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

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PLAN TO RESTORE PRAIRIES ON STATE LAND.
 1.5 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.6 	natural resources to develop a plan for converting brome and other grasslands on state-owned 
1.7 	lands to restored prairie to provide additional carbon sequestration. The plan must:
1.8 	(1) identify lands available for conversion, excluding tax-forfeited and school trust lands;
1.9 	(2) require that the prairie restorations meet applicable Board of Water and Soil Resources' 
1.10 	native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines; and
1.11 	(3) identify the funding and activities necessary to achieve all initial plantings by 2030.