are extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>30, 2016:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(1) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Restorations <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>Evaluations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(2) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>subdivision 6, paragraph (b), detecting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>monitoring certain carp populations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>(3) Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>4, paragraph (g), Minnesota River Valley <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>Acquisition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(b) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>the following projects are extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>30, 2017:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>(1) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (e), Measuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>Hydrologic Benefits from Glacial Ridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>Habitat Restoration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (m), Measuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>Hydrologic Benefits from Glacial Ridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>Habitat Restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(c) The availability of the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>the following project is extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>30, 2019: Laws 2014, chapter 226, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>2, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), Enhancing <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>Pollinator Landscapes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(d) The following project may be extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>statewide, Laws 2014, chapter 226, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>2, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), Urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>Environmental Education Engaging Students <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>in Local Resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust
         fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>submit a work plan and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>spent unless the commission has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>the approved work plan and budget expenditures shall be made through the amendment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>process established by the commission. The commission shall ensure that the expenditures
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>and outcomes described in the work plan for appropriations funded by the environment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>and natural resources trust fund are met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The peer review panel procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>used to review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>an appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>funding decision recommendations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>for trust fund expenditure planning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>on need;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>possible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Public meetings.</b>  (a) Meetings of the commission, committees or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>subcommittees of the commission, technical advisory committees, and peer review panels <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>reviewers must be open to the public. The commission shall attempt to meet throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>various regions of the state during each biennium. For purposes of this subdivision,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding a matter within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or subcommittee of the commission,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>technical advisory committee, or a peer review panel reviewers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>governed by section 
         <statute_ref>3.055, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. For nonlegislative members of the commission, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>13D.06, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.08, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Peer review.</b> (a) Research proposals must include a stated purpose directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>connected to the trust fund's constitutional mandate, this chapter, and the adopted
         strategic <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>plan under subdivision 3, a timeline, potential outcomes, and an explanation of the
         need <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>for the research. All research proposals must be peer reviewed by a peer review panel <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>before receiving an appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>(b) In conducting research proposal reviews, the peer review panel reviewers shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>(1) comment on the methodology proposed and whether it can be expected to yield <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>appropriate and useful information and data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>(2) comment on the need for the research and about similar existing information <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>available, if any; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>(3) report to the commission on clauses (1) and (2) (c) Peer reviewers' comments <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>under paragraph (b) must be reported to the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>(c) (d) The peer review panel also must reviewers may review completed research <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>proposals that have received an appropriation and comment and report upon whether
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>project reached the intended goals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Peer </b><b>review panel membership</b><b> reviewers</b><b>.</b> (a) The peer review panel <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>reviewers must consist of at least five members who are be knowledgeable in general <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>research methods in the areas of environment and natural resources. Not more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>members of the panel may be employees of state agencies in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(b) The commission shall select a chair every two years who shall be responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>convening meetings of the panel as often as is necessary to fulfill its duties as
         prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>in this section. Compensation of panel members peer reviewers is governed by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>15.059, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A commission member, a technical advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>committee member, a peer review panelist reviewer, or an employee of the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>may not participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, advisory committee,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>peer review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist peer reviewer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>or employee has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>commission, technical advisory committee, or as a peer review panel reviewer, or being <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Technical advisory committees.</b> The commission shall make use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>available public and private expertise on environment and natural resource issues
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>appointing and may appoint necessary technical advisory committees to review funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>proposals and evaluate project outcomes. Compensation for technical advisory committee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>members is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, subdivision 6."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Kari Dziedzic<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>John A. Hoffman<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Gary H. Dahms<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Paul Torkelson<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Dan Fabian<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Leon Lillie<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>