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

1.4 | Section 1.OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.6 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor 
1.7 	heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" 
1.8 	used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the 
1.9 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal 
1.10 	year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 
1.11 	2015. The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.12 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.13 | | | | Available for the Year
1.14 | | | | Ending June 30
1.15 | | | | | 2014 | | 2015

1.16 | Sec. 2.OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND | | | |

1.17 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 91,203,000 | $ | -0-
1.18 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
1.19 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
1.20 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
1.21 	following subdivisions.

1.22 | Subd. 2.Prairies | | 27,730,000 | | -0-

2.1 | (a) Grasslands for the Future | | | |
2.2 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
2.3 	Water and Soil Resources for a pilot project 
2.4 	to acquire permanent conservation easements 
2.5 	on grasslands in cooperation with the 
2.6 	Minnesota Land Trust and the Conservation 
2.7 	Fund. Up to $1,850,000 may be used 
2.8 	for agreements with the Minnesota Land 
2.9 	Trust to acquire permanent conservation 
2.10 	easements and up to $75,000 may be used 
2.11 	for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
2.12 	funds with the Minnesota Land Trust and 
2.13 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
2.14 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
2.15 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.16 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Up to $75,000 
2.17 	may be used for an agreement with the 
2.18 	Conservation Fund for professional services. 
2.19 	Easements funded under this appropriation 
2.20 	are not subject to emergency haying and 
2.21 	grazing orders. Any net proceeds accruing to 
2.22 	a project partner from real estate transactions 
2.23 	related to this project must be used for the 
2.24 	purposes outlined in this appropriation. A 
2.25 	list of permanent conservation easements 
2.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
2.27 	accomplishment plan.

2.28

2.29

(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase V

2.30 	$7,960,000 in the first year is to the 
2.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.32 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.33 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
2.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.35 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
3.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.2 	required accomplishment plan.

3.3
3.4

3.5

(c) DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific 
and Natural Area, and Native Prairie Bank 
Easement - Phase V

3.6 	$4,940,000 in the first year is to the 
3.7 	commissioner of natural resources to 
3.8 	acquire land in fee for wildlife management 
3.9 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.10 	86A.05, subdivision 8; acquire land in fee 
3.11 	for scientific and natural area purposes 
3.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
3.13 	subdivision 5; and acquire native prairie 
3.14 	bank easements under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.15 	section 84.96. Up to $42,000 is for 
3.16 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
3.17 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
3.18 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
3.19 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native 
3.20 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
3.21 	land and permanent conservation easement 
3.22 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.23 	required accomplishment plan.

3.24

3.25

(d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
IV

3.26 	$5,310,000 in the first year is to the 
3.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.28 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
3.29 	to acquire native prairie, wetland, and 
3.30 	savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, 
3.31 	wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed 
3.32 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.33 	the required accomplishment plan. Annual 
3.34 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.35 	income and expenses from land acquired 
3.36 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
4.1 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
4.2 	no later than 180 days following the close of 
4.3 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.

4.4

4.5

(e) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase III

4.6 	$3,520,000 in the first year is to the Board 
4.7 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
4.8 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
4.9 	and enhance habitat by expanding clean 
4.10 	water fund riparian wildlife buffers on private 
4.11 	land. Up to $120,000 is for establishing 
4.12 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
4.13 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
4.14 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.15 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Easements funded 
4.16 	under this appropriation are not subject to 
4.17 	emergency haying and grazing orders. A list 
4.18 	of permanent conservation easements must 
4.19 	be provided as part of the final report.

4.20

4.21

(f) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase III

4.22 	$1,780,000 in the first year is to the 
4.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.24 	agreement with Trust for Public Land to 
4.25 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
4.26 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
4.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.28 	subdivision 8, or aquatic management area 
4.29 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
4.30 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
4.31 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.32 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.33

4.34

(g) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase V

4.35 	$2,220,000 in the first year is to the 
4.36 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.1 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
5.2 	of wildlife management areas, scientific 
5.3 	and natural areas, and land under native 
5.4 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
5.5 	land restorations and enhancements 
5.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.7 	accomplishment plan.

5.8 | Subd. 3.Forests | | 7,130,000 | | -0-

5.9 | (a) Young Forest Conservation | | | |
5.10 	$1,180,000 in the first year is to the 
5.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.12 	an agreement with the American Bird 
5.13 	Conservancy to acquire lands in fee to be 
5.14 	added to the wildlife management area system 
5.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.16 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
5.17 	habitat on publicly protected land. A list of 
5.18 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
5.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

5.20 | (b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase III | | | |
5.21 	$1,150,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
5.22 	Water and Soil Resources and $300,000 in 
5.23 	the first year is to the Department of Natural 
5.24 	Resources to acquire land in fee to be added 
5.25 	to the wildlife management area system 
5.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.27 	subdivision 8, and to acquire permanent 
5.28 	conservation easements on lands adjacent 
5.29 	to the Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers 
5.30 	and within the boundaries of the Minnesota 
5.31 	National Guard Army Compatible Use 
5.32 	Buffer. Of the amount appropriated to the 
5.33 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, $49,900 
5.34 	is for a grant to the Morrison County Soil 
5.35 	and Water Conservation District and up to 
6.1 	$33,600 is for establishing a monitoring 
6.2 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
6.3 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
6.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
6.5 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
6.6 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
6.7 	easements must be provided as part of the 
6.8 	required accomplishment plan.

6.96.10

(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
Grouse Habitat Program - Phase IV

6.11 	$1,180,000 in the first year is to the 
6.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.13 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
6.14 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
6.15 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance 
6.16 	lands in Aitkin, Carlton, and Kanabec 
6.17 	Counties for wildlife management purposes 
6.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.19 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
6.20 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
6.21 	required accomplishment plan.

6.22

6.23

(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass 
County - Phase IV

6.24 	$500,000 in the first year is to the 
6.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.26 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
6.27 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
6.28 	habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. 
6.29 	A list of proposed land acquisitions 
6.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.31 	accomplishment plan.

6.32

6.33

(e) Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection 
Program - Phase II

6.34 	$820,000 in the first year is to the 
6.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.36 	an agreement with the Minnesota Land 
7.1 	Trust to acquire permanent conservation 
7.2 	easements along rivers and lakes in the 
7.3 	northern forest region. Up to $160,000 is for 
7.4 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
7.5 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
7.6 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
7.7 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
7.8 	proposed permanent conservation easements 
7.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.10 	accomplishment plan.

7.11

7.12

(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - 
Phase II

7.13 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
7.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.15 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
7.16 	Association to restore and enhance public 
7.17 	forest lands in the northern forest region 
7.18 	for moose habitat purposes. A list of 
7.19 	proposed land restoration and enhancements 
7.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.21 	accomplishment plan.

7.22 | Subd. 4.Wetlands | | 31,150,000 | | -0-

7.23

7.24

(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve 
Program Partnership - Phase V

7.25 	$13,390,000 in the first year is to the Board 
7.26 	of Soil and Water Resources to acquire 
7.27 	permanent conservation easements and 
7.28 	restore wetlands and associated upland 
7.29 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
7.30 	States Department of Agriculture Wetlands 
7.31 	Reserve Program and Ducks Unlimited, 
7.32 	including $1,000,000 for an agreement 
7.33 	with Ducks Unlimited to provide technical 
7.34 	and bioengineering assistance. Up to 
7.35 	$120,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
7.36 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
8.1 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
8.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
8.3 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.4 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.5 	part of the final report.

8.6

8.7

(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase V

8.8 	$6,830,000 in the first year is to the 
8.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.10 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
8.11 	land in fee to be designated and managed as 
8.12 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
8.13 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
8.14 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
8.15 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.16 	required accomplishment plan.

8.17

8.18

(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Initiative - Phase III

8.19 	$3,530,000 in the first year is to the 
8.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.21 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
8.22 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.24 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
8.25 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.26 	required accomplishment plan.

8.27

8.28

(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program 
- Phase II

8.29 	$1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board 
8.30 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
8.31 	in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat 
8.32 	for native wild rice bed protection and to 
8.33 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.34 	in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of 
8.35 	this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement 
8.36 	with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land 
9.1 	or interests in land to protect native wild 
9.2 	rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing 
9.3 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
9.4 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.5 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.6 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.7 	land acquisitions must be included as part of 
9.8 	the required accomplishment plan.

9.9 | (e) Wetland Habitat Program | | | |
9.10 	$1,980,000 in the first year is to the 
9.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.12 	agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.14 	in high-priority wetland complexes in 
9.15 	the prairie and forest/prairie transition 
9.16 	regions. Up to $280,000 is for establishing 
9.17 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
9.18 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.21 	land acquisitions must be included as part of 
9.22 	the required accomplishment plan.

9.23

9.24

(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase V

9.25 	$1,790,000 in the first year is to the 
9.26 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.27 	enhance and restore shallow lakes, including 
9.28 	$210,000 for an agreement with Ducks 
9.29 	Unlimited to help implement restorations 
9.30 	and enhancements. A list of proposed 
9.31 	land restorations and enhancements 
9.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.33 	accomplishment plan.

9.34 | (g) Pelican Lake Enhancement | | | |
10.1 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
10.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.3 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to construct 
10.4 	a gravity outlet, water control structure, and 
10.5 	pump station lift to enhance aquatic habitat 
10.6 	in Pelican Lake in Wright County. A list of 
10.7 	proposed land restoration and enhancements 
10.8 	must be included as part of the required 
10.9 	accomplishment plan.

10.10 | Subd. 5.Habitats | | 23,987,000 | | -0-

10.11 | (a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V | | | |
10.12 	$5,250,000 in the first year is to the 
10.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.14 	acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic 
10.15 	management purposes under Minnesota 
10.16 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
10.17 	and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance 
10.18 	aquatic habitat. A list of proposed 
10.19 	land acquisitions and restorations and 
10.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
10.21 	the required accomplishment plan.

10.22

10.23

(b) Habitat Protection in Dakota County - 
Phase IV

10.24 	$4,100,000 in the first year is to the 
10.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.26 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire, 
10.27 	restore, and enhance lands in Dakota County 
10.28 	for fish and wildlife management purposes 
10.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.30 	subdivision 8, or aquatic management area 
10.31 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
10.32 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to 
10.33 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
10.34 	and restore and enhance habitats in rivers 
10.35 	and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up 
11.1 	to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
11.2 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
11.3 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
11.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
11.5 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
11.6 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
11.7 	easements must be provided as part of the 
11.8 	required accomplishment plan.

11.9 | (c) Root River Protection and Restoration | | | |
11.10 	$2,750,000 in the first year is to the 
11.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.12 	agreements to acquire land in fee for 
11.13 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
11.14 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 5, and 
11.15 	for state forest purposes under Minnesota 
11.16 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7, 
11.17 	and to acquire permanent conservation 
11.18 	easements as follows: $2,122,000 to The 
11.19 	Nature Conservancy and $628,000 to the 
11.20 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $100,000 is for 
11.21 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
11.22 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
11.23 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
11.24 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list 
11.25 	of proposed acquisitions and permanent 
11.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.27 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.28 | (d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase IV | | | |
11.29 	$1,720,000 in the first year is to the 
11.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.31 	agreements to acquire land in fee and as 
11.32 	permanent conservation easements and 
11.33 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
11.34 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
11.35 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $450,000 
12.1 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
12.2 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to the Friends 
12.3 	of the Mississippi; $210,000 to the Great 
12.4 	River Greening; $450,000 to the Minnesota 
12.5 	Land Trust; and $450,000 to the Trust 
12.6 	for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for 
12.7 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.8 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
12.9 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.10 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
12.11 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
12.12 	conservation easements must be provided as 
12.13 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.14 | (e) Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | | | |
12.15 	$1,000,000 in the first year is to the Board 
12.16 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
12.17 	to acquire land in fee surrounding Lake 
12.18 	Tamarack in Carver County to be added to 
12.19 	the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. A land 
12.20 	description must be provided as part of the 
12.21 	required accomplishment plan.

12.22

12.23

(f) Lower Mississippi River Habitat 
Partnership - Phase III

12.24 	$1,710,000 in the first year is to the 
12.25 	commissioner of natural resources to 
12.26 	enhance aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
12.27 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
12.28 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
12.29 	to enhance aquatic habitat in the lower 
12.30 	Mississippi River watershed. A list of 
12.31 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
12.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.33 	accomplishment plan.

12.34

12.35

(g) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase V

13.1 	$2,470,000 in the first year is to the 
13.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.3 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
13.4 	to restore and enhance coldwater river and 
13.5 	stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of 
13.6 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
13.7 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.8 	accomplishment plan.

13.913.10

(h) Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive 
Species Control Structure - Phase III

13.11 	$1,127,000 in the first year is to the 
13.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.13 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
13.14 	Watershed District to construct structural 
13.15 	deterrents and lake level controls to enhance 
13.16 	aquatic habitat on Albert Lea Lake in 
13.17 	Freeborn County. A list of proposed 
13.18 	land restorations and enhancements 
13.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.20 	accomplishment plan.

13.21

13.22

(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase V

13.23 	$3,860,000 in the first year is to the 
13.24 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
13.25 	program to provide competitive, matching 
13.26 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
13.27 	state, and national organizations for 
13.28 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
13.29 	wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, 
13.30 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
13.31 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
13.32 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
13.33 	conservation easements. Grants shall not be 
13.34 	made from appropriations in this paragraph 
13.35 	for projects that have a total project cost 
13.36 	exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation, 
14.1 	$366,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
14.2 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
14.3 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
14.4 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
14.5 	Land acquired in fee must be open to 
14.6 	hunting and fishing during the open season 
14.7 	unless otherwise provided by state law. The 
14.8 	program shall require a match of at least ten 
14.9 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
14.10 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
14.11 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, 
14.12 	the commissioner shall provide a separate, 
14.13 	simplified application process. Subject to 
14.14 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
14.15 	natural resources shall, when evaluating 
14.16 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
14.17 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
14.18 	or charter to receive private contributions 
14.19 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
14.20 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
14.21 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
14.22 	with existing wildlife management areas 
14.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.24 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
14.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 
14.26 	and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic 
14.27 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.28 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
14.29 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
14.30 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
14.31 	conservation easement or public ownership 
14.32 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
14.33 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
14.34 	15. Priority shall be given to restoration 
14.35 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
14.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.1 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
15.2 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
15.3 	available until June 30, 2017. No less than 
15.4 	five percent of the amount of each grant 
15.5 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
15.6 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
15.7 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
15.8 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
15.9 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
15.10 	The commissioner shall provide notice of 
15.11 	the grant program in the game and fish law 
15.12 	summaries that are prepared under Minnesota 
15.13 	Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.

15.14 | Subd. 6.Administration | | 1,206,000 | | -0-

15.15 | (a) Contract Management | | | |
15.16 	$175,000 in the first year is to the 
15.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.18 	contract management duties assigned in this 
15.19 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
15.20 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
15.21 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
15.22 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
15.23 	The accomplishment plan must include 
15.24 	a copy of the grant contract template 
15.25 	and reimbursement manual. No money 
15.26 	may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams 
15.27 	Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the 
15.28 	accomplishment plan.

15.29 | (b) Legislative Coordinating Commission | | | |
15.30 	$936,000 in the first year is to the Legislative 
15.31 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
15.32 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
15.33 	Heritage Council and for compensation and 
15.34 	expense reimbursement of council members. 
15.35 	Funds in this appropriation are available until 
16.1 	June 30, 2015. Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.2 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

16.3 | (c) Technical Evaluation Panel | | | |
16.4 	$45,000 in the first year is to the 
16.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
16.6 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
16.7 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
16.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

16.916.10
16.11

(d) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council

16.12 	$50,000 in the first year is to the 
16.13 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
16.14 	land acquisition pre-transaction services 
16.15 	including, but not limited to, appraisals, 
16.16 	surveys, or title research for acquisition 
16.17 	proposals under consideration by the 
16.18 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A 
16.19 	list of activities must be included in the final 
16.20 	accomplishment plan.

16.21 | Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
16.22 	Money appropriated in this section may 
16.23 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
16.24 	directly related to and necessary for a 
16.25 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
16.26 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
16.27 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
16.28 	Money appropriated in this section must 
16.29 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
16.30 	institutional overhead charges that are not 
16.31 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
16.32 	appropriation. Unless otherwise provided, 
16.33 	the amounts in this section are available 
16.34 	until June 30, 2016. For acquisition of real 
16.35 	property, the amounts in this section are 
17.1 	available until June 30, 2017, if a binding 
17.2 	agreement with a landowner or purchase 
17.3 	agreement is entered into by June 30, 2016, 
17.4 	and closed no later than June 30, 2017. Funds 
17.5 	for restoration or enhancement are available 
17.6 	until June 30, 2018, or four years after 
17.7 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
17.8 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
17.9 	work. If a project receives federal funds, the 
17.10 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
17.11 	to equal the availability of federal funding. 
17.12 	Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition 
17.13 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
17.14 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
17.15 	with the appropriation. Public use facilities 
17.16 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
17.17 	acquired lands.

17.18

17.19

Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures

17.20 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
17.21 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
17.22 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
17.23 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.24 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
17.25 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
17.26 	on or after July 1, 2013, or the date of 
17.27 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
17.28 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
17.29 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
17.30 	purposes of administering appropriations 
17.31 	and legislatively authorized agreements 
17.32 	paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an 
17.33 	expense must be considered reimbursable 
17.34 	by the administering agency when the 
17.35 	recipient presents the agency with an invoice 
17.36 	or binding agreement with the landowner 
18.1 	and the recipient attests that the goods have 
18.2 	been received or the landowner agreement 
18.3 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
18.4 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
18.5 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
18.6 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
18.7 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
18.8 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
18.9 	by progress reports approved by the 
18.10 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
18.11 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
18.12 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
18.13 	support future management of acquired 
18.14 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
18.15 	advances must be approved as part of the 
18.16 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
18.17 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
18.18 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
18.19 	part of the accomplishment plan.

18.20 | Subd. 9.Mapping | | | |
18.21 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
18.22 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
18.23 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
18.24 	must provide geographic information to 
18.25 	the Department of Natural Resources for 
18.26 	mapping any lands acquired in fee with 
18.27 	funds appropriated in this section and open 
18.28 	to public taking of fish and game. The 
18.29 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
18.30 	include the lands acquired in fee with 
18.31 	money appropriated in this section on maps 
18.32 	showing public recreation opportunities. 
18.33 	Maps shall include information on and 
18.34 	acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage 
18.35 	fund, including a notation of any restrictions.