1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for culvert replacement grants.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CULVERT REPLACEMENT GRANTS.
 1.5 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
1.6 	commissioner of natural resources for grants to road authorities and watershed districts to 
1.7 	cover the costs of installing or replacing culverts necessary as part of a water-quality 
1.8 	improvement project that is subject to assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.9 	103E.315. Culvert installation or replacement completed with funding under this paragraph 
1.10 	must directly benefit water quality as determined by the commissioner.
1.11 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.12 	of natural resources for grants to road authorities and watershed districts to install or replace 
1.13 	culverts necessary as part of an environmental improvement project that is subject to 
1.14 	assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.315. Culvert installation or replacement 
1.15 	completed with funding under this paragraph must directly benefit the environment as 
1.16 	determined by the commissioner.