1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/22/2021 03:52pm
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A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund;
modifying restrictions on using money from outdoor heritage fund; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in
this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 2022.
The "second year" is fiscal year 2023. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The
appropriations in this act are onetime appropriations.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
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Available for the Year new text end |
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Ending June 30 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
Sec. 2. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
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Total Appropriation
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127,247,000 new text end |
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557,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Prairies
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42,784,000 new text end |
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(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase XIII new text end |
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$1,948,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to
evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Program, Phase XIII new text end |
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$4,715,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
in fee and restore and enhance lands for
wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
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(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase XI new text end |
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$2,794,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
acquire land in fee and restore and enhance
native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and
savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
income statements and balance sheets for
income and expenses from land acquired with
this appropriation must be submitted to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
later than 180 days after The Nature
Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
Land acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan.
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(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XII new text end |
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$3,280,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or
permanent conservation easements and restore
and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass
Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
Minnesota for addition to the Northern
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of proposed land
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan. Land
acquisitions must be consistent with the
priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
Conservation Plan.
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(e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex, Phase X new text end |
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$2,623,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in
cooperation with Great River Greening and
the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, to
acquire land in fee in the Cannon River
watershed for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for aquatic
management purposes under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to
acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee
for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 7, and county
forests; and to restore and enhance lands in
the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount,
$1,784,000 is to The Trust for Public Land;
$687,000 is to Great River Greening; and
$152,000 is to the Cannon River Watershed
Partnership. Subject to evaluation criteria in
Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
must be given to acquiring lands that are
eligible for the native prairie bank under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and restorations
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, Phase VIII new text end |
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$884,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to acquire permanent
conservation easements to protect and restore
native prairie according to the Minnesota
Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this amount, up
to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring and
enforcement funds as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
native prairie. A list of permanent conservation
easements must be provided as part of the final
report.
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(g) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase IX new text end |
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$4,170,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and restore
habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
habitat, including by expanding the riparian
buffer and floodplain program under the clean
water fund for wildlife benefits from buffers
on private land. Of this amount, up to
$195,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the final report.
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(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of Southern Red River Valley, Phase VII new text end |
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$2,264,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and to
restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
River Valley for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, or to be designated and
managed as waterfowl production areas in
Minnesota in cooperation with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
lands that are eligible for the native prairie
bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(i) Accelerating USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program, Phase III new text end |
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$4,752,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in
cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to
acquire permanent conservation working lands
easements and to restore wetlands and prairie
grasslands. Of this amount, $3,153,000 is to
Ducks Unlimited and $1,599,000 is to
Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed
acquisitions and restorations must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(j) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, Phase V new text end |
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$2,864,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and restore
and enhance strategic prairie grassland,
wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin
and Watonwan counties for wildlife
management under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $2,181,000
to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc;
$592,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $91,000 to
the Conservation Fund. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
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(k) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase III new text end |
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$4,354,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance grassland habitat under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
103F.531. Of this amount, up to $91,000 is
for establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(l) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIII new text end |
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$3,534,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to
accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
management areas, in scientific and natural
areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands
in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on
state forest land in southeastern Minnesota,
and in waterfowl production areas and refuge
lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
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(m) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase V new text end |
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$1,951,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
public lands. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(n) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, Phase VII new text end |
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$2,651,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire permanent conservation
easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
habitat on public lands and easements in the
Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting
minor watersheds as follows: $418,000 is to
the Anoka Conservation District; $700,000 is
to Great River Greening; $233,000 is to The
Nature Conservancy; and $1,300,000 is to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
permanent conservation easements,
restorations, and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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Forests
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(a) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration, Phase IX new text end |
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$4,068,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,294,000 to The
Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee
for wildlife management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for
state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 7; for aquatic
management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 86A.05, subdivision 14; and to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,393,000
to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands
in fee for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 5; for state forests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 7; and for aquatic management
areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $1,381,000
to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent
conservation easements and to restore and
enhance wildlife habitat, of which up to
$168,000 is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(b) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase VIII new text end |
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$2,971,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to acquire
lands in conservation easements and to restore
and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline
habitat through working forest permanent
conservation easements under the Minnesota
forests for the future program according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
conservation easement acquired with money
appropriated under this paragraph must
comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
plan must include an easement monitoring and
enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(c) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Protection Program, Phase IX new text end |
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$1,043,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
the Morrison County Soil and Water
Conservation District, to acquire permanent
conservation easements and restore and
enhance forest wildlife habitat within the
boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army
Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $59,000 to the
Board of Water and Soil Resources is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II new text end |
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$1,338,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern
forest region on wildlife management areas,
scientific and natural areas, aquatic
management areas, and state forests. A list of
proposed land restorations and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(e) Floodplain Forest Enhancement, Phase IV new text end |
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$1,247,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the National Audubon Society
to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat
for wildlife on public lands along the
Mississippi River and Mississippi River
tributaries. A list of restorations and
enhancements must be provided as part of the
required accomplishment plan.
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(f) Moose Habitat Collaborative - NE MN Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase IV new text end |
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$1,809,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to
restore and enhance public forest lands in the
northern forest region for moose habitat
purposes. A list of proposed land restoration
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
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Wetlands
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(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition Program, Phase XIII new text end |
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$3,869,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
cooperation with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and
restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands
to be designated and managed as waterfowl
production areas in Minnesota. A list of
proposed land acquisitions must be provided
as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and Restoration Program, Phase X new text end |
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$4,581,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
land in fee for wildlife management under
Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance
prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering
shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(c) RIM Wetlands, Phase X new text end |
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$3,051,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements and to
restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
Of this amount, up to $59,000 is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(d) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program, Phase VI new text end |
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$3,088,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and
other habitat on permanently protected
conservation easements in high-priority
wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and
forest/prairie transition regions. Of this
amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed
conservation easement acquisitions and
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(e) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VI new text end |
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$1,251,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire
permanent conservation easements on
shoreland habitat of wild-rice lakes for
protecting native wild rice beds. Of this
amount, up to $78,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement, Phase XII new text end |
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$2,589,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to enhance
and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
and enhancements must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
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(g) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VII new text end |
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$3,960,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
public lands and wetlands under permanent
conservation easements for wildlife
management. A list of proposed shallow lake
enhancements and wetland restorations must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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Habitats
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(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration, Phase II new text end |
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$3,112,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: (1) $1,494,000 to The
Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee;
(2) $1,493,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire permanent conservation easements
and to restore and enhance natural habitat
systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of
this amount, up to $144,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
(3) $125,000 to the St. Croix River
Association to coordinate and administer the
program under this paragraph. A list of
proposed land acquisitions and permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(b) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XI new text end |
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$4,229,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance natural habitat systems
associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in
the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the
Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River
Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public
Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land
Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota
Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of proposed land acquisitions and
permanent conservation easements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(c) Lower Otter Tail River Corridor Habitat Restoration, Phase I new text end |
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$2,335,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire and
restore land in permanent conservation
easements along the lower Otter Tail River.
Of this amount, $275,000 is for an agreement
with the Buffalo Red River Watershed District.
Up to $111,000 of the total amount is for
establishing a monitoring and enforcement
fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VII new text end |
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$2,838,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and in
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain
healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
counties as follows: $975,000 to Northern
Waters Land Trust; and $1,863,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
as approved in the accomplishment plan and
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project, Phase V new text end |
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$2,901,000 the first year is to acquire land in
fee and permanent conservation easements
and restore wildlife habitat in the Mississippi
River headwaters. Of this amount, $1,421,000
is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources,
of which up to $150,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17, and $1,480,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements as follows: $60,000 to the
Mississippi Headwaters Board and $1,420,000
to The Trust for Public Land. A list of
proposed fee-title acquisitions must be
included as part of the required
accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance new text end |
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$1,477,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
acquire land in permanent conservation
easements and to restore and enhance lakes of
outstanding biological significance in
northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this
amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions
must be included as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(g) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and Snake River Watersheds new text end |
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$1,435,000 the first year is to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to acquire and
restore land in permanent conservation
easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and
shoreline habitat in the Kettle and Snake River
watersheds. Of this amount, $31,000 is for an
agreement with the Pine County Soil and
Water Conservation District. Up to $72,000
of the total amount is for establishing a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of permanent
conservation easements must be provided as
part of the final report.
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(h) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements new text end |
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$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to acquire land in
permanent conservation easements to protect
trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount,
up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring
and enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(i) Targeted RIM Easement Program to Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds, Phase II new text end |
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$1,609,000 the first year is to acquire and
restore land in fee and permanent conservation
easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and
shoreline habitat. Of this amount, $1,065,000
is to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Crow Wing County
Soil and Water Conservation District and
$544,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources. Up to $26,000 of the total amount
is for establishing a monitoring and
enforcement fund as approved in the
accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
list of permanent conservation easements must
be included as part of the final report.
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(j) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase XIII new text end |
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$1,033,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and
enhance habitat for trout and other species in
and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
in Minnesota. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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$2,790,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
streams and aquatic management areas and to
facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
restorations and enhancements must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase VIII new text end |
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$2,024,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and
forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an
agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
of proposed restorations must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program, Phase X new text end |
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$1,547,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(n) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase VI new text end |
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$467,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources for an agreement with
Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in
cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead
Association, to restore and enhance trout
habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of
proposed enhancements must be provided as
part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(o) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration, Phase III new text end |
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$4,034,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for
agreements to acquire land in fee and
permanent conservation easements and to
restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
Sauk River watershed as follows: $1,034,000
to Sauk River Watershed District; $1,618,000
to Pheasants Forever; and $1,382,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to
Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
in the accomplishment plan and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(p) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, Phase I new text end |
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$1,973,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Two Rivers Watershed
District to construct a multipurpose water
impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau
Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat.
A list of restoration and enhancement projects
must be provided as part of the required
accomplishment plan.
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(q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase XIII new text end |
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$9,860,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources for a
program to provide competitive matching
grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
state, and national organizations for enhancing,
restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least
$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county
metropolitan area and cities with a population
of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
for activities required to fulfill the duties of
owners of lands subject to conservation
easements. Grants must not be made from the
appropriation in this paragraph for projects
that have a total project cost exceeding
$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000
may be spent for personnel costs and other
direct and necessary administrative costs.
Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
Easements must be permanent. Grants may
not be used to establish easement stewardship
accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
to hunting and fishing during the open season
unless otherwise provided by law. The
program must require a match of at least ten
percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
commissioner must provide a separate,
simplified application process. Subject to
Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
when evaluating projects of equal value, give
priority to organizations that have a history of
receiving, or a charter to receive, private
contributions for local conservation or habitat
projects. For grant requests to acquire land in
fee or a conservation easement, the
commissioner must give priority to projects
associated with or within one mile of existing
wildlife management areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or
enhancement projects must be on land
permanently protected by a permanent
covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
by a conservation easement or public
ownership, or in public waters as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005,
subdivision 15. Priority must be given to
restoration and enhancement projects on public
lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
under this paragraph. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025. No less than five
percent of the amount of each grant must be
held back from reimbursement until the grant
recipient has completed a grant
accomplishment report by the deadline and in
the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
commissioner must provide notice of the grant
program in the summary of game and fish law
prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.051, subdivision 2.
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$4,500,000 the first year is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on
permanently protected lands statewide using
the roving crew program of the Department
of Natural Resources. A list of restoration and
enhancement projects must be provided as part
of the required accomplishment plan.
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Administration
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934,000 new text end |
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557,000 new text end |
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(a) Contract Management new text end |
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$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources for contract management
duties assigned in this section. The
commissioner must provide an
accomplishment plan in the form specified by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
on expending this appropriation. The
accomplishment plan must include a copy of
the grant contract template and reimbursement
manual. No money may be expended before
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
approves the accomplishment plan.
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(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end |
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$546,000 the first year and $553,000 the
second year are to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for administrative
expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council and for compensating and
reimbursing expenses of council members.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281,
applies to this appropriation.
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(c) Technical Evaluation Panel new text end |
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$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources for a technical evaluation
panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and
enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
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(d) Legacy Website new text end |
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$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second
year are to the Legislative Coordinating
Commission for the website required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10.
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$25,000 the first year is to the commissioner
of natural resources to provide land acquisition
pre-transaction services including but not
limited to appraisals, surveys, or title research
for acquisition proposals under consideration
by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
Council. A list of activities must be included
in the final accomplishment plan.
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Availability of Appropriation
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Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Money appropriated in this section must not
be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
overhead charges that are not directly related
to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
For acquiring real property, the amounts in
this section are available until June 30, 2025.
Money for restoration or enhancement is
available until June 30, 2026. Money for
restoration and enhancement of land acquired
with an appropriation in this act is available
for four years after the acquisition date with
a maximum end date of June 30, 2029. If a
project receives at least 15 percent of its
funding from federal funds, the time of the
appropriation may be extended to equal the
availability of federal funding to a maximum
of six years if the federal funding was
confirmed and included in the original
approved draft accomplishment plan. Money
appropriated for acquiring land in fee title may
be used to restore, enhance, and provide for
public use of the land acquired with the
appropriation. Public-use facilities must have
a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
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Payment Conditions and Capital
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All agreements referred to in this section must
be administered on a reimbursement basis
unless otherwise provided in this section.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.41, expenditures directly related to each
appropriation's purpose made on or after July
1, 2021, or the date of accomplishment plan
approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. For purposes of administering
appropriations and legislatively authorized
agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
fund, an expense must be considered
reimbursable by the administering agency
when the recipient presents the agency with
an invoice or binding agreement with the
landowner and the recipient attests that the
goods have been received or the landowner
agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
must be made upon receiving documentation
that the items articulated in the
accomplishment plan approved by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
been achieved, including partial achievements
as evidenced by progress reports approved by
the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
support future management of acquired lands,
or match a federal share. The advances must
be approved as part of the accomplishment
plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
specific items in excess of $10,000 must be
itemized in and approved as part of the
accomplishment plan.
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Mapping
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Each direct recipient of money appropriated
in this section and each recipient of a grant
awarded pursuant to this section must provide
geographic information to the Lessard-Sams
Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any
lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated
in this section and open to public taking of
fish and game. The commissioner of natural
resources must include the lands acquired in
fee with money appropriated in this section
on maps showing public recreation
opportunities. Maps must include information
on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
heritage fund, including a notation of any
restrictions.
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Carryforwards
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(a) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2022:
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(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Accelerated
Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR
Lands - Phase VIII;
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(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Anoka
Sandplain Habitat Restoration and
Enhancement - Phase IV;
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(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), for Sand Hill
River Fish Passage - Phase II;
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(4) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Protect and
Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas -
Phase II, within the Tallgrass Aspen
Parklands;
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(5) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), for Minnesota
Forests for the Future - Phase VI; and
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(6) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), for Metro Big
Rivers - Phase VIII.
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(b) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2023:
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(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), for Roseau
Lake Rehabilitation; and
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(2) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), for Accelerated
Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII.
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Subdivision 10 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, for
projects funded under Laws 2016, chapter 172.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage
fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation easement
if deleted text begin the land in question is fully or partially owned bydeleted text end the state of Minnesota or a political
subdivision of the statedeleted text begin , unless:deleted text end new text begin owns the land in fee or if the land is wholly or partially
subject to a conservation easement.
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(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
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(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's
wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat for fish, game, and wildlifedeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end and
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the
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(2) the purchase is for land that is partially subject to a conservation easement and no
money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund is used to pay the purchase price for
the portion of land that is subject to the easement. Nothing in this clause prohibits the use
of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund to pay for costs and other expenses
associated with the acquisition of the land as part of the larger acquisition.
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(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "conservation easement" means a conservation
easement as defined in section 84C.01.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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