1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund; modifying requirements for outdoor heritage fund appropriations; 
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, by adding subdivisions.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6	Section 1.OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.8 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor 
1.9 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
1.10 	"2012" and "2013" used in this act means that the appropriations listed under the figure are 
1.11 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The 
1.12 	first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is 
1.13 	fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.15				Available for the Year
	
1.16				Ending June 30
	
1.17					2012
		2013

1.18	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE

1.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
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	$
	97,420,000
	
1.20 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
1.21 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
1.22 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
1.23 	following subdivisions.

1.24	Subd. 2.Prairies
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		24,640,000

2.1
2.2	(a) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase II
					
2.3 	$2,090,000 in the second year is to the 
2.4 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
2.5 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever to 
2.6 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
2.7 	to enhance habitat by expanding clean water 
2.8 	fund riparian wildlife buffers on private land. 
2.9 	A list of proposed permanent conservation 
2.10 	easements must be provided as part of the 
2.11 	final report. The accomplishment plan must 
2.12 	include an easement stewardship plan. Up 
2.13 	to $90,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
2.14 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
2.15 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
2.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
2.17 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
2.18 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
2.19 	fund established, including expenditures 
2.20 	from the fund and a description of annual 
2.21 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

2.22
2.23	(b) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
III
					
2.24 	$4,610,000 in the second year is to the 
2.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.26 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
2.27 	acquire native prairie and savanna and restore 
2.28 	and enhance grasslands and savanna. A list of 
2.29 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.30 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
2.31 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
2.32 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
2.33 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
2.34 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
2.35 	no later than 180 days following the close of 
2.36 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.

3.1
3.2	(c) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase II
					
3.3 	$1,760,000 in the second year is to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.5 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
3.6 	to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon 
3.7 	River watershed for wildlife management 
3.8 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.9 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or aquatic 
3.10 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
3.11 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 
3.12 	14, and 97C.02. A list of proposed land 
3.13 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.14 	required accomplishment plan.

3.15	(d) Wildlife Management Area Acquisition
					
3.16 	$2,900,000 in the second year is to the 
3.17 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
3.18 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
3.19 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.20 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
3.21 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.22 	the required accomplishment plan.

3.23
3.24	(e) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IV
					
3.25 	$1,580,000 in the second year is to the 
3.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.27 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
3.28 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
3.29 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
3.30 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
3.31 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
3.32 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
3.33 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
3.34 	National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed 
3.35 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
4.1 	of the required accomplishment plan. The 
4.2 	accomplishment plan must include an 
4.3 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan.

4.4
4.5	(f) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase IV
					
4.6 	$3,300,000 in the second year is to the 
4.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.8 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.9 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
4.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.11 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
4.12 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
4.13 	the required accomplishment plan.

4.14	(g) Green Corridor Legacy Program - Phase IV
					
4.15 	$1,730,000 in the second year is to the 
4.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.17 	an agreement with the Redwood Area 
4.18 	Development Corporation to acquire land in 
4.19 	fee for wildlife management area purposes 
4.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.21 	subdivision 8, and for aquatic management 
4.22 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
4.23 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
4.24 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.25 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.26
4.27	(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IV
					
4.28 	$4,300,000 in the second year is to the 
4.29 	commissioner of natural resources to 
4.30 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
4.31 	of wildlife management areas, scientific 
4.32 	and natural areas, and land under native 
4.33 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
4.34 	restorations and enhancements must 
5.1 	be provided as part of the required 
5.2 	accomplishment plan.

5.3
5.4	(i) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
5.5 	$1,050,000 in the second year is to the 
5.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.7 	agreements to restore and enhance habitat on 
5.8 	public lands in the Anoka Sand Plain and 
5.9 	along the Rum River as follows: $558,750 to 
5.10 	Great River Greening; $99,400 to the Anoka 
5.11 	Conservation District; and $391,850 to the 
5.12 	National Wild Turkey Federation. A list 
5.13 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
5.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.15 	accomplishment plan.

5.16	(j) Enhanced Public Grasslands
					
5.17 	$1,320,000 in the second year is to the 
5.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.19 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
5.20 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.21 	Chicken Society to restore and enhance 
5.22 	habitat on public lands. The criteria for 
5.23 	selection of projects must be included in the 
5.24 	accomplishment plan. A list of proposed 
5.25 	restorations and enhancements must be 
5.26 	provided as part of the final report.

5.27	Subd. 3.Forests
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		17,300,000

5.28
5.29	(a) Protecting Mississippi River Corridor 
Habitat ACUB Partnership - Phase II
					
5.30 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
5.31 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
5.32 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
5.33 	on land adjacent to the Nokasippi River 
5.34 	and the boundaries of the Minnesota 
5.35 	National Guard Army compatible use buffer 
6.1 	(ACUB). A list of proposed land acquisitions 
6.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.3 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
6.4 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
6.5 	plan. Up to $4,800 is for establishing 
6.6 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
6.7 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
6.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
6.10 	report is required for any monitoring and 
6.11 	enforcement fund established, including 
6.12 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
6.13 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
6.14 	activities.

6.15
6.16	(b) Mississippi Northwoods Habitat Complex 
Protection
					
6.17 	$14,040,000 in the second year is to the 
6.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.19 	agreement with Crow Wing County to 
6.20 	acquire land in fee along the Mississippi 
6.21 	River in Crow Wing County to be added 
6.22 	to the county forest system. The purchase 
6.23 	price must not exceed the appraised fair 
6.24 	market value of the property as reviewed 
6.25 	and approved under established procedures 
6.26 	in compliance with the Uniform Standards 
6.27 	of Professional Appraisal Practice and 
6.28 	the Department of Natural Resources' 
6.29 	Supplemental Appraisal and Appraisal 
6.30 	Review Guidelines (effective July 15, 2009). 
6.31 	A land description must be provided as 
6.32 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
6.33 	Development of a state trail on land acquired 
6.34 	under this paragraph constitutes an alteration 
6.35 	of the intended use of the interest in real 
6.36 	property and must be handled according 
7.1 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
7.2 	subdivision 15. Any plan, including trail 
7.3 	alignment, for the development of a state 
7.4 	trail must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams 
7.5 	Outdoor Heritage Council for approval. No 
7.6 	state trail development or state trail use is 
7.7 	allowed unless it is specified in the plan 
7.8 	for trail use and alignment approved by the 
7.9 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.

7.10
7.11	(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
Grouse Habitat Partnership - Phase III
					
7.12 	$1,340,000 in the second year is to the 
7.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.14 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
7.15 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
7.16 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance 
7.17 	lands for wildlife management area purposes 
7.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
7.19 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
7.20 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
7.21 	required accomplishment plan.

7.22
7.23	(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass 
County - Phase III
					
7.24 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
7.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.26 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
7.27 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
7.28 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
7.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.30 	accomplishment plan.

7.31	(e) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative
					
7.32 	$960,000 in the second year is to the 
7.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.34 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
7.35 	Association to restore and enhance public 
8.1 	forest lands in northeastern Minnesota 
8.2 	for moose habitat purposes. A list of 
8.3 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
8.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.5 	accomplishment plan.

8.6	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		31,140,000

8.7
8.8	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve 
Program Partnership - Phase IV
					
8.9 	$13,810,000 in the second year is to the 
8.10 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
8.11 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.12 	and restore wetlands and associated upland 
8.13 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
8.14 	States Department of Agriculture Wetlands 
8.15 	Reserve Program. A list of land acquisitions 
8.16 	must be provided as part of the final report. 
8.17 	The accomplishment plan must include 
8.18 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
8.19 	$180,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
8.20 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
8.21 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
8.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
8.23 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
8.24 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
8.25 	fund established, including expenditures 
8.26 	from the fund and a description of annual 
8.27 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

8.28
8.29	(b) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Program - Phase IV
					
8.30 	$5,400,000 in the second year is to the 
8.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.32 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
8.33 	land in fee to be managed and designated as 
8.34 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
8.35 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
8.36 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
9.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.2 	required accomplishment plan.

9.3	(c) Columbus Lake Conservation Area
					
9.4 	$940,000 in the second year is to the 
9.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.6 	agreement with Anoka County to acquire 
9.7 	land in fee for conservation purposes that 
9.8 	connect wetlands and shallow lakes to 
9.9 	the Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management 
9.10 	Area. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
9.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.12 	accomplishment plan.

9.13
9.14	(d) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Initiative - Phase II
					
9.15 	$4,490,000 in the second year is to the 
9.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.17 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to assess, 
9.18 	restore, and enhance shallow lakes and 
9.19 	wetlands, including technical assistance, 
9.20 	survey, design, and engineering to develop 
9.21 	new enhancement and restoration projects 
9.22 	for future implementation. A list of 
9.23 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
9.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.25 	accomplishment plan.

9.26
9.27	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
9.28 	$3,870,000 in the second year is to the 
9.29 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.30 	develop engineering designs and complete 
9.31 	construction to enhance shallow lakes and 
9.32 	wetlands. A list of proposed restorations and 
9.33 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
9.34 	the required accomplishment plan. Work 
10.1 	must be completed within three years of the 
10.2 	effective date of this act.

10.3	(f) Marsh Lake Enhancement
					
10.4 	$2,630,000 in the second year is to the 
10.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.6 	complete design and construction to modify 
10.7 	the dam at Marsh Lake and return the historic 
10.8 	outlet of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac 
10.9 	Qui Parle.

10.10	Subd. 5.Habitats
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		24,120,000

10.11	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV
					
10.12 	 $3,480,000 in the second year is to the 
10.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.14 	acquire interests in land in fee or permanent 
10.15 	conservation easements for aquatic 
10.16 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.17 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
10.18 	97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic 
10.19 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
10.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.21 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
10.22 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
10.23 	plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing 
10.24 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.25 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
10.26 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.27 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
10.28 	report is required for any monitoring and 
10.29 	enforcement fund established, including 
10.30 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
10.31 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
10.32 	activities.

10.33	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III
					
11.1 	$3,680,000 in the second year is to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.3 	agreements to acquire interests in land in 
11.4 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
11.5 	and to restore and enhance natural systems 
11.6 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
11.7 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 
11.8 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
11.9 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends 
11.10 	of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River 
11.11 	Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota 
11.12 	Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust 
11.13 	for Public Land. A list of proposed 
11.14 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
11.15 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.16 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
11.17 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
11.18 	plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing 
11.19 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.20 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.21 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
11.23 	report is required for any monitoring and 
11.24 	enforcement fund established, including 
11.25 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
11.26 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
11.27 	activities.

11.28
11.29	(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore 
Protection and Management - Phase III
					
11.30 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
11.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.32 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
11.33 	permanent conservation easements and 
11.34 	restore and enhance habitats along the 
11.35 	Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. 
11.36 	A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, 
12.1 	and enhancements must be provided as 
12.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
12.3 	The accomplishment plan must include 
12.4 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
12.5 	$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
12.6 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
12.7 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.9 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
12.10 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
12.11 	fund established, including expenditures 
12.12 	from the fund and a description of annual 
12.13 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

12.14	(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration
					
12.15 	$3,670,000 in the second year is to the 
12.16 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
12.17 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
12.18 	A list of proposed projects must be provided 
12.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.20
12.21	(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase IV
					
12.22 	$2,120,000 in the second year is to the 
12.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.24 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
12.25 	to restore and enhance coldwater fish river 
12.26 	and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list 
12.27 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
12.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.29 	accomplishment plan.

12.30	(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration
					
12.31 	$2,320,000 in the second year is to the 
12.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.33 	agreement with the Red Lake Watershed 
12.34 	District to restore and enhance stream and 
12.35 	related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list 
13.1 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
13.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.3 	accomplishment plan.

13.4	(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration
					
13.5 	$380,000 in the second year is to the 
13.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.7 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
13.8 	Association to restore trout habitat in the 
13.9 	Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of 
13.10 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
13.11 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.12	(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian Carp
					
13.13 	$3,000,000 in the second year is to the 
13.14 	commissioner of natural resources to 
13.15 	control Asian carp to protect Minnesota's 
13.16 	aquatic habitat. Use of this money requires 
13.17 	a one-to-one match for projects on state 
13.18 	boundary waters.

13.19
13.20	(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase IV
					
13.21 	$4,990,000 in the second year is to the 
13.22 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
13.23 	program to provide competitive, matching 
13.24 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
13.25 	state, and national organizations for 
13.26 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
13.27 	wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, 
13.28 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
13.29 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
13.30 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
13.31 	conservation easements. Grants shall not be 
13.32 	made from appropriations in this paragraph 
13.33 	for projects that have a total project cost 
13.34 	exceeding $575,000. $366,000 of this 
13.35 	appropriation may be spent for personnel 
14.1 	costs and other direct and necessary 
14.2 	administrative costs. Grantees may acquire 
14.3 	land or interests in land. Easements must be 
14.4 	permanent. Land acquired in fee must be 
14.5 	open to hunting and fishing during the open 
14.6 	season unless otherwise provided by state 
14.7 	law. The program shall require a match of 
14.8 	at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
14.9 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
14.10 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
14.11 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
14.12 	provide a separate, simplified application 
14.13 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
14.14 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
14.15 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
14.16 	give priority to organizations that have a 
14.17 	history of receiving or charter to receive 
14.18 	private contributions for local conservation 
14.19 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
14.20 	conservation easement, priority shall be 
14.21 	given to projects associated with existing 
14.22 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
14.23 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
14.24 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
14.25 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
14.26 	subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas 
14.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
14.28 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration 
14.29 	or enhancement projects must be on land 
14.30 	permanently protected by a conservation 
14.31 	easement or public ownership or in public 
14.32 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
14.33 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
14.34 	shall be given to restoration and enhancement 
14.35 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
14.36 	section 97A.056, subdivision 12, applies 
15.1 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
15.2 	This appropriation is available until June 
15.3 	30, 2016. No less than five percent of the 
15.4 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
15.5 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
15.6 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
15.7 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
15.8 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
15.9 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
15.10 	provide notice of the grant program in 
15.11 	the game and fish law summaries that are 
15.12 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.13 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

15.14	Subd. 6.Administration
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		220,000

15.15	(a) Contract Management
					
15.16 	$175,000 in the second year is to the 
15.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.18 	contract management duties assigned in this 
15.19 	section. The commissioner shall provide a 
15.20 	work program in the form specified by the 
15.21 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
15.22 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
15.23 	No money may be expended prior to 
15.24 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
15.25 	approval of the work program.

15.26	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
15.27 	$45,000 in the second year is to the 
15.28 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
15.29 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
15.30 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
15.31 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

15.32	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
15.33 	Money appropriated in this section may 
15.34 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
16.1 	directly related to and necessary for a 
16.2 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
16.3 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
16.4 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
16.5 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
16.6 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
16.7 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
16.8 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
16.9 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
16.10 	in this section are available until June 30, 
16.11 	2015, when projects must be completed and 
16.12 	final accomplishments reported. Funds for 
16.13 	restoration or enhancement are available 
16.14 	until June 30, 2017, or four years after 
16.15 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
16.16 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
16.17 	work. If a project receives federal funds, the 
16.18 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
16.19 	to equal the availability of federal funding. 
16.20 	Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition 
16.21 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
16.22 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
16.23 	with the appropriation. Public use facilities 
16.24 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
16.25 	acquired lands.

16.26
16.27	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
16.28 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
16.29 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
16.30 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
16.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.32 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
16.33 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
16.34 	1, 2012, or the date of accomplishment plan 
16.35 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
16.36 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
17.1 	this section. Periodic reimbursement must 
17.2 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
17.3 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
17.4 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
17.5 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
17.6 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
17.7 	by progress reports approved by the 
17.8 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
17.9 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
17.10 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
17.11 	support future management of acquired 
17.12 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
17.13 	advances must be approved as part of the 
17.14 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
17.15 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
17.16 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
17.17 	part of the accomplishment plan.

17.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.19 	to read:
17.20 		Subd. 12.Accomplishment plans. It is a condition of acceptance of money 
17.21 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that the agency or entity using the 
17.22 	appropriation submits an accomplishment plan and periodic accomplishment reports to 
17.23 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in the form determined by the council. The 
17.24 	accomplishment plan must identify the project manager responsible for expending the 
17.25 	appropriation and the final product. The accomplishment plan must account for the use 
17.26 	of the appropriation and outcomes of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, prairies, 
17.27 	forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. The plan 
17.28 	must include an evaluation of results. No money appropriated from the outdoor heritage 
17.29 	fund may be expended unless the council has approved the pertinent accomplishment plan.

17.30 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.31 	to read:
17.32 		Subd. 13.Project requirements. (a) As a condition of accepting money 
17.33 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from 
18.1 	an appropriation must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or 
18.2 	in part with funds from the appropriation.
18.3 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor 
18.4 	heritage fund must:
18.5 	(1) be permanent;
18.6 	(2) specify the parties to the easement;
18.7 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;
18.8 	(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;
18.9 	(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the 
18.10 	grantor to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;
18.11 	(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration 
18.12 	and the associated costs of these activities;
18.13 	(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;
18.14 	(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of 
18.15 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and
18.16 	(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement 
18.17 	agreement.
18.18 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration 
18.19 	and management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current 
18.20 	conservation science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should 
18.21 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the 
18.22 	best chance for long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include 
18.23 	the proposed timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, 
18.24 	site preparation, establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional 
18.25 	enhancement to establish the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management 
18.26 	needs of the restoration and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be 
18.27 	financed; and use current conservation science to achieve the best restoration.
18.28 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management 
18.29 	plan in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for 
18.30 	implementation.
18.31 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must 
18.32 	provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used 
18.33 	to select parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide 
18.34 	the council with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited 
18.35 	to, appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. 
18.36 	This information must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient 
19.1 	must also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between 
19.2 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
19.3 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data such as 
19.4 	appraisals may remain private during negotiations but must ultimately be made public 
19.5 	according to chapter 13.
19.6 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and 
19.7 	enhancement projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
19.8 	must be on land permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or 
19.9 	in public waters as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
19.10 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, 
19.11 	a recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the 
19.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and 
19.13 	budget an analysis of increased operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
19.14 	public entities as a result of the acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.
19.15 	(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give 
19.16 	consideration to and make timely written contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
19.17 	possible use of the corps' services to contract for restoration and enhancement services. 
19.18 	A copy of the written contact must be filed with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
19.19 	Council within 15 days of execution.
19.20 	(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect 
19.21 	signage according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

19.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.23 	to read:
19.24 		Subd. 14.Purchase of recycled and recyclable materials. A political subdivision, 
19.25 	public or private corporation, or other entity that receives money appropriated from the 
19.26 	outdoor heritage fund must use the money in compliance with sections 16B.121, regarding 
19.27 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
19.28 	and use of paper stock and printing.

19.29 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.30 	to read:
19.31 		Subd. 15.Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, 
19.32 	but not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated 
19.33 	from the outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an 
19.34 	easement interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made. The ownership 
20.1 	of the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in 
20.2 	real property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or 
20.3 	accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the 
20.4 	intended purpose as specified in the appropriation.
20.5 	(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this 
20.6 	subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any 
20.7 	interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and 
20.8 	approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council 
20.9 	shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
20.10 	divisions with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before 
20.11 	approval under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests 
20.12 	from recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures 
20.13 	shall allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real 
20.14 	property meeting the following criteria:
20.15 	(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the 
20.16 	commissioner of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
20.17 	(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably 
20.18 	equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking 
20.19 	into consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
20.20 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph 
20.21 	(a) must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local 
20.22 	government office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The 
20.23 	notice of funding agreement must contain:
20.24 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding 
20.25 	agreement;
20.26 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
20.27 	(3) a reference to this section; and
20.28 	(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in 
20.29 	accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the 
20.30 	acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in 
20.31 	real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
20.32 	encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
20.33 	Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers to 
20.34 	the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms and 
20.35 	conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
20.36 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation."

21.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
21.2 	to read:
21.3 		Subd. 16.Real property interest report. (a) By December 1 each year, a recipient 
21.4 	of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that is used for the acquisition of an 
21.5 	interest in real property, including, but not limited to, an easement or fee title, must submit 
21.6 	annual reports on the status of the real property to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
21.7 	Council or its successor in a form determined by the council. The responsibility for 
21.8 	reporting under this subdivision may be transferred by the recipient of the appropriation 
21.9 	to another person or entity that holds the interest in the real property. To complete the 
21.10 	transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of the appropriation must:
21.11 	(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of that person's 
21.12 	reporting responsibility;
21.13 	(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of the property 
21.14 	restrictions under subdivision 15; and
21.15 	(3) provide written notice to the council of the transfer of reporting responsibility, 
21.16 	including contact information for the person to whom the responsibility is transferred.
21.17 	(b) After the transfer, the person or entity that holds the interest in the real property 
21.18 	is responsible for reporting requirements under this subdivision.

21.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
21.20 	to read:
21.21 		Subd. 17.Easement monitoring and enforcement requirements. Money 
21.22 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for easement monitoring and enforcement 
21.23 	may be spent only on activities included in an easement monitoring and enforcement 
21.24 	plan contained within the accomplishment plan. Money received for monitoring and 
21.25 	enforcement, including earnings on the money received, shall be kept in a monitoring 
21.26 	and enforcement fund held by the organization and is appropriated for monitoring and 
21.27 	enforcing conservation easements in the state. Within 120 days after the close of the 
21.28 	entity's fiscal year, an entity receiving appropriations for easement monitoring and 
21.29 	enforcement must provide an annual financial report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
21.30 	Heritage Council on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the 
21.31 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for monitoring 
21.32 	and enforcement of easements and earnings on the money appropriated shall revert 
21.33 	to the state if:
21.34 	(1) the easement transfers to the state under subdivision 15;
22.1 	(2) the holder of the easement fails to file an annual report and then fails to cure that 
22.2 	default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
22.3 	(3) the holder of the easement fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
22.4 	enforcement plan contained within the accomplishment plan and fails to cure that default 
22.5 	within 90 days of notification of the default by the state.

22.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.7 	to read:
22.8 		Subd. 18.Successor organizations. The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.9 	may approve the continuation of a project with an organization that has adopted a new 
22.10 	name. Continuation of a project with an organization that has undergone a significant 
22.11 	change in mission, structure, or purpose requires:
22.12 	(1) notice to the chairs of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
22.13 	over the outdoor heritage fund; and
22.14 	(2) presentation by the council of proposed legislation either ratifying or rejecting 
22.15 	continued involvement with the new organization.