1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to appropriations; appropriating money for 
  1.3             environmental and natural resources purposes from the 
  1.4             Minnesota future resources fund, the environment and 
  1.5             natural resources trust fund, and the Great Lakes 
  1.6             protection account; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.7             section 85.019, subdivision 2, and by adding 
  1.8             subdivisions. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10  Section 1.  [ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.11     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.12  appropriated from the named fund to the agencies and for the 
  1.13  purposes specified in this act, to be available for the fiscal 
  1.14  years indicated for each purpose.  
  1.15                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  1.16                                         Available for the Year 
  1.17                                             Ending June 30 
  1.18                                            2000         2001 
  1.19  Sec. 2.  MINNESOTA RESOURCES
  1.20  Subdivision 1.  Total
  1.21  Appropriation                         29,245,000     13,005,000
  1.22                Summary by Fund
  1.23  Minnesota Future 
  1.24  Resources Fund       16,040,000 
  1.25  Environment and 
  1.26  Natural Resources 
  1.27  Trust Fund           13,005,000    13,005,000
  1.28  Great Lakes 
  1.29  Protection Account      200,000
  1.30  Appropriations from the Minnesota 
  1.31  future resources fund and the Great 
  1.32  Lakes protection account are available 
  2.1   for either year of the biennium. 
  2.2   For appropriations from the environment 
  2.3   and natural resources trust fund, any 
  2.4   unencumbered balance remaining in the 
  2.5   first year does not cancel and is 
  2.6   available for the second year of the 
  2.7   biennium. 
  2.8   Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
  2.9   in this section are available until 
  2.10  June 30, 2001, when projects must be 
  2.11  completed and final products delivered. 
  2.12  Subd. 2.  Definitions 
  2.13  (a) "Future resources fund" means the 
  2.14  Minnesota future resources fund 
  2.15  referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.16  section 116P.13. 
  2.17  (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
  2.18  environment and natural resources trust 
  2.19  fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.20  section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
  2.21  (c) "Great Lakes protection account" 
  2.22  means the account referred to in 
  2.23  Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 
  2.24  Subd. 3.  Legislative Commission 
  2.25  on Minnesota Resources                   900,000
  2.26  $333,000 is from the future resources 
  2.27  fund and $283,000 the first year and 
  2.28  $284,000 the second year are from the 
  2.29  trust fund, pursuant to Minnesota 
  2.30  Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 
  2.31  5.  
  2.32  Subd. 4.  Recreation 
  2.33  (a) Local Initiatives Grants 
  2.34  Program                                4,850,000
  2.35  This appropriation is to the 
  2.36  commissioner of natural resources to 
  2.37  provide matching grants, as follows:  
  2.38  (1) $1,950,000 is from the future 
  2.39  resources fund to local units of 
  2.40  government for local park and 
  2.41  recreation areas of up to $250,000 
  2.42  notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.43  section 85.019.  $50,000 is to complete 
  2.44  the Larue Pit Recreation Development.  
  2.45  $460,000 is available immediately upon 
  2.46  enactment. 
  2.47  (2) $435,000 the first year and 
  2.48  $435,000 the second year are from the 
  2.49  trust fund to local units of government 
  2.50  for natural and scenic areas pursuant 
  2.51  to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 
  2.52  (3) $1,220,000 is from the future 
  2.53  resources fund for trail grants to 
  2.54  local units of government on land to be 
  2.55  maintained for at least 20 years for 
  2.56  the purposes of the grant.  $500,000 is 
  2.57  for grants of up to $50,000 per project 
  3.1   for trail linkages between communities, 
  3.2   trails, and parks, and $720,000 is for 
  3.3   grants of up to $250,000 for locally 
  3.4   funded trails of regional significance 
  3.5   outside the metropolitan area. 
  3.6   (4) $305,000 the first year and 
  3.7   $305,000 the second year are from the 
  3.8   trust fund for a statewide conservation 
  3.9   partners program, to encourage private 
  3.10  organizations and local governments to 
  3.11  cost share improvement of fish, 
  3.12  wildlife, and native plant habitats and 
  3.13  research and surveys of fish and 
  3.14  wildlife.  Conservation partners grants 
  3.15  may be up to $20,000 each.  $10,000 is 
  3.16  for an agreement with the Canby 
  3.17  Sportsman's Club for shelterbelts for 
  3.18  habitat and erosion control. 
  3.19  (5) $100,000 the first year and 
  3.20  $100,000 the second year are from the 
  3.21  trust fund for environmental 
  3.22  partnerships program grants of up to 
  3.23  $20,000 each for environmental service 
  3.24  projects and related education 
  3.25  activities through public and private 
  3.26  partnerships. 
  3.27  In addition to the required work 
  3.28  program, grants may not be approved 
  3.29  until grant proposals to be funded have 
  3.30  been submitted to the legislative 
  3.31  commission on Minnesota resources and 
  3.32  the commission has approved the grants 
  3.33  or allowed 60 days to pass.  The 
  3.34  commission shall monitor the grants for 
  3.35  approximate balance over extended 
  3.36  periods of time between the 
  3.37  metropolitan area as defined in 
  3.38  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
  3.39  subdivision 2, and the nonmetropolitan 
  3.40  area through work program oversight and 
  3.41  periodic allocation decisions.  For the 
  3.42  purpose of this paragraph, the match 
  3.43  must be nonstate contributions, but may 
  3.44  be either cash or in-kind.  Recipients 
  3.45  may receive funding for more than one 
  3.46  project in any given grant period.  
  3.47  This appropriation is available until 
  3.48  June 30, 2002, at which time the 
  3.49  project must be completed and final 
  3.50  products delivered, unless an earlier 
  3.51  date is specified in the work program.  
  3.52  If a project financed under this 
  3.53  program receives a federal grant, the 
  3.54  availability of the financing from this 
  3.55  subdivision for that project is 
  3.56  extended to equal the period of the 
  3.57  federal grant. 
  3.58  (b) Mesabi Trail Land 
  3.59  Acquisition and 
  3.60  Development - Continuation              1,000,000 
  3.61  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.62  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  3.63  natural resources for an agreement with 
  3.64  St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional 
  3.65  Rail Authority for the fourth biennium 
  3.66  to develop and acquire segments of the 
  4.1   Mesabi trail and procure design and 
  4.2   engineering for trail heads and 
  4.3   enhancements.  This appropriation must 
  4.4   be matched by at least $1,000,000 of 
  4.5   nonstate money.  This appropriation is 
  4.6   available until June 30, 2002, at which 
  4.7   time the project must be completed and 
  4.8   final products delivered, unless an 
  4.9   earlier date is specified in the work 
  4.10  program. 
  4.11  (c) Kabetogama to Ash River 
  4.12  Community Trail System                   100,000 
  4.13  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.14  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.15  natural resources for an agreement with 
  4.16  Kabetogama Lake Association in 
  4.17  cooperation with the National Park 
  4.18  Service for trail construction linking 
  4.19  Lake Kabetogama, Ash River, and 
  4.20  Voyagers National Park.  This 
  4.21  appropriation must be matched by at 
  4.22  least $100,000 of nonstate money. 
  4.23  This appropriation is available until 
  4.24  June 30, 2002, at which time the 
  4.25  project must be completed and final 
  4.26  products delivered, unless an earlier 
  4.27  date is specified in the work program. 
  4.28  (d) Mesabi Trail 
  4.29  Connection                                80,000 
  4.30  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.31  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.32  natural resources for an agreement with 
  4.33  the East Range Joint Powers Board to 
  4.34  develop trail connections to the Mesabi 
  4.35  Trail with the communities of Aurora, 
  4.36  Hoyt Lakes, and White.  This 
  4.37  appropriation must be matched by at 
  4.38  least $80,000 of nonstate money.  This 
  4.39  appropriation is available until June 
  4.40  30, 2002, at which time the project 
  4.41  must be completed and final products 
  4.42  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
  4.43  specified in the work program. 
  4.44  (e) Dakota County 
  4.45  Bikeway Mapping                           15,000 
  4.46  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.47  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.48  natural resources for an agreement with 
  4.49  Dakota county to cost share the 
  4.50  integration of digital elevation 
  4.51  information in the Dakota county 
  4.52  geographic information system database 
  4.53  with trail and bikeway routes and 
  4.54  develop maps for trail and bikeway 
  4.55  users. 
  4.56  (f) Mississippi Riverfront 
  4.57  Trail and Access                         155,000 
  4.58  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.59  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.60  natural resources for an agreement with 
  4.61  the city of Hastings to acquire and 
  4.62  restore the public access area and to 
  5.1   complete the connecting riverfront 
  5.2   trail from the public access to lock 
  5.3   and dam number two adjacent to Lake 
  5.4   Rebecca.  This appropriation must be 
  5.5   matched by at least $155,000 of 
  5.6   nonstate money. 
  5.7   (g) Management and Restoration 
  5.8   of Natural Plant Communities 
  5.9   on State Trails                          150,000 
  5.10  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
  5.11  second year are from the trust fund to 
  5.12  the commissioner of natural resources 
  5.13  to manage and restore natural plant 
  5.14  communities along state trails under 
  5.15  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015 
  5.16  (h) North Shore Touring Trail            550,000 
  5.17  $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
  5.18  the second year are from the trust fund 
  5.19  to the commissioner of natural 
  5.20  resources in cooperation with the North 
  5.21  Shore Touring Trail Association for 
  5.22  construction of the north shore touring 
  5.23  trail connection through Split Rock 
  5.24  State Park.  The commissioner must 
  5.25  submit grant requests for supplemental 
  5.26  funding for federal TEA-21 money in 
  5.27  eligible categories and report the 
  5.28  results to the legislative commission 
  5.29  on Minnesota resources.  This 
  5.30  appropriation is available until June 
  5.31  30, 2002, at which time the project 
  5.32  must be completed and final products 
  5.33  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
  5.34  specified in the work program. 
  5.35  (i) State Park and Recreation 
  5.36  Area Acquisition, Development, 
  5.37  Betterment, and Rehabilitation         1,000,000 
  5.38  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
  5.39  the second year are from the trust fund 
  5.40  to the commissioner of natural 
  5.41  resources as follows:  (1) for state 
  5.42  park and recreation area acquisition, 
  5.43  $500,000; and (2) for state park and 
  5.44  recreation area development, 
  5.45  rehabilitation, and resource 
  5.46  management, $500,000, unless otherwise 
  5.47  specified in the approved work 
  5.48  program.  The use of the Minnesota 
  5.49  conservation corps is encouraged.  The 
  5.50  commissioner must submit grant requests 
  5.51  for supplemental funding for federal 
  5.52  TEA-21 money in eligible categories and 
  5.53  report the results to the legislative 
  5.54  commission on Minnesota resources.  
  5.55  This appropriation is available until 
  5.56  June 30, 2002, at which time the 
  5.57  project must be completed and final 
  5.58  products delivered, unless an earlier 
  5.59  date is specified in the work program. 
  5.60  (j) Fort Snelling State Park;
  5.61  Upper Bluff Implementation -
  5.62  Continuation                             250,000
  5.63  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
  6.1   the second year are from the trust fund 
  6.2   to the commissioner of natural 
  6.3   resources to implement the utilization 
  6.4   plan for the Upper Bluff area of Fort 
  6.5   Snelling Park.  
  6.6   (k) Interpretive Boat 
  6.7   Tours of Hill Annex 
  6.8   Mine State Park                           60,000
  6.9   $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
  6.10  second year are from the trust fund to 
  6.11  the commissioner of natural resources 
  6.12  to add interpretive boat excursion 
  6.13  tours of the mine.  The project will 
  6.14  include purchase and equipping of a 
  6.15  craft and development of a landing area.
  6.16  (l) Metropolitan Regional Parks 
  6.17  Acquisition, Rehabilitation, 
  6.18  and Development                        2,000,000
  6.19  $1,000,000 the first year and 
  6.20  $1,000,000 the second year are from the 
  6.21  trust fund to the metropolitan council 
  6.22  for subgrants for acquisition, 
  6.23  development, and rehabilitation in the 
  6.24  metropolitan regional park system, 
  6.25  consistent with the metropolitan 
  6.26  council regional recreation open space 
  6.27  capital improvement plan.  This 
  6.28  appropriation may be used for the 
  6.29  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
  6.30  are expressly included in the work 
  6.31  program approved by the legislative 
  6.32  commission on Minnesota resources.  The 
  6.33  metropolitan council shall collect and 
  6.34  digitize all local, regional, state, 
  6.35  and federal parks and all off-road 
  6.36  trails with connecting on-road routes 
  6.37  for the metropolitan area and produce a 
  6.38  printed map that is available to the 
  6.39  public.  This appropriation is 
  6.40  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
  6.41  time the project must be completed and 
  6.42  final products delivered, unless an 
  6.43  earlier date is specified in the work 
  6.44  program. 
  6.45  (m) Luce Line Trail 
  6.46  Connection Through 
  6.47  Wirth Park                               300,000
  6.48  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.49  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.50  natural resources for an agreement with 
  6.51  the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
  6.52  Board to complete the construction of a 
  6.53  bicycle and pedestrian trail link 
  6.54  through Wirth Park to connect the 
  6.55  Minneapolis Regional Trail System with 
  6.56  the Luce Line State Trail.  This 
  6.57  appropriation must be matched by at 
  6.58  least $300,000 of nonstate money.  This 
  6.59  appropriation is available until June 
  6.60  30, 2002, at which time the project 
  6.61  must be completed and final products 
  6.62  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
  6.63  specified in the work program. 
  6.64  Subd. 5.  Historic
  7.1   (a) Documenting Traditional 
  7.2   Cultural Properties 
  7.3   in Minnesota                              50,000 
  7.4   This appropriation is from the future 
  7.5   resources fund to the Minnesota 
  7.6   Historical Society to identify and 
  7.7   protect traditional cultural places of 
  7.8   Minnesota Indian people.  The society 
  7.9   must request matching funds from 
  7.10  nonstate sources and report the results 
  7.11  to the legislative commission on 
  7.12  Minnesota resources. 
  7.13  (b) Using National Register 
  7.14  Properties to Interpret 
  7.15  Minnesota History                         90,000 
  7.16  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.17  resources fund to the Minnesota 
  7.18  Historical Society to create 
  7.19  interactive, mini-documentaries in 
  7.20  Internet format using the National 
  7.21  Register properties to interpret 
  7.22  selected themes in Minnesota history. 
  7.23  (c) Historic Site Land 
  7.24  Acquisition                              175,000 
  7.25  $87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
  7.26  second year are from the trust fund to 
  7.27  the Minnesota Historical Society to 
  7.28  purchase land adjacent to the Lower 
  7.29  Sioux Agency, Jeffers Petroglyphs, and 
  7.30  Oliver Kelley Farm sites to protect the 
  7.31  historic resources.  Allocation of 
  7.32  dollars between the three sites shall 
  7.33  be determined based on the willingness 
  7.34  of sellers and reasonable purchase 
  7.35  prices at the respective sites.  This 
  7.36  appropriation is available until June 
  7.37  30, 2002, at which time the project 
  7.38  must be completed and final products 
  7.39  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
  7.40  specified in the work program. 
  7.41  (d) Murphy's Landing 
  7.42  Improvements to Prairie, 
  7.43  Accessible Trail, and 
  7.44  Ferry Landing                            110,000
  7.45  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.46  resources fund to the Minnesota 
  7.47  Historical Society for an agreement 
  7.48  with Murphy's Landing for prairie 
  7.49  restoration, and construction of boat 
  7.50  and ferry landings and a lookout at 
  7.51  Historic Murphy's Landing on the 
  7.52  Minnesota River.  This appropriation 
  7.53  must be matched by at least $75,000 of 
  7.54  nonstate money. 
  7.55  (e) Gibbs Farm Museum 
  7.56  Interpretation                           150,000
  7.57  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.58  resources fund to the Minnesota 
  7.59  Historical Society for an agreement 
  7.60  with Ramsey County Historical Society 
  7.61  to build and furnish replica structures 
  7.62  of historic lifestyles and land use of 
  8.1   the Dakota and pioneers. 
  8.2   (f) Traverse des Sioux 
  8.3   Site Development                         250,000
  8.4   $126,000 the first year and 124,000 the 
  8.5   second year are from the trust fund to 
  8.6   the Minnesota Historical Society to 
  8.7   improve public access to state historic 
  8.8   site Traverse des Sioux including 
  8.9   trails, interpretive markers, and basic 
  8.10  visitor amenities. 
  8.11  (g) Old Wadena Historic 
  8.12  Site Development                          25,000 
  8.13  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.14  resources fund to the Minnesota 
  8.15  Historical Society for an agreement 
  8.16  with Wah De Nah Historic and 
  8.17  Environmental Learning Project to 
  8.18  develop a footbridge, archaeological 
  8.19  survey, and educational programs.  This 
  8.20  appropriation must be matched by at 
  8.21  least $6,000 of nonstate money. 
  8.22  (h) Pickwick Mill 
  8.23  Machine Restoration                      100,000 
  8.24  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.25  resources fund to the Minnesota 
  8.26  Historical Society for an agreement 
  8.27  with Pickwick Mill Inc. for the second 
  8.28  biennium to continue the restoration of 
  8.29  the machinery of Pickwick Mill.  This 
  8.30  appropriation must be matched by at 
  8.31  least $25,000 of nonstate money. 
  8.32  Subd. 6.  Water Quality
  8.33  (a) On-Site Sewage Treatment 
  8.34  Alternatives; Performance, 
  8.35  Outreach and 
  8.36  Demonstration - Continuation              550,000
  8.37  $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
  8.38  the second year are from the trust fund 
  8.39  to the commissioner of the pollution 
  8.40  control agency for the third biennium 
  8.41  to monitor previously built test sites 
  8.42  for pathogen removal and other 
  8.43  parameters for indicators of treatment 
  8.44  efficiency, to determine maintenance 
  8.45  needs and system longevity, and to 
  8.46  pursue the establishment of cooperative 
  8.47  demonstration projects. 
  8.48  (b) Identification of Sediment 
  8.49  Sources in Agricultural 
  8.50  Watersheds                                350,000 
  8.51  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
  8.52  the second year are from the trust fund 
  8.53  to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
  8.54  quantify the contribution of streambank 
  8.55  erosion versus overland erosion sources 
  8.56  to riverine suspended sediment 
  8.57  concentrations.  This appropriation 
  8.58  must be matched by at least $90,000 of 
  8.59  nonstate money. 
  9.1   (c) Accelerated Statewide 
  9.2   Local Water Plan 
  9.3   Implementation                          1,000,000 
  9.4   This appropriation is from the future 
  9.5   resources fund to the board of water 
  9.6   and soil resources to accelerate the 
  9.7   local water planning challenge grant 
  9.8   program under Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.9   section 103B.3361, to assist in the 
  9.10  implementation of high priority 
  9.11  activities in comprehensive water 
  9.12  management plans on a cost-share 
  9.13  basis.  $140,000 is to St. Louis county 
  9.14  to inventory and evaluate existing 
  9.15  sewage treatment systems.  $75,000 is 
  9.16  to the Whitefish Area Property Owners 
  9.17  Association in cooperation with Crow 
  9.18  Wing county to inspect all lakeshore 
  9.19  properties on the Whitefish chain of 
  9.20  lakes for conformance with septic 
  9.21  system requirements.  $50,000 is to 
  9.22  Chisago county to develop sustainable 
  9.23  wastewater treatment alternatives which 
  9.24  must be matched by at least $30,000 of 
  9.25  nonstate money. 
  9.26  (d) Tracking Sources of Fecal 
  9.27  Pollution Using DNA Techniques           300,000 
  9.28  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
  9.29  the second year are from the trust fund 
  9.30  to the University of Minnesota to 
  9.31  define sources of fecal pollution in 
  9.32  waters. 
  9.33  (e) Groundwater Flow in the 
  9.34  Prairie du Chien Aquifer                 110,000 
  9.35  $55,000 the first year and $55,000 the 
  9.36  second year are from the trust fund to 
  9.37  the University of Minnesota to 
  9.38  characterize groundwater flow within 
  9.39  the Prairie du Chien Formation. 
  9.40  (f) Lake Minnetonka Citizens'
  9.41  Monitoring and Education 
  9.42  Network                                   40,000 
  9.43  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.45  natural resources for an agreement with 
  9.46  the Lake Minnetonka Association to 
  9.47  begin volunteer network training and 
  9.48  education for a comprehensive 
  9.49  monitoring program.  This appropriation 
  9.50  must be matched by at least $20,000 of 
  9.51  nonstate money. 
  9.52  (g) Erosion Impacts on the 
  9.53  Cannon Valley Big Woods                  150,000 
  9.54  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
  9.55  second year are from the trust fund to 
  9.56  the University of Minnesota in 
  9.57  cooperation with the Big Woods Project 
  9.58  to determine historical and future 
  9.59  effects of land practices on soil 
  9.60  erosion levels and develop land 
  9.61  management tools in the big woods 
  9.62  ecosystem in Rice county. 
 10.1   (h) Lake Calhoun and Lake 
 10.2   Harriet Gravity Flow Stream System       250,000 
 10.3   This appropriation is from the future 
 10.4   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 10.5   natural resources for an agreement with 
 10.6   the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
 10.7   Board to complete construction of the 
 10.8   gravity flow stream connection between 
 10.9   Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet to 
 10.10  improve lakewater quality and equalize 
 10.11  water levels in the chain of lakes. 
 10.12  This appropriation must be matched by 
 10.13  sufficient nonstate money to complete 
 10.14  the project. 
 10.15  Subd. 7.  Agriculture and Natural
 10.16  Resource Based Industries
 10.17  (a) Green Forest 
 10.18  Certification Project                    150,000
 10.19  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 10.20  second year are from the trust fund to 
 10.21  the commissioner of natural resources 
 10.22  for an agreement with the Institute for 
 10.23  Agriculture and Trade Policy to certify 
 10.24  foresters and to evaluate private 
 10.25  forest lands for green certification. 
 10.26  (b) Accelerated Transfer of New 
 10.27  Forest - Research Findings               115,000 
 10.28  $58,000 the first year and $57,000 the 
 10.29  second year are from the trust fund to 
 10.30  the University of Minnesota to 
 10.31  accelerate educational programming by 
 10.32  the sustainable forest education 
 10.33  cooperative on the practical 
 10.34  application of landscape-level analysis 
 10.35  in site-level forest management. 
 10.36  (c) Minnesota Wildlife 
 10.37  Tourism Initiative                       250,000
 10.38  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 10.39  the second year are from the trust fund 
 10.40  to the commissioner of natural 
 10.41  resources to develop, implement, and 
 10.42  evaluate a project focusing on wildlife 
 10.43  tourism as a sustainable industry in 
 10.44  Minnesota in cooperation with the 
 10.45  office of tourism. 
 10.46  (d) Integrated Prairie 
 10.47  Management                               350,000
 10.48  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 10.49  the second year are from the trust fund 
 10.50  to the commissioner of natural 
 10.51  resources for an agreement with the 
 10.52  University of Minnesota and Clay county 
 10.53  in a cooperative project for an 
 10.54  aggregate resource inventory on public 
 10.55  lands, prairie restoration and 
 10.56  research, and stewardship plans for 
 10.57  management options.  This appropriation 
 10.58  is available until June 30, 2002, at 
 10.59  which time the project must be 
 10.60  completed and final products delivered, 
 10.61  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 11.1   the work program. 
 11.2   (e) Improved Agricultural Systems 
 11.3   Overlying Sensitive Aquifers 
 11.4   in Southwestern Minnesota                200,000
 11.5   This appropriation is from the future 
 11.6   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.7   agriculture for an agreement with the 
 11.8   University of Minnesota, Southwest 
 11.9   Experiment Station, to provide 
 11.10  technical support, research, systems 
 11.11  evaluation, and advisory teams to 
 11.12  protect sensitive alluvial aquifers 
 11.13  threatened by nitrate contamination in 
 11.14  southwest Minnesota. 
 11.15  (f) Diversifying Agriculture 
 11.16  for Environmental, Economic, 
 11.17  and Social Benefits                      600,000 
 11.18  $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
 11.19  the second year are from the trust fund 
 11.20  to the University of Minnesota to 
 11.21  research new plant materials and crop 
 11.22  management systems for diversification. 
 11.23  (g) Minnesota River Basin 
 11.24  Initiative; Local Leadership             700,000 
 11.25  $350,000 the first year and $350,000 
 11.26  the second year are from the trust fund 
 11.27  to the board of water and soil 
 11.28  resources for a cost share agreement 
 11.29  with the Minnesota River Basin Joint 
 11.30  Powers Board for landscape planning and 
 11.31  demonstration, and restoration and 
 11.32  management projects for the Minnesota 
 11.33  River on a cost-share basis. 
 11.34  (h) Commercial Fertilizer Plant 
 11.35  for Livestock Solid Waste 
 11.36  Processing                               400,000 
 11.37  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.38  resources fund to the agricultural 
 11.39  utilization research institute for an 
 11.40  agreement with AquaCare International, 
 11.41  Inc. to establish a commercial grade 
 11.42  fertilizer plant that will enhance and 
 11.43  process animal wastewater solids 
 11.44  through micronization technology.  This 
 11.45  appropriation must be matched by at 
 11.46  least $425,000 of nonstate money.  As a 
 11.47  condition of receiving this 
 11.48  appropriation, AquaCare International, 
 11.49  Inc. must agree to pay to the state a 
 11.50  royalty.  Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 11.51  Statutes, section 116P.10, the royalty 
 11.52  must be two percent of gross revenues 
 11.53  accruing to AquaCare International, 
 11.54  Inc. from this application of 
 11.55  micronization technology.  Receipts 
 11.56  from the royalty must be credited to 
 11.57  the fund. 
 11.58  (i) Preservation of Native 
 11.59  Wild Rice Resource                       200,000 
 11.60  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.61  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.1   natural resources for an agreement with 
 12.2   Leech Lake Reservation to analyze 
 12.3   critical factors in different northern 
 12.4   rice habitats and determine methods to 
 12.5   preserve the natural diversity of wild 
 12.6   rice.  This appropriation must be 
 12.7   matched by at least $45,000 of nonstate 
 12.8   money. 
 12.9   (j) Wild Rice Management 
 12.10  Planning                                 200,000 
 12.11  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.12  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.13  natural resources for an agreement with 
 12.14  the Boise Forte Band of Chippewa to 
 12.15  develop databases and management plans 
 12.16  for northern wild rice lakes.  This 
 12.17  appropriation must be matched by at 
 12.18  least $20,000 of nonstate money. 
 12.19  (k) Mesabi Iron Range, 
 12.20  Water and Mineral Resource 
 12.21  Planning                                 650,000 
 12.22  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 12.23  the second year are from the trust fund 
 12.24  to the commissioner of natural 
 12.25  resources.  $125,000 the first year and 
 12.26  $125,000 the second year are from the 
 12.27  trust fund to the University of 
 12.28  Minnesota to develop and assemble 
 12.29  essential data on stockpile composition 
 12.30  and ownership, complete hydrogeologic 
 12.31  base maps, site and design an overflow 
 12.32  outlet, and distribute results to local 
 12.33  government and industry.  This project 
 12.34  is to be coordinated by the Range 
 12.35  Association of Municipalities and 
 12.36  Schools.  This appropriation is 
 12.37  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 12.38  time the project must be completed and 
 12.39  final products delivered, unless an 
 12.40  earlier date is specified in the work 
 12.41  program. 
 12.42  (l) Sustainable Aquaculture 
 12.43  Development in Minnesota                 185,000
 12.44  $130,000 is from the future resources 
 12.45  fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
 12.46  in cooperation with the University of 
 12.47  Minnesota to develop, demonstrate, and 
 12.48  evaluate prototypes of aquaponic 
 12.49  systems that operate in an urban 
 12.50  environment and use a combination of 
 12.51  aquacultural and hydroponic techniques 
 12.52  to produce fish and plants for human 
 12.53  consumption.  $55,000 is from the 
 12.54  future resources fund to the 
 12.55  commissioner of agriculture in 
 12.56  cooperation with the MinAqua Fisheries 
 12.57  Cooperative, with assistance from the 
 12.58  University of Minnesota, for the 
 12.59  purchase, operation, and demonstration 
 12.60  of ozonation equipment for water 
 12.61  treatment and conditioning in large 
 12.62  recirculating aquaculture systems.  
 12.63  These appropriations are available 
 12.64  until June 30, 2002, at which time the 
 12.65  project must be completed and final 
 13.1   products delivered, unless an earlier 
 13.2   date is specified in the work program.  
 13.3   As a condition of receiving this 
 13.4   appropriation, MinAqua Fisheries 
 13.5   Cooperative must agree to pay to the 
 13.6   state a royalty.  Notwithstanding 
 13.7   Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
 13.8   the royalty must be two percent of the 
 13.9   gross revenues accruing to MinAqua 
 13.10  Fisheries Cooperative from this 
 13.11  application of ozonation technology.  
 13.12  Receipts from the royalty must be 
 13.13  credited to the fund. 
 13.14  (m) Sustainable Farming 
 13.15  Systems - Continuation                   350,000 
 13.16  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.17  resources fund to the University of 
 13.18  Minnesota, Minnesota Institute for 
 13.19  Sustainable Agriculture, for on-farm 
 13.20  and experiment station research, 
 13.21  documentation and dissemination of 
 13.22  information on alternative farm 
 13.23  practices in order to integrate recent 
 13.24  scientific advances, improve farm 
 13.25  efficiencies, promote profitability, 
 13.26  and to enhance environmental quality. 
 13.27  (n) Economic Analysis of 
 13.28  Agriculture for Multiple 
 13.29  Benefits                                 250,000 
 13.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.31  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 13.32  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 13.33  Land Stewardship Project to evaluate 
 13.34  economic and environmental benefits 
 13.35  from current and future agricultural 
 13.36  production. 
 13.37  (o) Nonwood Agricultural Fibers 
 13.38  and Industrial Hemp for Pulp 
 13.39  and Paper Manufacture                    200,000 
 13.40  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.41  resources fund to the University of 
 13.42  Minnesota to investigate the 
 13.43  feasibility of various agricultural 
 13.44  pulp markets in the development of 
 13.45  small scale pulp mills in the 
 13.46  agricultural regions of the state. 
 13.47  (p) Sustainable Livestock 
 13.48  Systems                                  350,000 
 13.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.50  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 13.51  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 13.52  University of Minnesota, West Central 
 13.53  Experiment Station, for on-farm 
 13.54  research and education programs to 
 13.55  support small- to moderate-scale farms 
 13.56  through whole farm planning and 
 13.57  monitoring of forage-based livestock 
 13.58  systems. 
 13.59  (q) Forest Wildlife Biologist 
 13.60  for Ruffed Grouse                      1,000,000 
 13.61  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.1   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.2   natural resources for an agreement with 
 14.3   the Ruffed Grouse Society, Inc. to fund 
 14.4   a position and related costs for a 
 14.5   forest wildlife biologist employed by 
 14.6   the society that will provide technical 
 14.7   assistance to public and private 
 14.8   landowners for improved ruffed grouse 
 14.9   habitat and related forest wildlife 
 14.10  conservation.  The activity funded by 
 14.11  this appropriation must be done in 
 14.12  collaboration with institutes of higher 
 14.13  learning and state agencies.  The 
 14.14  amounts of this appropriation made 
 14.15  available in each fiscal year must not 
 14.16  exceed those stated in the work 
 14.17  program.  As a condition of receiving 
 14.18  this appropriation, the society must 
 14.19  demonstrate that it has created a 
 14.20  private endowment to fund this position 
 14.21  and related costs with nonstate money 
 14.22  after this appropriation has been 
 14.23  spent.  The society must demonstrate 
 14.24  that it has a sound financial plan to 
 14.25  increase the principal of the endowment 
 14.26  to at least $1,000,000 of nonstate 
 14.27  money by January 1, 2000, and to 
 14.28  $2,000,000 of nonstate money by June 
 14.29  30, 2007.  The work program must 
 14.30  provide that failure of the society to 
 14.31  meet the goals of the financial plan on 
 14.32  time will cause further payments from 
 14.33  this appropriation to be withheld until 
 14.34  the goals are met.  This appropriation 
 14.35  is available until June 30, 2007, at 
 14.36  which time the project must be 
 14.37  completed and final products delivered, 
 14.38  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 14.39  the work program. 
 14.40  (r) Organic Farming 
 14.41  Training Project                         350,000 
 14.42  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 14.43  the second year are from the trust fund 
 14.44  to the commissioner of agriculture for 
 14.45  an agreement with the Minnesota Food 
 14.46  Association in cooperation with the 
 14.47  Midwest Organic Alliance to recruit and 
 14.48  train new immigrant and conventional 
 14.49  farmers in sustainable and organic 
 14.50  methods utilizing a mentoring approach. 
 14.51  (s) Construction and Demolition 
 14.52  Waste Abatement 
 14.53  Demonstration Project                    250,000 
 14.54  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.55  resources fund to the director of the 
 14.56  office of environmental assistance for 
 14.57  an agreement with the Green Institute 
 14.58  to field test building salvage 
 14.59  strategies, expanding markets for 
 14.60  salvaged materials, and creating a 
 14.61  community-based enterprise model. 
 14.62  (t) Minnesota River Valley 
 14.63  Scenic Byway Interpretive 
 14.64  Signage                                  100,000 
 14.65  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.1   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.2   transportation for an agreement with 
 15.3   the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional 
 15.4   Development Commission to design and 
 15.5   construct interpretive kiosks and 
 15.6   entrance signs along the Minnesota 
 15.7   River Valley scenic byway.  
 15.8   Construction and installation are 
 15.9   contingent on receiving 80 percent 
 15.10  TEA-21 or other nonstate match money. 
 15.11  Subd. 8.  Urbanization Impacts 
 15.12  (a) Resources for Redevelopment:  
 15.13  A Community Property 
 15.14  Investigation Program                    100,000 
 15.15  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.16  resources fund to the pollution control 
 15.17  agency for an agreement with the 
 15.18  Minnesota Environmental Initiative to 
 15.19  assess environmental contamination in 
 15.20  up to sixteen brownfield sites 
 15.21  statewide on a cost-share basis for 
 15.22  each site in order to promote property 
 15.23  redevelopment by community nonprofit 
 15.24  organizations. 
 15.25  (b) Tools and Training for 
 15.26  Community-Based Planning                 450,000 
 15.27  $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 15.28  the second year are from the trust fund 
 15.29  to the office of strategic and 
 15.30  long-range planning to develop 
 15.31  software, data, and training for local 
 15.32  government planning for delivery of 
 15.33  state geographic information systems 
 15.34  data and models for social and 
 15.35  environmental decision making. 
 15.36  (c) Protecting Dakota County 
 15.37  Farmland and Natural Areas               200,000 
 15.38  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 15.39  the second year are from the trust fund 
 15.40  to the commissioner of natural 
 15.41  resources for an agreement with Dakota 
 15.42  county to inventory and identify unique 
 15.43  farmland and natural areas and to 
 15.44  protect land through conservation 
 15.45  easements. 
 15.46  (d) Urban Corridor Design                600,000 
 15.47  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.48  resources fund to the University of 
 15.49  Minnesota to develop sustainability 
 15.50  designs for selected urban corridors. 
 15.51  (e) Conservation-Based Development 
 15.52  Program                                  150,000 
 15.53  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 15.54  second year are from the trust fund to 
 15.55  the commissioner of natural resources 
 15.56  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 15.57  Land Trust to design four model 
 15.58  developments and acquire conservation 
 15.59  easements within new developments that 
 15.60  enhance the natural, rural landscape. 
 16.1   This appropriation must be matched by 
 16.2   at least $65,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.3   (f) Sustainable Stormwater Management 
 16.4   and Erosion Control for Athletic 
 16.5   Fields and Parking Lot Retrofit          200,000 
 16.6   This appropriation is from the future 
 16.7   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.8   natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.9   the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
 16.10  Board to design and construct 
 16.11  bioretention areas at athletic fields 
 16.12  and existing parking lots in order to 
 16.13  manage erosion, soil compaction, and 
 16.14  stormwater runoff.  Design results must 
 16.15  be made available in readily useable 
 16.16  formats.  This appropriation must be 
 16.17  matched by at least $200,000 of 
 16.18  nonstate money. 
 16.19  (g) Community-Based Initiatives: 
 16.20  Land Use for Sustainable 
 16.21  Agriculture - Continuation               400,000 
 16.22  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.23  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.24  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 16.25  Sustainable Resources Center to develop 
 16.26  and preserve urban and suburban 
 16.27  agriculture sites through sustainable 
 16.28  landscaping, to promote producer and 
 16.29  consumer participation in sustainable 
 16.30  agriculture, and to train urban 
 16.31  gardening experts. 
 16.32  (h) Chisago Lakes Outlet
 16.33  Channel Project                           40,000
 16.34  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.35  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.36  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.37  Chisago county to complete the final 
 16.38  construction phase of the outlet 
 16.39  channel at Chisago Lakes.  This 
 16.40  appropriation must be matched by at 
 16.41  least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.42  (i) Virginia Storm Sewer Project         225,000
 16.43  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.44  resources fund to the department of 
 16.45  trade and economic development for an 
 16.46  agreement with the city of Virginia for 
 16.47  relocation of the Silver Lake storm 
 16.48  sewer outlet, construction of 
 16.49  sedimentation ponds, and renovation of 
 16.50  the Sauntry Creek diversion structure.  
 16.51  Native plantings must be used in buffer 
 16.52  strips.  This appropriation must be 
 16.53  matched by at least $225,000 of 
 16.54  nonstate money. 
 16.55  (j) Blufflands Implementation             33,000
 16.56  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.57  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.58  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.59  Winona county to implement land 
 16.60  protection recommendations in the 
 16.61  blufflands design manual. 
 17.1   Subd. 9.  Innovations in Energy
 17.2   and Transportation 
 17.3   (a) Ice Arena Design for Efficiency
 17.4   and Air Quality - Continuation           100,000
 17.5   This appropriation is from the future 
 17.6   resources fund to the amateur sports 
 17.7   commission for an agreement with the 
 17.8   Center for Energy and Environment in 
 17.9   cooperation with the department of 
 17.10  health to enhance energy efficiency and 
 17.11  assure indoor air quality in new and 
 17.12  existing ice arenas in Minnesota 
 17.13  technical assistance and energy audits. 
 17.14  (b) Promoting High Efficiency
 17.15  Cogeneration                             100,000
 17.16  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.17  resources fund to the office of 
 17.18  strategic and long-range planning and 
 17.19  the Minnesota environmental quality 
 17.20  board to develop a statewide inventory 
 17.21  of potential cogeneration sites and a 
 17.22  regulatory guidance manual. 
 17.23  (c) Evaluate Biodiesel Made From
 17.24  Waste Fats and Oils                      125,000
 17.25  $63,000 the first year and $62,000 the 
 17.26  second year are from the trust fund to 
 17.27  the commissioner of agriculture in 
 17.28  cooperation with the Minnesota Soybean 
 17.29  Growers Association to produce a diesel 
 17.30  fuel from soybeans and waste cooking 
 17.31  oils and greases, for laboratory 
 17.32  evaluation of the fuel for particulates 
 17.33  and engine power, and for trial in 
 17.34  light-duty vehicles.  The appropriation 
 17.35  must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
 17.36  nonstate money. 
 17.37  (d) Wind Power for Rural
 17.38  Development - Continuation               250,000
 17.39  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.40  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 17.41  natural resources for an agreement with 
 17.42  the Sustainable Resources Center to 
 17.43  provide an outreach program including 
 17.44  technical assistance, site-specific 
 17.45  resource analysis, training for local 
 17.46  officials on wind energy rights and 
 17.47  economics, and the design and 
 17.48  construction of a wind energy traveling 
 17.49  exhibit. 
 17.50  Subd. 10.  Decision-Making Tools 
 17.51  (a) Goodhue County Natural Resources
 17.52  Inventory and Management Plan             75,000
 17.53  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.54  resources fund to the board of water 
 17.55  and soil resources for an agreement 
 17.56  with Goodhue county to inventory, 
 17.57  evaluate, and describe natural 
 17.58  resources and create a geographic 
 17.59  information system-based map and 
 17.60  database.  The appropriation must be 
 18.1   matched by at least $50,000 of nonstate 
 18.2   money. 
 18.3   (b) Public Access to Mineral 
 18.4   Knowledge                                100,000 
 18.5   This appropriation is from the future 
 18.6   resources fund to the department of 
 18.7   natural resources to accelerate the 
 18.8   automation of historic mineral 
 18.9   exploration information and to make the 
 18.10  database accessible and searchable. 
 18.11  (c) Updating Outmoded Soil
 18.12  Surveys - Continuation                   500,000
 18.13  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 18.14  the second year are from the trust fund 
 18.15  to the board of water and soil 
 18.16  resources for the first biennium of a 
 18.17  four biennia project to accelerate a 
 18.18  statewide program to begin to update 
 18.19  and digitize soil surveys in up to 25 
 18.20  counties, including Fillmore county.  
 18.21  Participating counties must provide a 
 18.22  cost share. 
 18.23  (d) Climate Variability and Change
 18.24  Impacts on Minnesota Resources           350,000
 18.25  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 18.26  the second year are from the trust fund 
 18.27  for an agreement with the University of 
 18.28  Minnesota to develop a database of 
 18.29  climate measures relevant to 
 18.30  recreation, tourism, agriculture, and 
 18.31  forestry, and to construct climate 
 18.32  scenarios for Minnesota over the next 
 18.33  50 years. 
 18.34  (e) Minnesota Environmentally
 18.35  Preferable Chemicals Project             150,000
 18.36  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 18.37  second year are from the trust fund to 
 18.38  the office of environmental assistance 
 18.39  for an agreement with the Institute for 
 18.40  Local Self-Reliance to build an 
 18.41  industry network of users and producers 
 18.42  of petrochemicals and biochemicals, and 
 18.43  to promote a shift to environmentally 
 18.44  preferable chemicals.  This 
 18.45  appropriation must be matched by at 
 18.46  least $40,000 of nonstate money. 
 18.47  (f) GIS Utilization of Historic 
 18.48  Timberland Survey Records                120,000
 18.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 18.50  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 18.51  Historical Society to digitize and 
 18.52  distribute historic timberland survey 
 18.53  records in a geographic information 
 18.54  system format. 
 18.55  (g) By-Products Application 
 18.56  to Agricultural, Mineland, and 
 18.57  Forest Soils                             350,000
 18.58  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 18.59  the second year are from the trust fund 
 19.1   to the pollution control agency for an 
 19.2   agreement with Western Lake Superior 
 19.3   Sanitary District to create a northeast 
 19.4   Minnesota consortium of public 
 19.5   utilities, wood-products, and mining 
 19.6   industries to research environmentally 
 19.7   sound coapplications of industrial and 
 19.8   municipal by-products for agriculture, 
 19.9   forestry, and mineland reclamation.  
 19.10  This appropriation must be matched by 
 19.11  at least $21,000 of nonstate money. 
 19.12  (h) Winter Severity Index
 19.13  for Deer                                  60,000
 19.14  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
 19.15  second year are from the trust fund to 
 19.16  the commissioner of natural resources 
 19.17  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 19.18  Deer Hunters Association to determine 
 19.19  the relationship between the winter 
 19.20  severity index, deer condition, and 
 19.21  deer mortality.  This appropriation 
 19.22  must be matched by at least $5,000 in 
 19.23  nonstate money and at least $30,000 in- 
 19.24  kind match.  This appropriation is 
 19.25  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 19.26  time the project must be completed and 
 19.27  final products delivered, unless an 
 19.28  earlier date is specified in the work 
 19.29  program. 
 19.30  Subd. 11.  Environmental Education 
 19.31  (a) Uncommon Ground:  An Educational 
 19.32  Television Series                        400,000
 19.33  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 19.34  the second year are from the trust fund 
 19.35  to the University of Minnesota for 
 19.36  matching funding to produce a televised 
 19.37  series of natural landscapes 
 19.38  chronicling two centuries of change in 
 19.39  Minnesota. 
 19.40  (b) Ecology Bus Environmental
 19.41  Education                                200,000
 19.42  This appropriation is from the future 
 19.43  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.44  natural resources for an agreement with 
 19.45  the Prairie Ecology Bus Center to 
 19.46  expand programs conducted with the 
 19.47  ecology bus.  This appropriation may 
 19.48  not be used for depreciation costs on 
 19.49  equipment. 
 19.50  (c) Renovation of Open Spaces:
 19.51  Twin Cities Neighborhoods                200,000
 19.52  This appropriation is from the future 
 19.53  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.54  natural resources for an agreement with 
 19.55  the Crown Jewel Foundation to 
 19.56  coordinate and implement neighborhood 
 19.57  planting activities through youth and 
 19.58  citizen training, and education.  This 
 19.59  appropriation must be matched by at 
 19.60  least $170,000 of nonstate money. 
 19.61  (d) Karst Education for
 20.1   Southeastern Minnesota                   120,000
 20.2   $60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
 20.3   second year are from the trust fund to 
 20.4   the board of water and soil resources 
 20.5   for an agreement with the Southeast 
 20.6   Minnesota Water Resources Board to 
 20.7   develop teacher training workshops, 
 20.8   educational materials, and exhibits 
 20.9   demonstrating the connections between 
 20.10  land use and ground water contamination 
 20.11  in southeastern Minnesota. 
 20.12  (e) Minnesota Wolf Public
 20.13  Education                                120,000 
 20.14  $60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
 20.15  second year are from the trust fund to 
 20.16  the commissioner of natural resources 
 20.17  for an agreement with the International 
 20.18  Wolf Center to develop educational 
 20.19  curriculum, conduct teacher training 
 20.20  workshops, and develop a traveling 
 20.21  exhibit on wolves to address the 
 20.22  current Minnesota wolf management 
 20.23  debate.  This appropriation must be 
 20.24  matched by at least $15,000 of nonstate 
 20.25  money. 
 20.26  (f) North American Bear Center, 
 20.27  Ely, Minnesota                            80,000
 20.28  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.29  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 20.30  natural resources for an agreement with 
 20.31  the North American Bear Center to 
 20.32  develop a business plan, marketing 
 20.33  study, facility predesign, and exhibit 
 20.34  design for a North American Bear 
 20.35  Center.  This appropriation must be 
 20.36  matched by at least $21,000 of nonstate 
 20.37  money. 
 20.38  (g) Accessible Outdoor
 20.39  Recreation                               400,000
 20.40  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 20.41  the second year are from the trust fund 
 20.42  to the commissioner of natural 
 20.43  resources for an agreement with 
 20.44  wilderness inquiry to survey facilities 
 20.45  in at least 50 state recreation units 
 20.46  for the Minnesota guide to universal 
 20.47  access, develop assessments of 
 20.48  inclusion in recreation and 
 20.49  environmental education activities, and 
 20.50  provide opportunities for 
 20.51  participation.  This appropriation is 
 20.52  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 20.53  time the project must be completed and 
 20.54  final products delivered, unless an 
 20.55  earlier date is specified in the work 
 20.56  program. 
 20.57  (h) Science Outreach and
 20.58  Integrated Learning on Soil              250,000
 20.59  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 20.60  the second year are from the trust fund 
 20.61  to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
 20.62  develop a soils experiment center and 
 21.1   demonstration plots to increase the 
 21.2   awareness of soil science and soil 
 21.3   health.  This appropriation must be 
 21.4   matched by at least $100,000 of 
 21.5   nonstate money.  This appropriation is 
 21.6   available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 21.7   time the project must be completed and 
 21.8   final products delivered, unless an 
 21.9   earlier date is specified in the work 
 21.10  program. 
 21.11  (i) Southeast Minnesota Streams
 21.12  and Watershed Signage                    150,000
 21.13  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 21.14  second year are from the trust fund to 
 21.15  the commissioner of natural resources 
 21.16  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 21.17  Trout Association to design, 
 21.18  manufacture, and install road signs to 
 21.19  identify southeast Minnesota streams 
 21.20  and watersheds. 
 21.21  (j) Teacher Training in
 21.22  Interdisciplinary Environmental 
 21.23  Education                                 60,000 
 21.24  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
 21.25  second year are from the trust fund to 
 21.26  the commissioner of natural resources 
 21.27  for an agreement with the Audubon 
 21.28  Center of the North Woods to train K-12 
 21.29  teachers in environmental education 
 21.30  techniques. 
 21.31  (k) Development and Rehabilitation
 21.32  of Recreational Shooting Ranges          350,000
 21.33  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.34  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.35  natural resources to provide cost-share 
 21.36  grants to local recreational shooting 
 21.37  clubs for the purpose of developing or 
 21.38  rehabilitating shooting sports 
 21.39  facilities for public use.  In addition 
 21.40  to the required work program, grants 
 21.41  may not be approved until grant 
 21.42  proposals to be funded have been 
 21.43  submitted to the legislative commission 
 21.44  on Minnesota resources and the 
 21.45  commission has approved the grants or 
 21.46  allowed 60 days to pass. 
 21.47  (l) Youth Outdoor Environmental
 21.48  Education Program                        125,000
 21.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.50  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.51  natural resources for an agreement with 
 21.52  Dakota county to develop a youth 
 21.53  naturalist program and youth-at-risk 
 21.54  environmental education programs. 
 21.55  (m) Twin Cities Environmental
 21.56  Service Learning - Continuation           40,000
 21.57  $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the 
 21.58  second year are from the trust fund to 
 21.59  the commissioner of natural resources 
 21.60  for an agreement with Eco Education to 
 21.61  provide training and matching grants 
 22.1   for student service environmental 
 22.2   learning projects.  This appropriation 
 22.3   must be matched by at least $40,000 of 
 22.4   nonstate money. 
 22.5   (n) Minnesota Whitetail Deer
 22.6   Resource Center Exhibits                 400,000
 22.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 22.8   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 22.9   natural resources for an agreement with 
 22.10  the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association 
 22.11  to construct exhibits on whitetail deer 
 22.12  in Minnesota.  This appropriation is 
 22.13  available to the extent matched by 
 22.14  expenditure of nonstate money on 
 22.15  exhibits. 
 22.16  (o) Sustainability Forums                200,000
 22.17  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 22.18  the second year are from the trust fund 
 22.19  to the office of environmental 
 22.20  assistance for an agreement with the 
 22.21  Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton 
 22.22  League of America to conduct forums for 
 22.23  the public and local units of 
 22.24  government on sustainability and 
 22.25  community-based planning objectives. 
 22.26  (p) Minnesota River Watershed
 22.27  Ecology and History Exhibit               90,000
 22.28  This appropriation is from the future 
 22.29  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 22.30  Historical Society for an agreement 
 22.31  with Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society 
 22.32  to design and construct exhibits at the 
 22.33  Joseph R. Brown Minnesota River Center. 
 22.34  (q) Hyland Lake Environmental
 22.35  Center                                   220,000
 22.36  $110,000 the first year and $110,000 
 22.37  the second year are from the trust fund 
 22.38  to the commissioner of natural 
 22.39  resources for an agreement with 
 22.40  Suburban Hennepin Regional Park 
 22.41  District for predesign and design of an 
 22.42  environmental education center in 
 22.43  Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Regional 
 22.44  Park Reserve. 
 22.45  (r) Aquaculture, Hydroponics, and
 22.46  Greenhouse Research Lab                  100,000
 22.47  This appropriation is from the future 
 22.48  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 22.49  agriculture for an agreement with 
 22.50  Chisago Lakes High School to design and 
 22.51  construct a greenhouse, hydroponics, 
 22.52  and aquaculture facility to support an 
 22.53  outdoor living classroom. 
 22.54  Subd. 12.  Benchmarks and Indicators 
 22.55  (a) Measuring Children's Exposures
 22.56  to Environmental Health Hazards          500,000
 22.57  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 22.58  the second year are from the trust fund 
 23.1   to the University of Minnesota in 
 23.2   cooperation with the department of 
 23.3   health to augment a federal study of 
 23.4   exposure of children to multiple 
 23.5   environmental hazards, to evaluate 
 23.6   comparative health risks, and to design 
 23.7   intervention strategies. 
 23.8   (b) Minnesota County Biological
 23.9   Survey - Continuation                  1,600,000
 23.10  $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
 23.11  the second year are from the trust fund 
 23.12  to the commissioner of natural 
 23.13  resources for the seventh biennium of a 
 23.14  12-biennia project to accelerate the 
 23.15  survey that identifies significant 
 23.16  natural areas and systematically 
 23.17  collects and interprets data on the 
 23.18  distribution and ecology of natural 
 23.19  communities, rare plants, and animals. 
 23.20  (c) Environmental Indicators 
 23.21  Initiative - Continuation                400,000
 23.22  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 23.23  the second year are from the trust fund 
 23.24  to the commissioner of natural 
 23.25  resources for the third and final 
 23.26  biennium to complete a set of statewide 
 23.27  environmental indicators that will 
 23.28  assist public understanding of 
 23.29  Minnesota environmental health and the 
 23.30  effectiveness of sustainable 
 23.31  development efforts. 
 23.32  (d) Dakota County Wetland Health 
 23.33  Monitoring Program                       160,000
 23.34  $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
 23.35  second year are from the trust fund to 
 23.36  the commissioner of the pollution 
 23.37  control agency for an agreement with 
 23.38  Dakota county to evaluate wetland 
 23.39  health through citizen volunteers, 
 23.40  develop wetland biodiversity projects 
 23.41  in urban areas, and conduct public 
 23.42  education. 
 23.43  (e) Predicting Water and Forest 
 23.44  Resources Health and Sustainability      300,000
 23.45  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
 23.46  the second year are from the trust fund 
 23.47  to the University of Minnesota, Natural 
 23.48  Resources Research Institute, to assess 
 23.49  ecosystem health using indicators and 
 23.50  to develop models that incorporate 
 23.51  landscape composition change. 
 23.52  (f) Potential for Infant Risk
 23.53  from Nitrate Contamination               200,000
 23.54  This appropriation is from the future 
 23.55  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 23.56  health to study nitrate and 
 23.57  bacteria-contaminated drinking water of 
 23.58  infants and families at risk. 
 23.59  (g) Assessing Lake Superior Waters
 23.60  Off the North Shore                      400,000
 24.1   $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 24.2   the second year of this appropriation 
 24.3   are from the trust fund, and $200,000 
 24.4   is from the Great Lakes protection 
 24.5   account to the University of Minnesota 
 24.6   Duluth for a pilot program to establish 
 24.7   benchmark data for Lake Superior.  
 24.8   Expenses may not include capital cost 
 24.9   for a research vessel.  This 
 24.10  appropriation is available until June 
 24.11  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 24.12  must be completed and final products 
 24.13  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 24.14  specified in the work program. 
 24.15  (h) Minnesota's Forest Bird 
 24.16  Diversity Initiative - Continuation      450,000
 24.17  $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 24.18  the second year are from the trust fund 
 24.19  to the commissioner of natural 
 24.20  resources for the fifth biennium of a 
 24.21  six-biennium project to establish 
 24.22  benchmarks for using birds as 
 24.23  ecological indicators of forest 
 24.24  health.  This appropriation must be 
 24.25  matched by at least $80,000 of nonstate 
 24.26  contributions.  This appropriation is 
 24.27  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 24.28  time the project must be completed and 
 24.29  final products delivered, unless an 
 24.30  earlier date is specified in the work 
 24.31  program. 
 24.32  (i) Farm Ponds as Critical 
 24.33  Habitats for Native Amphibians           250,000
 24.34  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 24.35  the second year are from the trust fund 
 24.36  to the commissioner of natural 
 24.37  resources for an agreement with the 
 24.38  Upper Mississippi Science Center to 
 24.39  study management practices that sustain 
 24.40  healthy populations of amphibians in 
 24.41  southeastern Minnesota farm ponds and 
 24.42  to recommend monitoring methods 
 24.43  suitable for testing amphibian habitat 
 24.44  quality.  This appropriation must be 
 24.45  matched by at least $200,000 of 
 24.46  nonstate contributions.  This 
 24.47  appropriation is available until June 
 24.48  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 24.49  must be completed and final products 
 24.50  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 24.51  specified in the work program. 
 24.52  (j) Improved Minnesota Fungus
 24.53  Collection and Database                   70,000
 24.54  $35,000 the first year and $35,000 the 
 24.55  second year are from the trust fund to 
 24.56  the University of Minnesota to 
 24.57  consolidate and preserve fungus 
 24.58  specimen collections and computerize 
 24.59  the data for use in agriculture, 
 24.60  forestry, and recreation management. 
 24.61  Subd. 13.  Critical Lands or Habitats 
 24.62  (a) Sustainable Woodlands and
 25.1   Prairies on Private Lands - 
 25.2   Continuation                             450,000                
 25.3   $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 25.4   the second year are from the trust fund 
 25.5   to the commissioner of natural 
 25.6   resources, in cooperation with the 
 25.7   Minnesota Forestry Association and the 
 25.8   Nature Conservancy, to develop 
 25.9   stewardship plans for private 
 25.10  landowners and to implement natural 
 25.11  resource projects by providing matching 
 25.12  money to private landowners.  This 
 25.13  appropriation is available until June 
 25.14  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 25.15  must be completed and final products 
 25.16  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 25.17  specified in the work program. 
 25.18  (b) National Prairie Passage; Linking
 25.19  Isolated Prairie Preserves               150,000 
 25.20  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 25.21  second year are from the trust fund to 
 25.22  the commissioner of transportation to 
 25.23  link isolated tallgrass prairie 
 25.24  preserves with corridors of prairie.  
 25.25  This appropriation must be matched by 
 25.26  at least $600,000 of nonstate money. 
 25.27  (c) Greening the Metro 
 25.28  Mississippi-Minnesota River 
 25.29  Valleys                                  800,000 
 25.30  $400,000 the first year and $400,000 
 25.31  the second year are from the trust fund 
 25.32  to the commissioner of natural 
 25.33  resources for an agreement with 
 25.34  Greening the Great River Park to 
 25.35  implement private and public habitat 
 25.36  projects in the Mississippi and 
 25.37  Minnesota River Valleys.  This 
 25.38  appropriation must be matched by at 
 25.39  least $374,000 of nonstate money and 
 25.40  cost sharing is required for projects 
 25.41  on private lands. This appropriation is 
 25.42  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 25.43  time the project must be completed and 
 25.44  final products delivered, unless an 
 25.45  earlier date is specified in the work 
 25.46  program. 
 25.47  (d) Restoring the Greater Prairie 
 25.48  Chicken to Southwestern Minnesota         60,000 
 25.49  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
 25.50  second year are from the trust fund to 
 25.51  the commissioner of natural resources 
 25.52  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 25.53  Prairie Chicken Society to restore the 
 25.54  greater prairie chicken to appropriate 
 25.55  habitat.  
 25.56  (e) Prairie Heritage Fund - 
 25.57  Continuation                             500,000 
 25.58  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 25.59  the second year are from the trust fund 
 25.60  to the commissioner of natural 
 25.61  resources for an agreement with 
 25.62  Pheasants Forever, Inc. to acquire and 
 26.1   develop land for prairie grasslands and 
 26.2   wetlands to be donated to the public.  
 26.3   The land must be open and accessible to 
 26.4   the public.  This appropriation must be 
 26.5   matched by at least $500,000 of money.  
 26.6   In addition to the required work 
 26.7   program, parcels may not be acquired 
 26.8   until parcel lists have been submitted 
 26.9   to the legislative commission on 
 26.10  Minnesota resources and the commission 
 26.11  has approved the parcel list or allowed 
 26.12  60 days to pass. 
 26.13  (f) Public Boat Access and 
 26.14  Fishing Piers                          1,299,000 
 26.15  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
 26.16  the second year are from the trust 
 26.17  fund, and $299,000 is from the future 
 26.18  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 26.19  natural resources for increased access 
 26.20  to lakes and rivers statewide through 
 26.21  the provision of public boat access, 
 26.22  fishing piers, and shoreline access, 
 26.23  with approximately equal allocations 
 26.24  for the Twin Cities metropolitan area 
 26.25  and the remainder of the state.  These 
 26.26  appropriations are available until June 
 26.27  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 26.28  must be completed and final products 
 26.29  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 26.30  specified in the work program.  
 26.31  $212,000 of the appropriation from the 
 26.32  future resources fund is available 
 26.33  immediately upon enactment. 
 26.34  (g) Arboretum Land Acquisition and 
 26.35  Wetlands Restoration - Continuation      700,000 
 26.36  $350,000 the first year and $350,000 
 26.37  the second year are from the trust fund 
 26.38  to the University of Minnesota for an 
 26.39  agreement with the University of 
 26.40  Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 
 26.41  Foundation for the third biennium for 
 26.42  land acquisition.  The priority is to 
 26.43  acquire approximately 40 acres of land 
 26.44  within the Arboretum boundary before 
 26.45  completing the Spring Peeper Meadow 
 26.46  wetland restoration.  This 
 26.47  appropriation must be matched by at 
 26.48  least $700,000 of nonstate money. 
 26.49  (h) Implement the Chisago and 
 26.50  Washington Counties Green 
 26.51  Corridor Project - Continuation          450,000 
 26.52  $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 26.53  the second year are from the trust fund 
 26.54  to the commissioner of natural 
 26.55  resources for an agreement with 1000 
 26.56  Friends of Minnesota for land 
 26.57  protection activities, including at 
 26.58  least $300,000 for cost-share grants to 
 26.59  local governments for fee or less than 
 26.60  fee acquisition. 
 26.61  (i) RIM Shoreland Stabilization          350,000 
 26.62  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 26.63  the second year are from the trust fund 
 27.1   to the commissioner of natural 
 27.2   resources to complete the high priority 
 27.3   bank stabilization on Lake 
 27.4   Winnibigoshish and, if additional match 
 27.5   money becomes available, to begin 
 27.6   similar work on Lac Qui Parle Lake. 
 27.7   This appropriation must be matched by 
 27.8   at least $56,000 of nonstate money. 
 27.9   (j) Enhancing Canada Goose 
 27.10  Hunting Opportunities for 
 27.11  Recreation and Management Purposes       340,000 
 27.12  This appropriation is from the future 
 27.13  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 27.14  natural resources for an agreement with 
 27.15  Geese Unlimited to purchase leases and 
 27.16  provide observational and hunting 
 27.17  blinds for the public using volunteer 
 27.18  labor. 
 27.19  Subd. 14.  Native Species Planting 
 27.20  (a) Minnesota Releaf Matching 
 27.21  Grant Program - Continuation             850,000 
 27.22  $290,000 the first year and $290,000 
 27.23  the second year of this appropriation 
 27.24  are from the trust fund, and $270,000 
 27.25  is from the future resources fund to 
 27.26  the commissioner of natural resources 
 27.27  for the fourth biennium, with at least 
 27.28  $210,000 for matching grants to local 
 27.29  communities to protect native oak 
 27.30  forests from oak wilt and to provide 
 27.31  technical assistance and cost sharing 
 27.32  with communities for tree planting and 
 27.33  community forestry assessments.  The 
 27.34  appropriation from the future resources 
 27.35  fund is available immediately upon 
 27.36  enactment. 
 27.37  (b) Landscaping for Wildlife and 
 27.38  Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention     150,000 
 27.39  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 27.40  second year are from the trust fund to 
 27.41  the commissioner of natural resources 
 27.42  for an agreement with St. Paul 
 27.43  Neighborhood Energy Consortium to work 
 27.44  with urban and suburban communities to 
 27.45  expand native species planting through 
 27.46  residential landscaping and cooperative 
 27.47  neighborhood projects. The activities 
 27.48  must include participant cost sharing. 
 27.49  This appropriation must be matched by 
 27.50  at least $24,000 of nonstate money. 
 27.51  (c) Lakescaping for Wildlife and 
 27.52  Water Quality Initiative                 140,000 
 27.53  $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
 27.54  second year are from the trust fund to 
 27.55  the commissioner of natural resources 
 27.56  in cooperation with the Minnesota Lakes 
 27.57  Association to promote lakescaping for 
 27.58  wildlife and water quality through 
 27.59  workshops, demonstration sites, and a 
 27.60  registry program for lakeshore owners. 
 27.61  The activities must include participant 
 27.62  cost sharing. 
 28.1   (d) Development and Assessment of 
 28.2   Oak Wilt Biological Control 
 28.3   Technologies - Continuation              200,000 
 28.4   $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 28.5   the second year are from the trust fund 
 28.6   to the University of Minnesota to 
 28.7   evaluate biocontrol efficacy, spore mat 
 28.8   production, and root graft barrier 
 28.9   guidelines for oak wilt, in cooperation 
 28.10  with the department of agriculture. 
 28.11  (e) Saint Paul-Minneapolis Native 
 28.12  Plant Habitat Interpretive Program       130,000 
 28.13  This appropriation is from the future 
 28.14  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 28.15  natural resources for an agreement with 
 28.16  the city of St. Paul to restore native 
 28.17  plants to selected St. Paul parks and 
 28.18  to develop native plant interpretive 
 28.19  sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul and 
 28.20  related educational material.  This 
 28.21  appropriation must be matched by at 
 28.22  least $86,000 of nonstate money. 
 28.23  (f) Restoring Ecological Health to 
 28.24  St. Paul's Mississippi River Bluffs      200,000 
 28.25  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 28.26  the second year are from the trust fund 
 28.27  to the commissioner of natural 
 28.28  resources for an agreement with Friends 
 28.29  of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and 
 28.30  Ramsey County to inventory and restore 
 28.31  native species, and to plan for 
 28.32  critical greenways and natural area 
 28.33  habitat.  This appropriation is 
 28.34  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 28.35  time the project must be completed and 
 28.36  final products delivered, unless an 
 28.37  earlier date is specified in the work 
 28.38  program. 
 28.39  Subd. 15.  Native Fish 
 28.40  (a) Mussel Resource Survey               400,000 
 28.41  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 28.42  the second year are from the trust fund 
 28.43  to the commissioner of natural 
 28.44  resources for the first biennium of a 
 28.45  three-biennium project to survey 
 28.46  mussels statewide for resource 
 28.47  management. 
 28.48  (b) Freshwater Mussel Resources in 
 28.49  the St. Croix River                       58,000 
 28.50  $29,000 the first year and $29,000 the 
 28.51  second year are from the trust fund to 
 28.52  the commissioner of natural resources 
 28.53  for an agreement with Macalester 
 28.54  College to continue refugia studies and 
 28.55  assess populations for freshwater 
 28.56  mussels. 
 28.57  Subd. 16.  Exotic Species 
 28.58  (a) Biological Control of Eurasian 
 28.59  Water Milfoil and Purple 
 29.1   Loosestrife - Continuation               150,000 
 29.2   $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 29.3   second year are from the trust fund to 
 29.4   the commissioner of natural resources 
 29.5   for the fourth biennium of a 
 29.6   five-biennium project to develop and 
 29.7   implement biological controls for 
 29.8   Eurasian water milfoil and purple 
 29.9   loosestrife.  This appropriation is 
 29.10  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 29.11  time the project must be completed and 
 29.12  final products delivered, unless an 
 29.13  earlier date is specified in the work 
 29.14  program. 
 29.15  (b) Evaluate Establishment, Impact of 
 29.16  Leafy Spurge Biocontrol Agents           140,000 
 29.17  $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
 29.18  second year are from the trust fund to 
 29.19  the commissioner of agriculture to 
 29.20  study flea beetles introduced to 
 29.21  control leafy spurge by site 
 29.22  characterization and assessment for 
 29.23  biological control.  This appropriation 
 29.24  is available until June 30, 2002, at 
 29.25  which time the project must be 
 29.26  completed and final products delivered, 
 29.27  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 29.28  the work program. 
 29.29  (c) Restoring Native Vegetation in 
 29.30  Parks and Nature Centers                 260,000 
 29.31  This appropriation is from the future 
 29.32  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 29.33  natural resources for an agreement with 
 29.34  the St. Paul Audubon Society to restore 
 29.35  native vegetation at community nature 
 29.36  centers and parks. 
 29.37  Subd. 17.  Data Availability Requirements 
 29.38  (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 
 29.39  2001, the data collected by the 
 29.40  projects funded under this section that 
 29.41  have common value for natural resource 
 29.42  planning and management must conform to 
 29.43  information architecture as defined in 
 29.44  guidelines and standards adopted by the 
 29.45  office of technology.  Spatial data 
 29.46  must conform with guidelines and 
 29.47  standards described in the geographic 
 29.48  data compatibility guidelines available 
 29.49  from the land management information 
 29.50  center.  These data must be made 
 29.51  available under the provisions of the 
 29.52  Data Practices Act in chapter 13. 
 29.53  (b) For the purposes of information 
 29.54  dissemination to the extent 
 29.55  practicable, summary data and results 
 29.56  of projects funded under this section 
 29.57  should be readily accessible on the 
 29.58  Internet.  To the extent practicable, 
 29.59  spatial data and their documentation 
 29.60  must be made available through the 
 29.61  Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse.
 29.62  (c) As part of project expenditures, 
 30.1   recipients of land acquisition 
 30.2   appropriations must provide the 
 30.3   information necessary to update public 
 30.4   recreation information maps to the 
 30.5   department of natural resources in the 
 30.6   specified form. 
 30.7   Subd. 18.  Project Requirements 
 30.8   It is a condition of acceptance of the 
 30.9   appropriations in this section that any 
 30.10  agency or entity receiving the 
 30.11  appropriation must comply with 
 30.12  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 
 30.13  Subd. 19.  Match Requirements 
 30.14  Unless specifically authorized, 
 30.15  appropriations in this section that 
 30.16  must be matched and for which the match 
 30.17  has not been committed by December 31, 
 30.18  1999, are canceled, and in-kind 
 30.19  contributions may not be counted as 
 30.20  match. 
 30.21  Subd. 20.  Payment Conditions and 
 30.22  Capital Equipment Expenditures 
 30.23  All agreements, grants, or contracts 
 30.24  referred to in this section must be 
 30.25  administered on a reimbursement basis.  
 30.26  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 30.27  section 16A.41, expenditures made on or 
 30.28  after July 1, 1999, or the date the 
 30.29  work program is approved, whichever is 
 30.30  later, are eligible for reimbursement. 
 30.31  Payment must be made upon receiving 
 30.32  documentation that project-eligible 
 30.33  reimbursable amounts have been 
 30.34  expended, except that reasonable 
 30.35  amounts may be advanced to projects in 
 30.36  order to accommodate cash flow needs. 
 30.37  The advances must be approved as part 
 30.38  of the work program.  No expenditures 
 30.39  for capital equipment are allowed 
 30.40  unless expressly authorized in the 
 30.41  project work program. 
 30.42  Subd. 21.  Purchase of Recycled and 
 30.43  Recyclable Materials 
 30.44  A political subdivision, public or 
 30.45  private corporation, or other entity 
 30.46  that receives an appropriation in this 
 30.47  section must use the appropriation in 
 30.48  compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 30.49  sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 
 30.50  the purchase of recycled, repairable, 
 30.51  and durable materials, the purchase of 
 30.52  uncoated paper stock, and the use of 
 30.53  soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 
 30.54  state agency. 
 30.55  Subd. 22.  Energy Conservation 
 30.56  A recipient to whom an appropriation is 
 30.57  made in this section for a capital 
 30.58  improvement project shall ensure that 
 30.59  the project complies with the 
 30.60  applicable energy conservation 
 30.61  standards contained in law, including 
 31.1   Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19 to 
 31.2   216C.21, and rules adopted thereunder.  
 31.3   The recipient may use the energy 
 31.4   planning and intervention and energy 
 31.5   technologies units of the commissioner 
 31.6   of public service to obtain information 
 31.7   and technical assistance on energy 
 31.8   conservation and alternative energy 
 31.9   development relating to the planning 
 31.10  and construction of the capital 
 31.11  improvement project. 
 31.12  Subd. 23.  Accessibility 
 31.13  New structures must be shown to meet 
 31.14  the design standards in the Americans 
 31.15  with Disability Act Accessibility 
 31.16  Guidelines.  Nonstructural facilities 
 31.17  such as trails, campgrounds, picnic 
 31.18  areas, parking, play areas, water 
 31.19  sources, and the access routes to these 
 31.20  features should be shown to be designed 
 31.21  using guidelines in the Recommendations 
 31.22  for Accessibility Guidelines: 
 31.23  Recreational Facilities and Outdoor 
 31.24  Developed Areas. 
 31.25  Subd. 24.  Year 2000 Compatible 
 31.26  A recipient to whom an appropriation is 
 31.27  made in this section for computer 
 31.28  equipment and software must ensure that 
 31.29  the project expenditures comply with 
 31.30  year 2000 compatible database and 
 31.31  software. 
 31.32  Subd. 25.  Carryforward 
 31.33  (a) The availability of the 
 31.34  appropriations for the following 
 31.35  projects is extended to June 30, 2000: 
 31.36  Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 31.37  subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Ft. 
 31.38  Snelling State Park-upper bluff 
 31.39  utilization and AYH hostel; paragraph 
 31.40  (c), Jeffers petroglyphs environmental 
 31.41  assessment and prairie restoration; 
 31.42  paragraph (g), Native American 
 31.43  perspective of the historic north 
 31.44  shore; subdivision 6, paragraph (g), 
 31.45  lakeshore restoration - Minneapolis 
 31.46  chain of lakes; subdivision 9, 
 31.47  paragraph (a), grants to local 
 31.48  governments to assist natural resource 
 31.49  decision making; paragraph (e), North 
 31.50  Minneapolis upper river master plan; 
 31.51  paragraph (g), Miller Creek management; 
 31.52  and paragraph (h), trout habitat 
 31.53  preservation using alternative 
 31.54  watershed management practices; 
 31.55  subdivision 10, paragraph (g), Fillmore 
 31.56  county soil survey update; subdivision 
 31.57  11, paragraph (a), foundations to 
 31.58  integrated access to environmental 
 31.59  information; subdivision 12, paragraph 
 31.60  (a), sustainable development assistance 
 31.61  for municipalities through electric 
 31.62  utilities; paragraph (h), soy-based 
 31.63  diesel fuel study; subdivision 13, 
 31.64  paragraph (g), state wolf management:  
 31.65  electronically moderating the 
 32.1   discussion; subdivision 17, paragraph 
 32.2   (a), sustainable woodlands on private 
 32.3   lands; subdivision 20, paragraph (a), 
 32.4   ballast water technology demonstration 
 32.5   for exotic species control; Laws 1995, 
 32.6   chapter 220, section 19, subdivision 
 32.7   12, paragraph (a), restore historic 
 32.8   Mississippi river mill site, as amended 
 32.9   by Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 32.10  subdivision 26, paragraph (b). 
 32.11  (b) The availability of the 
 32.12  appropriations for the following 
 32.13  projects is extended to June 30, 2001: 
 32.14  Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 32.15  subdivision 5, paragraph (f), 
 32.16  historical and cultural museum on 
 32.17  Vermilion Lake Indian Reservation; 
 32.18  subdivision 16, paragraph (b), 
 32.19  Arboretum Land Acquisition. 
 32.20  Sec. 3.  ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS                     
 32.21  The following amounts are appropriated 
 32.22  in fiscal year 1999 from the Minnesota 
 32.23  environment and natural resources trust 
 32.24  fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
 32.25  section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
 32.26  $496,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 
 32.27  to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 
 32.28  chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 
 32.29  paragraph (a), clause (1), for state 
 32.30  park and recreation area acquisition. 
 32.31  $495,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 
 32.32  to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 
 32.33  chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 
 32.34  paragraph (b), metropolitan regional 
 32.35  park system. 
 32.36     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, 
 32.37  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 32.38     Subd. 2.  [PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS.] The 
 32.39  commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to 
 32.40  units of government for up to 50 percent of the costs ~~or~~ 
 32.41  ~~$50,000, whichever is less,~~ of acquisition and betterment of 
 32.42  public land and improvements needed for parks and other outdoor 
 32.43  recreation areas and facilities. 
 32.44     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 
 32.45  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 32.46     Subd. 4b.  [REGIONAL TRAILS.] The commissioner shall 
 32.47  administer a program to provide grants to units of government 
 32.48  for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and betterment 
 32.49  of public land and improvements needed for trails deemed to be 
 32.50  of regional significance according to criteria published by the 
 33.1   commissioner.  If land used for the trails is not in full public 
 33.2   ownership, then the recipients must prove it is dedicated to the 
 33.3   purposes of the grants for at least 20 years. 
 33.4      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 
 33.5   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 33.6      Subd. 4c.  [LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS.] The commissioner 
 33.7   shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 
 33.8   government for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and 
 33.9   betterment of public land and improvements needed for trails 
 33.10  that connect communities, trails, and parks and thereby increase 
 33.11  the effective length of trail experiences.  If land used for the 
 33.12  trails is not in full public ownership, then the recipients must 
 33.13  prove it is dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 
 33.14  20 years.