1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.6 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.7 	outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" 
1.8 	and "2015" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for 
1.9 	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is 
1.10 	fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 
1.11 	2014 and 2015. The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.13				Available for the Year
	
1.14				Ending June 30
	
1.15					2014
		2015

1.16	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
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	$
	108,620,000
	
1.18 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
1.19 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
1.20 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
1.21 	following subdivisions.

1.22	Subd. 2.Prairies
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		37,435,000
	
2.1 	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
2.2 	Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - 
2.3 	Phase VI
2.4 	$8,145,000 in the second year is to the 
2.5 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.6 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
2.7 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.8 	86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire 
2.9 	land in fee for scientific and natural area 
2.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.11 	86A.05, subdivision 5. Of this amount, 
2.12 	$4,250,000 is for the Vermillion River 
2.13 	Wildlife Management Area addition in 
2.14 	Dakota County. Any funds not spent on 
2.15 	the Vermillion River Wildlife Management 
2.16 	Area addition must be used for acquisition 
2.17 	of land in the seven-county metropolitan 
2.18 	area. Development of a recreational trail 
2.19 	on land acquired under this paragraph 
2.20 	constitutes an alteration of the intended use 
2.21 	of the interest in real property and must be 
2.22 	handled according to Minnesota Statutes, 
2.23 	section 97A.056, subdivision 15. The trail 
2.24 	alignment and type for the development of 
2.25 	a recreational trail must be submitted to the 
2.26 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
2.27 	approval. No recreational trail development 
2.28 	or recreational trail use is allowed unless it 
2.29 	is approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
2.30 	Heritage Council. Lands acquired with this 
2.31 	appropriation may not be used for emergency 
2.32 	haying and grazing in response to federal or 
2.33 	state disaster declarations. Subject to the 
2.34 	evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, 
2.35 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
2.36 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for 
3.1 	the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
3.2 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
3.3 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
3.4 	land and permanent conservation easement 
3.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.6 	required accomplishment plan.
3.7 	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management 
3.8 	Area Acquisition - Phase VI
3.9 	$10,350,000 in the second year is to the 
3.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.11 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
3.12 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
3.13 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.14 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired 
3.15 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
3.16 	emergency haying and grazing in response to 
3.17 	federal or state disaster declarations. Subject 
3.18 	to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota 
3.19 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
3.20 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
3.21 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
3.22 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
3.23 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
3.24 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.25 	the required accomplishment plan.
3.26 	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - 
3.27 	Phase V
3.28 	$3,940,000 in the second year is to the 
3.29 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
3.30 	contract with The Nature Conservancy 
3.31 	to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and 
3.32 	savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, 
3.33 	wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed 
3.34 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.35 	the required accomplishment plan and must 
4.1 	be consistent with the priorities identified 
4.2 	in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. 
4.3 	Lands acquired with this appropriation 
4.4 	may not be used for emergency haying 
4.5 	and grazing in response to federal or 
4.6 	state disaster declarations. Subject to the 
4.7 	evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, 
4.8 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
4.9 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
4.10 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.11 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.12 	native prairie. Annual income statements 
4.13 	and balance sheets for income and expenses 
4.14 	from land acquired with this appropriation 
4.15 	must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams 
4.16 	Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 
4.17 	days following the close of The Nature 
4.18 	Conservancy's fiscal year.
4.19 	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
4.20 	Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase 
4.21 	V
4.22 	$2,450,000 in the second year is to the 
4.23 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
4.24 	contract with The Nature Conservancy in 
4.25 	cooperation with the United States Fish 
4.26 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
4.27 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
4.28 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.29 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.30 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.31 	National Wildlife Refuge. Lands acquired 
4.32 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
4.33 	emergency haying and grazing in response to 
4.34 	federal or state disaster declarations. Subject 
4.35 	to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota 
4.36 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
5.1 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
5.2 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
5.3 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
5.4 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
5.5 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
5.6 	of the required accomplishment plan and 
5.7 	must be consistent with the priorities in the 
5.8 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
5.9 	(e) Accelerated Protection of Grassland 
5.10 	and Prairie Habitat with Reinvest in 
5.11 	Minnesota and Native Prairie Bank 
5.12 	Easements
5.13 	$3,000,000 in the second year is to the 
5.14 	commissioner of natural resources and 
5.15 	$2,450,000 in the second year is to the Board 
5.16 	of Water and Soil Resources to implement 
5.17 	the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
5.18 	Plan through acquisition of permanent 
5.19 	conservation easements to protect native 
5.20 	prairie and grasslands. Of these amounts, 
5.21 	up to $112,000 to the Department of 
5.22 	Natural Resources and up to $65,000 to the 
5.23 	Board of Water and Soil Resources are for 
5.24 	establishing monitoring and enforcement 
5.25 	funds as approved in the accomplishment 
5.26 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
5.27 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with 
5.28 	easements acquired with this appropriation 
5.29 	may not be used for emergency haying and 
5.30 	grazing in response to federal or state disaster 
5.31 	declarations. Subject to the evaluation criteria 
5.32 	under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
5.33 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
5.34 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
5.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
5.36 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
6.1 	list of permanent conservation easements 
6.2 	must be provided as part of the final report.
6.3 	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and 
6.4 	Water - Phase IV
6.5 	$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board 
6.6 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
6.7 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
6.8 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
6.9 	water fund riparian buffer program for at 
6.10 	least equal wildlife benefits from buffers 
6.11 	on private land. Up to $112,500 is for 
6.12 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
6.13 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
6.14 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
6.15 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with 
6.16 	easements acquired with this appropriation 
6.17 	may not be used for emergency haying 
6.18 	and grazing in response to federal or state 
6.19 	disaster declarations. A list of permanent 
6.20 	conservation easements must be provided as 
6.21 	part of the final report.
6.22 	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
6.23 	Complex - Phase IV
6.24 	$1,430,000 in the second year is to the 
6.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.26 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
6.27 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
6.28 	watershed for wildlife management area 
6.29 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.30 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired 
6.31 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
6.32 	emergency haying and grazing in response to 
6.33 	federal or state disaster declarations. Subject 
6.34 	to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota 
6.35 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
7.1 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
7.2 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
7.3 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
7.4 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
7.5 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
7.6 	the required accomplishment plan. 
7.7 	(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
7.8 	Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VI
7.9 	$1,530,000 in the second year is to 
7.10 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
7.11 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
7.12 	prairie communities in wildlife management 
7.13 	areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
7.14 	management areas, state forest land, and land 
7.15 	under native prairie bank easements. A list of 
7.16 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.18 	accomplishment plan.
7.19 	(i) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration 
7.20 	and Enhancement - Phase III
7.21 	$1,190,000 in the second year is to the 
7.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.23 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
7.24 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, 
7.25 	Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne, and Stearns 
7.26 	Counties as follows: $155,000 is to Anoka 
7.27 	Conservation District; $79,000 is to Isanti 
7.28 	County Parks Department; $901,000 is to 
7.29 	Great River Greening; and $55,000 is to 
7.30 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
7.31 	District. A list of proposed land restorations 
7.32 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
7.33 	of the required accomplishment plan.
7.34 	(j) Crow-Hassen Prairie Complex 
7.35 	Restoration and Enhancement
8.1 	$370,000 in the second year is to the 
8.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.3 	agreement with Three Rivers Park District 
8.4 	to restore and enhance prairie habitat 
8.5 	within the Crow-Hassen Park Reserve. 
8.6 	A restoration and enhancement plan and 
8.7 	a list of proposed land restorations and 
8.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
8.9 	the required accomplishment plan.
8.10 	(k) Prairie and Oak Savanna Restoration 
8.11 	along Mississippi and Rum Rivers
8.12 	$380,000 in the second year is to the 
8.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.14 	agreement with Anoka County to restore 
8.15 	and enhance riparian and upland habitat in 
8.16 	the Rum River Central Regional Park/Cedar 
8.17 	Creek Conservation Area complex and 
8.18 	in the Mississippi West Regional Park. 
8.19 	A restoration and enhancement plan and 
8.20 	a list of proposed land restorations and 
8.21 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
8.22 	the required accomplishment plan.

8.23	Subd. 3.Forests
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		16,100,000
	
8.24 	(a) Preventing Forest Fragmentation 
8.25 	and Protecting and Restoring Lake and 
8.26 	Stream Habitat in St. Louis River
8.27 	$2,800,000 in the second year is to the 
8.28 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
8.29 	contract with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake 
8.30 	Superior Chippewa to acquire lands in fee in 
8.31 	the St. Louis River watershed to be managed 
8.32 	for fish and wildlife purposes. A list of 
8.33 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
8.34 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.1 	(b) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
9.2 	Grouse Habitat Program - Phase V
9.3 	$3,150,000 in the second year is to the 
9.4 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.5 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
9.6 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
9.7 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance lands 
9.8 	in Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, and St. 
9.9 	Louis Counties for wildlife management area 
9.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.11 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired 
9.12 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
9.13 	emergency haying and grazing in response to 
9.14 	federal or state disaster declarations. A list of 
9.15 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.16 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.17 	(c) Protecting Pineland Sands Aquifer 
9.18 	Forest Lands
9.19 	$1,050,000 in the second year is to the 
9.20 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.21 	forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena 
9.22 	Counties for wildlife management area 
9.23 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.24 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land in 
9.25 	fee for scientific and natural area purposes 
9.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.27 	subdivision 5; or to acquire land in fee 
9.28 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.29 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of 
9.30 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.31 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.32 	(d) Protecting Key Forest Lands in Cass 
9.33 	County - Phase V
9.34 	$880,000 in the second year is to the 
9.35 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
10.1 	contract with Cass County to acquire land in 
10.2 	fee in Cass County for forest wildlife habitat 
10.3 	or to prevent forest fragmentation. A list of 
10.4 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
10.5 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.6 	(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase II
10.7 	$950,000 in the second year is to the 
10.8 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.9 	lands in fee and permanent management 
10.10 	easements, including for habitat purposes, 
10.11 	in the Richard J. Dorer State Forest under 
10.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.13 	subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
10.14 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.15 	required accomplishment plan.
10.16 	(f) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
10.17 	Restoration - Phase II
10.18 	$5,770,000 in the second year is to the 
10.19 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.20 	agreements to acquire land in fee for wildlife 
10.21 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
10.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; to 
10.23 	acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
10.24 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.25 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee 
10.26 	for state forest purposes under Minnesota 
10.27 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7; for 
10.28 	permanent conservation easements; and 
10.29 	to restore and enhance habitat on publicly 
10.30 	protected lands as follows: $4,800,000 to 
10.31 	The Nature Conservancy; and $970,000 
10.32 	to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
10.33 	$160,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
10.34 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
10.35 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
11.1 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
11.2 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands 
11.3 	acquired or lands with easements acquired 
11.4 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
11.5 	emergency haying and grazing in response 
11.6 	to federal or state disaster declarations. A 
11.7 	list of proposed acquisitions, permanent 
11.8 	conservation easements, and restorations and 
11.9 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
11.10 	the required accomplishment plan.
11.11 	(g) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase IV
11.12 	$1,200,000 in the second year is to the 
11.13 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
11.14 	cooperation with the Morrison County Soil 
11.15 	and Water Conservation District to acquire 
11.16 	permanent conservation easements within 
11.17 	the boundaries of the Minnesota National 
11.18 	Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect 
11.19 	forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for 
11.20 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
11.21 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
11.22 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.24 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.25 	part of the final report.
11.26 	(h) Floodplain Forest Enhancement on 
11.27 	Mississippi River
11.28 	$300,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
11.29 	resources for an agreement with National 
11.30 	Audubon Society to enhance floodplain forest 
11.31 	habitat for wildlife on public lands along the 
11.32 	Mississippi River. A list of restorations and 
11.33 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
11.34 	the required accomplishment plan.

11.35	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		24,010,000
	
12.1 	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands 
12.2 	Reserve Program Partnership - Phase VI
12.3 	$9,710,000 in the second year is to the 
12.4 	Board of Soil and Water Resources to 
12.5 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.6 	and restore wetlands and associated upland 
12.7 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
12.8 	States Department of Agriculture and 
12.9 	Ducks Unlimited, including $645,000 
12.10 	for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited 
12.11 	to provide technical and bioengineering 
12.12 	assistance. Up to $190,000 to the Board of 
12.13 	Water and Soil Resources is for establishing 
12.14 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
12.15 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
12.16 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.17 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
12.18 	conservation easements must be provided as 
12.19 	part of the final report.
12.20 	(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production 
12.21 	Area Acquisition - Phase VI
12.22 	$7,280,000 in the second year is to the 
12.23 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
12.24 	contract with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
12.25 	land in fee to be designated and managed as 
12.26 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
12.27 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
12.28 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
12.29 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
12.30 	required accomplishment plan.
12.31 	(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
12.32 	Initiative - Phase IV
12.33 	$4,910,000 in the second year is to the 
12.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.35 	an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to 
13.1 	assess, enhance, and restore shallow lakes 
13.2 	and wetlands, including bioengineering, 
13.3 	technical assistance, feasibility investigation, 
13.4 	survey, and design to develop new 
13.5 	enhancement and restoration projects for 
13.6 	future implementation. A list of proposed 
13.7 	enhancements and restorations to be 
13.8 	constructed through this appropriation 
13.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.10 	accomplishment plan.
13.11 	(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection 
13.12 	Program - Phase III
13.13 	$197,700 in the second year is to the 
13.14 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.15 	acquisition of land in fee and $862,300 is to 
13.16 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
13.17 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.18 	on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
13.19 	wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
13.20 	to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil 
13.21 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring 
13.22 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
13.23 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.25 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land 
13.26 	acquisitions must be included as part of 
13.27 	the required accomplishment plan by the 
13.28 	Department of Natural Resources and a list 
13.29 	of permanent conservation easements must 
13.30 	be provided as part of the final report by the 
13.31 	Board of Water and Soil Resources.
13.32 	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and 
13.33 	Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VI
13.34 	$1,050,000 in the second year is to the 
13.35 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.1 	and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of 
14.2 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
14.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
14.4 	accomplishment plan.

14.5	Subd. 5.Habitats
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		30,190,000
	
14.6 	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VI
14.7 	$2,560,000 in the second year is to the 
14.8 	commissioner of natural resources to 
14.9 	acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic 
14.10 	management purposes under Minnesota 
14.11 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
14.12 	and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance 
14.13 	aquatic habitat. A list of proposed 
14.14 	land acquisitions and restorations and 
14.15 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
14.16 	the required accomplishment plan.
14.17 	(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on 
14.18 	Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
14.19 	$2,130,000 in the second year is to the 
14.20 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.21 	agreements with the Leech Lake Area 
14.22 	Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land 
14.23 	Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent 
14.24 	conservation easements to sustain healthy 
14.25 	fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow 
14.26 	Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows: 
14.27 	$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed 
14.28 	Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota 
14.29 	Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to 
14.30 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
14.31 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
14.32 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
14.33 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.34 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
15.1 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
15.2 	the required accomplishment plan.
15.3 	(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County 
15.4 	- Phase V
15.5 	$1,190,000 in the second year is to the 
15.6 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
15.7 	contract with Dakota County to acquire 
15.8 	permanent conservation easements and land 
15.9 	in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in 
15.10 	rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County. 
15.11 	Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for 
15.12 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
15.13 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
15.14 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.15 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands 
15.16 	acquired or lands with easements acquired 
15.17 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
15.18 	emergency haying and grazing in response to 
15.19 	federal or state disaster declarations.   A list of 
15.20 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
15.21 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
15.22 	of the required accomplishment plan.
15.23 	(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
15.24 	$2,650,000 in the second year is to the 
15.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.26 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.27 	permanent conservation easements and 
15.28 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
15.29 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.30 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000 
15.31 	to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
15.32 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of 
15.33 	the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great 
15.34 	River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota 
15.35 	Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for 
16.1 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.2 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.3 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.4 	97A.056, subdivision 17; and $900,000 to 
16.5 	The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired 
16.6 	or lands with easements acquired with this 
16.7 	appropriation may not be used for emergency 
16.8 	haying and grazing in response to federal 
16.9 	or state disaster declarations. A list of 
16.10 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
16.11 	conservation easements must be provided as 
16.12 	part of the required accomplishment plan.
16.13 	(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife 
16.14 	Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
16.15 	$2,440,000 in the second year is to the 
16.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.17 	agreement with the Bois de Sioux Watershed 
16.18 	District to acquire land in fee and to 
16.19 	restore natural systems associated with the 
16.20 	Mustinka River located within the Bois de 
16.21 	Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired with this 
16.22 	appropriation may not be used for emergency 
16.23 	haying and grazing in response to federal or 
16.24 	state disaster declarations.   A list of proposed 
16.25 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
16.26 	the required accomplishment plan.
16.27 	(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater 
16.28 	Fish Habitat Enhancement and 
16.29 	Restoration - Phase VI
16.30 	$1,900,000 in the second year is to the 
16.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.32 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
16.33 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout 
16.34 	and other species in and along coldwater 
16.35 	rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
17.1 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
17.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.3 	accomplishment plan.
17.4 	(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - 
17.5 	Phase II
17.6 	$2,290,000 in the second year is to the 
17.7 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.8 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
17.9 	Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for 
17.10 	an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A 
17.11 	list of proposed restorations must be provided 
17.12 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
17.13 	(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - 
17.14 	Phase II
17.15 	$1,410,000 in the second year is to the 
17.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.17 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
17.18 	Association to enhance trout habitat in the 
17.19 	Knife River watershed. A list of proposed 
17.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
17.21 	the required accomplishment plan.
17.22 	(i) Restoration and Enhancement of 
17.23 	Washington County Public Lands
17.24 	$430,000 in the second year is to the 
17.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.26 	agreement with Washington County to 
17.27 	restore and enhance habitat on public lands 
17.28 	in Washington County. A restoration and 
17.29 	enhancement plan and a list of proposed 
17.30 	land restorations and enhancements 
17.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.32 	accomplishment plan.
17.33 	(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
18.1 	$600,000 in the second year is to the 
18.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.3 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board 
18.4 	to enhance riparian and upland habitat 
18.5 	within Wirth Park in Hennepin County. 
18.6 	A restoration and enhancement plan and 
18.7 	a list of proposed land restorations and 
18.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
18.9 	the required accomplishment plan.
18.10 	(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic 
18.11 	Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
18.12 	$4,040,000 in the second year is to the 
18.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.14 	agreement with the Central Minnesota 
18.15 	Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot 
18.16 	projects to enhance aquatic habitat by 
18.17 	preventing the spread of aquatic invasive 
18.18 	species. All pilot projects must be conducted 
18.19 	on a reimbursement basis and require a 
18.20 	match of nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A 
18.21 	required evaluation of results must be funded 
18.22 	with nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A 
18.23 	list of pilot projects must be included in the 
18.24 	required final report.
18.25 	(l) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
18.26 	Program - Phase V
18.27 	$4,550,000 in the second year is to the 
18.28 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
18.29 	program to provide competitive, matching 
18.30 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
18.31 	state, and national organizations for 
18.32 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
18.33 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
18.34 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
18.35 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
19.1 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
19.2 	conservation easements. Grants shall not be 
19.3 	made from the appropriation in this paragraph 
19.4 	for projects that have a total project cost 
19.5 	exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation, 
19.6 	$460,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
19.7 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
19.8 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
19.9 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
19.10 	Grants may not be used to establish easement 
19.11 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
19.12 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
19.13 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
19.14 	by state law. Lands acquired or lands with 
19.15 	easements acquired with this appropriation 
19.16 	may not be used for emergency haying and 
19.17 	grazing in response to federal or state disaster 
19.18 	declarations. The program shall require a 
19.19 	match of at least ten percent from nonstate 
19.20 	sources for all grants. The match may be cash 
19.21 	or in-kind resources. For grant applications 
19.22 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
19.23 	provide a separate, simplified application 
19.24 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
19.25 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
19.26 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
19.27 	give priority to organizations that have a 
19.28 	history of receiving or charter to receive 
19.29 	private contributions for local conservation 
19.30 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
19.31 	conservation easement, priority shall be 
19.32 	given to projects associated with or within 
19.33 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
19.34 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.35 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
19.36 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
20.1 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
20.2 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.3 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
20.4 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
20.5 	must be on land permanently protected by 
20.6 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
20.7 	maintenance and protection of restored 
20.8 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
20.9 	easement, or by public ownership or in public 
20.10 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
20.11 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
20.12 	shall be given to restoration and enhancement 
20.13 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
20.14 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
20.15 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
20.16 	This appropriation is available until June 
20.17 	30, 2018. No less than five percent of the 
20.18 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
20.19 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
20.20 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
20.21 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
20.22 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
20.23 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
20.24 	provide notice of the grant program in 
20.25 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
20.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
20.27 	subdivision 2.
20.28 	(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro 
20.29 	Grant Program
20.30 	$4,000,000 in the second year is to the 
20.31 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.32 	program to provide competitive, matching 
20.33 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
20.34 	state, and national organizations for 
20.35 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
20.36 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
21.1 	or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan 
21.2 	area and cities with a population of 50,000 
21.3 	or greater. Grants shall not be made for 
21.4 	activities required to fulfill the duties of 
21.5 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
21.6 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
21.7 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
21.8 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
21.9 	$575,000. Of this appropriation, $70,000 
21.10 	may be spent for direct and necessary 
21.11 	administrative costs. Grantees may acquire 
21.12 	land or interests in land. Easements must 
21.13 	be permanent. Grants may not be used to 
21.14 	establish easement stewardship accounts. 
21.15 	Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting 
21.16 	and fishing during the open season unless 
21.17 	otherwise provided by state law.  Lands 
21.18 	acquired or lands with easements acquired 
21.19 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
21.20 	emergency haying and grazing in response 
21.21 	to federal or state disaster declarations. The 
21.22 	program shall require a match of at least ten 
21.23 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
21.24 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
21.25 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, 
21.26 	the commissioner shall provide a separate, 
21.27 	simplified application process. Subject to 
21.28 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
21.29 	natural resources shall, when evaluating 
21.30 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
21.31 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
21.32 	or charter to receive private contributions 
21.33 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
21.34 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
21.35 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
21.36 	with or within one mile of existing wildlife 
22.1 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.2 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific 
22.3 	and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.4 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 
22.5 	5; or aquatic management areas under 
22.6 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
22.7 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration 
22.8 	or enhancement projects must be on land 
22.9 	permanently protected by a permanent 
22.10 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance 
22.11 	and protection of restored and enhanced 
22.12 	habitat, by a conservation easement, or 
22.13 	by public ownership or in public waters 
22.14 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.15 	103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall 
22.16 	be given to restoration and enhancement 
22.17 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
22.18 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
22.19 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
22.20 	This appropriation is available until June 
22.21 	30, 2018. No less than five percent of the 
22.22 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
22.23 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
22.24 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
22.25 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
22.26 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.27 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
22.28 	provide notice of the grant program in 
22.29 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
22.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
22.31 	subdivision 2.

22.32	Subd. 6.Administration
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22.33 	(a) Contract Management
22.34 	$150,000 in the second year is to the 
22.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
23.1 	contract management duties assigned in this 
23.2 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
23.3 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
23.4 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.5 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
23.6 	The accomplishment plan must include 
23.7 	a copy of the grant contract template 
23.8 	and reimbursement manual. No money 
23.9 	may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams 
23.10 	Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the 
23.11 	accomplishment plan.
23.12 	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
23.13 	$570,000 in the second year is to the 
23.14 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
23.15 	administrative expenses of the Lessard-Sams 
23.16 	Outdoor Heritage Council and for 
23.17 	compensation and expense reimbursement 
23.18 	of council members. This appropriation is 
23.19 	available until June 30, 2016. Minnesota 
23.20 	Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this 
23.21 	appropriation.
23.22 	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
23.23 	$100,000 in the second year is to the 
23.24 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
23.25 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
23.26 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
23.27 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
23.28 	(d) High Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
23.29 	Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
23.30 	Heritage Council
23.31 	$50,000 in the second year is to the 
23.32 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
23.33 	land acquisition pre-transaction services 
23.34 	including but not limited to appraisals, 
23.35 	surveys, or title research for acquisition 
24.1 	proposals under consideration by the 
24.2 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A 
24.3 	list of activities must be included in the final 
24.4 	accomplishment plan.
24.5 	(e) Legacy Web Site
24.6 	$15,000 in the second year is to the 
24.7 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
24.8 	the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, 
24.9 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

24.10	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
24.11 	Money appropriated in this section may 
24.12 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
24.13 	directly related to and necessary for a 
24.14 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
24.15 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.16 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.17 	Money appropriated in this section must 
24.18 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
24.19 	institutional overhead charges that are not 
24.20 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
24.21 	appropriation.  Unless otherwise provided, 
24.22 	the amounts in this section are available 
24.23 	until June 30, 2017. For acquisition of real 
24.24 	property, the amounts in this section are 
24.25 	available until June 30, 2018, if a binding 
24.26 	agreement with a landowner or purchase 
24.27 	agreement is entered into by June 30, 2017, 
24.28 	and closed no later than June 30, 2018. Funds 
24.29 	for restoration or enhancement are available 
24.30 	until June 30, 2019, or five years after 
24.31 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
24.32 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
24.33 	work. If a project receives federal funds, the 
24.34 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
24.35 	to equal the availability of federal funding. 
25.1 	Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition 
25.2 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
25.3 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
25.4 	with the appropriation. Public use facilities 
25.5 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
25.6 	acquired lands.

25.7
25.8	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
25.9 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
25.10 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
25.11 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
25.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.13 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
25.14 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
25.15 	on or after July 1, 2014, or the date of 
25.16 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
25.17 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
25.18 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
25.19 	purposes of administering appropriations 
25.20 	and legislatively authorized agreements 
25.21 	paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an 
25.22 	expense must be considered reimbursable 
25.23 	by the administering agency when the 
25.24 	recipient presents the agency with an invoice 
25.25 	or binding agreement with the landowner 
25.26 	and the recipient attests that the goods have 
25.27 	been received or the landowner agreement 
25.28 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
25.29 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
25.30 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
25.31 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
25.32 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
25.33 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
25.34 	by progress reports approved by the 
25.35 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
25.36 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
26.1 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
26.2 	support future management of acquired 
26.3 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
26.4 	advances must be approved as part of the 
26.5 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
26.6 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
26.7 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
26.8 	part of the accomplishment plan.

26.9	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
26.10 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
26.11 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
26.12 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
26.13 	must provide geographic information to 
26.14 	the Department of Natural Resources for 
26.15 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
26.16 	funds appropriated in this section and open 
26.17 	to public taking of fish and game. The 
26.18 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
26.19 	include the lands acquired in fee with 
26.20 	money appropriated in this section on maps 
26.21 	showing public recreation opportunities. 
26.22 	Maps shall include information on and 
26.23 	acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage 
26.24 	fund, including a notation of any restrictions.