1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 | Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.7 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.8 	natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.9 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.10 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
1.11 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
1.12 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

1.13 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.14 | | | | Available for the Year
1.15 | | | | Ending June 30
1.16 | | | | | 2022 | | 2023

1.17 | Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES | | | |

1.18 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 70,881,000 | $ | -0-
1.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.21 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the first year 
1.22 	are available for three years beginning July 1, 
1.23 	2021, unless otherwise stated in the 
1.24 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
2.1 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
2.2 	is available for the second year or until the 
2.3 	end of the appropriation.

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

2.92.10

Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information

10,459,000

-0-

2.11

2.12

(a) What's Bugging Minnesota's Insect-Eating 
Birds?

2.13 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.14 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
2.15 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
2.16 	Institute to examine the relationship between 
2.17 	insect abundance, timing of insect availability, 
2.18 	and breeding success for multiple bird species 
2.19 	across land-use intensities to develop 
2.20 	comprehensive guidelines to conserve bird 
2.21 	and insect diversity.

2.22

2.23

(b) Protecting Minnesota's Beneficial 
Macroalgae: All Stoneworts Aren't Starry

2.24 	$811,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
2.26 	conduct a statewide inventory to provide 
2.27 	baseline data and build in-state knowledge of 
2.28 	Minnesota's native stoneworts, a diverse group 
2.29 	of aquatic plants that support clear lakes and 
2.30 	healthy fish habitat.

2.31 | (c) County Groundwater Atlas | | | |
2.32 	$1,875,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
2.34 	continue producing county groundwater 
3.1 	atlases to inform management of surface water 
3.2 	and groundwater resources for drinking and 
3.3 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
3.4 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
3.5 	aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to 
3.6 	contamination.

3.7

3.8

(d) Improving Resiliency and Conservation 
Outcomes for Minnesota Turtles

3.9 	$391,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.10 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
3.11 	improve the conservation of Minnesota's 
3.12 	imperiled turtles through animal husbandry, 
3.13 	field conservation, and educational 
3.14 	programming. This appropriation is available 
3.15 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
3.16 	must be completed and final products 
3.17 	delivered.

3.18 | (e) Minnesota Biological Survey | | | |
3.19 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
3.21 	complete the statewide baseline biological 
3.22 	survey by finalizing data, analyses, and 
3.23 	publications and by conducting targeted field 
3.24 	surveys to fill missing gaps of information 
3.25 	needed to support conservation of Minnesota's 
3.26 	biodiversity. Any revenues generated through 
3.27 	the publication of books or other resources 
3.28 	created through this appropriation may be 
3.29 	reinvested as described in the work plan 
3.30 	approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
3.31 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
3.32 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.33 	116P.10.

3.34

3.35

(f) Groundwater Contamination Mapping 
Project - Phase II

4.1 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.2 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
4.3 	Agency to improve protection of groundwater 
4.4 	resources for drinking water by expanding the 
4.5 	web-based interactive groundwater 
4.6 	contamination mapping system to include all 
4.7 	other state hazardous and solid waste cleanup 
4.8 	programs and by upgrading the system to 
4.9 	collect monitoring data.

4.10

4.11

(g) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management

4.12 	$3,092,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.14 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
4.15 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
4.16 	inform management of surface water and 
4.17 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
4.18 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
4.19 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
4.20 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
4.21 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
4.22 	surface water resources.

4.23

4.24

(h) Redwood County Reinvest in Minnesota 
Easement Evaluation and Public Outreach

4.25 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.27 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
4.28 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
4.29 	to inventory vegetation, evaluate wetland 
4.30 	conditions, and create a countywide 
4.31 	stewardship plan for lands protected with 
4.32 	permanent conservation easements. This 
4.33 	appropriation may also be spent to conduct 
4.34 	outreach to volunteers and landowners on 
4.35 	effective prairie and wetland habitat 
4.36 	management.

5.1

5.2

(i) Collaborative State and Tribal Wild Rice 
Monitoring Program

5.3 	$644,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
5.5 	work with tribal partners to create a 
5.6 	collaborative and comprehensive monitoring 
5.7 	program to conserve wild-rice waters, develop 
5.8 	remote sensing tools for statewide estimates 
5.9 	of wild rice coverage, and collect consistent 
5.10 	field data on wild rice health and abundance.

5.11

5.12

(j) Morrison County Performance Drainage and 
Hydrology Management II

5.13 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
5.15 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
5.16 	Water Conservation District to complete the 
5.17 	Morrison County culvert inventory started in 
5.18 	2016 to help solve landowner conflicts, protect 
5.19 	wetlands, improve water quality, and design 
5.20 	additional water storage throughout the 
5.21 	county.

5.22

5.23

(k) Exploring Minnesota's Wetlands: Our 
Resource for Future Medicine

5.24 	$210,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.26 	Minnesota, Crookston, to work with White 
5.27 	Earth Tribal and Community College to 
5.28 	catalog bog microbe diversity in Minnesota's 
5.29 	ecoregions, test for potential 
5.30 	antibiotic-producing microorganisms, and 
5.31 	establish methods to enhance any antibiotic 
5.32 	cultures discovered.

5.33

5.34

(l) A Biodiversity Checkup for Minnesota's Big 
Woods

6.1 	$109,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.3 	Minnesota to inform conservation strategies 
6.4 	by comparing the historic and contemporary 
6.5 	flora of Minnesota's Big Woods to determine 
6.6 	if all species have survived in the small 
6.7 	remaining remnants of that ecosystem.

6.8

6.9

(m) Microbiome in Raptors: A New Tool for 
Conservation

6.10 	$129,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.12 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to improve 
6.13 	wildlife care and environmental stewardship 
6.14 	by evaluating the impact of antibiotics 
6.15 	administered during captivity on raptor gut 
6.16 	microbiome, rehabilitation success, and the 
6.17 	potential spread of antimicrobial resistance in 
6.18 	the natural environment.

6.19

6.20

(n) Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species 
Monitoring and Conservation

6.21 	$305,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.23 	Minnesota to improve wildlife conservation 
6.24 	efforts by using passive acoustic monitoring 
6.25 	devices to determine statewide distribution 
6.26 	and reproduction of red-headed woodpeckers 
6.27 	and developing a protocol for future use of 
6.28 	this technology to monitor population trends 
6.29 	and responses to habitat management. This 
6.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
6.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.32 	and final products delivered.

6.33 | Subd. 4.Water Resources | | 4,771,000 | | -0-

6.34 | (a) Trout Stream Habitat Restoration Success | | | |
7.1 	$319,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.3 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
7.4 	Institute to evaluate the effectiveness and 
7.5 	durability of previous trout stream habitat 
7.6 	restoration projects to improve the success and 
7.7 	cost effectiveness of future projects. This 
7.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
7.9 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.10 	and final products delivered.

7.11

7.12

(b) Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from 
Wastewater Treatment Plants

7.13 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.14 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.15 	Minnesota to conduct lab- and pilot-scale tests 
7.16 	of a new process to promote nutrient removal 
7.17 	and recovery at rural municipal and industrial 
7.18 	wastewater treatment plants for water 
7.19 	protection and renewable energy production.

7.20

7.21

(c) Monitoring Emerging Viruses in Minnesota's 
Urban Water Cycles

7.22 	$416,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.24 	Minnesota to develop rapid testing, 
7.25 	quantification, and human exposure risk 
7.26 	assessment models for enveloped viruses such 
7.27 	as coronaviruses in urban wastewater and 
7.28 	drinking water treatment processes.

7.29

7.30

(d) Microgeographic Impact of Antibiotics 
Released from Identified Hotspots

7.31 	$508,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.33 	Minnesota to inform protection of 
7.34 	environmental, animal, and human health from 
7.35 	proliferation of antibiotic resistance by 
8.1 	quantifying and mapping the extent of 
8.2 	antibiotic spread in waters and soils from 
8.3 	locations identified as release hot spots.

8.4

8.5

(e) Sustainable Irrigation Management: 
Expanding a Web Application

8.6 	$1,139,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.8 	Minnesota to promote responsible use of 
8.9 	Minnesota's groundwater resources by 
8.10 	expanding an existing irrigation management 
8.11 	assistance tool into a mobile-compatible web 
8.12 	application for the top agricultural-producing 
8.13 	counties in the state. This appropriation is 
8.14 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
8.15 	the project must be completed and final 
8.16 	products delivered.

8.17

8.18

(f) Assessing Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater 
Treatment Efficacy

8.19 	$419,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.20 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
8.21 	State Colleges and Universities system for St. 
8.22 	Cloud State University to conduct a 
8.23 	comprehensive assessment of membrane 
8.24 	bioreactor treatment of wastewater to inform 
8.25 	managers of options for updating or replacing 
8.26 	aging wastewater infrastructure.

8.27
8.28

8.29

(g) Evaluating Coronavirus and Other 
Microbiological Contamination of Drinking 
Water Sources from Wastewater

8.30 	$594,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.32 	Minnesota to survey public and private wells 
8.33 	to identify sources of and evaluate solutions 
8.34 	to microbiological contamination of drinking 
8.35 	water sources by wastewater, including from 
8.36 	the virus that causes COVID-19.

9.1 | (h) St. James Pit Water-Level Control Study | | | |
9.2 	$259,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.4 	an agreement with the city of Aurora to install 
9.5 	sampling wells and conduct a study to 
9.6 	determine appropriate mitigation of the 
9.7 	abandoned St. James pit mine to protect 
9.8 	surface and drinking water and prevent harm 
9.9 	to homes and residents.

9.10

9.11

(i) Long-Term Nitrate Mitigation by 
Maintaining Profitable Kernza Production

9.12 	$485,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.14 	an agreement with the Stearns County Soil 
9.15 	and Water Conservation District to evaluate 
9.16 	the effectiveness of aging Kernza stands on 
9.17 	water quality and to continue to develop a 
9.18 	sustainable supply chain with a focus on 
9.19 	post-harvest processing of Kernza for water 
9.20 	protection and local economies.

9.21

9.22

(j) Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater 
Treatment: Problems and Solutions

9.23 	$432,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.25 	an agreement with the University of St. 
9.26 	Thomas to quantify the ability of full-scale 
9.27 	wastewater treatment plants to eliminate 
9.28 	antibiotic resistance genes entering or created 
9.29 	in the water treatment process before these 
9.30 	genes are released into the natural 
9.31 	environment.

9.32 | Subd. 5.Environmental Education | | 2,687,000 | | -0-

9.33

9.34

(a) Increasing Outdoor Learning for Young 
Minnesotans

10.1 	$383,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.3 	an agreement with Wolf Ridge Environmental 
10.4 	Learning Center to provide scholarships for 
10.5 	equitable access to hands-on learning 
10.6 	experiences in the outdoors related to outdoor 
10.7 	recreation, air and energy, water, habitat, and 
10.8 	fish and wildlife. This appropriation is 
10.9 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
10.10 	the project must be completed and final 
10.11 	products delivered.

10.12

10.13

(b) Pollinator Education in the Science 
Classroom

10.14 	$366,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.16 	Minnesota to educate approximately 5,000 
10.17 	students about pollinator conservation by 
10.18 	providing professional development for 
10.19 	science teachers to integrate pollinator 
10.20 	education curriculum and materials into their 
10.21 	classrooms and by evaluating the program to 
10.22 	improve its effectiveness.

10.23

10.24

(c) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education for Youth

10.25 	$699,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.27 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
10.28 	provide place-based STEM environmental 
10.29 	education to approximately 15,000 diverse 
10.30 	and underserved Minnesota youth through 
10.31 	exploration of local ecosystems and waterways 
10.32 	in the Minnesota Freshwater Quest program.

10.33

10.34

(d) Minnesota Master Naturalist: Nature for 
New Minnesotans

11.1 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.3 	Minnesota in partnership with 
11.4 	English-language-learning organizations to 
11.5 	adapt and incorporate materials developed for 
11.6 	Minnesota Master Naturalists into 
11.7 	English-language-learning programs to 
11.8 	introduce immigrants and English-language 
11.9 	learners to Minnesota's great outdoors.

11.10 | (e) The Voyageurs Classroom Initiative | | | |
11.11 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.13 	an agreement with Voyageurs Conservancy 
11.14 	to launch a new initiative to connect 
11.15 	Minnesota youth, young adults, and their 
11.16 	families to Voyageurs National Park by 
11.17 	learning about the park's waters, wildlife, and 
11.18 	forests and by engaging in the park's 
11.19 	preservation.

11.20

11.21

(f) Restoring Land and Reviving Heritage: 
Conservation Through Indigenous Culture

11.22 	$420,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.24 	an agreement with Belwin Conservancy in 
11.25 	partnership with Anishinabe Academy to 
11.26 	conduct environmental education 
11.27 	programming that incorporates ecology and 
11.28 	indigenous land traditions and to restore an 
11.29 	ecologically significant area of land using 
11.30 	modern scientific standards and traditional 
11.31 	ecological knowledge.

11.32

11.33

(g) Expanding Access to Environmental 
Education for Underserved Communities

11.34 	$178,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
12.1 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to build 
12.2 	environmental literacy and engagement by 
12.3 	delivering an environmental education 
12.4 	program featuring live raptors and 
12.5 	standards-based curriculum to approximately 
12.6 	300 classrooms in underserved communities 
12.7 	throughout Minnesota.

12.8

12.9

Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species

6,148,000

-0-

12.10

12.11

(a) Starch Allocation Patterns of Invasive Starry 
Stonewort Harvested from Lake Koronis

12.12 	$101,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.13 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
12.14 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
12.15 	Minnesota State University, Mankato, to 
12.16 	evaluate the starch allocation patterns of the 
12.17 	invasive starry stonewort to identify 
12.18 	weaknesses in the plant's growth that could be 
12.19 	targeted for management.

12.20

12.21

(b) Long-Term Efficacy of Invasive Removal in 
Floodplain Forests

12.22 	$25,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
12.23 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.24 	agreement with Macalester College to begin 
12.25 	a long-term scientific study at the Ordway 
12.26 	Field Station to provide information to land 
12.27 	managers on protecting Minnesota's floodplain 
12.28 	forests from combined threats of overabundant 
12.29 	deer, invasive shrubs, and earthworms. This 
12.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
12.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.32 	and final products delivered. A report on the 
12.33 	results of the long-term study must be 
12.34 	submitted at the end of the appropriation and 
12.35 	an update must be submitted five years after 
13.1 	the appropriation ends or at the study's 
13.2 	conclusion, whichever is first.

13.3

13.4

(c) Oak Wilt Suppression at the Northern Edge 
- Phase II

13.5 	$423,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.7 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
13.8 	Water Conservation District to continue to 
13.9 	eradicate the northernmost occurrences of oak 
13.10 	wilt in the state through mechanical means on 
13.11 	select private properties to prevent oak wilt's 
13.12 	spread to healthy state forests.

13.13

13.14

(d) Biocontrol of Invasive Species in Bee Lawns 
and Parklands

13.15 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.17 	Minnesota to establish a biocontrol program 
13.18 	to manage the invasive Japanese beetle in a 
13.19 	way that reduces insecticide use in bee lawns 
13.20 	and pollinator restorations and the associated 
13.21 	economic and environmental costs to wildlife 
13.22 	and humans.

13.23

13.24

(e) Building Knowledge and Capacity for AIS 
Solutions

13.25 	$3,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.26 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.27 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
13.28 	Species Research Center to conduct 
13.29 	high-priority projects aimed at solving 
13.30 	Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems 
13.31 	using rigorous science and a collaborative 
13.32 	process. Additionally, the appropriation may 
13.33 	be spent to deliver research findings to end 
13.34 	users through strategic communication and 
13.35 	outreach. This appropriation is available until 
14.1 	June 30, 2025, by which time the project must 
14.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

14.3

14.4

(f) Evaluating Minnesota's Last Best Chance to 
Stop Carp

14.5 	$424,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.7 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
14.8 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
14.9 	Department of Natural Resources, to evaluate 
14.10 	invasive carp passage and the costs, processes, 
14.11 	and potential for a state-of-the-art deterrent 
14.12 	system installed at Mississippi River Lock and 
14.13 	Dam Number 5 to impede passage of invasive 
14.14 	carp at this location to protect the upper river.

14.15

14.16

(g) Stop Starry Invasion with Community 
Invasive Species Containment

14.17 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.19 	an agreement with Minnesota Lakes and 
14.20 	Rivers Advocates to work with civic leaders 
14.21 	to purchase, install, and operate waterless 
14.22 	cleaning stations for watercraft; conduct 
14.23 	aquatic invasive species education; and 
14.24 	implement education upgrades at public 
14.25 	accesses to prevent invasive starry stonewort 
14.26 	spread beyond the 16 lakes already infested. 
14.27 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
14.28 	2025, by which time the project must be 
14.29 	completed and final products delivered.

14.30

14.31

Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy

6,205,000

-0-

14.32

14.33

(a) Enhanced Thermo-Active Foundations for 
Space Heating in Minnesota

14.34 	$312,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.1 	Minnesota, Duluth, to design and optimize 
15.2 	cost-competitive thermally enhanced heat 
15.3 	exchanger systems for use in building 
15.4 	foundations to improve energy efficiency and 
15.5 	conservation of natural resources in 
15.6 	Minnesota's cold climate.

15.7

15.8

(b) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use

15.9 	$2,408,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.11 	Minnesota, Morris, to implement a rural, 
15.12 	community-scale project that demonstrates 
15.13 	how a large flow battery connected to solar 
15.14 	and wind generation improves grid stability 
15.15 	and enhances use of renewable energy.

15.16

15.17

(c) Agrivoltaics to Improve the Environment 
and Farm Resiliency

15.18 	$646,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.20 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
15.21 	Outreach Center, Morris, to model and 
15.22 	evaluate alternative solar energy system 
15.23 	designs to maximize energy production while 
15.24 	providing other benefits to cattle and farmers.

15.25

15.26

(d) Behavioral Response of Bald Eagles to 
Acoustic Stimuli

15.27 	$261,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.29 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
15.30 	protect wildlife by designing and 
15.31 	implementing an acoustic deterrence protocol 
15.32 	to discourage bald eagles from entering 
15.33 	hazardous air space near wind energy 
15.34 	installations.

16.1

16.2

(e) Create Jobs Statewide by Diverting Materials 
from Landfills

16.3 	$2,244,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.5 	agreements with Better Futures Minnesota and 
16.6 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
16.7 	partner with cities, counties, and businesses 
16.8 	to create and implement a collection, 
16.9 	restoration, reuse, and repurpose program that 
16.10 	diverts used household goods and building 
16.11 	materials from entering the waste stream and 
16.12 	thereby reduces greenhouse gas emissions. 
16.13 	Net income generated by Better Futures 
16.14 	Minnesota as part of this appropriation may 
16.15 	be reinvested in the project if a plan for 
16.16 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan.

16.17

16.18

(f) Strengthening Minnesota's Reuse Economy 
to Conserve Natural Resources

16.19 	$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.21 	an agreement with ReUSE Minnesota to 
16.22 	provide outreach and technical assistance to 
16.23 	communities and small businesses to increase 
16.24 	reuse, rental, and repair of consumer goods as 
16.25 	an alternative to using new materials; to reduce 
16.26 	solid-waste disposal impacts; and to create 
16.27 	more local reuse jobs. A fiscal management 
16.28 	and staffing plan must be approved in the work 
16.29 	plan before any trust fund dollars are spent.

16.30

16.31

Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat

6,429,000

-0-

16.32

16.33

(a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Forest 
Restoration and Enhancements

16.34 	$731,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.36 	an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and 
17.1 	Water Conservation District to partner with 
17.2 	the Nature Conservancy and Great River 
17.3 	Greening to develop forest stewardship plans, 
17.4 	restore habitat, and conduct prescribed burns 
17.5 	to advance forest restoration and enhancement 
17.6 	on public and private lands within an 
17.7 	approximate ten-mile radius around Camp 
17.8 	Ripley. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
17.9 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
17.10 	on forest management plans, fires, and 
17.11 	restoration on lands with a long-term contract 
17.12 	commitment for forest conservation. The 
17.13 	restoration must follow the Board of Water 
17.14 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
17.15 	establishment and enhancement guidelines.

17.16

17.17

(b) Restoring Mussels in Streams and Lakes - 
Continuation

17.18 	$619,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
17.20 	restore native freshwater mussel assemblages 
17.21 	and the ecosystem services they provide in the 
17.22 	Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers and to 
17.23 	inform the public on mussels and mussel 
17.24 	conservation.

17.25

17.26

(c) Pollinator Central II: Habitat Improvement 
With Community Monitoring

17.27 	$631,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.29 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
17.30 	restore and enhance pollinator habitat in the 
17.31 	metropolitan area to benefit pollinators and 
17.32 	people and to build knowledge of the impact 
17.33 	through community-based monitoring.

17.34

17.35

(d) Preserving Minnesota's Only Ball Cactus 
Population

18.1 	$103,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
18.3 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
18.4 	Arboretum to move the only known remaining 
18.5 	ball cactus population in the state from private 
18.6 	to protected land and to propagate and bank 
18.7 	ball cactus seeds for education and 
18.8 	preservation.

18.918.10

(e) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies - Phase II

18.11 	$217,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.12 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
18.13 	continue to protect biodiversity and enhance 
18.14 	pollinator habitat on roadsides by helping to 
18.15 	create a self-sufficient prescribed-fire program 
18.16 	at the Department of Transportation.

18.17 | (f) Restoring Upland Forests for Birds | | | |
18.18 	$193,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
18.20 	an agreement with the American Bird 
18.21 	Conservancy to restore deciduous forest in 
18.22 	partnership with Aitkin, Beltrami, and Cass 
18.23 	Counties using science-based best 
18.24 	management practices to rejuvenate 
18.25 	noncommercial stands for focal wildlife 
18.26 	species.

18.27 | (g) Minnesota Green Schoolyards | | | |
18.28 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
18.30 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
18.31 	to assess, promote, and demonstrate how 
18.32 	schoolyards can be adapted to improve water, 
18.33 	air, and habitat quality and to foster 
18.34 	next-generation environmental stewards while 
19.1 	improving health, education, and community 
19.2 	outcomes.

19.3

19.4

(h) Plumbing the Muddy Depths of Superior 
Hiking Trail

19.5 	$187,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.7 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
19.8 	Association to install and implement water 
19.9 	management practices to prevent erosion and 
19.10 	improve access to the Superior Hiking Trail.

19.11

19.12

(i) Reducing Plastic Pollution with 
Biodegradable Erosion Control Products

19.13 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.14 	to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
19.15 	Institute in partnership with the Departments 
19.16 	of Transportation, Agriculture, and Natural 
19.17 	Resources to demonstrate use of regionally 
19.18 	grown industrial hemp to create biodegradable 
19.19 	alternatives to plastic-based erosion and 
19.20 	sediment control products used in 
19.21 	transportation construction projects.

19.22

19.23

(j) Remote Sensing and Super-Resolution 
Imaging of Microplastics

19.24 	$309,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
19.26 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
19.27 	develop and test remote sensing techniques 
19.28 	for cost-effective monitoring of microplastics 
19.29 	in lakes, rivers, and streams as well as in 
19.30 	wastewater treatment plants. This 
19.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
19.32 	by which time the project must be completed 
19.33 	and final products delivered.

19.34 | (k) Woodcrest Trail Expansion | | | |
20.1 	$16,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
20.2 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.3 	agreement with Foundation for Health Care 
20.4 	Continuum, doing business as Country Manor 
20.5 	Campus, LLC, to construct a trail for public 
20.6 	recreational use on land owned by the senior 
20.7 	living facility in central Minnesota.

20.8

20.9

(l) Urban Pollinator and Native American 
Cultural Site Restoration

20.10 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.12 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
20.13 	River to restore three urban natural areas, 
20.14 	including an iconic Native American cultural 
20.15 	site, to native prairie and forest with a focus 
20.16 	on important pollinator and culturally 
20.17 	significant native plants.

20.18
20.19

20.20

(m) Demonstrating Real-World Economic and 
Soil Benefits of Cover Crops and Alternative 
Tillage

20.21 	$288,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.23 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
20.24 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
20.25 	to increase farmer adoption of conservation 
20.26 	practices by demonstrating soil improvements 
20.27 	and cost savings of cover crops and alternative 
20.28 	tillage compared to conventional practices on 
20.29 	working farms. This appropriation is available 
20.30 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
20.31 	must be completed and final products 
20.32 	delivered.

20.33

20.34

(n) Creating Cost-Effective Forage and 
Management Actions for Pollinators

20.35 	$198,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.36 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
21.1 	Minnesota to evaluate pollinator forage across 
21.2 	time and in response to burning and mowing 
21.3 	and to design an open-access web-based tool 
21.4 	to share these data for land managers across 
21.5 	Minnesota to inform restoration seed mix 
21.6 	selection.

21.7

21.8

(o) Shoreline Stabilization, Fishing, and ADA 
Improvements at Silverwood Park

21.9 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.11 	an agreement with the Three Rivers Park 
21.12 	District to provide water quality improvements 
21.13 	through shoreline stabilization, shoreline 
21.14 	fishing improvements, and shoreline ADA 
21.15 	access on the island in Silver Lake within 
21.16 	Silverwood Park.

21.17 | (p) Lawns to Legumes Program - Phase II | | | |
21.18 	$993,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.19 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
21.20 	provide grants, cost-sharing, and technical 
21.21 	assistance to plant residential lawns, 
21.22 	community parks, and school landscapes with 
21.23 	native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs 
21.24 	and legumes to protect a diversity of 
21.25 	pollinators. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
21.26 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
21.27 	on pollinator plantings on lands with a 
21.28 	long-term commitment from the landowner.

21.29

21.30

(q) Reintroducing Bison to Spring Lake Park 
Reserve

21.31 	$560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.33 	an agreement with Dakota County, in 
21.34 	partnership with the Minnesota Bison 
21.35 	Conservation Herd, to establish the holding 
22.1 	facilities and infrastructure needed to 
22.2 	reintroduce American plains bison (Bison 
22.3 	bison) to improve the resiliency and 
22.4 	biodiversity of the prairie at Spring Lake Park 
22.5 	Reserve.

22.6 | (r) Elm Creek Habitat Restoration Final Phase | | | |
22.7 	$521,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.9 	an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
22.10 	conduct habitat and stream restoration in Elm 
22.11 	Creek upstream of Mill Ponds.

22.12

22.13

Subd. 9.Land Acquisition for Habitat and 
Recreation

32,062,000

-0-

22.14

22.15

(a) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(McDonald Segment)

22.16 	$2,245,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.18 	an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
22.19 	construct the McDonald Segment of the 
22.20 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail to 
22.21 	connect the cities of Perham and Pelican 
22.22 	Rapids to Maplewood State Park.

22.23 | (b) Mesabi Trail CSAH 88 to Ely | | | |
22.24 	$1,650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.26 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
22.27 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority to 
22.28 	acquire, engineer, and construct a segment of 
22.29 	the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection 
22.30 	of County State-Aid Highway 88 toward Ely.

22.31 | (c) Southwest Minnesota Single-Track Trail | | | |
22.32 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.34 	an agreement with Jackson County to create 
23.1 	a single-track mountain bike trail and expand 
23.2 	an associated parking lot in Belmont County 
23.3 	Park to address a lack of opportunity for this 
23.4 	kind of outdoor recreation in southwest 
23.5 	Minnesota.

23.6

23.7

(d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas 
Grant Programs

23.8 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
23.10 	solicit and rank applications for and fund 
23.11 	competitive matching grants for local parks, 
23.12 	trail connections, and natural and scenic areas 
23.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 
23.14 	Priority must be given to funding projects in 
23.15 	the metropolitan area or in other areas of 
23.16 	southern Minnesota. For purposes of this 
23.17 	paragraph, southern Minnesota is defined as 
23.18 	the area of the state south of and including St. 
23.19 	Cloud. This appropriation is for local 
23.20 	nature-based recreation, connections to 
23.21 	regional and state natural areas, and recreation 
23.22 	facilities and may not be used for athletic 
23.23 	facilities such as sport fields, courts, and 
23.24 	playgrounds.

23.25

23.26

(e) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VII

23.27 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.28 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
23.29 	acquire land within the approved park 
23.30 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
23.31 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
23.32 	by an equal amount from a combination of 
23.33 	Metropolitan Council and local agency funds.

23.34

23.35

(f) Sauk Rapids Lions Park Riverfront 
Improvements

24.1 	$463,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.3 	an agreement with the city of Sauk Rapids to 
24.4 	design and construct a second phase of 
24.5 	upgrades to Lions and Southside Parks 
24.6 	including trails, lighting, riverbank restoration, 
24.7 	and a canoe and kayak launch to enhance 
24.8 	access to the Mississippi River.

24.924.10

(g) City of Brainerd - Mississippi Landing 
Trailhead

24.11 	$2,850,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.13 	an agreement with the city of Brainerd to 
24.14 	design and construct Mississippi Landing 
24.15 	Trailhead Park to help connect residents and 
24.16 	visitors to the Mississippi River through 
24.17 	recreation, education, and restoration.

24.18

24.19

(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition

24.20 	$1,341,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
24.22 	provide technical stewardship assistance to 
24.23 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
24.24 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
24.25 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
24.26 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
24.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
24.28 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
24.29 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
24.30 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
24.31 	easement stewardship account created in 
24.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
24.33 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

24.34 | (i) Moose Lake - Trunk Highway 73 Trail | | | |
25.1 	$330,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.3 	an agreement with the city of Moose Lake to 
25.4 	design and construct a nonmotorized 
25.5 	recreational trail in an off-street pedestrian 
25.6 	corridor along Highway 73 to connect to 
25.7 	several existing regional trails in the Moose 
25.8 	Lake area.

25.925.10

(j) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
Citizen-Science, and Outreach

25.11 	$3,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.13 	the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program 
25.14 	to restore, improve, and enhance wildlife 
25.15 	habitat on SNAs; increase public involvement 
25.16 	and outreach; and strategically acquire lands 
25.17 	that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota 
25.18 	Statutes, section 86A.05, from willing sellers.

25.19

25.20

(k) Precision Acquisition for Restoration, 
Groundwater Recharge, and Habitat

25.21 	$467,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.23 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
25.24 	Watershed District to acquire and restore to 
25.25 	wetland a key parcel of land to reduce 
25.26 	downstream flooding while providing water 
25.27 	storage, groundwater recharge, nutrient 
25.28 	reduction, and pollinator and wildlife habitat.

25.29 | (l) Lake Brophy Single-Track Trail Expansion | | | |
25.30 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.32 	an agreement with Douglas County in 
25.33 	partnership with the Big Ole Bike Club to 
25.34 	design and build new expert single-track 
25.35 	segments and an asphalt pump track for the 
26.1 	existing trail system at Lake Brophy Park to 
26.2 	improve outdoor recreation experiences in 
26.3 	west-central Minnesota.

26.4 | (m) Veterans on the Lake | | | |
26.5 	$553,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.7 	an agreement with Lake County for Veterans 
26.8 	on the Lake to conduct accessibility upgrades 
26.9 	to Veterans on the Lake's existing trails, 
26.10 	roadway, and buildings to improve access to 
26.11 	the wilderness and outdoor recreation for 
26.12 	disabled American veterans.

26.13

26.14

(n) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park Visitor 
Center - Continuation

26.15 	$2,700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.17 	an agreement with the city of Crane Lake to 
26.18 	design and construct an approximate 4,500 to 
26.19 	7,000 square-foot visitor center building to 
26.20 	serve as an access point to Voyageurs National 
26.21 	Park. A fiscal agent or fiscal management plan 
26.22 	must be approved in the work plan before any 
26.23 	trust fund money is spent. A copy of a 
26.24 	resolution or other documentation of the city's 
26.25 	commitment to fund operations of the visitor 
26.26 	center must be included in the work plan 
26.27 	submitted to the Legislative-Citizen 
26.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.

26.29

26.30

(o) Brookston Campground, Boat Launch, and 
Outdoor Recreational Facility Planning

26.31 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.33 	an agreement with the city of Brookston to 
26.34 	design a campground, boat launch, and 
26.35 	outdoor recreation area on the banks of the St. 
27.1 	Louis River in northeastern Minnesota. A 
27.2 	fiscal agent must be approved in the work plan 
27.3 	before any trust fund dollars are spent.

27.4

27.5

(p) Moose and Seven Beaver Multiuse Trails 
Upgrade

27.6 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
27.8 	an agreement with the city of Hoyt Lakes, in 
27.9 	partnership with the Ranger Snowmobile and 
27.10 	ATV Club, to design and construct upgrades 
27.11 	and extensions to the Moose and Seven Beaver 
27.12 	multiuse trails to enhance access for recreation 
27.13 	use and connect to regional trails.

27.14 | (q) Above the Falls Regional Park Acquisition | | | |
27.15 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
27.17 	an agreement with the Minneapolis Parks and 
27.18 	Recreation Board to develop a restoration plan 
27.19 	and acquire approximately 3.25 acres of 
27.20 	industrial land for public access and habitat 
27.21 	connectivity along the Mississippi River as 
27.22 	part of Above the Falls Regional Park.

27.23 | (r) Silver Lake Trail Improvement Project | | | |
27.24 	$1,071,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
27.26 	an agreement with the city of Virginia to 
27.27 	reconstruct and renovate the walking trail 
27.28 	around Silver Lake to allow safe multimodal 
27.29 	transportation between schools, parks, 
27.30 	community recreation facilities, and other 
27.31 	community activity centers in downtown 
27.32 	Virginia.

27.33 | (s) Minnesota State Trails Development | | | |
28.1 	$4,266,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
28.3 	expand recreational opportunities on 
28.4 	Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and 
28.5 	enhancing existing state trails and replacing 
28.6 	or repairing existing state trail bridges. Priority 
28.7 	must be given to funding projects in the 
28.8 	metropolitan area or in other areas of southern 
28.9 	Minnesota. For purposes of this paragraph, 
28.10 	southern Minnesota is defined as the area of 
28.11 	the state south of and including St. Cloud.

28.12 | (t) Highbanks Ravine Bat Hibernaculum Project | | | |
28.13 	$825,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
28.15 	an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to 
28.16 	reroute and upgrade an existing stormwater 
28.17 	system in the Highbanks Ravine area to 
28.18 	improve an existing bat hibernaculum, reduce 
28.19 	erosion, and create additional green space for 
28.20 	wildlife habitat.

28.21 | (u) State Parks and State Trails Inholdings | | | |
28.22 	$2,560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
28.24 	acquire high-priority inholdings from willing 
28.25 	sellers within the legislatively authorized 
28.26 	boundaries of state parks, recreation areas, and 
28.27 	trails to protect Minnesota's natural heritage, 
28.28 	enhance outdoor recreation, and improve the 
28.29 	efficiency of public land management.

28.30

28.31

(v) Accessible Fishing Piers and Shore Fishing 
Areas

28.32 	$340,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
28.34 	provide accessible fishing piers and develop 
28.35 	shore fishing sites to serve new angling 
29.1 	communities, underserved populations, and 
29.2 	anglers with disabilities.

29.3 | Subd. 10.Administrative and Emerging Issues | | 2,120,000 | | -0-

29.4 | (a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement | | | |
29.5 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
29.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
29.7 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
29.8 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
29.9 	expenses incurred in preparing and 
29.10 	administering contracts for the agreements 
29.11 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
29.12 	must provide documentation to the 
29.13 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.14 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

29.15

29.16

(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration

29.17 	$1,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
29.18 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
29.19 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
29.20 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as provided in 
29.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
29.22 	subdivision 5. This appropriation is available 
29.23 	until June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding 
29.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, 
29.25 	paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.26 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

29.27 | (c) Emerging Issues Account | | | |
29.28 	$233,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
29.29 	to an emerging issues account authorized in 
29.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
29.31 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

29.32

29.33

(d) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) 
Administration

30.1 	$2,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
30.2 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
30.3 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
30.4 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

30.5 | Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations | | | |
30.6 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
30.7 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
30.8 	related to and necessary for a specific 
30.9 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
30.10 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
30.11 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
30.12 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
30.13 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
30.14 	charges that are not directly related to and 
30.15 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
30.16 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
30.17 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
30.18 	human resources, information services, rent, 
30.19 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
30.20 	be clearly justified and individually 
30.21 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
30.22 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
30.23 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
30.24 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
30.25 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
30.26 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
30.27 	available until June 30, 2024, when projects 
30.28 	must be completed and final products 
30.29 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
30.30 	appropriations in this section are available for 
30.31 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
30.32 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
30.33 	into before the expiration date of the 
30.34 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
31.1 	grant, the period of the appropriation is 
31.2 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

31.3 | Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements | | | |
31.4 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
31.5 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
31.6 	standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services. 
31.7 	Spatial data must also conform to additional 
31.8 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
31.9 	data coordination and distribution that have 
31.10 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
31.11 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
31.12 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
31.13 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
31.14 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
31.15 	Information Office. All data must be 
31.16 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
31.17 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
31.18 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
31.19 	practicable, summary data and results of 
31.20 	projects funded under this section should be 
31.21 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
31.22 	identified as having received funding from the 
31.23 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

31.24 | Subd. 13.Project Requirements | | | |
31.25 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
31.26 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
31.27 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
31.28 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
31.29 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
31.30 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
31.31 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
31.32 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
31.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
31.34 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
31.35 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
32.1 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
32.2 	budget expenditures must be made through 
32.3 	the amendment process established by the 
32.4 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.5 	Resources.
32.6 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
32.7 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
32.8 	appropriated in this section must use native 
32.9 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
32.10 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
32.11 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
32.12 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
32.13 	species selected to provide habitat for 
32.14 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
32.15 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.16 	84.973.
32.17 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
32.18 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
32.19 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
32.20 	management plan that, to the degree 
32.21 	practicable, is consistent with the 
32.22 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
32.23 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
32.24 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
32.25 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
32.26 	the best chance for long-term success and 
32.27 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
32.28 	must include the proposed timetable for 
32.29 	implementing the restoration, including site 
32.30 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
32.31 	species, maintenance, and additional 
32.32 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
32.33 	identify long-term maintenance and 
32.34 	management needs of the restoration and how 
32.35 	the maintenance, management, and 
33.1 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
33.2 	advantage of the best-available science and 
33.3 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
33.4 	best restoration.
33.5 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
33.6 	section for restoration activities must provide 
33.7 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
33.8 	completion of the appropriation and an 
33.9 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
33.10 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
33.11 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
33.12 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
33.13 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
33.14 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
33.15 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
33.16 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
33.17 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
33.18 	identify any problems with implementing the 
33.19 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
33.20 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
33.21 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
33.22 	future restorations.
33.23 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
33.24 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
33.25 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
33.26 	conservation easement or public ownership.
33.27 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
33.28 	under this section must give consideration to 
33.29 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
33.30 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
33.31 	enhancement services.
33.32 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
33.33 	money appropriated under this section must:
33.34 	(1) be permanent;
34.1 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
34.2 	easement;
34.3 	(3) specify all provisions of an agreement that 
34.4 	are permanent;
34.5 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
34.6 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
34.7 	electronic format at least ten business days 
34.8 	before closing;
34.9 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
34.10 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
34.11 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
34.12 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
34.13 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
34.14 	of groundwater and surface water through 
34.15 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
34.16 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
34.17 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
34.18 	artificial hydrological modifications.
34.19 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
34.20 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
34.21 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
34.22 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
34.23 	of land using this money to complete the 
34.24 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
34.25 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
34.26 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
34.27 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
34.28 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
34.29 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
34.30 	Resources.
34.31 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
34.32 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
34.33 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
35.1 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
35.2 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
35.3 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
35.4 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
35.5 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
35.6 	management plan in compliance with 
35.7 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
35.8 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
35.9 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
35.10 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
35.11 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
35.12 	public funds, a recipient of money 
35.13 	appropriated under this section must, within 
35.14 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
35.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
35.16 	Resources documentation of the selection 
35.17 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
35.18 	provide documentation of all related 
35.19 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
35.20 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
35.21 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
35.22 	donations. This information must be provided 
35.23 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
35.24 	recipient must also report to the 
35.25 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
35.26 	Resources any difference between the 
35.27 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
35.28 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
35.29 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
35.30 	was conducted.
35.31 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
35.32 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
35.33 	financial support from the environment and 
35.34 	natural resources trust fund in project 
35.35 	publications, signage, and other public 
36.1 	communications and outreach related to work 
36.2 	completed using the appropriation. 
36.3 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
36.4 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
36.5 	of language attributing support from the trust 
36.6 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
36.7 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
36.8 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
36.9 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
36.10 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
36.11 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
36.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
36.13 	10, and chapter 116P.

36.14

36.15

Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures

36.16 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
36.17 	referred to in this section must be administered 
36.18 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
36.19 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
36.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
36.21 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2021, 
36.22 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
36.23 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
36.24 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
36.25 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
36.26 	upon receiving documentation that the 
36.27 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
36.28 	work plan have been achieved, including 
36.29 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
36.30 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
36.31 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
36.32 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
36.33 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
36.34 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
36.35 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
36.36 	project work plan.
37.1 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
37.2 	approved work plan are allowed.

37.3

37.4

Subd. 15.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials

37.5 	A political subdivision, public or private 
37.6 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
37.7 	appropriation under this section must use the 
37.8 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
37.9 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
37.10 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
37.11 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.12 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
37.13 	paper stock and printing.

37.14

37.15

Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines

37.16 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
37.17 	under this section for a capital improvement 
37.18 	project must ensure that the project complies 
37.19 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
37.20 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
37.21 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
37.22 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
37.23 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
37.24 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
37.25 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
37.26 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
37.27 	obtain information and technical assistance 
37.28 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
37.29 	development relating to planning and 
37.30 	constructing the capital improvement project.

37.31 | Subd. 17.Accessibility | | | |
37.32 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
37.33 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
37.34 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
37.35 	guidelines.

38.1 | Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension | | | |
38.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
38.3 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
38.4 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
38.5 	or grant of money from the environment and 
38.6 	natural resources trust fund that would 
38.7 	otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30, 
38.8 	2021, is extended to June 30, 2022, if the 
38.9 	recipient or grantee does both of the following:
38.10 	(1) by April 30, 2021, notifies the 
38.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
38.12 	Resources in the manner specified by the 
38.13 	commission that the recipient or grantee 
38.14 	intends to avail itself of the extension available 
38.15 	under this section; and
38.16 	(2) modifies the applicable work plan where 
38.17 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.18 	116P.05, subdivision 2, in accordance with 
38.19 	the work plan amendment procedures adopted 
38.20 	under that section.
38.21 	(b) The commission must notify the 
38.22 	commissioner of management and budget and 
38.23 	the commissioner of natural resources of any 
38.24 	extension granted under this section.

38.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 18 is effective the day following final enactment.