Minnesota Legislature
HF 707
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/20/2017 08:11am
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to legacy; appropriating money to maintain dedicated funding website;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 85.53, by adding a subdivision;
1.497A.056, subdivisions 1, 15, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50, by adding a
1.5subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session
1.6chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172,
1.7article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
1.897A.056, subdivision 8.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
1.14and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
1.15fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
1.16this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
1.17year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
1.182018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019,
1.19respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
2.1This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
2.2fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.3purpose are specified in the following
2.4subdivisions.
2.9$4,437,000 the first year is to the
2.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.11in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.12management purposes under Minnesota
2.13Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
2.14to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
2.15area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
2.16section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to
2.17evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
2.186136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
2.19lands that are eligible for the native prairie
2.20bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
2.21or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
2.22A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
2.23provided as part of the required
2.24accomplishment plan.
2.27$5,603,000 the first year is to the
2.28commissioner of natural resources for an
2.29agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.30in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.31management area purposes under Minnesota
2.32Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
2.33Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
2.34Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
2.35to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
2.36native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
2.37section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
3.1native prairie. A list of proposed land
3.2acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.3required accomplishment plan.
3.6$1,901,000 the first year is to the
3.7commissioner of natural resources for an
3.8agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
3.9acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland,
3.10and savanna and to restore and enhance
3.11grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to
3.12evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
3.136136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
3.14lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.15bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
3.16or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.17No later than 180 days after The Nature
3.18Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature
3.19Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams
3.20Outdoor Heritage Council annual income
3.21statements and balance sheets for income and
3.22expenses from land acquired with this
3.23appropriation. A list of proposed land
3.24acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.25required accomplishment plan and must be
3.26consistent with the priorities identified in
3.27Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
3.30$2,683,000 the first year is to the
3.31commissioner of natural resources for an
3.32agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
3.33cooperation with the United States Fish and
3.34Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
3.35permanent conservation easements and restore
3.36lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.1Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
4.2addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
4.3National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to
4.4evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
4.56136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
4.6lands that are eligible for the native prairie
4.7bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
4.8or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.9A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
4.10provided as part of the required
4.11accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
4.12must be consistent with the priorities in
4.13Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.16$1,436,000 the first year is to the
4.17commissioner of natural resources for an
4.18agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
4.19acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon
4.20River watershed for wildlife management
4.21purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.2286A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
4.23criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
4.24priority must be given to acquiring lands that
4.25are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.26Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
4.28proposed land acquisitions must be provided
4.29as part of the required accomplishment plan.
4.32$2,481,000 the first year is to the
4.33commissioner of natural resources to acquire
4.34permanent conservation easements to
4.35implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie
4.36Conservation Plan to protect and restore native
5.1prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for
5.2establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
5.3as approved in the accomplishment plan and
5.4subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.597A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation
5.6criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
5.7priority must be given to acquiring lands that
5.8are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.9Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.10adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.11permanent conservation easements must be
5.12provided as part of the final report.
5.15$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of
5.16Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat
5.17and acquire permanent conservation easements
5.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515,
5.19to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by
5.20expanding the riparian-buffer program of the
5.21clean water fund for at least equal wildlife
5.22benefits from buffers on private land. Of this
5.23amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a
5.24monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
5.25in the accomplishment plan and subject to
5.26Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
5.27subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.28conservation easements must be provided as
5.29part of the final report.
5.32$1,908,000 the first year is to the
5.33commissioner of natural resources for an
5.34agreement with Pheasants Forever in
5.35cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.36Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and
6.1restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
6.2River valley for wildlife management purposes
6.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.4subdivision 8, or to be designated and
6.5managed as waterfowl-production areas in
6.6Minnesota in cooperation with the United
6.7States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
6.8evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6.96136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
6.10lands that are eligible for the native prairie
6.11bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
6.12or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.13A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
6.14provided as part of the required
6.15accomplishment plan.
6.18$3,950,000 the first year is to the
6.19commissioner of natural resources to
6.20accelerate restoration and enhancement of
6.21prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
6.22management areas, scientific and natural areas,
6.23native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state
6.24forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and
6.25United States Fish and Wildlife Service
6.26waterfowl-production area and refuge lands.
6.27A list of proposed land restorations and
6.28enhancements must be provided as part of the
6.29required accomplishment plan.
6.32$1,130,000 the first year is to the
6.33commissioner of natural resources for
6.34agreements to acquire permanent conservation
6.35easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
6.36habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
7.1Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as
7.2follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation
7.3District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil
7.4and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is
7.5to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the
7.6Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
7.7District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land
7.8Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
7.9is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
7.10funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.11and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
7.1297A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
7.13permanent conservation easements,
7.14restorations, and enhancements must be
7.15provided as part of the required
7.16accomplishment plan.
7.19$2,458,000 the first year is to the
7.20commissioner of natural resources for an
7.21agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
7.22acquire permanent conservation easements in
7.23Washington County. Of this amount, up to
7.24$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
7.25enforcement fund as approved in the
7.26accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
7.27Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
7.28list of proposed permanent conservation
7.29easements and an annual public hunting and
7.30fishing plan must be provided as part of the
7.31required accomplishment plan.
7.34$2,400,000 the first year is to the
7.35commissioner of natural resources for
7.36agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.1Association in cooperation with The
8.2Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to
8.3acquire land in fee to be transferred to St.
8.4Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes.
8.5The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.6$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter
8.7Association and $108,000 to The Conservation
8.8Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.9must be provided as part of the required
8.10accomplishment plan.
8.13$2,375,000 the first year is to the
8.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
8.15land in fee for wildlife management purposes
8.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.17subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for
8.18scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
8.19Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
8.20acquire land in fee for state forest purposes
8.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.22subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
8.23conservation easements; and to restore and
8.24enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna.
8.25The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.26$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy,
8.27$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and
8.28$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
8.29$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
8.30establishing a monitoring and enforcement
8.31fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
8.32and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.3397A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180
8.34days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
8.35year ends, The Nature Conservancy must
8.36submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
9.1Council annual income statements and balance
9.2sheets for income and expenses from land
9.3acquired in fee with this appropriation and not
9.4transferred to the state or a local governmental
9.5unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must
9.6be provided as part of the required
9.7accomplishment plan.
9.9$2,291,000 the first year is to the
9.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.11easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.12habitat through working forest permanent
9.13conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.14forests for the future program pursuant to
9.15Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
9.16conservation easement acquired with money
9.17appropriated under this paragraph must
9.18comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1997A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
9.20plan must include an easement monitoring and
9.21enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
9.22$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
9.23enforcement fund as approved in the
9.24accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
9.25Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
9.26list of permanent conservation easements must
9.27be provided as part of the final report.
9.29$1,000,000 the first year is to the
9.30commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.31lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in
9.32the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
9.33State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.3486A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.1acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.2required accomplishment plan.
10.5$1,700,000 the first year is to the
10.6commissioner of natural resources for an
10.7agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
10.8acquire permanent conservation easements
10.9along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
10.10region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
10.11establishing a monitoring and enforcement
10.12fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.13and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.15permanent conservation easements must be
10.16provided as part of the required
10.17accomplishment plan.
10.19$4,600,000 the first year is to the
10.20commissioner of natural resources for an
10.21agreement with The Conservation Fund in
10.22cooperation with the United States Forest
10.23Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to
10.24Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be
10.25managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list
10.26of proposed land acquisitions must be
10.27provided as part of the required
10.28accomplishment plan.
10.32$5,500,000 the first year is to the
10.33commissioner of natural resources for an
10.34agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
10.35land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands
10.36and grasslands to be designated and managed
11.1as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota
11.2in cooperation with the United States Fish and
11.3Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.4acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.5required accomplishment plan.
11.8$5,750,000 the first year is to the
11.9commissioner of natural resources for an
11.10agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.11land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
11.12and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
11.13management purposes under Minnesota
11.14Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
11.15of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
11.16part of the required accomplishment plan.
11.18$10,398,000 the first year is to the Board of
11.19Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.20permanent conservation easements and to
11.21restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
11.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
11.23Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for
11.24establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.25fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.26and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.28conservation easements must be provided as
11.29part of the final report.
11.32$750,000 the first year is to the Board of
11.33Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.34permanent conservation easements on
11.35wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native
11.36wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
12.1to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
12.2enforcement fund as approved in the
12.3accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
12.4Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
12.5list of permanent conservation easements must
12.6be provided as part of the final report by the
12.7Board of Water and Soil Resources.
12.10$1,755,000 the first year is to the
12.11commissioner of natural resources to enhance
12.12and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
12.13statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
12.14and enhancements must be provided as part
12.15of the required accomplishment plan.
12.18$4,716,000 the first year is to the
12.19commissioner of natural resources for an
12.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
12.21and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
12.22public lands and wetlands under permanent
12.23conservation easement for wildlife
12.24management purposes. A list of proposed
12.25shallow-lake enhancements and wetland
12.26restorations must be provided as part of the
12.27required accomplishment plan.
12.31$1,617,000 the first year is to the
12.32commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.33lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the
12.34Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as
12.35follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi
12.36Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The
13.1Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year
13.2is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
13.3to acquire lands in permanent conservation
13.4easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up
13.5to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
13.6Resources is for establishing a monitoring and
13.7enforcement fund as approved in the
13.8accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
13.9Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
13.10list of proposed acquisitions must be included
13.11as part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.14$1,716,000 the first year is to the
13.15commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.16land in permanent conservation easements to
13.17sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes
13.18in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
13.19Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000
13.20to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation
13.21and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up
13.22to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.23establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.24fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.25and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.27conservation easements must be provided as
13.28part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.30$600,000 the first year is to the commissioner
13.31of natural resources for an agreement with the
13.32Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation
13.33with the Department of Natural Resources, to
13.34enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and
13.35adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife
13.36Management Area in Clay County. A list of
14.1proposed land enhancements must be provided
14.2as part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.6$2,403,000 the first year is to the
14.7commissioner of natural resources for an
14.8agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
14.9to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other
14.10species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes,
14.11and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.12restorations and enhancements must be
14.13provided as part of the required
14.14accomplishment plan.
14.16$2,166,000 the first year is to the
14.17commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.18and enhance habitat in degraded streams and
14.19critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate
14.20fish passage. A list of proposed land
14.21restorations and enhancements must be
14.22provided as part of the required
14.23accomplishment plan.
14.26$3,392,000 the first year is to the
14.27commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.28aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
14.29Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an
14.30agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
14.31of proposed restorations must be provided as
14.32part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.35$1,779,000 the first year is to the
14.36commissioner of natural resources for an
15.1agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.2Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
15.3restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
15.4Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
15.5acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.6must be provided as part of the required
15.7accomplishment plan.
15.9$921,000 the first year is to the commissioner
15.10of natural resources for an agreement with
15.11Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat
15.12in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi
15.13County. A list of proposed land enhancements
15.14must be provided as part of the required
15.15accomplishment plan.
15.17$1,877,000 the first year is to the
15.18commissioner of natural resources for an
15.19agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
15.20Watershed District to acquire permanent
15.21conservation easements and restore and
15.22enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated
15.23with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red
15.24River watershed. A list of proposed
15.25acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.26must be provided as part of the required
15.27accomplishment plan.
15.31$9,294,000 the first year is to the
15.32commissioner of natural resources for a
15.33program to provide competitive matching
15.34grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
15.35state, and national organizations for enhancing,
15.36restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
16.1prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
16.2in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
16.3$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county
16.4metropolitan area and cities with a population
16.5of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
16.6for activities required to fulfill the duties of
16.7owners of lands subject to conservation
16.8easements. Grants must not be for projects
16.9that have a total project cost exceeding
16.10$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000
16.11may be spent for personnel costs and other
16.12direct and necessary administrative costs.
16.13Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
16.14Easements must be permanent. Grants may
16.15not be used to establish easement stewardship
16.16accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
16.17to hunting and fishing during the open season
16.18unless otherwise provided by law. The
16.19program must require a match of at least ten
16.20percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
16.21The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
16.22For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
16.23commissioner must provide a separate,
16.24simplified application process. Subject to
16.25Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
16.26when evaluating projects of equal value, give
16.27priority to organizations that have a history of
16.28receiving or a charter to receive private
16.29contributions for local conservation or habitat
16.30projects. If acquiring land in fee or a
16.31conservation easement, priority must be given
16.32to projects associated with or within one mile
16.33of existing wildlife management areas under
16.34Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
16.35subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
16.36under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and
17.186A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management
17.2areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
17.386A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All
17.4restoration or enhancement projects must be
17.5on land permanently protected by a permanent
17.6covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
17.7protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
17.8by a conservation easement, or by public
17.9ownership, or must be in public waters as
17.10defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
17.11103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be
17.12given to restoration and enhancement projects
17.13on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1497A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants
17.15awarded under this paragraph. This
17.16appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
17.17No less than five percent of the amount of each
17.18grant must be held back from reimbursement
17.19until the grant recipient has completed a grant
17.20accomplishment report by the deadline and in
17.21the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
17.22Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
17.23commissioner must provide notice of the grant
17.24program in the game and fish law summary
17.25prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.2697A.051, subdivision 2.
17.29$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner
17.30of natural resources for contract management
17.31duties assigned in this section. The
17.32commissioner must provide an
17.33accomplishment plan in the form specified by
17.34the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
17.35for expending this appropriation. The
17.36accomplishment plan must include a copy of
18.1the grant contract template and reimbursement
18.2manual. No money may be expended before
18.3the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.4approves the accomplishment plan.
18.6$571,000 the first year and $578,000 the
18.7second year is to the Legislative Coordinating
18.8Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
18.9Heritage Council administrative expenses and
18.10for compensating and reimbursing expenses
18.11of council members. This appropriation is
18.12available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota
18.13Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
18.14appropriation.
18.16$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner
18.17of natural resources for a technical evaluation
18.18panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and
18.19enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
18.20Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
18.22$8,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
18.23year are to the Legislative Coordinating
18.24Commission for the website required in
18.25Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
18.2610.
18.28Money appropriated in this section may not
18.29be spent on activities unless they are directly
18.30related to and necessary for a specific
18.31appropriation and are specified in the
18.32accomplishment plan approved by the
18.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
18.34Money appropriated in this section must not
18.35be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
19.1overhead charges that are not directly related
19.2to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
19.3Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
19.4this section are available until June 30, 2020.
19.5For acquiring real property, the amounts in
19.6this section are available until June 30, 2021,
19.7if a binding agreement with a landowner or
19.8purchase agreement is entered into by June
19.930, 2020, and closed no later than June 30,
19.102021. Appropriations for restoration or
19.11enhancement are available until June 30, 2022,
19.12or five years after acquisition, whichever is
19.13later, so that initial restoration or enhancement
19.14work can be completed. If a project receives
19.15at least 15 percent of its funding from federal
19.16funds, the appropriation period may be
19.17extended to equal the availability of federal
19.18funding to a maximum of six years, provided
19.19the federal funding was confirmed and
19.20included in the first draft accomplishment
19.21plan. Money appropriated for fee title
19.22acquisition of land may be used to restore,
19.23enhance, and provide for public use of the land
19.24acquired with the appropriation. Public use
19.25facilities must have no more than a minimal
19.26impact on habitat in acquired lands.
19.29All agreements referred to in this section must
19.30be administered on a reimbursement basis
19.31unless otherwise provided in this section.
19.32Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
19.3316A.41, expenditures directly related to each
19.34appropriation's purpose made on or after July
19.351, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan
19.36approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
20.1reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
20.2this section. For the purposes of administering
20.3appropriations and legislatively authorized
20.4agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
20.5fund, an expense must be considered
20.6reimbursable by the administering agency
20.7when the recipient presents the agency with
20.8an invoice or binding agreement with the
20.9landowner and the recipient attests that the
20.10goods have been received or the landowner
20.11agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
20.12must be made upon receiving documentation
20.13that the items articulated in the
20.14accomplishment plan approved by the
20.15Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
20.16been achieved, including partial achievements
20.17as evidenced by progress reports approved by
20.18the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
20.19Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
20.20projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
20.21support future management of acquired lands,
20.22or match a federal share. The advances must
20.23be approved as part of the accomplishment
20.24plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
20.25specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
20.26in and approved as part of the accomplishment
20.27plan.
20.29Each direct recipient of money appropriated
20.30in this section, as well as each recipient of a
20.31grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
20.32provide geographic information to the
20.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
20.34mapping any lands acquired in fee with money
20.35appropriated in this section and open to public
20.36taking of fish and game. The commissioner
21.1of natural resources must include the lands
21.2acquired in fee with money appropriated in
21.3this section on maps showing public recreation
21.4opportunities. Maps must include information
21.5on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
21.6heritage fund, including a notation of any
21.7restrictions.
21.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.9 Subdivision 1. Outdoor heritage fund. (a) An outdoor heritage fund, under article XI,
21.10section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state treasury.
21.11All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least 99
21.12percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore, protect, and
21.13enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. Money
21.14appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property by eminent
21.15domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent domain.
21.16(b) Land and interests in land acquired with money from the outdoor heritage fund must
21.17comply in all respects with the Minnesota Constitution. All determinations for fee title land
21.18acquisition must be based on benefiting all Minnesotans as the outdoor heritage fund is
21.19dedicated for all Minnesotans. Lands acquired in fee with appropriations from the outdoor
21.20heritage fund must be open to the public taking of fish and game, unless otherwise provided
21.21by law, which is a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for the people
21.22and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good in the same manner as lands
21.23owned by the state. On lands acquired in fee by appropriation from the outdoor heritage
21.24fund, the right of the people to take fish and game shall not be infringed or impaired by lack
21.25of access, lack of opportunity, diminished quality, or as a result of special or exclusive
21.26privilege that does not benefit all Minnesotans.
21.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
21.28 Subd. 15. Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, but
21.29not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated from the
21.30outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement
21.31interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made, including the provisions of
21.32article XI, section 15; and article XIII, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution to restore,
21.33protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife for
22.1the benefit of all Minnesotans, and with regard to fee title acquisition to be open to the
22.2public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise provided by law,
22.3for the public good and the right of the public to take game and fish on these lands shall not
22.4be impaired or diminished in quality or experience directly or indirectly. The ownership of
22.5the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real
22.6property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or
22.7accomplishment plan;or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the
22.8intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; or (3) the right of the people for the
22.9benefit of all Minnesotans on land acquired in fee to take fish and game during the open
22.10season as provided by law is impaired, restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access,
22.11or grant of special or exclusive privilege or franchise or otherwise.
22.12(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this
22.13subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any
22.14interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and
22.15approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council shall
22.16notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions
22.17with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before approval
22.18under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests from
22.19recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures shall
22.20allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real property
22.21meeting the following criteria:
22.22(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the commissioner
22.23of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
22.24(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably
22.25equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking into
22.26consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
22.27(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph (a)
22.28must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local government
22.29office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The notice of funding
22.30agreement must contain:
22.31(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding agreement;
22.32(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
22.33(3) a reference to this section; and
23.1(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in
23.2accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the
23.3acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in
23.4real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further
23.5encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.6Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers
23.7to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms
23.8and conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan;or (2) restrictions are placed
23.9on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation;
23.10or (3) the right to take fish and game during the open season as provided by law is impaired,
23.11restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access or grant of special or exclusive privilege
23.12or franchise or otherwise."
23.13 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
23.14read:
23.15 Subd. 22. Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
23.16Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the
23.17availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired
23.18in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund.
23.19The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after
23.20the availability of the appropriation ends.
23.21(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
23.22(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat
23.23for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved
23.24accomplishment plan;
23.25(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the
23.26Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
23.27(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the
23.28availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
23.29(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.
24.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
24.2read:
24.3 Subd. 23. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
24.4in the outdoor heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
24.5 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
24.6amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
24.11$4,570,000 in the first year is to the
24.12commissioner of natural resources to acquire
24.13land in fee for wildlife management purposes
24.14under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
24.15subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee for
24.16scientific and natural area purposes under
24.17Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
24.18subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
24.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
24.20must be given to acquisition of lands that are
24.21eligible for the native prairie bank under
24.22Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
24.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
24.24proposed land and permanent conservation
24.25easement acquisitions must be provided as
24.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
24.29$7,452,000 in the first year is to the
24.30commissioner of natural resources for an
24.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
24.32land in fee for wildlife management area
24.33purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
24.3486A.05, subdivision 8
. Subject to evaluation
24.35criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
25.1priority must be given to acquisition of lands
25.2that are eligible for the native prairie bank
25.3under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
25.4lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
25.5list of proposed land acquisitions must be
25.6provided as part of the required
25.7accomplishment plan.
25.10$4,032,000 in the first year is to the
25.11commissioner of natural resources for an
25.12agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
25.13acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna
25.14and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands,
25.15and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
25.16Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
25.17must be given to acquisition of lands that are
25.18eligible for the native prairie bank under
25.19Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
25.20adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
25.21income statements and balance sheets for
25.22income and expenses from land acquired with
25.23this appropriation must be submitted to the
25.24Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
25.25later than 180 days following the close of The
25.26Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
25.27proposed land acquisitions must be provided
25.28as part of the required accomplishment plan
25.29and must be consistent with the priorities
25.30identified in the Minnesota Prairie
25.31Conservation Plan.
25.34$3,430,000 in the first year is to the
25.35commissioner of natural resources for an
25.36agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
26.1cooperation with the United States Fish and
26.2Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
26.3permanent conservation easements within the
26.4Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation
26.5Area in western Minnesota for addition to the
26.6Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
26.7Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in
26.8Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
26.9must be given to acquisition of lands that are
26.10eligible for the native prairie bank under
26.11Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
26.12adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
26.13proposed land acquisitions must be provided
26.14as part of the required accomplishment plan
26.15and must be consistent with the priorities in
26.16the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
26.19$3,740,000 in the first year is to the
26.20commissioner of natural resources to
26.21implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
26.22Plan through the acquisition of permanent
26.23conservation easements to protect native
26.24prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for
26.25establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
26.26as approved in the accomplishment plan and
26.27subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
26.2897A.056, subdivision 17
. Subject to evaluation
26.29criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
26.30priority must be given to acquisition of lands
26.31that are eligible for the native prairie bank
26.32under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
26.33lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
26.34list of permanent conservation easements must
26.35be provided as part of the final report.
27.1$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of
27.2Water and Soil Resources to acquire
27.3permanent conservation easements to protect
27.4and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
27.5water fund riparian buffer program for at least
27.6equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
27.7land. Up to$72,500 $728,000 is for
27.8establishing a monitoring and enforcement
27.9fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
27.10and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
27.1197A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
27.12conservation easements must be provided as
27.13part of the final report.
27.16$1,380,000 in the first year is to the
27.17commissioner of natural resources for an
27.18agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
27.19acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
27.20watershed for wildlife management purposes
27.21under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
27.22subdivision 8 . Subject to evaluation criteria
27.23in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
27.24must be given to acquisition of lands that are
27.25eligible for the native prairie bank under
27.26Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
27.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
27.28proposed land acquisitions must be provided
27.29as part of the required accomplishment plan.
27.32$1,800,000 in the first year is to the
27.33commissioner of natural resources for an
27.34agreement with Pheasants Forever in
27.35cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
27.36Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
28.1in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
28.2management purposes under Minnesota
28.3Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 , or for
28.4designation and management as waterfowl
28.5production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation
28.6with the United States Fish and Wildlife
28.7Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.8must be provided as part of the required
28.9accomplishment plan.
28.12$1,730,000 in the first year is to the
28.13commissioner of natural resources for
28.14agreements to acquire conservation easements
28.15within important bird areas identified in the
28.16Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be
28.17used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon
28.18Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota
28.19Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for
28.20establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
28.21as approved in the accomplishment plan and
28.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
28.2397A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
28.24conservation easements must be provided as
28.25part of the final report.
28.28$2,270,000 in the first year is to the
28.29commissioner of natural resources for an
28.30agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
28.31District to acquire land in fee and permanent
28.32conservation easement and to `restore river
28.33and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
28.34corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
28.35restorations must be provided as part of the
28.36required accomplishment plan.
29.3$4,880,000 in the first year is to the
29.4commissioner of natural resources to
29.5accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
29.6prairie communities on wildlife management
29.7areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest
29.8land, and land under native prairie bank
29.9easements. A list of proposed land restorations
29.10and enhancements must be provided as part
29.11of the required accomplishment plan.
29.14$1,120,000 in the first year is to the
29.15commissioner of natural resources for an
29.16agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
29.17and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
29.18proposed land restorations and enhancements
29.19must be provided as part of the final report.
29.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
29.21 Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.26$3,250,000 the second year is to the
29.27commissioner of natural resources to acquire
29.28land in fee for wildlife management purposes
29.29under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
29.30subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee for
29.31scientific and natural area purposes under
29.32Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
29.33subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
29.34in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.35must be given to acquisition of lands that are
29.36eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.1Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
30.2adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.3proposed land acquisitions must be provided
30.4as part of the required accomplishment plan.
30.7$5,229,000 the second year is to the
30.8commissioner of natural resources for an
30.9agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
30.10in fee and restore lands for wildlife
30.11management area purposes under Minnesota
30.12Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 .
30.13Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
30.14Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
30.15to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
30.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
30.17section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
30.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
30.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
30.20required accomplishment plan.
30.23$1,000,000 the second year is to the
30.24commissioner of natural resources for an
30.25agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
30.26League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
30.27strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
30.28wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
30.29purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.3086A.05, subdivision 8
. A list of proposed
30.31acquisitions must be provided as part of the
30.32required accomplishment plan.
30.35$2,754,000 the second year is to the
30.36commissioner of natural resources for an
31.1agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
31.2cooperation with the United States Fish and
31.3Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
31.4permanent conservation easements and restore
31.5lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
31.6Habitat Preservation Area in western
31.7Minnesota for addition to the Northern
31.8Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
31.9Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
31.10Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
31.11to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
31.12native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
31.13section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
31.14native prairie. A list of proposed land
31.15acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.16required accomplishment plan and must be
31.17consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota
31.18Prairie Conservation Plan.
31.21$583,000 the second year is to the
31.22commissioner of natural resources for an
31.23agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
31.24acquire land in fee and restore lands in the
31.25Cannon River watershed for wildlife
31.26management purposes under Minnesota
31.27Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 .
31.28Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
31.29Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
31.30to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
31.31native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
31.32section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
31.33native prairie. A list of proposed land
31.34acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.35required accomplishment plan.
32.1$2,541,000 the second year is to the
32.2commissioner of natural resources to
32.3implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
32.4Plan through the acquisition of permanent
32.5conservation easements to protect and restore
32.6native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000
32.7is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
32.8funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
32.9and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.1097A.056, subdivision 17
. Subject to evaluation
32.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
32.12priority must be given to acquisition of lands
32.13that are eligible for the native prairie bank
32.14under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
32.15lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
32.16list of permanent conservation easements must
32.17be provided as part of the final report.
32.20$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of
32.21Water and Soil Resources to acquire
32.22permanent conservation easements and restore
32.23habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.24103F.515
, to protect, restore, and enhance
32.25habitat by expanding the clean water fund
32.26riparian buffer program for at least equal
32.27wildlife benefits from buffers on private land.
32.28Of this amount, up to$130,000 $1,079,000 is
32.29to establish a monitoring and enforcement
32.30fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
32.31and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.3297A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
32.33conservation easements must be provided as
32.34part of the final report.
33.1$2,269,000 the second year is to the
33.2commissioner of natural resources for an
33.3agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
33.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
33.5Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
33.6restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
33.7River Valley for wildlife management
33.8purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.986A.05, subdivision 8
, or for designation and
33.10management as waterfowl production areas
33.11in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
33.12States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
33.13evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
33.146136.0900, priority must be given to
33.15acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
33.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
33.17section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
33.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
33.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
33.20required accomplishment plan.
33.23$1,475,000 the second year is to the
33.24commissioner of natural resources for an
33.25agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
33.26cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
33.27acquire permanent conservation easements
33.28and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
33.29and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to
33.30The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to
33.31Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
33.32$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
33.33enforcement fund, as approved in the
33.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
33.35Statutes, section97A.056, subdivision 17 .
33.36Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
34.1Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
34.2to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
34.3native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
34.4section84.96 , or lands adjacent to protected
34.5native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
34.6must be provided as part of the required
34.7accomplishment plan and must be consistent
34.8with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
34.9Conservation Plan.
34.12$3,983,000 the second year is to the
34.13commissioner of natural resources to
34.14accelerate restoration and enhancement of
34.15prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
34.16management areas, scientific and natural areas,
34.17native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on
34.18state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A
34.19list of proposed land restorations and
34.20enhancements must be provided as part of the
34.21required accomplishment plan.
34.24$1,208,000 the second year is to the
34.25commissioner of natural resources for
34.26agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
34.27habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
34.28Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
34.29follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
34.30District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
34.31Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
34.32River Greening; and $277,000 to the National
34.33Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed
34.34land restorations and enhancements must be
34.35provided as part of the required
34.36accomplishment plan.
35.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
35.2 Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.6$5,650,000 the second year is to the
35.7commissioner of natural resources for an
35.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
35.9in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
35.10grasslands to be designated and managed as
35.11waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in
35.12cooperation with the United States Fish and
35.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
35.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.15required accomplishment plan.
35.18$5,801,000 the second year is to the
35.19commissioner of natural resources for an
35.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
35.21in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and
35.22land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
35.23management purposes under Minnesota
35.24Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 . A list
35.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
35.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
35.28$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board
35.29of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
35.30in permanent conservation easements and to
35.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
35.32under Minnesota Statutes, section103F.515 .
35.33Of this amount, up to$195,000 $410,000 is
35.34to establish a monitoring and enforcement
35.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.297A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
36.3conservation easements must be provided as
36.4part of the final report.
36.7$1,629,000 the second year is to the
36.8commissioner of natural resources for an
36.9agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
36.10acquire permanent conservation easements in
36.11high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the
36.12prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of
36.13this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a
36.14monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
36.15in the accomplishment plan and subject to
36.16Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
36.17subdivision 17 . A list of proposed easement
36.18acquisitions must be provided as part of the
36.19final report.
36.22$2,167,000 the second year is to the
36.23commissioner of natural resources to enhance
36.24and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
36.25statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
36.26and enhancements must be provided as part
36.27of the required accomplishment plan.
36.29$2,000,000 the second year is to the
36.30commissioner of natural resources to modify
36.31the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
36.32management and to return the historic outlet
36.33of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
36.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
37.1 Sec. 10. REPEALER.
37.2Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.
37.6The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
37.7and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
37.8fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
37.9Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this
37.10article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
37.11June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The
37.12second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
37.13appropriations in this article are onetime.
37.20The amounts that may be spent for each
37.21purpose are specified in the following sections.
37.23Money appropriated in this article may not be
37.24spent on activities unless they are directly
37.25related to and necessary for a specific
37.26appropriation. Money appropriated in this
37.27article must be spent in accordance with
37.28Minnesota Management and Budget's
37.29Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
37.30Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
37.31Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
37.32specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
38.1appropriations are available until June 30,
38.22019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
38.3available until June 30, 2020. If a project
38.4receives federal funds, the period of the
38.5appropriation is extended to equal the
38.6availability of federal funding.
38.8Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
38.9water funds, in consultation with the Council
38.10on Disability and other appropriate
38.11governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
38.12committees, and commissions, should make
38.13progress toward providing greater access to
38.14programs, print publications, and digital media
38.15for people with disabilities related to the
38.16programs the recipient funds using
38.17appropriations made in this article.
38.19(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
38.20second year are to increase monitoring for
38.21pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
38.22water and groundwater and to use data
38.23collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.24(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000
38.25the second year are for monitoring and
38.26evaluating trends in the concentration of
38.27nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
38.28groundwater degradation; promoting,
38.29developing, and evaluating regional and
38.30crop-specific nutrient best management
38.31practices; assessing best management practice
38.32adoption; education and technical support from
38.33University of Minnesota Extension; grants to
38.34support agricultural demonstration and
39.1implementation activities; and other actions
39.2to protect groundwater from degradation from
39.3nitrate. This appropriation is available until
39.4June 30, 2022.
39.5(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
39.6second year are for administering clean water
39.7funds managed through the agriculture best
39.8management practices loan program. Any
39.9unencumbered balance at the end of the second
39.10year shall be added to the corpus of the loan
39.11fund.
39.12(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
39.13the second year are for technical assistance,
39.14research, and demonstration projects on proper
39.15implementation of best management practices
39.16and more precise information on nonpoint
39.17contributions to impaired waters and for grants
39.18to support on-farm demonstration of
39.19agricultural practices. This appropriation is
39.20available until June 30, 2022.
39.21(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the
39.22second year are for research to quantify and
39.23reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
39.24waters and for development and evaluation of
39.25best management practices to protect and
39.26restore water resources. This appropriation is
39.27available until June 30, 2022.
39.28(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
39.29second year are for a research inventory
39.30database containing water-related research
39.31activities. Costs for information technology
39.32development or support for this research
39.33inventory database may be paid to the Office
39.34of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
39.35available until June 30, 2022.
40.1(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
40.2the second year are to implement the
40.3Minnesota agricultural water quality
40.4certification program statewide. Funds
40.5appropriated in this paragraph are available
40.6until June 30, 2021.
40.7(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
40.8second year are to provide funding for a
40.9regional irrigation water quality specialist
40.10through University of Minnesota Extension.
40.11(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
40.12second year are for grants to the Board of
40.13Regents of the University of Minnesota to
40.14fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
40.15and to protect the state's natural resources
40.16while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
40.17and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
40.18incorporating perennial and winter-annual
40.19crops into existing agricultural practices. This
40.20appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.21(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
40.22the second year are for pesticide testing of
40.23private wells where nitrate is detected, as part
40.24of the Township Testing Program. This
40.25appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.26(k) A portion of the funds in this section may
40.27be used for programs to train state and local
40.28outreach staff in the intersection between
40.29agricultural economics and agricultural
40.30conservation.
40.32(a) $7,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000
40.33the second year are for the point source
40.34implementation grants program under
41.1Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
41.2appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.3(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
41.4second year are for small community
41.5wastewater treatment grants and loans under
41.6Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
41.7appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.8(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the
41.9end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
41.10(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
41.11transfer the remaining funds to eligible
41.12projects under any of the programs listed in
41.13this section based on their priority rank on the
41.14Pollution Control Agency's project priority
41.15list.
41.17(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000
41.18the second year are for completion of needed
41.19statewide assessments of surface water quality
41.20and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
41.21chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the
41.22first year and $125,000 the second year are
41.23for grants to the Red River Watershed
41.24Management Board to enhance and expand
41.25the existing water quality and watershed
41.26monitoring river watch activities in the schools
41.27in the Red River of the North. The Red River
41.28Watershed Management Board shall provide
41.29a report to the commissioner of the Pollution
41.30Control Agency and the legislative committees
41.31and divisions with jurisdiction over
41.32environment and natural resources finance and
41.33policy and the clean water fund by February
42.115, 2019, on the expenditure of this
42.2appropriation.
42.3(b) $9,904,000 the first year and $10,145,000
42.4the second year are to develop watershed
42.5restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
42.6which include total maximum daily load
42.7(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
42.8plans for waters listed on the United States
42.9Environmental Protection Agency approved
42.10impaired waters list in accordance with
42.11Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency
42.12shall complete an average of ten percent of
42.13the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
42.14(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000
42.15the second year are for groundwater
42.16assessment, including enhancing the ambient
42.17monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating
42.18trends, including the reassessment of
42.19groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years
42.20ago and found to be contaminated.
42.21(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
42.22second year are for implementation of the St.
42.23Louis River System Area of Concern
42.24Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
42.25must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
42.26nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
42.27(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
42.28the second year are for TMDL research and
42.29database development.
42.30(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
42.31second year are for national pollutant
42.32discharge elimination system wastewater and
42.33storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
43.1(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,745,000
43.2the second year are for enhancing the
43.3county-level delivery systems for subsurface
43.4sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
43.5necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
43.6sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of
43.7groundwater, including base grants for all
43.8counties with SSTS programs and competitive
43.9grants to counties with specific plans to
43.10significantly reduce water pollution by
43.11reducing the number of systems that are an
43.12imminent threat to public health or safety or
43.13are otherwise failing. Counties that receive
43.14base grants must report the number of sewage
43.15noncompliant properties upgraded through
43.16SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized
43.17sewer system, or other means, including
43.18property abandonment or buy-out. Counties
43.19also must report the number of existing SSTS
43.20compliance inspections conducted in areas
43.21under county jurisdiction. These required
43.22reports are to be part of established annual
43.23reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that
43.24conduct SSTS inventories or those with an
43.25ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to
43.26be inspected as a condition of transferring
43.27property or as a condition of obtaining a local
43.28permit must be given priority for competitive
43.29grants under this paragraph. Of this amount,
43.30$1,000,000 each year is available to counties
43.31for grants to low-income landowners to
43.32address systems that pose an imminent threat
43.33to public health or safety or fail to protect
43.34groundwater. A grant awarded under this
43.35paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the
43.36biennium. A county receiving a grant under
44.1this paragraph must submit a report to the
44.2agency listing the projects funded, including
44.3an account of the expenditures.
44.4(h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
44.5second year are for accelerated implementation
44.6of MS4 permit requirements including
44.7additional technical assistance to
44.8municipalities experiencing difficulties
44.9understanding and implementing the basic
44.10requirements of the municipal storm water
44.11program.
44.12(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the
44.13second year are for a grant program for
44.14sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
44.15draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
44.16Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
44.17restore the water quality of waters in
44.18Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
44.19awarded to local government units for projects
44.20approved by the Voyageurs National Park
44.21Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
44.22matched by at least 25 percent from sources
44.23other than the clean water fund.
44.24(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
44.25second year are for coordination with the state
44.26of Wisconsin and the National Park Service
44.27on comprehensive phosphorous reduction
44.28activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St.
44.29Croix on the St. Croix River. The
44.30commissioner must work with the St. Croix
44.31Basin Water Resources Planning Team and
44.32the St. Croix River Association to implement
44.33the water monitoring and phosphorous
44.34reduction activities.
45.1(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
45.2second year are to support activities of the
45.3Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
45.4Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
45.5(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
45.6section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
45.7section are available until June 30, 2022.
45.10(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
45.11the second year are for stream flow
45.12monitoring.
45.13(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
45.14the second year are for lake Index of
45.15Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
45.16(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
45.17second year are for assessing mercury and
45.18other contaminants of fish, including
45.19monitoring to track the status of impaired
45.20waters over time.
45.21(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000
45.22the second year are for developing targeted,
45.23science-based watershed restoration and
45.24protection strategies.
45.25(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
45.26the second year are for water supply planning,
45.27aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.28(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
45.29the second year are for technical assistance to
45.30support local implementation of nonpoint
45.31source restoration and protection activities.
45.32(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
45.33second year are for applied research and tools,
46.1including watershed hydrologic modeling;
46.2maintaining and updating spatial data for
46.3watershed boundaries, streams, and water
46.4bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
46.5elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
46.6forestry best management practices for water
46.7quality.
46.8(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
46.9second year are for developing county
46.10geologic atlases.
46.11(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
46.12second year are for maintenance and updates
46.13to buffer maps and for technical guidance on
46.14buffer map interpretation to local units of
46.15government for implementation of buffer
46.16requirements. Maps must be provided to local
46.17units of government and made available to
46.18landowners on the Department of Natural
46.19Resources' Web site.
46.22(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
46.23the second year are for a pilot program to
46.24provide performance-based grants to local
46.25government units. The grants may be used to
46.26implement projects that protect, enhance, and
46.27restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers,
46.28and streams; protect groundwater from
46.29degradation; and protect drinking water
46.30sources. Projects must be identified in a
46.31comprehensive watershed plan developed
46.32under the One Watershed, One Plan or
46.33metropolitan surface water management
46.34frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant
46.35recipients must identify a nonstate match and
47.1may use other legacy funds to supplement
47.2projects funded under this paragraph.
47.3(b) $10,070,000 the first year and $13,812,000
47.4the second year are for grants to protect and
47.5restore surface water and drinking water; to
47.6keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
47.7and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and
47.8streams; and to protect groundwater and
47.9drinking water, including feedlot water quality
47.10and subsurface sewage treatment system
47.11projects and stream bank, stream channel,
47.12shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization
47.13projects. The projects must use practices
47.14demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting
47.15public benefit, include a match, and be
47.16consistent with total maximum daily load
47.17(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed
47.18restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
47.19or local water management plans or their
47.20equivalents. A portion of these funds may be
47.21used to seek administrative efficiencies
47.22through shared resources by multiple local
47.23governmental units.
47.24(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
47.25the second year are for accelerated
47.26implementation, including local resource
47.27protection and enhancement grants and
47.28statewide program enhancements of
47.29supplements for technical assistance, citizen
47.30and community outreach, compliance, and
47.31training and certification.
47.32(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
47.33second year are to provide state oversight and
47.34accountability, evaluate results, provide
47.35implementation tools, and measure the value
48.1of conservation program implementation by
48.2local governments, including submission to
48.3the legislature by March 1 each
48.4even-numbered year a biennial report prepared
48.5by the board, in consultation with the
48.6commissioners of natural resources, health,
48.7agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency,
48.8detailing the recipients, the projects funded
48.9under this section, and the amount of pollution
48.10reduced.
48.11(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
48.12the second year are to provide assistance,
48.13oversight, and grants for supporting local
48.14governments in implementing and complying
48.15with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
48.16requirements.
48.17(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000
48.18the second year are to restore or preserve
48.19permanent conservation on riparian buffers
48.20adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
48.21tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
48.22to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
48.23transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface
48.24waters; and increase infiltration for
48.25groundwater recharge. This appropriation may
48.26be used for restoration of riparian buffers
48.27permanently protected by easements purchased
48.28with this appropriation or contracts to achieve
48.29permanent protection for riparian buffers or
48.30stream bank restorations when the riparian
48.31buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000
48.32is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement
48.33account.
48.34(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
48.35the second year are for permanent
49.1conservation easements on wellhead protection
49.2areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
49.3103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
49.4grants to local units of government for fee title
49.5acquisition to permanently protect
49.6groundwater supply sources on wellhead
49.7protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
49.8long-term protection of groundwater supply
49.9sources as described under alternative
49.10management tools in the Department of
49.11Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management
49.12Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems
49.13or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
49.14management practices. Priority must be placed
49.15on land that is located where the vulnerability
49.16of the drinking water supply is designated as
49.17high or very high by the commissioner of
49.18health, where drinking water protection plans
49.19have identified specific activities that will
49.20achieve long-term protection, and on lands
49.21with expiring Conservation Reserve Program
49.22contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a
49.23monitoring and enforcement account.
49.24(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
49.25second year are for a technical evaluation
49.26panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
49.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
49.28subdivision 6.
49.29(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
49.30the second year are for assistance, oversight,
49.31and grants to local governments to transition
49.32local water management plans to a watershed
49.33approach as provided for in Minnesota
49.34Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
49.35114D.
50.1(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
50.2second year are for technical assistance and
50.3grants for the conservation drainage program
50.4in consultation with the Drainage Work Group,
50.5coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.6103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes
50.7projects to improve multipurpose water
50.8management under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.9103E.015.
50.10(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
50.11the second year are to purchase and restore
50.12permanent conservation sites via easements
50.13or contracts to treat and store water on the land
50.14for water quality improvement purposes and
50.15related technical assistance. This work may
50.16be done in cooperation with the United States
50.17Department of Agriculture with a first priority
50.18use to accomplish a conservation reserve
50.19enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
50.20state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a
50.21monitoring and enforcement account.
50.22(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
50.23the second year are to purchase permanent
50.24conservation easements to protect lands
50.25adjacent to public waters with good water
50.26quality but threatened with degradation. Up
50.27to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
50.28enforcement account.
50.29(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
50.30second year are for a program to
50.31systematically collect data and produce
50.32county, watershed, and statewide estimates of
50.33soil erosion caused by water and wind along
50.34with tracking adoption of conservation
51.1measures, including cover crops, to address
51.2erosion.
51.3(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000
51.4the second year are for payments to soil and
51.5water conservation districts for the purposes
51.6of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
51.7103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil
51.8and water conservation district shall receive
51.9an increase in its base funding of $100,000
51.10per year. Money remaining after the base
51.11increase is available for matching grants to
51.12soil and water conservation districts based on
51.13county allocations to soil and water
51.14conservation districts. The board and other
51.15agencies may reduce the amount of grants to
51.16a county by an amount equal to any reduction
51.17in the county's allocation to a soil and water
51.18conservation district from the county's
51.19previous year allocation when the board
51.20determines that the reduction was
51.21disproportionate.
51.22(o) The board shall contract for delivery of
51.23services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
51.24for restoration, maintenance, and other
51.25activities under this section for up to $500,000
51.26the first year and up to $500,000 the second
51.27year.
51.28(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share
51.29funds in this section and may adjust the
51.30technical and administrative assistance portion
51.31of the funds to leverage federal or other
51.32nonstate funds or to address oversight
51.33responsibilities or high-priority needs
51.34identified in local water management plans.
52.1(q) The board shall require grantees to specify
52.2the outcomes that will be achieved by the
52.3grants prior to any grant awards.
52.4(r) The appropriations in this section are
52.5available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant
52.6funds shall be regranted consistent with the
52.7purposes of this section.
52.9(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000
52.10the second year are for addressing public
52.11health concerns related to contaminants found
52.12in Minnesota drinking water for which no
52.13health-based drinking water standards exist,
52.14including accelerating the development of
52.15health risk limits and improving the capacity
52.16of the department's laboratory to analyze
52.17unregulated contaminants.
52.18(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000
52.19the second year are for protection of drinking
52.20water sources.
52.21(c) $110,000 the first year and $115,000 the
52.22second year are for cost-share assistance to
52.23public and private well owners for up to 50
52.24percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
52.25(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
52.26second year are to develop and deliver
52.27groundwater restoration and protection
52.28strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
52.29in local water planning efforts and to provide
52.30resources to local governments for drinking
52.31water source protection activities.
52.32(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
52.33second year are for studying the occurrence
53.1and magnitude of contaminants in private
53.2wells and developing guidance and outreach
53.3to reduce risks to private-well owners.
53.4(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
53.5second year are for evaluating and addressing
53.6the risks from viruses in water supplies.
53.7(g) Unless otherwise specified, the
53.8appropriations in this section are available
53.9until June 30, 2021.
53.11(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 the
53.12second year are to implement projects that
53.13address emerging drinking-water supply
53.14threats, provide cost-effective regional
53.15solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
53.16coordination, support local implementation of
53.17water supply reliability projects, and prevent
53.18degradation of groundwater resources in the
53.19metropolitan area. These projects will provide
53.20to communities:
53.21(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
53.22water use through use of surface water, storm
53.23water, wastewater, and groundwater;
53.24(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
53.25for different alternatives;
53.26(3) development of planning level cost
53.27estimates, including capital cost and operation
53.28cost;
53.29(4) identification of funding mechanisms and
53.30an equitable cost-sharing structure for
53.31regionally beneficial water supply
53.32development projects; and
54.1(5) development of subregional groundwater
54.2models.
54.3(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
54.4second year are for the water demand
54.5reduction grant program to encourage
54.6implementation of water demand reduction
54.7measures by municipalities in the metropolitan
54.8area to ensure the reliability and protection of
54.9drinking water supplies.
54.11$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative
54.12Coordinating Commission for the Web site
54.13required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
54.14subdivision 10.
54.15 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
54.16to read:
54.17 Subd. 7. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
54.18in the clean water fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
54.22The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
54.23and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
54.24trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
54.25"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
54.26available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first
54.27year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal
54.28years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
55.3The amounts that may be spent for each
55.4purpose are specified in the following sections.
55.6Money appropriated in this article may not be
55.7spent on activities unless they are directly
55.8related to and necessary for a specific
55.9appropriation. Money appropriated in this
55.10article must be spent in accordance with
55.11Minnesota Management and Budget's
55.12Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
55.13Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
55.14Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
55.15specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
55.16appropriations are available until June 30,
55.172020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
55.18available until June 30, 2021. If a project
55.19receives federal funds, the time period of the
55.20appropriation is extended to equal the
55.21availability of federal funding.
55.23Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks
55.24and trails funds, in consultation with the
55.25Council on Disability and other appropriate
55.26governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
55.27committees, and commissions, should make
55.28progress toward providing greater access to
55.29programs, print publications, and digital media
55.30for people with disabilities related to the
55.31programs the recipient funds using
55.32appropriations made in this article.
56.1(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000
56.2the second year are for state parks, recreation
56.3areas, and trails to:
56.4(1) connect people to the outdoors;
56.5(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
56.6(3) maintain existing holdings; and
56.7(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
56.8partners to implement the 25-year long-range
56.9parks and trails legacy plan.
56.10(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000
56.11the second year are for grants for parks and
56.12trails of regional significance outside the
56.13seven-county metropolitan area under
56.14Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
56.15awarded under this paragraph shall be based
56.16on the lists of recommended projects
56.17submitted to the legislative committees under
56.18Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
56.19subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
56.20Regional Parks and Trails Commission
56.21established under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.2285.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
56.23must support parks and trails of regional or
56.24statewide significance that meet the applicable
56.25definitions and criteria for regional parks and
56.26trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
56.27Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
56.28adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
56.29Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
56.302015. Grant recipients identified under this
56.31paragraph must submit a grant application to
56.32the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
56.332.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
56.34by the commissioner for the actual cost of
57.1issuing and monitoring the grants for the
57.2commission. Of the amount appropriated,
57.3$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in
57.4fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota
57.5Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
57.6carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
57.7section 85.536, including the continued
57.8development of a statewide system plan for
57.9regional parks and trails outside the
57.10seven-county metropolitan area.
57.11(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
57.12Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
57.13Commission shall submit a list of projects that
57.14contains the commission's recommendations
57.15for funding from the parks and trails fund for
57.16fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking
57.17minority members of the house of
57.18representatives and senate committees and
57.19divisions with jurisdiction over the
57.20environment and natural resources and the
57.21parks and trails fund.
57.22(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
57.23Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
57.24Commission shall submit a report that contains
57.25the commission's criteria for funding from the
57.26parks and trails fund, including the criteria
57.27used to determine if a park or trail is of
57.28regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
57.29minority members of the house of
57.30representatives and senate committees and
57.31divisions with jurisdiction over the
57.32environment and natural resources and the
57.33parks and trails fund.
57.34(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the
57.35second year are for coordination and projects
58.1between the department, the Metropolitan
58.2Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
58.3Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
58.4Web-based information for park and trail
58.5users; and support of activities of the Parks
58.6and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
58.7(f) The commissioner shall contract for
58.8services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
58.9for restoration, maintenance, and other
58.10activities under this section for at least
58.11$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
58.12second year.
58.13(g) The implementing agencies receiving
58.14appropriations under this section shall give
58.15consideration to contracting with Conservation
58.16Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
58.17and other activities.
58.19(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000
58.20the second year are for distribution according
58.21to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
58.22subdivision 3.
58.23(b) Money appropriated under this section and
58.24distributed to implementing agencies must be
58.25used only to fund the list of projects approved
58.26by the elected representatives of each of the
58.27metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
58.28Projects funded by the money appropriated
58.29under this section must be substantially
58.30consistent with the project descriptions and
58.31dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
58.32Any funds remaining after completion of the
58.33listed projects may be spent by the
59.1implementing agencies on projects to support
59.2parks and trails.
59.3(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
59.4Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
59.5appropriated under this section must ensure
59.6that the funds are used to supplement and not
59.7substitute for traditional sources of funding.
59.8(d) The implementing agencies receiving
59.9appropriations under this section shall give
59.10consideration to contracting with Conservation
59.11Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
59.12and other activities.
59.14$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative
59.15Coordinating Commission for the Web site
59.16required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
59.17subdivision 10.
59.18 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to
59.19read:
59.20 Subd. 6. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
59.21in the parks and trails fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
59.22 Sec. 7. SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.
59.23The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause
59.24(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other
59.25improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.
59.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
59.27 Sec. 8. HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES REGIONAL PARK RESERVE
59.28GRANT EXTENSION.
59.29The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
59.30section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of Bloomington
60.1to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available
60.2until June 30, 2018.
60.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
60.4 Sec. 9. ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.
60.5Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws
60.62015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):
60.7(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal year
60.82017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills Regional
60.9Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted
60.10to the Metropolitan Council; and
60.11(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota
60.12Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional
60.13Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.
60.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
60.18The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
60.19and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
60.20heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
60.21the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
60.22this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
60.23year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
60.242018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
60.25All appropriations in this article are onetime.
61.1The amounts that may be spent for each
61.2purpose are specified in the following
61.3subdivisions.
61.5Money appropriated in this article may not be
61.6spent on activities unless they are directly
61.7related to and necessary for a specific
61.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
61.9article must not be spent on indirect costs or
61.10other institutional overhead charges that are
61.11not directly related to and necessary for a
61.12specific appropriation. Notwithstanding
61.13Minnesota Statutes, section16A.28 , and unless
61.14otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
61.152018 appropriations are available until June
61.1630, 2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations
61.17are available until June 30, 2020. If a project
61.18receives federal funds, the time period of the
61.19appropriation is extended to equal the
61.20availability of federal funding.
61.21Any unencumbered balance remaining under
61.22this section in the first year does not cancel,
61.23but is available for the second year of the
61.24biennium.
61.26(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
61.27Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
61.28education, and arts access. Grant agreements
61.29entered into by the Minnesota State Arts Board
61.30and other recipients of appropriations in this
61.31subdivision must ensure that these funds are
61.32used to supplement and not substitute for
61.33traditional sources of funding. Each grant
61.34program established within this appropriation
61.35must be separately administered from other
62.1state appropriations for program planning and
62.2outcome measurements, but may take into
62.3consideration other state resources awarded
62.4in the selection of applicants and grant award
62.5size.
62.7$20,700,000 the first year and $25,589,000
62.8the second year are to support Minnesota
62.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
62.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
62.11activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
62.12art forms and works of art so that they are
62.13accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
62.14overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
62.15arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
62.16community and public life in this state.
62.18$4,115,000 the first year and $4,610,000 the
62.19second year are for high-quality,
62.20age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
62.21of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
62.22understanding of the arts.
62.24$1,430,000 the first year and $1,537,000 the
62.25second year are for events and activities that
62.26represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
62.27cultural arts traditions, including folk and
62.28traditional artists and art organizations,
62.29represented in this state.
62.30(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
62.31in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
62.32board for administering grant programs,
62.33delivering technical services, providing fiscal
63.1oversight for the statewide system, and
63.2ensuring accountability.
63.3(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
63.4appropriation to each of the categories listed
63.5in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
63.6regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
63.7other provision of law, regional arts council
63.8grants or other arts council grants for touring
63.9programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
63.10the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
63.11tour in their own region as well as all other
63.12regions of the state.
63.14These amounts are appropriated to the
63.15commissioner of education for grants to the
63.1612 Minnesota regional library systems to
63.17provide educational opportunities in the arts,
63.18history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
63.19Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated
63.20using the formula in Minnesota Statutes,
63.21section134.355, subdivisions 3 , 4, and 5, with
63.22the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
63.23all qualifying systems in an amount
63.24proportionate to the number of qualifying
63.25system entities in each system. For purposes
63.26of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
63.27means a public library, a regional library
63.28system, a regional library system headquarters,
63.29a county, or an outreach service program.
63.30These funds may be used to sponsor programs
63.31provided by regional libraries or to provide
63.32grants to local arts and cultural heritage
63.33programs for programs in partnership with
63.34regional libraries. These funds must be
63.35distributed in ten equal payments per year.
64.1Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
64.216A.28
, the appropriations encumbered on or
64.3before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in
64.4this subdivision are available until June 30,
64.52021.
64.7(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
64.8governing board of the Minnesota Historical
64.9Society to preserve and enhance access to
64.10Minnesota's history and its cultural and
64.11historical resources. Grant agreements entered
64.12into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
64.13other recipients of appropriations in this
64.14subdivision must ensure that these funds are
64.15used to supplement and not substitute for
64.16traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
64.17appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
64.18Society must be used to supplement, and not
64.19substitute for, traditional sources of funding.
64.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
64.2116A.28
, for historic preservation projects that
64.22improve historic structures, the amounts are
64.23available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota
64.24Historical Society or grant recipients of the
64.25Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
64.26cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
64.27must give consideration to Conservation Corps
64.28Minnesota and Northern Bedrock
64.29Conservation Corps, or an organization
64.30carrying out similar work, for projects with
64.31the potential to need historic preservation
64.32services.
65.1$5,381,000 the first year and $6,947,000 the
65.2second year are for history programs and
65.3projects operated or conducted by or through
65.4local, county, regional, or other historical or
65.5cultural organizations or for activities to
65.6preserve significant historic and cultural
65.7resources. Funds are to be distributed through
65.8a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
65.9Historical Society shall administer these funds
65.10using established grant mechanisms, with
65.11assistance from the advisory committee
65.12created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
65.134, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
65.14(ii).
65.16$5,025,000 the first year and $6,905,000 the
65.17second year are for programs and purposes
65.18related to the historical and cultural heritage
65.19of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the
65.20Minnesota Historical Society.
65.22$2,000,000 the first year and $2,200,000 the
65.23second year are for partnerships involving
65.24multiple organizations, which may include the
65.25Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and
65.26enhance access to Minnesota's history and
65.27cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
65.30$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
65.31second year are for a contract or contracts to
65.32be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct
65.33statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of
65.34historical, archaeological, and cultural
65.35significance. Results of the surveys must be
66.1published in a searchable form and available
66.2to the public on a cost-free basis. The
66.3Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of
66.4the State Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs
66.5Council shall each appoint a representative to
66.6an oversight board to select contractors and
66.7direct the conduct of the surveys. The
66.8oversight board shall consult with the
66.9Departments of Transportation and Natural
66.10Resources.
66.12$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
66.13second year are for a digital library project to
66.14preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
66.15images, documents, and historical materials.
66.16The Minnesota Historical Society shall
66.17cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
66.18system and shall jointly share this
66.19appropriation for these purposes.
66.21$90,000 the first year is for a grant to the Fort
66.22Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation to
66.23restore the stained glass in the historic Fort
66.24Snelling Memorial Chapel in Bloomington.
66.26(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
66.27commissioner of administration for grants to
66.28the named organizations for the purposes
66.29specified in this subdivision. The
66.30commissioner of administration may use a
66.31portion of this appropriation for costs that are
66.32directly related to and necessary to the
66.33administration of grants in this section.
67.1(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
67.2commissioner and recipients of appropriations
67.3under this subdivision must ensure that money
67.4appropriated in this subdivision is used to
67.5supplement and not substitute for traditional
67.6sources of funding.
67.8$4,150,000 the first year and $3,900,000 the
67.9second year are for grants to the Minnesota
67.10Public Television Association for production
67.11and acquisition grants according to Minnesota
67.12Statutes, section129D.18 . Of this amount,
67.13$650,000 in the first year is for a grant to Twin
67.14Cities Public Television to produce the
67.15Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any
67.16production costs associated with this project
67.17incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are
67.18eligible for reimbursement under this section
67.19as long as these funds are available under
67.20subdivision 2.
67.22$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the
67.23second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
67.24to create programming and expand news
67.25service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
67.26history.
67.29$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the
67.30second year are appropriated for a grant to the
67.31Association of Minnesota Public Educational
67.32Radio Stations for production and acquisition
67.33grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
67.34section129D.19 .
68.1$1,000,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the
68.2second year are for a grant to the Como Park
68.3Zoo and Conservatory for program
68.4development that features education programs
68.5and habitat enhancement, special exhibits,
68.6music appreciation programs, and historical
68.7garden access and preservation.
68.9$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
68.10year are for a grant to the Lake Superior Zoo
68.11to develop new regionally significant
68.12educational exhibits and programs.
68.14$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
68.15second year are to the Science Museum of
68.16Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
68.17access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
68.18cultural heritage, including student and teacher
68.19outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
68.20community-based exhibits that preserve
68.21Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
68.23$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
68.24second year are for grants to Wilderness
68.25Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor
68.26history, culture, and heritage by connecting
68.27Minnesota youth to natural resources.
68.29$200,000 the first year is for a competitive
68.30grants program to provide grants to local units
68.31of government for veterans memorials to
68.32preserve the culture and heritage of Minnesota.
68.33The local unit of government must provide a
69.1nonstate cash match equal to the amount of
69.2the grant received under this paragraph.
69.4$250,000 the first year is to complete design
69.5and construction of a memorial in the Capitol
69.6area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor
69.7recipients. This appropriation is not available
69.8until the commissioner determines that at least
69.9$250,000 is committed to the project from
69.10nonstate sources, and there are sufficient
69.11resources to complete the project, as required
69.12in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and
69.13Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section
69.1464.
69.16$278,000 the first year is for a grant to the Big
69.17Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop
69.18and build a welcome center that supports the
69.19mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans
69.20Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural,
69.21historical, and recreational activities to
69.22veterans, their families, and their guests.
69.24$222,000 the first year is for a grant to Camp
69.25Legionville to update the dining facility to
69.26allow the camp to continue to provide an
69.27overnight facility with programs for youth,
69.28veterans, and the public related to Minnesota's
69.29cultural, historical, and recreational activities.
69.31$300,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
69.32year are for a grant to the city of Blue Earth
69.33to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
70.1equip the Green Giant Museum to preserve
70.2the culture and history of Minnesota.
70.5$108,000 the first year is for the Office of the
70.6State Archaeologist Non-Indian Remains
70.7Analysis and Reburial project.
70.10$55,000 the first year is for the digital
70.11enhancement project of the Governor's
70.12Council on Developmental Disabilities.
70.14These amounts are appropriated to the
70.15Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and
70.16development of the Minnesota Zoological
70.17Garden and for providing access and education
70.18related to programs on the cultural heritage of
70.19Minnesota.
70.21(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
70.22Board of Directors of the Minnesota
70.23Humanities Center for the purposes specified
70.24in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
70.25Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
70.26following grants to cover the cost of
70.27administering, planning, evaluating, and
70.28reporting these grants. The Minnesota
70.29Humanities Center must develop a written
70.30plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
70.31shall submit the plan for review and approval
70.32by the Department of Administration. The
70.33written plan must require the Humanities
70.34Center to create and adhere to grant policies
70.35that are similar to those established pursuant
71.1to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97,
71.2subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
71.3No grants awarded in this subdivision may be
71.4used for travel outside the state of Minnesota.
71.5The grant agreement must specify the
71.6repercussions for failing to comply with the
71.7grant agreement.
71.9$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
71.10second year are for programs and purposes of
71.11the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this
71.12amount, $100,000 each year may be used for
71.13the veterans' voices program.
71.14The Minnesota Humanities Center may
71.15consider museums and organizations
71.16celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for
71.17grants from these funds.
71.19$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
71.20second year are for grants to the Minnesota
71.21Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic
71.22Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy
71.23Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government
71.24to conduct civics education programs for the
71.25civic and cultural development of Minnesota
71.26youth. Civics education is the study of
71.27constitutional principles and the democratic
71.28foundation of our national, state, and local
71.29institutions and the study of political processes
71.30and structures of government, grounded in the
71.31understanding of constitutional government
71.32under the rule of law.
72.1$45,000 the first year and $45,000 the second
72.2year are for a grant to the Minnesota State
72.3Council on Disability to produce and broadcast
72.4programs to preserve Minnesota's disability
72.5history and culture and to conduct celebrations
72.6of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These
72.7funds are available until June 30, 2020.
72.9$150,000 each year is for a Fanka arts grant
72.10program to one or more community
72.11organizations that participate in statewide
72.12Somali arts and cultural programs that provide
72.13arts education, workshops, mentor programs,
72.14or community presentations and community
72.15engagement events. The funding must be used
72.16for Fanka programs to provide arts education
72.17and workshops, mentor programs, and
72.18community presentations and community
72.19engagement events throughout Minnesota.
72.21$150,000 each year is for a grant to the Somali
72.22Museum of Minnesota for the Heritage Arts
72.23and Cultural Vitality programs for classes,
72.24exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the
72.25Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
72.27$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
72.28second year are for arts and cultural heritage
72.29grants to children's museums.
72.30Of this amount, $500,000 the first year and
72.31$500,000 the second year are for the
72.32Minnesota Children's Museum, $150,000 each
72.33year is for the Duluth Children's Museum,
72.34$150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids
73.1Children's Museum, and $150,000 each year
73.2is for the Southern Minnesota Children's
73.3Museum.
73.5(a) These amounts are appropriated to the
73.6Indian Affairs Council for the purposes
73.7identified in this subdivision.
73.10$550,000 the first year and $700,000 the
73.11second year are for grants for programs that
73.12preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language
73.13and to foster educational programs in Dakota
73.14and Ojibwe languages.
73.16$275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
73.17second year are for grants of $137,500 each
73.18year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School
73.19and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban
73.20immersion project.
73.22$200,000 the first year and $300,000 the
73.23second year are for competitive grants for
73.24language immersion programs.
73.26$100,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs
73.27Council to carry out responsibilities under
73.28Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply
73.29with Public Law 101-601, the Native
73.30American Graves Protection and Repatriation
73.31Act, and to develop an osteology laboratory
73.32and repository for American Indian human
73.33remains.
74.1$125,000 each year is to partner and
74.2collaborate with the Minnesota Humanities
74.3Center for the Why Treaties Matter Exhibit.
74.4The Minnesota Humanities Center will be the
74.5fiscal agent for this exhibit.
74.7This amount is appropriated to the Legislative
74.8Coordinating Commission to operate the Web
74.9site for dedicated funds required under
74.10Minnesota Statutes, section3.303, subdivision
74.1110 .
74.12 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
74.13read:
74.14 Subd. 5. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
74.15in the arts and cultural heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 85.53, by adding a subdivision;
1.497A.056, subdivisions 1, 15, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50, by adding a
1.5subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session
1.6chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172,
1.7article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
1.897A.056, subdivision 8.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.14and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
1.15fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
1.16this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
1.17year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year
1.182018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019,
1.19respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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Available for the Year |
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Ending June 30 |
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2018 |
2019 |
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Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
103,978,000 |
$ |
585,000 |
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2.2fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.3purpose are specified in the following
2.4subdivisions.
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Subd. 2.Prairies |
30,862,000 |
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(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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2.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.11in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.12management purposes under Minnesota
2.13Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
2.14to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
2.15area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
2.16section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to
2.17evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
2.186136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
2.19lands that are eligible for the native prairie
2.20bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
2.21or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
2.22A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
2.23provided as part of the required
2.24accomplishment plan.
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(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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2.28commissioner of natural resources for an
2.29agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.30in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.31management area purposes under Minnesota
2.32Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
2.33Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
2.34Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
2.35to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
2.36native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
2.37section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
3.1native prairie. A list of proposed land
3.2acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.3required accomplishment plan.
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(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VII |
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3.7commissioner of natural resources for an
3.8agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
3.9acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland,
3.10and savanna and to restore and enhance
3.11grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to
3.12evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
3.136136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
3.14lands that are eligible for the native prairie
3.15bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
3.16or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
3.17No later than 180 days after The Nature
3.18Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature
3.19Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams
3.20Outdoor Heritage Council annual income
3.21statements and balance sheets for income and
3.22expenses from land acquired with this
3.23appropriation. A list of proposed land
3.24acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.25required accomplishment plan and must be
3.26consistent with the priorities identified in
3.27Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
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(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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3.31commissioner of natural resources for an
3.32agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
3.33cooperation with the United States Fish and
3.34Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
3.35permanent conservation easements and restore
3.36lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
4.1Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
4.2addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
4.3National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to
4.4evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
4.56136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
4.6lands that are eligible for the native prairie
4.7bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
4.8or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.9A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
4.10provided as part of the required
4.11accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
4.12must be consistent with the priorities in
4.13Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
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(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VII |
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4.17commissioner of natural resources for an
4.18agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
4.19acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon
4.20River watershed for wildlife management
4.21purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.2286A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
4.23criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
4.24priority must be given to acquiring lands that
4.25are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.26Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
4.28proposed land acquisitions must be provided
4.29as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VI |
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4.33commissioner of natural resources to acquire
4.34permanent conservation easements to
4.35implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie
4.36Conservation Plan to protect and restore native
5.1prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for
5.2establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
5.3as approved in the accomplishment plan and
5.4subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.597A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation
5.6criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
5.7priority must be given to acquiring lands that
5.8are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.9Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.10adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.11permanent conservation easements must be
5.12provided as part of the final report.
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(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VII |
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5.16Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat
5.17and acquire permanent conservation easements
5.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515,
5.19to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by
5.20expanding the riparian-buffer program of the
5.21clean water fund for at least equal wildlife
5.22benefits from buffers on private land. Of this
5.23amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a
5.24monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
5.25in the accomplishment plan and subject to
5.26Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
5.27subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.28conservation easements must be provided as
5.29part of the final report.
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(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase III |
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5.33commissioner of natural resources for an
5.34agreement with Pheasants Forever in
5.35cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.36Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and
6.1restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
6.2River valley for wildlife management purposes
6.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.4subdivision 8, or to be designated and
6.5managed as waterfowl-production areas in
6.6Minnesota in cooperation with the United
6.7States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
6.8evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6.96136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
6.10lands that are eligible for the native prairie
6.11bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
6.12or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.13A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
6.14provided as part of the required
6.15accomplishment plan.
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(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX |
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6.19commissioner of natural resources to
6.20accelerate restoration and enhancement of
6.21prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
6.22management areas, scientific and natural areas,
6.23native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state
6.24forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and
6.25United States Fish and Wildlife Service
6.26waterfowl-production area and refuge lands.
6.27A list of proposed land restorations and
6.28enhancements must be provided as part of the
6.29required accomplishment plan.
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(j) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase V |
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6.33commissioner of natural resources for
6.34agreements to acquire permanent conservation
6.35easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
6.36habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
7.1Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as
7.2follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation
7.3District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil
7.4and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is
7.5to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the
7.6Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
7.7District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land
7.8Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
7.9is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
7.10funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.11and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
7.1297A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
7.13permanent conservation easements,
7.14restorations, and enhancements must be
7.15provided as part of the required
7.16accomplishment plan.
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Subd. 3.Forests |
16,824,000 |
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(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor |
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7.20commissioner of natural resources for an
7.21agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
7.22acquire permanent conservation easements in
7.23Washington County. Of this amount, up to
7.24$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
7.25enforcement fund as approved in the
7.26accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
7.27Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
7.28list of proposed permanent conservation
7.29easements and an annual public hunting and
7.30fishing plan must be provided as part of the
7.31required accomplishment plan.
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(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat Project |
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7.35commissioner of natural resources for
7.36agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.1Association in cooperation with The
8.2Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to
8.3acquire land in fee to be transferred to St.
8.4Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes.
8.5The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.6$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter
8.7Association and $108,000 to The Conservation
8.8Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.9must be provided as part of the required
8.10accomplishment plan.
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(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase V |
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8.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
8.15land in fee for wildlife management purposes
8.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.17subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for
8.18scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
8.19Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
8.20acquire land in fee for state forest purposes
8.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
8.22subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
8.23conservation easements; and to restore and
8.24enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna.
8.25The amount is for agreements as follows:
8.26$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy,
8.27$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and
8.28$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
8.29$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
8.30establishing a monitoring and enforcement
8.31fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
8.32and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.3397A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180
8.34days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
8.35year ends, The Nature Conservancy must
8.36submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
9.1Council annual income statements and balance
9.2sheets for income and expenses from land
9.3acquired in fee with this appropriation and not
9.4transferred to the state or a local governmental
9.5unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must
9.6be provided as part of the required
9.7accomplishment plan.
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(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V |
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9.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.11easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.12habitat through working forest permanent
9.13conservation easements under the Minnesota
9.14forests for the future program pursuant to
9.15Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
9.16conservation easement acquired with money
9.17appropriated under this paragraph must
9.18comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1997A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
9.20plan must include an easement monitoring and
9.21enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
9.22$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
9.23enforcement fund as approved in the
9.24accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
9.25Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
9.26list of permanent conservation easements must
9.27be provided as part of the final report.
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(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV |
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9.30commissioner of natural resources to acquire
9.31lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in
9.32the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
9.33State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.3486A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.1acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.2required accomplishment plan.
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(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase IV |
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10.6commissioner of natural resources for an
10.7agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
10.8acquire permanent conservation easements
10.9along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
10.10region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
10.11establishing a monitoring and enforcement
10.12fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.13and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.15permanent conservation easements must be
10.16provided as part of the required
10.17accomplishment plan.
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(g) Bushmen Lake |
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10.20commissioner of natural resources for an
10.21agreement with The Conservation Fund in
10.22cooperation with the United States Forest
10.23Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to
10.24Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be
10.25managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list
10.26of proposed land acquisitions must be
10.27provided as part of the required
10.28accomplishment plan.
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Subd. 4.Wetlands |
28,869,000 |
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(a) Accelerating Waterfowl-Production Area Acquisition - Phase IX |
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10.33commissioner of natural resources for an
10.34agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
10.35land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands
10.36and grasslands to be designated and managed
11.1as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota
11.2in cooperation with the United States Fish and
11.3Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
11.4acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.5required accomplishment plan.
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(b) Shallow Lakes and Wetland Protection Program - Phase VI |
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11.9commissioner of natural resources for an
11.10agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
11.11land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
11.12and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
11.13management purposes under Minnesota
11.14Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
11.15of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
11.16part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VIII |
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11.19Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.20permanent conservation easements and to
11.21restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
11.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
11.23Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for
11.24establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.25fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.26and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.28conservation easements must be provided as
11.29part of the final report.
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(d) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection Program - Phase V |
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11.33Water and Soil Resources to acquire
11.34permanent conservation easements on
11.35wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native
11.36wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
12.1to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
12.2enforcement fund as approved in the
12.3accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
12.4Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
12.5list of permanent conservation easements must
12.6be provided as part of the final report by the
12.7Board of Water and Soil Resources.
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(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase IX |
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12.11commissioner of natural resources to enhance
12.12and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
12.13statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
12.14and enhancements must be provided as part
12.15of the required accomplishment plan.
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(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative - Phase VI |
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12.19commissioner of natural resources for an
12.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
12.21and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
12.22public lands and wetlands under permanent
12.23conservation easement for wildlife
12.24management purposes. A list of proposed
12.25shallow-lake enhancements and wetland
12.26restorations must be provided as part of the
12.27required accomplishment plan.
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Subd. 5.Habitats |
26,554,000 |
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(a) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase III |
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12.32commissioner of natural resources to acquire
12.33lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the
12.34Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as
12.35follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi
12.36Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The
13.1Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year
13.2is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
13.3to acquire lands in permanent conservation
13.4easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up
13.5to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
13.6Resources is for establishing a monitoring and
13.7enforcement fund as approved in the
13.8accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
13.9Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
13.10list of proposed acquisitions must be included
13.11as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North-Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase III |
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13.15commissioner of natural resources to acquire
13.16land in permanent conservation easements to
13.17sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes
13.18in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
13.19Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000
13.20to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation
13.21and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up
13.22to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
13.23establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.24fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.25and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.27conservation easements must be provided as
13.28part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(c) Goose Prairie |
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13.31of natural resources for an agreement with the
13.32Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation
13.33with the Department of Natural Resources, to
13.34enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and
13.35adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife
13.36Management Area in Clay County. A list of
14.1proposed land enhancements must be provided
14.2as part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(d) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase IX |
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14.7commissioner of natural resources for an
14.8agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
14.9to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other
14.10species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes,
14.11and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.12restorations and enhancements must be
14.13provided as part of the required
14.14accomplishment plan.
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(e) DNR Stream Habitat - Phase II |
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14.17commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.18and enhance habitat in degraded streams and
14.19critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate
14.20fish passage. A list of proposed land
14.21restorations and enhancements must be
14.22provided as part of the required
14.23accomplishment plan.
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(f) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase IV |
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14.27commissioner of natural resources to restore
14.28aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
14.29Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an
14.30agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list
14.31of proposed restorations must be provided as
14.32part of the required accomplishment plan.
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(g) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VI |
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14.36commissioner of natural resources for an
15.1agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.2Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
15.3restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
15.4Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
15.5acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.6must be provided as part of the required
15.7accomplishment plan.
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(h) Lake Wakanda Enhancement Project |
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15.10of natural resources for an agreement with
15.11Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat
15.12in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi
15.13County. A list of proposed land enhancements
15.14must be provided as part of the required
15.15accomplishment plan.
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(i) Wolverton Creek Habitat Restoration |
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15.18commissioner of natural resources for an
15.19agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
15.20Watershed District to acquire permanent
15.21conservation easements and restore and
15.22enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated
15.23with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red
15.24River watershed. A list of proposed
15.25acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
15.26must be provided as part of the required
15.27accomplishment plan.
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(j) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase IX |
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15.32commissioner of natural resources for a
15.33program to provide competitive matching
15.34grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
15.35state, and national organizations for enhancing,
15.36restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
16.1prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
16.2in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
16.3$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county
16.4metropolitan area and cities with a population
16.5of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
16.6for activities required to fulfill the duties of
16.7owners of lands subject to conservation
16.8easements. Grants must not be for projects
16.9that have a total project cost exceeding
16.10$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000
16.11may be spent for personnel costs and other
16.12direct and necessary administrative costs.
16.13Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
16.14Easements must be permanent. Grants may
16.15not be used to establish easement stewardship
16.16accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
16.17to hunting and fishing during the open season
16.18unless otherwise provided by law. The
16.19program must require a match of at least ten
16.20percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
16.21The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
16.22For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
16.23commissioner must provide a separate,
16.24simplified application process. Subject to
16.25Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must,
16.26when evaluating projects of equal value, give
16.27priority to organizations that have a history of
16.28receiving or a charter to receive private
16.29contributions for local conservation or habitat
16.30projects. If acquiring land in fee or a
16.31conservation easement, priority must be given
16.32to projects associated with or within one mile
16.33of existing wildlife management areas under
16.34Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
16.35subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas
16.36under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and
17.186A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management
17.2areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
17.386A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All
17.4restoration or enhancement projects must be
17.5on land permanently protected by a permanent
17.6covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
17.7protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
17.8by a conservation easement, or by public
17.9ownership, or must be in public waters as
17.10defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
17.11103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be
17.12given to restoration and enhancement projects
17.13on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1497A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants
17.15awarded under this paragraph. This
17.16appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
17.17No less than five percent of the amount of each
17.18grant must be held back from reimbursement
17.19until the grant recipient has completed a grant
17.20accomplishment report by the deadline and in
17.21the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
17.22Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
17.23commissioner must provide notice of the grant
17.24program in the game and fish law summary
17.25prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.2697A.051, subdivision 2.
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Subd. 6.Administration |
879,000 |
585,000 |
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(a) Contract Management |
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17.30of natural resources for contract management
17.31duties assigned in this section. The
17.32commissioner must provide an
17.33accomplishment plan in the form specified by
17.34the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
17.35for expending this appropriation. The
17.36accomplishment plan must include a copy of
18.1the grant contract template and reimbursement
18.2manual. No money may be expended before
18.3the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
18.4approves the accomplishment plan.
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(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission |
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18.7second year is to the Legislative Coordinating
18.8Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
18.9Heritage Council administrative expenses and
18.10for compensating and reimbursing expenses
18.11of council members. This appropriation is
18.12available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota
18.13Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
18.14appropriation.
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(c) Technical Evaluation Panel |
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18.17of natural resources for a technical evaluation
18.18panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and
18.19enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
18.20Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
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(d) Legacy Website |
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18.23year are to the Legislative Coordinating
18.24Commission for the website required in
18.25Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
18.2610.
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Subd. 7.Appropriation Availability |
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18.29be spent on activities unless they are directly
18.30related to and necessary for a specific
18.31appropriation and are specified in the
18.32accomplishment plan approved by the
18.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
18.34Money appropriated in this section must not
18.35be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
19.1overhead charges that are not directly related
19.2to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
19.3Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
19.4this section are available until June 30, 2020.
19.5For acquiring real property, the amounts in
19.6this section are available until June 30, 2021,
19.7if a binding agreement with a landowner or
19.8purchase agreement is entered into by June
19.930, 2020, and closed no later than June 30,
19.102021. Appropriations for restoration or
19.11enhancement are available until June 30, 2022,
19.12or five years after acquisition, whichever is
19.13later, so that initial restoration or enhancement
19.14work can be completed. If a project receives
19.15at least 15 percent of its funding from federal
19.16funds, the appropriation period may be
19.17extended to equal the availability of federal
19.18funding to a maximum of six years, provided
19.19the federal funding was confirmed and
19.20included in the first draft accomplishment
19.21plan. Money appropriated for fee title
19.22acquisition of land may be used to restore,
19.23enhance, and provide for public use of the land
19.24acquired with the appropriation. Public use
19.25facilities must have no more than a minimal
19.26impact on habitat in acquired lands.
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Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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19.30be administered on a reimbursement basis
19.31unless otherwise provided in this section.
19.32Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
19.3316A.41, expenditures directly related to each
19.34appropriation's purpose made on or after July
19.351, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan
19.36approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
20.1reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
20.2this section. For the purposes of administering
20.3appropriations and legislatively authorized
20.4agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
20.5fund, an expense must be considered
20.6reimbursable by the administering agency
20.7when the recipient presents the agency with
20.8an invoice or binding agreement with the
20.9landowner and the recipient attests that the
20.10goods have been received or the landowner
20.11agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
20.12must be made upon receiving documentation
20.13that the items articulated in the
20.14accomplishment plan approved by the
20.15Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
20.16been achieved, including partial achievements
20.17as evidenced by progress reports approved by
20.18the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
20.19Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
20.20projects to accommodate cash-flow needs,
20.21support future management of acquired lands,
20.22or match a federal share. The advances must
20.23be approved as part of the accomplishment
20.24plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
20.25specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
20.26in and approved as part of the accomplishment
20.27plan.
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Subd. 9.Mapping |
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20.30in this section, as well as each recipient of a
20.31grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
20.32provide geographic information to the
20.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
20.34mapping any lands acquired in fee with money
20.35appropriated in this section and open to public
20.36taking of fish and game. The commissioner
21.1of natural resources must include the lands
21.2acquired in fee with money appropriated in
21.3this section on maps showing public recreation
21.4opportunities. Maps must include information
21.5on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
21.6heritage fund, including a notation of any
21.7restrictions.
21.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.9 Subdivision 1. Outdoor heritage fund. (a) An outdoor heritage fund, under article XI,
21.10section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state treasury.
21.11All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least 99
21.12percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore, protect, and
21.13enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. Money
21.14appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property by eminent
21.15domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent domain.
21.16(b) Land and interests in land acquired with money from the outdoor heritage fund must
21.17comply in all respects with the Minnesota Constitution. All determinations for fee title land
21.18acquisition must be based on benefiting all Minnesotans as the outdoor heritage fund is
21.19dedicated for all Minnesotans. Lands acquired in fee with appropriations from the outdoor
21.20heritage fund must be open to the public taking of fish and game, unless otherwise provided
21.21by law, which is a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for the people
21.22and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good in the same manner as lands
21.23owned by the state. On lands acquired in fee by appropriation from the outdoor heritage
21.24fund, the right of the people to take fish and game shall not be infringed or impaired by lack
21.25of access, lack of opportunity, diminished quality, or as a result of special or exclusive
21.26privilege that does not benefit all Minnesotans.
21.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
21.28 Subd. 15. Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, but
21.29not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated from the
21.30outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement
21.31interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made, including the provisions of
21.32article XI, section 15; and article XIII, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution to restore,
21.33protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife for
22.1the benefit of all Minnesotans, and with regard to fee title acquisition to be open to the
22.2public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise provided by law,
22.3for the public good and the right of the public to take game and fish on these lands shall not
22.4be impaired or diminished in quality or experience directly or indirectly. The ownership of
22.5the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real
22.6property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or
22.7accomplishment plan;
22.8intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; or (3) the right of the people for the
22.9benefit of all Minnesotans on land acquired in fee to take fish and game during the open
22.10season as provided by law is impaired, restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access,
22.11or grant of special or exclusive privilege or franchise or otherwise.
22.12(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this
22.13subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any
22.14interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and
22.15approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council shall
22.16notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions
22.17with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before approval
22.18under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests from
22.19recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures shall
22.20allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real property
22.21meeting the following criteria:
22.22(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the commissioner
22.23of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
22.24(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably
22.25equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking into
22.26consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
22.27(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph (a)
22.28must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local government
22.29office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The notice of funding
22.30agreement must contain:
22.31(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding agreement;
22.32(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
22.33(3) a reference to this section; and
23.1(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in
23.2accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the
23.3acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in
23.4real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further
23.5encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.6Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers
23.7to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms
23.8and conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan;
23.9on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation;
23.10or (3) the right to take fish and game during the open season as provided by law is impaired,
23.11restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access or grant of special or exclusive privilege
23.12or franchise or otherwise."
23.13 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
23.14read:
23.15 Subd. 22. Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
23.16Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the
23.17availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired
23.18in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund.
23.19The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after
23.20the availability of the appropriation ends.
23.21(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
23.22(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat
23.23for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved
23.24accomplishment plan;
23.25(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the
23.26Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
23.27(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the
23.28availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
23.29(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.
24.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
24.2read:
24.3 Subd. 23. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
24.4in the outdoor heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
24.5 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
24.6amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
| 24.7 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
40,948,000 |
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| 24.8 24.9 24.10 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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24.12commissioner of natural resources to acquire
24.13land in fee for wildlife management purposes
24.14under Minnesota Statutes, section
24.15subdivision 8
24.16scientific and natural area purposes under
24.17Minnesota Statutes, section
24.18subdivision 5
24.19in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
24.20must be given to acquisition of lands that are
24.21eligible for the native prairie bank under
24.22Minnesota Statutes, section
24.23adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
24.24proposed land and permanent conservation
24.25easement acquisitions must be provided as
24.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 24.27 24.28 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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24.30commissioner of natural resources for an
24.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
24.32land in fee for wildlife management area
24.33purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
24.35criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
25.1priority must be given to acquisition of lands
25.2that are eligible for the native prairie bank
25.3under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.4lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
25.5list of proposed land acquisitions must be
25.6provided as part of the required
25.7accomplishment plan.
| 25.8 25.9 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VI |
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25.11commissioner of natural resources for an
25.12agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
25.13acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna
25.14and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands,
25.15and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
25.16Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
25.17must be given to acquisition of lands that are
25.18eligible for the native prairie bank under
25.19Minnesota Statutes, section
25.20adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
25.21income statements and balance sheets for
25.22income and expenses from land acquired with
25.23this appropriation must be submitted to the
25.24Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
25.25later than 180 days following the close of The
25.26Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
25.27proposed land acquisitions must be provided
25.28as part of the required accomplishment plan
25.29and must be consistent with the priorities
25.30identified in the Minnesota Prairie
25.31Conservation Plan.
| 25.32 25.33 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VI |
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25.35commissioner of natural resources for an
25.36agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
26.1cooperation with the United States Fish and
26.2Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
26.3permanent conservation easements within the
26.4Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation
26.5Area in western Minnesota for addition to the
26.6Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
26.7Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in
26.8Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
26.9must be given to acquisition of lands that are
26.10eligible for the native prairie bank under
26.11Minnesota Statutes, section
26.12adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
26.13proposed land acquisitions must be provided
26.14as part of the required accomplishment plan
26.15and must be consistent with the priorities in
26.16the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 26.17 26.18 |
(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV |
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26.20commissioner of natural resources to
26.21implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
26.22Plan through the acquisition of permanent
26.23conservation easements to protect native
26.24prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for
26.25establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
26.26as approved in the accomplishment plan and
26.27subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
26.29criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
26.30priority must be given to acquisition of lands
26.31that are eligible for the native prairie bank
26.32under Minnesota Statutes, section
26.33lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
26.34list of permanent conservation easements must
26.35be provided as part of the final report.
| 26.36 26.37 |
(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V |
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27.2Water and Soil Resources to acquire
27.3permanent conservation easements to protect
27.4and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
27.5water fund riparian buffer program for at least
27.6equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
27.7land. Up to
27.8establishing a monitoring and enforcement
27.9fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
27.10and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
27.12conservation easements must be provided as
27.13part of the final report.
| 27.14 27.15 |
(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase V |
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27.17commissioner of natural resources for an
27.18agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
27.19acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
27.20watershed for wildlife management purposes
27.21under Minnesota Statutes, section
27.22subdivision 8
27.23in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
27.24must be given to acquisition of lands that are
27.25eligible for the native prairie bank under
27.26Minnesota Statutes, section
27.27adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
27.28proposed land acquisitions must be provided
27.29as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 27.30 27.31 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley |
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27.33commissioner of natural resources for an
27.34agreement with Pheasants Forever in
27.35cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
27.36Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
28.1in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
28.2management purposes under Minnesota
28.3Statutes, section
28.4designation and management as waterfowl
28.5production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation
28.6with the United States Fish and Wildlife
28.7Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.8must be provided as part of the required
28.9accomplishment plan.
| 28.10 28.11 |
(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's Important Bird Areas |
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28.13commissioner of natural resources for
28.14agreements to acquire conservation easements
28.15within important bird areas identified in the
28.16Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be
28.17used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon
28.18Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota
28.19Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for
28.20establishing monitoring and enforcement funds
28.21as approved in the accomplishment plan and
28.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
28.24conservation easements must be provided as
28.25part of the final report.
| 28.26 28.27 |
(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat Restoration |
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28.29commissioner of natural resources for an
28.30agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
28.31District to acquire land in fee and permanent
28.32conservation easement and to `restore river
28.33and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
28.34corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
28.35restorations must be provided as part of the
28.36required accomplishment plan.
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(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII |
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29.4commissioner of natural resources to
29.5accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
29.6prairie communities on wildlife management
29.7areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest
29.8land, and land under native prairie bank
29.9easements. A list of proposed land restorations
29.10and enhancements must be provided as part
29.11of the required accomplishment plan.
| 29.12 29.13 |
(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II |
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29.15commissioner of natural resources for an
29.16agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
29.17and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
29.18proposed land restorations and enhancements
29.19must be provided as part of the final report.
29.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
29.21 Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
| 29.22 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
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31,000,000 |
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| 29.23 29.24 29.25 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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29.27commissioner of natural resources to acquire
29.28land in fee for wildlife management purposes
29.29under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.30subdivision 8
29.31scientific and natural area purposes under
29.32Minnesota Statutes, section
29.33subdivision 5
29.34in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
29.35must be given to acquisition of lands that are
29.36eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.1Minnesota Statutes, section
30.2adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.3proposed land acquisitions must be provided
30.4as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 30.5 30.6 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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30.8commissioner of natural resources for an
30.9agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
30.10in fee and restore lands for wildlife
30.11management area purposes under Minnesota
30.12Statutes, section
30.13Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
30.14Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
30.15to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
30.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
30.17section
30.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
30.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
30.20required accomplishment plan.
| 30.21 30.22 |
(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area Acquisition |
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30.24commissioner of natural resources for an
30.25agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
30.26League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
30.27strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
30.28wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
30.29purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.31acquisitions must be provided as part of the
30.32required accomplishment plan.
| 30.33 30.34 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII |
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30.36commissioner of natural resources for an
31.1agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
31.2cooperation with the United States Fish and
31.3Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or
31.4permanent conservation easements and restore
31.5lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
31.6Habitat Preservation Area in western
31.7Minnesota for addition to the Northern
31.8Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
31.9Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
31.10Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
31.11to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
31.12native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
31.13section
31.14native prairie. A list of proposed land
31.15acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.16required accomplishment plan and must be
31.17consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota
31.18Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 31.19 31.20 |
(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VI |
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31.22commissioner of natural resources for an
31.23agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
31.24acquire land in fee and restore lands in the
31.25Cannon River watershed for wildlife
31.26management purposes under Minnesota
31.27Statutes, section
31.28Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
31.29Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
31.30to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
31.31native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
31.32section
31.33native prairie. A list of proposed land
31.34acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.35required accomplishment plan.
| 31.36 31.37 |
(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase V |
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32.2commissioner of natural resources to
32.3implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
32.4Plan through the acquisition of permanent
32.5conservation easements to protect and restore
32.6native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000
32.7is for establishing monitoring and enforcement
32.8funds as approved in the accomplishment plan
32.9and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
32.12priority must be given to acquisition of lands
32.13that are eligible for the native prairie bank
32.14under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.15lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A
32.16list of permanent conservation easements must
32.17be provided as part of the final report.
| 32.18 32.19 |
(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI |
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32.21Water and Soil Resources to acquire
32.22permanent conservation easements and restore
32.23habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
32.25habitat by expanding the clean water fund
32.26riparian buffer program for at least equal
32.27wildlife benefits from buffers on private land.
32.28Of this amount, up to
32.29to establish a monitoring and enforcement
32.30fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
32.31and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.33conservation easements must be provided as
32.34part of the final report.
| 32.35 32.36 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase II |
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33.2commissioner of natural resources for an
33.3agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
33.4cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
33.5Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
33.6restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
33.7River Valley for wildlife management
33.8purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.10management as waterfowl production areas
33.11in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
33.12States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
33.13evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
33.146136.0900, priority must be given to
33.15acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
33.16native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
33.17section
33.18native prairie. A list of proposed land
33.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
33.20required accomplishment plan.
| 33.21 33.22 |
(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase II |
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33.24commissioner of natural resources for an
33.25agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
33.26cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
33.27acquire permanent conservation easements
33.28and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
33.29and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to
33.30The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to
33.31Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
33.32$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
33.33enforcement fund, as approved in the
33.34accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
33.35Statutes, section
33.36Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
34.1Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
34.2to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the
34.3native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
34.4section
34.5native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
34.6must be provided as part of the required
34.7accomplishment plan and must be consistent
34.8with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie
34.9Conservation Plan.
| 34.10 34.11 |
(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII |
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34.13commissioner of natural resources to
34.14accelerate restoration and enhancement of
34.15prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife
34.16management areas, scientific and natural areas,
34.17native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on
34.18state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A
34.19list of proposed land restorations and
34.20enhancements must be provided as part of the
34.21required accomplishment plan.
| 34.22 34.23 |
(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase IV |
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34.25commissioner of natural resources for
34.26agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
34.27habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
34.28Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
34.29follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
34.30District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and
34.31Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great
34.32River Greening; and $277,000 to the National
34.33Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed
34.34land restorations and enhancements must be
34.35provided as part of the required
34.36accomplishment plan.
35.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
35.2 Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
| 35.3 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
-0- |
31,055,000 |
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| 35.4 35.5 |
(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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35.7commissioner of natural resources for an
35.8agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
35.9in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
35.10grasslands to be designated and managed as
35.11waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in
35.12cooperation with the United States Fish and
35.13Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
35.14acquisitions must be provided as part of the
35.15required accomplishment plan.
| 35.16 35.17 |
(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase V |
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35.19commissioner of natural resources for an
35.20agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
35.21in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and
35.22land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
35.23management purposes under Minnesota
35.24Statutes, section
35.25of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
35.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 35.27 |
(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII |
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35.29of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
35.30in permanent conservation easements and to
35.31restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
35.32under Minnesota Statutes, section
35.33Of this amount, up to
35.34to establish a monitoring and enforcement
35.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
36.1and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.3conservation easements must be provided as
36.4part of the final report.
| 36.5 36.6 |
(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase II |
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36.8commissioner of natural resources for an
36.9agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
36.10acquire permanent conservation easements in
36.11high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the
36.12prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of
36.13this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a
36.14monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved
36.15in the accomplishment plan and subject to
36.16Minnesota Statutes, section
36.17subdivision 17
36.18acquisitions must be provided as part of the
36.19final report.
| 36.20 36.21 |
(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VIII |
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36.23commissioner of natural resources to enhance
36.24and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
36.25statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
36.26and enhancements must be provided as part
36.27of the required accomplishment plan.
| 36.28 |
(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II |
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36.30commissioner of natural resources to modify
36.31the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
36.32management and to return the historic outlet
36.33of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
36.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
37.1 Sec. 10. REPEALER.
37.2Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.
| 37.5 |
Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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37.7and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
37.8fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
37.9Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this
37.10article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
37.11June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The
37.12second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
37.13appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 37.14 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 37.15 |
Available for the Year |
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| 37.16 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 37.17 |
2018 |
2019 |
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| 37.18 |
Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER |
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| 37.19 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
100,497,000 |
$ |
111,116,000 |
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37.21purpose are specified in the following sections.
| 37.22 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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37.24spent on activities unless they are directly
37.25related to and necessary for a specific
37.26appropriation. Money appropriated in this
37.27article must be spent in accordance with
37.28Minnesota Management and Budget's
37.29Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
37.30Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
37.31Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
37.32specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
38.1appropriations are available until June 30,
38.22019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
38.3available until June 30, 2020. If a project
38.4receives federal funds, the period of the
38.5appropriation is extended to equal the
38.6availability of federal funding.
| 38.7 |
Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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38.9water funds, in consultation with the Council
38.10on Disability and other appropriate
38.11governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
38.12committees, and commissions, should make
38.13progress toward providing greater access to
38.14programs, print publications, and digital media
38.15for people with disabilities related to the
38.16programs the recipient funds using
38.17appropriations made in this article.
| 38.18 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
8,208,000 |
$ |
9,208,000 |
||
38.20second year are to increase monitoring for
38.21pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
38.22water and groundwater and to use data
38.23collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.24(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000
38.25the second year are for monitoring and
38.26evaluating trends in the concentration of
38.27nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to
38.28groundwater degradation; promoting,
38.29developing, and evaluating regional and
38.30crop-specific nutrient best management
38.31practices; assessing best management practice
38.32adoption; education and technical support from
38.33University of Minnesota Extension; grants to
38.34support agricultural demonstration and
39.1implementation activities; and other actions
39.2to protect groundwater from degradation from
39.3nitrate. This appropriation is available until
39.4June 30, 2022.
39.5(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
39.6second year are for administering clean water
39.7funds managed through the agriculture best
39.8management practices loan program. Any
39.9unencumbered balance at the end of the second
39.10year shall be added to the corpus of the loan
39.11fund.
39.12(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
39.13the second year are for technical assistance,
39.14research, and demonstration projects on proper
39.15implementation of best management practices
39.16and more precise information on nonpoint
39.17contributions to impaired waters and for grants
39.18to support on-farm demonstration of
39.19agricultural practices. This appropriation is
39.20available until June 30, 2022.
39.21(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the
39.22second year are for research to quantify and
39.23reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
39.24waters and for development and evaluation of
39.25best management practices to protect and
39.26restore water resources. This appropriation is
39.27available until June 30, 2022.
39.28(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
39.29second year are for a research inventory
39.30database containing water-related research
39.31activities. Costs for information technology
39.32development or support for this research
39.33inventory database may be paid to the Office
39.34of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
39.35available until June 30, 2022.
40.1(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
40.2the second year are to implement the
40.3Minnesota agricultural water quality
40.4certification program statewide. Funds
40.5appropriated in this paragraph are available
40.6until June 30, 2021.
40.7(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
40.8second year are to provide funding for a
40.9regional irrigation water quality specialist
40.10through University of Minnesota Extension.
40.11(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
40.12second year are for grants to the Board of
40.13Regents of the University of Minnesota to
40.14fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
40.15and to protect the state's natural resources
40.16while increasing the efficiency, profitability,
40.17and productivity of Minnesota farmers by
40.18incorporating perennial and winter-annual
40.19crops into existing agricultural practices. This
40.20appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.21(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
40.22the second year are for pesticide testing of
40.23private wells where nitrate is detected, as part
40.24of the Township Testing Program. This
40.25appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.26(k) A portion of the funds in this section may
40.27be used for programs to train state and local
40.28outreach staff in the intersection between
40.29agricultural economics and agricultural
40.30conservation.
| 40.31 |
Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
7,125,000 |
$ |
10,125,000 |
||
40.33the second year are for the point source
40.34implementation grants program under
41.1Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
41.2appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.3(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
41.4second year are for small community
41.5wastewater treatment grants and loans under
41.6Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
41.7appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.8(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the
41.9end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
41.10(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
41.11transfer the remaining funds to eligible
41.12projects under any of the programs listed in
41.13this section based on their priority rank on the
41.14Pollution Control Agency's project priority
41.15list.
| 41.16 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
26,835,000 |
$ |
27,722,000 |
||
41.18the second year are for completion of needed
41.19statewide assessments of surface water quality
41.20and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
41.21chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the
41.22first year and $125,000 the second year are
41.23for grants to the Red River Watershed
41.24Management Board to enhance and expand
41.25the existing water quality and watershed
41.26monitoring river watch activities in the schools
41.27in the Red River of the North. The Red River
41.28Watershed Management Board shall provide
41.29a report to the commissioner of the Pollution
41.30Control Agency and the legislative committees
41.31and divisions with jurisdiction over
41.32environment and natural resources finance and
41.33policy and the clean water fund by February
42.115, 2019, on the expenditure of this
42.2appropriation.
42.3(b) $9,904,000 the first year and $10,145,000
42.4the second year are to develop watershed
42.5restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
42.6which include total maximum daily load
42.7(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation
42.8plans for waters listed on the United States
42.9Environmental Protection Agency approved
42.10impaired waters list in accordance with
42.11Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency
42.12shall complete an average of ten percent of
42.13the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
42.14(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000
42.15the second year are for groundwater
42.16assessment, including enhancing the ambient
42.17monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating
42.18trends, including the reassessment of
42.19groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years
42.20ago and found to be contaminated.
42.21(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
42.22second year are for implementation of the St.
42.23Louis River System Area of Concern
42.24Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
42.25must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
42.26nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
42.27(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
42.28the second year are for TMDL research and
42.29database development.
42.30(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
42.31second year are for national pollutant
42.32discharge elimination system wastewater and
42.33storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
43.1(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,745,000
43.2the second year are for enhancing the
43.3county-level delivery systems for subsurface
43.4sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
43.5necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
43.6sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of
43.7groundwater, including base grants for all
43.8counties with SSTS programs and competitive
43.9grants to counties with specific plans to
43.10significantly reduce water pollution by
43.11reducing the number of systems that are an
43.12imminent threat to public health or safety or
43.13are otherwise failing. Counties that receive
43.14base grants must report the number of sewage
43.15noncompliant properties upgraded through
43.16SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized
43.17sewer system, or other means, including
43.18property abandonment or buy-out. Counties
43.19also must report the number of existing SSTS
43.20compliance inspections conducted in areas
43.21under county jurisdiction. These required
43.22reports are to be part of established annual
43.23reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that
43.24conduct SSTS inventories or those with an
43.25ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to
43.26be inspected as a condition of transferring
43.27property or as a condition of obtaining a local
43.28permit must be given priority for competitive
43.29grants under this paragraph. Of this amount,
43.30$1,000,000 each year is available to counties
43.31for grants to low-income landowners to
43.32address systems that pose an imminent threat
43.33to public health or safety or fail to protect
43.34groundwater. A grant awarded under this
43.35paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the
43.36biennium. A county receiving a grant under
44.1this paragraph must submit a report to the
44.2agency listing the projects funded, including
44.3an account of the expenditures.
44.4(h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
44.5second year are for accelerated implementation
44.6of MS4 permit requirements including
44.7additional technical assistance to
44.8municipalities experiencing difficulties
44.9understanding and implementing the basic
44.10requirements of the municipal storm water
44.11program.
44.12(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the
44.13second year are for a grant program for
44.14sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
44.15draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
44.16Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
44.17restore the water quality of waters in
44.18Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
44.19awarded to local government units for projects
44.20approved by the Voyageurs National Park
44.21Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
44.22matched by at least 25 percent from sources
44.23other than the clean water fund.
44.24(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
44.25second year are for coordination with the state
44.26of Wisconsin and the National Park Service
44.27on comprehensive phosphorous reduction
44.28activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St.
44.29Croix on the St. Croix River. The
44.30commissioner must work with the St. Croix
44.31Basin Water Resources Planning Team and
44.32the St. Croix River Association to implement
44.33the water monitoring and phosphorous
44.34reduction activities.
45.1(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
45.2second year are to support activities of the
45.3Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
45.4Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
45.5(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
45.6section 16A.28, the appropriations in this
45.7section are available until June 30, 2022.
| 45.8 45.9 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
8,550,000 |
$ |
8,550,000 |
||
45.11the second year are for stream flow
45.12monitoring.
45.13(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
45.14the second year are for lake Index of
45.15Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
45.16(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the
45.17second year are for assessing mercury and
45.18other contaminants of fish, including
45.19monitoring to track the status of impaired
45.20waters over time.
45.21(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000
45.22the second year are for developing targeted,
45.23science-based watershed restoration and
45.24protection strategies.
45.25(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
45.26the second year are for water supply planning,
45.27aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.28(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
45.29the second year are for technical assistance to
45.30support local implementation of nonpoint
45.31source restoration and protection activities.
45.32(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
45.33second year are for applied research and tools,
46.1including watershed hydrologic modeling;
46.2maintaining and updating spatial data for
46.3watershed boundaries, streams, and water
46.4bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
46.5elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of
46.6forestry best management practices for water
46.7quality.
46.8(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
46.9second year are for developing county
46.10geologic atlases.
46.11(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
46.12second year are for maintenance and updates
46.13to buffer maps and for technical guidance on
46.14buffer map interpretation to local units of
46.15government for implementation of buffer
46.16requirements. Maps must be provided to local
46.17units of government and made available to
46.18landowners on the Department of Natural
46.19Resources' Web site.
| 46.20 46.21 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
44,879,000 |
$ |
50,621,000 |
||
46.23the second year are for a pilot program to
46.24provide performance-based grants to local
46.25government units. The grants may be used to
46.26implement projects that protect, enhance, and
46.27restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers,
46.28and streams; protect groundwater from
46.29degradation; and protect drinking water
46.30sources. Projects must be identified in a
46.31comprehensive watershed plan developed
46.32under the One Watershed, One Plan or
46.33metropolitan surface water management
46.34frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant
46.35recipients must identify a nonstate match and
47.1may use other legacy funds to supplement
47.2projects funded under this paragraph.
47.3(b) $10,070,000 the first year and $13,812,000
47.4the second year are for grants to protect and
47.5restore surface water and drinking water; to
47.6keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
47.7and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and
47.8streams; and to protect groundwater and
47.9drinking water, including feedlot water quality
47.10and subsurface sewage treatment system
47.11projects and stream bank, stream channel,
47.12shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization
47.13projects. The projects must use practices
47.14demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting
47.15public benefit, include a match, and be
47.16consistent with total maximum daily load
47.17(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed
47.18restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS),
47.19or local water management plans or their
47.20equivalents. A portion of these funds may be
47.21used to seek administrative efficiencies
47.22through shared resources by multiple local
47.23governmental units.
47.24(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
47.25the second year are for accelerated
47.26implementation, including local resource
47.27protection and enhancement grants and
47.28statewide program enhancements of
47.29supplements for technical assistance, citizen
47.30and community outreach, compliance, and
47.31training and certification.
47.32(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
47.33second year are to provide state oversight and
47.34accountability, evaluate results, provide
47.35implementation tools, and measure the value
48.1of conservation program implementation by
48.2local governments, including submission to
48.3the legislature by March 1 each
48.4even-numbered year a biennial report prepared
48.5by the board, in consultation with the
48.6commissioners of natural resources, health,
48.7agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency,
48.8detailing the recipients, the projects funded
48.9under this section, and the amount of pollution
48.10reduced.
48.11(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
48.12the second year are to provide assistance,
48.13oversight, and grants for supporting local
48.14governments in implementing and complying
48.15with riparian protection and excessive soil loss
48.16requirements.
48.17(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000
48.18the second year are to restore or preserve
48.19permanent conservation on riparian buffers
48.20adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
48.21tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
48.22to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
48.23transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface
48.24waters; and increase infiltration for
48.25groundwater recharge. This appropriation may
48.26be used for restoration of riparian buffers
48.27permanently protected by easements purchased
48.28with this appropriation or contracts to achieve
48.29permanent protection for riparian buffers or
48.30stream bank restorations when the riparian
48.31buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000
48.32is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement
48.33account.
48.34(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
48.35the second year are for permanent
49.1conservation easements on wellhead protection
49.2areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
49.3103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for
49.4grants to local units of government for fee title
49.5acquisition to permanently protect
49.6groundwater supply sources on wellhead
49.7protection areas or for otherwise ensuring
49.8long-term protection of groundwater supply
49.9sources as described under alternative
49.10management tools in the Department of
49.11Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management
49.12Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems
49.13or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best
49.14management practices. Priority must be placed
49.15on land that is located where the vulnerability
49.16of the drinking water supply is designated as
49.17high or very high by the commissioner of
49.18health, where drinking water protection plans
49.19have identified specific activities that will
49.20achieve long-term protection, and on lands
49.21with expiring Conservation Reserve Program
49.22contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a
49.23monitoring and enforcement account.
49.24(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
49.25second year are for a technical evaluation
49.26panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
49.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
49.28subdivision 6.
49.29(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
49.30the second year are for assistance, oversight,
49.31and grants to local governments to transition
49.32local water management plans to a watershed
49.33approach as provided for in Minnesota
49.34Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
49.35114D.
50.1(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
50.2second year are for technical assistance and
50.3grants for the conservation drainage program
50.4in consultation with the Drainage Work Group,
50.5coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.6103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes
50.7projects to improve multipurpose water
50.8management under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.9103E.015.
50.10(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
50.11the second year are to purchase and restore
50.12permanent conservation sites via easements
50.13or contracts to treat and store water on the land
50.14for water quality improvement purposes and
50.15related technical assistance. This work may
50.16be done in cooperation with the United States
50.17Department of Agriculture with a first priority
50.18use to accomplish a conservation reserve
50.19enhancement program, or equivalent, in the
50.20state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a
50.21monitoring and enforcement account.
50.22(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
50.23the second year are to purchase permanent
50.24conservation easements to protect lands
50.25adjacent to public waters with good water
50.26quality but threatened with degradation. Up
50.27to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
50.28enforcement account.
50.29(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
50.30second year are for a program to
50.31systematically collect data and produce
50.32county, watershed, and statewide estimates of
50.33soil erosion caused by water and wind along
50.34with tracking adoption of conservation
51.1measures, including cover crops, to address
51.2erosion.
51.3(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000
51.4the second year are for payments to soil and
51.5water conservation districts for the purposes
51.6of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and
51.7103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil
51.8and water conservation district shall receive
51.9an increase in its base funding of $100,000
51.10per year. Money remaining after the base
51.11increase is available for matching grants to
51.12soil and water conservation districts based on
51.13county allocations to soil and water
51.14conservation districts. The board and other
51.15agencies may reduce the amount of grants to
51.16a county by an amount equal to any reduction
51.17in the county's allocation to a soil and water
51.18conservation district from the county's
51.19previous year allocation when the board
51.20determines that the reduction was
51.21disproportionate.
51.22(o) The board shall contract for delivery of
51.23services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
51.24for restoration, maintenance, and other
51.25activities under this section for up to $500,000
51.26the first year and up to $500,000 the second
51.27year.
51.28(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share
51.29funds in this section and may adjust the
51.30technical and administrative assistance portion
51.31of the funds to leverage federal or other
51.32nonstate funds or to address oversight
51.33responsibilities or high-priority needs
51.34identified in local water management plans.
52.1(q) The board shall require grantees to specify
52.2the outcomes that will be achieved by the
52.3grants prior to any grant awards.
52.4(r) The appropriations in this section are
52.5available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant
52.6funds shall be regranted consistent with the
52.7purposes of this section.
| 52.8 |
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
$ |
3,660,000 |
$ |
3,665,000 |
||
52.10the second year are for addressing public
52.11health concerns related to contaminants found
52.12in Minnesota drinking water for which no
52.13health-based drinking water standards exist,
52.14including accelerating the development of
52.15health risk limits and improving the capacity
52.16of the department's laboratory to analyze
52.17unregulated contaminants.
52.18(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000
52.19the second year are for protection of drinking
52.20water sources.
52.21(c) $110,000 the first year and $115,000 the
52.22second year are for cost-share assistance to
52.23public and private well owners for up to 50
52.24percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
52.25(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
52.26second year are to develop and deliver
52.27groundwater restoration and protection
52.28strategies for use on a watershed scale for use
52.29in local water planning efforts and to provide
52.30resources to local governments for drinking
52.31water source protection activities.
52.32(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
52.33second year are for studying the occurrence
53.1and magnitude of contaminants in private
53.2wells and developing guidance and outreach
53.3to reduce risks to private-well owners.
53.4(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
53.5second year are for evaluating and addressing
53.6the risks from viruses in water supplies.
53.7(g) Unless otherwise specified, the
53.8appropriations in this section are available
53.9until June 30, 2021.
| 53.10 |
Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
1,225,000 |
$ |
1,225,000 |
||
53.12second year are to implement projects that
53.13address emerging drinking-water supply
53.14threats, provide cost-effective regional
53.15solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
53.16coordination, support local implementation of
53.17water supply reliability projects, and prevent
53.18degradation of groundwater resources in the
53.19metropolitan area. These projects will provide
53.20to communities:
53.21(1) potential solutions to leverage regional
53.22water use through use of surface water, storm
53.23water, wastewater, and groundwater;
53.24(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
53.25for different alternatives;
53.26(3) development of planning level cost
53.27estimates, including capital cost and operation
53.28cost;
53.29(4) identification of funding mechanisms and
53.30an equitable cost-sharing structure for
53.31regionally beneficial water supply
53.32development projects; and
54.1(5) development of subregional groundwater
54.2models.
54.3(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
54.4second year are for the water demand
54.5reduction grant program to encourage
54.6implementation of water demand reduction
54.7measures by municipalities in the metropolitan
54.8area to ensure the reliability and protection of
54.9drinking water supplies.
| 54.10 |
Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE |
$ |
15,000 |
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54.12Coordinating Commission for the Web site
54.13required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
54.14subdivision 10.
54.15 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
54.16to read:
54.17 Subd. 7. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
54.18in the clean water fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
| 54.21 |
Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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54.23and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
54.24trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
54.25"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
54.26available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first
54.27year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal
54.28years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 54.29 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 54.30 |
Available for the Year |
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| 54.31 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 54.32 |
2018 |
2019 |
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| 55.1 |
Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS |
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| 55.2 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
41,989,000 |
$ |
47,775,000 |
||
55.4purpose are specified in the following sections.
| 55.5 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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55.7spent on activities unless they are directly
55.8related to and necessary for a specific
55.9appropriation. Money appropriated in this
55.10article must be spent in accordance with
55.11Minnesota Management and Budget's
55.12Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
55.13Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
55.14Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
55.15specified in this article, fiscal year 2018
55.16appropriations are available until June 30,
55.172020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are
55.18available until June 30, 2021. If a project
55.19receives federal funds, the time period of the
55.20appropriation is extended to equal the
55.21availability of federal funding.
| 55.22 |
Subd. 3.Disability Access |
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55.24and trails funds, in consultation with the
55.25Council on Disability and other appropriate
55.26governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
55.27committees, and commissions, should make
55.28progress toward providing greater access to
55.29programs, print publications, and digital media
55.30for people with disabilities related to the
55.31programs the recipient funds using
55.32appropriations made in this article.
| 55.33 55.34 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
25,398,000 |
$ |
28,884,000 |
||
56.2the second year are for state parks, recreation
56.3areas, and trails to:
56.4(1) connect people to the outdoors;
56.5(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
56.6(3) maintain existing holdings; and
56.7(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
56.8partners to implement the 25-year long-range
56.9parks and trails legacy plan.
56.10(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000
56.11the second year are for grants for parks and
56.12trails of regional significance outside the
56.13seven-county metropolitan area under
56.14Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
56.15awarded under this paragraph shall be based
56.16on the lists of recommended projects
56.17submitted to the legislative committees under
56.18Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
56.19subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
56.20Regional Parks and Trails Commission
56.21established under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.2285.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
56.23must support parks and trails of regional or
56.24statewide significance that meet the applicable
56.25definitions and criteria for regional parks and
56.26trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
56.27Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
56.28adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
56.29Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
56.302015. Grant recipients identified under this
56.31paragraph must submit a grant application to
56.32the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
56.332.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
56.34by the commissioner for the actual cost of
57.1issuing and monitoring the grants for the
57.2commission. Of the amount appropriated,
57.3$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in
57.4fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota
57.5Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
57.6carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
57.7section 85.536, including the continued
57.8development of a statewide system plan for
57.9regional parks and trails outside the
57.10seven-county metropolitan area.
57.11(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
57.12Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
57.13Commission shall submit a list of projects that
57.14contains the commission's recommendations
57.15for funding from the parks and trails fund for
57.16fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking
57.17minority members of the house of
57.18representatives and senate committees and
57.19divisions with jurisdiction over the
57.20environment and natural resources and the
57.21parks and trails fund.
57.22(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater
57.23Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
57.24Commission shall submit a report that contains
57.25the commission's criteria for funding from the
57.26parks and trails fund, including the criteria
57.27used to determine if a park or trail is of
57.28regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
57.29minority members of the house of
57.30representatives and senate committees and
57.31divisions with jurisdiction over the
57.32environment and natural resources and the
57.33parks and trails fund.
57.34(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the
57.35second year are for coordination and projects
58.1between the department, the Metropolitan
58.2Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
58.3Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
58.4Web-based information for park and trail
58.5users; and support of activities of the Parks
58.6and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
58.7(f) The commissioner shall contract for
58.8services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
58.9for restoration, maintenance, and other
58.10activities under this section for at least
58.11$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
58.12second year.
58.13(g) The implementing agencies receiving
58.14appropriations under this section shall give
58.15consideration to contracting with Conservation
58.16Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
58.17and other activities.
| 58.18 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
16,584,000 |
$ |
18,891,000 |
||
58.20the second year are for distribution according
58.21to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
58.22subdivision 3.
58.23(b) Money appropriated under this section and
58.24distributed to implementing agencies must be
58.25used only to fund the list of projects approved
58.26by the elected representatives of each of the
58.27metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
58.28Projects funded by the money appropriated
58.29under this section must be substantially
58.30consistent with the project descriptions and
58.31dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
58.32Any funds remaining after completion of the
58.33listed projects may be spent by the
59.1implementing agencies on projects to support
59.2parks and trails.
59.3(c) Grant agreements entered into by the
59.4Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
59.5appropriated under this section must ensure
59.6that the funds are used to supplement and not
59.7substitute for traditional sources of funding.
59.8(d) The implementing agencies receiving
59.9appropriations under this section shall give
59.10consideration to contracting with Conservation
59.11Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance,
59.12and other activities.
| 59.13 |
Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE |
$ |
7,000 |
||||
59.15Coordinating Commission for the Web site
59.16required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
59.17subdivision 10.
59.18 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to
59.19read:
59.20 Subd. 6. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
59.21in the parks and trails fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.
59.22 Sec. 7. SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.
59.23The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause
59.24(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other
59.25improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.
59.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
59.27 Sec. 8. HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES REGIONAL PARK RESERVE
59.28GRANT EXTENSION.
59.29The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
59.30section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of Bloomington
60.1to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available
60.2until June 30, 2018.
60.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.
60.4 Sec. 9. ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.
60.5Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws
60.62015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):
60.7(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal year
60.82017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills Regional
60.9Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted
60.10to the Metropolitan Council; and
60.11(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota
60.12Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional
60.13Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.
60.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
| 60.17 |
Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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60.19and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
60.20heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
60.21the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in
60.22this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal
60.23year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
60.242018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
60.25All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 60.26 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 60.27 |
Available for the Year |
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| 60.28 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 60.29 |
2018 |
2019 |
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| 60.30 |
Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE |
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| 60.31 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
57,331,000 |
$ |
66,033,000 |
||
61.2purpose are specified in the following
61.3subdivisions.
| 61.4 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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61.6spent on activities unless they are directly
61.7related to and necessary for a specific
61.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
61.9article must not be spent on indirect costs or
61.10other institutional overhead charges that are
61.11not directly related to and necessary for a
61.12specific appropriation. Notwithstanding
61.13Minnesota Statutes, section
61.14otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
61.152018 appropriations are available until June
61.1630, 2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations
61.17are available until June 30, 2020. If a project
61.18receives federal funds, the time period of the
61.19appropriation is extended to equal the
61.20availability of federal funding.
61.21Any unencumbered balance remaining under
61.22this section in the first year does not cancel,
61.23but is available for the second year of the
61.24biennium.
| 61.25 |
Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board |
26,245,000 |
31,736,000 |
||||
61.27Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
61.28education, and arts access. Grant agreements
61.29entered into by the Minnesota State Arts Board
61.30and other recipients of appropriations in this
61.31subdivision must ensure that these funds are
61.32used to supplement and not substitute for
61.33traditional sources of funding. Each grant
61.34program established within this appropriation
61.35must be separately administered from other
62.1state appropriations for program planning and
62.2outcome measurements, but may take into
62.3consideration other state resources awarded
62.4in the selection of applicants and grant award
62.5size.
| 62.6 |
(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives |
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62.8the second year are to support Minnesota
62.9artists and arts organizations in creating,
62.10producing, and presenting high-quality arts
62.11activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
62.12art forms and works of art so that they are
62.13accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
62.14overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
62.15arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
62.16community and public life in this state.
| 62.17 |
(c) Arts Education |
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62.19second year are for high-quality,
62.20age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
62.21of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
62.22understanding of the arts.
| 62.23 |
(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage |
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62.25second year are for events and activities that
62.26represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
62.27cultural arts traditions, including folk and
62.28traditional artists and art organizations,
62.29represented in this state.
62.30(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
62.31in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
62.32board for administering grant programs,
62.33delivering technical services, providing fiscal
63.1oversight for the statewide system, and
63.2ensuring accountability.
63.3(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total
63.4appropriation to each of the categories listed
63.5in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
63.6regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
63.7other provision of law, regional arts council
63.8grants or other arts council grants for touring
63.9programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
63.10the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
63.11tour in their own region as well as all other
63.12regions of the state.
| 63.13 |
Subd. 4.Department of Education |
2,200,000 |
2,200,000 |
||||
63.15commissioner of education for grants to the
63.1612 Minnesota regional library systems to
63.17provide educational opportunities in the arts,
63.18history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
63.19Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated
63.20using the formula in Minnesota Statutes,
63.21section
63.22the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to
63.23all qualifying systems in an amount
63.24proportionate to the number of qualifying
63.25system entities in each system. For purposes
63.26of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity"
63.27means a public library, a regional library
63.28system, a regional library system headquarters,
63.29a county, or an outreach service program.
63.30These funds may be used to sponsor programs
63.31provided by regional libraries or to provide
63.32grants to local arts and cultural heritage
63.33programs for programs in partnership with
63.34regional libraries. These funds must be
63.35distributed in ten equal payments per year.
64.1Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
64.3before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in
64.4this subdivision are available until June 30,
64.52021.
| 64.6 |
Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society |
13,096,000 |
16,652,000 |
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64.8governing board of the Minnesota Historical
64.9Society to preserve and enhance access to
64.10Minnesota's history and its cultural and
64.11historical resources. Grant agreements entered
64.12into by the Minnesota Historical Society and
64.13other recipients of appropriations in this
64.14subdivision must ensure that these funds are
64.15used to supplement and not substitute for
64.16traditional sources of funding. Funds directly
64.17appropriated to the Minnesota Historical
64.18Society must be used to supplement, and not
64.19substitute for, traditional sources of funding.
64.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
64.22improve historic structures, the amounts are
64.23available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota
64.24Historical Society or grant recipients of the
64.25Minnesota Historical Society using arts and
64.26cultural heritage funds under this subdivision
64.27must give consideration to Conservation Corps
64.28Minnesota and Northern Bedrock
64.29Conservation Corps, or an organization
64.30carrying out similar work, for projects with
64.31the potential to need historic preservation
64.32services.
| 64.33 |
(b) Historical Grants and Programs |
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| 64.34 |
(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants |
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65.2second year are for history programs and
65.3projects operated or conducted by or through
65.4local, county, regional, or other historical or
65.5cultural organizations or for activities to
65.6preserve significant historic and cultural
65.7resources. Funds are to be distributed through
65.8a competitive grant process. The Minnesota
65.9Historical Society shall administer these funds
65.10using established grant mechanisms, with
65.11assistance from the advisory committee
65.12created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
65.134, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
65.14(ii).
| 65.15 |
(2) Statewide History Programs |
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65.17second year are for programs and purposes
65.18related to the historical and cultural heritage
65.19of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the
65.20Minnesota Historical Society.
| 65.21 |
(3) History Partnerships |
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65.23second year are for partnerships involving
65.24multiple organizations, which may include the
65.25Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and
65.26enhance access to Minnesota's history and
65.27cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
| 65.28 65.29 |
(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites |
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65.31second year are for a contract or contracts to
65.32be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct
65.33statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of
65.34historical, archaeological, and cultural
65.35significance. Results of the surveys must be
66.1published in a searchable form and available
66.2to the public on a cost-free basis. The
66.3Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of
66.4the State Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs
66.5Council shall each appoint a representative to
66.6an oversight board to select contractors and
66.7direct the conduct of the surveys. The
66.8oversight board shall consult with the
66.9Departments of Transportation and Natural
66.10Resources.
| 66.11 |
(5) Digital Library |
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66.13second year are for a digital library project to
66.14preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
66.15images, documents, and historical materials.
66.16The Minnesota Historical Society shall
66.17cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
66.18system and shall jointly share this
66.19appropriation for these purposes.
| 66.20 |
(6) Fort Snelling Chapel |
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66.22Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation to
66.23restore the stained glass in the historic Fort
66.24Snelling Memorial Chapel in Bloomington.
| 66.25 |
Subd. 6.Department of Administration |
10,488,000 |
9,500,000 |
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66.27commissioner of administration for grants to
66.28the named organizations for the purposes
66.29specified in this subdivision. The
66.30commissioner of administration may use a
66.31portion of this appropriation for costs that are
66.32directly related to and necessary to the
66.33administration of grants in this section.
67.1(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
67.2commissioner and recipients of appropriations
67.3under this subdivision must ensure that money
67.4appropriated in this subdivision is used to
67.5supplement and not substitute for traditional
67.6sources of funding.
| 67.7 |
(c) Public Television |
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67.9second year are for grants to the Minnesota
67.10Public Television Association for production
67.11and acquisition grants according to Minnesota
67.12Statutes, section
67.13$650,000 in the first year is for a grant to Twin
67.14Cities Public Television to produce the
67.15Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any
67.16production costs associated with this project
67.17incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are
67.18eligible for reimbursement under this section
67.19as long as these funds are available under
67.20subdivision 2.
| 67.21 |
(d) Minnesota Public Radio |
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67.23second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
67.24to create programming and expand news
67.25service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
67.26history.
| 67.27 67.28 |
(e) Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations |
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67.30second year are appropriated for a grant to the
67.31Association of Minnesota Public Educational
67.32Radio Stations for production and acquisition
67.33grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
67.34section
| 67.35 |
(f) Como Park Zoo |
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68.2second year are for a grant to the Como Park
68.3Zoo and Conservatory for program
68.4development that features education programs
68.5and habitat enhancement, special exhibits,
68.6music appreciation programs, and historical
68.7garden access and preservation.
| 68.8 |
(g) Lake Superior Zoo |
||||||
68.10year are for a grant to the Lake Superior Zoo
68.11to develop new regionally significant
68.12educational exhibits and programs.
| 68.13 |
(h) Science Museum of Minnesota |
||||||
68.15second year are to the Science Museum of
68.16Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
68.17access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
68.18cultural heritage, including student and teacher
68.19outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
68.20community-based exhibits that preserve
68.21Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
| 68.22 |
(i) Wilderness Inquiry |
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68.24second year are for grants to Wilderness
68.25Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor
68.26history, culture, and heritage by connecting
68.27Minnesota youth to natural resources.
| 68.28 |
(j) Veterans Memorial Grants |
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68.30grants program to provide grants to local units
68.31of government for veterans memorials to
68.32preserve the culture and heritage of Minnesota.
68.33The local unit of government must provide a
69.1nonstate cash match equal to the amount of
69.2the grant received under this paragraph.
| 69.3 |
(k) Medal of Honor Commemorative Memorial |
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69.5and construction of a memorial in the Capitol
69.6area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor
69.7recipients. This appropriation is not available
69.8until the commissioner determines that at least
69.9$250,000 is committed to the project from
69.10nonstate sources, and there are sufficient
69.11resources to complete the project, as required
69.12in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and
69.13Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section
69.1464.
| 69.15 |
(l) Big Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp |
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69.17Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop
69.18and build a welcome center that supports the
69.19mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans
69.20Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural,
69.21historical, and recreational activities to
69.22veterans, their families, and their guests.
| 69.23 |
(m) Camp Legionville |
||||||
69.25Legionville to update the dining facility to
69.26allow the camp to continue to provide an
69.27overnight facility with programs for youth,
69.28veterans, and the public related to Minnesota's
69.29cultural, historical, and recreational activities.
| 69.30 |
(n) Green Giant Museum |
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69.32year are for a grant to the city of Blue Earth
69.33to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and
70.1equip the Green Giant Museum to preserve
70.2the culture and history of Minnesota.
| 70.3 70.4 |
(o) State Archeologist Non-Indian Remains Project |
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70.6State Archaeologist Non-Indian Remains
70.7Analysis and Reburial project.
| 70.8 70.9 |
(p) Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities |
||||||
70.11enhancement project of the Governor's
70.12Council on Developmental Disabilities.
| 70.13 |
Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo |
1,550,000 |
1,950,000 |
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70.15Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and
70.16development of the Minnesota Zoological
70.17Garden and for providing access and education
70.18related to programs on the cultural heritage of
70.19Minnesota.
| 70.20 |
Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center |
2,495,000 |
2,495,000 |
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70.22Board of Directors of the Minnesota
70.23Humanities Center for the purposes specified
70.24in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
70.25Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the
70.26following grants to cover the cost of
70.27administering, planning, evaluating, and
70.28reporting these grants. The Minnesota
70.29Humanities Center must develop a written
70.30plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and
70.31shall submit the plan for review and approval
70.32by the Department of Administration. The
70.33written plan must require the Humanities
70.34Center to create and adhere to grant policies
70.35that are similar to those established pursuant
71.1to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97,
71.2subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
71.3No grants awarded in this subdivision may be
71.4used for travel outside the state of Minnesota.
71.5The grant agreement must specify the
71.6repercussions for failing to comply with the
71.7grant agreement.
| 71.8 |
(b) Programs and Purposes |
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71.10second year are for programs and purposes of
71.11the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this
71.12amount, $100,000 each year may be used for
71.13the veterans' voices program.
71.14The Minnesota Humanities Center may
71.15consider museums and organizations
71.16celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for
71.17grants from these funds.
| 71.18 |
(c) Civics Programs |
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71.20second year are for grants to the Minnesota
71.21Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic
71.22Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy
71.23Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government
71.24to conduct civics education programs for the
71.25civic and cultural development of Minnesota
71.26youth. Civics education is the study of
71.27constitutional principles and the democratic
71.28foundation of our national, state, and local
71.29institutions and the study of political processes
71.30and structures of government, grounded in the
71.31understanding of constitutional government
71.32under the rule of law.
| 71.33 |
(d) Council on Disability |
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72.2year are for a grant to the Minnesota State
72.3Council on Disability to produce and broadcast
72.4programs to preserve Minnesota's disability
72.5history and culture and to conduct celebrations
72.6of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These
72.7funds are available until June 30, 2020.
| 72.8 |
(e) Fanka Arts Program |
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72.10program to one or more community
72.11organizations that participate in statewide
72.12Somali arts and cultural programs that provide
72.13arts education, workshops, mentor programs,
72.14or community presentations and community
72.15engagement events. The funding must be used
72.16for Fanka programs to provide arts education
72.17and workshops, mentor programs, and
72.18community presentations and community
72.19engagement events throughout Minnesota.
| 72.20 |
(f) Somali Museum of Minnesota |
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72.22Museum of Minnesota for the Heritage Arts
72.23and Cultural Vitality programs for classes,
72.24exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the
72.25Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
| 72.26 |
(g) Children's Museum Grants |
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72.28second year are for arts and cultural heritage
72.29grants to children's museums.
72.30Of this amount, $500,000 the first year and
72.31$500,000 the second year are for the
72.32Minnesota Children's Museum, $150,000 each
72.33year is for the Duluth Children's Museum,
72.34$150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids
73.1Children's Museum, and $150,000 each year
73.2is for the Southern Minnesota Children's
73.3Museum.
| 73.4 |
Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council |
1,250,000 |
1,500,000 |
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73.6Indian Affairs Council for the purposes
73.7identified in this subdivision.
| 73.8 73.9 |
(b) Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Language |
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73.11second year are for grants for programs that
73.12preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language
73.13and to foster educational programs in Dakota
73.14and Ojibwe languages.
| 73.15 |
(c) Language Immersion |
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73.17second year are for grants of $137,500 each
73.18year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School
73.19and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban
73.20immersion project.
| 73.21 |
(d) Competitive Grants for Language Immersion |
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73.23second year are for competitive grants for
73.24language immersion programs.
| 73.25 |
(e) Graves Protection |
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73.27Council to carry out responsibilities under
73.28Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply
73.29with Public Law 101-601, the Native
73.30American Graves Protection and Repatriation
73.31Act, and to develop an osteology laboratory
73.32and repository for American Indian human
73.33remains.
| 73.34 |
(f) Why Treaties Matter Exhibit |
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74.2collaborate with the Minnesota Humanities
74.3Center for the Why Treaties Matter Exhibit.
74.4The Minnesota Humanities Center will be the
74.5fiscal agent for this exhibit.
| 74.6 |
Subd. 10.Legislature |
7,000 |
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74.8Coordinating Commission to operate the Web
74.9site for dedicated funds required under
74.10Minnesota Statutes, section
74.1110
74.12 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
74.13read:
74.14 Subd. 5. Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance
74.15in the arts and cultural heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.