1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from constitutionally dedicated legacy 
1.3 	funds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	ARTICLE 1
1.6 	CLEAN WATER FUND

1.7 | Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
1.10 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
1.11 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this 
1.12 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending 
1.13 	June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The 
1.14 	second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The 
1.15 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

1.16 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.17 | | | | Available for the Year
1.18 | | | | Ending June 30
1.19 | | | | | 2018 | | 2019

1.20 | Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER | | | |

1.21 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 103,625,000 | $ | 110,499,000
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

2.3 | Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
2.4 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
2.5 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.6 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.7 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
2.8 	article must be spent in accordance with 
2.9 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
2.10 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
2.11 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.12 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
2.13 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
2.14 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
2.15 	2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
2.16 	available until June 30, 2020. If a project 
2.17 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
2.18 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
2.19 	availability of federal funding.

2.20 | Subd. 3.Disability Access | | | |
2.21 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
2.22 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
2.23 	on Disability and other appropriate 
2.24 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
2.25 	committees, and commissions , should make 
2.26 	progress toward providing greater access to 
2.27 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
2.28 	for people with disabilities related to the 
2.29 	programs the recipient funds using 
2.30 	appropriations made in this article.

2.31 | Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | $ | 8,808,000 | $ | 8,808,000
2.32 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.33 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
2.34 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
3.1 	water and groundwater and to use data 
3.2 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
3.3 	(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 
3.4 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.5 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.6 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
3.7 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
3.8 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
3.9 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
3.10 	practices; assessing best management practice 
3.11 	adoption; education and technical support from 
3.12 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
3.13 	support agricultural demonstration and 
3.14 	implementation activities; and other actions 
3.15 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
3.16 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
3.17 	June 30, 2022.
3.18 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.19 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.20 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.21 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.22 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.23 	year shall be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.24 	fund.
3.25 	(d) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
3.26 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.27 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
3.28 	implementation of best management practices 
3.29 	and more precise information on nonpoint 
3.30 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
3.31 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
3.32 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
3.33 	available until June 30, 2022.
3.34 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
3.35 	second year are for research to quantify and 
4.1 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
4.2 	waters and for development and evaluation of 
4.3 	best management practices to protect and 
4.4 	restore water resources. This appropriation is 
4.5 	available until June 30, 2022.
4.6 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
4.7 	second year are for a research inventory 
4.8 	database containing water-related research 
4.9 	activities. Costs for information technology 
4.10 	development or support for this research 
4.11 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
4.12 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
4.13 	available until June 30, 2022.
4.14 	(g) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000 
4.15 	the second year are to implement the 
4.16 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.17 	certification program statewide. Funds 
4.18 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
4.19 	until June 30, 2021.
4.20 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
4.21 	second year are to provide funding for a 
4.22 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
4.23 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
4.24 	(i) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
4.25 	second year are for grants to the Board of 
4.26 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
4.27 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
4.28 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
4.29 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
4.30 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
4.31 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.32 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
4.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.1 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
5.2 	the second year are for pesticide testing of 
5.3 	private wells where nitrate is detected, as part 
5.4 	of the Township Testing Program. This 
5.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.6 	(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
5.7 	second year are to evaluate market 
5.8 	opportunities and develop markets for crops 
5.9 	that can be profitable for farmers and 
5.10 	beneficial for water quality and soil health.
5.11 	(l) A portion of the funds in this section may 
5.12 	be used for programs to train state and local 
5.13 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
5.14 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
5.15 	conservation.

5.16 | Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY | $ | 7,625,000 | $ | 9,625,000
5.17 	(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $9,500,000 
5.18 	the second year are for the point source 
5.19 	implementation grants program under 
5.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
5.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.22 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.23 	second year are for small community 
5.24 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
5.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
5.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.27 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the 
5.28 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
5.29 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
5.30 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
5.31 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
5.32 	this section based on their priority rank on the 
5.33 	Pollution Control Agency's project priority 
5.34 	list.

6.1 | Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY | $ | 26,888,000 | $ | 26,887,000
6.2 	(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 
6.3 	the second year are for completion of needed 
6.4 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
6.5 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
6.6 	chapter 114D.
6.7 	(b) $10,231,000 the first year and $10,232,000 
6.8 	the second year are to develop watershed 
6.9 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
6.10 	which include total maximum daily load 
6.11 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
6.12 	plans for waters listed on the United States 
6.13 	Environmental Protection Agency approved 
6.14 	impaired waters list in accordance with 
6.15 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency 
6.16 	shall complete an average of ten percent of 
6.17 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
6.18 	(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
6.19 	the second year are for groundwater 
6.20 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
6.21 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
6.22 	trends, including the reassessment of 
6.23 	groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years 
6.24 	ago and found to be contaminated.
6.25 	(d) $838,000 the first year and $837,000 the 
6.26 	second year are for implementation of the St. 
6.27 	Louis River System Area of Concern 
6.28 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
6.29 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
6.30 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
6.31 	(e) $1,155,000 the first year and $1,155,000 
6.32 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
6.33 	database development.
7.1 	(f) $979,000 the first year and $978,000 the 
7.2 	second year are for national pollutant 
7.3 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
7.4 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
7.5 	(g) $3,900,000 the first year and $3,900,000 
7.6 	the second year are for enhancing the 
7.7 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
7.8 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
7.9 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
7.10 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of 
7.11 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
7.12 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
7.13 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
7.14 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
7.15 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
7.16 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
7.17 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
7.18 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
7.19 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
7.20 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
7.21 	sewer system, or other means, including 
7.22 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
7.23 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
7.24 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
7.25 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
7.26 	reports are to be part of established annual 
7.27 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
7.28 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
7.29 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
7.30 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
7.31 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
7.32 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
7.33 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
7.34 	$1,000,000 each year is available to counties 
7.35 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
7.36 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
8.1 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
8.2 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
8.3 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
8.4 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
8.5 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
8.6 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
8.7 	an account of the expenditures.
8.8 	(h) $279,000 the first year and $278,000 the 
8.9 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
8.10 	of MS4 permit requirements including 
8.11 	additional technical assistance to 
8.12 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
8.13 	understanding and implementing the basic 
8.14 	requirements of the municipal stormwater 
8.15 	program.
8.16 	(i) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
8.17 	second year are to support activities of the 
8.18 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
8.20 	(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
8.21 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
8.22 	section are available until June 30, 2022.

8.23

8.24

Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

$

9,270,000

$

9,270,000

8.25 	(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 
8.26 	the second year are for stream flow 
8.27 	monitoring.
8.28 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
8.29 	the second year are for lake Index of 
8.30 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
8.31 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
8.32 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
8.33 	other contaminants of fish, including 
9.1 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
9.2 	waters over time.
9.3 	(d) $1,985,000 the first year and $1,985,000 
9.4 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
9.5 	science-based watershed restoration and 
9.6 	protection strategies.
9.7 	(e) $1,875,000 the first year and $1,875,000 
9.8 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
9.9 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
9.10 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
9.11 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
9.12 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
9.13 	source restoration and protection activities.
9.14 	(g) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
9.15 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
9.16 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
9.17 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
9.18 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
9.19 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
9.20 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
9.21 	forestry best management practices for water 
9.22 	quality.
9.23 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
9.24 	second year are for developing county 
9.25 	geologic atlases.
9.26 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
9.27 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
9.28 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
9.29 	buffer map interpretation to local units of 
9.30 	government for implementation of buffer 
9.31 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
9.32 	units of government and made available to 
9.33 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
9.34 	Resources' Web site.

10.1

10.2

Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

$

45,026,000

$

49,392,000

10.3 	(a) $3,317,000 the first year and $7,683,000 
10.4 	the second year are for grants to local 
10.5 	government units organized for managing 
10.6 	water in a watershed or subwatershed that have 
10.7 	multiyear plans that will result in a significant 
10.8 	reduction in water pollution in a selected 
10.9 	subwatershed. The grants may be used to 
10.10 	implement projects that protect, enhance, and 
10.11 	restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, 
10.12 	and streams, protect groundwater from 
10.13 	degradation, and protect drinking water 
10.14 	sources. Grant recipients must identify a 
10.15 	nonstate match and may use other legacy funds 
10.16 	to supplement projects funded under this 
10.17 	paragraph.
10.18 	(b) $12,250,000 the first year and $12,250,000 
10.19 	the second year are for grants to protect and 
10.20 	restore surface water and drinking water; to 
10.21 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
10.22 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
10.23 	streams; and to protect groundwater and 
10.24 	drinking water, including feedlot water quality 
10.25 	and subsurface sewage treatment system 
10.26 	projects and stream bank, stream channel, 
10.27 	shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization 
10.28 	projects. The projects must use practices 
10.29 	demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting 
10.30 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
10.31 	consistent with total maximum daily load 
10.32 	(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed 
10.33 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
10.34 	or local water management plans or their 
10.35 	equivalents. A portion of these funds may be 
10.36 	used to seek administrative efficiencies 
11.1 	through shared resources by multiple local 
11.2 	governmental units.
11.3 	(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
11.4 	the second year are for accelerated 
11.5 	implementation, including local resource 
11.6 	protection and enhancement grants and 
11.7 	statewide program enhancements of 
11.8 	supplements for technical assistance, citizen 
11.9 	and community outreach, compliance, and 
11.10 	training and certification.
11.11 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
11.12 	second year are to provide state oversight and 
11.13 	accountability, evaluate results, provide 
11.14 	implementation tools, and measure the value 
11.15 	of conservation program implementation by 
11.16 	local governments, including submission to 
11.17 	the legislature by March 1 each 
11.18 	even-numbered year a biennial report prepared 
11.19 	by the board, in consultation with the 
11.20 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
11.21 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
11.22 	detailing the recipients, the projects funded 
11.23 	under this section, and the amount of pollution 
11.24 	reduced.
11.25 	(e) $3,400,000 the first year and $3,400,000 
11.26 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
11.27 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
11.28 	governments in implementing and complying 
11.29 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
11.30 	requirements.
11.31 	(f) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
11.32 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
11.33 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
11.34 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
11.35 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
12.1 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
12.2 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface 
12.3 	waters; and increase infiltration for 
12.4 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation may 
12.5 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
12.6 	permanently protected by easements purchased 
12.7 	with this appropriation or contracts to achieve 
12.8 	permanent protection for riparian buffers or 
12.9 	stream bank restorations when the riparian 
12.10 	buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 
12.11 	is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
12.12 	account.
12.13 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
12.14 	the second year are for permanent 
12.15 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
12.16 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.17 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
12.18 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
12.19 	acquisition to permanently protect 
12.20 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
12.21 	protection areas or for otherwise assuring 
12.22 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
12.23 	sources as described under alternative 
12.24 	management tools in the Department of 
12.25 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
12.26 	Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems 
12.27 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
12.28 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
12.29 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
12.30 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
12.31 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
12.32 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
12.33 	have identified specific activities that will 
12.34 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
12.35 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
13.1 	contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a 
13.2 	monitoring and enforcement account.
13.3 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
13.4 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
13.5 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
13.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
13.7 	subdivision 6.
13.8 	(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
13.9 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
13.10 	and grants to local governments to transition 
13.11 	local water management plans to a watershed 
13.12 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
13.13 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
13.14 	114D.
13.15 	(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
13.16 	second year are for technical assistance and 
13.17 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
13.18 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
13.19 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.20 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
13.21 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
13.22 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.23 	103E.015.
13.24 	(k) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
13.25 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
13.26 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
13.27 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
13.28 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
13.29 	related technical assistance. This work may 
13.30 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
13.31 	Department of Agriculture with a first priority 
13.32 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
13.33 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
13.34 	state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a 
13.35 	monitoring and enforcement account.
14.1 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
14.2 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
14.3 	conservation easements to protect lands 
14.4 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
14.5 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
14.6 	to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
14.7 	enforcement account.
14.8 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
14.9 	second year are for a program to 
14.10 	systematically collect data and produce 
14.11 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates of 
14.12 	soil erosion caused by water and wind along 
14.13 	with tracking adoption of conservation 
14.14 	measures, including cover crops, to address 
14.15 	erosion.
14.16 	(n) The board shall contract for delivery of 
14.17 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
14.18 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
14.19 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
14.20 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
14.21 	year.
14.22 	(o) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
14.23 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
14.24 	technical and administrative assistance portion 
14.25 	of the funds to leverage federal or other 
14.26 	nonstate funds or to address oversight 
14.27 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
14.28 	identified in local water management plans.
14.29 	(p) The board shall require grantees to specify 
14.30 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
14.31 	grants prior to any grant awards.
14.32 	(q) The appropriations in this section are 
14.33 	available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant 
14.34 	funds are available until expended and shall 
15.1 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
15.2 	this section.

15.3 | Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | $ | 4,573,000 | $ | 5,082,000
15.4 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
15.5 	the second year are for addressing public 
15.6 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
15.7 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
15.8 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
15.9 	including accelerating the development of 
15.10 	health risk limits and improving the capacity 
15.11 	of the department's laboratory to analyze 
15.12 	unregulated contaminants.
15.13 	(b) $2,523,000 the first year and $3,032,000 
15.14 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
15.15 	water sources.
15.16 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
15.17 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
15.18 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
15.19 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
15.20 	(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
15.21 	second year are to develop and deliver 
15.22 	groundwater restoration and protection 
15.23 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
15.24 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
15.25 	resources to local governments for drinking 
15.26 	water source protection activities.
15.27 	(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
15.28 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
15.29 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
15.30 	wells and developing guidance and outreach 
15.31 	to reduce risks to private-well owners.
16.1 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
16.2 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
16.3 	the risks from viruses in water supplies.
16.4 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
16.5 	appropriations in this section are available 
16.6 	until June 30, 2021.

16.7 | Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL | $ | 1,435,000 | $ | 1,435,000
16.8 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
16.9 	the second year are to implement projects that 
16.10 	address emerging drinking-water supply 
16.11 	threats, provide cost-effective regional 
16.12 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
16.13 	coordination, support local implementation of 
16.14 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
16.15 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
16.16 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
16.17 	to communities:
16.18 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
16.19 	water use through use of surface water, storm 
16.20 	water, wastewater, and groundwater;
16.21 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
16.22 	for different alternatives;
16.23 	(3) development of planning level cost 
16.24 	estimates, including capital cost and operation 
16.25 	cost;
16.26 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
16.27 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
16.28 	regionally beneficial water supply 
16.29 	development projects; and
16.30 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
16.31 	models.
16.32 	(b) $435,000 the first year and $435,000 the 
16.33 	second year are for the water demand 
17.1 	reduction grant program to encourage 
17.2 	implementation of water demand reduction 
17.3 	measures by municipalities in the metropolitan 
17.4 	area to ensure the reliability and protection of 
17.5 	drinking water supplies.

17.6 	ARTICLE 2
17.7 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

17.8 | Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
17.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
17.10 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
17.11 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
17.12 	"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
17.13 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first 
17.14 	year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal 
17.15 	years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

17.16 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
17.17 | | | | Available for the Year
17.18 | | | | Ending June 30
17.19 | | | | | 2018 | | 2019

17.20 | Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS | | | |

17.21 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 42,373,000 | $ | 45,022,000
17.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.23 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

17.24 | Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
17.25 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
17.26 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
17.27 	related to and necessary for a specific 
17.28 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
17.29 	article must be spent in accordance with 
17.30 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
17.31 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
17.32 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.1 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
18.2 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
18.3 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
18.4 	2020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
18.5 	available until June 30, 2021. If a project 
18.6 	receives federal funds, the time period of the 
18.7 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
18.8 	availability of federal funding.

18.9 | Subd. 3.Disability Access | | | |
18.10 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
18.11 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
18.12 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
18.13 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
18.14 	committees, and commissions, should make 
18.15 	progress toward providing greater access to 
18.16 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
18.17 	for people with disabilities related to the 
18.18 	programs the recipient funds using 
18.19 	appropriations made in this article.

18.20

18.21

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

$

25,632,000

$

27,232,000

18.22 	(a) $16,741,000 the first year and $17,790,000 
18.23 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
18.24 	areas, and trails to:
18.25 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
18.26 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
18.27 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
18.28 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
18.29 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
18.30 	parks and trails legacy plan.
18.31 	(b) $8,370,000 the first year and $8,894,000 
18.32 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
18.33 	trails of regional significance outside the 
19.1 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
19.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
19.3 	must be based on the recommendations to the 
19.4 	commissioner from the Greater Minnesota 
19.5 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
19.6 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.7 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
19.8 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
19.9 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
19.10 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
19.11 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
19.12 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
19.13 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
19.14 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
19.15 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
19.16 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
19.17 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
19.18 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
19.19 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
19.20 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
19.21 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
19.22 	$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in 
19.23 	fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota 
19.24 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
19.25 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.26 	section 85.536, including the continued 
19.27 	development of a statewide system plan for 
19.28 	regional parks and trails outside the 
19.29 	seven-county metropolitan area.
19.30 	(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
19.31 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
19.32 	Commission shall submit a list of projects, 
19.33 	ranked in priority order, that contains the 
19.34 	commission's recommendations for funding 
19.35 	from the parks and trails fund for fiscal year 
19.36 	2019 to the chairs and ranking minority 
20.1 	members of the house of representatives and 
20.2 	senate committees and divisions with 
20.3 	jurisdiction over the environment and natural 
20.4 	resources and the parks and trails fund.
20.5 	(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
20.6 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
20.7 	Commission shall submit a report that contains 
20.8 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
20.9 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
20.10 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
20.11 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
20.12 	minority members of the house of 
20.13 	representatives and senate committees and 
20.14 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
20.15 	environment and natural resources and the 
20.16 	parks and trails fund.
20.17 	(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the 
20.18 	second year are for coordination and projects 
20.19 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
20.20 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
20.21 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
20.22 	Web-based information for park and trail 
20.23 	users; and support of activities of the Parks 
20.24 	and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
20.25 	(f) The commissioner shall contract for 
20.26 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
20.27 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
20.28 	activities under this section for at least 
20.29 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
20.30 	second year.
20.31 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
20.32 	appropriations under this section shall give 
20.33 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
20.34 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
20.35 	and other activities.

21.1 | Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL | $ | 16,741,000 | $ | 17,790,000
21.2 	(a) $16,741,000 the first year and $17,790,000 
21.3 	the second year are for distribution according 
21.4 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
21.5 	subdivision 3.
21.6 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
21.7 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
21.8 	used to fund the list of recommended projects 
21.9 	in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, 
21.10 	chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). 
21.11 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
21.12 	under this section must be substantially 
21.13 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
21.14 	dollar amounts in the report. Any funds 
21.15 	remaining after completion of the listed 
21.16 	projects may be spent by the implementing 
21.17 	agencies on projects to support parks and 
21.18 	trails.
21.19 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
21.20 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
21.21 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
21.22 	that the funds are used to supplement and not 
21.23 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
21.24 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
21.25 	appropriations under this section shall give 
21.26 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
21.27 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
21.28 	and other activities.

21.29 	ARTICLE 3
21.30 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

21.31 | Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
21.32 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
21.33 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
22.1 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
22.2 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in 
22.3 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
22.4 	year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
22.5 	2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
22.6 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

22.7 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
22.8 | | | | Available for the Year
22.9 | | | | Ending June 30
22.10 | | | | | 2018 | | 2019

22.11 | Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE | | | |

22.12 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 28,596,000 | $ | 30,736,000
22.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
22.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
22.15 	subdivisions.

22.16 | Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
22.17 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
22.18 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
22.19 	related to and necessary for a specific 
22.20 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
22.21 	article must not be spent on indirect costs or 
22.22 	other institutional overhead charges that are 
22.23 	not directly related to and necessary for a 
22.24 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
22.25 	in this article must be spent in accordance with 
22.26 	the Minnesota Management and Budget's 
22.27 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
22.28 	Expenditures. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
22.29 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
22.30 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
22.31 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
22.32 	2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
22.33 	available until June 30, 2020. If a project 
22.34 	receives federal funds, the time period of the 
23.1 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
23.2 	availability of federal funding.

23.3 | Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board | | 28,596,000 | | 30,736,000
23.4 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
23.5 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
23.6 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
23.7 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
23.8 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
23.9 	recipients of appropriations in this subdivision 
23.10 	must ensure that these funds are used to 
23.11 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
23.12 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
23.13 	established within this appropriation must be 
23.14 	separately administered from other state 
23.15 	appropriations for program planning and 
23.16 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
23.17 	consideration other state resources awarded 
23.18 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
23.19 	size.

23.20 | (b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives | | | |
23.21 	$22,876,800 the first year and $24,588,800 
23.22 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
23.23 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
23.24 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
23.25 	activities; to overcome barriers to accessing 
23.26 	high-quality arts activities; and to instill the 
23.27 	arts into the community and public life in this 
23.28 	state.

23.29 | (c) Arts Education | | | |
23.30 	$4,289,000 the first year and $4,610,400 the 
23.31 	second year are for high-quality, 
23.32 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
23.33 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
23.34 	understanding of the arts.

23.35 | (d) Arts and Cultural Heritage | | | |
24.1 	$1,429,800 the first year and $1,536,800 the 
24.2 	second year are for events and activities that 
24.3 	represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, 
24.4 	including folk and traditional artists and art 
24.5 	organizations, represented in this state.
24.6 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
24.7 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
24.8 	board for administering grant programs, 
24.9 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
24.10 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
24.11 	ensuring accountability.
24.12 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
24.13 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
24.14 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
24.15 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
24.16 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
24.17 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
24.18 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
24.19 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
24.20 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
24.21 	regions of the state.
24.22 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
24.23 	under this section in the first year does not 
24.24 	cancel, but is available for the second year of 
24.25 	the biennium.