1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and 
1.4 	extending prior appropriations;amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 
1.5 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 
1.6 	1, section 2, subdivision 2.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	ARTICLE 1
1.9 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.10	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.12 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.13 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in 
1.14 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
1.15 	year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
1.16 	2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
1.17 	These are onetime appropriations.

1.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.19				Available for the Year
	
1.20				Ending June 30
	
1.21					2020
		2021

1.22	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	127,127,000
	$
	565,000
	
1.24 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.25 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.1 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.2 	subdivisions.

2.3	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		38,303,000
		-0-

2.4
2.5
2.6	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
XI
					
2.7 	$2,519,000 the first year is to the 
2.8 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.9 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.10 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.11 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.12 	to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural 
2.13 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.14 	86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation 
2.15 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
2.16 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
2.17 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.19 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.22
2.23	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase XI
					
2.24 	$6,060,000 the first year is to the 
2.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.26 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.27 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.28 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.29 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.30 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.31 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.32 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.33 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.34 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.35 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.2 	required accomplishment plan.

3.3
3.4	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
IX
					
3.5 	$3,058,000 the first year is to the 
3.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.7 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.8 	acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
3.9 	native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.10 	savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.11 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.12 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.13 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.15 	adjacent to protected native prairie. No later 
3.16 	than 180 days after The Nature Conservancy's 
3.17 	fiscal year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
3.18 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
3.19 	Council annual income statements and balance 
3.20 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
3.21 	acquired with this appropriation. A list of 
3.22 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.23 	as part of the required accomplishment plan, 
3.24 	and the acquisitions must be consistent with 
3.25 	the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie 
3.26 	Conservation Plan.

3.27
3.28	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase X
					
3.29 	$2,383,000 the first year is to the 
3.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.31 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.32 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.33 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or 
3.34 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.35 	restore and enhance lands in the Northern 
3.36 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
4.1 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
4.2 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.3 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.4 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.5 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.6 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.7 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.8 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.9 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.10 	required accomplishment plan, and the 
4.11 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.12 	priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
4.13 	Plan.

4.14
4.15	(e) Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat 
Restoration - Phase II
					
4.16 	$225,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
4.17 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
4.18 	Wild Rice Watershed District to acquire land 
4.19 	in permanent conservation easement and to 
4.20 	restore river and related habitat in the Wild 
4.21 	Rice River corridor. $2,750,000 the first year 
4.22 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.23 	to acquire lands in permanent conservation 
4.24 	easements and to restore river and related 
4.25 	habitat in the Wild Rice River corridor, of 
4.26 	which up to $111,000 is for establishing a 
4.27 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
4.28 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
4.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
4.30 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions 
4.31 	must be included as part of the required 
4.32 	accomplishment plan.

4.33
4.34	(f) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase III
					
4.35 	$3,650,000 the first year is to the 
4.36 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.1 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
5.2 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
5.3 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
5.4 	County for wildlife management under 
5.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.6 	subdivision 8. Of this amount, $3,002,000 is 
5.7 	to Fox Lake Conservation League Inc., 
5.8 	$554,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, and $94,000 
5.9 	is to The Conservation Fund. A list of 
5.10 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as part 
5.11 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.12	(g) RIM Grasslands Reserve
					
5.13 	$2,276,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.14 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.15 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.16 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
5.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 to 
5.18 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $39,000 is 
5.19 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.20 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.21 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.23 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.24 	part of the final report.

5.25
5.26	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase V
					
5.27 	$2,558,000 the first year is to the 
5.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.29 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
5.30 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.31 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
5.32 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
5.33 	River valley for wildlife management under 
5.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.35 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.1 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.2 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.3 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.4 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.5 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.6 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.7 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.8 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.9 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.10 	provided as part of the required 
6.11 	accomplishment plan.

6.12	(i) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase XI
					
6.13 	$8,861,000 the first year is to the 
6.14 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.15 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
6.16 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
6.17 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
6.18 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
6.19 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
6.20 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
6.21 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
6.22 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
6.23 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
6.24 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
6.25 	of the required accomplishment plan.

6.26
6.27	(j) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase VI
					
6.28 	$2,573,000 the first year is to the 
6.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.30 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.31 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
6.32 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
6.33 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
6.34 	minor watersheds as follows: $156,000 is to 
6.35 	the Anoka Conservation District; $699,000 is 
7.1 	to Great River Greening; $269,000 is to the 
7.2 	Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation 
7.3 	District; $182,000 is to the National Wild 
7.4 	Turkey Federation; and $1,267,000 is to 
7.5 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
7.6 	$144,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
7.7 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
7.8 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
7.9 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.10 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
7.11 	permanent conservation easements, 
7.12 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
7.13 	provided as part of the required 
7.14 	accomplishment plan.

7.15
7.16	(k) Fairmont Chain of Lakes Habitat 
Restoration Plan - Phase I
					
7.17 	$1,390,000 the first year is to the 
7.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.19 	agreement with the city of Fairmont to restore 
7.20 	and enhance grassland, wetland, and stream 
7.21 	habitats in the Dutch Creek watershed. A list 
7.22 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
7.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.24 	accomplishment plan.

7.25	Subd. 3.Forests
 		17,032,000
		-0-

7.26
7.27	(a) Protecting Strategic Forest Lands Near 
Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VIII
					
7.28 	$3,348,000 the first year is to the 
7.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.30 	agreement with The Conservation Fund to 
7.31 	acquire in fee and restore and enhance forest 
7.32 	wildlife habitat in Cass, Crow Wing, and 
7.33 	Morrison Counties in proximity to the 
7.34 	Minnesota National Guard Camp Ripley 
7.35 	Sentinel Landscape. Land must be acquired 
8.1 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.2 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7; for wildlife 
8.3 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.4 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
8.5 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.6 	86A.05, subdivision 5; or as county forest land 
8.7 	or municipal forest land. A list of proposed 
8.8 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
8.9 	the required accomplishment plan.

8.10
8.11	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VII
					
8.12 	$5,741,000 the first year is to the 
8.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
8.14 	agreements as follows:
8.15 	(1) $2,701,000 to The Nature Conservancy to 
8.16 	acquire lands in fee to be held by The Nature 
8.17 	Conservancy or acquire lands in fee for 
8.18 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
8.20 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
8.21 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
8.22 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.23 	86A.05, subdivision 7; and for aquatic 
8.24 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.25 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14;
8.26 	(2) $1,370,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
8.27 	to acquire lands in fee for wildlife 
8.28 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.29 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
8.30 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.31 	86A.05, subdivision 5; for state forests under 
8.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.33 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
8.34 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.35 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and
9.1 	(3) $1,670,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.2 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.3 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat, of 
9.4 	which $192,000 is to establish a monitoring 
9.5 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
9.8 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
9.9 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
9.10 	in fee and held by The Nature Conservancy 
9.11 	with the appropriation in clause (1) must be 
9.12 	submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
9.13 	Heritage Council no later than 180 days after 
9.14 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year closes. 
9.15 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
9.16 	provided as part of the required 
9.17 	accomplishment plan.

9.18	(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VII
					
9.19 	$4,573,000 the first year is to the 
9.20 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.21 	lands in fee and easements and to restore and 
9.22 	enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
9.23 	habitat through working forest permanent 
9.24 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
9.25 	forests for the future program according to 
9.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
9.27 	conservation easement acquired with money 
9.28 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
9.29 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.30 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
9.31 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
9.32 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
9.33 	$150,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
9.34 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.35 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.1 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.2 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.3 	provided as part of the required 
10.4 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
10.5 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.6 	part of the final report.

10.7
10.8	(d) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
10.9 	$1,357,000 the first year is to the 
10.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.11 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
10.12 	to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat 
10.13 	for wildlife on public lands along the 
10.14 	Mississippi River. A list of restorations and 
10.15 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
10.16 	required accomplishment plan.

10.17
10.18	(e) Enhanced Public Land Open Landscapes - 
Phase I
					
10.19 	$955,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
10.20 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
10.21 	Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the 
10.22 	Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, to 
10.23 	enhance and restore early successional open 
10.24 	landscape habitat on public lands. A list of 
10.25 	proposed restoration and enhancements must 
10.26 	be provided as part of the required 
10.27 	accomplishment plan.

10.28
10.29	(f) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project - Phase 
I
					
10.30 	$1,058,000 the first year is to the 
10.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.32 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
10.33 	enhance degraded forests in Beltrami, Cass, 
10.34 	Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. A 
11.1 	list of enhancements must be provided as part 
11.2 	of the required accomplishment plan.

11.3	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		20,753,000
		-0-

11.4
11.5	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase XI
					
11.6 	$5,631,000 the first year is to the 
11.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.8 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
11.9 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.10 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee and 
11.11 	to restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
11.12 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
11.13 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
11.14 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.15 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.16
11.17	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VIII
					
11.18 	$6,150,000 the first year is to the 
11.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.20 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.21 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie 
11.22 	lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow 
11.23 	lakes for wildlife management under 
11.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
11.25 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions 
11.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.27 	accomplishment plan.

11.28
11.29	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
IV
					
11.30 	$2,129,000 the first year is to the 
11.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.32 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
11.33 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
11.34 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
11.35 	and other habitat on permanently protected 
12.1 	conservation easements in high-priority 
12.2 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
12.3 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
12.4 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
12.5 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.6 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.8 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.9 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
12.10 	restorations and enhancements must be 
12.11 	provided as part of the required 
12.12 	accomplishment plan.

12.13	(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection - Phase VI
					
12.14 	$937,000 the first year is to the Board of 
12.15 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
12.16 	permanent conservation easements on wild 
12.17 	rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice 
12.18 	bed protection. Of this amount, up to $72,000 
12.19 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
12.20 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.21 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.22 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.23 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
12.24 	be provided as part of the final report. 
12.25 	$250,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
12.26 	of natural resources to acquire lands in fee and 
12.27 	restore and enhance lands for wildlife 
12.28 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.29 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
12.30 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.31 	86A.05, subdivision 5; for state forests under 
12.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
12.33 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
12.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
12.35 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02 to acquire lands 
13.1 	for wild rice lake shoreland habitat to protect 
13.2 	native wild rice beds. A list of proposed 
13.3 	acquisitions in fee must be provided as part 
13.4 	of the required accomplishment plan.

13.5
13.6	(e) Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement 
- Phase XI
					
13.7 	$3,541,000 the first year is to the 
13.8 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
13.9 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
13.10 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
13.11 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
13.12 	of the required accomplishment plan.

13.13
13.14	(f) Restoring Wetlands Dominated by Nonnative 
Cattail in Border Waters
					
13.15 	$1,270,000 the first year is to the 
13.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.17 	agreement with the National Park Service to 
13.18 	restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine 
13.19 	habitat in Voyageurs National Park. A list of 
13.20 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
13.21 	be provided as part of the accomplishment 
13.22 	plan.

13.23	(g) Big Rice Lake Wild Rice Enhancement
					
13.24 	$845,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
13.25 	of natural resources to enhance and restore 
13.26 	wild rice wetland habitat in Big Rice Lake in 
13.27 	St. Louis County.

13.28	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		50,119,000
		-0-

13.29
13.30	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration - Phase I
					
13.31 	$3,751,000 the first year is to the 
13.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.33 	agreements as follows:
14.1 	(1) $2,209,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
14.2 	to acquire land in fee and to acquire permanent 
14.3 	conservation stream easements in the St. Croix 
14.4 	River watershed using the payment method 
14.5 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.6 	84.0272, subdivision 2;
14.7 	(2) $1,377,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.9 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
14.10 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
14.11 	this amount, up to $168,000 to Minnesota 
14.12 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
14.13 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
14.14 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
14.15 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
14.16 	(3) $165,000 to the St. Croix River 
14.17 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
14.18 	program under this paragraph.
14.19 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
14.20 	permanent conservation easements must be 
14.21 	provided as part of the required 
14.22 	accomplishment plan.

14.23	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase IX
					
14.24 	$4,163,000 the first year is to the 
14.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.26 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
14.27 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.28 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
14.29 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
14.30 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
14.31 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
14.32 	$820,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
14.33 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $532,000 is to 
14.34 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $1,061,000 
15.1 	is to Great River Greening, and $1,750,000 is 
15.2 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
15.3 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.4 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.5 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.7 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
15.8 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
15.9 	easements must be provided as part of the 
15.10 	required accomplishment plan.

15.11
15.12	(c) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VII
					
15.13 	$3,516,000 the first year is to the 
15.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.15 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
15.16 	permanent conservation easements and land 
15.17 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
15.18 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
15.19 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
15.20 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
15.21 	of the required accomplishment plan.

15.22
15.23	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase V
					
15.24 	$3,365,000 the first year is to the 
15.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.26 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
15.27 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.28 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
15.29 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
15.30 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
15.31 	Counties. Of this amount, $841,000 is to 
15.32 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,524,000 
15.33 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
15.34 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.35 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.36 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
16.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
16.2 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
16.3 	provided as part of the required 
16.4 	accomplishment plan.

16.5
16.6	(e) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration
					
16.7 	$2,946,000 the first year is to the 
16.8 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.9 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
16.10 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
16.11 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
16.12 	watershed as follows: $440,000 to Sauk River 
16.13 	Watershed District, $590,000 to Pheasants 
16.14 	Forever, and $1,916,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.15 	Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.16 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.17 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.18 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.19 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.20 	list of acquisitions must be provided as part 
16.21 	of the required accomplishment plan.

16.22
16.23
16.24	(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
XI
					
16.25 	$2,359,000 the first year is to the 
16.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.27 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
16.28 	to acquire permanent conservation stream 
16.29 	easements using the payment method 
16.30 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.31 	84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and 
16.32 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
16.33 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
16.34 	in Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a 
16.35 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
16.36 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.2 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
17.3 	acquisitions and restorations and 
17.4 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
17.5 	required accomplishment plan.

17.6
17.7	(g) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
17.8 	$3,208,000 the first year is to the 
17.9 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.10 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
17.11 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
17.12 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
17.13 	restorations and enhancements must be 
17.14 	provided as part of the required 
17.15 	accomplishment plan.

17.16
17.17	(h) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VI
					
17.18 	$3,777,000 the first year is to the 
17.19 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.20 	aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis 
17.21 	River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to 
17.22 	$2,182,000 is for an agreement with 
17.23 	Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed 
17.24 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
17.25 	required accomplishment plan.

17.26
17.27	(i) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
IV
					
17.28 	$891,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
17.29 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
17.30 	Zeitgeist, in cooperation with the Lake 
17.31 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
17.32 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
17.33 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
17.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.35 	accomplishment plan.

18.1
18.2	(j) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VIII
					
18.3 	$2,046,000 the first year is to the 
18.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.5 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
18.6 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
18.7 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
18.8 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.9 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.11 	accomplishment plan.

18.12	(k) Pine River Fish Passage Project
					
18.13 	$1,246,000 the first year is to the 
18.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.15 	agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and Water 
18.16 	Conservation District to restore and enhance 
18.17 	riverine habitat in the Pine River and provide 
18.18 	fish passage by removing dams and modifying 
18.19 	and installing structures.

18.20	(l) Sauk River Dam Fish Passage
					
18.21 	$737,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.22 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.23 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
18.24 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
18.25 	in the Sauk River and provide fish passage by 
18.26 	removing the dam and modifying and 
18.27 	installing structures at the Melrose dam site.

18.28
18.29	(m) Restoring Norway Brook Connectivity to 
the Pine River
					
18.30 	$2,267,000 the first year is to the 
18.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.32 	agreement with the city of Pine River to 
18.33 	restore and enhance riverine habitat in the Pine 
18.34 	River and provide fish passage by removing 
19.1 	the dam and modifying and installing 
19.2 	structures at the Norway Lake dam site.

19.3
19.4	(n) Pig's Eye Lake Islands Habitat Restoration 
and Enhancement
					
19.5 	$4,337,000 the first year is to the 
19.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.7 	agreement with Ramsey County to restore and 
19.8 	enhance wildlife habitat in Pig's Eye Lake, to 
19.9 	include constructing islands.

19.10
19.11	(o) Restoring Upper Mississippi River at Lake 
Pepin
					
19.12 	$750,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
19.13 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
19.14 	Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance to restore and 
19.15 	enhance wildlife habitat on public lands in 
19.16 	Lake Pepin and the adjacent floodplain. A list 
19.17 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
19.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.19 	accomplishment plan.

19.20
19.21
19.22	(p) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XI
					
19.23 	$10,760,000 the first year is to the 
19.24 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
19.25 	program to provide competitive matching 
19.26 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
19.27 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
19.28 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
19.29 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
19.30 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
19.31 	$3,000,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
19.32 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
19.33 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
19.34 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
19.35 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
19.36 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.1 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.2 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.3 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 
20.4 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
20.5 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
20.6 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
20.7 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
20.8 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
20.9 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
20.10 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
20.11 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
20.12 	program must require a match of at least ten 
20.13 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
20.14 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
20.15 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
20.16 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
20.17 	simplified application process. Subject to 
20.18 	Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of 
20.19 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
20.20 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
20.21 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
20.22 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
20.23 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
20.24 	acquiring land in fee or a conservation 
20.25 	easement, priority must be given to projects 
20.26 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
20.27 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
20.28 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
20.29 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
20.30 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
20.31 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
20.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
20.33 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
20.34 	enhancement projects must be on land 
20.35 	permanently protected by a permanent 
20.36 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
21.1 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
21.2 	by a conservation easement or public 
21.3 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
21.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
21.5 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
21.6 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
21.7 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.8 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
21.9 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
21.10 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
21.11 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
21.12 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
21.13 	recipient has completed a grant 
21.14 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
21.15 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
21.16 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
21.17 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
21.18 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
21.19 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.20 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

21.21	Subd. 6.Administration
 		920,000
		565,000

21.22	(a) Contract Management
					
21.23 	$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.24 	of natural resources for contract management 
21.25 	duties assigned in this section. The 
21.26 	commissioner must provide an 
21.27 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
21.28 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.29 	on expending this appropriation. The 
21.30 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
21.31 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
21.32 	manual. No money may be expended before 
21.33 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.34 	approves the accomplishment plan.

21.35	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
22.1 	$555,000 the first year and $560,000 the 
22.2 	second year are to the Legislative 
22.3 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
22.4 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.5 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
22.6 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
22.7 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.8 	2021. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
22.9 	applies to this appropriation.

22.10	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
22.11 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
22.12 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
22.13 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
22.14 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
22.15 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

22.16	(d) Legacy Website
					
22.17 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
22.18 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
22.19 	Commission for the website required in 
22.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
22.21 	10.

22.22	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
22.23 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
22.24 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
22.25 	related to and necessary for a specific 
22.26 	appropriation and are specified in the 
22.27 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.28 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.29 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
22.30 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
22.31 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
22.32 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
22.33 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
22.34 	this section are available until June 30, 2022. 
23.1 	For acquisition of real property, the amounts 
23.2 	in this section are available until June 30, 
23.3 	2023, if a binding agreement with a landowner 
23.4 	or purchase agreement is entered into by June 
23.5 	30, 2022, and closed no later than June 30, 
23.6 	2023. Funds for restoration or enhancement 
23.7 	are available until June 30, 2024, or five years 
23.8 	after acquisition, whichever is later, in order 
23.9 	to complete initial restoration or enhancement 
23.10 	work. If a project receives at least 15 percent 
23.11 	of its funding from federal funds, the time of 
23.12 	the appropriation may be extended to equal 
23.13 	the availability of federal funding to a 
23.14 	maximum of six years if that federal funding 
23.15 	was confirmed and included in the original 
23.16 	draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated 
23.17 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used 
23.18 	to restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
23.19 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
23.20 	Public-use facilities must have a minimal 
23.21 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

23.22
23.23	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.24 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
23.25 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
23.26 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.27 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.28 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.29 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.30 	1, 2019, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.31 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.32 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
23.33 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
23.34 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
23.35 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
23.36 	fund, an expense must be considered 
24.1 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
24.2 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
24.3 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
24.4 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
24.5 	goods have been received or the landowner 
24.6 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
24.7 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
24.8 	that the items articulated in the 
24.9 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.10 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
24.11 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
24.12 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
24.13 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.14 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
24.15 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
24.16 	support future management of acquired lands, 
24.17 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
24.18 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.19 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
24.20 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
24.21 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.22 	plan.

24.23	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
24.24 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
24.25 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.26 	grant awarded according to this section, must 
24.27 	provide geographic information to the 
24.28 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
24.29 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
24.30 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
24.31 	public taking of fish and game. The 
24.32 	commissioner of natural resources must 
24.33 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
24.34 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
24.35 	public recreational opportunities. Maps must 
25.1 	include information on and acknowledgment 
25.2 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
25.3 	notation of any restrictions.

25.4	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
25.5 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.6 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
25.7 	subdivision 5, paragraph (k), Evaluate 
25.8 	Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive Species 
25.9 	Prevention Strategies, is extended to June 30, 
25.10 	2020.
25.11 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.12 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, 
25.13 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
25.14 	(f), Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
25.15 	- Phase V, is extended to June 30, 2024.
25.16 	(c) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.17 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
25.18 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), Reinvest in 
25.19 	Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and 
25.20 	Water - Phase VI, is extended to June 30, 
25.21 	2025.
25.22 	(d) This subdivision is effective the day 
25.23 	following final enactment.

25.24 	Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
25.25 	amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, and Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 
25.26 	1, section 7, is amended to read:

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

25.28
25.29
25.30	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
25.31 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
25.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
25.33 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
25.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
26.1 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
26.2 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
26.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
26.4 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
26.5 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
26.6 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
26.7 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
26.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
26.9 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
26.10 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
26.11 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
26.12 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

26.13
26.14	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
26.15 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
26.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.17 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
26.18 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
26.19 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.20 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
26.21 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
26.22 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
26.23 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
26.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
26.25 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
26.26 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
26.27 	provided as part of the required 
26.28 	accomplishment plan.

26.29
26.30	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
26.31 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
26.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.33 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
26.34 	acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna 
26.35 	and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, 
26.36 	and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
27.1 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.2 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
27.3 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.5 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
27.6 	income statements and balance sheets for 
27.7 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
27.8 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
27.9 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
27.10 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
27.11 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
27.12 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.13 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
27.14 	and must be consistent with the priorities 
27.15 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
27.16 	Conservation Plan.

27.17
27.18	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase  VI
					
27.19 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
27.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.21 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
27.22 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
27.23 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
27.24 	permanent conservation easements within the 
27.25 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation 
27.26 	Area in western Minnesota for addition to the 
27.27 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
27.28 	Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
27.29 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.30 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
27.31 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.33 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
27.34 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.35 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
28.1 	and must be consistent with the priorities in 
28.2 	the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

28.3
28.4	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
28.5 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
28.6 	commissioner of natural resources to 
28.7 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
28.8 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
28.9 	conservation easements to protect native 
28.10 	prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for 
28.11 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
28.12 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
28.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
28.15 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
28.16 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
28.17 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
28.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
28.19 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
28.20 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
28.21 	be provided as part of the final report.

28.22
28.23	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase V
					
28.24 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
28.25 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
28.26 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
28.27 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
28.28 	water fund riparian buffer program for at least 
28.29 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
28.30 	land. Up to $728,000 is for establishing a 
28.31 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
28.32 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
28.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
28.34 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
28.35 	conservation easements must be provided as 
28.36 	part of the final report.

29.1
29.2	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase V
					
29.3 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
29.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.5 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
29.6 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
29.7 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
29.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
29.9 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
29.10 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
29.11 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
29.12 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
29.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
29.14 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
29.15 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
29.16 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

29.17
29.18	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
29.19 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
29.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
29.22 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
29.23 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
29.24 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
29.25 	management purposes under Minnesota 
29.26 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for 
29.27 	designation and management as waterfowl 
29.28 	production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation 
29.29 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
29.30 	Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
29.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
29.32 	accomplishment plan.

29.33
29.34	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
29.35 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
29.36 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.1 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
30.2 	within and restore and enhance important bird 
30.3 	areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
30.4 	Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: 
30.5 	$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and 
30.6 	$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
30.7 	which up to $100,000 is for establishing 
30.8 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
30.9 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
30.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
30.11 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
30.12 	conservation easements must be provided as 
30.13 	part of the final report. This appropriation is 
30.14 	available until June 30, 2021.

30.15
30.16	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
30.17 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
30.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.19 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
30.20 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
30.21 	conservation easement and to restore river and 
30.22 	related habitat in the Wild Rice River corridor. 
30.23 	A list of proposed acquisitions and restorations 
30.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
30.25 	accomplishment plan.

30.26
30.27	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
30.28 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
30.29 	commissioner of natural resources to 
30.30 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
30.31 	prairie communities on wildlife management 
30.32 	areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest 
30.33 	land, and land under native prairie bank 
30.34 	easements. A list of proposed land restorations 
30.35 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
30.36 	of the required accomplishment plan.

31.1
31.2	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase 
II
					
31.3 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
31.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.5 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
31.6 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
31.7 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
31.8 	must be provided as part of the final report.

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

31.10 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

31.11	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		29,489,000
		1,373,000

31.12
31.13
31.14	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
IX
					
31.15 	$3,064,000 the first year and $1,373,000 the 
31.16 	second year are to the commissioner of natural 
31.17 	resources to acquire in fee and restore lands 
31.18 	for wildlife management purposes under 
31.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
31.20 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
31.21 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
31.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
31.23 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
31.24 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
31.25 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
31.26 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
31.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
31.28 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
31.29 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
31.30 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

31.31
31.32	(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
31.33 	$5,603,000 the first year is to the 
31.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.35 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
32.1 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
32.2 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
32.3 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
32.4 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
32.5 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
32.6 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
32.7 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
32.8 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
32.9 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
32.10 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
32.11 	required accomplishment plan.

32.12
32.13	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VII
					
32.14 	$1,901,000 the first year is to the 
32.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.16 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
32.17 	acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, 
32.18 	and savanna and to restore and enhance 
32.19 	grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to 
32.20 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
32.21 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
32.22 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
32.23 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
32.24 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
32.25 	No later than 180 days after The Nature 
32.26 	Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature 
32.27 	Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams 
32.28 	Outdoor Heritage Council annual income 
32.29 	statements and balance sheets for income and 
32.30 	expenses from land acquired with this 
32.31 	appropriation. A list of proposed land 
32.32 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
32.33 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
32.34 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
32.35 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

33.1
33.2	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
33.3 	$2,683,000 the first year is to the 
33.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.5 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
33.6 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
33.7 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
33.8 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
33.9 	lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
33.10 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
33.11 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
33.12 	National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to 
33.13 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
33.14 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
33.15 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
33.16 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
33.17 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
33.18 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
33.19 	provided as part of the required 
33.20 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
33.21 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
33.22 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

33.23
33.24	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VII
					
33.25 	$1,436,000 the first year is to the 
33.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.27 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
33.28 	acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon 
33.29 	River watershed for wildlife management 
33.30 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.31 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
33.32 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
33.33 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
33.34 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
33.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
33.36 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
34.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
34.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

34.3
34.4	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VI
					
34.5 	$2,481,000 the first year is to the 
34.6 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
34.7 	permanent conservation easements to 
34.8 	implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie 
34.9 	Conservation Plan to protect and restore native 
34.10 	prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for 
34.11 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
34.12 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
34.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
34.15 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
34.16 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
34.17 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
34.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
34.19 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
34.20 	permanent conservation easements must be 
34.21 	provided as part of the final report.

34.22
34.23	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VII
					
34.24 	$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of 
34.25 	Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat 
34.26 	and acquire permanent conservation easements 
34.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, 
34.28 	to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by 
34.29 	expanding the riparian-buffer program of the 
34.30 	clean water fund for at least equal wildlife 
34.31 	benefits from buffers on private land. Of this 
34.32 	amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a 
34.33 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.34 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.36 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
35.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
35.2 	part of the final report.

35.3
35.4	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase III
					
35.5 	$1,908,000 the first year is to the 
35.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.7 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
35.8 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
35.9 	Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and 
35.10 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
35.11 	River valley for wildlife management purposes 
35.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
35.13 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
35.14 	managed as waterfowl-production areas in 
35.15 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
35.16 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
35.17 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
35.18 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
35.19 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
35.20 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
35.21 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
35.22 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
35.23 	provided as part of the required 
35.24 	accomplishment plan.

35.25
35.26	(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX
					
35.27 	$3,950,000 the first year is to the 
35.28 	commissioner of natural resources to 
35.29 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
35.30 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
35.31 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
35.32 	native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state 
35.33 	forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and 
35.34 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
35.35 	waterfowl-production area and refuge lands. 
35.36 	A list of proposed land restorations and 
36.1 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
36.2 	required accomplishment plan.

36.3
36.4	(j) Anoka Sandplain Sand Plain Habitat 
Restoration and Enhancement - Phase V
					
36.5 	$1,130,000 the first year is to the 
36.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
36.7 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
36.8 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
36.9 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, 
36.10 	Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Countiesthe 
36.11 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
36.12 	minor watersheds as follows: $41,000 is to the 
36.13 	Anoka Conservation District, $231,000 is to 
36.14 	the Isanti County Soil and Water Conservation 
36.15 	District, $345,000 is to Great River Greening, 
36.16 	$163,000 is to the Stearns County Soil and 
36.17 	Water Conservation District, and $350,000 is 
36.18 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $40,000 to 
36.19 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
36.20 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
36.21 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.23 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
36.24 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
36.25 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
36.26 	required accomplishment plan.

36.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

36.28 	ARTICLE 2
36.29 	CLEAN WATER FUND

36.30	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
36.31 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
36.32 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
36.33 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
36.34 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this 
36.35 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending 
37.1 	June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The 
37.2 	second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The 
37.3 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

37.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
37.5				Available for the Year
	
37.6				Ending June 30
	
37.7					2020
		2021

37.8	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

37.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	135,776,000
	$
	125,485,000
	
37.10 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
37.11 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

37.12	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
37.13 	Money appropriated in this act may not be 
37.14 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
37.15 	related to and necessary for a specific 
37.16 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this act 
37.17 	must be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
37.18 	Management and Budget's Guidance to 
37.19 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
37.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.21 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
37.22 	act, fiscal year 2020 appropriations are 
37.23 	available until June 30, 2021, and fiscal year 
37.24 	2021 appropriations are available until June 
37.25 	30, 2022. If a project receives federal funds, 
37.26 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
37.27 	equal the availability of federal funding.

37.28	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
37.29 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
37.30 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
37.31 	on Disability and other appropriate 
37.32 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
37.33 	committees, and commissions, should make 
37.34 	progress toward providing people with 
38.1 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
38.2 	publications, and digital media related to the 
38.3 	programs the recipient funds using 
38.4 	appropriations made in this act.

38.5	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	10,163,000
	$
	9,662,000
	
38.6 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
38.7 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
38.8 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
38.9 	water and groundwater and to use data 
38.10 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
38.11 	(b) $2,175,000 the first year and $2,175,000 
38.12 	the second year are for monitoring and 
38.13 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
38.14 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
38.15 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
38.16 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
38.17 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
38.18 	practices; assessing best management practice 
38.19 	adoption; education and technical support from 
38.20 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
38.21 	support agricultural demonstration and 
38.22 	implementation activities, including research 
38.23 	activities at the Rosholt Research Farm; and 
38.24 	other actions to protect groundwater from 
38.25 	degradation from nitrate. This appropriation 
38.26 	is available until June 30, 2024.
38.27 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
38.28 	second year are for administering clean water 
38.29 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
38.30 	management practices loan program. Any 
38.31 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
38.32 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
38.33 	fund.
39.1 	(d) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
39.2 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
39.3 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
39.4 	implementation of best management practices 
39.5 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
39.6 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
39.7 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
39.8 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
39.9 	available until June 30, 2024.
39.10 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
39.11 	second year are for research to quantify and 
39.12 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
39.13 	waters and for developing and evaluating best 
39.14 	management practices to protect and restore 
39.15 	water resources. This appropriation is 
39.16 	available until June 30, 2024.
39.17 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
39.18 	second year are for a research inventory 
39.19 	database containing water-related research 
39.20 	activities. Costs for information technology 
39.21 	development or support for this research 
39.22 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
39.23 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
39.24 	available until June 30, 2024.
39.25 	(g) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
39.26 	the second year are to implement the 
39.27 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
39.28 	certification program statewide. Funds 
39.29 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
39.30 	until June 30, 2024.
39.31 	(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
39.32 	second year are to provide funding for a 
39.33 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
39.34 	through University of Minnesota Extension, 
39.35 	development and statewide expansion of the 
40.1 	Irrigation Management Assistant tool, 
40.2 	irrigation education and outreach, and the 
40.3 	Agricultural Weather Station Network.
40.4 	(i) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
40.5 	the second year are for grants  to fund the 
40.6 	Forever Green Agriculture Initiative and to 
40.7 	protect the state's natural resources while 
40.8 	increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
40.9 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
40.10 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
40.11 	crops into existing agricultural practices. Of 
40.12 	this amount, $1,300,000 the first year and 
40.13 	$900,000 the second year are for grants to the 
40.14 	Board of Regents of the University of 
40.15 	Minnesota for research and establishing an 
40.16 	Agricultural Diversification Steering Council 
40.17 	and Network and $200,000 the first year and 
40.18 	$100,000 the second year are for grants to 
40.19 	implement Forever Green crops or cropping 
40.20 	systems. This appropriation is available until 
40.21 	June 30, 2024.
40.22 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
40.23 	the second year are for testing private wells 
40.24 	for pesticides where nitrate is detected as part 
40.25 	of the township testing program. This 
40.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
40.27 	(k) A portion of the money in this section may 
40.28 	be used for programs to train state and local 
40.29 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
40.30 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
40.31 	conservation.

40.32	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	12,125,000
	$
	8,125,000
	
40.33 	(a) $12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 
40.34 	the second year are for the point source 
41.1 	implementation grants program under 
41.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
41.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
41.4 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
41.5 	second year are for small community 
41.6 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
41.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
41.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
41.9 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
41.10 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
41.11 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
41.12 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
41.13 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
41.14 	this section according to a project's priority 
41.15 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
41.16 	priority list.

41.17	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	23,782,000
	$
	23,782,000
	
41.18 	(a) $8,150,000 the first year and $8,150,000 
41.19 	the second year are for completing needed 
41.20 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
41.21 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
41.22 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $150,000 the 
41.23 	first year and $150,000 the second year are 
41.24 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
41.25 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
41.26 	the existing water quality and watershed 
41.27 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
41.28 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
41.29 	Watershed Management board shall provide 
41.30 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
41.31 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
41.32 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
41.33 	environment and natural resources finance and 
41.34 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
42.1 	15, 2021, on the expenditure of this 
42.2 	appropriation.
42.3 	(b) $8,050,000 the first year and $8,050,000 
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 according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
42.9 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
42.10 	approved by the United States Environmental 
42.11 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
42.12 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
42.13 	year over the biennium.
42.14 	(c) $1,182,000 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, evaluating 
42.18 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
42.19 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
42.20 	contaminated.
42.21 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
42.22 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
42.23 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
42.24 	Action Plan.
42.25 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
42.26 	second year are for national pollutant 
42.27 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
42.28 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
42.29 	(f) $3,450,000 the first year and $3,450,000 
42.30 	the second year are for enhancing the 
42.31 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
42.32 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
42.33 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
42.34 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
43.1 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
43.2 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
43.3 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
43.4 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
43.5 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
43.6 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
43.7 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
43.8 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
43.9 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
43.10 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
43.11 	sewer system, or other means, including 
43.12 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
43.13 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
43.14 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
43.15 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
43.16 	reports are to be part of established annual 
43.17 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
43.18 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
43.19 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
43.20 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
43.21 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
43.22 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
43.23 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
43.24 	$1,500,000 each year is available to counties 
43.25 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
43.26 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
43.27 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
43.28 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
43.29 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
43.30 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
43.31 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
43.32 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
43.33 	an account of the expenditures.
43.34 	(g) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
43.35 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
43.36 	of MS4 permit requirements, including 
44.1 	additional technical assistance to 
44.2 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
44.3 	understanding and implementing the basic 
44.4 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
44.5 	program.
44.6 	(h) $775,000 the first year and $775,000 the 
44.7 	second year are for a grant program for 
44.8 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
44.9 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
44.10 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
44.11 	restore the water quality of waters in 
44.12 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
44.13 	awarded to local government units for projects 
44.14 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
44.15 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
44.16 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
44.17 	other than the clean water fund.
44.18 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
44.19 	second year are for activities, training, and 
44.20 	grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this 
44.21 	amount, $100,000 each year is for grants for 
44.22 	upgrading, optimizing, or replacing 
44.23 	water-softener units. This appropriation is 
44.24 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
44.25 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
44.26 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
44.27 	the second year.
44.28 	(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
44.29 	second year are to support activities of the 
44.30 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
44.31 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
44.32 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
44.33 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
44.34 	section are available until June 30, 2024.

45.1
45.2	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	9,260,000
	$
	9,260,000
	
45.3 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
45.4 	the second year are for stream flow 
45.5 	monitoring.
45.6 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
45.7 	the second year are for lake Index of 
45.8 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
45.9 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
45.10 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
45.11 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
45.12 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
45.13 	time.
45.14 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
45.15 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
45.16 	science-based watershed restoration and 
45.17 	protection strategies.
45.18 	(e) $1,875,000 the first year and $1,875,000 
45.19 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
45.20 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
45.21 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
45.22 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
45.23 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
45.24 	source restoration and protection activities.
45.25 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
45.26 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
45.27 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
45.28 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
45.29 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
45.30 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
45.31 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
45.32 	forestry best management practices for water 
45.33 	quality.
46.1 	(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
46.2 	second year are for developing county 
46.3 	geologic atlases.
46.4 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
46.5 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
46.6 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
46.7 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
46.8 	government implementing buffer 
46.9 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
46.10 	units of government and made available to 
46.11 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
46.12 	Resources' website.
46.13 	(j) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
46.14 	second year are for collection and analysis 
46.15 	using color infrared imagery.

46.16
46.17	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	72,659,000
	$
	67,109,000
	
46.18 	(a) $13,375,000 the first year and $13,375,000 
46.19 	the second year are for performance-based 
46.20 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
46.21 	to local government units. The grants may be 
46.22 	used to implement projects that protect, 
46.23 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
46.24 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
46.25 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
46.26 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
46.27 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
46.28 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
46.29 	metropolitan surface water management 
46.30 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
46.31 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
46.32 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
46.33 	projects funded under this paragraph.
46.34 	(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 
46.35 	the second year are for grants to local 
47.1 	government units to protect and restore surface 
47.2 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
47.3 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
47.4 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
47.5 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
47.6 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
47.7 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
47.8 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
47.9 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
47.10 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
47.11 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
47.12 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
47.13 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
47.14 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
47.15 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
47.16 	management plans or their equivalents. A 
47.17 	portion of this money may be used to seek 
47.18 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
47.19 	resources by multiple local governmental 
47.20 	units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation 
47.21 	is available for land-treatment projects and 
47.22 	practices that benefit drinking water.
47.23 	(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
47.24 	the second year are for accelerated 
47.25 	implementation, local resource protection, 
47.26 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
47.27 	targeting tools that fill an identified gap, 
47.28 	program enhancements for technical 
47.29 	assistance, citizen and community outreach, 
47.30 	compliance, and training and certification.
47.31 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
47.32 	the second year are to provide state oversight 
47.33 	and accountability, evaluate and communicate 
47.34 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
47.35 	measure the value of conservation program 
48.1 	implementation by local governments, 
48.2 	including submitting to the legislature by 
48.3 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
48.4 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
48.5 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
48.6 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
48.7 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
48.8 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
48.9 	pollution reduced.
48.10 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
48.11 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
48.12 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
48.13 	governments in implementing and complying 
48.14 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
48.15 	requirements.
48.16 	(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 
48.17 	the second year are to purchase, restore, or 
48.18 	preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
48.19 	streams, and tributaries, by easements or 
48.20 	contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease 
48.21 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
48.22 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
48.23 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
48.24 	recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a 
48.25 	monitoring and enforcement account.
48.26 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
48.27 	the second year are for permanent 
48.28 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
48.29 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
48.30 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
48.31 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
48.32 	acquisition to permanently protect 
48.33 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
48.34 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
48.35 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
49.1 	sources as described under alternative 
49.2 	management tools in the Department of 
49.3 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
49.4 	Plan, including low-nitrogen cropping systems 
49.5 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
49.6 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
49.7 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
49.8 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
49.9 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
49.10 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
49.11 	have identified specific activities that will 
49.12 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
49.13 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
49.14 	contracts. Up to $182,000 is for deposit in a 
49.15 	monitoring and enforcement account.
49.16 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
49.17 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
49.18 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
49.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
49.20 	subdivision 6.
49.21 	(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
49.22 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
49.23 	and grants to local governments to transition 
49.24 	local water management plans to a watershed 
49.25 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
49.26 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
49.27 	114D.
49.28 	(j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
49.29 	second year are for technical assistance and 
49.30 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
49.31 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
49.32 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
49.33 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
49.34 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
50.1 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.2 	103E.015.
50.3 	(k) $11,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 
50.4 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
50.5 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
50.6 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
50.7 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
50.8 	related technical assistance. This work may 
50.9 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
50.10 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
50.11 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
50.12 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
50.13 	state. Up to $397,000 is for deposit in a 
50.14 	monitoring and enforcement account.
50.15 	(l) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
50.16 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
50.17 	conservation easements to protect lands 
50.18 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
50.19 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
50.20 	to $338,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
50.21 	enforcement account.
50.22 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
50.23 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
50.24 	program to systematically collect data and 
50.25 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
50.26 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
50.27 	wind along with tracking adoption of 
50.28 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
50.29 	to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available 
50.30 	for grants to or contracts with the University 
50.31 	of Minnesota to complete this work.
50.32 	(n) $500,000 the first year is for grants to 
50.33 	enhance landowner adoption of cover crops 
50.34 	in areas with direct benefits to public water 
50.35 	supplies.
51.1 	(o) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 
51.2 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
51.3 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
51.4 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
51.5 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
51.6 	and water conservation district shall receive 
51.7 	an increase in its base funding of $115,000 
51.8 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
51.9 	increase is available for matching grants to 
51.10 	soil and water conservation districts based on 
51.11 	county allocations to soil and water 
51.12 	conservation districts. The board and other 
51.13 	agencies may reduce the amount of grants to 
51.14 	a county by an amount equal to any reduction 
51.15 	in the county's allocation to a soil and water 
51.16 	conservation district from the county's 
51.17 	previous year allocation when the board 
51.18 	determines that the reduction was 
51.19 	disproportionate. The board may use up to one 
51.20 	percent for the administration of payments.
51.21 	(p) $50,000 the first year is to conduct, in 
51.22 	consultation with the Pollution Control 
51.23 	Agency and other interested parties, a 
51.24 	feasibility study on the creation of a statewide 
51.25 	program to provide competitive grants to 
51.26 	watershed districts to conduct, enhance, and 
51.27 	expand water quality and watershed 
51.28 	monitoring activities in schools within the 
51.29 	watershed. The feasibility study shall include 
51.30 	a description of the activities allowed to be 
51.31 	conducted with grant money and criteria for 
51.32 	ranking grant applications. By February 15, 
51.33 	2020, the board must provide a report of the 
51.34 	results of the feasibility study to the chairs and 
51.35 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
51.36 	committees with jurisdiction over environment 
52.1 	and natural resources finance and policy and 
52.2 	the clean water fund.
52.3 	(q) The board must contract for delivery of 
52.4 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
52.5 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
52.6 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
52.7 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
52.8 	year.
52.9 	(r) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
52.10 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
52.11 	the technical and administrative assistance 
52.12 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
52.13 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
52.14 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
52.15 	identified in local water management plans.
52.16 	(s) The board must require grantees to specify 
52.17 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
52.18 	grants before any grant awards.
52.19 	(t) The appropriations in this section are 
52.20 	available until June 30, 2024, except grant 
52.21 	funds are available for five years after the date 
52.22 	a grant is executed, unless the commissioner 
52.23 	of administration determines that a longer 
52.24 	duration is in the best interest of the state 
52.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.26 	16B.98. Returned grant funds must be 
52.27 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
52.28 	section.

52.29	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	5,528,000
	$
	5,297,000
	
52.30 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
52.31 	the second year are for addressing public 
52.32 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
52.33 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
52.34 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
53.1 	for improving the department's capacity to 
53.2 	monitor the water quality of drinking water 
53.3 	sources and to develop interventions to 
53.4 	improve water quality, and for the 
53.5 	department's laboratory to analyze unregulated 
53.6 	contaminants.
53.7 	(b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 
53.8 	the second year are for protecting drinking 
53.9 	water sources.
53.10 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
53.11 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
53.12 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
53.13 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
53.14 	(d) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
53.15 	second year are to develop and deliver 
53.16 	groundwater restoration and protection 
53.17 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
53.18 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
53.19 	provide resources to local governments for 
53.20 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
53.21 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
53.22 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
53.23 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
53.24 	(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
53.25 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
53.26 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
53.27 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
53.28 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
53.29 	owners.
53.30 	(f) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
53.31 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
53.32 	the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa 
53.33 	in groundwater supplies and for evaluating 
54.1 	land uses that may contribute to contamination 
54.2 	of public water systems with these pathogens.
54.3 	(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
54.4 	second year are to develop public health 
54.5 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
54.6 	to safe drinking water, including development 
54.7 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
54.8 	water.
54.9 	(h) $231,000 the first year is to create a road 
54.10 	map for water reuse implementation in 
54.11 	Minnesota and to address research gaps by 
54.12 	studying Minnesota water reuse systems.
54.13 	(i) Unless otherwise specified, the 
54.14 	appropriations in this section are available 
54.15 	until June 30, 2023.

54.16	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,250,000
	$
	1,250,000
	
54.17 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
54.18 	the second year are to implement projects that 
54.19 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
54.20 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
54.21 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
54.22 	coordination, support local implementation of 
54.23 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
54.24 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
54.25 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
54.26 	communities with:
54.27 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
54.28 	water use by using surface water, storm water, 
54.29 	wastewater, and groundwater;
54.30 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
54.31 	for different alternatives;
55.1 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
55.2 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
55.3 	costs;
55.4 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
55.5 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
55.6 	regionally beneficial water supply 
55.7 	development projects; and
55.8 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
55.9 	models.
55.10 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
55.11 	second year are for the water demand 
55.12 	reduction grant program to encourage 
55.13 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
55.14 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
55.15 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
55.16 	drinking water supplies.

55.17	Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,000,000
	
55.18 	(a) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
55.19 	second year are for developing county 
55.20 	geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
55.21 	available until June 30, 2026.
55.22 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
55.23 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
55.24 	performance and technology transfer for storm 
55.25 	water best management practices, to evaluate 
55.26 	best management performance and 
55.27 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
55.28 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
55.29 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
55.30 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
55.31 	and to implement a system to transfer 
55.32 	knowledge and technology across local 
55.33 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
56.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
56.2 	2026.

56.3	Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	9,000
	$
	-0-
	
56.4 	$9,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
56.5 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
56.6 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.7 	3.303, subdivision 10.

56.8 	ARTICLE 3
56.9 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

56.10	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
56.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
56.12 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
56.13 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
56.14 	"2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
56.15 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first 
56.16 	year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal 
56.17 	years 2020 and 2021. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

56.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
56.19				Available for the Year
	
56.20				Ending June 30
	
56.21					2020
		2021

56.22	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

56.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	50,055,000
	$
	51,202,000
	
56.24 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
56.25 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

56.26	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
56.27 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
56.28 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
56.29 	related to and necessary for a specific 
56.30 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
56.31 	article must be spent in accordance with 
56.32 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
56.33 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
57.1 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
57.2 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
57.3 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2020 
57.4 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
57.5 	2022, and fiscal year 2021 appropriations are 
57.6 	available until June 30, 2023. If a project 
57.7 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
57.8 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
57.9 	availability of federal funding.

57.10	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
57.11 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
57.12 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
57.13 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
57.14 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
57.15 	committees, and commissions, should make 
57.16 	progress toward providing people with 
57.17 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
57.18 	publications, and digital media related to the 
57.19 	programs the recipient funds using 
57.20 	appropriations made in this article.

57.21
57.22	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	30,229,000
	$
	30,926,000
	
57.23 	(a) $19,819,000 the first year and $20,276,000 
57.24 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
57.25 	areas, and trails to:
57.26 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
57.27 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
57.28 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
57.29 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
57.30 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
57.31 	parks and trails legacy plan.
57.32 	(b) $9,910,000 the first year and $10,138,000 
57.33 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
57.34 	trails of regional significance outside the 
58.1 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
58.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
58.3 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
58.4 	on the lists of recommended projects 
58.5 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
58.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
58.7 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
58.8 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
58.9 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
58.10 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
58.11 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
58.12 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
58.13 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
58.14 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
58.15 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
58.16 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
58.17 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
58.18 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
58.19 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
58.20 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
58.21 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
58.22 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
58.23 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
58.24 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
58.25 	$446,000 the first year and $456,000 the 
58.26 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
58.27 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
58.28 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
58.29 	section 85.536, including the continued 
58.30 	development of a statewide system plan for 
58.31 	regional parks and trails outside the 
58.32 	seven-county metropolitan area.
58.33 	(c) By January 15, 2020, the Greater 
58.34 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
58.35 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
58.36 	contains the commission's recommendations 
59.1 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
59.2 	fiscal year 2021 to the chairs and ranking 
59.3 	minority members of the house of 
59.4 	representatives and senate committees and 
59.5 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
59.6 	environment and natural resources and the 
59.7 	parks and trails fund.
59.8 	(d) By January 15, 2020, the Greater 
59.9 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
59.10 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
59.11 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
59.12 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
59.13 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
59.14 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
59.15 	minority members of the house of 
59.16 	representatives and senate committees and 
59.17 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
59.18 	environment and natural resources and the 
59.19 	parks and trails fund.
59.20 	(e) $500,000 the first year and $512,000 the 
59.21 	second year are for coordination and projects 
59.22 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
59.23 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
59.24 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
59.25 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
59.26 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
59.27 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
59.28 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
59.29 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
59.30 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
59.31 	activities under this section for at least 
59.32 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
59.33 	second year.
59.34 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
59.35 	appropriations under this section must give 
60.1 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
60.2 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
60.3 	and other activities.
60.4 	(h) The commissioner shall convene and 
60.5 	facilitate a working group of nine members to 
60.6 	develop consensus recommendations for the 
60.7 	future allocation of the parks and trails fund. 
60.8 	The working group shall have three 
60.9 	representatives each from the Metropolitan 
60.10 	Council for parks and trails of regional 
60.11 	significance in the seven-county metropolitan 
60.12 	region; Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and 
60.13 	Trails Commission for parks and trails of 
60.14 	regional significance in greater Minnesota; 
60.15 	and the Department of Natural Resources for 
60.16 	parks and trails of statewide significance in 
60.17 	Minnesota. The working group shall also 
60.18 	consult with the Parks and Trails Legacy 
60.19 	Advisory Committee. The consensus 
60.20 	recommendations shall be submitted no later 
60.21 	than June 15, 2020, and presented to the 
60.22 	governor for consideration in the budget for 
60.23 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023, with the possibility 
60.24 	of extension in future biennia.

60.25	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	19,819,000
	$
	20,276,000
	
60.26 	(a) $19,819,000 the first year and $20,276,000 
60.27 	the second year are for distribution according 
60.28 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
60.29 	subdivision 3.
60.30 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
60.31 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
60.32 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
60.33 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
60.34 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
60.35 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
61.1 	under this section must be substantially 
61.2 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
61.3 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
61.4 	Any money remaining after completing the 
61.5 	listed projects may be spent by the 
61.6 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
61.7 	parks and trails.
61.8 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
61.9 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
61.10 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
61.11 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
61.12 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
61.13 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
61.14 	appropriations under this section must give 
61.15 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
61.16 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
61.17 	and other activities.

61.18	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
	$
	-0-
	
61.19 	$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
61.20 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
61.21 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
61.22 	3.303, subdivision 10.

61.23 	Sec. 6. ST. LOUIS AND LAKE COUNTIES REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY; 
61.24 	GRANT EXTENSION.
 61.25 	The portion of the fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the parks and trails fund from 
61.26 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), designated 
61.27 	for a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for a segment 
61.28 	of the Mesabi Trail is available until June 30, 2021.

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

61.30 	ARTICLE 4
61.31 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

61.32	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
62.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
62.2 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
62.3 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
62.4 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in 
62.5 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
62.6 	year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
62.7 	2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
62.8 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

62.9				APPROPRIATIONS
	
62.10				Available for the Year
	
62.11				Ending June 30
	
62.12					2020
		2021

62.13	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

62.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	69,254,000
	$
	70,518,000
	
62.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
62.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
62.17 	subdivisions.

62.18	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
62.19 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
62.20 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
62.21 	related to and necessary for a specific 
62.22 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
62.23 	article must not be spent on institutional 
62.24 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
62.25 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
62.26 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
62.27 	spent in accordance with the Minnesota 
62.28 	Management and Budget's Guidance to 
62.29 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditures. 
62.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.31 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
62.32 	article, fiscal year 2020 appropriations are 
62.33 	available until June 30, 2021, and fiscal year 
62.34 	2021 appropriations are available until June 
62.35 	30, 2022. If a project receives federal funds, 
63.1 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
63.2 	equal the availability of federal funding.

63.3	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		32,500,000
		33,150,000
	
63.4 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
63.5 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
63.6 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
63.7 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
63.8 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
63.9 	recipients of appropriations in this subdivision 
63.10 	must ensure that these funds are used to 
63.11 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
63.12 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
63.13 	established in this appropriation must be 
63.14 	separately administered from other state 
63.15 	appropriations for program planning and 
63.16 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
63.17 	consideration other state resources awarded 
63.18 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
63.19 	size.

63.20	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
63.21 	$26,000,000 the first year and $26,600,000 
63.22 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
63.23 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
63.24 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
63.25 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
63.26 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
63.27 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
63.28 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
63.29 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
63.30 	community and public life in this state.

63.31	(c) Arts Education
					
63.32 	$4,900,000 the first year and $4,950,000 the 
63.33 	second year are for high-quality, 
63.34 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
64.1 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
64.2 	understanding of the arts.

64.3	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
64.4 	$1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 the 
64.5 	second year are for events and activities that 
64.6 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
64.7 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
64.8 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
64.9 	represented in this state.
64.10 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
64.11 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
64.12 	board for administering grant programs, 
64.13 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
64.14 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
64.15 	ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2020 and 
64.16 	fiscal year 2021.
64.17 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
64.18 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
64.19 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
64.20 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
64.21 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
64.22 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
64.23 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
64.24 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
64.25 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
64.26 	regions of the state.
64.27 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
64.28 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
64.29 	cancel but is available the second year.

64.30	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,723,000
		17,468,000
	
64.31 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
64.32 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
64.33 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
64.34 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
65.1 	historical resources. Grant agreements entered 
65.2 	into by the Minnesota Historical Society and 
65.3 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
65.4 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
65.5 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
65.6 	traditional sources of funding. Funds directly 
65.7 	appropriated to the Minnesota Historical 
65.8 	Society must be used to supplement and not 
65.9 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
65.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
65.11 	16A.28, for historic preservation projects that 
65.12 	improve historic structures, the amounts are 
65.13 	available until June 30, 2023. The Minnesota 
65.14 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
65.15 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
65.16 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
65.17 	must give consideration to Conservation Corps 
65.18 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
65.19 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
65.20 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
65.21 	the potential to need historic preservation 
65.22 	services.

65.23	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

65.24	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
65.25 	$5,983,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $6,985,000 
65.26 	in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic 
65.27 	and cultural grants to local, county, regional, 
65.28 	or other historical or cultural organizations or 
65.29 	for activities to preserve significant historic 
65.30 	and cultural resources. Money must be 
65.31 	distributed through a competitive grant 
65.32 	process. The Minnesota Historical Society 
65.33 	must administer the money using established 
65.34 	grant mechanisms, with assistance from the 
65.35 	advisory committee created under Laws 2009, 
66.1 	chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 
66.2 	4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

66.3	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
66.4 	$5,983,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $6,985,000 
66.5 	in fiscal year 2021 are for historic and cultural 
66.6 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
66.7 	of the state.

66.8	(3) History Partnerships
					
66.9 	$2,500,000 each year is for history 
66.10 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
66.11 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
66.12 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
66.13 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
66.14 	all regions of the state.

66.15
66.16	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
66.17 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in 
66.18 	fiscal year 2021 are for one or more contracts 
66.19 	to be competitively awarded to conduct 
66.20 	statewide surveys or investigations of 
66.21 	Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological, 
66.22 	and cultural significance. Results of the 
66.23 	surveys or investigations must be published 
66.24 	in a searchable form and available to the 
66.25 	public on a cost-free basis. The Minnesota 
66.26 	Historical Society, the Office of the State 
66.27 	Archaeologist, the Indian Affairs Council, and 
66.28 	the State Historic Preservation Office must 
66.29 	each appoint a representative to an oversight 
66.30 	board to select contractors and direct the 
66.31 	conduct of the surveys or investigations. The 
66.32 	oversight board must consult with the 
66.33 	Department of Transportation and Department 
66.34 	of Natural Resources.

67.1	(5) Digital Library
					
67.2 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $400,000 in 
67.3 	fiscal year 2021 are for a digital library project 
67.4 	to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
67.5 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
67.6 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
67.7 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
67.8 	system and must jointly share this 
67.9 	appropriation for these purposes.

67.10	(6) Grants
					
67.11 	$198,000 the first year and $98,000 the second 
67.12 	year are for a grant to the Minnesota Military 
67.13 	Museum to create and conduct a statewide 
67.14 	story-sharing program to honor the distinct 
67.15 	service of post-9/11 veterans in anticipation 
67.16 	of the 2021 anniversary.
67.17 	$119,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
67.18 	Minnesota Military Museum to care for, 
67.19 	catalog, and display the recently acquired 
67.20 	collection of the personal and professional 
67.21 	effects belonging to General John W. Vessey, 
67.22 	Minnesota's most decorated veteran.
67.23 	$40,000 the first year is for a grant to the Isanti 
67.24 	County Historical Society to relocate, update, 
67.25 	and preserve the Moody School and the 
67.26 	Grandy Union Church.
67.27 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
67.28 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
67.29 	but is available the second year.

67.30	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,600,000
		2,600,000
	
67.31 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
67.32 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
67.33 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
67.34 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
68.1 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
68.2 	Minnesota. These funds must be allocated 
68.3 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
68.4 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
68.5 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
68.6 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
68.7 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
68.8 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
68.9 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
68.10 	means a public library, a regional library 
68.11 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
68.12 	a county, or an outreach service program. 
68.13 	These funds may be used to sponsor programs 
68.14 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
68.15 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
68.16 	programs for programs in partnership with 
68.17 	regional libraries. These funds must be 
68.18 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
68.19 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
68.20 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
68.21 	before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in 
68.22 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
68.23 	2023.

68.24	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,375,000
		10,200,000
	
68.25 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
68.26 	commissioner of administration for grants to 
68.27 	the named organizations for the purposes 
68.28 	specified in this subdivision. The 
68.29 	commissioner of administration may use a 
68.30 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are 
68.31 	directly related to and necessary to the 
68.32 	administration of grants in this subdivision.
68.33 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
68.34 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
68.35 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
69.1 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
69.2 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
69.3 	sources of funding.

69.4	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
69.5 	$1,700,000 the first year and $1,800,000 the 
69.6 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
69.7 	to create programming and expand news 
69.8 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
69.9 	history.

69.10
69.11	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
69.12 	$1,775,000 the first year and $1,800,000 the 
69.13 	second year are to the Association of 
69.14 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
69.15 	for production and acquisition grants in 
69.16 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
69.17 	129D.19. Of this amount, $75,000 the first 
69.18 	year is for the Veterans' Voices program to 
69.19 	educate and engage communities regarding 
69.20 	veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and 
69.21 	experiences with an emphasis on Korean War 
69.22 	veterans.

69.23	(e) Public Television
					
69.24 	$4,975,000 the first year and $4,025,000 the 
69.25 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
69.26 	Television Association for production and 
69.27 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
69.28 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount, 
69.29 	$950,000 the first year is for a grant to Twin 
69.30 	Cities Public Television to produce Minnesota 
69.31 	Journeys: Capturing, Sharing, and 
69.32 	Understanding Our Immigration History.

69.33	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
70.1 	$500,000 each year is to Wilderness Inquiry 
70.2 	for the Canoemobile program, which provides 
70.3 	students with an outdoor educational 
70.4 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
70.5 	graduation standards.

70.6	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
70.7 	$1,350,000 each year is for a grant to the 
70.8 	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for program 
70.9 	development that features education programs 
70.10 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
70.11 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
70.12 	garden access and preservation.

70.13	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
70.14 	$700,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
70.15 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
70.16 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
70.17 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
70.18 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
70.19 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
70.20 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

70.21	(i) Green Giant Museum
					
70.22 	$200,000 the first year is to the city of Blue 
70.23 	Earth to design, construct, furnish, and equip 
70.24 	the Green Giant Museum to preserve the 
70.25 	culture and history of Minnesota.

70.26	(j) Martin County Veterans Memorial
					
70.27 	$100,000 the first year is to Martin County to 
70.28 	design and construct a memorial to those who 
70.29 	have served in the military of the United States 
70.30 	of America and those who have died in the 
70.31 	line of duty. This appropriation is not available 
70.32 	until the commissioner of management and 
70.33 	budget has determined that at least an equal 
71.1 	amount has been committed to the project 
71.2 	from nonstate sources to complete the project.

71.3	(k) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
71.4 	$25,000 each year is for a grant to Midwest 
71.5 	Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's 
71.6 	outdoor history, culture, and heritage by 
71.7 	connecting individuals and youth with 
71.8 	disabilities to the state's natural resources.

71.9	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,750,000
		1,750,000
	
71.10 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
71.11 	Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and 
71.12 	development of the Minnesota Zoological 
71.13 	Garden and to provide access and education 
71.14 	related to programs on the cultural heritage of 
71.15 	Minnesota.

71.16	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		3,350,000
		3,350,000
	
71.17 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
71.18 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
71.19 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
71.20 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
71.21 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
71.22 	following grants to cover the cost of 
71.23 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
71.24 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
71.25 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
71.26 	plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and 
71.27 	must submit the plan for review and approval 
71.28 	by the Department of Administration. The 
71.29 	written plan must require the Minnesota 
71.30 	Humanities Center to create and adhere to 
71.31 	grant policies that are similar to those 
71.32 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
71.33 	section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), 
71.34 	clause (1).
72.1 	No grants awarded in this subdivision may be 
72.2 	used for travel outside the state of Minnesota. 
72.3 	The grant agreement must specify the 
72.4 	repercussions for failing to comply with the 
72.5 	grant agreement.

72.6	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
72.7 	$1,000,000 each year is for programs and 
72.8 	purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center.

72.9	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
72.10 	$1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 the 
72.11 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
72.12 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
72.13 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
72.14 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
72.15 	(1) $550,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
72.16 	Children's Museum for interactive exhibits 
72.17 	and outreach programs on arts and cultural 
72.18 	heritage, including the Minnesota Children's 
72.19 	Museum in Rochester;
72.20 	(2) $100,000 each year is to develop and 
72.21 	fabricate a permanent STEM exhibit for the 
72.22 	Minnesota Children's Museum of Rochester, 
72.23 	which must be under a separate grant 
72.24 	agreement from the grant agreement used to 
72.25 	provide funding to the Minnesota Children's 
72.26 	Museum; and
72.27 	(3) $700,000 each year is for grants to other 
72.28 	children's museums to pay for start-up costs 
72.29 	or new exhibit and program development.
72.30 	Funds are to be distributed through a 
72.31 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
72.32 	Humanities Center must administer these 
72.33 	funds using established grant mechanisms.

73.1
73.2	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
73.3 	$800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
73.4 	second year are for a competitive grants 
73.5 	program to provide grants to preserve and 
73.6 	promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.
73.7 	The Minnesota Humanities Center must 
73.8 	operate a competitive grants program to 
73.9 	provide grants to programs, including but not 
73.10 	limited to music, film, television, radio, 
73.11 	recreation, and design and use of public spaces 
73.12 	that preserve and honor the cultural heritage 
73.13 	of Minnesota or that provide education and 
73.14 	student outreach on cultural diversity or to 
73.15 	programs that empower communities to build 
73.16 	their identity and culture. Grants made under 
73.17 	this paragraph must not be used for travel costs 
73.18 	inside or outside the state.

73.19	(e) Civics Programs
					
73.20 	$200,000 each year is for grants to the 
73.21 	Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: 
73.22 	Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and 
73.23 	Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in 
73.24 	Government to conduct civics education 
73.25 	programs for the civic and cultural 
73.26 	development of Minnesota youth. Civics 
73.27 	education is the study of constitutional 
73.28 	principles and the democratic foundation of 
73.29 	our national, state, and local institutions and 
73.30 	the study of political processes and structures 
73.31 	of government, grounded in the understanding 
73.32 	of constitutional government under the rule 
73.33 	of law.

73.34	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		1,600,000
		1,600,000
	
74.1 	$1,600,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs 
74.2 	Council for grants for the preservation of 
74.3 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and for 
74.4 	protection of Indian graves. The funding shall 
74.5 	be distributed as follows:
74.6 	(1) $560,000 each year is to provide grants to 
74.7 	Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota 
74.8 	and Ojibwe Indian languages and to foster 
74.9 	education programs and services for Dakota 
74.10 	and Ojibwe languages;
74.11 	(2) $370,000 each year is for grants to Dakota 
74.12 	and Ojibwe Indian language immersion 
74.13 	educational institutions;
74.14 	(3) $560,000 each year is to provide grants to 
74.15 	preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
74.16 	languages through support of projects and 
74.17 	services and to support educational programs 
74.18 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
74.19 	Indian languages;
74.20 	(4) $40,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs 
74.21 	Council for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
74.22 	language working group coordinated by the 
74.23 	Indian Affairs Council; and
74.24 	(5) $70,000 each year is to carry out 
74.25 	responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
74.26 	section 307.08, to comply with Public Law 
74.27 	101-601, the Native American Graves 
74.28 	Protection and Repatriation Act.

74.29	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		400,000
		400,000
	
74.30 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
74.31 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to 
74.32 	county agricultural societies to enhance arts 
74.33 	access and education and to preserve and 
74.34 	promote Minnesota's history and cultural 
75.1 	heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The 
75.2 	grants must be distributed in equal amounts 
75.3 	to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are 
75.4 	in addition to the aid distribution to county 
75.5 	agricultural societies under Minnesota 
75.6 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
75.7 	agriculture shall develop grant-making criteria 
75.8 	and guidance for expending funds under this 
75.9 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
75.10 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
75.11 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
75.12 	heritage. The commissioner shall seek input 
75.13 	from all interested parties.

75.14	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		6,000
		0
	
75.15 	This amount is for the Legislative 
75.16 	Coordinating Commissioner to maintain the 
75.17 	website required under Minnesota Statutes, 
75.18 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.