2000 Minnesota Statutes

     86.72 Natural resources federal reimbursement account. 

    Subdivision 1.    Disposition and administrative 
 appropriation.  Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
 federal reimbursements and match money received for the purposes 
 described in this chapter, regardless of the source of state 
 match, credit or value used to earn the reimbursement or match, 
 other than the federal match for state money appropriated to the 
 local recreation and natural areas grant-in-aid account, and 
 other than the federal great river road money, shall in the 
 first instance be credited to a federal receipt account by the 
 state agency receiving the reimbursement or match.  Any state 
 department or agency, including the Minnesota historical society 
 and the University of Minnesota, that receives reimbursements or 
 matching money as described above shall transfer those amounts 
 to the natural resources federal reimbursement account.  Amounts 
 sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the department of 
 natural resources in administering federal reimbursements are 
 appropriated annually to the commissioner from the federal 
 receipt account. 

    Subd. 2.    Use of money.  Money appropriated from the 
 account shall be expended for state land acquisition and 
 development that is part of a natural resources acceleration 
 activity, when the acquisition and development is deemed to be 
 of an emergency or critical nature.  In addition this money is 
 available for studies initiated by the legislative commission on 
 Minnesota resources that are found to be proper in order for the 
 commission to carry out its legislative charge.  

    Subd. 3.    Request for money; recommendations and 
 approval.  Requests for allocation from the account for 
 acquisition or development shall be accompanied by a certificate 
 signed by the commissioner of natural resources, showing a 
 review of the application against chapter 86A.  Copies of the 
 certification shall be submitted to the appropriate legislative 
 committees and commissions.  Appropriations from the account 
 shall be expended with the approval of the governor after 
 consultation with the legislative advisory commission.  The 
 legislative commission on Minnesota resources shall make 
 recommendations to the legislative advisory commission regarding 
 the expenditures. 

    Subd. 4.    Appropriation.  Any land and water 
 conservation fund moneys received over and above the normal 
 state apportionment from that fund are appropriated for the 
 purposes of the reimbursement account.  This appropriation is in 
 addition to any amounts appropriated from the account as direct 
 appropriations.  

    HIST: 1979 c 333 s 83; 1981 c 356 s 104; 1982 c 639 s 32; 1983 
 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1988 c 690 art 
 1 s 1; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 3; 1995 c 220 
 s 72