1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment and natural resources; 
  1.3             appropriating money for various purposes; expanding 
  1.4             the allowable sources of contributions to the 
  1.5             Minnesota critical habitat matching account; expanding 
  1.6             the availability of money in the Minnesota environment 
  1.7             and natural resources trust fund for certain purposes; 
  1.8             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 84.943; and 
  1.9             116P.11. 
  1.10  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.11  Section 1.  MINNESOTA RESOURCES 
  1.12  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  1.13  Appropriation                         32,206,000
  1.14  This amount is appropriated from the 
  1.15  Minnesota future resources fund, or 
  1.16  another named fund, to the agencies and 
  1.17  for the purposes indicated. 
  1.18                Summary by Fund
  1.19  Minnesota Future 
  1.20  Resources Fund      14,427,000
  1.21  Environment and 
  1.22  Natural Resources 
  1.23  Trust Fund          15,594,000
  1.24  Of this appropriation $3,280,000 is 
  1.25  trust fund acceleration. 
  1.26  Oil Overcharge 
  1.27  Money in the Special 
  1.28  Revenue Fund         2,055,000
  1.29  Great Lakes Protection 
  1.30  Account                130,000
  1.31  The amounts in this section are 
  1.32  appropriated for the biennium ending 
  1.33  June 30, 1997.  Unless otherwise 
  1.34  provided, the projects in this section 
  1.35  must be completed and final products 
  2.1   delivered by June 30, 1997. 
  2.2   Subd. 2.  Definitions 
  2.3   (a) "Future resources fund" means the 
  2.4   Minnesota future resources fund 
  2.5   referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.6   section 116P.13. 
  2.7   (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
  2.8   environment and natural resources trust 
  2.9   fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.10  section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
  2.11  (c) "Trust fund acceleration" means the 
  2.12  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.13  Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph 
  2.14  (b), clause (4). 
  2.15  (d) "Oil overcharge money" means the 
  2.16  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.17  Statutes, section 4.071, subdivision 2. 
  2.18  (e) "Great lakes protection account" 
  2.19  means the account referred to in 
  2.20  Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 
  2.21  Subd. 3.  Legislative Commission 
  2.22  on Minnesota Resources                   757,000
  2.23  $363,000 of this appropriation is from 
  2.24  the future resources fund and $394,000 
  2.25  is from the trust fund, pursuant to 
  2.26  Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
  2.27  subdivision 5. 
  2.28  Subd. 4.  Parks and Trails 
  2.29  (a) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL 
  2.30  PARK SYSTEM                            4,550,000
  2.31  This appropriation is for payment by 
  2.32  the commissioner of natural resources 
  2.33  to the metropolitan council for 
  2.34  subgrants to rehabilitate, develop, 
  2.35  acquire, and retrofit the metropolitan 
  2.36  regional park system consistent with 
  2.37  the metropolitan council regional 
  2.38  recreation open space capital 
  2.39  improvement program and subgrants for 
  2.40  regional trails, consistent with an 
  2.41  updated regional trail plan.  
  2.42  $1,735,000 of this appropriation is 
  2.43  from the trust fund acceleration. 
  2.44  This appropriation may be used for the 
  2.45  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
  2.46  are expressly included in the work 
  2.47  program approved by the legislative 
  2.48  commission on Minnesota resources. 
  2.49  This project must be completed and 
  2.50  final products delivered by December 
  2.51  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  2.52  available until that date. 
  2.53  (b) STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA 
  2.54  ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, BETTERMENT, 
  2.55  AND REHABILITATION                     3,750,000
  2.56  This appropriation is from the trust 
  3.1   fund to the commissioner of natural 
  3.2   resources as follows:  (1) for state 
  3.3   park and recreation area acquisition 
  3.4   $1,670,000, of which up to $670,000 may 
  3.5   be used for state trail acquisition of 
  3.6   a critical nature; (2) for state park 
  3.7   and recreation area development 
  3.8   $680,000 and; (3) for betterment and 
  3.9   rehabilitation of state parks and 
  3.10  recreation areas $1,400,000.  The use 
  3.11  of the Minnesota conservation corps is 
  3.12  encouraged in the rehabilitation and 
  3.13  development. 
  3.14  $1,445,000 of this appropriation is 
  3.15  from the trust fund acceleration.  The 
  3.16  commissioner must submit grant requests 
  3.17  for supplemental funding for federal 
  3.18  ISTEA money in eligible categories and 
  3.19  report the results to the legislative 
  3.20  commission on Minnesota resources. 
  3.21  This project must be completed and 
  3.22  final products delivered by December 
  3.23  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  3.24  available until that date. 
  3.25  (c) STATE TRAIL REHABILITATION 
  3.26  AND ACQUISITION                          250,000
  3.27  This appropriation is from the trust 
  3.28  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  3.29  resources for state trail plan 
  3.30  priorities.  $100,000 of this 
  3.31  appropriation is from the trust fund 
  3.32  acceleration.  The commissioner must 
  3.33  submit grant requests for supplemental 
  3.34  funding for federal ISTEA money and 
  3.35  report the results to the legislative 
  3.36  commission on Minnesota resources. 
  3.37  This project must be completed and 
  3.38  final products delivered by December 
  3.39  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  3.40  available until that date. 
  3.41  (d) WATER ACCESS                         600,000
  3.42  This appropriation is from the trust 
  3.43  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  3.44  resources to accelerate public water 
  3.45  access acquisition and development 
  3.46  statewide.  Access includes boating 
  3.47  access, fishing piers, and shoreline 
  3.48  access.  Up to $100,000 of this 
  3.49  appropriation may be used for a 
  3.50  cooperative project to acquire and 
  3.51  develop land, local park facilities, an 
  3.52  access trail, and a boat access at the 
  3.53  LaRue pit otherwise consistent with the 
  3.54  water access program. 
  3.55  This project must be completed and 
  3.56  final products delivered by December 
  3.57  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  3.58  available until that date. 
  3.59  (e) LOCAL GRANTS                       1,800,000
  3.60  This appropriation is from the future 
  3.61  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.1   natural resources to provide matching 
  4.2   grants, as follows:  (1) $500,000 to 
  4.3   local units of government for local 
  4.4   park and recreation areas; (2) $500,000 
  4.5   to local units of government for 
  4.6   natural and scenic areas pursuant to 
  4.7   Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019; (3) 
  4.8   $400,000 to local units of government 
  4.9   for trail linkages between communities, 
  4.10  trails and parks; and (4) $400,000 for 
  4.11  a conservation partners program, a 
  4.12  statewide pilot to encourage private 
  4.13  organizations and local governments to 
  4.14  cost share enhancement of fish, 
  4.15  wildlife, and native plant habitats; 
  4.16  and research and surveys of fish and 
  4.17  wildlife, and related education 
  4.18  activities.  Conservation partners 
  4.19  grants may be up to $10,000 each and 
  4.20  must be equally matched.  In addition 
  4.21  to the required work program, grants 
  4.22  may not be approved until grant 
  4.23  proposals to be funded have been 
  4.24  submitted to the legislative commission 
  4.25  on Minnesota resources and the 
  4.26  commission has either made a 
  4.27  recommendation or allowed 60 days to 
  4.28  pass without making a recommendation.  
  4.29  The above appropriations are available 
  4.30  half for the metropolitan area as 
  4.31  defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.32  473.121, subdivision 2, and half for 
  4.33  outside of the metropolitan area. 
  4.34  This project must be completed and 
  4.35  final products delivered by December 
  4.36  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  4.37  available until that date. 
  4.38  (f) MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND 
  4.39  TRAIL CONNECTIONS                        141,000
  4.40  This appropriation is from the future 
  4.41  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  4.42  transportation for half of the 
  4.43  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects for 
  4.44  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
  4.45  board to develop park and trail 
  4.46  connections including:  Minnehaha park 
  4.47  to Mendota bridge, Stone Arch bridge to 
  4.48  bridge number 9 on West River parkway, 
  4.49  Boom island to St. Anthony parkway, and 
  4.50  West River parkway to Shingle Creek 
  4.51  parkway.  The Minneapolis park and 
  4.52  recreation board must apply for and 
  4.53  receive approval of the federal money 
  4.54  in order to receive this appropriation. 
  4.55  This project must be completed and 
  4.56  final products delivered by December 
  4.57  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  4.58  available until that date. 
  4.59  (g) LOCAL SHARE FOR ISTEA 
  4.60  FEDERAL PROJECTS                         300,000
  4.61  This appropriation is from oil 
  4.62  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
  4.63  administration for half of the 
  4.64  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects 
  4.65  for:  (1) Chisago county, $150,000 for 
  5.1   a trail between North Branch and Forest 
  5.2   Lake township; and (2) the St. Louis 
  5.3   and Lake counties regional rail 
  5.4   authority, $150,000 for the development 
  5.5   of approximately 40 miles of a 
  5.6   multipurpose recreational trail 
  5.7   system.  Chisago county and the St. 
  5.8   Louis and Lake counties regional rail 
  5.9   authority must apply for and receive 
  5.10  approval of the federal money in order 
  5.11  to receive these appropriations. 
  5.12  This project must be completed and 
  5.13  final products delivered by December 
  5.14  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  5.15  available until that date. 
  5.16  (h) PINE POINT PARK REST STATION         100,000
  5.17  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.18  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.19  natural resources for an agreement with 
  5.20  Washington county to construct a rest 
  5.21  station on the Gateway segment of the 
  5.22  Willard Munger state trail in 
  5.23  compliance with the Americans with 
  5.24  disabilities act.  This appropriation 
  5.25  must be matched by at least $30,000 of 
  5.26  nonstate money. 
  5.27  (i) INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER 
  5.28  INFORMATION SYSTEM                        45,000
  5.29  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.30  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.31  trade and economic development, office 
  5.32  of tourism, for an agreement with 
  5.33  Explore Lake County, Inc. to develop a 
  5.34  pilot multimedia interactive computer 
  5.35  information system at the R. J. Houle 
  5.36  visitor information center. 
  5.37  Subd. 5.  Management Approaches 
  5.38  (a) LOCAL RIVER PLANNING - 
  5.39  CONTINUATION                             140,000
  5.40  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.41  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  5.42  natural resources for the third 
  5.43  biennium of a three-biennium project to 
  5.44  assist counties statewide in developing 
  5.45  comprehensive plans for the management 
  5.46  and protection of rivers through 
  5.47  matching grants that address locally 
  5.48  identified issues while maintaining 
  5.49  consistency with state floodplain and 
  5.50  shoreland laws.  The appropriation in 
  5.51  Laws 1993, chapter 172, section 14, 
  5.52  subdivision 11, paragraph (b), is 
  5.53  available until June 30, 1997. 
  5.54  (b) CANNON RIVER WATERSHED STRATEGIC 
  5.55  PLAN:  INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT             325,000
  5.56  This appropriation is from the future 
  5.57  resources fund to the board of water 
  5.58  and soil resources for an agreement 
  5.59  with the Cannon River watershed 
  5.60  partnership to implement activities in 
  5.61  the Cannon River watershed through 
  6.1   matching grants and technical 
  6.2   assistance.  This appropriation must be 
  6.3   matched by at least $81,000 of nonstate 
  6.4   money. 
  6.5   This project must be completed and 
  6.6   final products delivered by December 
  6.7   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  6.8   available until that date. 
  6.9   (c) TRI-COUNTY LEECH LAKE 
  6.10  WATERSHED PROJECT                        300,000
  6.11  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.12  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.13  natural resources for an agreement with 
  6.14  Cass County in cooperation with the 
  6.15  Tri-County Leech Lake Watershed project 
  6.16  for integrated resource management in 
  6.17  the watershed through baseline data, 
  6.18  public information and education, and 
  6.19  pilot projects. 
  6.20  (d) BLUFFLANDS LANDSCAPE                 630,000 
  6.21  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.22  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.23  natural resources to assist communities 
  6.24  in developing a management framework 
  6.25  for the scenic and biological resources 
  6.26  of the Mississippi valley blufflands 
  6.27  landscape and to foster integrated 
  6.28  decisions and citizen commitment to 
  6.29  long-term resource protection.  
  6.30  $264,000 is for a cooperative agreement 
  6.31  with Architectural Environments. 
  6.32  $236,000 is for a cooperative agreement 
  6.33  with Historic Bluff Country.  $40,000 
  6.34  may be used only for demonstration and 
  6.35  implementation activities.  $90,000 is 
  6.36  for expenses within the department of 
  6.37  natural resources.  This appropriation 
  6.38  must be matched by at least $60,000 of 
  6.39  nonstate money. 
  6.40  (e) GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ BEACH 
  6.41  RIDGES:  MINING AND PROTECTION            85,000
  6.42  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.43  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.44  natural resources to coordinate a 
  6.45  long-term plan for the beach ridges in 
  6.46  Clay county that balances protection of 
  6.47  native prairies with a sustainable 
  6.48  aggregate industry. 
  6.49  (f) ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY EMISSIONS, 
  6.50  DEPOSITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST 
  6.51  EVALUATION                               575,000
  6.52  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.53  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.54  the pollution control agency for a 
  6.55  mercury emission inventory and 
  6.56  quantification of mercury atmospheric 
  6.57  deposition.  $50,000 is for an 
  6.58  evaluation of the external costs of 
  6.59  mercury emissions from Minnesota 
  6.60  sources. 
  6.61  (g) MERCURY DEPOSITION TRENDS AND 
  7.1   LAKE QUALITY BENCHMARK AND TRENDS        250,000
  7.2   $120,000 of this appropriation is from 
  7.3   the future resources fund and $130,000 
  7.4   is from the Great Lakes protection 
  7.5   account to the commissioner of the 
  7.6   pollution control agency for an 
  7.7   agreement with the University of 
  7.8   Minnesota-Duluth to synthesize and 
  7.9   interpret a five-year (1990-1994) 
  7.10  mercury deposition database and to 
  7.11  establish a water quality and fish 
  7.12  contamination benchmark for 80 
  7.13  high-value lakes and compare it with 
  7.14  historic data.  This is to be done in 
  7.15  cooperation with the pollution control 
  7.16  agency.  This appropriation must be 
  7.17  matched by $65,000 of nonstate 
  7.18  contributions, either cash or in-kind.  
  7.19  Data compatibility requirements in 
  7.20  subdivision 15 apply to this 
  7.21  appropriation. 
  7.22  (h) FEEDLOT AND MANURE MANAGEMENT 
  7.23  PRACTICES ASSISTANCE                     400,000
  7.24  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.25  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.26  agriculture to accelerate adoption of 
  7.27  and changes in feedlot and manure 
  7.28  management practices through research, 
  7.29  economic analysis, and enhanced program 
  7.30  design and delivery.  $100,000 of this 
  7.31  appropriation is for an agreement with 
  7.32  the University of Minnesota for 
  7.33  evaluation of manure effluent 
  7.34  treatments. 
  7.35  (i) WATER QUALITY IMPACTS OF FEEDLOT 
  7.36  POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS                300,000
  7.37  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.38  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.39  the pollution control agency to 
  7.40  evaluate earthen manure storage basins 
  7.41  and vegetated filter strips for effects 
  7.42  on ground and surface water quality by 
  7.43  monitoring seepage and runoff.  This 
  7.44  appropriation must be matched by at 
  7.45  least $267,000 of nonstate 
  7.46  contributions, either cash or in-kind. 
  7.47  This project must be completed and 
  7.48  final products delivered by December 
  7.49  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  7.50  available until that date. 
  7.51  (j) SHORELAND SEPTIC INVENTORY 
  7.52  AND EDUCATION                            145,000
  7.53  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.54  resources fund to the board of water 
  7.55  and soil resources in cooperation with 
  7.56  the pollution control agency for an 
  7.57  agreement with Hubbard county to 
  7.58  inventory the Mantrap watershed for 
  7.59  failing septic systems and education 
  7.60  and enforcement efforts to implement 
  7.61  upgrading of the systems. 
  7.62  (k) ALTERNATIVE INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE 
  8.1   TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 
  8.2   DEMONSTRATION                            425,000
  8.3   This appropriation is from the future 
  8.4   resources fund to the commissioner of 
  8.5   the pollution control agency to develop 
  8.6   and demonstrate reliable, low cost 
  8.7   alternative designs for septic systems 
  8.8   in areas with seasonally high water 
  8.9   tables, and designs for removal of 
  8.10  nitrogen by septic systems. 
  8.11  (l) PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE 
  8.12  DEVELOPMENT                              200,000
  8.13  This appropriation is from the trust 
  8.14  fund to the director of the office of 
  8.15  strategic and long-range planning for 
  8.16  the environmental quality board to 
  8.17  evaluate government barriers to 
  8.18  sustainable development in agriculture, 
  8.19  energy, manufacturing, and settlement 
  8.20  and to recommend strategies to address 
  8.21  priority barriers to sustainable 
  8.22  development. 
  8.23  (m) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
  8.24  PROTECTION PROJECT                       200,000
  8.25  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.26  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  8.27  natural resources for an agreement with 
  8.28  the Mississippi headwaters board in 
  8.29  cooperation with the metropolitan 
  8.30  council to protect the Mississippi 
  8.31  river from water quality impairment.  
  8.32  This appropriation must be matched by 
  8.33  at least $100,000 of nonstate 
  8.34  contributions, either cash or in-kind. 
  8.35  (n) FOREST MANAGEMENT TO MAINTAIN 
  8.36  STRUCTURAL AND SPECIES DIVERSITY         160,000
  8.37  This appropriation is from the trust 
  8.38  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  8.39  resources to document forest management 
  8.40  practices in a pilot area, assess the 
  8.41  long-term effects of current and 
  8.42  alternative timber harvest practices on 
  8.43  structural aspects of biological 
  8.44  diversity (especially old-growth forest 
  8.45  characteristics), and prepare forest 
  8.46  management guidelines to maintain these 
  8.47  features in commercial forests. 
  8.48  (o) ACCELERATED NATIVE GRASS AND FORBS 
  8.49  ON ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY                    150,000
  8.50  This appropriation is from the trust 
  8.51  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  8.52  resources in cooperation with the 
  8.53  interagency roadside committee to 
  8.54  accelerate native plant establishment 
  8.55  and management in roadsides using 
  8.56  integrated resource management 
  8.57  techniques including educational 
  8.58  materials about benefits of low 
  8.59  maintenance and biologically diverse 
  8.60  roadsides statewide. 
  8.61  This project must be completed and 
  9.1   final products delivered by December 
  9.2   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  9.3   available until that date. 
  9.4   (p) ACCELERATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT 
  9.5   ACTIVITIES IN WHITEWATER WATERSHED        60,000
  9.6   This appropriation is from the future 
  9.7   resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.8   natural resources to expand activities 
  9.9   in the Whitewater watershed through 
  9.10  shared funding and staffing to assist 
  9.11  and coordinate with the Whitewater 
  9.12  watershed project on landscape 
  9.13  management activities such as 
  9.14  sustainable land use, watershed 
  9.15  restoration, and improved water quality.
  9.16  (q) SUSTAINABLE GRASSLAND CONSERVATION 
  9.17  AND UTILIZATION                          125,000
  9.18  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.19  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.20  natural resources to develop integrated 
  9.21  grassland projects in northwest 
  9.22  Minnesota and to evaluate different 
  9.23  management strategies. 
  9.24  (r) DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND 
  9.25  PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS    225,000
  9.26  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.27  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.28  agriculture for an agreement with the 
  9.29  Whitewater joint powers board to 
  9.30  develop and evaluate farming systems 
  9.31  for impacts on ecosystems, 
  9.32  profitability, and quality of life 
  9.33  through on-farm experiment station 
  9.34  research, watershed demonstration 
  9.35  farms, and education.  This 
  9.36  appropriation must be matched by at 
  9.37  least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
  9.38  (s) COOPERATIVES TO PROMOTE 
  9.39  SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 
  9.40  AND RESEARCH                             100,000
  9.41  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.42  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.43  agriculture for an agreement with the 
  9.44  sustainable farming association of 
  9.45  Minnesota to promote sustainable 
  9.46  farming practices by strengthening 
  9.47  farmer-based demonstration and 
  9.48  education networks of the sustainable 
  9.49  farming association and by forming a 
  9.50  pilot cooperative of on-farm and 
  9.51  southwest experiment station research.  
  9.52  This appropriation must be matched by 
  9.53  at least $15,000 of nonstate money. 
  9.54  (t) RECYCLED BIOSOLIDS PRODUCT USED 
  9.55  TO RECLAIM DISTURBED AREAS               200,000
  9.56  This appropriation is from the oil 
  9.57  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
  9.58  administration for payment to the 
  9.59  metropolitan council in cooperation 
  9.60  with N-Viro, Minnesota to increase the 
  9.61  market for biosolids by demonstrating 
 10.1   the use of N-Viro soil for reclamation 
 10.2   through a program of research and field 
 10.3   and public demonstrations. 
 10.4   Subd. 6.  Environmental Education 
 10.5   (a) LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT 
 10.6   CURRICULUM                               100,000
 10.7   This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.8   fund to the office of environmental 
 10.9   assistance for an agreement with 
 10.10  Pheasants Forever, Inc. to provide 
 10.11  teacher training in the use of the 
 10.12  Leopold education project conservation 
 10.13  ethics curriculum.  This appropriation 
 10.14  must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
 10.15  nonstate money. 
 10.16  (b) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 
 10.17  TEACHER TRAINING                         500,000
 10.18  This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.19  fund to the office of environmental 
 10.20  assistance in cooperation with the 
 10.21  environmental education advisory board 
 10.22  to develop and deliver statewide 
 10.23  environmental education training for 
 10.24  preservice and in-service teachers. 
 10.25  (c) SHARING ENVIRONMENTAL 
 10.26  EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE                      200,000
 10.27  This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.28  fund to the office of environmental 
 10.29  assistance in cooperation with the 
 10.30  environmental education advisory board 
 10.31  to plan and develop an information data 
 10.32  exchange and service center that 
 10.33  coordinates the collection, evaluation, 
 10.34  dissemination, and promotion of 
 10.35  environmental education resources and 
 10.36  programs. 
 10.37  (d) ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO RESOURCE 
 10.38  LIBRARY AND PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES     250,000
 10.39  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.40  resources fund to the office of 
 10.41  environmental assistance in cooperation 
 10.42  with the environmental education 
 10.43  advisory board for an agreement with 
 10.44  Twin Cities Public Television to create 
 10.45  a resource information center for 
 10.46  environmental video and to produce and 
 10.47  broadcast an environmental television 
 10.48  series about Minnesota environmental 
 10.49  achievements. 
 10.50  (e) DEVELOPMENT, ASSIMILATION AND 
 10.51  DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF EDUCATIONAL 
 10.52  MATERIALS                                100,000
 10.53  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.54  resources fund to the office of 
 10.55  environmental assistance for an 
 10.56  agreement with the International Wolf 
 10.57  Center to collect and develop written, 
 10.58  electronic, and photographic 
 10.59  audio-visual material about wolf 
 10.60  ecology, recovery, and management for 
 11.1   electronic distribution.  This 
 11.2   appropriation must be matched by at 
 11.3   least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 11.4   (f) ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GRANTS 
 11.5   FOR MINNESOTA SCHOOLS                    200,000
 11.6   This appropriation is from the trust 
 11.7   fund to the department of natural 
 11.8   resources for an agreement with St. 
 11.9   Olaf college for the school nature area 
 11.10  project matching grants to schools for 
 11.11  school area nature sites.  This 
 11.12  appropriation must be matched by at 
 11.13  least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 11.14  (g) ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTAL 
 11.15  EDUCATION NETWORK                        250,000
 11.16  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.17  resources fund to the office of 
 11.18  environmental assistance for an 
 11.19  agreement with the University of 
 11.20  Minnesota raptor center to develop a 
 11.21  program for student participation in 
 11.22  satellite-tracking research, data 
 11.23  collection and dissemination using 
 11.24  INTERNET, workshops, material 
 11.25  development, and off-site classroom 
 11.26  experience.  This appropriation must be 
 11.27  matched by at least $38,000 of nonstate 
 11.28  money. 
 11.29  (h) THREE RIVERS INITIATIVE              750,000
 11.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.31  resources fund to the Science Museum of 
 11.32  Minnesota to develop exhibits and 
 11.33  programs focusing on the Mississippi, 
 11.34  Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers. 
 11.35  (i) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER EXHIBIT ON 
 11.36  MINNESOTA RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES       150,000
 11.37  This appropriation is from oil 
 11.38  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 11.39  administration for an agreement with 
 11.40  the Izaak Walton League of America, 
 11.41  midwest office in cooperation with the 
 11.42  Science Museum of Minnesota to develop 
 11.43  and disseminate an interactive 
 11.44  multimedia computer exhibit on 
 11.45  renewable energy resources. 
 11.46  (j) TREES FOR TEENS:  TRAINING, 
 11.47  RESOURCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, 
 11.48  SERVICE                                   75,000
 11.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.50  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.51  natural resources for an agreement with 
 11.52  Twin Cities Tree Trust to develop a 
 11.53  pilot program and curriculum materials 
 11.54  for educating high school students 
 11.55  about urban forestry and assisting them 
 11.56  in carrying out peer education and 
 11.57  community service projects.  This 
 11.58  project must be done in cooperation 
 11.59  with the Minnesota releaf program. 
 11.60  (k) REDWOOD FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 
 12.1   NO. 637 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT  250,000
 12.2   This appropriation is from the future 
 12.3   resources fund to the office of 
 12.4   environmental assistance for an 
 12.5   agreement with the Redwood Falls school 
 12.6   district to accelerate development of 
 12.7   an outdoor environmental learning 
 12.8   center and to integrate environmental 
 12.9   education into the K-12 curriculum.  
 12.10  Project development will include 
 12.11  prairie access improvements including a 
 12.12  trail system, establishment of a 
 12.13  wetland, and an arboretum. 
 12.14  (l) TOGETHER OUTDOORS MINNESOTA          575,000
 12.15  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.16  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.17  natural resources for an agreement with 
 12.18  Wilderness Inquiry for diversity 
 12.19  specialist training, training of 
 12.20  outdoor service professionals to 
 12.21  provide inclusive programming, and 
 12.22  diversity networking, including the 
 12.23  development of a directory of 
 12.24  recreation facility accessibility.  
 12.25  This appropriation must be matched by 
 12.26  at least $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 12.27  This project must be completed and 
 12.28  final products delivered by December 
 12.29  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 12.30  available until that date. 
 12.31  (m) ENHANCED NATURAL RESOURCE 
 12.32  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASIAN-PACIFIC 
 12.33  MINNESOTANS                              150,000
 12.34  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.35  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.36  natural resources for the second 
 12.37  biennium of funding for community 
 12.38  outreach, cultural collaboration, 
 12.39  training, and education to increase 
 12.40  Asians' participation and understanding 
 12.41  of natural resources management.  
 12.42  Supplemental funding must be requested 
 12.43  and the results reported to the 
 12.44  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 12.45  resources. 
 12.46  (n) DELIVER ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
 12.47  AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
 12.48  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS                        100,000
 12.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.50  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.51  natural resource to provide 
 12.52  interpretation of ecological data 
 12.53  collected by the county biological 
 12.54  survey. 
 12.55  (o) NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 
 12.56  PUBLIC EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT   100,000
 12.57  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.58  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 12.59  the pollution control agency for an 
 12.60  agreement with the city of St. Paul for 
 12.61  a joint project with the city of 
 13.1   Minneapolis to conduct surveys and 
 13.2   develop and implement nonpoint source 
 13.3   pollution public education.  This 
 13.4   appropriation must be matched by at 
 13.5   least $12,000 of nonstate money. 
 13.6   (p) WHITETAIL DEER RESOURCE CENTER        50,000
 13.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 13.8   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 13.9   natural resources for an agreement with 
 13.10  the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association 
 13.11  to develop a facility and operations 
 13.12  plan.  This appropriation must be 
 13.13  matched by $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 13.14  (q) GORDON GULLION CHAIR IN FOREST 
 13.15  WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION          350,000
 13.16  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.17  resources fund to the University of 
 13.18  Minnesota to establish an endowed chair 
 13.19  in forest wildlife research and 
 13.20  education to develop forest and 
 13.21  wildlife sustainable management 
 13.22  practices.  This appropriation must be 
 13.23  matched by at least $350,000 of 
 13.24  nonstate money. 
 13.25  Subd. 7.  Natural Resource Data 
 13.26  (a) ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS INITIATIVE  350,000
 13.27  This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.28  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 13.29  resources to create the framework for 
 13.30  an integrated, statewide network for 
 13.31  selecting and monitoring environmental 
 13.32  indicators to assess and communicate 
 13.33  Minnesota's environmental health status 
 13.34  and trends.  The work program must be 
 13.35  submitted to the environmental quality 
 13.36  board for review before approval by the 
 13.37  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 13.38  resources.  Data compatibility 
 13.39  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 13.40  this appropriation. 
 13.41  (b) ASSESSING WETLAND QUALITY WITH 
 13.42  ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS                    275,000
 13.43  This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.44  fund to the board of water and soil 
 13.45  resources for an agreement with the 
 13.46  University of Minnesota to develop 
 13.47  plant and animal indicators of wetland 
 13.48  quality, establish a system of 
 13.49  reference natural wetlands for 
 13.50  comparative monitoring, and develop 
 13.51  guidelines for wetland assessment and 
 13.52  monitoring to guide replacement wetland 
 13.53  monitoring.  Data compatibility 
 13.54  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 13.55  this appropriation. 
 13.56  (c) COUNTY BIOLOGICAL 
 13.57  SURVEY - CONTINUATION                    900,000
 13.58  This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.59  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 13.60  resources for the fifth biennium of a 
 14.1   proposed twelve-biennium project to 
 14.2   accelerate the county biological survey 
 14.3   for the systematic collection, 
 14.4   interpretation, and distribution of 
 14.5   data on the distribution and ecology of 
 14.6   rare plants, animals, and natural 
 14.7   communities.  Data compatibility 
 14.8   requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 14.9   this appropriation. 
 14.10  (d) FOREST BIRD DIVERSITY 
 14.11  INITIATIVE - CONTINUATION                400,000
 14.12  This appropriation is from the trust 
 14.13  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 14.14  resources for the third biennium of a 
 14.15  proposed six-biennium project for a 
 14.16  comprehensive monitoring and research 
 14.17  program that develops management tools 
 14.18  to maintain diversity of forest birds 
 14.19  and establishes benchmarks for using 
 14.20  birds as ecological indicators of 
 14.21  forest health.  Data compatibility 
 14.22  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 14.23  this appropriation. 
 14.24  (e) BASE MAPS FOR 1990s - FINAL 
 14.25  PHASE CONTINUATION                       600,000
 14.26  This appropriation is from the trust 
 14.27  fund to the director of the office of 
 14.28  strategic and long-range planning to 
 14.29  provide the third biennium of a 
 14.30  three-biennium state match for a 
 14.31  federal program to complete statewide 
 14.32  coverage of orthophoto maps and 
 14.33  complete the update mapping for the 
 14.34  state's most obsolete topographic 
 14.35  maps.  Data compatibility requirements 
 14.36  in subdivision 15 apply to this 
 14.37  appropriation. 
 14.38  (f) COMPLETION OF STATEWIDE LAND USE 
 14.39  UPDATE - CONTINUATION                    380,000
 14.40  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.41  resources fund to the director of the 
 14.42  office of strategic and long-range 
 14.43  planning, in cooperation with the board 
 14.44  of water and soil resources, for an 
 14.45  agreement with the association of 
 14.46  Minnesota counties for the third and 
 14.47  final biennium to complete the update 
 14.48  of the land use map for Minnesota, 
 14.49  complete conversion of the data to 
 14.50  computer format, and make the data 
 14.51  available to users.  Data compatibility 
 14.52  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 14.53  this appropriation. 
 14.54  (g) FILLMORE COUNTY SOIL 
 14.55  SURVEY UPDATE                             65,000
 14.56  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.57  resources fund to the board of water 
 14.58  and soil resources to provide half of 
 14.59  the nonfederal share to begin a 
 14.60  three-biennium project to update the 
 14.61  Fillmore county soil survey into a 
 14.62  digitized and manuscript format.  Data 
 14.63  compatibility requirements in 
 15.1   subdivision 15 apply to this 
 15.2   appropriation. 
 15.3   (h) MINNESOTA RIVER TILE SYSTEM 
 15.4   RESEARCH - CONTINUATION                  150,000
 15.5   This appropriation is from the future 
 15.6   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.7   the pollution control agency for the 
 15.8   second biennium of a two-biennium 
 15.9   project to continue research on the 
 15.10  impact of and best management practices 
 15.11  for surface tile inlets. 
 15.12  (i) SUGARLOAF SITE ASSESSMENT AND 
 15.13  INTERPRETATION                            70,000
 15.14  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.15  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.16  natural resources for an agreement with 
 15.17  the Sugarloaf Interpretive Center 
 15.18  Association for inventories, native 
 15.19  habitat restoration, and the 
 15.20  interpretation of the natural and 
 15.21  cultural characteristics of Sugarloaf 
 15.22  Cove.  The data collection must be 
 15.23  coordinated with the department of 
 15.24  natural resources natural heritage 
 15.25  program.  Reasonable public use and 
 15.26  access must be provided.  This 
 15.27  appropriation must be matched by 
 15.28  $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 15.29  (j) MICROBIAL DETERIORATION OF ASPHALT 
 15.30  MATERIALS AND ITS PREVENTION              60,000
 15.31  This appropriation is from the oil 
 15.32  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 15.33  administration for a transfer to the 
 15.34  commissioner of transportation to 
 15.35  survey microbial deterioration of 
 15.36  asphalt-bituminous materials in 
 15.37  cooperation with Bemidji state 
 15.38  university or other research 
 15.39  institutions. 
 15.40  Subd. 8.  Urban Natural Resources 
 15.41  (a) URBAN WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM       150,000
 15.42  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.43  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.44  natural resources for an agreement with 
 15.45  the St. Paul neighborhood energy 
 15.46  consortium to provide workshops and 
 15.47  native planting materials to households 
 15.48  for landscaping for wildlife, 
 15.49  demonstrating plant diversity, and 
 15.50  alternative lawn care practices in the 
 15.51  urban environment.  This project must 
 15.52  be done in cooperation with the 
 15.53  department of natural resources nongame 
 15.54  wildlife and releaf programs.  This 
 15.55  appropriation must be matched by at 
 15.56  least $35,000 of nonstate money. 
 15.57  (b) GARDENING PROGRAM - STATEWIDE        300,000
 15.58  This appropriation is from the future 
 15.59  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 15.60  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.1   the sustainable resources center for a 
 16.2   joint project with the Minnesota 
 16.3   horticultural society - Minnesota Green 
 16.4   and Duluth Plant-A-Lot community garden 
 16.5   program to provide technical assistance 
 16.6   on community plantings, food gardens, 
 16.7   trees, native plants, and 
 16.8   environmentally sound horticultural and 
 16.9   land use practices.  This appropriation 
 16.10  must be matched by at least $40,000 in 
 16.11  nonstate money. 
 16.12  (c) RELEAF:  PLANTING FOR ENERGY 
 16.13  CONSERVATION IN COMMUNITIES              400,000
 16.14  This appropriation is from the oil 
 16.15  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 16.16  administration for an agreement with 
 16.17  the department of natural resources for 
 16.18  the second biennium of a project to 
 16.19  achieve the strategic planting of 
 16.20  predominately native shade trees and 
 16.21  community windbreaks for statewide 
 16.22  energy conservation and carbon dioxide 
 16.23  abatement through acceleration of the 
 16.24  Minnesota releaf program by providing 
 16.25  cost-share grants administered on a 
 16.26  reimbursement basis so the overall 
 16.27  match averages two local dollars per 
 16.28  state dollar. 
 16.29  (d) MAPLEWOOD INNOVATIVE STORM 
 16.30  WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT                 100,000
 16.31  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.32  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.33  the pollution control agency for an 
 16.34  agreement with the city of Maplewood to 
 16.35  design, construct, and monitor a 
 16.36  demonstration stormwater management 
 16.37  system.  This appropriation must be 
 16.38  matched by at least $165,000 of 
 16.39  nonstate money. 
 16.40  (e) PHALEN WETLAND RESTORATION           115,000
 16.41  This appropriation is from the trust 
 16.42  fund to the board of water and soil 
 16.43  resources for an agreement with the 
 16.44  city of St. Paul to restore a wetland 
 16.45  at the south end of Lake Phalen.  This 
 16.46  appropriation must be matched by at 
 16.47  least $50,000 in nonstate money. 
 16.48  (f) WETLAND RESTORATION AND 
 16.49  ENHANCEMENT TO CREATE COMMUNITY AMENITY 
 16.50  AND FORM                                 250,000
 16.51  This appropriation is from the trust 
 16.52  fund to the director of the office of 
 16.53  strategic and long-range planning for 
 16.54  an agreement with the University of 
 16.55  Minnesota to provide technical design 
 16.56  assistance to help five communities 
 16.57  create restored and enhanced wetlands 
 16.58  that reinforce community form and 
 16.59  emphasize habitat creation, water 
 16.60  quality, and recreational amenities. 
 16.61  (g)  METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER 
 16.62  MODEL TO PREDICT CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT    250,000
 17.1   This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.2   fund to the commissioner of the 
 17.3   pollution control agency to develop and 
 17.4   apply a tool to improve prediction of 
 17.5   contaminant movement in groundwater at 
 17.6   contamination sites in the metropolitan 
 17.7   area using a flexible regional 
 17.8   groundwater flow model.  Data 
 17.9   compatibility requirements in 
 17.10  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 17.11  appropriation. 
 17.12  (h) ARBORETUM BOUNDARY LAND 
 17.13  ACQUISITION                              680,000
 17.14  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.15  resources fund to the University of 
 17.16  Minnesota for a grant to the University 
 17.17  of Minnesota landscape arboretum 
 17.18  foundation to expand the boundary of 
 17.19  the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and, 
 17.20  if money is available after the 
 17.21  intended acquisition, to develop a 
 17.22  wetland restoration demonstration.  
 17.23  This appropriation must be matched by 
 17.24  at least $500,000 nonstate money. 
 17.25  Subd. 9.  Fisheries 
 17.26  (a) STATEWIDE EXPERIMENTAL 
 17.27  FISHING REGULATIONS                      500,000
 17.28  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.29  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 17.30  natural resources for baseline data 
 17.31  collection to evaluate experimental 
 17.32  fishing regulations. 
 17.33  This project must be completed and 
 17.34  final products delivered by December 
 17.35  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 17.36  available until that date. 
 17.37  (b) RIM -  ACCELERATE FISHERIES 
 17.38  ACQUISITION FOR ANGLER ACCESS            300,000
 17.39  This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.40  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 17.41  resources to provide increased angler 
 17.42  access by accelerating easement and fee 
 17.43  title acquisition of land adjacent to 
 17.44  streams and lakes, including access for 
 17.45  non-boat-owners and urban users. 
 17.46  This project must be completed and 
 17.47  final products delivered by December 
 17.48  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 17.49  available until that date. 
 17.50  (c) RIM - ACCELERATE STATEWIDE 
 17.51  FISHERIES HABITAT DEVELOPMENT, 
 17.52  HATCHERY REHABILITATION, AND 
 17.53  STREAM FLOW PROTECTION                   800,000
 17.54  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.55  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 17.56  natural resources to implement projects 
 17.57  for the acquisition, restoration, 
 17.58  improvement, and development of 
 17.59  fisheries habitat and hatchery 
 18.1   rehabilitation.  Up to $215,000 is 
 18.2   available to continue the stream flow 
 18.3   protection program for the second 
 18.4   biennium of a proposed eight-biennium 
 18.5   effort to establish a watershed level 
 18.6   stream habitat database and develop the 
 18.7   tools to set protected flows for 
 18.8   ecosystem diversity.  Data 
 18.9   compatibility requirements in 
 18.10  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 18.11  appropriation. 
 18.12  This project must be completed and 
 18.13  final products delivered by December 
 18.14  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 18.15  available until that date. 
 18.16  Subd. 10.  Wildlife 
 18.17  (a) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 18.18  LAND ACQUISITION                         450,000
 18.19  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.20  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 18.21  resources to accelerate acquisition 
 18.22  activities in the reinvest in Minnesota 
 18.23  program by acquiring land identified in 
 18.24  North American waterfowl management 
 18.25  plan project areas.  This appropriation 
 18.26  must first be used for projects 
 18.27  qualifying for a match, which may 
 18.28  include costs for acquisition, 
 18.29  enhancements, and wetland restoration. 
 18.30  (b) RIM - ACCELERATE CRITICAL 
 18.31  HABITAT MATCH PROGRAM                    250,000
 18.32  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.33  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 18.34  resources to accelerate the reinvest in 
 18.35  Minnesota program to acquire and 
 18.36  improve critical habitat for game and 
 18.37  nongame fish, wildlife, and native 
 18.38  plants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 18.39  section 84.943.  Projects must occur in 
 18.40  both urban and rural areas. 
 18.41  (c) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 18.42  HABITAT STEWARDSHIP                      450,000
 18.43  This appropriation is from the future 
 18.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 18.45  natural resources for improvement of 
 18.46  wildlife habitat and natural plant 
 18.47  communities statewide, both urban and 
 18.48  rural public lands, to protect and 
 18.49  enhance wildlife, native plant species, 
 18.50  and ecological diversity. 
 18.51  (d) BIOMASS PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND 
 18.52  RESTORATION OF BRUSHLAND HABITATS        200,000
 18.53  This appropriation is from the future 
 18.54  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 18.55  natural resources for an agreement with 
 18.56  the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 
 18.57  cooperation with the natural resources 
 18.58  research institute and the Minnesota 
 18.59  Sharptailed Grouse Society to assess 
 18.60  brushland harvesting, brushland as 
 18.61  wildlife habitat, and habitat 
 19.1   management strategies. 
 19.2   This project must be completed and 
 19.3   final products delivered by December 
 19.4   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 19.5   available until that date. 
 19.6   (e) TURN IN POACHERS YOUTH ACTIVITY BOOK  50,000
 19.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 19.8   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.9   natural resources for an agreement with 
 19.10  TIP, Inc. to print and disseminate an 
 19.11  activity book to inform and educate 
 19.12  children about poaching and its impact 
 19.13  on natural resources, and to promote 
 19.14  ethical hunting and fishing.  This 
 19.15  appropriation must be matched by at 
 19.16  least $12,500 of nonstate money. 
 19.17  Subd. 11.  Energy 
 19.18  (a) INTERCITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
 19.19  TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION             150,000
 19.20  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.21  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.22  administration for an agreement with 
 19.23  Minnesota Power and Light Company to 
 19.24  develop and evaluate an electric 
 19.25  vehicle infrastructure with charging 
 19.26  stations for use between Duluth and St. 
 19.27  Paul, including installation of a 
 19.28  charging station at the state of 
 19.29  Minnesota central motor pool location.  
 19.30  This appropriation must be matched by 
 19.31  at least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 19.32  (b) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND 
 19.33  ENERGY ON FAMILY FARMS                   200,000
 19.34  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.35  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.36  administration for an agreement with 
 19.37  the sustainable resources center to 
 19.38  provide technical assistance and 
 19.39  technology transfer for the development 
 19.40  of wind energy harvesting. 
 19.41  (c) ONE-MEGAWATT HYBRID ELECTRICAL 
 19.42  GENERATION SIMULATION PROJECT             50,000
 19.43  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.44  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.45  administration for an agreement with 
 19.46  Dan Mar & Associates in cooperation 
 19.47  with the agriculture utilization 
 19.48  research institute for a simulation 
 19.49  project using biofuel electrical 
 19.50  generation to firm up wind power to 
 19.51  provide electrical energy on demand. 
 19.52  (d) AVIAN POPULATION ANALYSIS FOR 
 19.53  WIND POWER GENERATION REGIONS             75,000
 19.54  This appropriation is from the oil 
 19.55  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 19.56  administration for an agreement with 
 19.57  American Wind Energy Association to 
 19.58  identify and assess significant avian 
 19.59  activity areas within identified wind 
 20.1   farm corridors in Minnesota.  This 
 20.2   appropriation must be matched by at 
 20.3   least $75,000 of nonstate money. 
 20.4   This project must be completed and 
 20.5   final products delivered by December 
 20.6   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 20.7   available until that date. 
 20.8   (e) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 
 20.9   ICE ARENAS                               470,000
 20.10  This appropriation is from the oil 
 20.11  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 20.12  administration for an agreement with 
 20.13  the Center for Energy and Environment 
 20.14  to assess, install and evaluate energy 
 20.15  and indoor air quality improvements in 
 20.16  at least 25 publicly owned ice arenas 
 20.17  located throughout Minnesota.  Projects 
 20.18  receiving funding from this 
 20.19  appropriation must be in compliance 
 20.20  with the indoor ice facilities prime 
 20.21  ice time and gender preference 
 20.22  requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.23  section 15.98.  This appropriation must 
 20.24  be matched by at least an equal amount 
 20.25  of nonstate money for the actual 
 20.26  retrofit activities. 
 20.27  Subd. 12.  Historic 
 20.28  (a) RESTORE HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI 
 20.29  RIVER MILL SITE                          120,000
 20.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.31  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 20.32  historical society for a subgrant to 
 20.33  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
 20.34  board to implement an agreement with 
 20.35  Crown Hydro Company to restore 
 20.36  gatehouse foundations, construct 
 20.37  catwalks and lighting through the 
 20.38  tailrace tunnels, and restore and 
 20.39  display the historic turbine of the 
 20.40  historic Crown roller mill.  This 
 20.41  activity must be done in cooperation 
 20.42  with the St. Anthony Falls heritage 
 20.43  board.  Reasonable public use and 
 20.44  access must be provided.  This 
 20.45  appropriation must be matched by at 
 20.46  least $120,000 of nonstate money.  This 
 20.47  appropriation is contingent on the 
 20.48  receipt of all applicable hydropower 
 20.49  and other public agency approvals. 
 20.50  (b) POND-DAKOTA MISSION 
 20.51  RESTORATION                              270,000
 20.52  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.53  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 20.54  historical society for an agreement 
 20.55  with the city of Bloomington to 
 20.56  continue the restoration of the Pond 
 20.57  house and Dakota Indian mission site.  
 20.58  This appropriation must be matched by 
 20.59  $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 20.60  (c) JOSEPH R. BROWN INTERPRETIVE 
 20.61  CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT                75,000
 21.1   This appropriation is from the future 
 21.2   resources fund to the Minnesota 
 21.3   historical society for an agreement 
 21.4   with the Sibley county historical 
 21.5   society for building restoration and 
 21.6   renovation activities on the 1879 
 21.7   Sibley county courthouse, to be used as 
 21.8   the Joseph R. Brown interpretive 
 21.9   center.  This appropriation must be 
 21.10  matched by at least $5,000 of nonstate 
 21.11  money. 
 21.12  (d) HERITAGE TRAILS                      200,000
 21.13  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.14  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 21.15  historical society to plan and 
 21.16  construct trails for at least three 
 21.17  historic sites and for trail 
 21.18  interpretive material and equipment. 
 21.19  (e) RESTORATION OF HISTORIC ELBA 
 21.20  FIRE TOWER                                73,000
 21.21  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.22  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.23  natural resources for an agreement with 
 21.24  the Elba booster club, in consultation 
 21.25  with the Minnesota historical society, 
 21.26  for restoration and the development of 
 21.27  interpretive materials and to provide 
 21.28  access to the Elba fire tower for safe 
 21.29  recreational and educational use.  This 
 21.30  project must be available for 
 21.31  reasonable public use and access. 
 21.32  (f) MANAGING MINNESOTA SHIPWRECKS        100,000
 21.33  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.34  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 21.35  historical society to survey historic 
 21.36  north shore shipping facilities and 
 21.37  shipwrecks, survey shipwrecks in 
 21.38  Minnesota inland lakes and rivers, 
 21.39  organize a conference on underwater 
 21.40  cultural resources, and revise the 
 21.41  management plan.  Supplemental funding 
 21.42  must be requested and the results 
 21.43  reported to the legislative commission 
 21.44  on Minnesota resources. 
 21.45  Subd. 13.  Biological Control 
 21.46  (a) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF 
 21.47  EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL AND PURPLE 
 21.48  LOOSESTRIFE - CONTINUATION               300,000
 21.49  This appropriation is from the trust 
 21.50  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 21.51  resources for the second biennium of a 
 21.52  five-biennium project to develop 
 21.53  biological controls for Eurasian water 
 21.54  milfoil and purple loosestrife. 
 21.55  (b) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OVERLAND 
 21.56  SPREAD OF OAK WILT                        90,000
 21.57  This appropriation is from the future 
 21.58  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 21.59  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 21.60  University of Minnesota to improve 
 22.1   application methods for enhancing 
 22.2   natural biological control of the 
 22.3   overland spread of oak wilt. 
 22.4   (c) BENEFICIAL FUNGAL INOCULUM FOR 
 22.5   PRAIRIE AND WETLAND RECLAMATION          100,000
 22.6   This appropriation is from the trust 
 22.7   fund to the commissioner of natural 
 22.8   resources for an agreement with the 
 22.9   University of Minnesota for the 
 22.10  characterization and development of 
 22.11  inoculum production methods for soil 
 22.12  fungi associated with the roots of 
 22.13  native and naturalized Minnesota plants 
 22.14  in prairies and wetlands to assist in 
 22.15  restoration projects. 
 22.16  Subd. 14.  Additional Revenues 
 22.17  (a)  If the official revenue forecast 
 22.18  by the commissioner of finance in the 
 22.19  spring of 1995 or the spring of 1996 
 22.20  indicates that revenue to the oil 
 22.21  overcharge account, trust fund, or 
 22.22  future resources fund for the biennium 
 22.23  ending June 30, 1997, will exceed the 
 22.24  amounts appropriated in this section, 
 22.25  the excess is appropriated as provided 
 22.26  in this subdivision. 
 22.27  (b)  Any excess oil overcharge money 
 22.28  must be distributed among the following 
 22.29  projects in the same proportion as the 
 22.30  appropriation for each project bears to 
 22.31  the sum of the appropriations for the 
 22.32  four projects in this paragraph: 
 22.33  (1) cooperatives to promote sustainable 
 22.34  agricultural practices and research, in 
 22.35  subdivision 5, paragraph (s); 
 22.36  (2) ReLeaf:  planting for energy 
 22.37  conservation in communities, in 
 22.38  subdivision 8, paragraph (c); 
 22.39  (3) intercity electric vehicle 
 22.40  transportation demonstration, in 
 22.41  subdivision 11, paragraph (a); and 
 22.42  (4) energy improvements in public ice 
 22.43  arenas, in subdivision 11, paragraph 
 22.44  (e). 
 22.45  (c)  Any excess revenue to the trust 
 22.46  fund or the future resources fund must 
 22.47  be distributed as follows: 
 22.48  (1) the first $1,600,000 must be 
 22.49  distributed in the following order: 
 22.50  (i) the first $200,000 to RIM - 
 22.51  accelerate statewide fisheries habitat 
 22.52  development, hatchery rehabilitation, 
 22.53  and stream flow protection, in 
 22.54  subdivision 9, paragraph (c); 
 22.55  (ii) the next $200,000 to RIM - 
 22.56  accelerate wildlife land acquisition, 
 22.57  in subdivision 10, paragraph (a); 
 23.1   (iii) the next $400,000 to state park 
 23.2   and recreation area acquisition, 
 23.3   development, betterment, and 
 23.4   rehabilitation, in subdivision 4, 
 23.5   paragraph (b); 
 23.6   (iv) the next $400,000 to local grants, 
 23.7   in subdivision 4, paragraph (e); and 
 23.8   (v) the last $400,000 to metropolitan 
 23.9   regional park system, in subdivision 4, 
 23.10  paragraph (a); and 
 23.11  (2) any excess revenue above $1,600,000 
 23.12  must be distributed among the five 
 23.13  projects in clause (1) in the same 
 23.14  proportion as the appropriation for 
 23.15  each project bears to the sum of the 
 23.16  appropriations for the five projects in 
 23.17  this paragraph. 
 23.18  Subd. 15.  Data Compatibility 
 23.19  Requirements 
 23.20  During the biennium ending June 30, 
 23.21  1997, the data collected by the 
 23.22  projects funded under this section that 
 23.23  have common value for natural resource 
 23.24  planning and management must conform to 
 23.25  information architecture as defined in 
 23.26  guidelines and standards adopted by the 
 23.27  information policy office.  Data review 
 23.28  committees may be established to 
 23.29  develop or comment on plans for data 
 23.30  integration and distribution and shall 
 23.31  submit semiannual status reports to the 
 23.32  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 23.33  resources on their findings.  In 
 23.34  addition, the data must be provided to 
 23.35  and integrated with the Minnesota land 
 23.36  management information center's 
 23.37  geographic databases with the 
 23.38  integration costs borne by the activity 
 23.39  receiving funding under this section. 
 23.40  Subd. 16.  Project Requirements 
 23.41  It is a condition of acceptance of the 
 23.42  appropriations in this section that any 
 23.43  agency or entity receiving the 
 23.44  appropriation must comply with 
 23.45  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 
 23.46  Subd 17.  Match Requirements 
 23.47  Appropriations in this section that 
 23.48  must be matched and for which the match 
 23.49  has not been committed by January 1, 
 23.50  1996, must be canceled.  Unless 
 23.51  specifically authorized, in-kind 
 23.52  contributions may not be counted as 
 23.53  match. 
 23.54  Subd. 18.  Payment Conditions and 
 23.55  Capital Equipment Expenditures 
 23.56  All agreements, grants, or contracts 
 23.57  referred to in this section must be 
 23.58  administered on a reimbursement basis.  
 23.59  Payment must be made upon receiving 
 23.60  documentation that reimbursable amounts 
 24.1   have been expended.  No expenditures 
 24.2   for capital equipment are allowed 
 24.3   unless expressly authorized in the 
 24.4   project work program. 
 24.5   Subd. 19.  Purchase of Recycled and 
 24.6   Recyclable Materials 
 24.7   A political subdivision, public or 
 24.8   private corporation, or other entity 
 24.9   that receives an appropriation in this 
 24.10  section must use the appropriation in 
 24.11  compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.12  sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 
 24.13  the purchase of recycled, repairable, 
 24.14  and durable materials, the purchase of 
 24.15  uncoated paper stock, and the use of 
 24.16  soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 
 24.17  state agency. 
 24.18  Subd. 20.  Carryforward 
 24.19  (a) The availability of the 
 24.20  appropriations for the following 
 24.21  projects is extended to December 31, 
 24.22  1995; on that date the appropriations 
 24.23  cancel and no further payment is 
 24.24  authorized:  Laws 1993, chapter 172, 
 24.25  section 14, subdivisions 3, paragraphs 
 24.26  (a) and (i); 6, paragraph (b); 10, 
 24.27  paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (g), (o), and 
 24.28  (p); and 12, paragraphs (g) and (l). 
 24.29  (b) The availability of the 
 24.30  appropriations for the following 
 24.31  projects is extended to December 31, 
 24.32  1996; on that date the appropriations 
 24.33  cancel and no further payment is 
 24.34  authorized:  (1) Laws 1993, chapter 
 24.35  172, section 14, subdivisions 4, 
 24.36  paragraph (e); 10, paragraphs (f) and 
 24.37  (o); 11, paragraph (b); 12, paragraph 
 24.38  (f); and that portion of subdivision 
 24.39  10, paragraph (c), for Cedar Lake trail 
 24.40  development; and (2) Laws 1994, chapter 
 24.41  632, article 2, section 6, local 
 24.42  recreation grants and Silver Bay harbor.
 24.43  Sec. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
 24.44  The following amounts are appropriated 
 24.45  from the Minnesota environment and 
 24.46  natural resources trust fund referred 
 24.47  to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 24.48  116P.02, subdivision 6.  The 
 24.49  appropriations are available until 
 24.50  December 31, 1995, and are subject to 
 24.51  the provisions of Laws 1993, chapter 
 24.52  172, section 14, subdivisions 14 to 18. 
 24.53  (a) STATE PARK AND RECREATION  
 24.54  AREA ACQUISITION                         650,000
 24.55  This appropriation is to the 
 24.56  commissioner of natural resources for 
 24.57  acquisition of land within the 
 24.58  statutory boundaries of state parks and 
 24.59  recreation areas. 
 24.60  (b) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PARKS AND
 24.61  TRAILS ACQUISITION                       650,000
 25.1   This appropriation is to the 
 25.3   commissioner of natural resources for 
 25.4   payment to the metropolitan council for 
 25.5   subgrants to acquire parks and trails 
 25.6   consistent with the metropolitan 
 25.7   council regional recreation open space 
 25.8   capital improvement plan. 
 25.9   This appropriation may be used for the 
 25.10  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
 25.11  are expressly included in the work 
 25.12  program approved by the legislative 
 25.13  commission on Minnesota resources. 
 25.14  (c) The projects in this section must 
 25.15  be completed and final products 
 25.16  delivered by December 31, 1995, and the 
 25.17  appropriations are available until that 
 25.18  date. 
 25.19     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.943, is 
 25.20  amended to read: 
 25.21     84.943 [MINNESOTA CRITICAL HABITAT ~~PRIVATE SECTOR~~ MATCHING 
 25.22  ACCOUNT.] 
 25.23     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The Minnesota critical 
 25.24  habitat ~~private sector~~ matching account is established as a 
 25.25  separate account in the reinvest in Minnesota resources fund 
 25.26  established under section 84.95.  The account shall be 
 25.27  administered by the commissioner of natural resources as 
 25.28  provided in this section.  
 25.29     Subd. 2.  [FUNDING SOURCES.] The critical habitat ~~private~~ 
 25.30  ~~sector~~ matching account shall consist of contributions 
 25.31  from ~~private~~ qualified sources and appropriations.  As used in 
 25.32  this section, "qualified source" means a private entity or a 
 25.33  town, home rule charter or statutory city, county, sanitary 
 25.34  district, soil and water conservation district, watershed 
 25.35  district, organization formed for the joint exercise of powers 
 25.36  under section 471.59, lake improvement district, conservation 
 25.37  district, or other general or special purpose unit of government 
 25.38  in the state. 
 25.39     Subd. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MATCHED ~~BY PRIVATE~~ 
 25.40  ~~FUNDS~~.] Appropriations transferred to the critical 
 25.41  habitat ~~private sector~~ matching account may be expended only to 
 25.42  the extent that they are matched equally with contributions to 
 25.43  the account from ~~private~~ qualified sources or by funds 
 26.1   contributed to the nongame wildlife management account.  
 26.2   The ~~private~~ contributions may be made in cash or in 
 26.3   contributions of land or interests in land that are designated 
 26.4   by the commissioner of natural resources as program 
 26.5   acquisitions.  Appropriations transferred to the account that 
 26.6   are not matched within three years from the date of the 
 26.7   appropriation shall cancel to the source of the appropriation.  
 26.8   For the purposes of this section, the ~~private~~ contributions of 
 26.9   land or interests in land shall be valued in accordance with 
 26.10  their appraised value. 
 26.11     Subd. 4.  [MANAGEMENT.] The critical habitat ~~private sector~~ 
 26.12  matching account shall be managed to earn the highest interest 
 26.13  compatible with prudent investment, preservation of principal, 
 26.14  and reasonable liquidity.  Unless an appropriation to the 
 26.15  account reverts to its original source under subdivision 3, the 
 26.16  principal and interest in the account remain in the account 
 26.17  until expended as provided in this section. 
 26.18     Subd. 5.  [PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.] The commissioner of 
 26.19  natural resources may accept contributions and pledges to the 
 26.20  critical habitat ~~private sector~~ matching account.  A pledge that 
 26.21  is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall 
 26.22  be reported with other pledges as required in this section.  In 
 26.23  the budget request for each biennium, the commissioner shall 
 26.24  report the balance of contributions in the account and the 
 26.25  amount that has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two 
 26.26  calendar years. 
 26.27     Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of 
 26.28  natural resources only for the direct acquisition or improvement 
 26.29  of land or interests in land as provided in section 84.944.  To 
 26.30  the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, 
 26.31  the money matched to the nongame wildlife management account may 
 26.32  be used for the management of nongame wildlife projects as 
 26.33  specified in section 290.431.  Acquisition includes:  (1) 
 26.34  purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or 
 26.35  (2) acceptance by the commissioner of gifts of land or interests 
 26.36  in land as program projects. 
 27.1      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.11, is 
 27.2   amended to read: 
 27.3      116P.11 [AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISBURSEMENT.] 
 27.4      (a) The amount biennially available from the trust fund for 
 27.5   the budget plan developed by the commission consists of the 
 27.6   earnings generated from the trust fund.  Earnings generated from 
 27.7   the trust fund shall equal the amount of interest on debt 
 27.8   securities and dividends on equity securities.  Gains and losses 
 27.9   arising from the sale of securities shall be apportioned as 
 27.10  follows:  
 27.11     (1) if the sale of securities results in a net gain during 
 27.12  a fiscal year, the gain shall be apportioned in equal 
 27.13  installments over the next ten fiscal years to offset net losses 
 27.14  in those years.  If any portion of an installment is not needed 
 27.15  to recover subsequent losses identified in paragraph (b), it 
 27.16  shall be added to the principal of the fund; and 
 27.17     (2) if the sale of securities results in a net loss during 
 27.18  a fiscal year, the net loss shall be recovered from the gains in 
 27.19  paragraph (a) apportioned to that fiscal year.  If such gains 
 27.20  are insufficient, any remaining net loss shall be recovered from 
 27.21  interest and dividend income in equal installments over the 
 27.22  following ten fiscal years.  
 27.23     (b) For funding projects until fiscal year 1997, the 
 27.24  following additional amounts are available from the trust fund 
 27.25  for the budget plans developed by the commission:  
 27.26     (1) for the 1991-1993 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 27.27  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1990 and 
 27.28  1991; 
 27.29     (2) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 20 percent of the 
 27.30  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal year 1992 and up 
 27.31  to 15 percent of the revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal 
 27.32  year 1993; 
 27.33     (3) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 27.34  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1994 and 
 27.35  1995, to be expended only for capital investments in parks and 
 27.36  trails; and 
 28.1      (4) for the 1995-1997 biennium, up to ~~ten~~ 25 percent of the 
 28.2   revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal year 1996, to be 
 28.3   expended only for capital investments in parks and trails. 
 28.4      (c) Any appropriated funds not encumbered in the biennium 
 28.5   in which they are appropriated cancel and must be credited to 
 28.6   the principal of the trust fund. 
 28.7      Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 28.8      Section 2 is effective the day following final enactment.