1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from clean water, parks and 
1.3 	trails, and arts and cultural heritage 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 "2024" and "2025" used in this 
1.12 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
1.13 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. 
1.14 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These 
1.15 	are onetime appropriations.

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19					2024
		2025

1.20	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	157,848,000
	$
	157,450,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

2.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
2.5 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
2.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
2.9 	article must be spent in accordance with 
2.10 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
2.11 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
2.12 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.13 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
2.14 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
2.15 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
2.16 	2025, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
2.17 	available until June 30, 2026. If a project 
2.18 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
2.19 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
2.20 	availability of federal funding.

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

2.32	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	19,290,000
	$
	19,290,000
	
2.33 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.34 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
3.1 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
3.2 	water and groundwater and to use data 
3.3 	collected to assess pesticide use practices. This 
3.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
3.5 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
3.6 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.7 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.8 	nitrate in groundwater; promoting, developing, 
3.9 	and evaluating regional and crop-specific 
3.10 	nutrient best management practices, cover 
3.11 	crops, and other vegetative cover; assessing 
3.12 	adoption of best management practices and 
3.13 	other recommended practices; education and 
3.14 	technical support from University of 
3.15 	Minnesota Extension; grants to support 
3.16 	agricultural demonstration and implementation 
3.17 	activities, including research activities at the 
3.18 	Rosholt Research Farm; and other actions to 
3.19 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
3.20 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
3.21 	June 30, 2028.
3.22 	(c) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,250,000 
3.23 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
3.24 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.25 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.26 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.27 	fund.
3.28 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
3.29 	the second year are for technical assistance; 
3.30 	research, demonstration, and promotion 
3.31 	projects on properly implementing best 
3.32 	management practices and vegetative cover; 
3.33 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
3.34 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
3.35 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
4.1 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
4.2 	available until June 30, 2028.
4.3 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
4.4 	second year are for maintenance of the 
4.5 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
4.6 	Costs for information technology development 
4.7 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
4.8 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
4.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
4.10 	(f) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
4.11 	the second year are to implement the 
4.12 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.13 	certification program statewide. This 
4.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
4.15 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
4.16 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
4.17 	quality specialist through University of 
4.18 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
4.19 	available until June 30, 2028.
4.20 	(h) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
4.21 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
4.22 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
4.23 	fund the Forever Green agriculture initiative 
4.24 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
4.25 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
4.26 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
4.27 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.28 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
4.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
4.30 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
4.31 	second year are for testing drinking-water 
4.32 	wells for pesticides and establishing a 
4.33 	mitigation program for water treatment of 
5.1 	contaminated wells. This appropriation is 
5.2 	available until June 30, 2028.
5.3 	(j) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
5.4 	the second year are for conservation 
5.5 	equipment assistance grants to purchase 
5.6 	equipment or items to retrofit existing 
5.7 	equipment that has climate and water quality 
5.8 	benefits.  This appropriation is available until 
5.9 	June 30, 2028.
5.10 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
5.11 	the second year are for expanding the existing 
5.12 	state weather station and soil temperature 
5.13 	network to provide accurate and timely 
5.14 	weather data to optimize the timing of 
5.15 	irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide, and manure 
5.16 	applications and support land management 
5.17 	decisions. This appropriation is available until 
5.18 	June 30, 2028.
5.19 	(l) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
5.20 	second year are for grants for research and 
5.21 	demonstration sites and projects to evaluate, 
5.22 	develop, demonstrate, and promote regional 
5.23 	and animal-specific recommendations for 
5.24 	manure crediting and to develop or revise 
5.25 	manure best management practices through 
5.26 	University of Minnesota Extension. This 
5.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.

5.28	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,187,000
	$
	24,188,000
	
5.29 	(a) $9,050,000 the first year and $9,050,000 
5.30 	the second year are for completing needed 
5.31 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
5.32 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
5.33 	chapter 114D.
6.1 	(b) $6,350,000 the first year and $6,350,000 
6.2 	the second year are to update watershed 
6.3 	restoration and protection strategies, which 
6.4 	include total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
6.5 	studies and TMDL implementation plans 
6.6 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
6.7 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
6.8 	approved by the United States Environmental 
6.9 	Protection Agency.
6.10 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
6.11 	the second year are for groundwater 
6.12 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
6.13 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
6.14 	trends.
6.15 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
6.16 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
6.17 	River System Area of Concern remedial action 
6.18 	plan.
6.19 	(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
6.20 	the second year are for national pollutant 
6.21 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
6.22 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
6.23 	(f) $3,550,000 the first year and $3,550,000 
6.24 	the second year are for enhancing the 
6.25 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
6.26 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
6.27 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
6.28 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
6.29 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
6.30 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs. 
6.31 	Counties that receive base grants must report 
6.32 	the number of properties with noncompliant 
6.33 	systems upgraded through an SSTS 
6.34 	replacement, connection to a centralized sewer 
6.35 	system, or other means, including property 
7.1 	abandonment or buyout. Counties also must 
7.2 	report the number of existing SSTS 
7.3 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
7.4 	under county jurisdiction. The required reports 
7.5 	must be part of the established annual 
7.6 	reporting for SSTS programs. Of this amount, 
7.7 	at least $900,000 each year is available to 
7.8 	counties for grants to low-income landowners 
7.9 	to address systems that pose an imminent 
7.10 	threat to public health or safety or fail to 
7.11 	protect groundwater. A county receiving a 
7.12 	grant under this paragraph must submit a 
7.13 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
7.14 	including an account of the expenditures.
7.15 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
7.16 	second year are for activities and grants that 
7.17 	reduce chloride pollution.
7.18 	(h) $337,000 the first year and $338,000 the 
7.19 	second year are to support activities of the 
7.20 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
7.21 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
7.22 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
7.23 	the second year are for a grant program for 
7.24 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
7.25 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
7.26 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
7.27 	restore the water quality of waters in 
7.28 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
7.29 	awarded to local government units for projects 
7.30 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
7.31 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
7.32 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
7.33 	other than the clean water fund.
7.34 	(j) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
7.35 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
8.1 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
8.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
8.3 	appropriations in this section are available 
8.4 	until June 30, 2028.

8.5
8.6	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,780,000
	$
	12,780,000
	
8.7 	(a) $2,550,000 the first year and $2,550,000 
8.8 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
8.9 	(b) $1,450,000 the first year and $1,450,000 
8.10 	the second year are for lake Index of 
8.11 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
8.12 	(c) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the 
8.13 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
8.14 	other fish contaminants, including PFAS 
8.15 	compounds, and monitoring to track the status 
8.16 	of impaired waters over time.
8.17 	(d) $2,150,000 the first year and $2,150,000 
8.18 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
8.19 	science-based watershed restoration and 
8.20 	protection strategies and for technical 
8.21 	assistance for local governments.
8.22 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
8.23 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
8.24 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
8.25 	and analysis.
8.26 	(f) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 
8.27 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
8.28 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
8.29 	source restoration and protection activities and 
8.30 	targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
8.31 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
8.32 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
8.33 	including maintaining and updating spatial 
8.34 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
9.1 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
9.2 	digital elevation data and for assessing the 
9.3 	effectiveness of forestry best management 
9.4 	practices for water quality.
9.5 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
9.6 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
9.7 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
9.8 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
9.9 	government implementing buffer 
9.10 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
9.11 	units of government and made available to 
9.12 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
9.13 	Resources website.
9.14 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
9.15 	second year are for accelerating completion 
9.16 	of or updates to county geologic atlases and 
9.17 	supplementing water chemistry or chemical 
9.18 	movement studies.
9.19 	(j) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
9.20 	second year are for increasing native 
9.21 	freshwater mussel production capacity and 
9.22 	restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel 
9.23 	restoration efforts.
9.24 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
9.25 	second year are for implementing water 
9.26 	storage projects on state-administered land to 
9.27 	enhance water quality and ecological benefits.
9.28 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
9.29 	the second year are for providing technical 
9.30 	and financial assistance for county and local 
9.31 	governments to replace failing or ineffective 
9.32 	culverts using modern designs that restore 
9.33 	floodplain connectivity, biological 
9.34 	connectivity, and channel stability. This 
10.1 	appropriation is available for up to two 
10.2 	additional years.

10.3
10.4	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	78,064,000
	$
	78,063,000
	
10.5 	(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 
10.6 	the second year are for grants to implement 
10.7 	state-approved watershed-based plans. The 
10.8 	grants may be used to implement projects or 
10.9 	programs that protect, enhance, and restore 
10.10 	surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
10.11 	streams; protect groundwater from 
10.12 	degradation; and protect drinking water 
10.13 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
10.14 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
10.15 	under the One Watershed, One Plan program 
10.16 	and seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
10.17 	or surface water management frameworks as 
10.18 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
10.19 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
10.20 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
10.21 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
10.22 	funded under this paragraph. This 
10.23 	appropriation may be used for:
10.24 	(1) implementing state-approved plans, 
10.25 	including within the following watershed 
10.26 	planning areas: Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, 
10.27 	Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar - 
10.28 	Wapsipinicon, Chippewa River, Clearwater 
10.29 	River, Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow 
10.30 	Wing River, Des Moines River, Greater 
10.31 	Zumbro River, Hawk Creek - Middle 
10.32 	Minnesota, Kettle and Upper St. Croix, Lac 
10.33 	qui Parle-Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, 
10.34 	Lake Superior North, Le Sueur River, Leech 
10.35 	Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower 
11.1 	Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River 
11.2 	West, Lower St. Croix River, 
11.3 	Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Mississippi 
11.4 	River Brainerd, Mississippi River Headwaters, 
11.5 	Mississippi River St. Cloud, Mississippi River 
11.6 	Winona/La Crescent, Missouri River Basin, 
11.7 	Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter 
11.8 	Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, 
11.9 	Rainy-Rapid River, Rainy River Headwaters 
11.10 	- Vermilion River, Rainy River-Rainy 
11.11 	Lake/Lower Rainy River, Red Lake River, 
11.12 	Redeye River, Root River, Roseau River, Rum 
11.13 	River, Sand Hill River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
11.14 	and Winnebago River, Snake River, South 
11.15 	Fork of the Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
11.16 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Upper and Lower Red 
11.17 	Lake, Upper Minnesota River, Upper 
11.18 	Mississippi - Grand Rapids, Watonwan River, 
11.19 	Wild Rice - Marsh, and Yellow Medicine 
11.20 	River;
11.21 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
11.22 	or surface water management frameworks; 
11.23 	and
11.24 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
11.25 	management plan planning areas that have a 
11.26 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
11.27 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
11.28 	section 103B.801.
11.29 	The board must establish eligibility criteria 
11.30 	and determine whether a planning area is ready 
11.31 	to proceed and has the nonstate match 
11.32 	committed.
11.33 	(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 
11.34 	the second year are for grants to local 
11.35 	government units to protect and restore surface 
12.1 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
12.2 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
12.3 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
12.4 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
12.5 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
12.6 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
12.7 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
12.8 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
12.9 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
12.10 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
12.11 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
12.12 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
12.13 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
12.14 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
12.15 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
12.16 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
12.17 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
12.18 	benefit drinking water.
12.19 	(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 
12.20 	the second year are for accelerated 
12.21 	implementation, local resource protection, 
12.22 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
12.23 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
12.24 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
12.25 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
12.26 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
12.27 	certification.
12.28 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
12.29 	the second year are:
12.30 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
12.31 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
12.32 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
12.33 	measure the value of conservation program 
12.34 	implementation by local governments; and
13.1 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
13.2 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
13.3 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
13.4 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
13.5 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
13.6 	the recipients and projects funded and the 
13.7 	results accomplished under this section.
13.8 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
13.9 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
13.10 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
13.11 	governments in implementing and complying 
13.12 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
13.13 	requirements.
13.14 	(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
13.15 	the second year are for a working lands 
13.16 	floodplain program and to purchase, restore, 
13.17 	or preserve riparian land and floodplains 
13.18 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
13.19 	tributaries, by conservation easements or 
13.20 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
13.21 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
13.22 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
13.23 	and increase protection and recharge for 
13.24 	groundwater. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in 
13.25 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
13.26 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
13.27 	section 103B.103.
13.28 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
13.29 	the second year are for permanent 
13.30 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
13.31 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.32 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
13.33 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
13.34 	acquisition to permanently protect 
13.35 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
14.1 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
14.2 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
14.3 	sources as described under alternative 
14.4 	management tools in the Department of 
14.5 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
14.6 	Management Plan, including using 
14.7 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
14.8 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
14.9 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
14.10 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
14.11 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
14.12 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
14.13 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
14.14 	have identified specific activities that will 
14.15 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
14.16 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
14.17 	contracts. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a 
14.18 	conservation easement stewardship account 
14.19 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
14.20 	section 103B.103.
14.21 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
14.22 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
14.23 	panel to conduct restoration evaluations under 
14.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
14.25 	subdivision 6.
14.26 	(i) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
14.27 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
14.28 	and grants to local governments to transition 
14.29 	local water management plans to a watershed 
14.30 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
14.31 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
14.32 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
14.33 	the second year are for technical assistance 
14.34 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
14.35 	program, in consultation with the Drainage 
15.1 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
15.2 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
15.3 	and including projects to improve 
15.4 	multipurpose water management under 
15.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
15.6 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
15.7 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
15.8 	conservation easements to protect lands 
15.9 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
15.10 	quality but that are threatened with 
15.11 	degradation. Up to $150,000 is for deposit in 
15.12 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
15.13 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.14 	section 103B.103.
15.15 	(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
15.16 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
15.17 	program to systematically collect data and 
15.18 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
15.19 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
15.20 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
15.21 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
15.22 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
15.23 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
15.24 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
15.25 	work.
15.26 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
15.27 	second year are for developing and 
15.28 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
15.29 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
15.30 	(n) $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 
15.31 	the second year are for permanent 
15.32 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
15.33 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
15.34 	$300,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
15.35 	easement stewardship account established 
16.1 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.2 	103B.103.
16.3 	(o) $6,038,500 the first year and $6,038,500 
16.4 	the second year are for financial and technical 
16.5 	assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops 
16.6 	and other soil health practices to achieve water 
16.7 	quality or drinking water benefits. The board 
16.8 	may use grants to local governments and 
16.9 	agreements with the United States Department 
16.10 	of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State 
16.11 	Center for Excellence, and other practitioners 
16.12 	and partners to accomplish this work. Up to 
16.13 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
16.14 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health 
16.15 	for applied research and education on 
16.16 	Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
16.17 	management systems. This appropriation is 
16.18 	available until June 30, 2028, and may be 
16.19 	extended to leverage available federal funds.
16.20 	(p) The board must contract for delivery of 
16.21 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
16.22 	for restoration, maintenance, training, and 
16.23 	other activities under this section for up to 
16.24 	$750,000 the first year and up to $750,000 the 
16.25 	second year.
16.26 	(q) The board may shift grant, implementation, 
16.27 	or easement funds in this section and may 
16.28 	adjust the technical and administrative 
16.29 	assistance portion of the funds to leverage 
16.30 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
16.31 	oversight responsibilities or high-priority 
16.32 	activities identified by the board consistent 
16.33 	with local water management plans.
17.1 	(r) The board must require grantees to specify 
17.2 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
17.3 	grants.
17.4 	(s) The appropriations in this section are 
17.5 	available until June 30, 2028, except grant or 
17.6 	easement funds are available for five years 
17.7 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
17.8 	executed. Returned grant funds must be 
17.9 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
17.10 	section.

17.11	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	11,296,000
	$
	11,904,000
	
17.12 	(a) $4,746,000 the first year and $5,354,000 
17.13 	the second year are for developing 
17.14 	health-based, Minnesota-specific water 
17.15 	guidance for contaminants found or anticipated 
17.16 	to be found in Minnesota drinking water, to 
17.17 	certify private laboratories to conduct analyses 
17.18 	for these contaminants, and to increase the 
17.19 	capacity of the department's laboratory to 
17.20 	analyze for these contaminants.
17.21 	(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
17.22 	the second year are for ensuring safe drinking 
17.23 	water for private well users, including studying 
17.24 	the occurrence and magnitude of contaminants 
17.25 	in private wells; developing guidance and 
17.26 	conducting outreach and education about well 
17.27 	testing and mitigation; awarding grants to local 
17.28 	governments; and designing voluntary 
17.29 	interventions to reduce health risks to private 
17.30 	well owners.
17.31 	(c) $3,750,000 the first year and $3,750,000 
17.32 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
17.33 	drinking water, including planning, 
17.34 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
18.1 	and grants to local governments and public 
18.2 	water systems.
18.3 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
18.4 	second year are to develop and deliver 
18.5 	groundwater restoration and protection 
18.6 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
18.7 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
18.8 	provide resources to local governments for 
18.9 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
18.10 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
18.11 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
18.12 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
18.13 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.14 	second year are to develop public health 
18.15 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
18.16 	to safe drinking water, including development 
18.17 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
18.18 	water that incorporates select 
18.19 	recommendations from the University of 
18.20 	Minnesota's Future of Drinking Water report.
18.21 	(f) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
18.22 	second year are for developing a statewide 
18.23 	recreational water portal that includes an 
18.24 	inventory of public beaches and information 
18.25 	about local monitoring results and closures 
18.26 	and that provides information about preventing 
18.27 	illness and recreational water stewardship.
18.28 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
18.29 	appropriations in this section are available 
18.30 	until June 30, 2027.

18.31	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,875,000
	$
	1,875,000
	
18.32 	(a) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
18.33 	the second year are to implement projects that 
18.34 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
19.1 	supply; provide cost-effective regional 
19.2 	solutions; leverage interjurisdictional 
19.3 	coordination; support local implementation of 
19.4 	water supply reliability projects; support the 
19.5 	growing needs of community water suppliers 
19.6 	facing challenges, including PFAS, 
19.7 	groundwater appropriation limitations, system 
19.8 	reliability and resilience, and increased 
19.9 	regional growth; and prevent degradation of 
19.10 	groundwater resources in the metropolitan 
19.11 	area. These projects provide communities 
19.12 	with:
19.13 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
19.14 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
19.15 	wastewater, and groundwater;
19.16 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
19.17 	for different alternatives;
19.18 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
19.19 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
19.20 	costs;
19.21 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
19.22 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
19.23 	regionally beneficial water supply 
19.24 	development projects; and
19.25 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
19.26 	models and strategies.
19.27 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
19.28 	second year are for the water demand 
19.29 	reduction grants to assist municipalities in the 
19.30 	metropolitan area with implementing water 
19.31 	demand reduction measures to ensure the 
19.32 	reliability and protection of drinking water 
19.33 	supplies.

19.34	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	2,000,000
	$
	1,000,000
	
20.1 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
20.2 	second year are for developing Part A of 
20.3 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
20.4 	available until June 30, 2030.
20.5 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
20.6 	the second year are for a program to evaluate 
20.7 	performance and technology transfer for 
20.8 	stormwater best management practices, to 
20.9 	evaluate best management performance and 
20.10 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
20.11 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
20.12 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
20.13 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
20.14 	and to implement a system to transfer 
20.15 	knowledge and technology across local 
20.16 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
20.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
20.18 	2030.

20.19	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	6,000
	$
	-0-
	
20.20 	$6,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
20.21 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
20.22 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.23 	3.303, subdivision 10.

20.24	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,350,000
	$
	8,350,000
	
20.25 	(a) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
20.26 	the second year are for the point source 
20.27 	implementation grants program under 
20.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
20.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
20.30 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
20.31 	second year are for small community 
20.32 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
20.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
20.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
21.1 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
21.2 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
21.3 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
21.4 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
21.5 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
21.6 	this section according to a project's priority 
21.7 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
21.8 	priority list.

21.9 	ARTICLE 2
21.10 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

21.11	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
21.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
21.13 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
21.14 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
21.15 	"2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
21.16 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The 
21.17 	first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is 
21.18 	fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These are onetime appropriations.

21.19				APPROPRIATIONS
	
21.20				Available for the Year
	
21.21				Ending June 30
	
21.22					2024
		2025

21.23	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

21.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	66,631,000
	$
	63,779,000
	
21.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
21.26 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

21.27	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
21.28 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
21.29 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
21.30 	related to and necessary for a specific 
21.31 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
21.32 	article must be spent in accordance with 
21.33 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
22.1 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
22.2 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
22.3 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
22.4 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
22.5 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
22.6 	2026, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
22.7 	available until June 30, 2027. If a project 
22.8 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
22.9 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
22.10 	availability of federal funding.

22.11	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
22.12 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
22.13 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
22.14 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
22.15 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
22.16 	committees, and commissions, should make 
22.17 	progress toward providing people with 
22.18 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
22.19 	publications, and digital media related to the 
22.20 	programs the recipient funds using 
22.21 	appropriations made in this article.

22.22
22.23	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	39,805,000
	$
	38,538,000
	
22.24 	(a) $26,823,000 the first year and $25,241,000 
22.25 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
22.26 	areas, and trails to:
22.27 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
22.28 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
22.29 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
22.30 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
22.31 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
22.32 	parks and trails legacy plan.
22.33 	(b) $12,305,000 the first year and $12,660,000 
22.34 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
23.1 	trails of regional significance outside the 
23.2 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
23.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
23.4 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
23.5 	on the lists of recommended projects 
23.6 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
23.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
23.8 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
23.9 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
23.10 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.11 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
23.12 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
23.13 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
23.14 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
23.15 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
23.16 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
23.17 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
23.18 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
23.19 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
23.20 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
23.21 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
23.22 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
23.23 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
23.24 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
23.25 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
23.26 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
23.27 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
23.28 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
23.29 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.30 	section 85.536, including the continued 
23.31 	development of a statewide system plan for 
23.32 	regional parks and trails outside the 
23.33 	seven-county metropolitan area.
23.34 	(c) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
23.35 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
23.36 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
24.1 	contains the commission's recommendations 
24.2 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
24.3 	fiscal year 2025 to the chairs and ranking 
24.4 	minority members of the legislative 
24.5 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
24.6 	over environment and natural resources and 
24.7 	the parks and trails fund.
24.8 	(d) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
24.9 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
24.10 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
24.11 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
24.12 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
24.13 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
24.14 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
24.15 	minority members of the legislative 
24.16 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
24.17 	over environment and natural resources and 
24.18 	the parks and trails fund.
24.19 	(e) $677,000 the first year and $637,000 the 
24.20 	second year are for coordination and projects 
24.21 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
24.22 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
24.23 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
24.24 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
24.25 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
24.26 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
24.27 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
24.28 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
24.29 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
24.30 	activities under this section for at least 
24.31 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
24.32 	second year.
24.33 	(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
24.34 	this section must give consideration to 
24.35 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
25.1 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
25.2 	other activities.

25.3	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	26,823,000
	$
	25,241,000
	
25.4 	(a) $26,823,000 the first year and $25,241,000 
25.5 	the second year are for distribution according 
25.6 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
25.7 	subdivision 3.
25.8 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
25.9 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
25.10 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
25.11 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
25.12 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
25.13 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
25.14 	under this section must be substantially 
25.15 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
25.16 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
25.17 	Any money remaining after completing the 
25.18 	listed projects may be spent by the 
25.19 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
25.20 	parks and trails.
25.21 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
25.22 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
25.23 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
25.24 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
25.25 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
25.26 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
25.27 	appropriations under this section must give 
25.28 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
25.29 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
25.30 	and other activities.

25.31	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	3,000
	$
	-0-
	
25.32 	$3,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
25.33 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
26.1 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.2 	3.303, subdivision 10.

26.3 	ARTICLE 3
26.4 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

26.5	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
26.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
26.7 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
26.8 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
26.9 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in 
26.10 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
26.11 	year ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
26.12 	2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
26.13 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

26.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
26.15				Available for the Year
	
26.16				Ending June 30
	
26.17					2024
		2025

26.18	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

26.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	49,324,000
	$
	41,475,000
	
26.20 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
26.21 	purpose are specified in the following 
26.22 	subdivisions.

26.23	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
26.24 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
26.25 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
26.26 	related to and necessary for a specific 
26.27 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
26.28 	article must not be spent on institutional 
26.29 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
26.30 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
26.31 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
26.32 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
26.33 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
26.34 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
27.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.2 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
27.3 	article, fiscal year 2024 appropriations are 
27.4 	available until June 30, 2025, and fiscal year 
27.5 	2025 appropriations are available until June 
27.6 	30, 2026. If a project receives federal funds, 
27.7 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
27.8 	equal the availability of federal funding.

27.9	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		49,320,000
		41,475,000
	
27.10 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
27.11 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
27.12 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
27.13 	preservation, and arts access under Minnesota 
27.14 	Statutes, section 129D.17, subdivision 4. Grant 
27.15 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
27.16 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
27.17 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
27.18 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
27.19 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
27.20 	funding. Each grant program established in 
27.21 	this appropriation must be separately 
27.22 	administered from other state appropriations 
27.23 	for program planning and outcome 
27.24 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
27.25 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
27.26 	of applicants and grant award size.

27.27	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		-0-
		-0-
	
27.28 	(a) $2,226,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for 
27.29 	historic and cultural programs and purposes 
27.30 	related to the heritage of the state. This is a 
27.31 	onetime appropriation and any unencumbered 
27.32 	balance remaining in fiscal year 2023 does not 
27.33 	cancel but is available until June 30, 2024.
28.1 	(b) $358,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for history 
28.2 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
28.3 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
28.4 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
28.5 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
28.6 	all regions of the state. This is a onetime 
28.7 	appropriation and any unencumbered balance 
28.8 	remaining in fiscal year 2023 does not cancel 
28.9 	but is available until June 30, 2024.
28.10 	(c) $510,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for one or 
28.11 	more contracts to be competitively awarded 
28.12 	to conduct statewide surveys or investigations 
28.13 	of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
28.14 	archaeological, and cultural significance. This 
28.15 	is a onetime appropriation and any 
28.16 	unencumbered balance remaining in fiscal 
28.17 	year 2023 does not cancel but is available until 
28.18 	June 30, 2024.

28.19	Subd. 5.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
28.20 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
28.21 	for the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
28.22 	to maintain the website required under 
28.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
28.24 	10.

28.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.