1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; correcting previous appropriations; modifying requirements 
1.4 	for receipt of fund money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116P.08, 
1.5 	subdivision 2; 116P.12, subdivision 1; Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 
1.6 	9; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 8.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

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

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	89,000
	$
	45,739,000
	
1.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.24 	subdivisions. Appropriations are available for 
2.1 	two years beginning July 1, 2018, unless 
2.2 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.3 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.4 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.5 	second year or until the end of the 
2.6 	appropriation.

2.7	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.8 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.9 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.10 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
2.11 	article XI, section 14.

2.12
2.13	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		-0-
		7,293,000

2.14	(a) County Geologic Atlases - Part A
					
2.15 	$2,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
2.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.17 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
2.18 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
2.19 	for the purpose of informed management of 
2.20 	surface water and groundwater resources. This 
2.21 	appropriation is to complete part A, which 
2.22 	focuses on the properties and distribution of 
2.23 	earth materials to define aquifer boundaries 
2.24 	and the connection of aquifers to the land 
2.25 	surface and surface water resources. This 
2.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, 
2.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
2.28 	and final products delivered.

2.29	(b) County Geologic Atlases - Part B
					
2.30 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
2.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
2.32 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
2.33 	for the purpose of informed management of 
2.34 	surface water and groundwater resources for 
2.35 	drinking water and other purposes. This 
3.1 	appropriation is to complete part B, which 
3.2 	uses the geologic formations mapped in part 
3.3 	A of the county geologic atlas project to 
3.4 	characterize the potential water yields of 
3.5 	aquifers and their sensitivity to contamination. 
3.6 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.7 	2021, by which time the project must be 
3.8 	completed and final products delivered.

3.93.10
	(c) Providing Critical Water-Quality 
Information for Lake Management
					
3.11 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
3.13 	of Minnesota to develop a semiautomated 
3.14 	system to acquire, process, and deliver new 
3.15 	satellite-derived water-quality data in near real 
3.16 	time on water clarity, algae, and turbidity for 
3.17 	Minnesota lakes. This appropriation is 
3.18 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
3.19 	the project must be completed and final 
3.20 	products delivered.

3.21	(d) Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Phase 2
					
3.22 	$350,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.23 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
3.24 	of Minnesota to expand the biodiversity atlas 
3.25 	project by adding more than 800,000 records 
3.26 	and images of Minnesota wildlife, plants, and 
3.27 	fungi, including observations from state 
3.28 	agencies and other museum collections, to 
3.29 	enhance research, guide field surveys, and 
3.30 	inform conservation planning. This 
3.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
3.32 	by which time the project must be completed 
3.33 	and final products delivered.

3.34	(e) Peatland Forest Management
					
4.1 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.3 	of Minnesota to identify management actions 
4.4 	to maximize benefits to wildlife, water quality, 
4.5 	timber production, and native plant 
4.6 	communities in peatland forests. This 
4.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, 
4.8 	by which time the project must be completed 
4.9 	and final products delivered.

4.10
4.11	(f) Assessing Natural Resource Benefits Provided 
by Lichens and Mosses
					
4.12 	$213,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.14 	of Minnesota to survey, map, and analyze 
4.15 	mosses and lichens across the state, including 
4.16 	their moisture-retention capacity, effects on 
4.17 	hydrology, and ability to filter airborne 
4.18 	pollutants. This appropriation is available until 
4.19 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
4.20 	be completed and final products delivered.

4.21
4.22	(g) Develop a System to Assess Wildlife Health 
Threats in Minnesota
					
4.23 	$280,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.25 	of Minnesota to develop a statewide 
4.26 	information-management system that uses 
4.27 	wildlife-rehabilitation data to identify 
4.28 	emerging threats to wildlife health in 
4.29 	Minnesota.

4.30
4.31	(h) Conserving Minnesota's Forest Birds of 
Management Concern
					
4.32 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.34 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
4.35 	Research Institute in Duluth to identify 
4.36 	forest-management actions and guidelines to 
5.1 	conserve birds in Minnesota’s forests. This 
5.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
5.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
5.4 	and final products delivered.

5.5	(i) Mapping Avian Movement in Minnesota
					
5.6 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.8 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
5.9 	Research Institute in Duluth to pilot the 
5.10 	establishment of a network of automated 
5.11 	radio-telemetry stations to monitor bird 
5.12 	migration and local movements and to develop 
5.13 	strategic plans for using the infrastructure long 
5.14 	term to monitor animal movement for 
5.15 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
5.16 	until June 30, 2021, by which time the project 
5.17 	must be completed and final products 
5.18 	delivered.

5.19
5.20
5.21	(j) Improve Trout-Stream Management by 
Understanding Variable Winter Thermal 
Conditions
					
5.22 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.23 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.24 	of Minnesota  to identify how winter 
5.25 	groundwater flows, air temperature, and 
5.26 	streambed conditions affect insect productivity 
5.27 	in order to guide restoration and management 
5.28 	efforts in southeastern Minnesota trout 
5.29 	streams. This appropriation is available until 
5.30 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
5.31 	be completed and final products delivered.

5.32
5.33	(k) Conserving Minnesota's Nine Species of 
Freshwater Turtles
					
5.34 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.35 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
5.36 	improve the long-term viability of Minnesota’s 
6.1 	imperiled turtle populations by researching 
6.2 	threats, identifying mitigation strategies, 
6.3 	implementing mechanisms to reduce threats 
6.4 	and mortality, and creating related outreach 
6.5 	and educational materials. This appropriation 
6.6 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
6.7 	the project must be completed and final 
6.8 	products delivered.

6.96.10
6.11
	(l) Develop Sonar Data Mapping on Three 
Rivers to Assess Suitability for Native Mussel 
Habitat
					
6.12 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
6.14 	for an agreement with the National Park 
6.15 	Service to create high-resolution sonar data 
6.16 	maps to identify critical native mussel habitat 
6.17 	for the designated Lower St. Croix National 
6.18 	Scenic Riverway and the Mississippi National 
6.19 	River and Recreation Area including part of 
6.20 	the Minnesota River.

6.21	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		89,000
		5,186,000

6.22
6.23	(a) Pilot Program to Optimize Local Mechanical 
and Pond Wastewater-Treatment Plants
					
6.24 	$89,000 the first year and $611,000 the second 
6.25 	year are from the trust fund to the 
6.26 	commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution 
6.27 	Control Agency, in partnership with the 
6.28 	Minnesota Rural Water Association and the 
6.29 	University of Minnesota's Technical 
6.30 	Assistance Program, to implement a pilot 
6.31 	program to optimize existing local mechanical 
6.32 	and pond wastewater-treatment systems to 
6.33 	increase nutrient removal and improve 
6.34 	efficiency without requiring costly upgrades.

6.35
6.36
6.37	(b) Assess and Develop Strategies to Remove 
Microscopic Plastic-Particle Pollution from 
Minnesota Water Bodies
					
7.1 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.3 	of Minnesota to assess, track, and develop 
7.4 	methods to remove microscopic plastic 
7.5 	particles that are dispersed and accumulating 
7.6 	as pollution in Minnesota water bodies. This 
7.7 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
7.8 	section 116P.10. This appropriation is 
7.9 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
7.10 	the project must be completed and final 
7.11 	products delivered.

7.12
7.13
7.14	(c) Reduce Chlorides in Minnesota Waters by 
Evaluating Road-Salt Alternatives and 
Pavement Innovations
					
7.15 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.17 	of Minnesota to investigate road-salt 
7.18 	alternatives and pavement innovations to 
7.19 	reduce lake, stream, and groundwater 
7.20 	degradation caused by road-salt chlorides. This 
7.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
7.22 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.23 	and final products delivered.

7.24
7.25
7.26	(d) Protect Water Quality with Efficient 
Removal of Contaminants in Treatment Ponds 
for Storm Water
					
7.27 	$325,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.28 	fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
7.29 	State Colleges and Universities system for St. 
7.30 	Cloud State University to evaluate the 
7.31 	effectiveness of best management practices in 
7.32 	removing contaminants from storm water to 
7.33 	safeguard aquatic habitats. This appropriation 
7.34 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
7.35 	the project must be completed and final 
7.36 	products delivered.

8.1
8.2	(e) Develop Small and Inexpensive Purification 
System for Community Drinking Water
					
8.3 	$425,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.5 	of Minnesota to develop a small and 
8.6 	inexpensive purification-technology system 
8.7 	for community drinking-water facilities to 
8.8 	remove toxic contaminants, make water safe 
8.9 	to drink, and improve drinking-water quality. 
8.10 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
8.11 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
8.12 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
8.13 	the project must be completed and final 
8.14 	products delivered.

8.15
8.16
8.17	(f) Evaluate Emerging Pathogens in Lakes, 
Rivers, and Tap Water to Keep Drinking Water 
Safe
					
8.18 	$325,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.20 	of Minnesota to evaluate emerging pathogens 
8.21 	including Legionella and mycobacteria to 
8.22 	ensure that surface water used for drinking 
8.23 	water and tap water is safe to drink. This 
8.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
8.25 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.26 	and final products delivered.

8.27
8.28	(g) Characterize Unregulated Contaminants in 
Source Water and Drinking Water
					
8.29 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.30 	fund to the commissioner of health to establish 
8.31 	monitoring networks of public water-system 
8.32 	wells and surface-water intakes to determine 
8.33 	if contaminants persist after standard public 
8.34 	water treatment. This appropriation is 
8.35 	available until June 30, 2022, by which time 
9.1 	the project must be completed and final 
9.2 	products delivered.

9.3
9.4
9.5	(h) Mapping Antibiotic Resistance in Minnesota 
to Help Protect Environmental, Animal, and 
Human Health
					
9.6 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.8 	of Minnesota to quantify and map antibiotic 
9.9 	and antibiotic-resistance gene contamination 
9.10 	in Minnesota waters and soils to identify 
9.11 	locations in need of mitigation to protect 
9.12 	environmental, animal, and human health. This 
9.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
9.14 	by which time the project must be completed 
9.15 	and final products delivered.

9.16
9.17	(i) Farmer-Led Expansion of Alfalfa Production 
to Increase Water Protection
					
9.18 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.20 	of Minnesota to develop a farmer-led, 
9.21 	market-based working-lands approach to 
9.22 	increase water protection in agricultural areas 
9.23 	by targeted expansion of alfalfa production 
9.24 	and development of methods to convert alfalfa 
9.25 	to high-value bioproducts. This appropriation 
9.26 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
9.27 	the project must be completed and final 
9.28 	products delivered.

9.29
9.30	(j) Using Perennial Grain Crops in Wellhead 
Protection Areas to Protect Groundwater
					
9.31 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.32 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
9.33 	establish demonstration plots of Kernza, a new 
9.34 	intermediate perennial grain crop, to evaluate 
9.35 	the potential to profitably reduce nitrate 
9.36 	contamination of groundwater in vulnerable 
10.1 	wellhead protection regions of Minnesota. 
10.2 	Any income generated as part of this 
10.3 	appropriation may be used to expand the 
10.4 	project.

10.5
10.6
10.7	(k) Implement Pilot Credit-Trading System for 
Storm Water in Shell Rock River Watershed to 
Improve Water Quality
					
10.8 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.10 	for an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
10.11 	Watershed District to develop and implement 
10.12 	a pilot water-quality credit-trading program 
10.13 	for storm water that provides voluntary and 
10.14 	cost-effective options to reduce pollution on 
10.15 	a watershed scale.

10.16
10.17	Subd. 5.Technical Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 		-0-
		5,168,000

10.18
10.19	(a) Prairie Sportsman Statewide Environmental 
Broadcasts and Videos
					
10.20 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.21 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.22 	for an agreement with Pioneer Public 
10.23 	Television to provide outreach on outdoor 
10.24 	recreation, conservation, and natural resource 
10.25 	issues, including water quality, wildlife 
10.26 	habitat, and invasive species, through a series 
10.27 	of interrelated educational and training videos 
10.28 	and statewide broadcast television programs.

10.29
10.30	(b) YES! Students Take on Minnesota Water- 
Quality Challenge
					
10.31 	$213,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
10.33 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
10.34 	Environmental Learning Center to expand the 
10.35 	Youth Energy Summit (YES!) model to 
10.36 	improve local waterways by training and 
11.1 	mobilizing over 20 youth-led teams in 
11.2 	Minnesota communities to complete 30 or 
11.3 	more projects related to water quality 
11.4 	including monitoring and reporting.

11.5	(c) Get Outdoors After-School Training
					
11.6 	$30,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
11.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.8 	an agreement with Project Get Outdoors to 
11.9 	train and equip youth leaders at out-of-school 
11.10 	youth organizations across Minnesota with 
11.11 	knowledge, skills, and resources to incorporate 
11.12 	outdoor nature activities into after-school 
11.13 	programs for at least 6,000 children, including 
11.14 	those from underserved populations.

11.15
11.16	(d) Connecting Students with Water 
Stewardship through Hands-on Learning
					
11.17 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.19 	for an agreement with Minnesota Trout 
11.20 	Unlimited to engage students in classroom and 
11.21 	outdoor hands-on learning focused on water 
11.22 	quality, groundwater, aquatic life, and 
11.23 	watershed stewardship and providing youth 
11.24 	and their families with fishing experiences. 
11.25 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
11.26 	2021, by which time the project must be 
11.27 	completed and final products delivered.

11.28
11.29	(e) Expanding River Watch Program on the 
Minnesota River With High School Teams
					
11.30 	$100,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.32 	for an agreement with Friends of the 
11.33 	Minnesota Valley to expand a River Watch 
11.34 	program on the Minnesota River to recruit at 
11.35 	least 15 additional teams of high school 
12.1 	students in monthly monitoring and reporting 
12.2 	of water quality.

12.3
12.4	(f) Increase Diversity in Environmental Careers 
to Serve Minnesota’s Changing Demographics
					
12.5 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
12.7 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
12.8 	Minnesota and Iowa to provide a 
12.9 	college-to-work pathway for students of 
12.10 	diversity to pursue natural resources careers 
12.11 	through internships and mentorships with state 
12.12 	agencies. This appropriation is available until 
12.13 	June 30, 2023, by which time the project must 
12.14 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.15
12.16	(g) Pollinator Ambassadors Program for 
Gardens
					
12.17 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
12.19 	of Minnesota to increase knowledge of 
12.20 	pollinators in gardens and yards and improve 
12.21 	pollinator habitat by expanding outreach, 
12.22 	training, and tools for Minnesota communities 
12.23 	as part of the Pollinator Ambassadors program. 
12.24 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.25 	2021, by which time the project must be 
12.26 	completed and final products delivered.

12.27
12.28	(h) Morris Prairie Pollinator Demonstration 
Area and Education
					
12.29 	$550,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.30 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
12.31 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
12.32 	and Outreach Center at Morris to restore 17 
12.33 	acres of native prairie for pollinators and to 
12.34 	construct wayside shelters and kiosks along 
12.35 	an existing trail to provide information to 
12.36 	visitors on the importance of pollinators and 
13.1 	native prairie ecosystems. This appropriation 
13.2 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
13.3 	the project must be completed and final 
13.4 	products delivered.

13.5
13.6
13.7	(i) Expanding Nature Knowledge and 
Experience with New Interactive Exhibits at 
North Mississippi Regional Park
					
13.8 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.10 	for an agreement with the Minneapolis Park 
13.11 	and Recreation Board to develop new 
13.12 	interactive exhibits at North Mississippi 
13.13 	Regional Park to encourage the approximately 
13.14 	326,000 annual visitors to better understand 
13.15 	and explore the river and surrounding natural 
13.16 	area.

13.17	(j) Update International Wolf Center Exhibits
					
13.18 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.19 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.20 	for an agreement with the International Wolf 
13.21 	Center to design, construct, and install new 
13.22 	interactive educational exhibits to help 
13.23 	Minnesotans understand coexistence with the 
13.24 	state’s wolf populations and ongoing wolf- 
13.25 	management efforts.

13.26
13.27	(k) Expanding the State's Reuse Economy to 
Conserve Natural Resources
					
13.28 	$275,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
13.30 	for an agreement with ReUSE Minnesota to 
13.31 	provide outreach and technical assistance to 
13.32 	communities and small businesses to create 
13.33 	and expand opportunities for reusing, renting, 
13.34 	and repairing consumer goods as an alternative 
13.35 	to using new materials so solid-waste disposal 
13.36 	and its impacts are measurably reduced and 
14.1 	more local reuse jobs are created. Net income 
14.2 	generated as part of this appropriation may be 
14.3 	reinvested in the project if a plan for 
14.4 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan.

14.5
14.6	(l) Expand Materials Reuse and Recycling Jobs 
Program
					
14.7 	$665,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
14.9 	for an agreement with Better Futures 
14.10 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the Northwest 
14.11 	Indian Community Development Corporation, 
14.12 	and $135,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
14.14 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
14.15 	Research Institute in Duluth to expand 
14.16 	building deconstruction and material-reuse 
14.17 	practices and jobs in partnership with counties, 
14.18 	tribes, and municipalities statewide and to 
14.19 	document the environmental, health, and 
14.20 	economic benefits of these practices. Net 
14.21 	income generated by Better Futures as part of 
14.22 	this or a previous related appropriation from 
14.23 	the environment and natural resources trust 
14.24 	fund may be reinvested in the project if a plan 
14.25 	for reinvestment is approved in the work plan.

14.26	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species
 		-0-
		5,760,000

14.27
14.28	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase 4
					
14.29 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.30 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
14.31 	of Minnesota for high-priority research at the 
14.32 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
14.33 	to protect Minnesota’s natural and agricultural 
14.34 	resources from terrestrial invasive plants, 
14.35 	pathogens, and pests as identified through the 
14.36 	center's strategic prioritization process. This 
15.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
15.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
15.3 	and final products delivered.

15.4
15.5	(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
Continuation
					
15.6 	$431,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.7 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
15.8 	continue to monitor, ground survey, and 
15.9 	control Palmer amaranth primarily in 
15.10 	conservation plantings and to develop and 
15.11 	implement aerial-survey methods to prevent 
15.12 	infestation and protect prairies, other natural 
15.13 	areas, and agricultural crops.

15.14
15.15	(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive 
Hybrid Cattails
					
15.16 	$131,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.18 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
15.19 	Park to evaluate the effectiveness of 
15.20 	mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat 
15.21 	populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails 
15.22 	and restore fish and wildlife habitat in 
15.23 	Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is 
15.24 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
15.25 	the project must be completed and final 
15.26 	products delivered.

15.27
15.28	(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control 
Zebra Mussels
					
15.29 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.31 	for an agreement with the United States 
15.32 	Geological Survey to develop a genetic control 
15.33 	tool that exploits the natural process of RNA 
15.34 	silencing to specifically target and effectively 
15.35 	control zebra mussels without affecting other 
15.36 	species or causing other nontarget effects. This 
16.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
16.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.3 	and final products delivered.

16.4
16.5	(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp 
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams
					
16.6 	$998,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
16.8 	of Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
16.9 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
16.10 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
16.11 	install, evaluate, and optimize a system in 
16.12 	Mississippi River locks and dams to deter 
16.13 	passage of invasive carp without negatively 
16.14 	impacting native fish and to evaluate the 
16.15 	ability of predator fish in the pools above the 
16.16 	locks and dams to consume young carp. The 
16.17 	project must conduct a cost comparison of 
16.18 	equipment purchase versus lease options and 
16.19 	choose the most effective option. This 
16.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
16.21 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.22 	and final products delivered.

16.23
16.24	(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota 
Lakes
					
16.25 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.26 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
16.27 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
16.28 	determine the historical distribution, 
16.29 	abundance, and toxicity of the invasive 
16.30 	blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis 
16.31 	raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota 
16.32 	and inform managers and the public about the 
16.33 	alga's spread and health risks. This 
16.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
16.35 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.36 	and final products delivered.

17.1	Subd. 7.Air Quality and Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		1,200,000

17.2
17.3	(a) Develop Solar Window Concentrators for 
Electricity
					
17.4 	$350,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.5 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.6 	of Minnesota to develop, evaluate, and 
17.7 	optimize thin film silicon-based luminescent 
17.8 	solar window concentrators in order to 
17.9 	produce inexpensive, clean energy and reduce 
17.10 	air pollution. This appropriation is subject to 
17.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
17.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
17.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.14 	and final products delivered.

17.15
17.16	(b) Demonstrations for Community-Scale 
Storage Systems for Renewable Energy
					
17.17 	$550,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.19 	of Minnesota to install, demonstrate, and 
17.20 	evaluate three community-scale storage 
17.21 	systems for renewable energy and develop a 
17.22 	guidebook on storing renewable energy for 
17.23 	statewide use. This appropriation is available 
17.24 	until June 30, 2021, by which time the project 
17.25 	must be completed and final products 
17.26 	delivered.

17.27
17.28	(c) Develop Inexpensive Energy from Simple 
Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing
					
17.29 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.30 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.31 	of Minnesota to develop inexpensive, 
17.32 	high-efficiency solar energy with simple 
17.33 	roll-to-roll advanced manufacturing 
17.34 	technology, using new materials such as 
17.35 	perovskite to make solar cells. This 
17.36 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
18.1 	section 116P.10. This appropriation is 
18.2 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
18.3 	the project must be completed and final 
18.4 	products delivered.

18.5
18.6	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		3,119,000

18.7	(a) Nongame Wildlife Program Acceleration
					
18.8 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
18.10 	to accelerate the nongame wildlife program 
18.11 	including rare wildlife data collection, habitat 
18.12 	management, collaborative land protection, 
18.13 	conservation education, and a new emphasis 
18.14 	on promoting nature tourism to benefit 
18.15 	wildlife, visitors, and rural communities.

18.16
18.17
18.18	(b) Develop Biomulch to Replace Plastic Soil 
Covering in Vegetable and Fruit Production to 
Increase Yield and Reduce Waste
					
18.19 	$310,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
18.21 	of Minnesota to develop and test the 
18.22 	performance of biodegradable biomulch to 
18.23 	increase yield, conserve water, suppress weeds 
18.24 	and pests, add nutrients to the soil, and replace 
18.25 	large amounts of nonrecyclable and 
18.26 	nondegradable plastic used in vegetable and 
18.27 	fruit production. This appropriation is 
18.28 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
18.29 	the project must be completed and final 
18.30 	products delivered.

18.31
18.32
18.33	(c) Develop Market-Based Alternatives for 
Perennial Crops to Benefit Water Quality and 
Wildlife
					
18.34 	$150,000 the second year is from the trust 
18.35 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
18.36 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
19.1 	design and evaluate at least six market-based 
19.2 	scenarios for perennial cropping systems in 
19.3 	Minnesota, including technological and 
19.4 	economic feasibility, and estimate their 
19.5 	potential to improve water quality and provide 
19.6 	wildlife habitat. This appropriation is available 
19.7 	until June 30, 2021, by which time the project 
19.8 	must be completed and final products 
19.9 	delivered.

19.10
19.11	(d) Agricultural Weed Control Using 
Autonomous Mowers
					
19.12 	$550,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
19.14 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
19.15 	and Outreach Center at Morris to design, 
19.16 	integrate, and field-test an autonomous pasture 
19.17 	mower and solar charging station to control 
19.18 	weeds, reduce herbicide use, reduce energy 
19.19 	costs, and improve native vegetation and 
19.20 	forage quality on agricultural lands. This 
19.21 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
19.22 	section 116P.10. This appropriation is 
19.23 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
19.24 	the project must be completed and final 
19.25 	products delivered.

19.26	(e) Restoring Forests in Minnesota State Parks
					
19.27 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.29 	to restore at least 255 acres of high-quality 
19.30 	forests in state parks such as Itasca, Jay Cooke, 
19.31 	and Forestville Mystery Cave State Parks and 
19.32 	Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area. This 
19.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
19.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
19.35 	and final products delivered.

20.1
20.2
20.3	(f) Develop Strategies for Timber Harvest to 
Minimize Soil Impacts to Maintain Healthy and 
Diverse Forests
					
20.4 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.5 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
20.6 	of Minnesota to develop strategies and 
20.7 	practical tools to minimize soil compaction 
20.8 	and other impacts across a range of conditions 
20.9 	during timber harvest to maintain timber 
20.10 	availability, improve regeneration of diverse 
20.11 	forests, and benefit wildlife habitat. This 
20.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, 
20.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
20.14 	and final products delivered.

20.15
20.16	(g) Restoring Wetland Invertebrates to Revive 
Wildlife Habitat
					
20.17 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
20.19 	to assess invertebrate amphipods in wetlands 
20.20 	and explore stocking them as a valuable food 
20.21 	source for ducks and other wildlife in the 
20.22 	Prairie Pothole Region of the state. This 
20.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
20.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
20.25 	and final products delivered.

20.26
20.27	(h) Preserving Minnesota's Native Orchids - 
Phase 2
					
20.28 	$259,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.29 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
20.30 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
20.31 	Arboretum to expand collection and 
20.32 	preservation efforts to enable long-term 
20.33 	conservation of at least 25 of the 48 native 
20.34 	orchid species in Minnesota and to continue 
20.35 	propagation and cultivation research. This 
20.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
21.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
21.2 	and final products delivered.

21.3
21.4	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-
		17,439,000

21.5
21.6	(a) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
21.7 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.9 	to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
21.10 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
21.11 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
21.12 	Statutes, section 85.019.  The appropriation is 
21.13 	for local nature-based recreation and 
21.14 	connections to regional and state natural areas 
21.15 	and recreation facilities and does not include 
21.16 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
21.17 	and playgrounds. This appropriation is 
21.18 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
21.19 	the project must be completed and final 
21.20 	products delivered.

21.21
21.22	(b) Develop Mesabi Trail Segment From County 
Road 88 to Ely
					
21.23 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.24 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.25 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
21.26 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
21.27 	environmental assessment, permitting, 
21.28 	right-of-way easements or other acquisition 
21.29 	as needed, engineering, and construction of 
21.30 	an approximately three-mile-long bituminous 
21.31 	surface section of the Mesabi Trail between 
21.32 	Ely and the intersection of Highway 169 and 
21.33 	County Road 88. This appropriation is 
21.34 	available until June 30, 2022, by which time 
21.35 	the project must be completed and final 
21.36 	products delivered.

22.1
22.2	(c) Harmony State Trail Extension Land 
Acquisition
					
22.3 	$235,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.5 	for an agreement with the city of Harmony to 
22.6 	acquire fee title of about 16 parcels to allow 
22.7 	for the approximate six-mile extension of the 
22.8 	legislatively authorized state trail from 
22.9 	Harmony south to the Iowa state border with 
22.10 	a spur to Niagara Cave. The land must be 
22.11 	transferred to the state after it has been 
22.12 	purchased.

22.13
22.14	(d) Mississippi Blufflands State Trail - Red Wing 
Barn Bluff to Colvill Park Segment
					
22.15 	$550,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.17 	for an agreement with the city of Red Wing 
22.18 	to be used with other funds to construct an 
22.19 	approximate three-quarter-mile-long 
22.20 	hard-surfaced segment of the Mississippi 
22.21 	Blufflands State Trail along Red Wing’s 
22.22 	Mississippi River riverfront from Barn Bluff 
22.23 	Regional Park to Colvill Park. This 
22.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
22.25 	by which time the project must be completed 
22.26 	and final products delivered.

22.27
22.28	(e) Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail Segment 
within Interstate State Park
					
22.29 	$2,254,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.31 	for an agreement with Chisago County 
22.32 	Environmental Services to construct an 
22.33 	approximate one-half-mile regional county 
22.34 	trail segment within Interstate State Park from 
22.35 	the end point of the existing trail at the park 
22.36 	boundary to city hall including a trail bridge 
23.1 	over the ravine and parking and trailhead 
23.2 	improvements and to conduct a natural and 
23.3 	cultural review to determine the feasibility and 
23.4 	route of a future section of the trail through 
23.5 	the park.This appropriation is available until 
23.6 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
23.7 	be completed and final products delivered.

23.8	(f) Enhancement Plan for Superior Hiking Trail
					
23.9 	$100,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.10 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
23.11 	for an agreement with the Superior Hiking 
23.12 	Trail Association to evaluate improvements 
23.13 	to the 310-mile-long Superior Hiking Trail 
23.14 	including routing, safety, water management, 
23.15 	maintenance, and other environmental, 
23.16 	recreational, and design issues and to develop 
23.17 	an interactive trail-management system to 
23.18 	capture efficiencies and best management 
23.19 	practices.

23.20
23.21
23.22	(g) Protecting Mississippi River Headwaters 
Lands through Local, State, and Federal 
Partnership
					
23.23 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.24 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
23.25 	for an agreement with the city of Baxter, in 
23.26 	cooperation with Brainerd Public Schools and 
23.27 	the Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Program, 
23.28 	to acquire about 200 acres of forested land on 
23.29 	the upper Mississippi River adjacent to 
23.30 	Mississippi River Overlook Park for multiple 
23.31 	public benefits, including being an outdoor 
23.32 	classroom for local schools. To be eligible for 
23.33 	reimbursement, costs for real estate 
23.34 	transactions must be specific to this acquisition 
23.35 	and documented as required in subdivision 15, 
23.36 	paragraph (k).

24.1	(h) Protecting North-Central Minnesota Lakes
					
24.2 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.3 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.4 	for an agreement with the Crow Wing County 
24.5 	Soil and Water Conservation District to 
24.6 	increase watershed protection to maintain and 
24.7 	improve water quality in lakes and rivers in 
24.8 	Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties with about 
24.9 	ten permanent RIM conservation easements 
24.10 	and 12 forest stewardship plans and by 
24.11 	implementing six best management practices. 
24.12 	Of this amount, up to $59,000 may be 
24.13 	contributed to an easement stewardship 
24.14 	account established under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.15 	section 103B.103, as approved in the work 
24.16 	plan.

24.17	(i) Easement Program for Native Prairie Bank
					
24.18 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.19 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.20 	to provide technical stewardship assistance to 
24.21 	private landowners, restore and enhance about 
24.22 	270 acres of native prairie protected by 
24.23 	easements in the native prairie bank, and 
24.24 	acquire easements for the native prairie bank 
24.25 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.26 	84.96, on about 275 acres, including preparing 
24.27 	initial baseline property assessments. Up to 
24.28 	$120,000 of this appropriation may be 
24.29 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
24.30 	easement stewardship account, created in 
24.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
24.32 	to the number of easement acres acquired. A 
24.33 	list of proposed easement acquisitions and 
24.34 	restoration sites for the native prairie bank are 
24.35 	required in the work plan. This appropriation 
25.1 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
25.2 	the project must be completed and final 
25.3 	products delivered.

25.4	(j) Minnesota State Trail Development
					
25.5 	$2,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.7 	to expand high-priority recreational 
25.8 	opportunities on Minnesota’s state trails by 
25.9 	developing new trail segments and 
25.10 	rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing 
25.11 	existing state trails. High-priority trail 
25.12 	segments to develop and enhance include but 
25.13 	are not limited to the Gateway, Gitchi Gami, 
25.14 	Paul Bunyan, and Heartland State Trails. A 
25.15 	proposed list of trail projects on legislatively 
25.16 	authorized state trails is required in the work 
25.17 	plan. This appropriation is available until June 
25.18 	30, 2021, by which time the project must be 
25.19 	completed and final products delivered.

25.20	(k) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails
					
25.21 	$2,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.23 	to acquire about 163 acres of high-priority 
25.24 	inholdings from willing sellers within the 
25.25 	legislatively authorized boundaries of state 
25.26 	parks and trails in order to protect Minnesota’s 
25.27 	natural heritage, enhance outdoor recreational 
25.28 	opportunities, and improve the efficiency of 
25.29 	public land management. Priorities include 
25.30 	but are not limited to Tettegouche, Sibley, and 
25.31 	Minneopa State Parks and the Goodhue 
25.32 	Pioneer State Trail. A list of proposed 
25.33 	acquisitions is required in the work plan. This 
25.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
26.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
26.2 	and final products delivered.

26.3	(l) Scientific and Natural Areas Program
					
26.4 	$3,250,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.6 	for the scientific and natural areas program. 
26.7 	Of this amount, $1,500,000 is for habitat 
26.8 	restoration activities, $500,000 is for scientific 
26.9 	and natural areas public engagement and 
26.10 	outreach, and $1,250,000 is to acquire strategic 
26.11 	high-quality lands that meet criteria for 
26.12 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
26.13 	Statutes, section 86A.05, from willing sellers. 
26.14 	A list of proposed acquisitions and restorations 
26.15 	is required in the work plan. This 
26.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
26.17 	by which time the project must be completed 
26.18 	and final products delivered.

26.19	Subd. 10.Emerging Issues Account
 		-0-
		439,000
	
26.20 	$439,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.21 	fund to an emerging issues account authorized 
26.22 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
26.23 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

26.24
26.25	Subd. 11.Wastewater Treatment 
Recommendations

26.26	(a) Wastewater Treatment System Grants
					
26.27 	Until June 30, 2021, the Legislative-Citizen 
26.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources must 
26.29 	consider recommending up to $10,000,000 of 
26.30 	the available money from the trust fund to 
26.31 	match appropriations from the bond proceeds 
26.32 	fund for wastewater infrastructure funding that 
26.33 	exceed $10,000,000 per year for expenditure 
26.34 	by the Public Facilities Authority for 
26.35 	wastewater treatment grants to home rule 
27.1 	charter and statutory cities and towns with a 
27.2 	population under 5,000. The grants must be 
27.3 	issued under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
27.4 	446A.072 and 446A.073. The 
27.5 	recommendations may include a technical 
27.6 	assistance program for recipients eligible 
27.7 	under this subdivision. The commission must 
27.8 	work with the Public Facilities Authority in 
27.9 	developing its recommendations.

27.10	(b) Wastewater Treatment System Loans
					
27.11 	The commission must consider recommending 
27.12 	up to five percent of the corpus of the trust 
27.13 	fund for loans to the Public Facilities 
27.14 	Authority to issue loans under Minnesota 
27.15 	Statutes, section 446A.07, to home rule charter 
27.16 	and statutory cities and towns with a 
27.17 	population under 5,000.

27.18
27.19	(c) Work Program and Semiannual Progress 
Report
					
27.20 	The work plan required under Minnesota 
27.21 	Statutes, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, 
27.22 	paragraph (b), must consist of lists showing 
27.23 	the fundable ranges for grants and loans 
27.24 	pursuant to this subdivision.

27.25	Subd. 12.Contract Agreement Reimbursement
 		-0-
		135,000
	
27.26 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources, 
27.28 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
27.29 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
27.30 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
27.31 	administering contracts for the agreements 
27.32 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
27.33 	must provide documentation to the 
27.34 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
27.35 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

28.1	Subd. 13.Availability of Appropriations
 					
28.2 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
28.3 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
28.4 	related to and necessary for a specific 
28.5 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
28.6 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
28.7 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
28.8 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
28.9 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
28.10 	charges that are not directly related to and 
28.11 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
28.12 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
28.13 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
28.14 	human resources, information services, rent, 
28.15 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
28.16 	be clearly justified and individually 
28.17 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
28.18 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
28.19 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
28.20 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
28.21 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
28.22 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
28.23 	available until June 30, 2020, when projects 
28.24 	must be completed and final products 
28.25 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
28.26 	appropriations in this section are available for 
28.27 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
28.28 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
28.29 	into before the expiration date of the 
28.30 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
28.31 	grant, the period of the appropriation is 
28.32 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

28.33	Subd. 14.Data Availability Requirements
 					
28.34 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
28.35 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
29.1 	standards adopted by the Office of MN.IT 
29.2 	Services. Spatial data must also conform to 
29.3 	additional guidelines and standards designed 
29.4 	to support data coordination and distribution 
29.5 	that have been published by the Minnesota 
29.6 	Geospatial Information Office. Descriptions 
29.7 	of spatial data must be prepared as specified 
29.8 	in the state's geographic metadata guideline 
29.9 	and must be submitted to the Minnesota 
29.10 	Geospatial Information Office. All data must 
29.11 	be accessible and free to the public unless 
29.12 	made private under the Data Practices Act, 
29.13 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
29.14 	practicable, summary data and results of 
29.15 	projects funded under this section should be 
29.16 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
29.17 	identified as having received funding from the 
29.18 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

29.19	Subd. 15.Project Requirements
 					
29.20 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
29.21 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
29.22 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
29.23 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
29.24 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
29.25 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
29.26 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
29.27 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
29.28 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.29 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
29.30 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
29.31 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
29.32 	budget expenditures must be made through 
29.33 	the amendment process established by the 
29.34 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.35 	Resources.
30.1 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
30.2 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
30.3 	appropriated in this section must use native 
30.4 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
30.5 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.6 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
30.7 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
30.8 	species selected to provide habitat for 
30.9 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
30.10 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.11 	84.973.
30.12 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
30.13 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
30.14 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
30.15 	management plan that, to the degree 
30.16 	practicable, is consistent with the 
30.17 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
30.18 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
30.19 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
30.20 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
30.21 	the best chance for long-term success and 
30.22 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
30.23 	must include the proposed timetable for 
30.24 	implementing the restoration, including site 
30.25 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
30.26 	species, maintenance, and additional 
30.27 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
30.28 	identify long-term maintenance and 
30.29 	management needs of the restoration and how 
30.30 	the maintenance, management, and 
30.31 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
30.32 	advantage of the best-available science and 
30.33 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
30.34 	best restoration.
31.1 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
31.2 	section for restoration activities must provide 
31.3 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
31.4 	completion of the appropriation and an 
31.5 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
31.6 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
31.7 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
31.8 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
31.9 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
31.10 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
31.11 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
31.12 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
31.13 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
31.14 	identify any problems with implementing the 
31.15 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
31.16 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
31.17 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
31.18 	future restorations.
31.19 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
31.20 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
31.21 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
31.22 	conservation easement or public ownership.
31.23 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
31.24 	under this section must give consideration to 
31.25 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
31.26 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
31.27 	enhancement services.
31.28 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
31.29 	money appropriated under this section must:
31.30 	(1) be permanent;
31.31 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
31.32 	easement;
31.33 	(3) specify all the provisions of an agreement 
31.34 	that are permanent;
32.1 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
32.2 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
32.3 	electronic format at least ten business days 
32.4 	before closing;
32.5 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
32.6 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
32.7 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.8 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
32.9 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
32.10 	of groundwater and surface water through 
32.11 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
32.12 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
32.13 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
32.14 	artificial hydrological modifications.
32.15 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
32.16 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.17 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
32.18 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
32.19 	of land using this money to complete the 
32.20 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
32.21 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
32.22 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
32.23 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
32.24 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
32.25 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.26 	Resources.
32.27 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
32.28 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.29 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
32.30 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
32.31 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.32 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
32.33 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
32.34 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
33.1 	management plan in compliance with 
33.2 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
33.3 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
33.4 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
33.5 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
33.6 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
33.7 	public funds, a recipient of money 
33.8 	appropriated under this section must, within 
33.9 	60 days of the transaction,  provide to the 
33.10 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.11 	Resources documentation of the selection 
33.12 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
33.13 	provide documentation of all related 
33.14 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
33.15 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
33.16 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
33.17 	donations. This information must be provided 
33.18 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
33.19 	recipient must also report to the 
33.20 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.21 	Resources any difference between the 
33.22 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
33.23 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
33.24 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
33.25 	was conducted.
33.26 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
33.27 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
33.28 	financial support from the environment and 
33.29 	natural resources trust fund in project 
33.30 	publications, signage, and other public 
33.31 	communications and outreach related to work 
33.32 	completed using the appropriation. 
33.33 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
33.34 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
33.35 	of language attributing support from the trust 
34.1 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
34.2 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
34.3 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
34.4 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
34.5 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
34.6 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
34.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
34.8 	10, and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.

34.934.10
	Subd. 16.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
34.11 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
34.12 	referred to in this section must be administered 
34.13 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
34.14 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
34.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
34.16 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2018, 
34.17 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
34.18 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
34.19 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
34.20 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
34.21 	upon receiving documentation that the 
34.22 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
34.23 	work plan have been achieved, including 
34.24 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
34.25 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
34.26 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
34.27 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
34.28 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
34.29 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
34.30 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
34.31 	project work plan.
34.32 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
34.33 	approved work plan are allowed.

35.1
35.2	Subd. 17.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
35.3 	A political subdivision, public or private 
35.4 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
35.5 	appropriation under this section must use the 
35.6 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
35.7 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
35.8 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
35.9 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.10 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
35.11 	paper stock and printing.

35.12
35.13	Subd. 18.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
35.14 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
35.15 	under this section for a capital improvement 
35.16 	project must ensure that the project complies 
35.17 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
35.18 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
35.19 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
35.20 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
35.21 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
35.22 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
35.23 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
35.24 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
35.25 	obtain information and technical assistance 
35.26 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
35.27 	development relating to planning and 
35.28 	constructing the capital improvement project.

35.29	Subd. 19.Accessibility
 					
35.30 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
35.31 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
35.32 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
35.33 	guidelines.

36.1	Subd. 20.Carryforward; Extension
 					
36.2 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.3 	the following projects are extended to June 
36.4 	30, 2019:
36.5 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.6 	subdivision 6, paragraph (j), Dredged 
36.7 	Sediment for Forest Restoration on 
36.8 	Unproductive Minelands;
36.9 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.10 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b), Metropolitan 
36.11 	Regional Park System Acquisition, as 
36.12 	extended by Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 
36.13 	2, subdivision 18, paragraph (a), clause (5);
36.14 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.15 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b), County Geologic 
36.16 	Atlases - Part B;
36.17 	(4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.18 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), Understanding 
36.19 	Water Scarcity, Threats, and Values to 
36.20 	Improve Management;
36.21 	(5) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.22 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Biological 
36.23 	Control of Canada Thistle;
36.24 	(6) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.25 	subdivision 6, paragraph (d), Preventing New 
36.26 	Disease of Pines in Minnesota;
36.27 	(7) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.28 	subdivision 9, paragraph (d), Native Prairie 
36.29 	Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement 
36.30 	Acquisition;
36.31 	(8) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.32 	subdivision 9, paragraph (g), Metro 
36.33 	Conservation Corridors Phase VIII - Priority 
37.1 	Expansion of Minnesota Valley National 
37.2 	Wildlife Refuge;
37.3 	(9) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
37.4 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account; and
37.5 	(10) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.6 	subdivision 9, paragraph (g), Otter Tail River 
37.7 	Recreational Trail Acquisition.
37.8 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
37.9 	the following projects are extended to June 
37.10 	30, 2020:
37.11 	(1) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
37.12 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Metropolitan 
37.13 	Regional Park System Land Acquisition - 
37.14 	Phase IV;
37.15 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.16 	subdivision 10, paragraph (b), Grants 
37.17 	Management System; and
37.18 	(3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
37.19 	subdivision 6, paragraph (d), Adapting Stream 
37.20 	Barriers to Remove Common Carp.
37.21 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
37.22 	Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 
37.23 	8, paragraph (l), Conservation Reserve 
37.24 	Enhancement Program (CREP), is extended 
37.25 	to June 30, 2022.
37.26 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
37.27 	Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 
37.28 	3, paragraph (n), Pollinator Research and 
37.29 	Outreach, is extended to June 30, 2023.

37.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.31 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. Money from the trust fund may not be spent for:
38.1 	(1) purposes of environmental compensation and liability under chapter 115B and 
38.2 	response actions under chapter 115C;
38.3 	(2) purposes of municipal water pollution control in municipalities with a population of 
38.4 	5,000 or more under the authority of chapters 115 and 116;
38.5 	(3) costs associated with the decommissioning of nuclear power plants;
38.6 	(4) hazardous waste disposal facilities;
38.7 	(5) solid waste disposal facilities; or
38.8 	(6) projects or purposes inconsistent with the strategic plan.

38.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.10 		Subdivision 1.Loans authorized. (a) If the principal of the trust fund equals or exceeds 
38.11 	$200,000,000, the commission may vote to set aside up to five percent of the principal of 
38.12 	the trust fund for water system improvement loans. The purpose of water system improvement 
38.13 	loans is to offer below market rate interest loans to local units of government for the purposes 
38.14 	of water system improvements.
38.15 	(b) The interest on a loan shall be calculated on the declining balance at a rate four 
38.16 	percentage points below that is the greater of one percent or 50 percent of the secondary 
38.17 	market yield of one-year United States Treasury bills calculated according to section 549.09, 
38.18 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
38.19 	(c) An eligible project must prove that existing federal or state loans or grants have not 
38.20 	been adequate.
38.21 	(d) Payments on the principal and interest of loans under this section must be credited 
38.22 	to the trust fund.
38.23 	(e) Repayment of loans made under this section must be completed within 20 years.
38.24 	(f) The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority must report to the commission each year 
38.25 	on the loan program any loans made to the authority under this section.

38.26 	Sec. 5. Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

38.27
38.28	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition for Habitat and 
Recreation
 		14,190,000
		-0-
	
38.29 	(a) State Parks and Trails Land 
38.30 	Acquisitions
39.1 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
39.3 	acquire at least 335 acres for authorized state 
39.4 	trails and critical parcels within the statutory 
39.5 	boundaries of state parks. State park land 
39.6 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
39.7 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
39.8 	minimum management standards, as 
39.9 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
39.10 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions must 
39.11 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
39.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
39.13 	2018, by which time the project must be 
39.14 	completed and final products delivered.
39.15 	(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
39.16 	Land Acquisition - Phase IV
39.17 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.18 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
39.19 	acquire at least 133 acres of lands within the 
39.20 	approved park unit boundaries of the 
39.21 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
39.22 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
39.23 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
39.24 	proposed fee title and easement acquisitions 
39.25 	must be provided as part of the required work 
39.26 	plan. This appropriation must be matched by 
39.27 	at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must 
39.28 	be committed by December 31, 2015, or the 
39.29 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation is 
39.30 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
39.31 	the project must be completed and final 
39.32 	products delivered.
39.33 	(c) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
39.34 	Enhancement, and Public Engagement
40.1 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
40.3 	acquire at least 350 acres of lands with 
40.4 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
40.5 	features to be established as scientific and 
40.6 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
40.7 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
40.8 	and improve at least 550 acres of scientific 
40.9 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
40.10 	assistance and outreach. A list of proposed 
40.11 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
40.12 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
40.13 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
40.14 	to meet at least minimum management 
40.15 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
40.16 	of natural resources. This appropriation is 
40.17 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
40.18 	the project must be completed and final 
40.19 	products delivered.
40.20 	(d) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie 
40.21 	Bank Easement Acquisition
40.22 	$3,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
40.24 	acquire native prairie bank easements on at 
40.25 	least 675 acres, prepare baseline property 
40.26 	assessments, restore and enhance at least 1,000 
40.27 	acres of native prairie sites, and provide 
40.28 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
40.29 	amount, up to $135,000 $195,000 must be 
40.30 	deposited in a conservation easement 
40.31 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
40.32 	conservation easement stewardship account 
40.33 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
40.34 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
40.35 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
41.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
41.2 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
41.3 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
41.4 	the project must be completed and final 
41.5 	products delivered.
41.6 	(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
41.7 	VIII Coordination, Mapping, and 
41.8 	Conservation Easements
41.9 	$515,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
41.11 	an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust 
41.12 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
41.13 	Corridors partnership to provide coordination 
41.14 	and mapping for the partnership and to acquire 
41.15 	permanent conservation easements on at least 
41.16 	120 acres of strategic ecological landscapes 
41.17 	to protect priority natural areas in the 
41.18 	metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota 
41.19 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and 
41.20 	portions of the surrounding counties. A list of 
41.21 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
41.22 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
41.23 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
41.24 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
41.25 	minimum management standards, as 
41.26 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
41.27 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
41.28 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
41.29 	the work plan. Up to $40,000 may be used for 
41.30 	coordination and mapping for the Metro 
41.31 	Conservation Corridors. All conservation 
41.32 	easements must be perpetual and have a 
41.33 	natural resource management plan. A list of 
41.34 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
41.35 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
42.1 	This appropriation is available June 30, 2018, 
42.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
42.3 	and final products delivered.
42.4 	(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
42.5 	VIII Strategic Lands Protection
42.6 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
42.8 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
42.9 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
42.10 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
42.11 	35 acres of high-quality priority state and local 
42.12 	natural areas in the metropolitan area, as 
42.13 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.14 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
42.15 	surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
42.16 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
42.17 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
42.18 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
42.19 	to meet at least minimum management 
42.20 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
42.21 	of natural resources. Expenditures are limited 
42.22 	to the identified project corridor areas as 
42.23 	defined in the work plan. This appropriation 
42.24 	may not be used to purchase habitable 
42.25 	residential structures, unless expressly 
42.26 	approved in the work plan. A list of fee title 
42.27 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
42.28 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
42.29 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
42.30 	the project must be completed and final 
42.31 	products delivered.
42.32 	(g) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
42.33 	VIII Priority Expansion of Minnesota 
42.34 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge
43.1 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
43.3 	an agreement with the Minnesota Valley 
43.4 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for Phase 
43.5 	VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors 
43.6 	partnership to acquire in fee at least 100 acres 
43.7 	of priority habitat for the Minnesota Valley 
43.8 	National Wildlife Refuge in the metropolitan 
43.9 	area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, 
43.10 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions 
43.11 	of the surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
43.12 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
43.13 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
43.14 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
43.15 	to meet at least minimum management 
43.16 	standards. Expenditures are limited to the 
43.17 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
43.18 	the work plan. This appropriation may not be 
43.19 	used to purchase habitable residential 
43.20 	structures, unless expressly approved in the 
43.21 	work plan. This appropriation is available until 
43.22 	June 30, 2018, by which time the project must 
43.23 	be completed and final products delivered.
43.24 	(h) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
43.25 	VIII Wildlife Management Area 
43.26 	Acquisition
43.27 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
43.29 	Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
43.30 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
43.31 	82 acres along the lower reaches of the 
43.32 	Vermillion River in Dakota County within the 
43.33 	Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. Land 
43.34 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
43.35 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
44.1 	minimum management standards. This 
44.2 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
44.3 	habitable residential structures, unless 
44.4 	expressly approved in the work plan. This 
44.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
44.6 	by which time the project must be completed 
44.7 	and final products delivered.
44.8 	(i) Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to 
44.9 	Ely - Phase II
44.10 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
44.12 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
44.13 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the 
44.14 	right-of-way acquisition, design, and 
44.15 	construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail, 
44.16 	totaling approximately seven miles between 
44.17 	Soudan and Ely. This appropriation is 
44.18 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
44.19 	the project must be completed and final 
44.20 	products delivered.
44.21 	(j) Multi-benefit Watershed Scale 
44.22 	Conservation on North Central Lakes
44.23 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.24 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
44.25 	secure permanent conservation easements on 
44.26 	at least 480 acres of high-quality habitat in 
44.27 	Crow Wing and Cass Counties. Of this 
44.28 	amount, up to $65,000 must be deposited in a 
44.29 	conservation easement stewardship account; 
44.30 	and $54,000 is for an agreement with the 
44.31 	Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation in 
44.32 	cooperation with Crow Wing County Soil and 
44.33 	Water Conservation District and Cass County 
44.34 	Soil and Water Conservation District. Deposits 
44.35 	into the conservation easement stewardship 
45.1 	account must be made upon closing on 
45.2 	conservation easements or at a time otherwise 
45.3 	approved in the work plan. A list of proposed 
45.4 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
45.5 	part of the required work plan. This 
45.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
45.7 	by which time the project must be completed 
45.8 	and final products delivered.
45.9 	(k) Conservation Easement Assessment and 
45.10 	Valuation System Development
45.11 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
45.13 	Minnesota to assess the effectiveness of 
45.14 	existing conservation easements acquired 
45.15 	through state expenditures at achieving their 
45.16 	intended outcomes of public value and 
45.17 	ecological benefits and to develop a 
45.18 	standardized, objective conservation easement 
45.19 	valuation system for guiding future state 
45.20 	investments in conservation easements to 
45.21 	ensure the proposed environmental benefits 
45.22 	are being achieved in a cost-effective manner. 
45.23 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
45.24 	2018, by which time the project must be 
45.25 	completed and final products delivered.

45.26 	Sec. 6. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

45.27
45.28
45.29	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect 
or Restore Land, Water, and 
Habitat
 		2,729,000
		16,554,000
		5,000,000

45.30
45.31	(a) Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants 
for Pollinators
					
45.32 	$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.33 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
45.34 	Minnesota in cooperation with the 
45.35 	Departments of Agriculture, Natural 
46.1 	Resources, and Transportation and the Board 
46.2 	of Water and Soil Resources to produce 
46.3 	site-specific recommendations for roadside 
46.4 	plantings in Minnesota to maximize the 
46.5 	nutritional health of native bees and monarch 
46.6 	butterflies that rely on roadside habitat 
46.7 	corridors. This appropriation is available until 
46.8 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
46.9 	be completed and final products delivered.

46.10
46.11	(b) Promoting Conservation Biocontrol of 
Beneficial Insects
					
46.12 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
46.14 	Minnesota to research integrated pest 
46.15 	management strategies, including insecticide 
46.16 	alternatives, and overwintering habitat sites 
46.17 	to conserve beneficial insects, including bees, 
46.18 	butterflies, and predator insects. The integrated 
46.19 	pest management strategies will be used to 
46.20 	develop best management practices to increase 
46.21 	pollinator and beneficial insect diversity and 
46.22 	abundance in various restored habitats. This 
46.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
46.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
46.25 	and final products delivered.

46.26
46.27	(c) Evaluating the Use of Bison to Restore and 
Preserve Savanna Habitat
					
46.28 	$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.29 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
46.30 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
46.31 	Reserve, to research combined bison grazing 
46.32 	and fire management strategies to restore 
46.33 	Minnesota's oak savanna ecosystems. This 
46.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
46.35 	by which time the project must be completed 
46.36 	and final products delivered.

47.1	(d) State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration
					
47.2 	$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
47.4 	restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly 
47.5 	and other native pollinator habitats in at least 
47.6 	seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie 
47.7 	Conservation Plan core areas and establish 
47.8 	pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits 
47.9 	in at least ten state parks. This appropriation 
47.10 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
47.11 	the project must be completed and final 
47.12 	products delivered.

47.13
47.14	(e) Enhancing Spawning Habitat Restoration in 
Minnesota Lakes
					
47.15 	$294,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
47.17 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, in 
47.18 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
47.19 	Resources to enhance efforts to increase 
47.20 	natural reproduction of fish in Minnesota lakes 
47.21 	by assessing wave energy impacts on 
47.22 	near-shore spawning habitat. This 
47.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
47.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
47.25 	and final products delivered.

47.26
47.27	(f) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies
					
47.28 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.29 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
47.30 	enhance the prescribed-fire program to manage 
47.31 	roadsides to protect and increase biodiversity 
47.32 	and pollinator habitat. This appropriation is 
47.33 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
47.34 	the project must be completed and final 
47.35 	products delivered.

48.1
48.2	(g) Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat 
Restoration
					
48.3 	$732,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.5 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
48.6 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
48.7 	and the Minnesota Honey Producers 
48.8 	Association to restore approximately 800 acres 
48.9 	of permanently protected land to enhance bee, 
48.10 	butterfly, beneficial insect, and grassland bird 
48.11 	habitats. This appropriation is available until 
48.12 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
48.13 	be completed and final products delivered.

48.14
48.15
48.16	(h) Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers 
Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest 
Habitat - Phase X
					
48.17 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.19 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
48.20 	River for continued implementation of the 
48.21 	Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by 
48.22 	improving at least 80 acres of habitat at 
48.23 	approximately seven sites along the 
48.24 	Mississippi River and Vermillion River 
48.25 	corridors. Expenditures are limited to the 
48.26 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
48.27 	the work plan. A list of proposed restoration 
48.28 	sites must be provided as part of the required 
48.29 	work plan. Plant and seed materials must 
48.30 	follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' 
48.31 	native vegetation establishment and 
48.32 	enhancement guidelines. This appropriation 
48.33 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
48.34 	the project must be completed and final 
48.35 	products delivered.

48.36
48.37	(i) Community Stewardship to Restore Urban 
Natural Resources - Phase X
					
49.1 	$524,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
49.3 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
49.4 	work with volunteers for continued 
49.5 	implementation of the Metro Conservation 
49.6 	Corridors partnership to restore approximately 
49.7 	250 acres of forest, prairie, woodland, wetland, 
49.8 	and shoreline throughout the greater Twin 
49.9 	Cities metropolitan area. Expenditures are 
49.10 	limited to the identified project corridor areas 
49.11 	as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed 
49.12 	restoration sites and evaluations must be 
49.13 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
49.14 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
49.15 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
49.16 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
49.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
49.18 	2020, by which time the project must be 
49.19 	completed and final products delivered.

49.20
49.21	(j) Economic Assessment of Precision 
Conservation and Agriculture
					
49.22 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
49.24 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
49.25 	demonstrate a new approach to promote 
49.26 	conservation practices utilizing 
49.27 	return-on-investment analysis and identifying 
49.28 	revenue-negative acres on agricultural land to 
49.29 	assist farmers in implementing conservation 
49.30 	practices that will provide environmental and 
49.31 	economic benefits. This appropriation is 
49.32 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
49.33 	the project must be completed and final 
49.34 	products delivered.

49.35
49.36	(k) Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Program (CREP) Outreach and Implementation
					
50.1 	$6,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
50.2 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
50.3 	fund staff at soil and water conservation 
50.4 	districts to assist landowners participating in 
50.5 	the federal Conservation Reserve 
50.6 	Enhancement Program. This appropriation is 
50.7 	contingent upon receipt of federal funds for 
50.8 	implementation. This appropriation is 
50.9 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
50.10 	the project must be completed and final 
50.11 	products delivered.

50.12
50.13	(l) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 
(CREP)
					
50.14 	$2,729,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $5,771,000 
50.15 	the first year and $5,000,000 the second year 
50.16 	are from the trust fund to the Board of Water 
50.17 	and Soil Resources to acquire permanent 
50.18 	conservation easements and restore land under 
50.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. Of this 
50.20 	amount, up to $2,184,000 is for establishing 
50.21 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
50.22 	approved in the work plan and subject to 
50.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This 
50.24 	work may be done in cooperation with the 
50.25 	federal Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
50.26 	Program. This appropriation is available until 
50.27 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
50.28 	be completed and final products delivered.