1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying previous appropriations;amending Laws 2017, 
1.4 	chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 
1.5 	4, section 2, subdivision 6.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.10 	natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.11 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this act mean that the 
1.12 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or 
1.13 	June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.14 	year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.16				Available for the Year
	
1.17				Ending June 30
	
1.18					2020
		2021

1.19	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.20
1.21	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	-0-
	$
	61,387,000
	
1.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.24 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the second 
1.25 	year are available for three years beginning 
2.1 	July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the 
2.2 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
2.3 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
2.4 	is available for the second year or until the 
2.5 	end of the appropriation.

2.6	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.7 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.8 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.9 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
2.10 	article XI, section 14.

2.11
2.12
2.13	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 				-0-
		8,593,000

2.14
2.15	(a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
2.16 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
2.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.18 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
2.19 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
2.20 	to inform management of surface water and 
2.21 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
2.22 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
2.23 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
2.24 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
2.25 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
2.26 	surface water resources.

2.27
2.28	(b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring 
Network
					
2.29 	$800,000 the second year is from the trust 
2.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
2.31 	to improve conservation and management of 
2.32 	Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and 
2.33 	grasslands by expanding the partially 
2.34 	established long-term Ecological Monitoring 
2.35 	Network that will provide critical knowledge 
3.1 	of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions 
3.2 	change through time.

3.3	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
3.4 	$1,125,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.6 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
3.7 	to inform management of surface water and 
3.8 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
3.9 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
3.10 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
3.11 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
3.12 	contamination.

3.13
3.14	(d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland 
Protection and Restoration
					
3.15 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.17 	to improve wetland protection, management, 
3.18 	and restoration in Minnesota by completing 
3.19 	the partially established long-term Wetland 
3.20 	Hydrology Monitoring Network that will 
3.21 	provide critical knowledge of wetland 
3.22 	hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is 
3.23 	available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
3.24 	the project must be completed and final 
3.25 	products delivered.

3.26	(e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
					
3.27 	$575,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
3.29 	of Minnesota to study summertime wolf 
3.30 	predation on deer, moose, and other species 
3.31 	in the Voyageurs region to inform 
3.32 	management of wildlife. This appropriation 
3.33 	is available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
3.34 	the project must be completed and final 
3.35 	products delivered.

4.1
4.2	(f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting 
Awareness of Native Mussels
					
4.3 	$489,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.4 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
4.5 	promote mussel conservation by rearing 
4.6 	juvenile mussels for reintroduction, 
4.7 	researching methods to improve growth and 
4.8 	survival in captivity, and encouraging public 
4.9 	action to benefit water quality. This 
4.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
4.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
4.12 	and final products delivered.

4.13
4.14	(g) Improving Pollinator Conservation by 
Revealing Habitat Needs
					
4.15 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.17 	of Minnesota to use citizen scientists and novel 
4.18 	analyses to determine the nesting and 
4.19 	overwintering needs of wild bees to allow 
4.20 	more specific protection and enhancement of 
4.21 	pollinator habitat across the state.

4.22
4.23	(h) Bee Minnesota - Protect Our Native 
Bumblebees
					
4.24 	$650,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.26 	of Minnesota to protect native bee health by 
4.27 	investigating the potential to mitigate against 
4.28 	pathogens that may be transmissible between 
4.29 	honey and wild bees and by promoting best 
4.30 	practices to beekeepers and the public. This 
4.31 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
4.32 	section 116P.10.

4.33
4.34	(i) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and 
Interactions
					
5.1 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.3 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
5.4 	Research Institute in Duluth to identify 
5.5 	potential solutions to reverse the fisher 
5.6 	population decline through better 
5.7 	understanding of habitat, diet, and activity 
5.8 	patterns of bobcats and fishers.

5.95.10
	(j) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota 
Prairie Plant Diversity
					
5.11 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.13 	of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie 
5.14 	resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed 
5.15 	availability and diversity, evaluating use of 
5.16 	beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and 
5.17 	assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of 
5.18 	prairie plant populations.

5.19
5.20	(k) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging 
Citizen Scientists
					
5.21 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.22 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.23 	of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen 
5.24 	scientists to study the geographic distribution, 
5.25 	taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential 
5.26 	of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive 
5.27 	species.

5.28
5.29	(l) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and 
Floods?
					
5.30 	$168,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.32 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
5.33 	Park to analyze existing data sets to determine 
5.34 	the role of beaver populations and beaver 
6.1 	ponds in buffering the region against droughts 
6.2 	and floods.

6.3
6.4	(m) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing 
Artificial Roost Structures
					
6.5 	$190,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
6.7 	to improve the survival of bats by identifying 
6.8 	characteristics of successful artificial bat roost 
6.9 	structures and optimizing the structures for 
6.10 	bat use and reproduction. This appropriation 
6.11 	is available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
6.12 	the project must be completed and final 
6.13 	products delivered.

6.14
6.15	(n) Tools for Supporting Healthy Ecosystems 
and Pollinators
					
6.16 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
6.18 	to create a pollination companion guide to the 
6.19 	Department of Natural Resources' Field 
6.20 	Guides to the Native Plant Communities of 
6.21 	Minnesota for conservation practitioners to 
6.22 	better integrate plant-pollinator interactions 
6.23 	into natural resource planning and decision 
6.24 	making.

6.25
6.26	(o) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns 
in Minnesota
					
6.27 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
6.29 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
6.30 	Research Institute in Duluth to assess the 
6.31 	distribution and breeding status of black tern 
6.32 	and Forster's tern and to make conservation 
6.33 	and restoration recommendations to improve 
6.34 	the suitability of habitat for these two bird 
6.35 	species in Minnesota.

7.1	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 				-0-
		3,653,000

7.2
7.3	(a) Unprecedented Change Threatens 
Minnesota's Pristine Lakes
					
7.4 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.5 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
7.6 	determine how, when, and why lakes in 
7.7 	pristine areas of the state without obvious 
7.8 	nutrient loading are experiencing algal blooms.

7.97.10
	(b) Managing Highly Saline Waste from 
Municipal Water Treatment
					
7.11 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.13 	of Minnesota to develop a cost- and 
7.14 	energy-efficient method of managing the 
7.15 	concentrated saline waste from a municipal 
7.16 	water treatment plant to increase the feasibility 
7.17 	of using reverse osmosis for centralized water 
7.18 	softening and sulfate removal. This 
7.19 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
7.20 	section 116P.10.

7.21
7.22	(c) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
					
7.23 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.25 	of Minnesota to improve water quality and 
7.26 	generate cost savings by developing off the 
7.27 	shelf technology that treats industrial 
7.28 	wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into 
7.29 	hydrogen and methane for energy. This 
7.30 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
7.31 	section 116P.10.

7.32
7.33	(d) Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants 
in Minnesota Waters
					
7.34 	$425,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.1 	of Minnesota to study how several types of 
8.2 	common microplastics transport contaminants 
8.3 	of concern in Minnesota waters.

8.4
8.5	(e) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in 
Land-Applied Biosolids
					
8.6 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.7 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
8.8 	Control Agency to help municipal wastewater 
8.9 	plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect 
8.10 	human health and the environment by 
8.11 	developing strategies to manage per- and 
8.12 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 
8.13 	land-applied biosolids.

8.14
8.15	(f) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and 
Water Reality
					
8.16 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.18 	of Minnesota to better guide storm water 
8.19 	management by evaluating the groundwater 
8.20 	and surface water interactions contributing to 
8.21 	high water tables and damage to home 
8.22 	basements and underground infrastructure in 
8.23 	urban areas.

8.24
8.25	(g) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota 
from PFAS Contamination
					
8.26 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
8.28 	for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies 
8.29 	to demonstrate a new technology for 
8.30 	protecting the state's drinking water and 
8.31 	natural resources by eliminating per- and 
8.32 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point 
8.33 	source discharges. This appropriation is 
8.34 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
9.1 	related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and 
9.2 	sale of products and assets.

9.3
9.4	(h) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water 
through Industrial Conservation
					
9.5 	$178,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.7 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical 
9.8 	assistance program in partnership with the 
9.9 	Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide 
9.10 	technical assistance to businesses to decrease 
9.11 	industrial and commercial water use in 
9.12 	communities at risk for inadequate 
9.13 	groundwater supply or quality.

9.14
9.15
9.16	Subd. 5.Technical 
Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 				-0-
		2,738,000

9.17
9.18	(a) Statewide Environmental Education via 
Public Television Outdoor Series
					
9.19 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
9.21 	for an agreement with Pioneer Public 
9.22 	Television to produce approximately 25 new 
9.23 	episodes of a statewide outdoor public 
9.24 	television series designed to inspire 
9.25 	Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and 
9.26 	restore and protect the environment.

9.27
9.28	(b) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education on State Waterways
					
9.29 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
9.31 	for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry for 
9.32 	approximately 10,000 underserved Minnesota 
9.33 	youth to explore and improve local waterways 
9.34 	using the place-based and hands-on 
9.35 	"Minnesota Freshwater Quest" environmental 
9.36 	education program.

10.1
10.2	(c) Teach Science: Schools as STEM Living 
Laboratories
					
10.3 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.5 	for an agreement with Climate Generation: A 
10.6 	Will Steger Legacy to prepare students for the 
10.7 	challenges and careers of the future by 
10.8 	connecting new science standards, renewable 
10.9 	energy, and STEM opportunities in teacher 
10.10 	trainings, classroom demonstrations, and 
10.11 	program support across the state.

10.12
10.13	(d) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation 
Professionals
					
10.14 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.15 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.16 	for an agreement with Minnesota Valley 
10.17 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to 
10.18 	provide paid internships and apprenticeships 
10.19 	for diverse young people to learn about careers 
10.20 	in the conservation field from United States 
10.21 	Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while 
10.22 	working at the Minnesota Valley National 
10.23 	Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management 
10.24 	District.

10.25
10.26	(e) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental 
Teaching Staff
					
10.27 	$225,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.29 	for an agreement with the city of Austin to 
10.30 	expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
10.31 	environmental education program beyond the 
10.32 	city of Austin to students in southeastern 
10.33 	Minnesota for three years.

10.34
10.35	(f) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota 
Ecosystems by Canoe
					
11.1 	$375,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.3 	for an agreement with the YMCA of the 
11.4 	Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately 
11.5 	375 underserved and diverse teens from urban 
11.6 	areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental 
11.7 	sciences in the natural world through canoeing 
11.8 	and learning expeditions with experienced 
11.9 	outdoor education counselors. This 
11.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
11.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
11.12 	and final products delivered.

11.13
11.14	(g) YES! Students Take on Water Quality 
Challenge - Phase II
					
11.15 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.17 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
11.18 	Environmental Learning Center to mobilize 
11.19 	local watershed stewardship efforts in 
11.20 	approximately 20 communities through 
11.21 	student-driven action projects.

11.22
11.23	(h) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology: 
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
					
11.24 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.26 	for an agreement with Northern Community 
11.27 	Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of 
11.28 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
11.29 	build the next generation of conservationists 
11.30 	using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts, 
11.31 	and an online, interactive map interface to 
11.32 	inspire teachers, students, and the public to 
11.33 	get outside and experience nature.

11.34
11.35	(i) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native 
Mussels and Water Quality
					
12.1 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.2 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
12.3 	develop research-supported strategies to 
12.4 	engage the public in specific conservation 
12.5 	behaviors to improve water quality and native 
12.6 	mussel health across the state.

12.7
12.8	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 				-0-
		10,425,000

12.912.10
	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
					
12.11 	$5,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
12.13 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
12.14 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
12.15 	to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority 
12.16 	research projects that will lead to better 
12.17 	management of invasive plants, pathogens, 
12.18 	and pests on Minnesota's natural and 
12.19 	agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject 
12.20 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
12.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
12.22 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.23 	and final products delivered.

12.24
12.25	(b) Protect Community Forests by Managing 
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
					
12.26 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
12.28 	to reduce emerald ash borer by providing 
12.29 	surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance, 
12.30 	and grants for communities to manage emerald 
12.31 	ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage 
12.32 	citizens in community forestry activities. This 
12.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
12.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.35 	and final products delivered.

13.1
13.2	(c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase III
					
13.3 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.5 	to continue assessing and developing a 
13.6 	biocontrol agent for white-nose syndrome in 
13.7 	bats.

13.8
13.9	(d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against 
Invasive Carp
					
13.10 	$478,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.11 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.12 	to apply new monitoring, outreach, and 
13.13 	removal techniques and to continue work with 
13.14 	commercial anglers to protect Minnesota 
13.15 	waters from invasive carp.

13.16
13.17	(e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash: 
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
					
13.18 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.20 	of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to 
13.21 	determine statewide long-term emerald ash 
13.22 	borer impacts on water, vegetation, and 
13.23 	wildlife; to determine optimal replacement 
13.24 	species and practices for forest diversification; 
13.25 	and to develop criteria for prioritizing 
13.26 	mitigation activities. This appropriation is 
13.27 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
13.28 	the project must be completed and final 
13.29 	products delivered.

13.30
13.31	(f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive 
Species Removal Methods
					
13.32 	$110,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.34 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
13.35 	Research Institute in Duluth to test how well 
14.1 	boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the 
14.2 	Department of Natural Resources with a risk 
14.3 	assessment, and to provide recommendations 
14.4 	for improving boat-launch cleaning stations 
14.5 	to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive 
14.6 	species.

14.7
14.8	(g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North 
Shore Streams
					
14.9 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.10 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
14.11 	evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and 
14.12 	economic and ecological threat of didymo 
14.13 	formation in North Shore streams and Lake 
14.14 	Superior to inform management and outreach.

14.15	Subd. 7.Air Quality and Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		573,000

14.16
14.17	(a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
14.18 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
14.20 	of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus, 
14.21 	to analyze the potential of adding a flow 
14.22 	battery and solar energy generation to the 
14.23 	University of Minnesota Morris's existing 
14.24 	renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.

14.25
14.26	(b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill 
Lignin
					
14.27 	$193,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
14.29 	of Minnesota to reduce environmental 
14.30 	pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly 
14.31 	replacements using lignin from the pulp mill 
14.32 	in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is 
14.33 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

14.34
14.35	(c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and 
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
					
15.1 	$130,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.3 	for an agreement with Second Harvest 
15.4 	Heartland to prevent food from going to 
15.5 	landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
15.6 	by helping businesses donate unsold prepared 
15.7 	food to food shelves.

15.8
15.9	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		4,219,000

15.10
15.11	(a) Pollinator Central: Habitat Improvement 
with Citizen Monitoring
					
15.12 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.14 	for an agreement with Great River Greening 
15.15 	to restore and enhance approximately 400 
15.16 	acres of pollinator habitat on traditional and 
15.17 	nontraditional sites such as roadsides and turf 
15.18 	grass from Hastings to St. Cloud to benefit 
15.19 	pollinators and build knowledge by engaging 
15.20 	approximately 100 citizens in monitoring the 
15.21 	impact of habitat improvements. This 
15.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
15.23 	by which time the project must be completed 
15.24 	and final products delivered.

15.25
15.26	(b) Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Strategic 
Habitat Program
					
15.27 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.28 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
15.29 	for building a new initiative to strategically 
15.30 	restore and enhance approximately 1,000 acres 
15.31 	of diverse native habitat to benefit multiple 
15.32 	insects through grants, cost-share, and 
15.33 	outreach. Notwithstanding subdivision 14, 
15.34 	paragraph (e), restorations and enhancements 
15.35 	may take place on land enrolled in 
15.36 	Conservation Reserve Program and Reinvest 
16.1 	in Minnesota easement programs. This 
16.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
16.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.4 	and final products delivered.

16.5
16.6	(c) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate 
Control
					
16.7 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
16.9 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
16.10 	Research Institute in Duluth to test a new, 
16.11 	natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made 
16.12 	from processed wood to decrease phosphorus 
16.13 	runoff from farmland while also storing carbon 
16.14 	in soils. This appropriation is subject to 
16.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

16.16
16.17	(d) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to 
Improve Water Quality
					
16.18 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.19 	fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
16.20 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
16.21 	to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen 
16.22 	contamination of surface water and 
16.23 	groundwater in conventional crop rotations 
16.24 	and demonstrate the environmental and 
16.25 	economic benefits of hemp production. This 
16.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
16.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.28 	and final products delivered.

16.29
16.30	(e) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar 
Beet Production
					
16.31 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.32 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
16.33 	of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines 
16.34 	to support growers adopting cover-crop 
17.1 	practices in sugar beet production in 
17.2 	west-central and northwest Minnesota.

17.3
17.4	(f) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating 
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
					
17.5 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.7 	of Minnesota to understand conditions 
17.8 	triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and 
17.9 	develop management techniques to protect 
17.10 	tamarack forests from this native insect. This 
17.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
17.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.13 	and final products delivered.

17.14
17.15	(g) Habitat Associations of Mississippi 
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
					
17.16 	$275,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
17.18 	for an agreement with the National Audubon 
17.19 	Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat 
17.20 	associations of bottomland forest birds in 
17.21 	response to restoration actions to better target 
17.22 	restoration efforts for wildlife. This 
17.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
17.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.25 	and final products delivered.

17.26
17.27	(h) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State 
Forest
					
17.28 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
17.30 	for an agreement with the Roseau River 
17.31 	Watershed District to collect physical attribute 
17.32 	data from drained peatlands, incorporate the 
17.33 	data into a decision matrix, and generate a 
17.34 	report detailing peatland restoration potential 
17.35 	throughout the Lost River State Forest.

18.1
18.2	(i) Prescribed Burning for Brushland-Dependent 
Species - Phase II
					
18.3 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
18.5 	of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring, 
18.6 	summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation 
18.7 	and to provide guidelines for maintaining 
18.8 	healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of 
18.9 	wildlife and plant species.

18.10
18.11	(j) Pollinator Habitat Creation Along Urban 
Mississippi River
					
18.12 	$129,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
18.14 	for an agreement with Friends of the 
18.15 	Mississippi River to remove invasive plants 
18.16 	and replace them with high-value native 
18.17 	species at three urban sites along the 
18.18 	Mississippi River to improve habitat for 
18.19 	pollinators and other wildlife. This 
18.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
18.21 	by which time the project must be completed 
18.22 	and final products delivered.

18.23
18.24	(k) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect 
Aquatic Communities
					
18.25 	$188,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
18.27 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in 
18.28 	Duluth to identify and demonstrate best 
18.29 	methods for in-state production of golden 
18.30 	shiners to address angler demand while 
18.31 	reducing the risk of introducing and spreading 
18.32 	invasive species and to communicate findings 
18.33 	through reports, manuals, and workshops. 
18.34 	Production of shiners in this project must not 
18.35 	take place in wetlands.

19.1
19.2	(l) Restoring Turf to Native Pollinator Gardens 
Across Metro
					
19.3 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.5 	for an agreement with Wilderness in the City 
19.6 	to transition turf to native gardens for 
19.7 	pollinator habitat, establish long-term 
19.8 	volunteer stewardship networks, and help 
19.9 	connect diverse populations with nature 
19.10 	throughout the metropolitan regional park 
19.11 	system. A letter of commitment from the 
19.12 	respective regional park implementing agency 
19.13 	must be provided before money from this 
19.14 	appropriation is spent at a regional park within 
19.15 	the agency's jurisdiction.

19.16
19.17	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 				-0-
		29,551,000

19.18	(a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
					
19.19 	$3,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.21 	for the scientific and natural area (SNA) 
19.22 	program to restore, improve, and enhance 
19.23 	wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public 
19.24 	involvement and outreach; and strategically 
19.25 	acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria 
19.26 	for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.27 	86A.05, from willing sellers.

19.28
19.29	(b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through 
Native Prairie Bank
					
19.30 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.32 	to provide technical stewardship assistance to 
19.33 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
19.34 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
19.35 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
20.1 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
20.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
20.3 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
20.4 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
20.5 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
20.6 	easement stewardship account, created in 
20.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
20.8 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

20.920.10
	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
Inholdings
					
20.11 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
20.13 	to acquire high-priority inholdings from 
20.14 	willing sellers within the legislatively 
20.15 	authorized boundaries of state parks, 
20.16 	recreation areas, and trails to protect 
20.17 	Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor 
20.18 	recreation, and promote tourism.

20.19
20.20	(d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
20.21 	$2,400,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
20.23 	to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
20.24 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
20.25 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
20.26 	Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is 
20.27 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
20.28 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
20.29 	recreation facilities and may not be used for 
20.30 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
20.31 	and playgrounds.

20.32
20.33	(e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat 
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
					
20.34 	$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.35 	fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the 
21.1 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
21.2 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
21.3 	Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the 
21.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
21.5 	lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the 
21.6 	Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls. 
21.7 	This work includes creating habitat and 
21.8 	species restoration plans, implementing the 
21.9 	restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness 
21.10 	of the restoration for multiple years after 
21.11 	implementation. This appropriation is 
21.12 	available until June 30, 2026, by which time 
21.13 	the project must be completed and final 
21.14 	products delivered.

21.15
21.16	(f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public 
Land Recreational Access
					
21.17 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.19 	for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse 
21.20 	Society to improve Minnesota's hunter 
21.21 	walking trail system by restoring or upgrading 
21.22 	trailheads and trails, developing new walking 
21.23 	trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use 
21.24 	by managers and the public.

21.25
21.26	(g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and 
Recreational Protection
					
21.27 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.29 	for an agreement with The Trust for Public 
21.30 	Land to help local communities acquire 
21.31 	priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix, 
21.32 	and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to 
21.33 	protect natural resources, provide buffers for 
21.34 	flooding, and improve access for recreation.

21.35
21.36	(h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VI
					
22.1 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.2 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
22.3 	acquire land within the approved park 
22.4 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
22.5 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
22.6 	by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.

22.7	(i) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
22.8 	$994,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.10 	to expand high-priority recreational 
22.11 	opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by 
22.12 	rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing 
22.13 	existing state trails. The high-priority trail 
22.14 	bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under 
22.15 	this appropriation include, but are not limited 
22.16 	to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge, 
22.17 	and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.

22.18	(j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
					
22.19 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.21 	for an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
22.22 	conduct habitat and stream restoration of 
22.23 	approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek 
22.24 	shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through 
22.25 	the Elm Creek Protection Area.

22.26
22.27	(k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental 
Showcase
					
22.28 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.30 	for an agreement with the Superior Hiking 
22.31 	Trail Association to rebuild damaged and 
22.32 	dangerous segments and create a new trail 
22.33 	segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to 
22.34 	minimize environmental impacts, make the 
23.1 	trail safer for users, and make the trail more 
23.2 	resilient for future use and conditions.

23.3	(l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
					
23.4 	$2,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
23.6 	for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock 
23.7 	and Dam in partnership with the city of 
23.8 	Minneapolis to design and install green 
23.9 	infrastructure, public access, and habitat 
23.10 	restorations on riverfront land at Upper St. 
23.11 	Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation, 
23.12 	and environmental education purposes. Of this 
23.13 	amount, up to $600,000 is for planning, 
23.14 	design, and engagement. No funds from this 
23.15 	appropriation may be spent until Congress 
23.16 	directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
23.17 	convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony 
23.18 	Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for 
23.19 	use as a visitor center. After this congressional 
23.20 	act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the 
23.21 	planning, design, and engagement funds may 
23.22 	be spent. The remaining planning, design, and 
23.23 	engagement funds may be spent after a binding 
23.24 	agreement has been secured to acquire the land 
23.25 	or access and use rights to the land for at least 
23.26 	25 years. Any remaining balance of the 
23.27 	appropriation may be spent on installing 
23.28 	enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony 
23.29 	Falls land has been acquired by the city of 
23.30 	Minneapolis.

23.31
23.32	(m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water 
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
					
23.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
23.35 	for an agreement with the Mississippi 
24.1 	Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer 
24.2 	approximately 13 acres of land to the city of 
24.3 	Baxter for future construction of water quality, 
24.4 	habitat, and recreational improvements to 
24.5 	protect the Mississippi River.

24.6
24.7	(n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(West Segment)
					
24.8 	$2,600,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.10 	for an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
24.11 	construct the west segment of the 32-mile 
24.12 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that 
24.13 	will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to 
24.14 	Maplewood State Park.

24.15
24.16	(o) Crow Wing County Community Natural 
Area Acquisition
					
24.17 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.19 	for an agreement with Crow Wing County to 
24.20 	acquire approximately 65 acres of land 
24.21 	adjacent to the historic fire tower property to 
24.22 	allow for diverse recreational opportunities 
24.23 	while protecting wildlife habitat and 
24.24 	preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue 
24.25 	generated from selling products or assets 
24.26 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
24.27 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
24.28 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
24.29 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.30 	section 116P.10.

24.31	(p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
					
24.32 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.34 	for an agreement with the Rocori Trail 
24.35 	Construction Board to design and construct 
25.1 	Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old 
25.2 	Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor 
25.3 	between the cities of Cold Spring and 
25.4 	Rockville.

25.5
25.6	(q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional 
Funding
					
25.7 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.9 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
25.10 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
25.11 	constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the 
25.12 	intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota 
25.13 	State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st 
25.14 	Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city 
25.15 	of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This 
25.16 	appropriation may not be spent until all 
25.17 	Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund 
25.18 	appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with 
25.19 	the exception of the project funded under Laws 
25.20 	2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, 
25.21 	paragraph (g), are completed.

25.22
25.23	(r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on 
Rainy Lake
					
25.24 	$762,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.26 	for an agreement with the city of Ranier to 
25.27 	construct a dock that accommodates boats 26 
25.28 	feet or longer with the goal of increasing 
25.29 	public access for boat recreation on Rainy 
25.30 	Lake. Any revenue generated from selling 
25.31 	products or assets developed or acquired with 
25.32 	this appropriation must be repaid to the trust 
25.33 	fund unless a plan is approved for 
25.34 	reinvestment of income in the project as 
25.35 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.36 	116P.10.

26.1
26.2	(s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park 
Campground and Visitor Center
					
26.3 	$3,100,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.5 	for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake 
26.6 	to design and construct a new campground 
26.7 	and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site 
26.8 	for constructing a new Voyageurs National 
26.9 	Park visitor center on land acquired for these 
26.10 	purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue 
26.11 	generated from selling products or assets 
26.12 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
26.13 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
26.14 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
26.15 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.16 	section 116P.10.

26.17
26.18	(t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation, 
and Education
					
26.19 	$160,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.21 	for an agreement with Chippewa County to 
26.22 	acquire wetland and floodplain forest and 
26.23 	abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota 
26.24 	River to provide water filtration, education, 
26.25 	and recreational opportunities.

26.26
26.27	(u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental 
Learning Center
					
26.28 	$85,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
26.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.30 	an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone 
26.31 	Trappers Association to complete a site 
26.32 	evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's 
26.33 	Training and Developmental Learning Center 
26.34 	near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from 
26.35 	selling products or assets developed or 
26.36 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
27.1 	repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is 
27.2 	approved for reinvestment of income in the 
27.3 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.4 	section 116P.10.

27.5
27.6	Subd. 10.Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 				-0-
		135,000
	
27.7 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources, 
27.9 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
27.10 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
27.11 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
27.12 	administering contracts for the agreements 
27.13 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
27.14 	must provide documentation to the 
27.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
27.16 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

27.17
27.18	Subd. 11.Wastewater Treatment 
Recommendations
 		-0-
		1,500,000
	
27.19 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.20 	fund to the Public Facilities Authority for 
27.21 	grants to home rule and statutory cities and 
27.22 	towns with a population under 5,000 for 
27.23 	projects in the water infrastructure funding 
27.24 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.25 	446A.072, and the point source 
27.26 	implementation program under Minnesota 
27.27 	Statutes, section 446A.073.

27.28	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
27.29 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
27.30 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
27.31 	related to and necessary for a specific 
27.32 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
27.33 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
27.34 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
27.35 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
28.1 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
28.2 	charges that are not directly related to and 
28.3 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
28.4 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
28.5 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
28.6 	human resources, information services, rent, 
28.7 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
28.8 	be clearly justified and individually 
28.9 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
28.10 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
28.11 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
28.12 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
28.13 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
28.14 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
28.15 	available until June 30, 2023, when projects 
28.16 	must be completed and final products 
28.17 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
28.18 	appropriations in this section are available for 
28.19 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
28.20 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
28.21 	into before the expiration date of the 
28.22 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
28.23 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
28.24 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

28.25	Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
 					
28.26 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
28.27 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
28.28 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
28.29 	data must also conform to additional 
28.30 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
28.31 	data coordination and distribution that have 
28.32 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
28.33 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
28.34 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
28.35 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
29.1 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
29.2 	Information Office. All data must be 
29.3 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
29.4 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
29.5 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
29.6 	practicable, summary data and results of 
29.7 	projects funded under this section should be 
29.8 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
29.9 	identified as having received funding from the 
29.10 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

29.11	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
29.12 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
29.13 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
29.14 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
29.15 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
29.16 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
29.17 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
29.18 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
29.19 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
29.20 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.21 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
29.22 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
29.23 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
29.24 	budget expenditures must be made through 
29.25 	the amendment process established by the 
29.26 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.27 	Resources.
29.28 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
29.29 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
29.30 	appropriated in this section must use native 
29.31 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
29.32 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
29.33 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
29.34 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
29.35 	species selected to provide habitat for 
30.1 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
30.2 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.3 	84.973.
30.4 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
30.5 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
30.6 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
30.7 	management plan that, to the degree 
30.8 	practicable, is consistent with the 
30.9 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
30.10 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
30.11 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
30.12 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
30.13 	the best chance for long-term success and 
30.14 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
30.15 	must include the proposed timetable for 
30.16 	implementing the restoration, including site 
30.17 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
30.18 	species, maintenance, and additional 
30.19 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
30.20 	identify long-term maintenance and 
30.21 	management needs of the restoration and how 
30.22 	the maintenance, management, and 
30.23 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
30.24 	advantage of the best-available science and 
30.25 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
30.26 	best restoration.
30.27 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
30.28 	section for restoration activities must provide 
30.29 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
30.30 	completion of the appropriation and an 
30.31 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
30.32 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
30.33 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
30.34 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
30.35 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
31.1 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
31.2 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
31.3 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
31.4 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
31.5 	identify any problems with implementing the 
31.6 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
31.7 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
31.8 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
31.9 	future restorations.
31.10 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
31.11 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
31.12 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
31.13 	conservation easement or public ownership.
31.14 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
31.15 	under this section must give consideration to 
31.16 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
31.17 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
31.18 	enhancement services.
31.19 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
31.20 	money appropriated under this section must:
31.21 	(1) be permanent;
31.22 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
31.23 	easement;
31.24 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
31.25 	agreement that are permanent;
31.26 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
31.27 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
31.28 	electronic format at least ten business days 
31.29 	before closing;
31.30 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
31.31 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
31.32 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.1 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
32.2 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
32.3 	of groundwater and surface water through 
32.4 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
32.5 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
32.6 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
32.7 	artificial hydrological modifications.
32.8 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
32.9 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.10 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
32.11 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
32.12 	of land using this money to complete the 
32.13 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
32.14 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
32.15 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
32.16 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
32.17 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
32.18 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.19 	Resources.
32.20 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
32.21 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.22 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
32.23 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
32.24 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.25 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
32.26 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
32.27 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
32.28 	management plan in compliance with 
32.29 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
32.30 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
32.31 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
32.32 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
32.33 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
32.34 	public funds, a recipient of money 
32.35 	appropriated under this section must, within 
33.1 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
33.2 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.3 	Resources documentation of the selection 
33.4 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
33.5 	provide documentation of all related 
33.6 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
33.7 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
33.8 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
33.9 	donations. This information must be provided 
33.10 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
33.11 	recipient must also report to the 
33.12 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.13 	Resources any difference between the 
33.14 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
33.15 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
33.16 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
33.17 	was conducted.
33.18 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
33.19 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
33.20 	financial support from the environment and 
33.21 	natural resources trust fund in project 
33.22 	publications, signage, and other public 
33.23 	communications and outreach related to work 
33.24 	completed using the appropriation. 
33.25 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
33.26 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
33.27 	of language attributing support from the trust 
33.28 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
33.29 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
33.30 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
33.31 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
33.32 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
33.33 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
33.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
33.35 	10, and chapter 116P.

34.1
34.2	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
34.3 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
34.4 	referred to in this section must be administered 
34.5 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
34.6 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
34.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
34.8 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020, 
34.9 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
34.10 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
34.11 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
34.12 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
34.13 	upon receiving documentation that the 
34.14 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
34.15 	work plan have been achieved, including 
34.16 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
34.17 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
34.18 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
34.19 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
34.20 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
34.21 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
34.22 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
34.23 	project work plan.
34.24 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
34.25 	approved work plan are allowed.

34.26
34.27	Subd. 16.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
34.28 	A political subdivision, public or private 
34.29 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
34.30 	appropriation under this section must use the 
34.31 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
34.32 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
34.33 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
34.34 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.35 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
34.36 	paper stock and printing.

35.1
35.2	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
35.3 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
35.4 	under this section for a capital improvement 
35.5 	project must ensure that the project complies 
35.6 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
35.7 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
35.8 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
35.9 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
35.10 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
35.11 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
35.12 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
35.13 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
35.14 	obtain information and technical assistance 
35.15 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
35.16 	development relating to planning and 
35.17 	constructing the capital improvement project.

35.18	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
35.19 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
35.20 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
35.21 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
35.22 	guidelines.

35.23	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
35.24 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
35.25 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
35.26 	2021:
35.27 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
35.28 	subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Geotargeted 
35.29 	Distributed Clean Energy Initiative;
35.30 	(2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
35.31 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Optimizing the 
35.32 	Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators;
36.1 	(3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.2 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Prescribed-Fire 
36.3 	Management for Roadside Prairies;
36.4 	(4) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.5 	subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Mississippi and 
36.6 	Vermillion Rivers Restoration of Prairie, 
36.7 	Savanna, and Forest Habitat - Phase X;
36.8 	(5) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.9 	subdivision 9, paragraph (e), Native Prairie 
36.10 	Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement 
36.11 	Acquisition, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
36.12 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4;
36.13 	(6) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
36.14 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Expanding the 
36.15 	State's Reuse Economy to Conserve Natural 
36.16 	Resources; and
36.17 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
36.18 	2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer 
36.19 	Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
36.20 	Continuation.
36.21 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.22 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
36.23 	2022:
36.24 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.25 	subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation 
36.26 	Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 
36.27 	Outreach and Implementation; and
36.28 	(2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.29 	subdivision 9, paragraph (h), Tower Trailhead 
36.30 	Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement - 
36.31 	Phase II.
37.1 	(c) The availability of the appropriations for 
37.2 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
37.3 	2023:
37.4 	(1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
37.5 	2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account; 
37.6 	and
37.7 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
37.8 	4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph 
37.9 	(f), Lawns to Legumes.
37.10 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
37.11 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
37.12 	subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes 
37.13 	Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.

37.14 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
37.15 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

37.16
37.17	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

37.18
37.19	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
37.20 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
37.21 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
37.22 	acquire approximately 70 acres of land within 
37.23 	the approved park boundaries of the 
37.24 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
37.25 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
37.26 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
37.27 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
37.28 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
37.29 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
37.30 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
37.31 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
37.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
37.33 	by which time the project must be completed 
37.34 	and final products delivered.

38.1
38.2	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
38.3 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
38.5 	acquire land with high-quality native plant 
38.6 	communities and rare features to be 
38.7 	established as scientific and natural areas as 
38.8 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.9 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve 
38.10 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
38.11 	technical assistance and outreach, including 
38.12 	site steward events. At least one-third of the 
38.13 	appropriation must be spent on restoration 
38.14 	activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
38.15 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
38.16 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
38.17 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
38.18 	to meet at least minimum management 
38.19 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
38.20 	of natural resources. When feasible, 
38.21 	consideration must be given to accommodate 
38.22 	trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is 
38.23 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
38.24 	the project must be completed and final 
38.25 	products delivered.

38.26
38.27	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
38.28 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
38.30 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
38.31 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
38.32 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
38.33 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
38.34 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
38.35 	to meet at least minimum management 
38.36 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
39.1 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
39.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
39.3 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
39.4 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
39.5 	the project must be completed and final 
39.6 	products delivered.

39.7
39.8	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
39.9 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
39.10 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
39.11 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
39.12 	trail acquisition, development, and 
39.13 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
39.14 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
39.15 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
39.16 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
39.17 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
39.18 	the project must be completed and final 
39.19 	products delivered.

39.20
39.21	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
39.22 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
39.24 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
39.25 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.26 	84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare 
39.27 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
39.28 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
39.29 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
39.30 	amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in 
39.31 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
39.32 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
39.33 	stewardship account must be made upon 
39.34 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
39.35 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
39.36 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
40.1 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
40.2 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
40.3 	2020, by which time the project must be 
40.4 	completed and final products delivered.

40.5	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
40.6 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.8 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
40.9 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
40.10 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
40.11 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
40.12 	historic meeting place between Henry 
40.13 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
40.14 	land must be open to public use including 
40.15 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
40.16 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
40.17 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
40.18 	Affairs.

40.19	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
40.20 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.22 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
40.23 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
40.24 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
40.25 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
40.26 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
40.27 	must be completed and final products 
40.28 	delivered.

40.29
40.30	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
40.31 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.33 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
40.34 	construct a trailhead, trail connection to the 
40.35 	Mesabi Trail, and boat landing and to restore 
41.1 	vegetative habitat on city-owned property. 
41.2 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
41.3 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
41.4 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
41.5 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
41.6 	2020, by which time the project must be 
41.7 	completed and final products delivered.

41.8
41.9	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
41.10 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
41.12 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
41.13 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
41.14 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
41.15 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
41.16 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
41.17 	generated by the campground may be used to 
41.18 	support the facility.

41.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

41.20 	Sec. 4. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

41.21
41.22	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,760,000

41.23
41.24	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase 4
					
41.25 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
41.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
41.27 	of Minnesota for high-priority research at the 
41.28 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
41.29 	to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural 
41.30 	resources from terrestrial invasive plants, 
41.31 	pathogens, and pests as identified through the 
41.32 	center's strategic prioritization process. This 
41.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
41.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
41.35 	and final products delivered.

42.1
42.2	(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
Continuation
					
42.3 	$431,000 the second year is from the trust 
42.4 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
42.5 	continue to monitor, ground survey, and 
42.6 	control Palmer amaranth and other prohibited 
42.7 	eradicate species of noxious weeds primarily 
42.8 	in conservation plantingsnatural areas and to 
42.9 	develop and implement aerial-survey methods 
42.10 	to prevent infestation and protect prairies, 
42.11 	other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

42.12
42.13	(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive 
Hybrid Cattails
					
42.14 	$131,000 the second year is from the trust 
42.15 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
42.16 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
42.17 	Park to evaluate the effectiveness of 
42.18 	mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat 
42.19 	populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails 
42.20 	and restore fish and wildlife habitat in 
42.21 	Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is 
42.22 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
42.23 	the project must be completed and final 
42.24 	products delivered.

42.25
42.26	(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control 
Zebra Mussels
					
42.27 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
42.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
42.29 	for an agreement with the United States 
42.30 	Geological Survey to develop a genetic control 
42.31 	tool that exploits the natural process of RNA 
42.32 	silencing to specifically target and effectively 
42.33 	control zebra mussels without affecting other 
42.34 	species or causing other nontarget effects. This 
42.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
43.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.2 	and final products delivered.

43.3
43.4	(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp 
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams
					
43.5 	$998,000 the second year is from the trust 
43.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
43.7 	of Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
43.8 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
43.9 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
43.10 	install, evaluate, and optimize a system in 
43.11 	Mississippi River locks and dams to deter 
43.12 	passage of invasive carp without negatively 
43.13 	impacting native fish and to evaluate the 
43.14 	ability of predator fish in the pools above the 
43.15 	locks and dams to consume young carp. The 
43.16 	project must conduct a cost comparison of 
43.17 	equipment purchase versus lease options and 
43.18 	choose the most effective option. This 
43.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
43.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.21 	and final products delivered.

43.22
43.23	(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota 
Lakes
					
43.24 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
43.25 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
43.26 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
43.27 	determine the historical distribution, 
43.28 	abundance, and toxicity of the invasive 
43.29 	blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis 
43.30 	raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota 
43.31 	and inform managers and the public about the 
43.32 	alga's spread and health risks. This 
43.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
43.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.35 	and final products delivered.