1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5	Section 1. MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.7 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.8 	environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for 
1.9 	the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this 
1.10 	act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending 
1.11 	June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The 
1.12 	second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The 
1.13 	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. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriations
 	$
	26,062,000
	$
	25,311,000

1.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.21		2012
	2013
	
2.1
2.2
2.3	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	25,312,000
	25,311,000
	
2.4
2.5
2.6	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
2.7 	Appropriations are available for two 
2.8 	years beginning July 1, 2011, unless 
2.9 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.10 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.11 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.12 	second year.

2.13	Subd. 2.Definitions
 					
2.14 	(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.15 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.16 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.17 	116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.18 	(b) "State land and water conservation 
2.19 	account (LAWCON)" means the state land 
2.20 	and water conservation account in the natural 
2.21 	resources fund referred to in Minnesota 
2.22 	Statutes, section 116P.14.

2.23
2.24	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		4,564,000
		6,396,000
	
2.25 	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey
2.26 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
2.27 	the second year are from the trust fund 
2.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
2.29 	for continuation of the Minnesota county 
2.30 	biological survey to provide a foundation 
2.31 	for conserving biological diversity by 
2.32 	systematically collecting, interpreting, 
2.33 	and delivering data on plant and animal 
2.34 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
2.35 	communities, and functional landscapes.
3.1 	(b) County Geologic Atlases for 
3.2 	Sustainable Water Management
3.3 	$900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
3.4 	second year are from the trust fund to 
3.5 	accelerate the production of county geologic 
3.6 	atlases to provide information essential to 
3.7 	sustainable management of ground water 
3.8 	resources by defining aquifer boundaries 
3.9 	and the connection of aquifers to the land 
3.10 	surface and surface water resources. Of 
3.11 	this appropriation, $600,000 each year is 
3.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
3.13 	of Minnesota for the Geologic Survey and 
3.14 	$300,000 each year is to the commissioner 
3.15 	of natural resources. This appropriation 
3.16 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
3.17 	time the project must be completed and final 
3.18 	products delivered.
3.19 	(c) Completion of Statewide Digital Soil 
3.20 	Survey
3.21 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
3.22 	second year are from the trust fund to 
3.23 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
3.24 	to accelerate the completion of county 
3.25 	soil survey mapping and Web-based data 
3.26 	delivery. The soil surveys must be done on a 
3.27 	cost-share basis with local and federal funds.
3.28 	(d) Updating National Wetlands Inventory 
3.29 	for Minnesota - Phase III
3.30 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.32 	to continue the update of wetland inventory 
3.33 	maps for Minnesota. This appropriation 
3.34 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
4.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
4.2 	products delivered.
4.3 	(e) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas - Phase 
4.4 	III
4.5 	$330,000 the second year is from the 
4.6 	trust fund for the continuation of the 
4.7 	statewide survey of Minnesota breeding 
4.8 	bird distribution and to create related 
4.9 	publications, including a book and online 
4.10 	atlas with distribution maps and breeding 
4.11 	status. Of this appropriation, $228,000 is to 
4.12 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.13 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
4.14 	Society and $102,000 is to the Board of 
4.15 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
4.16 	the Natural Resources Research Institute. 
4.17 	The atlas must be available for downloading 
4.18 	on the Internet free of charge. This 
4.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
4.20 	2015, by which time the project must be 
4.21 	completed and final products delivered.
4.22 	(f) Golden Eagle Survey
4.23 	$45,000 the first year and $45,000 the 
4.24 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
4.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.26 	agreement with the National Eagle Center to 
4.27 	increase the understanding of golden eagles 
4.28 	in Minnesota through surveys and education. 
4.29 	This appropriation is available until June 
4.30 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
4.31 	completed and final products delivered.
4.32 	(g) Determining Causes of Mortality in 
4.33 	Moose Populations
4.34 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
4.35 	second year are from the trust fund to 
5.1 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
5.2 	determine specific causes of moose mortality 
5.3 	and population decline in Minnesota and 
5.4 	to develop specific management actions to 
5.5 	prevent further population decline. This 
5.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.7 	2014, by which time the project must be 
5.8 	completed and final products delivered.
5.9 	(h) Canada Lynx Recovery Options
5.10 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
5.11 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
5.12 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
5.13 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
5.14 	assess Canada lynx recovery options.
5.15 	(i) Conserving Prairie Plant Diversity and 
5.16 	Evaluating Local Adaptation
5.17 	$262,000 the first year and $263,000 the 
5.18 	second year are from the trust fund to 
5.19 	the Board of Regents of the University 
5.20 	of Minnesota to research and develop a 
5.21 	scientific basis for identifying adapted seed 
5.22 	sources for restoring prairie ecosystems and 
5.23 	to conserve the genetic diversity of plants 
5.24 	of the Minnesota tallgrass prairie. This 
5.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.26 	2014, by which time the project must be 
5.27 	completed and final products delivered.
5.28 	(j) Prairie Management for Wildlife and 
5.29 	Bioenergy - Phase II
5.30 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
5.31 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
5.32 	Board of Regents of the University of 
5.33 	Minnesota to research and evaluate methods 
5.34 	of managing diverse working prairies for 
5.35 	wildlife and renewable bioenergy production. 
6.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.2 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
6.3 	completed and final products delivered.
6.4 	(k) Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting 
6.5 	Impacts on Minnesota's Forests
6.6 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
6.7 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
6.8 	Board of Regents of the University of 
6.9 	Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass 
6.10 	harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, 
6.11 	native forest vegetation, invasive species 
6.12 	spread, and long-term tree productivity within 
6.13 	Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is 
6.14 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
6.15 	the project must be completed and final 
6.16 	products delivered.
6.17 	(l) Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests 
6.18 	in Northern Minnesota
6.19 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
6.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
6.21 	Board of Regents of the University of 
6.22 	Minnesota to assess the potential response 
6.23 	of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to 
6.24 	observed and predicted changes in climate 
6.25 	conditions and develop related management 
6.26 	guidelines and adaptation strategies. This 
6.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
6.28 	2014, by which time the project must be 
6.29 	completed and final products delivered.
6.30 	(m) Information System for Wildlife and 
6.31 	Aquatic Management Areas
6.32 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
6.33 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
6.34 	commissioner of natural resources to develop 
6.35 	an information system to facilitate improved 
7.1 	management of wildlife and fish habitat and 
7.2 	facilities. This appropriation is available 
7.3 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
7.4 	project must be completed and final products 
7.5 	delivered.
7.6 	(n) Strengthening Natural Resource 
7.7 	Management with LiDAR Training
7.8 	$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second 
7.9 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
7.10 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
7.11 	provide workshops and Web-based training 
7.12 	and information on the use of LiDAR 
7.13 	elevation data in planning for and managing 
7.14 	natural resources.
7.15 	(o) Measuring Conservation Practice 
7.16 	Outcomes
7.17 	$170,000 the first year and $170,000 the 
7.18 	second year are from the trust fund to 
7.19 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
7.20 	to improve measurement of impacts of 
7.21 	conservation practices through refinement 
7.22 	of existing and development of new 
7.23 	pollution estimators and by providing local 
7.24 	government training.
7.25 	(p) Conservation-Based Approach for 
7.26 	Assessing Public Drainage Benefits
7.27 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
7.28 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
7.29 	of Water and Soil Resources to develop an 
7.30 	alternative framework to assess drainage 
7.31 	benefits on public systems to enhance water 
7.32 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
7.33 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
7.34 	project must be completed and final products 
7.35 	delivered.
8.1 	(q) Mississippi River Central Minnesota 
8.2 	Conservation Planning
8.3 	$87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
8.4 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
8.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.6 	agreement with Stearns County Soil and 
8.7 	Water Conservation District to develop 
8.8 	and adopt river protection strategies in 
8.9 	cooperation with local jurisdictions in 
8.10 	the communities of the 26 miles of the 
8.11 	Mississippi River between Benton and 
8.12 	Stearns Counties. This appropriation must 
8.13 	be matched by $175,000 of nonstate cash or 
8.14 	qualifying in-kind funds.
8.15 	(r) Saint Croix Basin Conservation 
8.16 	Planning and Protection
8.17 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
8.18 	second year are from the trust fund to 
8.19 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
8.20 	an agreement with the St. Croix River 
8.21 	Association to develop an interagency plan 
8.22 	to identify and prioritize critical areas for 
8.23 	project implementation to improve watershed 
8.24 	health. This appropriation must be matched 
8.25 	by $200,000 of nonstate cash or qualifying 
8.26 	in-kind funds. Up to $10,000 may be retained 
8.27 	by the Department of Natural Resources at 
8.28 	the request of the St. Croix River Association 
8.29 	to provide technical and mapping assistance. 
8.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
8.31 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
8.32 	completed and final products delivered.
8.33 	(s) Brainerd Lakes Community-Based 
8.34 	Conservation and Recreation Planning
9.1 	$135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
9.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
9.3 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.4 	agreement with Crow Wing County to 
9.5 	develop and implement community-based 
9.6 	conservation and recreational planning to 
9.7 	protect natural resources. This appropriation 
9.8 	is contingent on the commitment of 
9.9 	Crow Wing County to pursue adoption of 
9.10 	ordinances developed to protect the natural 
9.11 	resources and provide a $270,000 nonstate 
9.12 	match of cash or qualifying in-kind funds.

9.13	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		16,236,000
		13,649,000

9.14	Summary by Fund
	
9.15
9.16
9.17	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	15,486,000
	13,649,000
	
9.18
9.19
9.20	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
9.21 	(a) Lake Vermilion State Park 
9.22 	Development
9.23 	$2,421,000 the first year and $579,000 the 
9.24 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
9.25 	commissioner of natural resources for initial 
9.26 	phases of development of Lake Vermilion 
9.27 	State Park. A master plan must be completed 
9.28 	and a specific list of proposed projects 
9.29 	and project elements must be provided to 
9.30 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
9.31 	Minnesota Resources before any expenditure 
9.32 	of money appropriated in this paragraph.
9.33 	(b) State Parks and Trails Land 
9.34 	Acquisition
9.35 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
9.36 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
10.1 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.2 	state trails and critical parcels within the 
10.3 	statutory boundaries of state parks. State 
10.4 	park land acquired with this appropriation 
10.5 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
10.6 	least minimum management standards, as 
10.7 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
10.8 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions 
10.9 	must be provided as part of the required work 
10.10 	program. This appropriation is available 
10.11 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
10.12 	project must be completed and final products 
10.13 	delivered.
10.14 	(c) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
10.15 	Acquisition
10.16 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
10.17 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
10.18 	the Metropolitan Council for grants for the 
10.19 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
10.20 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
10.21 	park system. This appropriation may not 
10.22 	be used for the purchase of residential 
10.23 	structures. A list of proposed fee title and 
10.24 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
10.25 	part of the required work program. This 
10.26 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
10.27 	40 percent of nonstate money and must be 
10.28 	committed by December 31, 2011, or the 
10.29 	appropriation cancels.  This appropriation 
10.30 	is available until June 30, 2014, at which 
10.31 	time the project must be completed and final 
10.32 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
10.33 	specified in the work program.
10.34 	(d) Regional Park, Trail, and Connection 
10.35 	Acquisition and Development Grants
11.1 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
11.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
11.3 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
11.4 	matching grants to local units of government 
11.5 	for acquisition and development of regional 
11.6 	parks, regional trails, and trail connections. 
11.7 	The local match required for a grant to 
11.8 	acquire a regional park or regional outdoor 
11.9 	recreation area is two dollars of nonstate 
11.10 	money for each three dollars of state money. 
11.11 	This appropriation is available until June 
11.12 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
11.13 	completed and final products delivered.
11.14 	(e) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition 
11.15 	and Restoration
11.16 	$1,640,000 the first year and $1,640,000 
11.17 	the second year are from the trust fund 
11.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.19 	to acquire lands with high-quality native 
11.20 	plant communities and rare features to be 
11.21 	established as scientific and natural areas 
11.22 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.23 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of 
11.24 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
11.25 	technical assistance and outreach. A list 
11.26 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
11.27 	as part of the required work program. 
11.28 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
11.29 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
11.30 	least minimum management standards, as 
11.31 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
11.32 	resources. This appropriation is available 
11.33 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
11.34 	project must be completed and final products 
11.35 	delivered.
12.1 	(f) LaSalle Lake Scientific and Natural 
12.2 	Area Acquisition
12.3 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
12.4 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
12.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.6 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
12.7 	to acquire approximately 190 acres to be 
12.8 	designated as a scientific and natural area 
12.9 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.10 	86A.05, subdivision 5, on LaSalle Lake 
12.11 	adjacent to the upper Mississippi River. If 
12.12 	this acquisition is not completed by July 15, 
12.13 	2012, then the appropriation is available to 
12.14 	the Department of Natural Resources for 
12.15 	other scientific and natural area acquisitions 
12.16 	on the priority list. Up to $10,000 may 
12.17 	be retained by the Department of Natural 
12.18 	Resources at the request of The Trust for 
12.19 	Public Land for transaction costs, associated 
12.20 	professional services, and restoration needs.
12.21 	(g) Minnesota River Valley Green 
12.22 	Corridor Scientific and Natural Area 
12.23 	Acquisition
12.24 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
12.25 	the second year are from the trust fund 
12.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
12.27 	for an agreement with the Redwood Area 
12.28 	Communities Foundation to acquire lands 
12.29 	with high-quality native plant communities 
12.30 	and rare features to be established as scientific 
12.31 	and natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
12.32 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list 
12.33 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
12.34 	as part of the required work program. 
12.35 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
13.1 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
13.2 	least minimum management standards, as 
13.3 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
13.4 	resources. Up to $54,000 may be retained by 
13.5 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
13.6 	request of the Redwood Area Communities 
13.7 	Foundation for transaction costs, associated 
13.8 	professional services, and restoration needs. 
13.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.10 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
13.11 	completed and final products delivered.
13.12 	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Native 
13.13 	Prairie Bank Acquisition
13.14 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
13.15 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
13.16 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
13.17 	native prairie bank easements, prepare 
13.18 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
13.19 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
13.20 	technical assistance to landowners. This 
13.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
13.22 	2014, by which time the project must be 
13.23 	completed and final products delivered.
13.24 	(i) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
13.25 	(MeCC) - Phase VI
13.26 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
13.27 	the second year are from the trust fund 
13.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.29 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
13.30 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
13.31 	appropriation, $150,000 the first year 
13.32 	and $150,000 the second year are to the 
13.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.34 	agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the 
13.35 	agreements as follows: $100,000 the first 
14.1 	year and $100,000 the second year with 
14.2 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 
14.3 	the first year and $518,000 the second year 
14.4 	with Dakota County; $300,000 the first year 
14.5 	and $300,000 the second year with Great 
14.6 	River Greening; $220,000 the first year and 
14.7 	$220,000 the second year with Minnesota 
14.8 	Land Trust; $200,000 the first year and 
14.9 	$200,000 the second year with Minnesota 
14.10 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; 
14.11 	and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
14.12 	the second year with The Trust for Public 
14.13 	Land for planning, restoring, and protecting 
14.14 	priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, 
14.15 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.16 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
14.17 	surrounding counties, through contracted 
14.18 	services, technical assistance, conservation 
14.19 	easements, and fee title acquisition. Land 
14.20 	acquired with this appropriation must 
14.21 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
14.22 	minimum management standards, as 
14.23 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
14.24 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
14.25 	identified project corridor areas as defined 
14.26 	in the work program. This appropriation 
14.27 	may not be used for the purchase of 
14.28 	habitable residential structures, unless 
14.29 	expressly approved in the work program. All 
14.30 	conservation easements must be perpetual 
14.31 	and have a natural resource management 
14.32 	plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the 
14.33 	commissioner of natural resources with 
14.34 	money from this appropriation must be 
14.35 	designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
14.36 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
15.1 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
15.2 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
15.3 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
15.4 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
15.5 	as part of the required work program. An 
15.6 	entity that acquires a conservation easement 
15.7 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
15.8 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
15.9 	for the easement and a fund established for 
15.10 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
15.11 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
15.12 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
15.13 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
15.14 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
15.15 	annual financial report is required for any 
15.16 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
15.17 	fund established, including expenditures 
15.18 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
15.19 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
15.20 	project must be completed and final products 
15.21 	delivered.
15.22 	(j) Habitat Conservation Partnership 
15.23 	(HCP) - Phase VII
15.24 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
15.25 	the second year are from the trust fund 
15.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.27 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
15.28 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
15.29 	appropriation, $125,000 the first year 
15.30 	and $125,000 the second year are to the 
15.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.32 	agency programs and $3,225,000 is for 
15.33 	agreements as follows: $637,000 the first 
15.34 	year and $638,000 the second year with 
15.35 	Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $38,000 the first year 
15.36 	and $37,000 the second year with Friends 
16.1 	of Detroit Lakes Wetland Management 
16.2 	District; $25,000 the first year and $25,000 
16.3 	the second year with Leech Lake Band of 
16.4 	Ojibwe; $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
16.5 	the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; 
16.6 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
16.7 	second year with Minnesota Valley National 
16.8 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $242,000 the 
16.9 	first year and $243,000 the second year 
16.10 	with Pheasants Forever, Inc.; and $245,000 
16.11 	the first year and $245,000 the second year 
16.12 	with The Trust for Public Land to plan, 
16.13 	restore, and acquire fragmented landscape 
16.14 	corridors that connect areas of quality habitat 
16.15 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The 
16.16 	United States Department of Agriculture, 
16.17 	Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
16.18 	is an authorized cooperating partner in the 
16.19 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
16.20 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
16.21 	work program. Land acquired with this 
16.22 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
16.23 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
16.24 	management standards, as determined by 
16.25 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
16.26 	This appropriation may not be used for the 
16.27 	purchase of habitable residential structures, 
16.28 	unless expressly approved in the work 
16.29 	program. All conservation easements must 
16.30 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
16.31 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
16.32 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
16.33 	with money from this appropriation must 
16.34 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
16.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
16.36 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
17.1 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
17.2 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
17.3 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
17.4 	as part of the required work program. An 
17.5 	entity who acquires a conservation easement 
17.6 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
17.7 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
17.8 	for the easement and a fund established for 
17.9 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
17.10 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
17.11 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
17.12 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
17.13 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
17.14 	annual financial report is required for any 
17.15 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
17.16 	fund established, including expenditures 
17.17 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
17.18 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
17.19 	project must be completed and final products 
17.20 	delivered.
17.21 	(k) Natural and Scenic Area Acquisition 
17.22 	Grants
17.23 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
17.24 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
17.25 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
17.26 	matching grants to local governments for 
17.27 	acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as 
17.28 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.29 	85.019, subdivision 4a. This appropriation 
17.30 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
17.31 	time the project must be completed and final 
17.32 	products delivered.
17.33 	(l) Acceleration of Minnesota Conservation 
17.34 	Assistance
18.1 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
18.3 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide 
18.4 	grants to soil and water conservation districts 
18.5 	to provide technical assistance to secure 
18.6 	enrollment and retention of private lands in 
18.7 	federal and state programs for conservation.
18.8 	(m) Conservation Easement Stewardship 
18.9 	and Enforcement Program - Phase II
18.10 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.11 	second year are from the trust fund to 
18.12 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
18.13 	accelerate the implementation of the Phase 
18.14 	I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan 
18.15 	being developed with an appropriation 
18.16 	from Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
18.17 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h).
18.18 	(n) Gulf Oil Spill Impacts on Minnesota's 
18.19 	Migratory Bird Species
18.20 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 
18.21 	the second year are from the trust fund 
18.22 	to commissioner of natural resources in 
18.23 	cooperation with and for agreements with 
18.24 	the United States Geological Survey, the 
18.25 	University of Minnesota, and North Dakota 
18.26 	State University to assess the impact of the 
18.27 	Gulf oil spill on migratory populations of 
18.28 	common loons and American white pelicans 
18.29 	in Minnesota and share the information 
18.30 	with the public and for other related efforts. 
18.31 	Expenses for management of contracted 
18.32 	services incurred for this appropriation shall 
18.33 	be paid from subdivision 9, paragraph (b). 
18.34 	This appropriation is available until June 
19.1 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
19.2 	completed and final products delivered.
19.3 	(o) Recovery of At-Risk Native Prairie 
19.4 	Species
19.5 	$73,000 the first year and $74,000 the second 
19.6 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
19.7 	Water and Soil Resources for an agreement 
19.8 	with the Martin County Soil and Water 
19.9 	Conservation District to collect, propagate, 
19.10 	and plant declining, at-risk native species 
19.11 	on protected habitat and to enhance private 
19.12 	market sources for local ecotype native seed. 
19.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
19.14 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
19.15 	completed and final products delivered.
19.16 	(p) Controlling Encroachment of Woody 
19.17 	Vegetation in Grasslands
19.18 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
19.19 	second year are from the trust fund to 
19.20 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
19.21 	evaluate treatments and identify the most 
19.22 	effective methods for controlling woody 
19.23 	vegetation in prairies and grasslands.  This 
19.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
19.25 	2014, by which time the project must be 
19.26 	completed and final products delivered.
19.27 	(q) Understanding Threats, Genetic 
19.28 	Diversity, and Conservation Options for 
19.29 	Wild Rice
19.30 	$97,000 the first year and $98,000 the second 
19.31 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
19.32 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
19.33 	to research the genetic diversity of wild 
19.34 	rice population throughout Minnesota for 
19.35 	use in related conservation and restoration 
20.1 	efforts. This appropriation is contingent upon 
20.2 	demonstration of review and cooperation 
20.3 	with the Native American tribal nations 
20.4 	in Minnesota. Equipment purchased with 
20.5 	this appropriation must be available for 
20.6 	future publicly funded projects at no charge 
20.7 	except for typical operating expenses. This 
20.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
20.9 	2014, by which time the project must be 
20.10 	completed and final products delivered.
20.11 	(r) Southeast Minnesota Stream 
20.12 	Restoration
20.13 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
20.14 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
20.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.16 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at 
20.17 	least four miles of riparian corridor for trout 
20.18 	and nongame species in southeast Minnesota 
20.19 	and increase local capacities to implement 
20.20 	stream restoration through training and 
20.21 	technical assistance.  This appropriation is 
20.22 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
20.23 	the project must be completed and final 
20.24 	products delivered.
20.25 	(s) Restoration Strategies for Ditched 
20.26 	Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas
20.27 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
20.28 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
20.29 	commissioner of natural resources to evaluate 
20.30 	the hydrology and habitat of the Winter Road 
20.31 	Lake peatland watershed protection area to 
20.32 	determine the effects of ditch abandonment 
20.33 	and examine the potential for restoration 
20.34 	of patterned peatlands. This appropriation 
20.35 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
21.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
21.2 	products delivered.
21.3 	(t) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar 
21.4 	Plant Community Restoration
21.5 	$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 
21.6 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
21.7 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
21.8 	assess the decline of northern white cedar 
21.9 	plant communities in northeast Minnesota, 
21.10 	prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and 
21.11 	provide cedar restoration training to local 
21.12 	units of government.
21.13 	(u) Restoring North Shore Forests
21.14 	$31,000 the first year and $32,000 the 
21.15 	second year are from the trust fund to 
21.16 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.17 	an agreement with Sugarloaf: The North 
21.18 	Shore Stewardship Association to provide 
21.19 	forest stewardship plans, training, and tree 
21.20 	planting assistance for Lake Superior coastal 
21.21 	landowners with property sizes less than 20 
21.22 	acres who are not eligible for other state 
21.23 	stewardship programs. This appropriation 
21.24 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
21.25 	time the project must be completed and final 
21.26 	products delivered.
21.27 	(v) Assessment of Tree Retention Forestry 
21.28 	Harvest Guidelines
21.29 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
21.30 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
21.31 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
21.32 	for the Natural Resources Research Institute 
21.33 	to evaluate the effect of Minnesota's forest 
21.34 	management guidelines for tree retention 
21.35 	on wildlife populations. This appropriation 
22.1 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
22.2 	time the project must be completed and final 
22.3 	products delivered.
22.4 	(w) Land and Water Conservation Account 
22.5 	(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement
22.6 	$750,000 is from the state land and water 
22.7 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
22.8 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
22.9 	natural resources for priorities established by 
22.10 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
22.11 	and administrative and planning activities 
22.12 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.13 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
22.14 	Conservation Fund Act. This appropriation 
22.15 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
22.16 	time the project must be completed and final 
22.17 	products delivered.

22.18	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		1,675,000
		1,677,000
	
22.19 	(a) Groundwater Sustainability 
22.20 	Assessment in I-94 Growth Corridor
22.21 	$225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
22.22 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
22.23 	commissioner of administration for the 
22.24 	Environmental Quality Board to assess 
22.25 	groundwater sustainability in the I-94 growth 
22.26 	corridor between the Twin Cities and Saint 
22.27 	Cloud and engage local communities in 
22.28 	understanding groundwater and how it is 
22.29 	impacted by land and water usage. This 
22.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.31 	2014, by which time the project must be 
22.32 	completed and final products delivered.
22.33 	(b) Lake Superior Water Quality 
22.34 	Monitoring
23.1 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
23.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
23.3 	Board of Regents of the University of 
23.4 	Minnesota for the Large Lakes Observatory 
23.5 	for research of Lake Superior waters to 
23.6 	assess ecosystem health and water quality 
23.7 	in response to environmental stresses. This 
23.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.9 	2014, by which time the project must be 
23.10 	completed and final products delivered.
23.11 	(c) Assessment of Changes in Minnesota's 
23.12 	Wilderness Lakes
23.13 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
23.14 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
23.15 	Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix 
23.16 	Watershed Research Station, to assess 
23.17 	recent ecological changes to remote lakes 
23.18 	and determine which types of remote 
23.19 	lakes are most at risk from observed and 
23.20 	predicted changes in climate conditions. 
23.21 	This appropriation is available until June 
23.22 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
23.23 	completed and final products delivered.
23.24 	(d) Itasca County Sensitive Lakeshore 
23.25 	Identification
23.26 	$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
23.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
23.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
23.29 	agreement with Itasca County Soil and Water 
23.30 	Conservation District to identify sensitive 
23.31 	lakeshore and restorable shoreline in Itasca 
23.32 	County. Up to $130,000 may be retained by 
23.33 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
23.34 	request of Itasca County to provide technical 
23.35 	assistance.
24.1 	(e) Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in 
24.2 	Southeast Minnesota - Phase III
24.3 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
24.4 	second year are from the trust fund to 
24.5 	continue to identify and delineate water 
24.6 	supply areas and springsheds for springs 
24.7 	serving as cold water sources for trout 
24.8 	streams and to assess the impacts from 
24.9 	development and water appropriations. Of 
24.10 	this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to 
24.11 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
24.12 	Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the 
24.13 	commissioner of natural resources.
24.14 	(f) Mississippi River Water Quality 
24.15 	Assessment
24.16 	$278,000 the first year and $279,000 the 
24.17 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
24.18 	Board of Regents of the University of 
24.19 	Minnesota to assess water quality in the 
24.20 	Mississippi River using DNA sequencing 
24.21 	approaches and chemical analyses. The 
24.22 	assessments shall be incorporated into 
24.23 	a Web-based educational tool for use 
24.24 	in classrooms and public exhibits. This 
24.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
24.26 	2014, by which time the project must be 
24.27 	completed and final products delivered.
24.28 	(g) Zumbro River Watershed Restoration 
24.29 	Prioritization
24.30 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
24.31 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
24.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
24.33 	agreement with the Zumbro Watershed 
24.34 	Partnership, Inc. to identify sources of 
24.35 	erosion and runoff in the Zumbro River 
25.1 	Watershed in order to prioritize restoration 
25.2 	and protection projects.
25.3 	(h) Assessment of Minnesota River 
25.4 	Antibiotic Concentrations
25.5 	$95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
25.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
25.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.8 	agreement with Saint Thomas University 
25.9 	in cooperation with Gustavus Adolphus 
25.10 	College and the University of Minnesota 
25.11 	to measure antibiotic concentrations and 
25.12 	antibiotic resistance levels at sites on the 
25.13 	Minnesota River.
25.14 	(i) Determination of Phosphorus 
25.15 	Reduction from Perpetual Easements
25.16 	$62,000 the first year and $63,000 the second 
25.17 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
25.18 	Water and Soil Resources in cooperation 
25.19 	with the United States Geologic Survey 
25.20 	to evaluate the effectiveness of perpetual 
25.21 	easements in reducing phosphorus transport 
25.22 	into streams.
25.23 	(j) Wastewater Phosphorus Filtration 
25.24 	Using Recycled By-Products
25.25 	$85,000 the first year and $85,000 the second 
25.26 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
25.27 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
25.28 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
25.29 	evaluate the use of recycled iron by-products 
25.30 	and waste products for wastewater filtration 
25.31 	to remove phosphorus from surface water.
25.32 	(k) Community-Based Reduction of Water 
25.33 	Contaminants
26.1 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
26.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
26.3 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.4 	agreement with the Institute for Agriculture 
26.5 	and Trade Policy to assist in helping local 
26.6 	governments in the identification and 
26.7 	implementation of green practices within 
26.8 	communities to reduce estrogenic chemical 
26.9 	water pollution.

26.10
26.11	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		605,000
		605,000
	
26.12 	(a) Improved Detection of Harmful 
26.13 	Microbes in Ballast Water
26.14 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
26.15 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
26.16 	Board of Regents of the University of 
26.17 	Minnesota for the University of Minnesota 
26.18 	Duluth to identify and analyze potentially 
26.19 	harmful bacteria transported into Lake 
26.20 	Superior through ship ballast water 
26.21 	discharge. This appropriation is available 
26.22 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
26.23 	project must be completed and final products 
26.24 	delivered.
26.25 	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol 
26.26 	Research and Implementation
26.27 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
26.28 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
26.29 	commissioner of agriculture to assess a 
26.30 	biocontrol method for suppressing emerald 
26.31 	ash borers by testing bioagent winter survival 
26.32 	potential, developing release and monitoring 
26.33 	methods, and piloting implementation 
26.34 	of emerald ash borer biocontrol. This 
26.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
27.1 	2014, by which time the project must be 
27.2 	completed and final products delivered.
27.3 	(c) Emerald Ash Borer Landscape 
27.4 	Management Impacts
27.5 	$170,000 the first year and $170,000 the 
27.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
27.7 	Board of Regents of the University of 
27.8 	Minnesota to research impacts of insecticides 
27.9 	used for managing emerald ash borers on 
27.10 	other insects and birds. This appropriation 
27.11 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
27.12 	time the project must be completed and final 
27.13 	products delivered.
27.14 	(d) Evaluation of Switchgrass as Biofuel 
27.15 	Crop
27.16 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the second 
27.17 	year are from the trust fund to the Minnesota 
27.18 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
27.19 	Central Lakes College in cooperation with 
27.20 	the University of Minnesota to determine 
27.21 	the invasion risk of selectively bred 
27.22 	native grasses for biofuel production and 
27.23 	develop strategies to minimize the invasion 
27.24 	potential and impacts on biodiversity. This 
27.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
27.26 	2014, by which time the project must be 
27.27 	completed and final products delivered.

27.28	Subd. 7.Renewable Energy and Air Quality
 		925,000
		925,000
	
27.29 	(a) Peatland Carbon Sequestration
27.30 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
27.31 	second year are from the trust fund to 
27.32 	the commissioner of natural resources in 
27.33 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
27.34 	to measure carbon uptake and methane 
28.1 	release in healthy and altered peatlands 
28.2 	and develop strategies for landscape-level 
28.3 	peatland restoration and carbon sequestration 
28.4 	implementation.  This appropriation is 
28.5 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
28.6 	the project must be completed and final 
28.7 	products delivered.
28.8 	(b) Addressing Ozone Pollution in 
28.9 	Minnesota
28.10 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
28.11 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
28.12 	Board of Regents of the University of 
28.13 	Minnesota to research ozone pollution and 
28.14 	exposure in Minnesota and examine the 
28.15 	effectiveness and environmental equality of 
28.16 	potential control options.
28.17 	(c) Optimizing Biogas Role in Meeting 
28.18 	Minnesota's Energy Goals
28.19 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
28.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
28.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.22 	agreement with the Great Plains Institute 
28.23 	to evaluate market, technical, and policy 
28.24 	barriers to broader adoption of biogas in 
28.25 	meeting Minnesota's energy needs and 
28.26 	develop recommendations for overcoming 
28.27 	those barriers.
28.28 	(d) Supporting Community-Driven 
28.29 	Sustainable Bioenergy Projects
28.30 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
28.31 	second year are from the trust fund to 
28.32 	the commissioner of natural resources 
28.33 	for an agreement with Dovetail Partners, 
28.34 	Inc. in cooperation with the University of 
28.35 	Minnesota to assess feasibility, impacts, 
29.1 	and management needs of community-scale 
29.2 	forest bioenergy systems through pilot 
29.3 	studies in Ely and Cook County and to 
29.4 	disseminate findings to inform related efforts 
29.5 	in other communities.
29.6 	(e) Low Environmental Impact 
29.7 	Sustainable Neighborhoods
29.8 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
29.9 	second year are from the trust fund to 
29.10 	the Board of Regents of the University 
29.11 	of Minnesota to assess the feasibility and 
29.12 	conduct preliminary design for a replicable, 
29.13 	cost-effective neighborhood-scale district 
29.14 	system for energy, water, recycling, and 
29.15 	waste that optimizes conservation and 
29.16 	efficiency.
29.17 	(f) Conservation Corps Training and 
29.18 	Low-Income Solar Home-Heating 
29.19 	Installation
29.20 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
29.21 	second year are from the trust fund to 
29.22 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
29.23 	an agreement with Conservation Corps 
29.24 	Minnesota in cooperation with the Rural 
29.25 	Renewable Energy Alliance to train corps 
29.26 	members for renewable energy jobs and 
29.27 	provide installation of solar heating systems 
29.28 	for low-income families. An energy budget 
29.29 	and cost savings calculation must be provided 
29.30 	and, to the extent possible, the solar panel 
29.31 	fabrication must be done in Minnesota.

29.32	Subd. 8.Environmental Education
 		1,356,000
		1,358,000
	
29.33 	(a) Minnesota Schools Conserving Energy 
29.34 	and Water
30.1 	$412,000 the first year and $413,000 the 
30.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
30.3 	commissioner of the Pollution Control 
30.4 	Agency for technical assistance and grants 
30.5 	to high school student-led teams to integrate 
30.6 	long-term energy and water conservation 
30.7 	savings into daily school operations, 
30.8 	create model school-utility partnerships, 
30.9 	and develop student leadership. This 
30.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
30.11 	2014, by which time the project must be 
30.12 	completed and final products delivered.
30.13 	(b) Youth-Led Renewable Energy and 
30.14 	Energy Conservation in West Central and 
30.15 	Southwest Minnesota
30.16 	$123,000 the first year and $123,000 the 
30.17 	second year are from the trust fund to 
30.18 	the commissioner of natural resources 
30.19 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
30.20 	Environmental Learning Center to initiate 
30.21 	youth-led renewable energy and conservation 
30.22 	projects in over thirty communities in west 
30.23 	central and southwest Minnesota.
30.24 	(c) Minnesota Junior Master Naturalist 
30.25 	Program
30.26 	$182,000 the first year and $183,000 the 
30.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
30.28 	Board of Regents of the University of 
30.29 	Minnesota to expand the junior naturalist 
30.30 	after-school programs. This appropriation 
30.31 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
30.32 	time the project must be completed and final 
30.33 	products delivered.
30.34 	(d) Experiential Environmental Education 
30.35 	for Urban Youth
31.1 	$354,000 the first year and $354,000 the 
31.2 	second year are from the trust fund to 
31.3 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
31.4 	an agreement with Hennepin County in 
31.5 	partnership with The City, Inc. to initiate new 
31.6 	environmental education programs targeting 
31.7 	inner-city youth that provide hands-on, 
31.8 	experiential outdoor learning opportunities. 
31.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
31.10 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
31.11 	completed and final products delivered.
31.12 	(e) Eagles Linking Students to Science and 
31.13 	Nature
31.14 	$85,000 the first year and $85,000 the second 
31.15 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
31.16 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
31.17 	for The Raptor Center to engage students 
31.18 	in exploring science and nature through 
31.19 	curriculum built on real-life case studies of 
31.20 	raptors treated at The Raptor Center and 
31.21 	eagles tracked for post-release monitoring.
31.22 	(f) Cross-Cultural Cooperation in Fish 
31.23 	and Wildlife Conservation
31.24 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
31.25 	second year are from the trust fund to 
31.26 	the commissioner of natural resources 
31.27 	to collaborate with the Southeast Asian 
31.28 	community on a tagging study and creel 
31.29 	survey of white bass and to develop 
31.30 	and implement cross-cultural training 
31.31 	and workshops on hunting and fishing 
31.32 	conservation regulations, ethics, and 
31.33 	management. This appropriation is available 
31.34 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
32.1 	project must be completed and final products 
32.2 	delivered. 

32.3
32.4	Subd. 9.Administration and Contract 
Management
 		701,000
		701,000
	
32.5 	(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
32.6 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
32.7 	$591,000 the first year and $591,000 the 
32.8 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
32.9 	LCCMR for administration as provided 
32.10 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
32.11 	subdivision 5. 
32.12 	(b) Contract Management
32.13 	$110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
32.14 	second year are from the trust fund to 
32.15 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
32.16 	Minnesota Resources to contract with the 
32.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.18 	expenses incurred for contract fiscal services 
32.19 	for the agreements specified in this section. 
32.20 	The contract management services must 
32.21 	be done on a reimbursement basis. This 
32.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
32.23 	2014, by which time the project must be 
32.24 	completed and final products delivered. 

32.25	Subd. 10.Availability of Appropriations 
 					
32.26 	Money appropriated in this section may 
32.27 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
32.28 	directly related to the specific appropriation 
32.29 	and are specified in the approved work 
32.30 	program. Money appropriated in this section 
32.31 	must not be spent on indirect costs or other 
32.32 	institutional overhead charges. Unless 
32.33 	otherwise provided, the amounts in this 
32.34 	section are available until June 30, 2013, 
32.35 	when projects must be completed and final 
33.1 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
33.2 	property, the amounts in this section are 
33.3 	available until June 30, 2014, if a binding 
33.4 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2013, 
33.5 	and closed not later than June 30, 2014. If 
33.6 	a project receives a federal grant, the time 
33.7 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
33.8 	equal the federal grant period. 

33.9	Subd. 11. Data Availability Requirements 
 					
33.10 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
33.11 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
33.12 	standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise 
33.13 	Technology. Spatial data also must conform 
33.14 	to additional guidelines and standards 
33.15 	designed to support data coordination and 
33.16 	distribution that have been published by the 
33.17 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
33.18 	Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared 
33.19 	as specified in the state's geographic metadata 
33.20 	guideline and must be submitted to the 
33.21 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
33.22 	All data must be accessible and free to the 
33.23 	public unless made private under the Data 
33.24 	Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
33.25 	13. 
33.26 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
33.27 	results of projects funded under this section 
33.28 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
33.29 	and identified as an environment and natural 
33.30 	resources trust fund project. 

33.31	Subd. 12.Project Requirements
 					
33.32 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
33.33 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
33.34 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
33.35 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
34.1 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
34.2 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
34.3 	submit a work program and semiannual 
34.4 	progress reports in the form determined 
34.5 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
34.6 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
34.7 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
34.8 	appropriation. 
34.9 	(b) To the extent possible, a person 
34.10 	conducting restoration with money 
34.11 	appropriated under this section must plant 
34.12 	vegetation only of ecotypes native to 
34.13 	Minnesota and preferably of the local 
34.14 	ecotype using a high diversity of species 
34.15 	originating as close to the restoration site as 
34.16 	possible and, when restoring prairies, protect 
34.17 	existing prairies from genetic contamination. 
34.18 	Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these 
34.19 	requirements must be expressly approved in 
34.20 	the work program. 
34.21 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
34.22 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
34.23 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
34.24 	and management plan that, to the degree 
34.25 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
34.26 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
34.27 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
34.28 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
34.29 	other relevant factors that would provide 
34.30 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
34.31 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
34.32 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
34.33 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
34.34 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
34.35 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
34.36 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
35.1 	maintenance and management needs of 
35.2 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
35.3 	management, and enhancement will be 
35.4 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
35.5 	available science and include innovative 
35.6 	techniques to achieve the best restoration. 
35.7 	(d) Any entity receiving an appropriation in 
35.8 	this section for restoration activities must 
35.9 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
35.10 	at the completion of the appropriation 
35.11 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
35.12 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
35.13 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
35.14 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
35.15 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
35.16 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
35.17 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
35.18 	guidelines. The evaluation shall determine 
35.19 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
35.20 	goals, identify any problems with the 
35.21 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
35.22 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
35.23 	improving restorations. The evaluation shall 
35.24 	be focused on improving future restorations. 
35.25 	(e) Except as otherwise provided in this 
35.26 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
35.27 	projects funded with money appropriated in 
35.28 	this section must be on land permanently 
35.29 	protected by a conservation easement or 
35.30 	public ownership or in public waters as 
35.31 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.32 	103G.005, subdivision 15. 
35.33 	(f) A recipient of money from an 
35.34 	appropriation under this section must 
35.35 	give consideration to contracting with 
36.1 	Conservation Corps Minnesota or its 
36.2 	successor for contract restoration and 
36.3 	enhancement services. 
36.4 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
36.5 	money appropriated under this section must:
36.6 	(1) be perpetual;
36.7 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
36.8 	easement;
36.9 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
36.10 	agreement that are perpetual;
36.11 	(4) be sent to the Office of the 
36.12 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
36.13 	Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
36.14 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
36.15 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
36.16 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and 
36.17 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
36.18 	document to address specific water quality 
36.19 	protection activities such as keeping water 
36.20 	on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
36.21 	contaminant loading, protecting groundwater, 
36.22 	and not permitting artificial hydrological 
36.23 	modifications. 
36.24 	(h) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
36.25 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
36.26 	this section must give priority to high quality 
36.27 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
36.28 	provide natural buffers to water resources. 
36.29 	(i) For new lands acquired with money 
36.30 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
36.31 	must prepare a restoration and management 
36.32 	plan in compliance with paragraph 
36.33 	(c), including sufficient funding for 
36.34 	implementation unless the work program 
37.1 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
37.2 	not necessary to achieve a high quality 
37.3 	restoration. 
37.4 	(j) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
37.5 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
37.6 	of an appropriation under this section must 
37.7 	provide to the Legislative-Citizen 
37.8 	Commission on Minnesota Resources and 
37.9 	the commissioner of management and budget 
37.10 	an analysis of increased operations and 
37.11 	maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
37.12 	public entities as a result of the acquisition 
37.13 	and how these costs are to be paid. 
37.14 	 (k) To ensure public accountability for the 
37.15 	use of public funds, a recipient of money 
37.16 	appropriated under this section must provide 
37.17 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
37.18 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
37.19 	selection process used to identify parcels 
37.20 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
37.21 	related transaction costs, including but not 
37.22 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
37.23 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
37.24 	and donations. This information must be 
37.25 	provided for all parties involved in the 
37.26 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
37.27 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
37.28 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
37.29 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
37.30 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
37.31 	appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 
37.32 	appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 
37.33 	such as appraisals may remain private 
37.34 	during negotiations but must ultimately 
37.35 	be made public according to Minnesota 
37.36 	Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen 
38.1 	Commission on Minnesota Resources shall 
38.2 	review the requirement in this paragraph 
38.3 	and provide a recommendation on whether 
38.4 	to continue or modify the requirement in 
38.5 	future years. The commission may waive 
38.6 	the application of this paragraph for specific 
38.7 	projects. 
38.8 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from 
38.9 	the trust fund under this section must 
38.10 	acknowledge financial support from the 
38.11 	Minnesota environment and natural resources 
38.12 	trust fund in project publications, signage, 
38.13 	and other public communications and 
38.14 	outreach related to work completed using the 
38.15 	appropriation. Acknowledgment may occur, 
38.16 	as appropriate, through use of the trust fund 
38.17 	logo or inclusion of language attributing 
38.18 	support from the trust fund. 

38.19
38.20	Subd. 13.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
38.21 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
38.22 	to in this section must be administered on 
38.23 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
38.24 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
38.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
38.26 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
38.27 	2011, or the date the work program is 
38.28 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
38.29 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
38.30 	in this section. Periodic payment must 
38.31 	be made upon receiving documentation 
38.32 	that the deliverable items articulated in 
38.33 	the approved work program have been 
38.34 	achieved, including partial achievements 
38.35 	as evidenced by approved progress reports. 
38.36 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
39.1 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 
39.2 	match federal money. The advances must 
39.3 	be approved as part of the work program. 
39.4 	No expenditures for capital equipment are 
39.5 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
39.6 	project work program. 

39.7
39.8	Subd. 14.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
39.9 	A political subdivision, public or private 
39.10 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
39.11 	appropriation under this section must use the 
39.12 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
39.13 	Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding 
39.14 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
39.15 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.16 	16B.122, regarding purchase and use of 
39.17 	paper stock and printing. 

39.18
39.19	Subd. 15.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines 
 					
39.20 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
39.21 	under this section for a capital improvement 
39.22 	project must ensure that the project complies 
39.23 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
39.24 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
39.25 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
39.26 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
39.27 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
39.28 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
39.29 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
39.30 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
39.31 	obtain information and technical assistance 
39.32 	on energy conservation and alternative 
39.33 	energy development relating to the planning 
39.34 	and construction of the capital improvement 
39.35 	project. 

39.36	Subd. 16.Accessibility
 					
40.1 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
40.2 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
40.3 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
40.4 	guidelines. 

40.5	Subd. 17.Carryforward
 					
40.6 	(a) The availability of the appropriation for 
40.7 	the following projects is extended to June 
40.8 	30, 2012:
40.9 	(1) Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 
40.10 	2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Native 
40.11 	Shoreland Buffer Incentives Program;
40.12 	(2) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
40.13 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), State Park 
40.14 	Acquisition;
40.15 	(3) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
40.16 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), State Trail 
40.17 	Acquisition; and 
40.18 	(4) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
40.19 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Contract 
40.20 	Management. 
40.21 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
40.22 	the following project is extended to June 
40.23 	30, 2013: Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 
40.24 	2, subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Expanding 
40.25 	Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools.