1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring a certain percentage of money in the outdoor 
1.3 	heritage fund and clean water fund to be spent on buffer easement acquisition;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97A.056, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	114D.50, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 22.Buffer easement allocation. At least 25 percent of the money deposited in 
1.10 	the outdoor heritage fund must be appropriated for acquiring buffer easements on public 
1.11 	waters and public drainage systems.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
1.13 	read:
1.14 		Subd. 7.Buffer easement allocation. At least 25 percent of the money deposited in the 
1.15 	clean water fund must be appropriated for acquiring buffer easements on public waters and 
1.16 	public drainage systems.