1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money to maintain dedicated funding website;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 85.53, by adding a subdivision; 
1.4 	97A.056, subdivisions 1, 15, by adding a subdivision; 114D.50, by adding a 
1.5 	subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session 
1.6 	chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172, 
1.7 	article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.8 	97A.056, subdivision 8.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.12	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.13 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.14 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.15 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in 
1.16 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
1.17 	year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 
1.18 	2018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
1.19 	respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.

1.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.21				Available for the Year
	
1.22				Ending June 30
	
1.23					2018
		2019

1.24	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	103,978,000
	$
	585,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.4 	subdivisions.

2.5	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		30,862,000
		-0-

2.6
2.7
2.8	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
IX
					
2.9 	$4,437,000 the first year is to the 
2.10 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.11 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.12 	management purposes under Minnesota 
2.13 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.14 	to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
2.15 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.16 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to 
2.17 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.18 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
2.19 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
2.20 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
2.21 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
2.22 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
2.23 	provided as part of the required 
2.24 	accomplishment plan.

2.25
2.26	(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
2.27 	$5,603,000 the first year is to the 
2.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.29 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.30 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.31 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
2.32 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.33 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.34 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.35 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.36 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.37 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
3.1 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.3 	required accomplishment plan.

3.4
3.5	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VII
					
3.6 	$1,901,000 the first year is to the 
3.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.8 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.9 	acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, 
3.10 	and savanna and to restore and enhance 
3.11 	grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to 
3.12 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
3.13 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
3.14 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
3.15 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
3.16 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
3.17 	No later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.18 	Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature 
3.19 	Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams 
3.20 	Outdoor Heritage Council annual income 
3.21 	statements and balance sheets for income and 
3.22 	expenses from land acquired with this 
3.23 	appropriation. A list of proposed land 
3.24 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.25 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
3.26 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
3.27 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

3.28
3.29	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
3.30 	$2,683,000 the first year is to the 
3.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.32 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
3.33 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.34 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
3.35 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.36 	lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.1 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.2 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.3 	National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to 
4.4 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
4.5 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
4.6 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
4.7 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
4.8 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
4.9 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
4.10 	provided as part of the required 
4.11 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
4.12 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
4.13 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.14
4.15	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VII
					
4.16 	$1,436,000 the first year is to the 
4.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.18 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
4.19 	acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon 
4.20 	River watershed for wildlife management 
4.21 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.22 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
4.23 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
4.24 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
4.25 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
4.28 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.29 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.30
4.31	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VI
					
4.32 	$2,481,000 the first year is to the 
4.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
4.34 	permanent conservation easements to 
4.35 	implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie 
4.36 	Conservation Plan to protect and restore native 
5.1 	prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for 
5.2 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
5.3 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
5.4 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.5 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
5.6 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
5.7 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
5.8 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.10 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.11 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.12 	provided as part of the final report.

5.13
5.14	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VII
					
5.15 	$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.16 	Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat 
5.17 	and acquire permanent conservation easements 
5.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, 
5.19 	to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by 
5.20 	expanding the riparian-buffer program of the 
5.21 	clean water fund for at least equal wildlife 
5.22 	benefits from buffers on private land. Of this 
5.23 	amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a 
5.24 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
5.25 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
5.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
5.27 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.28 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.29 	part of the final report.

5.30
5.31	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase III
					
5.32 	$1,908,000 the first year is to the 
5.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.34 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
5.35 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.36 	Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and 
6.1 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.2 	River valley for wildlife management purposes 
6.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.4 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.5 	managed as waterfowl-production areas in 
6.6 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.7 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.8 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.9 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.10 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.11 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.12 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.13 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.14 	provided as part of the required 
6.15 	accomplishment plan.

6.16
6.17	(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX
					
6.18 	$3,950,000 the first year is to the 
6.19 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.20 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
6.21 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
6.22 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
6.23 	native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state 
6.24 	forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and 
6.25 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
6.26 	waterfowl-production area and refuge lands. 
6.27 	A list of proposed land restorations and 
6.28 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
6.29 	required accomplishment plan.

6.30
6.31	(j) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase V
					
6.32 	$1,130,000 the first year is to the 
6.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.34 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.35 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
6.36 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, 
7.1 	Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as 
7.2 	follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation 
7.3 	District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil 
7.4 	and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is 
7.5 	to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the 
7.6 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
7.7 	District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land 
7.8 	Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
7.9 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
7.10 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.11 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.12 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
7.13 	permanent conservation easements, 
7.14 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
7.15 	provided as part of the required 
7.16 	accomplishment plan.

7.17	Subd. 3.Forests
 		16,824,000
		-0-

7.18	(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor
					
7.19 	$2,458,000 the first year is to the 
7.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.21 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
7.22 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
7.23 	Washington County. Of this amount, up to 
7.24 	$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
7.25 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
7.26 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
7.27 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
7.28 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
7.29 	easements and an annual public hunting and 
7.30 	fishing plan must be provided as part of the 
7.31 	required accomplishment plan.

7.32
7.33	(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat 
Project
					
7.34 	$2,400,000 the first year is to the 
7.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.36 	agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
8.1 	Association in cooperation with The 
8.2 	Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to 
8.3 	acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. 
8.4 	Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes. 
8.5 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
8.6 	$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter 
8.7 	Association and $108,000 to The Conservation 
8.8 	Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
8.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.10 	accomplishment plan.

8.11
8.12	(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase V
					
8.13 	$2,375,000 the first year is to the 
8.14 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
8.15 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.17 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for 
8.18 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
8.20 	acquire land in fee for state forest purposes 
8.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.22 	subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
8.23 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
8.24 	enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna. 
8.25 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
8.26 	$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy, 
8.27 	$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and 
8.28 	$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
8.29 	$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
8.30 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.31 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
8.32 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180 
8.34 	days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
8.35 	year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
8.36 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
9.1 	Council annual income statements and balance 
9.2 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
9.3 	acquired in fee with this appropriation and not 
9.4 	transferred to the state or a local governmental 
9.5 	unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must 
9.6 	be provided as part of the required 
9.7 	accomplishment plan.

9.8	(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V
					
9.9 	$2,291,000 the first year is to the 
9.10 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.11 	easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline 
9.12 	habitat through working forest permanent 
9.13 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
9.14 	forests for the future program pursuant to 
9.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
9.16 	conservation easement acquired with money 
9.17 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
9.18 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.19 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
9.20 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
9.21 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
9.22 	$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
9.23 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.24 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.25 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
9.26 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
9.27 	be provided as part of the final report.

9.28	(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV
					
9.29 	$1,000,000 the first year is to the 
9.30 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.31 	lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in 
9.32 	the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
9.33 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.34 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
10.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.2 	required accomplishment plan.

10.3
10.4	(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase IV
					
10.5 	$1,700,000 the first year is to the 
10.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.7 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
10.9 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
10.10 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
10.11 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
10.12 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
10.13 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
10.15 	permanent conservation easements must be 
10.16 	provided as part of the required 
10.17 	accomplishment plan.

10.18	(g) Bushmen Lake
					
10.19 	$4,600,000 the first year is to the 
10.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.21 	agreement with The Conservation Fund in 
10.22 	cooperation with the United States Forest 
10.23 	Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to 
10.24 	Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be 
10.25 	managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list 
10.26 	of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.27 	provided as part of the required 
10.28 	accomplishment plan.

10.29	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		28,869,000
		-0-

10.30
10.31	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl-Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
10.32 	$5,500,000 the first year is to the 
10.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.34 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
10.35 	land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands 
10.36 	and grasslands to be designated and managed 
11.1 	as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota 
11.2 	in cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.3 	Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
11.4 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
11.5 	required accomplishment plan.

11.6
11.7	(b) Shallow Lakes and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VI
					
11.8 	$5,750,000 the first year is to the 
11.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.10 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.11 	land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, 
11.12 	and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
11.13 	management purposes under Minnesota 
11.14 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
11.15 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
11.16 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.17	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VIII
					
11.18 	$10,398,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.19 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
11.20 	permanent conservation easements and to 
11.21 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
11.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
11.23 	Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for 
11.24 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
11.25 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
11.26 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.27 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.28 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.29 	part of the final report.

11.30
11.31	(d) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase V
					
11.32 	$750,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.33 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
11.34 	permanent conservation easements on 
11.35 	wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
11.36 	wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
12.1 	to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
12.2 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.3 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.4 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.5 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
12.6 	be provided as part of the final report by the 
12.7 	Board of Water and Soil Resources.

12.8
12.9	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase IX
					
12.10 	$1,755,000 the first year is to the 
12.11 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
12.12 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
12.13 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
12.14 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.15 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.16
12.17	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative 
- Phase VI
					
12.18 	$4,716,000 the first year is to the 
12.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.20 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
12.21 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
12.22 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
12.23 	conservation easement for wildlife 
12.24 	management purposes. A list of proposed 
12.25 	shallow-lake enhancements and wetland 
12.26 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
12.27 	required accomplishment plan.

12.28	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		26,554,000
		-0-

12.29
12.30	(a) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase III
					
12.31 	$1,617,000 the first year is to the 
12.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
12.33 	lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the 
12.34 	Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as 
12.35 	follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi 
12.36 	Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The 
13.1 	Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year 
13.2 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
13.3 	to acquire lands in permanent conservation 
13.4 	easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up 
13.5 	to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil 
13.6 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring and 
13.7 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.8 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.9 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
13.10 	list of proposed acquisitions must be included 
13.11 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.12
13.13	(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North-Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase III
					
13.14 	$1,716,000 the first year is to the 
13.15 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
13.16 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
13.17 	sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes 
13.18 	in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
13.19 	Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000 
13.20 	to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation 
13.21 	and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up 
13.22 	to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
13.23 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.24 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.25 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.27 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.28 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.29	(c) Goose Prairie
					
13.30 	$600,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
13.31 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
13.32 	Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation 
13.33 	with the Department of Natural Resources, to 
13.34 	enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and 
13.35 	adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife 
13.36 	Management Area in Clay County. A list of 
14.1 	proposed land enhancements must be provided 
14.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.3
14.4
14.5	(d) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
IX
					
14.6 	$2,403,000 the first year is to the 
14.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.8 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
14.9 	to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other 
14.10 	species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, 
14.11 	and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed 
14.12 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.13 	provided as part of the required 
14.14 	accomplishment plan.

14.15	(e) DNR Stream Habitat - Phase II
					
14.16 	$2,166,000 the first year is to the 
14.17 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
14.18 	and enhance habitat in degraded streams and 
14.19 	critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate 
14.20 	fish passage. A list of proposed land 
14.21 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.22 	provided as part of the required 
14.23 	accomplishment plan.

14.24
14.25	(f) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
IV
					
14.26 	$3,392,000 the first year is to the 
14.27 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
14.28 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
14.29 	Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an 
14.30 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
14.31 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
14.32 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.33
14.34	(g) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VI
					
14.35 	$1,779,000 the first year is to the 
14.36 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.1 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
15.2 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
15.3 	restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
15.4 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
15.5 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
15.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.7 	accomplishment plan.

15.8	(h) Lake Wakanda Enhancement Project
					
15.9 	$921,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
15.10 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
15.11 	Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat 
15.12 	in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi 
15.13 	County. A list of proposed land enhancements 
15.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.15 	accomplishment plan.

15.16	(i) Wolverton Creek Habitat Restoration
					
15.17 	$1,877,000 the first year is to the 
15.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.19 	agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
15.20 	Watershed District to acquire permanent 
15.21 	conservation easements and restore and 
15.22 	enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated 
15.23 	with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red 
15.24 	River watershed. A list of proposed 
15.25 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
15.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.27 	accomplishment plan.

15.28
15.29
15.30	(j) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
IX
					
15.31 	$9,294,000 the first year is to the 
15.32 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
15.33 	program to provide competitive matching 
15.34 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
15.35 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
15.36 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
16.1 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
16.2 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
16.3 	$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
16.4 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
16.5 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
16.6 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
16.7 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
16.8 	easements. Grants must not be for projects 
16.9 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
16.10 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000 
16.11 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
16.12 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
16.13 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
16.14 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
16.15 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
16.16 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
16.17 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
16.18 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
16.19 	program must require a match of at least ten 
16.20 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
16.21 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
16.22 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
16.23 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
16.24 	simplified application process. Subject to 
16.25 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
16.26 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
16.27 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
16.28 	receiving or a charter to receive private 
16.29 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
16.30 	projects. If acquiring land in fee or a 
16.31 	conservation easement, priority must be given 
16.32 	to projects associated with or within one mile 
16.33 	of existing wildlife management areas under 
16.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
16.35 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
16.36 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 
17.1 	86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management 
17.2 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
17.3 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All 
17.4 	restoration or enhancement projects must be 
17.5 	on land permanently protected by a permanent 
17.6 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
17.7 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
17.8 	by a conservation easement, or by public 
17.9 	ownership, or must be in public waters as 
17.10 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.11 	103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be 
17.12 	given to restoration and enhancement projects 
17.13 	on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.14 	97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants 
17.15 	awarded under this paragraph. This 
17.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. 
17.17 	No less than five percent of the amount of each 
17.18 	grant must be held back from reimbursement 
17.19 	until the grant recipient has completed a grant 
17.20 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
17.21 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
17.22 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
17.23 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
17.24 	program in the game and fish law summary 
17.25 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.26 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

17.27	Subd. 6.Administration
 		879,000
		585,000

17.28	(a) Contract Management
					
17.29 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
17.30 	of natural resources for contract management 
17.31 	duties assigned in this section. The 
17.32 	commissioner must provide an 
17.33 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
17.34 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
17.35 	for expending this appropriation. The 
17.36 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
18.1 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
18.2 	manual. No money may be expended before 
18.3 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
18.4 	approves the accomplishment plan.

18.5	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
18.6 	$571,000 the first year and $578,000 the 
18.7 	second year is to the Legislative Coordinating 
18.8 	Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
18.9 	Heritage Council administrative expenses and 
18.10 	for compensating and reimbursing expenses 
18.11 	of council members. This appropriation is 
18.12 	available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota 
18.13 	Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this 
18.14 	appropriation.

18.15	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
18.16 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.17 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
18.18 	panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and 
18.19 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
18.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

18.21	(d) Legacy Website
					
18.22 	$8,000 the first year and $7,000 the second 
18.23 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
18.24 	Commission for the website required in 
18.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
18.26 	10.

18.27	Subd. 7.Appropriation Availability
 					
18.28 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
18.29 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
18.30 	related to and necessary for a specific 
18.31 	appropriation and are specified in the 
18.32 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
18.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
18.34 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
18.35 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
19.1 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
19.2 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
19.3 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
19.4 	this section are available until June 30, 2020. 
19.5 	For acquiring real property, the amounts in 
19.6 	this section are available until June 30, 2021, 
19.7 	if a binding agreement with a landowner or 
19.8 	purchase agreement is entered into by June 
19.9 	30, 2020, and closed no later than June 30, 
19.10 	2021. Appropriations for restoration or 
19.11 	enhancement are available until June 30, 2022, 
19.12 	or five years after acquisition, whichever is 
19.13 	later, so that initial restoration or enhancement 
19.14 	work can be completed. If a project receives 
19.15 	at least 15 percent of its funding from federal 
19.16 	funds, the appropriation period may be 
19.17 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
19.18 	funding to a maximum of six years, provided 
19.19 	the federal funding was confirmed and 
19.20 	included in the first draft accomplishment 
19.21 	plan. Money appropriated for fee title 
19.22 	acquisition of land may be used to restore, 
19.23 	enhance, and provide for public use of the land 
19.24 	acquired with the appropriation. Public use 
19.25 	facilities must have no more than a minimal 
19.26 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

19.27
19.28	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
19.29 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
19.30 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
19.31 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
19.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.33 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
19.34 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
19.35 	1, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan 
19.36 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
20.1 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
20.2 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
20.3 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
20.4 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
20.5 	fund, an expense must be considered 
20.6 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
20.7 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
20.8 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
20.9 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
20.10 	goods have been received or the landowner 
20.11 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
20.12 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
20.13 	that the items articulated in the 
20.14 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
20.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
20.16 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
20.17 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
20.18 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
20.19 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
20.20 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
20.21 	support future management of acquired lands, 
20.22 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
20.23 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
20.24 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
20.25 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
20.26 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
20.27 	plan.

20.28	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
20.29 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
20.30 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
20.31 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
20.32 	provide geographic information to the 
20.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
20.34 	mapping any lands acquired in fee with money 
20.35 	appropriated in this section and open to public 
20.36 	taking of fish and game. The commissioner 
21.1 	of natural resources must include the lands 
21.2 	acquired in fee with money appropriated in 
21.3 	this section on maps showing public recreation 
21.4 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
21.5 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
21.6 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
21.7 	restrictions.

21.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.9 		Subdivision 1.Outdoor heritage fund. (a) An outdoor heritage fund, under article XI, 
21.10 	section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state treasury. 
21.11 	All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least 99 
21.12 	percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore, protect, and 
21.13 	enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. Money 
21.14 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property by eminent 
21.15 	domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent domain.
21.16 	(b) Land and interests in land acquired with money from the outdoor heritage fund must 
21.17 	comply in all respects with the Minnesota Constitution. All determinations for fee title land 
21.18 	acquisition must be based on benefiting all Minnesotans as the outdoor heritage fund is 
21.19 	dedicated for all Minnesotans. Lands acquired in fee with appropriations from the outdoor 
21.20 	heritage fund must be open to the public taking of fish and game, unless otherwise provided 
21.21 	by law, which is a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for the people 
21.22 	and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good in the same manner as lands 
21.23 	owned by the state. On lands acquired in fee by appropriation from the outdoor heritage 
21.24 	fund, the right of the people to take fish and game shall not be infringed or impaired by lack 
21.25 	of access, lack of opportunity, diminished quality, or as a result of special or exclusive 
21.26 	privilege that does not benefit all Minnesotans.

21.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
21.28 		Subd. 15.Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, but 
21.29 	not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated from the 
21.30 	outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement 
21.31 	interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made, including the provisions of 
21.32 	article XI, section 15; and article XIII, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution to restore, 
21.33 	protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife for 
22.1 	the benefit of all Minnesotans, and with regard to fee title acquisition to be open to the 
22.2 	public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise provided by law, 
22.3 	for the public good and the right of the public to take game and fish on these lands shall not 
22.4 	be impaired or diminished in quality or experience directly or indirectly. The ownership of 
22.5 	the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real 
22.6 	property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or 
22.7 	accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the 
22.8 	intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; or (3) the right of the people for the 
22.9 	benefit of all Minnesotans on land acquired in fee to take fish and game during the open 
22.10 	season as provided by law is impaired, restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access, 
22.11 	or grant of special or exclusive privilege or franchise or otherwise.
22.12 	(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this 
22.13 	subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any 
22.14 	interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and 
22.15 	approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council shall 
22.16 	notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions 
22.17 	with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before approval 
22.18 	under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests from 
22.19 	recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures shall 
22.20 	allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real property 
22.21 	meeting the following criteria:
22.22 	(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the commissioner 
22.23 	of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
22.24 	(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably 
22.25 	equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking into 
22.26 	consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
22.27 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph (a) 
22.28 	must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local government 
22.29 	office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The notice of funding 
22.30 	agreement must contain:
22.31 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding agreement;
22.32 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
22.33 	(3) a reference to this section; and
23.1 	(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in 
23.2 	accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the 
23.3 	acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in 
23.4 	real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
23.5 	encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
23.6 	Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers 
23.7 	to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms 
23.8 	and conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
23.9 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; 
23.10 	or (3) the right to take fish and game during the open season as provided by law is impaired, 
23.11 	restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access or grant of special or exclusive privilege 
23.12 	or franchise or otherwise."

23.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.14 	read:
23.15 		Subd. 22.Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
23.16 	Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the 
23.17 	availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired 
23.18 	in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund. 
23.19 	The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days after 
23.20 	the availability of the appropriation ends.
23.21 	(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
23.22 	(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
23.23 	for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved 
23.24 	accomplishment plan;
23.25 	(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the 
23.26 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
23.27 	(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after the 
23.28 	availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
23.29 	(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

24.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
24.2 	read:
24.3 		Subd. 23.Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance 
24.4 	in the outdoor heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.

24.5 	Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
24.6 	amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:

24.7	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		40,948,000
		-0-

24.8
24.924.10
	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
24.11 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
24.12 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
24.13 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
24.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
24.15 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
24.16 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
24.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
24.18 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
24.19 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
24.20 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
24.21 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
24.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
24.23 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
24.24 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
24.25 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
24.26 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

24.27
24.28	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
24.29 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
24.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
24.31 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
24.32 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
24.33 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.34 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
24.35 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
25.1 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
25.2 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
25.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
25.4 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
25.5 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
25.6 	provided as part of the required 
25.7 	accomplishment plan.

25.8
25.9	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
25.10 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
25.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.12 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
25.13 	acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna 
25.14 	and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, 
25.15 	and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
25.16 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
25.17 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
25.18 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
25.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
25.20 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
25.21 	income statements and balance sheets for 
25.22 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
25.23 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
25.24 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
25.25 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
25.26 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
25.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
25.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
25.29 	and must be consistent with the priorities 
25.30 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
25.31 	Conservation Plan.

25.32
25.33	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase  VI
					
25.34 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
25.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.36 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
26.1 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
26.2 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
26.3 	permanent conservation easements within the 
26.4 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation 
26.5 	Area in western Minnesota for addition to the 
26.6 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
26.7 	Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
26.8 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
26.9 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
26.10 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
26.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
26.12 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
26.13 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
26.14 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
26.15 	and must be consistent with the priorities in 
26.16 	the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

26.17
26.18	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
26.19 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
26.20 	commissioner of natural resources to 
26.21 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
26.22 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
26.23 	conservation easements to protect native 
26.24 	prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for 
26.25 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
26.26 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
26.27 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
26.29 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
26.30 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
26.31 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
26.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
26.33 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
26.34 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
26.35 	be provided as part of the final report.

26.36
26.37	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase V
					
27.1 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
27.2 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
27.3 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
27.4 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
27.5 	water fund riparian buffer program for at least 
27.6 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
27.7 	land. Up to $72,500 $728,000 is for 
27.8 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
27.9 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
27.10 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.11 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
27.12 	conservation easements must be provided as 
27.13 	part of the final report.

27.14
27.15	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase V
					
27.16 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
27.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.18 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
27.19 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
27.20 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
27.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.22 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
27.23 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.24 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
27.25 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
27.28 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.29 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

27.30
27.31	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
27.32 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
27.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.34 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
27.35 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
27.36 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
28.1 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
28.2 	management purposes under Minnesota 
28.3 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for 
28.4 	designation and management as waterfowl 
28.5 	production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation 
28.6 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
28.7 	Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
28.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
28.9 	accomplishment plan.

28.10
28.11	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
28.12 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
28.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
28.14 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
28.15 	within important bird areas identified in the 
28.16 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be 
28.17 	used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon 
28.18 	Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota 
28.19 	Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for 
28.20 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
28.21 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
28.22 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
28.24 	conservation easements must be provided as 
28.25 	part of the final report.

28.26
28.27	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
28.28 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
28.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.30 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
28.31 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
28.32 	conservation easement and to `restore river 
28.33 	and related habitat in the Wild Rice River 
28.34 	corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
28.35 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
28.36 	required accomplishment plan.

29.1
29.2	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
29.3 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
29.4 	commissioner of natural resources to 
29.5 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
29.6 	prairie communities on wildlife management 
29.7 	areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest 
29.8 	land, and land under native prairie bank 
29.9 	easements. A list of proposed land restorations 
29.10 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
29.11 	of the required accomplishment plan.

29.12
29.13	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase 
II
					
29.14 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
29.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.16 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
29.17 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
29.18 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
29.19 	must be provided as part of the final report.

29.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.

29.21 	Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

29.22	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		31,000,000

29.23
29.24
29.25	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VIII
					
29.26 	$3,250,000 the second year is to the 
29.27 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
29.28 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
29.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
29.30 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
29.31 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
29.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
29.33 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
29.34 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
29.35 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
29.36 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
30.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
30.2 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
30.3 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
30.4 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

30.5
30.6	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
30.7 	$5,229,000 the second year is to the 
30.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.9 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
30.10 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
30.11 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
30.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
30.13 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
30.14 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
30.15 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
30.16 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.17 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
30.18 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
30.19 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
30.20 	required accomplishment plan.

30.21
30.22	(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife 
Management Area Acquisition
					
30.23 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
30.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.25 	agreement with Fox Lake Conservation 
30.26 	League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore 
30.27 	strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other 
30.28 	wildlife habitat for wildlife management area 
30.29 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.30 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
30.31 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
30.32 	required accomplishment plan.

30.33
30.34	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII
					
30.35 	$2,754,000 the second year is to the 
30.36 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.1 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
31.2 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
31.3 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
31.4 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
31.5 	lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
31.6 	Habitat Preservation Area in western 
31.7 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
31.8 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
31.9 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
31.10 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
31.11 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
31.12 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.13 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
31.14 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
31.15 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
31.16 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
31.17 	consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota 
31.18 	Prairie Conservation Plan.

31.19
31.20	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VI
					
31.21 	$583,000 the second year is to the 
31.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.23 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
31.24 	acquire land in fee and restore lands in the 
31.25 	Cannon River watershed for wildlife 
31.26 	management purposes under Minnesota 
31.27 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
31.28 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
31.29 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
31.30 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
31.31 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.32 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
31.33 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
31.34 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
31.35 	required accomplishment plan.

31.36
31.37	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase V
					
32.1 	$2,541,000 the second year is to the 
32.2 	commissioner of natural resources to 
32.3 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
32.4 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
32.5 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
32.6 	native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000 
32.7 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
32.8 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
32.9 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.10 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
32.11 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
32.12 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
32.13 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
32.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
32.15 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
32.16 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
32.17 	be provided as part of the final report.

32.18
32.19	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VI
					
32.20 	$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of 
32.21 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
32.22 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
32.23 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.24 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
32.25 	habitat by expanding the clean water fund 
32.26 	riparian buffer program for at least equal 
32.27 	wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. 
32.28 	Of this amount, up to $130,000 $1,079,000 is 
32.29 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
32.30 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
32.31 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
32.33 	conservation easements must be provided as 
32.34 	part of the final report.

32.35
32.36	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase II
					
33.1 	$2,269,000 the second year is to the 
33.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.3 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
33.4 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
33.5 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
33.6 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
33.7 	River Valley for wildlife management 
33.8 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.9 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation and 
33.10 	management as waterfowl production areas 
33.11 	in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
33.12 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
33.13 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
33.14 	6136.0900, priority must be given to 
33.15 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
33.16 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
33.17 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
33.18 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
33.19 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
33.20 	required accomplishment plan.

33.21
33.22	(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase 
II
					
33.23 	$1,475,000 the second year is to the 
33.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.25 	agreement with The Conservation Fund, in 
33.26 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
33.27 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
33.28 	and restore high priority grassland, prairie, 
33.29 	and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to 
33.30 	The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to 
33.31 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
33.32 	$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
33.33 	enforcement fund, as approved in the 
33.34 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
33.35 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
33.36 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
34.1 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
34.2 	to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the 
34.3 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.4 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
34.5 	native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions 
34.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
34.7 	accomplishment plan and must be consistent 
34.8 	with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie 
34.9 	Conservation Plan.

34.10
34.11	(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII
					
34.12 	$3,983,000 the second year is to the 
34.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
34.14 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
34.15 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
34.16 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
34.17 	native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on 
34.18 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A 
34.19 	list of proposed land restorations and 
34.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
34.21 	required accomplishment plan.

34.22
34.23	(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
34.24 	$1,208,000 the second year is to the 
34.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
34.26 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
34.27 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti, 
34.28 	Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as 
34.29 	follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation 
34.30 	District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and 
34.31 	Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great 
34.32 	River Greening; and $277,000 to the National 
34.33 	Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed 
34.34 	land restorations and enhancements must be 
34.35 	provided as part of the required 
34.36 	accomplishment plan.

35.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

35.2 	Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

35.3	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		-0-
		31,055,000

35.4
35.5	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
35.6 	$5,650,000 the second year is to the 
35.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.8 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
35.9 	in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and 
35.10 	grasslands to be designated and managed as 
35.11 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in 
35.12 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
35.13 	Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
35.14 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
35.15 	required accomplishment plan.

35.16
35.17	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase V
					
35.18 	$5,801,000 the second year is to the 
35.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.20 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
35.21 	in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and 
35.22 	land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
35.23 	management purposes under Minnesota 
35.24 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
35.25 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
35.26 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

35.27	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII
					
35.28 	$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board 
35.29 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands 
35.30 	in permanent conservation easements and to 
35.31 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
35.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
35.33 	Of this amount, up to $195,000 $410,000 is 
35.34 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
35.35 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
36.1 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.2 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
36.3 	conservation easements must be provided as 
36.4 	part of the final report.

36.5
36.6	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
II
					
36.7 	$1,629,000 the second year is to the 
36.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.9 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
36.10 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
36.11 	high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the 
36.12 	prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of 
36.13 	this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a 
36.14 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
36.15 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.17 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed easement 
36.18 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
36.19 	final report.

36.20
36.21	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase VIII
					
36.22 	$2,167,000 the second year is to the 
36.23 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
36.24 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
36.25 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
36.26 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
36.27 	of the required accomplishment plan.

36.28	(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II
					
36.29 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
36.30 	commissioner of natural resources to modify 
36.31 	the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat 
36.32 	management and to return the historic outlet 
36.33 	of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.

36.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

37.1 	Sec. 10.  REPEALER.
 37.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.

37.3 	ARTICLE 2
37.4 	CLEAN WATER FUND

37.5	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
37.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
37.7 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
37.8 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
37.9 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this 
37.10 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending 
37.11 	June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The 
37.12 	second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The 
37.13 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

37.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
37.15				Available for the Year
	
37.16				Ending June 30
	
37.17					2018
		2019

37.18	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

37.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	100,497,000
	$
	111,116,000
	
37.20 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
37.21 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

37.22	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
37.23 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
37.24 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
37.25 	related to and necessary for a specific 
37.26 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
37.27 	article must be spent in accordance with 
37.28 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
37.29 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
37.30 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
37.31 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
37.32 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
38.1 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
38.2 	2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
38.3 	available until June 30, 2020. If a project 
38.4 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
38.5 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
38.6 	availability of federal funding.

38.7	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
38.8 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
38.9 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
38.10 	on Disability and other appropriate 
38.11 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
38.12 	committees, and commissions, should make 
38.13 	progress toward providing greater access to 
38.14 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
38.15 	for people with disabilities related to the 
38.16 	programs the recipient funds using 
38.17 	appropriations made in this article.

38.18	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	8,208,000
	$
	9,208,000
	
38.19 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
38.20 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
38.21 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
38.22 	water and groundwater and to use data 
38.23 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.24 	(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 
38.25 	the second year are for monitoring and 
38.26 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
38.27 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
38.28 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
38.29 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
38.30 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
38.31 	practices; assessing best management practice 
38.32 	adoption; education and technical support from 
38.33 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
38.34 	support agricultural demonstration and 
39.1 	implementation activities; and other actions 
39.2 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
39.3 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
39.4 	June 30, 2022.
39.5 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
39.6 	second year are for administering clean water 
39.7 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
39.8 	management practices loan program. Any 
39.9 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
39.10 	year shall be added to the corpus of the loan 
39.11 	fund.
39.12 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
39.13 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
39.14 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
39.15 	implementation of best management practices 
39.16 	and more precise information on nonpoint 
39.17 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
39.18 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
39.19 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
39.20 	available until June 30, 2022.
39.21 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
39.22 	second year are for research to quantify and 
39.23 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
39.24 	waters and for development and evaluation of 
39.25 	best management practices to protect and 
39.26 	restore water resources. This appropriation is 
39.27 	available until June 30, 2022.
39.28 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
39.29 	second year are for a research inventory 
39.30 	database containing water-related research 
39.31 	activities. Costs for information technology 
39.32 	development or support for this research 
39.33 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
39.34 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
39.35 	available until June 30, 2022.
40.1 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
40.2 	the second year are to implement the 
40.3 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
40.4 	certification program statewide. Funds 
40.5 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
40.6 	until June 30, 2021.
40.7 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
40.8 	second year are to provide funding for a 
40.9 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
40.10 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
40.11 	(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
40.12 	second year are for grants to the Board of 
40.13 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
40.14 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
40.15 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
40.16 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
40.17 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
40.18 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
40.19 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
40.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.21 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
40.22 	the second year are for pesticide testing of 
40.23 	private wells where nitrate is detected, as part 
40.24 	of the Township Testing Program. This 
40.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
40.26 	(k) A portion of the funds in this section may 
40.27 	be used for programs to train state and local 
40.28 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
40.29 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
40.30 	conservation.

40.31	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	7,125,000
	$
	10,125,000
	
40.32 	(a) $7,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 
40.33 	the second year are for the point source 
40.34 	implementation grants program under 
41.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
41.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.3 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
41.4 	second year are for small community 
41.5 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
41.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
41.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
41.8 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the 
41.9 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
41.10 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
41.11 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
41.12 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
41.13 	this section based on their priority rank on the 
41.14 	Pollution Control Agency's project priority 
41.15 	list.

41.16	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	26,835,000
	$
	27,722,000
	
41.17 	(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 
41.18 	the second year are for completion of needed 
41.19 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
41.20 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
41.21 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the 
41.22 	first year and $125,000 the second year are 
41.23 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
41.24 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
41.25 	the existing water quality and watershed 
41.26 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
41.27 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
41.28 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
41.29 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
41.30 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
41.31 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
41.32 	environment and natural resources finance and 
41.33 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
42.1 	15, 2019, on the expenditure of this 
42.2 	appropriation.
42.3 	(b) $9,904,000 the first year and $10,145,000 
42.4 	the second year are to develop watershed 
42.5 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
42.6 	which include total maximum daily load 
42.7 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
42.8 	plans for waters listed on the United States 
42.9 	Environmental Protection Agency approved 
42.10 	impaired waters list in accordance with 
42.11 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency 
42.12 	shall complete an average of ten percent of 
42.13 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
42.14 	(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
42.15 	the second year are for groundwater 
42.16 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
42.17 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
42.18 	trends, including the reassessment of 
42.19 	groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years 
42.20 	ago and found to be contaminated.
42.21 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
42.22 	second year are for implementation of the St. 
42.23 	Louis River System Area of Concern 
42.24 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
42.25 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
42.26 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
42.27 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
42.28 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
42.29 	database development.
42.30 	(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
42.31 	second year are for national pollutant 
42.32 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
42.33 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
43.1 	(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,745,000 
43.2 	the second year are for enhancing the 
43.3 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
43.4 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
43.5 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
43.6 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of 
43.7 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
43.8 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
43.9 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
43.10 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
43.11 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
43.12 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
43.13 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
43.14 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
43.15 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
43.16 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
43.17 	sewer system, or other means, including 
43.18 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
43.19 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
43.20 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
43.21 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
43.22 	reports are to be part of established annual 
43.23 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
43.24 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
43.25 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
43.26 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
43.27 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
43.28 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
43.29 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
43.30 	$1,000,000 each year is available to counties 
43.31 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
43.32 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
43.33 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
43.34 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
43.35 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
43.36 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
44.1 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
44.2 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
44.3 	an account of the expenditures.
44.4 	(h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
44.5 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
44.6 	of MS4 permit requirements including 
44.7 	additional technical assistance to 
44.8 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
44.9 	understanding and implementing the basic 
44.10 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
44.11 	program.
44.12 	(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the 
44.13 	second year are for a grant program for 
44.14 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
44.15 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
44.16 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
44.17 	restore the water quality of waters in 
44.18 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
44.19 	awarded to local government units for projects 
44.20 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
44.21 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
44.22 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
44.23 	other than the clean water fund.
44.24 	(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
44.25 	second year are for coordination with the state 
44.26 	of Wisconsin and the National Park Service 
44.27 	on comprehensive phosphorous reduction 
44.28 	activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St. 
44.29 	Croix on the St. Croix River. The 
44.30 	commissioner must work with the St. Croix 
44.31 	Basin Water Resources Planning Team and 
44.32 	the St. Croix River Association to implement 
44.33 	the water monitoring and phosphorous 
44.34 	reduction activities.
45.1 	(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
45.2 	second year are to support activities of the 
45.3 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
45.4 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
45.5 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
45.6 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
45.7 	section are available until June 30, 2022.

45.8
45.9	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,550,000
	$
	8,550,000
	
45.10 	(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 
45.11 	the second year are for stream flow 
45.12 	monitoring.
45.13 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
45.14 	the second year are for lake Index of 
45.15 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
45.16 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
45.17 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
45.18 	other contaminants of fish, including 
45.19 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
45.20 	waters over time.
45.21 	(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000 
45.22 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
45.23 	science-based watershed restoration and 
45.24 	protection strategies.
45.25 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
45.26 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
45.27 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.28 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
45.29 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
45.30 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
45.31 	source restoration and protection activities.
45.32 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
45.33 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
46.1 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
46.2 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
46.3 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
46.4 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
46.5 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
46.6 	forestry best management practices for water 
46.7 	quality.
46.8 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
46.9 	second year are for developing county 
46.10 	geologic atlases.
46.11 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
46.12 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
46.13 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
46.14 	buffer map interpretation to local units of 
46.15 	government for implementation of buffer 
46.16 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
46.17 	units of government and made available to 
46.18 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
46.19 	Resources' Web site.

46.20
46.21	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	44,879,000
	$
	50,621,000
	
46.22 	(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 
46.23 	the second year are for a pilot program to 
46.24 	provide performance-based grants to local 
46.25 	government units. The grants may be used to 
46.26 	implement projects that protect, enhance, and 
46.27 	restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, 
46.28 	and streams; protect groundwater from 
46.29 	degradation; and protect drinking water 
46.30 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
46.31 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
46.32 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
46.33 	metropolitan surface water management 
46.34 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
46.35 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
47.1 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
47.2 	projects funded under this paragraph.
47.3 	(b) $10,070,000 the first year and $13,812,000 
47.4 	the second year are for grants to protect and 
47.5 	restore surface water and drinking water; to 
47.6 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
47.7 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
47.8 	streams; and to protect groundwater and 
47.9 	drinking water, including feedlot water quality 
47.10 	and subsurface sewage treatment system 
47.11 	projects and stream bank, stream channel, 
47.12 	shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization 
47.13 	projects. The projects must use practices 
47.14 	demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting 
47.15 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
47.16 	consistent with total maximum daily load 
47.17 	(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed 
47.18 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
47.19 	or local water management plans or their 
47.20 	equivalents. A portion of these funds may be 
47.21 	used to seek administrative efficiencies 
47.22 	through shared resources by multiple local 
47.23 	governmental units.
47.24 	(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
47.25 	the second year are for accelerated 
47.26 	implementation, including local resource 
47.27 	protection and enhancement grants and 
47.28 	statewide program enhancements of 
47.29 	supplements for technical assistance, citizen 
47.30 	and community outreach, compliance, and 
47.31 	training and certification.
47.32 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
47.33 	second year are to provide state oversight and 
47.34 	accountability, evaluate results, provide 
47.35 	implementation tools, and measure the value 
48.1 	of conservation program implementation by 
48.2 	local governments, including submission to 
48.3 	the legislature by March 1 each 
48.4 	even-numbered year a biennial report prepared 
48.5 	by the board, in consultation with the 
48.6 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
48.7 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
48.8 	detailing the recipients, the projects funded 
48.9 	under this section, and the amount of pollution 
48.10 	reduced.
48.11 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
48.12 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
48.13 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
48.14 	governments in implementing and complying 
48.15 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
48.16 	requirements.
48.17 	(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 
48.18 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
48.19 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
48.20 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
48.21 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
48.22 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
48.23 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface 
48.24 	waters; and increase infiltration for 
48.25 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation may 
48.26 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
48.27 	permanently protected by easements purchased 
48.28 	with this appropriation or contracts to achieve 
48.29 	permanent protection for riparian buffers or 
48.30 	stream bank restorations when the riparian 
48.31 	buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 
48.32 	is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
48.33 	account.
48.34 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
48.35 	the second year are for permanent 
49.1 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
49.2 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
49.3 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
49.4 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
49.5 	acquisition to permanently protect 
49.6 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
49.7 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
49.8 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
49.9 	sources as described under alternative 
49.10 	management tools in the Department of 
49.11 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
49.12 	Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems 
49.13 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
49.14 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
49.15 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
49.16 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
49.17 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
49.18 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
49.19 	have identified specific activities that will 
49.20 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
49.21 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
49.22 	contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a 
49.23 	monitoring and enforcement account.
49.24 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
49.25 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
49.26 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
49.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
49.28 	subdivision 6.
49.29 	(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
49.30 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
49.31 	and grants to local governments to transition 
49.32 	local water management plans to a watershed 
49.33 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
49.34 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
49.35 	114D.
50.1 	(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
50.2 	second year are for technical assistance and 
50.3 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
50.4 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
50.5 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.6 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
50.7 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
50.8 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.9 	103E.015.
50.10 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
50.11 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
50.12 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
50.13 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
50.14 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
50.15 	related technical assistance. This work may 
50.16 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
50.17 	Department of Agriculture with a first priority 
50.18 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
50.19 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
50.20 	state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a 
50.21 	monitoring and enforcement account.
50.22 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
50.23 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
50.24 	conservation easements to protect lands 
50.25 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
50.26 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
50.27 	to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
50.28 	enforcement account.
50.29 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
50.30 	second year are for a program to 
50.31 	systematically collect data and produce 
50.32 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates of 
50.33 	soil erosion caused by water and wind along 
50.34 	with tracking adoption of conservation 
51.1 	measures, including cover crops, to address 
51.2 	erosion.
51.3 	(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 
51.4 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
51.5 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
51.6 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
51.7 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
51.8 	and water conservation district shall receive 
51.9 	an increase in its base funding of $100,000 
51.10 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
51.11 	increase is available for matching grants to 
51.12 	soil and water conservation districts based on 
51.13 	county allocations to soil and water 
51.14 	conservation districts. The board and other 
51.15 	agencies may reduce the amount of grants to 
51.16 	a county by an amount equal to any reduction 
51.17 	in the county's allocation to a soil and water 
51.18 	conservation district from the county's 
51.19 	previous year allocation when the board 
51.20 	determines that the reduction was 
51.21 	disproportionate.
51.22 	(o) The board shall contract for delivery of 
51.23 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
51.24 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
51.25 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
51.26 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
51.27 	year.
51.28 	(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
51.29 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
51.30 	technical and administrative assistance portion 
51.31 	of the funds to leverage federal or other 
51.32 	nonstate funds or to address oversight 
51.33 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
51.34 	identified in local water management plans.
52.1 	(q) The board shall require grantees to specify 
52.2 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
52.3 	grants prior to any grant awards.
52.4 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
52.5 	available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant 
52.6 	funds shall be regranted consistent with the 
52.7 	purposes of this section.

52.8	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	3,660,000
	$
	3,665,000
	
52.9 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
52.10 	the second year are for addressing public 
52.11 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
52.12 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
52.13 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
52.14 	including accelerating the development of 
52.15 	health risk limits and improving the capacity 
52.16 	of the department's laboratory to analyze 
52.17 	unregulated contaminants.
52.18 	(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
52.19 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
52.20 	water sources.
52.21 	(c) $110,000 the first year and $115,000 the 
52.22 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
52.23 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
52.24 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
52.25 	(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
52.26 	second year are to develop and deliver 
52.27 	groundwater restoration and protection 
52.28 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
52.29 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
52.30 	resources to local governments for drinking 
52.31 	water source protection activities.
52.32 	(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
52.33 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
53.1 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
53.2 	wells and developing guidance and outreach 
53.3 	to reduce risks to private-well owners.
53.4 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
53.5 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
53.6 	the risks from viruses in water supplies.
53.7 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
53.8 	appropriations in this section are available 
53.9 	until June 30, 2021.

53.10	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,225,000
	$
	1,225,000
	
53.11 	(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 the 
53.12 	second year are to implement projects that 
53.13 	address emerging drinking-water supply 
53.14 	threats, provide cost-effective regional 
53.15 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
53.16 	coordination, support local implementation of 
53.17 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
53.18 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
53.19 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
53.20 	to communities:
53.21 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
53.22 	water use through use of surface water, storm 
53.23 	water, wastewater, and groundwater;
53.24 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
53.25 	for different alternatives;
53.26 	(3) development of planning level cost 
53.27 	estimates, including capital cost and operation 
53.28 	cost;
53.29 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
53.30 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
53.31 	regionally beneficial water supply 
53.32 	development projects; and
54.1 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
54.2 	models.
54.3 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
54.4 	second year are for the water demand 
54.5 	reduction grant program to encourage 
54.6 	implementation of water demand reduction 
54.7 	measures by municipalities in the metropolitan 
54.8 	area to ensure the reliability and protection of 
54.9 	drinking water supplies.

54.10	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	15,000
			
54.11 	$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
54.12 	Coordinating Commission for the Web site 
54.13 	required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
54.14 	subdivision 10.

54.15 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision 
54.16 	to read:
54.17 		Subd. 7.Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance 
54.18 	in the clean water fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.

54.19 	ARTICLE 3
54.20 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

54.21	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
54.22 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
54.23 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
54.24 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
54.25 	"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
54.26 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first 
54.27 	year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal 
54.28 	years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

54.29				APPROPRIATIONS
	
54.30				Available for the Year
	
54.31				Ending June 30
	
54.32					2018
		2019

55.1	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

55.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	41,989,000
	$
	47,775,000
	
55.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
55.4 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

55.5	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
55.6 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
55.7 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
55.8 	related to and necessary for a specific 
55.9 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
55.10 	article must be spent in accordance with 
55.11 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
55.12 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
55.13 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
55.14 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
55.15 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
55.16 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
55.17 	2020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
55.18 	available until June 30, 2021. If a project 
55.19 	receives federal funds, the time period of the 
55.20 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
55.21 	availability of federal funding.

55.22	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
55.23 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
55.24 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
55.25 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
55.26 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
55.27 	committees, and commissions, should make 
55.28 	progress toward providing greater access to 
55.29 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
55.30 	for people with disabilities related to the 
55.31 	programs the recipient funds using 
55.32 	appropriations made in this article.

55.33
55.34	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	25,398,000
	$
	28,884,000
	
56.1 	(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 
56.2 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
56.3 	areas, and trails to:
56.4 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
56.5 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
56.6 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
56.7 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
56.8 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
56.9 	parks and trails legacy plan.
56.10 	(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000 
56.11 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
56.12 	trails of regional significance outside the 
56.13 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
56.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
56.15 	awarded under this paragraph shall be based 
56.16 	on the lists of recommended projects 
56.17 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
56.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
56.19 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
56.20 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
56.21 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.22 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
56.23 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
56.24 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
56.25 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
56.26 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
56.27 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
56.28 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
56.29 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
56.30 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
56.31 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
56.32 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
56.33 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
56.34 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
57.1 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
57.2 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
57.3 	$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in 
57.4 	fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota 
57.5 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
57.6 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
57.7 	section 85.536, including the continued 
57.8 	development of a statewide system plan for 
57.9 	regional parks and trails outside the 
57.10 	seven-county metropolitan area.
57.11 	(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
57.12 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
57.13 	Commission shall submit a list of projects that 
57.14 	contains the commission's recommendations 
57.15 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
57.16 	fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking 
57.17 	minority members of the house of 
57.18 	representatives and senate committees and 
57.19 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
57.20 	environment and natural resources and the 
57.21 	parks and trails fund.
57.22 	(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
57.23 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
57.24 	Commission shall submit a report that contains 
57.25 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
57.26 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
57.27 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
57.28 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
57.29 	minority members of the house of 
57.30 	representatives and senate committees and 
57.31 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
57.32 	environment and natural resources and the 
57.33 	parks and trails fund.
57.34 	(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the 
57.35 	second year are for coordination and projects 
58.1 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
58.2 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
58.3 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
58.4 	Web-based information for park and trail 
58.5 	users; and support of activities of the Parks 
58.6 	and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
58.7 	(f) The commissioner shall contract for 
58.8 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
58.9 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
58.10 	activities under this section for at least 
58.11 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
58.12 	second year.
58.13 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
58.14 	appropriations under this section shall give 
58.15 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
58.16 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
58.17 	and other activities.

58.18	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,584,000
	$
	18,891,000
	
58.19 	(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 
58.20 	the second year are for distribution according 
58.21 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
58.22 	subdivision 3.
58.23 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
58.24 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
58.25 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
58.26 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
58.27 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
58.28 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
58.29 	under this section must be substantially 
58.30 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
58.31 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
58.32 	Any funds remaining after completion of the 
58.33 	listed projects may be spent by the 
59.1 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
59.2 	parks and trails.
59.3 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
59.4 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
59.5 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
59.6 	that the funds are used to supplement and not 
59.7 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
59.8 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
59.9 	appropriations under this section shall give 
59.10 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
59.11 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
59.12 	and other activities.

59.13	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
			
59.14 	$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
59.15 	Coordinating Commission for the Web site 
59.16 	required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
59.17 	subdivision 10.

59.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.19 	read:
59.20 		Subd. 6.Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance 
59.21 	in the parks and trails fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.

59.22 	Sec. 7. SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.
 59.23 	The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause 
59.24 	(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other 
59.25 	improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.

59.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.

59.27 	Sec. 8. HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES REGIONAL PARK RESERVE 
59.28 	GRANT EXTENSION.
 59.29 	The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, 
59.30 	section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of Bloomington 
60.1 	to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available 
60.2 	until June 30, 2018.

60.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.

60.4 	Sec. 9. ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.
 60.5 	Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws 
60.6 	2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):
60.7 	(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal year 
60.8 	2017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills Regional 
60.9 	Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted 
60.10 	to the Metropolitan Council; and
60.11 	(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota 
60.12 	Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional 
60.13 	Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.

60.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

60.15 	ARTICLE 4
60.16 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

60.17	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
60.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
60.19 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
60.20 	heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
60.21 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in 
60.22 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
60.23 	year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
60.24 	2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
60.25 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

60.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
60.27				Available for the Year
	
60.28				Ending June 30
	
60.29					2018
		2019

60.30	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

60.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	57,331,000
	$
	66,033,000
	
61.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
61.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
61.3 	subdivisions.

61.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
61.5 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
61.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
61.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
61.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
61.9 	article must not be spent on indirect costs or 
61.10 	other institutional overhead charges that are 
61.11 	not directly related to and necessary for a 
61.12 	specific appropriation. Notwithstanding 
61.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
61.14 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
61.15 	2018 appropriations are available until June 
61.16 	30, 2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations 
61.17 	are available until June 30, 2020. If a project 
61.18 	receives federal funds, the time period of the 
61.19 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
61.20 	availability of federal funding.
61.21 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
61.22 	this section in the first year does not cancel, 
61.23 	but is available for the second year of the 
61.24 	biennium.

61.25	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		26,245,000
		31,736,000
	
61.26 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
61.27 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
61.28 	education, and arts access. Grant agreements 
61.29 	entered into by the Minnesota State Arts Board 
61.30 	and other recipients of appropriations in this 
61.31 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
61.32 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
61.33 	traditional sources of funding. Each grant 
61.34 	program established within this appropriation 
61.35 	must be separately administered from other 
62.1 	state appropriations for program planning and 
62.2 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
62.3 	consideration other state resources awarded 
62.4 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
62.5 	size.

62.6	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
62.7 	$20,700,000 the first year and $25,589,000 
62.8 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
62.9 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
62.10 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
62.11 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
62.12 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
62.13 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
62.14 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
62.15 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
62.16 	community and public life in this state.

62.17	(c) Arts Education
					
62.18 	$4,115,000 the first year and $4,610,000 the 
62.19 	second year are for high-quality, 
62.20 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
62.21 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
62.22 	understanding of the arts.

62.23	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
62.24 	$1,430,000 the first year and $1,537,000 the 
62.25 	second year are for events and activities that 
62.26 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
62.27 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
62.28 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
62.29 	represented in this state.
62.30 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
62.31 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
62.32 	board for administering grant programs, 
62.33 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
63.1 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
63.2 	ensuring accountability.
63.3 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
63.4 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
63.5 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
63.6 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
63.7 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
63.8 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
63.9 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
63.10 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
63.11 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
63.12 	regions of the state.

63.13	Subd. 4.Department of Education
 		2,200,000
		2,200,000
	
63.14 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
63.15 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
63.16 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
63.17 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
63.18 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
63.19 	Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated 
63.20 	using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, 
63.21 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
63.22 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
63.23 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
63.24 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
63.25 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
63.26 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
63.27 	means a public library, a regional library 
63.28 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
63.29 	a county, or an outreach service program. 
63.30 	These funds may be used to sponsor programs 
63.31 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
63.32 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
63.33 	programs for programs in partnership with 
63.34 	regional libraries. These funds must be 
63.35 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
64.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.2 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
64.3 	before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in 
64.4 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
64.5 	2021.

64.6	Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society
 		13,096,000
		16,652,000
	
64.7 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
64.8 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
64.9 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
64.10 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
64.11 	historical resources. Grant agreements entered 
64.12 	into by the Minnesota Historical Society and 
64.13 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
64.14 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
64.15 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
64.16 	traditional sources of funding. Funds directly 
64.17 	appropriated to the Minnesota Historical 
64.18 	Society must be used to supplement, and not 
64.19 	substitute for, traditional sources of funding. 
64.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.21 	16A.28, for historic preservation projects that 
64.22 	improve historic structures, the amounts are 
64.23 	available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota 
64.24 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
64.25 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
64.26 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
64.27 	must give consideration to Conservation Corps 
64.28 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock 
64.29 	Conservation Corps, or an organization 
64.30 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
64.31 	the potential to need historic preservation 
64.32 	services.

64.33	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

64.34	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
65.1 	$5,381,000 the first year and $6,947,000 the 
65.2 	second year are for history programs and 
65.3 	projects operated or conducted by or through 
65.4 	local, county, regional, or other historical or 
65.5 	cultural organizations or for activities to 
65.6 	preserve significant historic and cultural 
65.7 	resources. Funds are to be distributed through 
65.8 	a competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
65.9 	Historical Society shall administer these funds 
65.10 	using established grant mechanisms, with 
65.11 	assistance from the advisory committee 
65.12 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
65.13 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
65.14 	(ii).

65.15	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
65.16 	$5,025,000 the first year and $6,905,000 the 
65.17 	second year are for programs and purposes 
65.18 	related to the historical and cultural heritage 
65.19 	of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the 
65.20 	Minnesota Historical Society.

65.21	(3) History Partnerships
					
65.22 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,200,000 the 
65.23 	second year are for partnerships involving 
65.24 	multiple organizations, which may include the 
65.25 	Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and 
65.26 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and 
65.27 	cultural heritage in all regions of the state.

65.28
65.29	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
65.30 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
65.31 	second year are for a contract or contracts to 
65.32 	be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct 
65.33 	statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of 
65.34 	historical, archaeological, and cultural 
65.35 	significance. Results of the surveys must be 
66.1 	published in a searchable form and available 
66.2 	to the public on a cost-free basis. The 
66.3 	Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of 
66.4 	the State Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs 
66.5 	Council shall each appoint a representative to 
66.6 	an oversight board to select contractors and 
66.7 	direct the conduct of the surveys. The 
66.8 	oversight board shall consult with the 
66.9 	Departments of Transportation and Natural 
66.10 	Resources.

66.11	(5) Digital Library
					
66.12 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
66.13 	second year are for a digital library project to 
66.14 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
66.15 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
66.16 	The Minnesota Historical Society shall 
66.17 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
66.18 	system and shall jointly share this 
66.19 	appropriation for these purposes.

66.20	(6) Fort Snelling Chapel
					
66.21 	$90,000 the first year is for a grant to the Fort 
66.22 	Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation to 
66.23 	restore the stained glass in the historic Fort 
66.24 	Snelling Memorial Chapel in Bloomington.

66.25	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		10,488,000
		9,500,000
	
66.26 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
66.27 	commissioner of administration for grants to 
66.28 	the named organizations for the purposes 
66.29 	specified in this subdivision. The 
66.30 	commissioner of administration may use a 
66.31 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are 
66.32 	directly related to and necessary to the 
66.33 	administration of grants in this section.
67.1 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
67.2 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
67.3 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
67.4 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
67.5 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
67.6 	sources of funding.

67.7	(c) Public Television
					
67.8 	$4,150,000 the first year and $3,900,000 the 
67.9 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
67.10 	Public Television Association for production 
67.11 	and acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
67.12 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount, 
67.13 	$650,000 in the first year is for a grant to Twin 
67.14 	Cities Public Television to produce the 
67.15 	Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any 
67.16 	production costs associated with this project 
67.17 	incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are 
67.18 	eligible for reimbursement under this section 
67.19 	as long as these funds are available under 
67.20 	subdivision 2.

67.21	(d) Minnesota Public Radio
					
67.22 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the 
67.23 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
67.24 	to create programming and expand news 
67.25 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
67.26 	history.

67.27
67.28	(e) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
67.29 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the 
67.30 	second year are appropriated for a grant to the 
67.31 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
67.32 	Radio Stations for production and acquisition 
67.33 	grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
67.34 	section 129D.19.

67.35	(f) Como Park Zoo
					
68.1 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the 
68.2 	second year are for a grant to the Como Park 
68.3 	Zoo and Conservatory for program 
68.4 	development that features education programs 
68.5 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
68.6 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
68.7 	garden access and preservation.

68.8	(g) Lake Superior Zoo
					
68.9 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
68.10 	year are for a grant to the Lake Superior Zoo 
68.11 	to develop new regionally significant 
68.12 	educational exhibits and programs.

68.13	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
68.14 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
68.15 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
68.16 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
68.17 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
68.18 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
68.19 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
68.20 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
68.21 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

68.22	(i) Wilderness Inquiry
					
68.23 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
68.24 	second year are for grants to Wilderness 
68.25 	Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor 
68.26 	history, culture, and heritage by connecting 
68.27 	Minnesota youth to natural resources.

68.28	(j) Veterans Memorial Grants
					
68.29 	$200,000 the first year is for a competitive 
68.30 	grants program to provide grants to local units 
68.31 	of government for veterans memorials to 
68.32 	preserve the culture and heritage of Minnesota. 
68.33 	The local unit of government must provide a 
69.1 	nonstate cash match equal to the amount of 
69.2 	the grant received under this paragraph.

69.3	(k) Medal of Honor Commemorative Memorial
					
69.4 	$250,000 the first year is to complete design 
69.5 	and construction of a memorial in the Capitol 
69.6 	area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor 
69.7 	recipients. This appropriation is not available 
69.8 	until the commissioner determines that at least 
69.9 	$250,000 is committed to the project from 
69.10 	nonstate sources, and there are sufficient 
69.11 	resources to complete the project, as required 
69.12 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and 
69.13 	Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section 
69.14 	64.

69.15	(l) Big Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp
					
69.16 	$278,000 the first year is for a grant to the Big 
69.17 	Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop 
69.18 	and build a welcome center that supports the 
69.19 	mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans 
69.20 	Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural, 
69.21 	historical, and recreational activities to 
69.22 	veterans, their families, and their guests.

69.23	(m) Camp Legionville
					
69.24 	$222,000 the first year is for a grant to Camp 
69.25 	Legionville to update the dining facility to 
69.26 	allow the camp to continue to provide an 
69.27 	overnight facility with programs for youth, 
69.28 	veterans, and the public related to Minnesota's 
69.29 	cultural, historical, and recreational activities.

69.30	(n) Green Giant Museum
					
69.31 	$300,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
69.32 	year are for a grant to the city of Blue Earth 
69.33 	to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
70.1 	equip the Green Giant Museum to preserve 
70.2 	the culture and history of Minnesota.

70.3
70.4	(o) State Archeologist Non-Indian Remains 
Project
					
70.5 	$108,000 the first year is for the Office of the 
70.6 	State Archaeologist Non-Indian Remains 
70.7 	Analysis and Reburial project.

70.8
70.9	(p) Governor's Council on Developmental 
Disabilities
					
70.10 	$55,000 the first year is for the digital 
70.11 	enhancement project of the Governor's 
70.12 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.

70.13	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,550,000
		1,950,000
	
70.14 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
70.15 	Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and 
70.16 	development of the Minnesota Zoological 
70.17 	Garden and for providing access and education 
70.18 	related to programs on the cultural heritage of 
70.19 	Minnesota.

70.20	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		2,495,000
		2,495,000
	
70.21 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
70.22 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
70.23 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
70.24 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
70.25 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
70.26 	following grants to cover the cost of 
70.27 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
70.28 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
70.29 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
70.30 	plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and 
70.31 	shall submit the plan for review and approval 
70.32 	by the Department of Administration. The 
70.33 	written plan must require the Humanities 
70.34 	Center to create and adhere to grant policies 
70.35 	that are similar to those established pursuant 
71.1 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
71.2 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
71.3 	No grants awarded in this subdivision may be 
71.4 	used for travel outside the state of Minnesota. 
71.5 	The grant agreement must specify the 
71.6 	repercussions for failing to comply with the 
71.7 	grant agreement.

71.8	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
71.9 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
71.10 	second year are for programs and purposes of 
71.11 	the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this 
71.12 	amount, $100,000 each year may be used for 
71.13 	the veterans' voices program.
71.14 	The Minnesota Humanities Center may 
71.15 	consider museums and organizations 
71.16 	celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for 
71.17 	grants from these funds.

71.18	(c) Civics Programs
					
71.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
71.20 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
71.21 	Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic 
71.22 	Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy 
71.23 	Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government 
71.24 	to conduct civics education programs for the 
71.25 	civic and cultural development of Minnesota 
71.26 	youth. Civics education is the study of 
71.27 	constitutional principles and the democratic 
71.28 	foundation of our national, state, and local 
71.29 	institutions and the study of political processes 
71.30 	and structures of government, grounded in the 
71.31 	understanding of constitutional government 
71.32 	under the rule of law.

71.33	(d) Council on Disability
					
72.1 	$45,000 the first year and $45,000 the second 
72.2 	year are for a grant to the Minnesota State 
72.3 	Council on Disability to produce and broadcast 
72.4 	programs to preserve Minnesota's disability 
72.5 	history and culture and to conduct celebrations 
72.6 	of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These 
72.7 	funds are available until June 30, 2020.

72.8	(e) Fanka Arts Program
					
72.9 	$150,000 each year is for a Fanka arts grant 
72.10 	program to one or more community 
72.11 	organizations that participate in statewide 
72.12 	Somali arts and cultural programs that provide 
72.13 	arts education, workshops, mentor programs, 
72.14 	or community presentations and community 
72.15 	engagement events. The funding must be used 
72.16 	for Fanka programs to provide arts education 
72.17 	and workshops, mentor programs, and 
72.18 	community presentations and community 
72.19 	engagement events throughout Minnesota.

72.20	(f) Somali Museum of Minnesota
					
72.21 	$150,000 each year is for a grant to the Somali 
72.22 	Museum of Minnesota for the Heritage Arts 
72.23 	and Cultural Vitality programs for classes, 
72.24 	exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the 
72.25 	Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.

72.26	(g) Children's Museum Grants
					
72.27 	$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
72.28 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
72.29 	grants to children's museums.
72.30 	Of this amount, $500,000 the first year and 
72.31 	$500,000 the second year are for the 
72.32 	Minnesota Children's Museum, $150,000 each 
72.33 	year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, 
72.34 	$150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids 
73.1 	Children's Museum, and $150,000 each year 
73.2 	is for the Southern Minnesota Children's 
73.3 	Museum.

73.4	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		1,250,000
		1,500,000
	
73.5 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
73.6 	Indian Affairs Council for the purposes 
73.7 	identified in this subdivision.

73.8
73.9	(b) Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe 
Language
					
73.10 	$550,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
73.11 	second year are for grants for programs that 
73.12 	preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
73.13 	and to foster educational programs in Dakota 
73.14 	and Ojibwe languages.

73.15	(c) Language Immersion
					
73.16 	$275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
73.17 	second year are for grants of $137,500 each 
73.18 	year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School 
73.19 	and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban 
73.20 	immersion project.

73.21	(d) Competitive Grants for Language Immersion
					
73.22 	$200,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
73.23 	second year are for competitive grants for 
73.24 	language immersion programs.

73.25	(e) Graves Protection
					
73.26 	$100,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs 
73.27 	Council to carry out responsibilities under 
73.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply 
73.29 	with Public Law 101-601, the Native 
73.30 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
73.31 	Act, and to develop an osteology laboratory 
73.32 	and repository for American Indian human 
73.33 	remains.

73.34	(f) Why Treaties Matter Exhibit
					
74.1 	$125,000 each year is to partner and 
74.2 	collaborate with the Minnesota Humanities 
74.3 	Center for the Why Treaties Matter Exhibit. 
74.4 	The Minnesota Humanities Center will be the 
74.5 	fiscal agent for this exhibit.

74.6	Subd. 10.Legislature
 		7,000
		-0-
	
74.7 	This amount is appropriated to the Legislative 
74.8 	Coordinating Commission to operate the Web 
74.9 	site for dedicated funds required under 
74.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
74.11 	10.

74.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
74.13 	read:
74.14 		Subd. 5.Maximum appropriation. No more than 95 percent of the projected balance 
74.15 	in the arts and cultural heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0566-1 

97A.056 OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND; LESSARD-SAMS OUTDOOR HERITAGE COUNCIL.Subd. 8.Revenues. 
(a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with money from the outdoor heritage fund is transferred to the state, the owner of the land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources: 

(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was purchased with money from the outdoor heritage fund until the land was transferred to the state; 

(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase with money from the outdoor heritage fund and the time the land was transferred to the state; and 

(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause (2) from the revenues described in clause (1). 

(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred to the state.