1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying requirements for receipt of fund money;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.08, subdivision 
1.5 	1; 116P.17, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.10 	natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.11 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2017," "2018," and "2019" used in this act mean 
1.12 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1.13 	2017, June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. 
1.14 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
1.15 	Appropriations for fiscal year 2017 are available the day following final enactment.

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19			2017
		2018
		2019

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21
1.22	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 	$
	8,428,000
	$
	50,733,000
	$
	5,089,000
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal years 
2.4 	2018 and 2019 are available for two years 
2.5 	beginning July 1, 2017, for fiscal year 2018 
2.6 	appropriations and beginning July 1, 2018, for 
2.7 	fiscal year 2019 appropriations, unless 
2.8 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.9 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.10 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.11 	second year or until the end of the 
2.12 	appropriation. Appropriations for fiscal year 
2.13 	2017 are available until June 30, 2018, unless 
2.14 	otherwise stated in the appropriation.

2.15	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.16 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.17 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.18 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
2.19 	article XI, section 14.

2.20
2.21
2.22	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		2,000,000
		7,872,000
		89,000

2.23	(a) County Geologic Atlases - Continuation
					
2.24 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
2.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.26 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
2.27 	to continue acceleration of the production of 
2.28 	county geologic atlases for the purpose of 
2.29 	sustainable management of surface water and 
2.30 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
2.31 	to complete Part A of county geologic atlases, 
2.32 	which focuses on the properties and 
2.33 	distribution of earth materials in order to 
2.34 	define aquifer boundaries and the connection 
2.35 	of aquifers to the land surface and surface 
2.36 	water resources. This appropriation is 
3.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
3.2 	the project must be completed and final 
3.3 	products delivered.

3.4
3.5	(b) Assessment of Public Benefits of Protecting 
Source Water
					
3.6 	$320,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.8 	Minnesota to map and quantify source water 
3.9 	risks, determine ecosystem service valuation 
3.10 	of clean water, and provide analyses of equity 
3.11 	and community capacity to improve decisions 
3.12 	about the protection and management of 
3.13 	groundwater and surface water. This 
3.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
3.15 	by which time the project must be completed 
3.16 	and final products delivered.

3.17
3.18	(c) Preserving Minnesota Prairie Plant Diversity 
- Phase II
					
3.19 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.20 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.21 	Minnesota to continue collecting and 
3.22 	preserving germplasm of plants throughout 
3.23 	Minnesota's prairie region, study the microbial 
3.24 	effects that promote plant health, analyze local 
3.25 	adaptation, and evaluate the adaptive capacity 
3.26 	of prairie plant populations. This appropriation 
3.27 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
3.28 	the project must be completed and final 
3.29 	products delivered.

3.30	(d) Minnesota Biological Survey - Continuation
					
3.31 	$2,900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
3.33 	continuation of the Minnesota biological 
3.34 	survey to provide a foundation for conserving 
3.35 	biological diversity by systematically 
3.36 	collecting, interpreting, monitoring, and 
4.1 	delivering data on plant and animal 
4.2 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
4.3 	communities, and functional landscapes. This 
4.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
4.5 	by which time the project must be completed 
4.6 	and final products delivered.

4.7
4.8	(e) Minnesota Wildflowers Online Botanical 
Reference - Phase II
					
4.9 	$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.11 	an agreement with Minnesota Wildflowers 
4.12 	Information to continue surveying and imaging 
4.13 	plant species and publishing species profiles 
4.14 	for a plant identification reference Web site 
4.15 	available to the public and land managers. 
4.16 	Images acquired and information compiled 
4.17 	using these funds are for purposes of public 
4.18 	information available on a Web site. If the 
4.19 	organization is no longer able to maintain the 
4.20 	Web site, the organization must work with the 
4.21 	state and the University of Minnesota, Bell 
4.22 	Museum of Natural History, to ensure the 
4.23 	materials remain publicly available on the 
4.24 	Web. This appropriation is available until June 
4.25 	30, 2020, by which time the project must be 
4.26 	completed and final products delivered.

4.27
4.28	(f) Assessment of Microbes for Improving Wild 
Rice Restoration
					
4.29 	$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.31 	Minnesota, Natural Resources Research 
4.32 	Institute, to evaluate the microbial 
4.33 	communities and nutrients associated with 
4.34 	wild rice and competing vegetation, with the 
4.35 	goal of enhancing restoration success to 
4.36 	increase the abundance of wild rice. This 
5.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
5.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
5.3 	and final products delivered.

5.4
5.5	(g) Drainage Records Modernization Cost Share 
- Phase II
					
5.6 	$540,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.7 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
5.8 	facilitate statewide modernization of public 
5.9 	drainage records under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.10 	chapter 103E, and integrate new specifications 
5.11 	into existing drainage records modernization 
5.12 	guidelines through matching cost-share grants 
5.13 	to drainage authorities. This appropriation is 
5.14 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
5.15 	the project must be completed and final 
5.16 	products delivered.

5.17	(h) Groundwater Contamination Mapping
					
5.18 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.19 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
5.20 	Agency to develop a Web-based interactive 
5.21 	map of groundwater contamination to improve 
5.22 	protection of groundwater resources for 
5.23 	drinking water. This appropriation is available 
5.24 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
5.25 	must be completed and final products 
5.26 	delivered.

5.27
5.28	(i) Landslide Susceptibility, Mapping, and 
Management Tools
					
5.29 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.31 	Minnesota to create landslide susceptibility 
5.32 	maps using a landslide inventory and 
5.33 	quantitative analysis of LiDAR to provide 
5.34 	tools and data for mitigation and restoration 
5.35 	to reduce impacts on water resources. This 
5.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
6.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.2 	and final products delivered.

6.3	(j) Moose Calf Surveys and Monitoring
					
6.4 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.5 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.6 	Minnesota to assess the use of unmanned 
6.7 	aerial vehicles in natural resource monitoring 
6.8 	of moose populations and changes in 
6.9 	ecosystems.

6.10
6.11	(k) Cedar Creek Natural Area Wolf 
Recolonization Assessment
					
6.12 	$398,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.14 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
6.15 	Reserve, to assess wolf recolonization impacts 
6.16 	on wildlife, biodiversity, and natural resources 
6.17 	and provide educational opportunities at Cedar 
6.18 	Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. This 
6.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
6.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.21 	and final products delivered.

6.22
6.23	(l) Effects of Wolf Predation on Beaver, Moose, 
and Deer
					
6.24 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.26 	an agreement with Voyageurs National Park 
6.27 	to assess the effects of wolf predation on 
6.28 	beaver, moose, and deer in the Border Lakes 
6.29 	region. This appropriation is available until 
6.30 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
6.31 	be completed and final products delivered.

6.32
6.33	(m) Mapping Taxonomy and Environmental 
Toxicology of Minnesota Freshwater Sponges
					
6.34 	$258,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.36 	Minnesota, Crookston, to determine freshwater 
7.1 	sponge distribution, identify and quantify 
7.2 	accumulated contaminants, and provide 
7.3 	educational research opportunities to 
7.4 	undergraduate students. This appropriation is 
7.5 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
7.6 	the project must be completed and final 
7.7 	products delivered.

7.8	(n)Pollinator Research and Outreach
					
7.9 	$411,000 the first year and $89,000 the second 
7.10 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
7.11 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
7.12 	pollinator research and outreach, including, 
7.13 	but not limited to, science-based best practices 
7.14 	and the identification and establishment of 
7.15 	habitat beneficial to pollinators. This 
7.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
7.17 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.18 	and final products delivered.

7.19	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		-0-
		3,175,000
		-0-

7.20
7.21	(a) Assessment of Household Chemicals and 
Herbicides in Rivers and Lakes
					
7.22 	$236,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.24 	Minnesota to quantify environmental levels 
7.25 	of household chemical and herbicide 
7.26 	ingredients in rivers and lakes and assess their 
7.27 	potential to form toxic by-products.

7.28
7.29	(b) Wastewater Nitrogen Removal Technology 
to Protect Water Quality
					
7.30 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.32 	Minnesota to develop a technology for 
7.33 	inexpensive low-energy nitrogen removal in 
7.34 	wastewater. This appropriation is subject to 
7.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
7.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
8.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.2 	and final products delivered.

8.3
8.4	(c) Rearing Native Mussels for Reintroduction 
and Expanding Water Quality Awareness
					
8.5 	$591,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.6 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden in 
8.7 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
8.8 	Resources to accelerate the reintroduction of 
8.9 	native mussels into Minnesota rivers and 
8.10 	streams through expanded mussel rearing, 
8.11 	research, and statewide educational activities 
8.12 	promoting mussel conservation and water 
8.13 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
8.14 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
8.15 	be completed and final products delivered.

8.16
8.17	(d) Water Quality Monitoring in Southeastern 
Minnesota Trout Streams
					
8.18 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.19 	to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State 
8.20 	Colleges and Universities, Winona State 
8.21 	University, to develop a system of biological 
8.22 	monitoring for water quality protection of trout 
8.23 	streams in southeastern Minnesota. This 
8.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
8.25 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.26 	and final products delivered.

8.27
8.28	(e) Reassessing Toxicity of Petrochemical Spills 
on Groundwater and Surface Waters
					
8.29 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
8.31 	an agreement with the University of St. 
8.32 	Thomas to reassess long-term effects of oil 
8.33 	spills through the analysis of chemical 
8.34 	parameters related to oil degradation and 
8.35 	evaluate the impacts on aquatic species, 
8.36 	groundwater, and surface waters. This 
9.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
9.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
9.3 	and final products delivered.

9.4	(f) Assessment of Water Quality for Reuse
					
9.5 	$148,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.7 	Minnesota to collect and analyze pathogen 
9.8 	data for evaluation of water reuse in order to 
9.9 	maximize water reuse and protect groundwater 
9.10 	and surface water quality.

9.11
9.12	(g) Identification of Chemicals of Emerging 
Concern in Minnesota Fish
					
9.13 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.15 	an agreement with the Grand Portage Band of 
9.16 	Lake Superior Chippewa to identify chemicals 
9.17 	of emerging concern and metals in fish, water, 
9.18 	and sediments from approximately 30 water 
9.19 	bodies in northeastern Minnesota used for 
9.20 	subsistence harvest and recreation. This 
9.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
9.22 	by which time the project must be completed 
9.23 	and final products delivered.

9.24
9.25	(h) Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in 
Central Minnesota
					
9.26 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.28 	Minnesota to improve water storage estimates 
9.29 	in groundwater, soil moisture, streams, lakes, 
9.30 	and wetlands through integration of satellite 
9.31 	monitoring and ground-based measurements 
9.32 	in central Minnesota. This appropriation is 
9.33 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
9.34 	the project must be completed and final 
9.35 	products delivered.

10.1
10.2	(i) Assessing Release of Mercury and Sulfur on 
Aquatic Communities
					
10.3 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.5 	Minnesota to determine the effects of 
10.6 	increased temperatures on the release of 
10.7 	mercury and sulfur from Minnesota peatlands 
10.8 	to predict impacts on aquatic communities and 
10.9 	fish health. This appropriation is available 
10.10 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
10.11 	must be completed and final products 
10.12 	delivered.

10.13
10.14	Subd. 5.Environmental 
Education
 		-0-
		2,988,000
		-0-

10.15
10.16	(a) Connecting Youth to Minnesota Waterways 
through Outdoor Classrooms
					
10.17 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.19 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
10.20 	provide place-based environmental education 
10.21 	science water experiences to approximately 
10.22 	20,000 middle- and high-school students. This 
10.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
10.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
10.25 	and final products delivered.

10.26
10.27	(b) Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
					
10.28 	$487,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources in 
10.30 	cooperation with Conservation Corps 
10.31 	Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity 
10.32 	of students to pursue careers in environment 
10.33 	and natural resources through internships and 
10.34 	mentorships with the Department of Natural 
10.35 	Resources, the Board of Water and Soil 
10.36 	Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. 
10.37 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
11.1 	2022, by which time the project must be 
11.2 	completed and final products delivered.

11.3
11.4	(c) Interactive Water Resource Programs for 
Planetariums in Minnesota
					
11.5 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.7 	Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, 
11.8 	to create an interactive planetarium program 
11.9 	on water resources, reaching approximately 
11.10 	400,000 citizens statewide through the Bell 
11.11 	Museum Planetarium, St. Paul Public Schools, 
11.12 	Mayo High School, Mankato East High 
11.13 	School, Southwest Minnesota State University, 
11.14 	Minnesota State University Moorhead, and 
11.15 	University of Minnesota Duluth. This 
11.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, 
11.17 	by which time the project must be completed 
11.18 	and final products delivered.

11.19	(d) Expanding Raptor Center Online Education
					
11.20 	$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.22 	Minnesota, Raptor Center, to provide 
11.23 	environmental education for approximately 
11.24 	15,000 middle-school students and 600 
11.25 	teachers, combining classroom learning and 
11.26 	outdoor experiences with technology, 
11.27 	scientific investigation of birds, and 
11.28 	conservation projects. This appropriation is 
11.29 	available until June 30, 2022, by which time 
11.30 	the project must be completed and final 
11.31 	products delivered.

11.32
11.33	(e) Local Planning and Implementation Efforts 
for Bird Habitat
					
11.34 	$280,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.36 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
12.1 	Society, Minnesota office, to engage 
12.2 	approximately 60 communities and 400,000 
12.3 	citizens in bird habitat improvement through 
12.4 	local planning and implementation efforts 
12.5 	using the National Audubon Bird City 
12.6 	program. This appropriation is available until 
12.7 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
12.8 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.912.10
	(f) Developing Youth Watershed Stewardship 
in Northwest Minnesota
					
12.11 	$121,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.13 	an agreement with the Headwaters Science 
12.14 	Center to accelerate a multiyear environmental 
12.15 	science club for middle-school students 
12.16 	focused on water quality, watershed 
12.17 	evaluation, and aquatic invasive species in 
12.18 	northwestern Minnesota. This appropriation 
12.19 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
12.20 	the project must be completed and final 
12.21 	products delivered.

12.22
12.23	(g) Increasing Residential Environmental 
Learning Center Opportunities
					
12.24 	$130,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.26 	an agreement with the Audubon Center of the 
12.27 	North Woods to provide scholarship 
12.28 	opportunities for a minimum of 1,000 students 
12.29 	that are not currently served through other 
12.30 	residential environmental education learning 
12.31 	centers. This appropriation is available until 
12.32 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
12.33 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.34
12.35	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 		2,700,000
		2,021,000
		-0-

12.36
12.37	(a) Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center - 
Phase II
					
13.1 	$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
13.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.3 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
13.4 	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center in 
13.5 	finding solutions to Minnesota's aquatic 
13.6 	invasive species problems through research, 
13.7 	control, prevention, and early detection of 
13.8 	existing and emerging aquatic invasive species 
13.9 	threats. This appropriation is available until 
13.10 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
13.11 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.12	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol - Phase III
					
13.13 	$729,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.14 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
13.15 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
13.16 	University of Minnesota to implement 
13.17 	biocontrol of emerald ash borer using a newly 
13.18 	approved parasitic wasp, assess the impact of 
13.19 	the statewide program, and engage citizen 
13.20 	volunteers. This appropriation is available 
13.21 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
13.22 	must be completed and final products 
13.23 	delivered.

13.24
13.25	(c) Invasive Bighead and Silver Carp and Native 
Fish Evaluation - Phase II
					
13.26 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
13.28 	continue invasive bighead and silver carp 
13.29 	monitoring in the Mississippi River and 
13.30 	tributaries through advanced acoustic 
13.31 	telemetry and assess food chains to determine 
13.32 	how native species might prevent invasive 
13.33 	bighead and silver carp establishment. This 
13.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
13.35 	by which time the project must be completed 
13.36 	and final products delivered.

14.1
14.2	(d) Adapting Stream Barriers to Remove 
Common Carp
					
14.3 	$301,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.5 	Minnesota to conduct field tests at existing 
14.6 	barrier sites and laboratory experiments to 
14.7 	adapt a technology to remove common carp 
14.8 	from streams during carp spawning migrations 
14.9 	in Minnesota.

14.10
14.11	(e) Tactical Invasive Plant Management Plan 
Development
					
14.12 	$296,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.13 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
14.14 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
14.15 	University of Minnesota to develop regional 
14.16 	priorities and an interagency action plan for 
14.17 	invasive plant management to protect and 
14.18 	promote habitat and native species. This 
14.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
14.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
14.21 	and final products delivered.

14.22
14.23	(f) Maximize Value of Water Impoundments to 
Wildlife
					
14.24 	$195,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.26 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
14.27 	Society, Minnesota office, to control invasive 
14.28 	hybrid cattails in water impoundments to 
14.29 	improve habitat quality for migrating and 
14.30 	breeding birds. This appropriation is available 
14.31 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
14.32 	must be completed and final products 
14.33 	delivered.

14.34
14.35
14.36	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate 
Change, and Renewable 
Energy
 		-0-
		3,250,000
		-0-

14.37
14.38	(a) Extraction of Solar Thermal Energy in 
Minnesota
					
15.1 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.3 	Minnesota to develop new solar particle 
15.4 	receivers as a low-cost, high-efficiency, and 
15.5 	clean technology to absorb, store, and utilize 
15.6 	solar thermal energy. This appropriation is 
15.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. 
15.8 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.9 	2020, by which time the project must be 
15.10 	completed and final products delivered.

15.11	(b) Assessment of Urban Air Quality
					
15.12 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.13 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
15.14 	Agency to set up and operate a network of 250 
15.15 	air pollution sensors at 50 sites to monitor fine 
15.16 	particles, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
15.17 	dioxide, and carbon monoxide in each zip code 
15.18 	for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to 
15.19 	assess variability of urban air pollution. This 
15.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
15.21 	by which time the project must be completed 
15.22 	and final products delivered.

15.23
15.24	(c) Generation, Storage, and Utilization of Solar 
Energy
					
15.25 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.26 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.27 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
15.28 	Outreach Center, Morris, to develop and 
15.29 	demonstrate an integrated facility to generate 
15.30 	electricity, shade dairy cattle, and provide 
15.31 	energy storage and utilization from solar 
15.32 	technologies at the West Central Research and 
15.33 	Outreach Center, Morris. This appropriation 
15.34 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
15.35 	the project must be completed and final 
15.36 	products delivered.

16.1
16.2	(d) District Heating with Renewable Biomass at 
Camp Ripley Training Center
					
16.3 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.4 	to the commissioner of military affairs to 
16.5 	install a 5,000,000-BTU centralized biomass 
16.6 	boiler system utilizing the forestry 
16.7 	management at Camp Ripley. This 
16.8 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
16.9 	$900,000 of nonstate money and must be 
16.10 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
16.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
16.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.13 	and final products delivered.

16.14
16.15	(e) Geotargeted Distributed Clean Energy 
Initiative
					
16.16 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.18 	an agreement with the Center for Energy and 
16.19 	Environment. Of this amount, $600,000 is for 
16.20 	analysis of community-distributed clean 
16.21 	energy investments as alternatives to utility 
16.22 	capital investments for transmission and 
16.23 	distribution upgrades to meet forecasted 
16.24 	electrical loads, and $200,000 is to conduct 
16.25 	pilot programs using energy efficiency and 
16.26 	other distributed energy resources to achieve 
16.27 	forecasted electric energy loads in 
16.28 	communities. The appropriation for pilot 
16.29 	programs is contingent on a $200,000 match 
16.30 	of an equal or greater amount of nonstate 
16.31 	money. This appropriation is available until 
16.32 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
16.33 	be completed and final products delivered.

16.34
16.35
16.36	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect 
or Restore Land, Water, and 
Habitat
 		2,729,000
		16,554,000
		5,000,000

17.1
17.2	(a) Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants 
for Pollinators
					
17.3 	$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.5 	Minnesota in cooperation with the 
17.6 	Departments of Agriculture, Natural 
17.7 	Resources, and Transportation and the Board 
17.8 	of Water and Soil Resources to produce 
17.9 	site-specific recommendations for roadside 
17.10 	plantings in Minnesota to maximize the 
17.11 	nutritional health of native bees and monarch 
17.12 	butterflies that rely on roadside habitat 
17.13 	corridors. This appropriation is available until 
17.14 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
17.15 	be completed and final products delivered.

17.16
17.17	(b) Promoting Conservation Biocontrol of 
Beneficial Insects
					
17.18 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.20 	Minnesota to research integrated pest 
17.21 	management strategies, including insecticide 
17.22 	alternatives, and overwintering habitat sites 
17.23 	to conserve beneficial insects, including bees, 
17.24 	butterflies, and predator insects. The integrated 
17.25 	pest management strategies will be used to 
17.26 	develop best management practices to increase 
17.27 	pollinator and beneficial insect diversity and 
17.28 	abundance in various restored habitats. This 
17.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
17.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.31 	and final products delivered.

17.32
17.33	(c) Evaluating the Use of Bison to Restore and 
Preserve Savanna Habitat
					
17.34 	$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.36 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
18.1 	Reserve, to research combined bison grazing 
18.2 	and fire management strategies to restore 
18.3 	Minnesota's oak savanna ecosystems. This 
18.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
18.5 	by which time the project must be completed 
18.6 	and final products delivered.

18.7	(d) State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration
					
18.8 	$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
18.10 	restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly 
18.11 	and other native pollinator habitats in at least 
18.12 	seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie 
18.13 	Conservation Plan core areas and establish 
18.14 	pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits 
18.15 	in at least ten state parks. This appropriation 
18.16 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
18.17 	the project must be completed and final 
18.18 	products delivered.

18.19
18.20	(e) Enhancing Spawning Habitat Restoration in 
Minnesota Lakes
					
18.21 	$294,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
18.23 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, in 
18.24 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
18.25 	Resources to enhance efforts to increase 
18.26 	natural reproduction of fish in Minnesota lakes 
18.27 	by assessing wave energy impacts on 
18.28 	near-shore spawning habitat. This 
18.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
18.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
18.31 	and final products delivered.

18.32
18.33	(f) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies
					
18.34 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.35 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
18.36 	enhance the prescribed-fire program to manage 
19.1 	roadsides to protect and increase biodiversity 
19.2 	and pollinator habitat. This appropriation is 
19.3 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
19.4 	the project must be completed and final 
19.5 	products delivered.

19.6
19.7	(g) Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat 
Restoration
					
19.8 	$732,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.10 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
19.11 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
19.12 	and the Minnesota Honey Producers 
19.13 	Association to restore approximately 800 acres 
19.14 	of permanently protected land to enhance bee, 
19.15 	butterfly, beneficial insect, and grassland bird 
19.16 	habitats. This appropriation is available until 
19.17 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
19.18 	be completed and final products delivered.

19.19
19.20
19.21	(h) Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers 
Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest 
Habitat - Phase X
					
19.22 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.24 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
19.25 	River for continued implementation of the 
19.26 	Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by 
19.27 	improving at least 80 acres of habitat at 
19.28 	approximately seven sites along the 
19.29 	Mississippi River and Vermillion River 
19.30 	corridors. Expenditures are limited to the 
19.31 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
19.32 	the work plan. A list of proposed restoration 
19.33 	sites must be provided as part of the required 
19.34 	work plan. Plant and seed materials must 
19.35 	follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' 
19.36 	native vegetation establishment and 
19.37 	enhancement guidelines. This appropriation 
20.1 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
20.2 	the project must be completed and final 
20.3 	products delivered.

20.4
20.5	(i) Community Stewardship to Restore Urban 
Natural Resources - Phase X
					
20.6 	$524,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.8 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
20.9 	work with volunteers for continued 
20.10 	implementation of the Metro Conservation 
20.11 	Corridors partnership to restore approximately 
20.12 	250 acres of forest, prairie, woodland, wetland, 
20.13 	and shoreline throughout the greater Twin 
20.14 	Cities metropolitan area. Expenditures are 
20.15 	limited to the identified project corridor areas 
20.16 	as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed 
20.17 	restoration sites and evaluations must be 
20.18 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
20.19 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
20.20 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
20.21 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
20.22 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
20.23 	2020, by which time the project must be 
20.24 	completed and final products delivered.

20.25
20.26	(j) Economic Assessment of Precision 
Conservation and Agriculture
					
20.27 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.29 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
20.30 	demonstrate a new approach to promote 
20.31 	conservation practices utilizing 
20.32 	return-on-investment analysis and identifying 
20.33 	revenue-negative acres on agricultural land to 
20.34 	assist farmers in implementing conservation 
20.35 	practices that will provide environmental and 
20.36 	economic benefits. This appropriation is 
21.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
21.2 	the project must be completed and final 
21.3 	products delivered.

21.4
21.5	(k) Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Program (CREP) Outreach and Implementation
					
21.6 	$6,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.7 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
21.8 	fund staff at soil and water conservation 
21.9 	districts to assist landowners participating in 
21.10 	the federal Conservation Reserve 
21.11 	Enhancement Program. This appropriation is 
21.12 	contingent upon receipt of federal funds for 
21.13 	implementation. This appropriation is 
21.14 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
21.15 	the project must be completed and final 
21.16 	products delivered.

21.17
21.18	(l) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 
(CREP)
					
21.19 	$2,729,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $5,771,000 
21.20 	the first year and $5,000,000 the second year 
21.21 	are from the trust fund to the Board of Water 
21.22 	and Soil Resources to acquire permanent 
21.23 	conservation easements and restore land under 
21.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. This 
21.25 	work may be done in cooperation with the 
21.26 	federal Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
21.27 	Program. This appropriation is available until 
21.28 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
21.29 	be completed and final products delivered.

21.30
21.31	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

21.32
21.33	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
21.34 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.35 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
21.36 	acquire approximately 197 acres of land within 
21.37 	the approved park boundaries of the 
22.1 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
22.2 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
22.3 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
22.4 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
22.5 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
22.6 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
22.7 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
22.8 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
22.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
22.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
22.11 	and final products delivered.

22.12
22.13	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
22.14 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
22.16 	acquire at least 250 acres of land with 
22.17 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
22.18 	features to be established as scientific and 
22.19 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
22.20 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
22.21 	and improve at least 1,000 acres of scientific 
22.22 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
22.23 	assistance and outreach, including site steward 
22.24 	events. At least one-third of the appropriation 
22.25 	must be spent on restoration activities. A list 
22.26 	of proposed acquisitions and restorations must 
22.27 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
22.28 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
22.29 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
22.30 	minimum management standards, as 
22.31 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
22.32 	resources. When feasible, consideration must 
22.33 	be given to accommodate trails on lands 
22.34 	acquired. This appropriation is available until 
22.35 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
22.36 	be completed and final products delivered.

23.1
23.2	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
23.3 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
23.5 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
23.6 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
23.7 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
23.8 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
23.9 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
23.10 	to meet at least minimum management 
23.11 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
23.12 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
23.13 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
23.14 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
23.15 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
23.16 	the project must be completed and final 
23.17 	products delivered.

23.18
23.19	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
23.20 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
23.21 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
23.22 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
23.23 	trail acquisition, development, and 
23.24 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
23.25 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
23.26 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
23.27 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
23.28 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
23.29 	the project must be completed and final 
23.30 	products delivered.

23.31
23.32	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
23.33 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
23.35 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
23.36 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.1 	84.96, on approximately 335 acres, prepare 
24.2 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
24.3 	enhance at least 570 acres of native prairie 
24.4 	sites, and provide technical assistance to 
24.5 	landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000 
24.6 	may be deposited in a conservation easement 
24.7 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
24.8 	conservation easement stewardship account 
24.9 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
24.10 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
24.11 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
24.12 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
24.13 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
24.14 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
24.15 	the project must be completed and final 
24.16 	products delivered.

24.17	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
24.18 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.20 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
24.21 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
24.22 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
24.23 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
24.24 	historic meeting place between Henry 
24.25 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
24.26 	land must be open to public use including 
24.27 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
24.28 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
24.29 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
24.30 	Affairs.

24.31	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
24.32 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.34 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
24.35 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
25.1 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
25.2 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
25.3 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
25.4 	must be completed and final products 
25.5 	delivered.

25.6
25.7	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
25.8 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.10 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
25.11 	construct a trailhead and boat landing and 
25.12 	restore vegetative habitat on city-owned 
25.13 	property. Plant and seed materials must follow 
25.14 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
25.15 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
25.16 	guidelines. This appropriation is available until 
25.17 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
25.18 	be completed and final products delivered.

25.19
25.20	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
25.21 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.23 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
25.24 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
25.25 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
25.26 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
25.27 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
25.28 	generated by the campground may be used to 
25.29 	support the facility.

25.30
25.31
25.32	Subd. 10.Administration and 
Contract Agreement 
Reimbursement
 		-0-
		1,340,000
		-0-

25.33	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
25.34 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
25.36 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
25.37 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
26.1 	expenses incurred for contract agreement 
26.2 	reimbursement for the agreements specified 
26.3 	in this section. The commissioner shall provide 
26.4 	documentation to the Legislative-Citizen 
26.5 	Commission on Minnesota Resources on the 
26.6 	expenditure of these funds.

26.7
26.8	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
26.9 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.10 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
26.11 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
26.12 	fiscal years 2018 and 2019 as provided in 
26.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
26.14 	subdivision 5.

26.15
26.16	(c) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy 
Web site
					
26.17 	$5,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
26.18 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
26.19 	the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, 
26.20 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

26.21	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
26.22 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
26.23 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
26.24 	related to and necessary for a specific 
26.25 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
26.26 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
26.27 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
26.28 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
26.29 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
26.30 	charges that are not directly related to and 
26.31 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
26.32 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
26.33 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
26.34 	human resources, information services, rent, 
26.35 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
26.36 	be clearly justified and individually 
27.1 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
27.2 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
27.3 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
27.4 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
27.5 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
27.6 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
27.7 	available until June 30, 2019, when projects 
27.8 	must be completed and final products 
27.9 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
27.10 	appropriations in this section are available for 
27.11 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
27.12 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
27.13 	into before the expiration date of the 
27.14 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
27.15 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
27.16 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

27.17	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
27.18 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
27.19 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
27.20 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
27.21 	data must also conform to additional 
27.22 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
27.23 	data coordination and distribution that have 
27.24 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
27.25 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
27.26 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
27.27 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
27.28 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
27.29 	Information Office. All data must be 
27.30 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
27.31 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
27.32 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
27.33 	practicable, summary data and results of 
27.34 	projects funded under this section should be 
27.35 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
28.1 	identified as having received funding from the 
28.2 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

28.3	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
28.4 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
28.5 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
28.6 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
28.7 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
28.8 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
28.9 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
28.10 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
28.11 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
28.12 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
28.13 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
28.14 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
28.15 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
28.16 	budget expenditures must be made through 
28.17 	the amendment process established by the 
28.18 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
28.19 	Resources.
28.20 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
28.21 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
28.22 	appropriated in this section must use native 
28.23 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
28.24 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
28.25 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
28.26 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
28.27 	species selected to provide habitat for 
28.28 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
28.29 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.30 	84.973.
28.31 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
28.32 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
28.33 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
28.34 	management plan that, to the degree 
28.35 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
29.1 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
29.2 	the restoration site. Consideration should be 
29.3 	given to soil, geology, topography, and other 
29.4 	relevant factors that would provide the best 
29.5 	chance for long-term success and durability 
29.6 	of the restoration project. The plan must 
29.7 	include the proposed timetable for 
29.8 	implementing the restoration, including site 
29.9 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
29.10 	species, maintenance, and additional 
29.11 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
29.12 	identify long-term maintenance and 
29.13 	management needs of the restoration and how 
29.14 	the maintenance, management, and 
29.15 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
29.16 	advantage of the best available science and 
29.17 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
29.18 	best restoration.
29.19 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
29.20 	section for restoration activities must provide 
29.21 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
29.22 	completion of the appropriation and an 
29.23 	evaluation three years beyond the completion 
29.24 	of the expenditure. Restorations must be 
29.25 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
29.26 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
29.27 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
29.28 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
29.29 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
29.30 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
29.31 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
29.32 	identify any problems with the implementation 
29.33 	of the restorations, and, if necessary, give 
29.34 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
29.35 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
29.36 	future restorations.
30.1 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
30.2 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
30.3 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
30.4 	conservation easement or public ownership.
30.5 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
30.6 	under this section must give consideration to 
30.7 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
30.8 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
30.9 	enhancement services.
30.10 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
30.11 	money appropriated under this section must:
30.12 	(1) be permanent;
30.13 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
30.14 	easement;
30.15 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
30.16 	agreement that are permanent;
30.17 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
30.18 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
30.19 	electronic format at least ten business days 
30.20 	before closing;
30.21 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
30.22 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
30.23 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
30.24 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
30.25 	document to address specific groundwater and 
30.26 	surface water quality protection activities such 
30.27 	as keeping water on the landscape, reducing 
30.28 	nutrient and contaminant loading, protecting 
30.29 	groundwater, and not permitting artificial 
30.30 	hydrological modifications.
30.31 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
30.32 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
30.33 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
31.1 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
31.2 	of land using this money to complete the 
31.3 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
31.4 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
31.5 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
31.6 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
31.7 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
31.8 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
31.9 	Resources.
31.10 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
31.11 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
31.12 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
31.13 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
31.14 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
31.15 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
31.16 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
31.17 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
31.18 	management plan in compliance with 
31.19 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
31.20 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
31.21 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
31.22 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
31.23 	(k) To ensure public accountability for the use 
31.24 	of public funds, within 60 days of the 
31.25 	transaction, a recipient of money appropriated 
31.26 	under this section must provide to the 
31.27 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
31.28 	Resources documentation of the selection 
31.29 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
31.30 	provide documentation of all related 
31.31 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
31.32 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
31.33 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
31.34 	donations. This information must be provided 
31.35 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
32.1 	recipient must also report to the 
32.2 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.3 	Resources any difference between the 
32.4 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
32.5 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
32.6 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
32.7 	was conducted.
32.8 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
32.9 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
32.10 	financial support from the environment and 
32.11 	natural resources trust fund in project 
32.12 	publications, signage, and other public 
32.13 	communications and outreach related to work 
32.14 	completed using the appropriation. 
32.15 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
32.16 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
32.17 	of language attributing support from the trust 
32.18 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
32.19 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
32.20 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
32.21 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
32.22 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
32.23 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
32.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
32.25 	10, and chapter 116P.

32.26
32.27	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
32.28 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
32.29 	referred to in this section must be administered 
32.30 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
32.31 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
32.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
32.33 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2017, 
32.34 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
32.35 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
32.36 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
33.1 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
33.2 	upon receiving documentation that the 
33.3 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
33.4 	work plan have been achieved, including 
33.5 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
33.6 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
33.7 	advanced to projects to accommodate cash 
33.8 	flow needs or match federal money. The 
33.9 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
33.10 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
33.11 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
33.12 	project work plan.
33.13 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
33.14 	approved work plan are allowed.

33.15
33.16	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
33.17 	A political subdivision, public or private 
33.18 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
33.19 	appropriation under this section must use the 
33.20 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
33.21 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding purchase 
33.22 	of recycled, repairable, and durable materials 
33.23 	and Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.073, 
33.24 	regarding purchase and use of paper stock and 
33.25 	printing.

33.26
33.27	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
33.28 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
33.29 	under this section for a capital improvement 
33.30 	project must ensure that the project complies 
33.31 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
33.32 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
33.33 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
33.34 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
33.35 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
33.36 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
34.1 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
34.2 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
34.3 	obtain information and technical assistance 
34.4 	on energy conservation and alternative energy 
34.5 	development relating to planning and 
34.6 	constructing the capital improvement project.

34.7	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
34.8 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
34.9 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
34.10 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
34.11 	guidelines.

34.12	Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension
 					
34.13 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
34.14 	the following projects are extended to June 
34.15 	30, 2018:
34.16 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
34.17 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d), Evaluation of 
34.18 	Wastewater Nitrogen and Estrogen Treatment 
34.19 	Options;
34.20 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
34.21 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), Bioacoustics to 
34.22 	Detect, Deter, and Eliminate Silver Carp;
34.23 	(3) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
34.24 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Brown 
34.25 	Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and 
34.26 	Bio-Control Evaluation;
34.27 	(4) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
34.28 	subdivision 6, paragraph (h), Nutrient Capture 
34.29 	through Water Management and Biomass 
34.30 	Harvesting;
34.31 	(5) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
34.32 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b), Metropolitan 
34.33 	Regional Park System Acquisition;
35.1 	(6) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.2 	subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Genetic and 
35.3 	Camera Techniques to Estimate Carnivore 
35.4 	Populations;
35.5 	(7) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.6 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c), Building 
35.7 	Deconstruction to Reduce Greenhouse Gas 
35.8 	Emissions and Solid Waste; and
35.9 	(8) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.10 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account.
35.11 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
35.12 	the following projects are extended to June 
35.13 	30, 2019:
35.14 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
35.15 	subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
35.16 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
35.17 	Resources (LCCMR) as extended by Laws 
35.18 	2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 18, 
35.19 	clause (8);
35.20 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.21 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Renewable and 
35.22 	Sustainable Fertilizers Produced Locally;
35.23 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.24 	subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Improving 
35.25 	Community Forests Through Citizen 
35.26 	Engagement; and
35.27 	(4) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
35.28 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point 
35.29 	Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
35.30 	Acquisition.

35.31	Subd. 19.Fiscal Year 2019 Recommendations
 					
35.32 	(a) For fiscal year 2019, the commission shall 
35.33 	consider recommending loans from the corpus 
36.1 	of the trust fund to statutory and home rule 
36.2 	charter cities and towns with a population less 
36.3 	than 5,000 as provided in the Minnesota 
36.4 	Constitution, article XI, section 14. The 
36.5 	commission shall work with the Public 
36.6 	Facilities Authority in developing its 
36.7 	recommendations. The commission shall 
36.8 	include in its recommendations an analysis of 
36.9 	using trust fund allocations for grants to the 
36.10 	same cities and towns, including any necessary 
36.11 	statutory changes.
36.12 	(b) Any deadlines established by the 
36.13 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
36.14 	Resources for submission of proposals for the 
36.15 	commission's fiscal year 2019 funding 
36.16 	recommendations are waived until July 15, 
36.17 	2017, for proposals authorized under this 
36.18 	subdivision and proposals that the commission 
36.19 	recommended for fiscal year 2018 but that did 
36.20 	not receive funding.

36.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.22 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial legislative 
36.23 	bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and shall adopt 
36.24 	a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended legislative 
36.25 	bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
36.26 	(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
36.27 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 4.071, 
36.28 	subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit a work plan 
36.29 	and annual or semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the Legislative-Citizen 
36.30 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable reporting requirements 
36.31 	under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent unless the commission 
36.32 	has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to the approved work plan and budget 
36.33 	expenditures shall be made through the amendment process established by the commission. 
37.1 	The commission shall ensure that the expenditures and outcomes described in the work plan 
37.2 	for appropriations funded by the environment and natural resources trust fund are met.
37.3 	(c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to 
37.4 	review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
37.5 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
37.6 	(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this chapter.
37.7 	(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
37.8 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to funding 
37.9 	decision recommendations;
37.10 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
37.11 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
37.12 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based on 
37.13 	need;
37.14 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
37.15 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as possible; 
37.16 	and
37.17 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
37.18 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

37.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.20 		Subdivision 1.Expenditures. (a) Money in the trust fund may be spent only for:
37.21 	(1) the reinvest in Minnesota program as provided in section 84.95, subdivision 2;
37.22 	(2) research that contributes to increasing the effectiveness of protecting or managing 
37.23 	the state's environment or natural resources;
37.24 	(3) collection and analysis of information that assists in developing the state's 
37.25 	environmental and natural resources policies;
37.26 	(4) enhancement of public education, awareness, and understanding necessary for the 
37.27 	protection, conservation, restoration, and enhancement of air, land, water, forests, fish, 
37.28 	wildlife, and other natural resources;
37.29 	(5) capital projects for the preservation and protection of unique natural resources;
38.1 	(6) activities that preserve or enhance fish, wildlife, land, air, water, and other natural 
38.2 	resources that otherwise may be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state;
38.3 	(7) administrative and investment expenses incurred by the State Board of Investment 
38.4 	in investing deposits to the trust fund; and
38.5 	(8) administrative expenses subject to the limits in section 116P.09.
38.6 	(b) In making recommendations for expenditures from the trust fund, the commission 
38.7 	shall give priority to funding programs and projects under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and 
38.8 	(6). Any requests for proposals issued by the commission shall clearly indicate these 
38.9 	priorities.

38.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.11 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
38.12 	trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from the 
38.13 	commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole 
38.14 	or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's approval at 
38.15 	least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient requests approval 
38.16 	under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the same information to 
38.17 	the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil 
38.18 	Resources, acquisitions of land in the metropolitan regional recreation open space systems 
38.19 	as defined under section 473.351, subdivision 1, with appropriations to the Metropolitan 
38.20 	Council, and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are not subject to 
38.21 	commissioner approval under this section.
38.22 	(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the interest 
38.23 	in real property:
38.24 	(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and 
38.25 	criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status of 
38.26 	the property; or
38.27 	(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.

38.28 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 38.29 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.