1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 | Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.6 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.7 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
1.8 	this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
1.9 	ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 2022. 
1.10 	The "second year" is fiscal year 2023. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The 
1.11 	appropriations in this act are onetime appropriations.

1.12 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.13 | | | | Available for the Year
1.14 | | | | Ending June 30
1.15 | | | | | 2022 | | 2023

1.16 | Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND | | | |

1.17 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 127,247,000 | $ | 557,000
1.18 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.19 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.21 	subdivisions.

2.1 | Subd. 2.Prairies | | 42,784,000 | | -0-

2.2
2.3

2.4

(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XIII

2.5 	$1,948,000 the first year is to the 
2.6 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.7 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.8 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.9 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.10 	to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
2.11 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.12 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to 
2.13 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.14 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
2.15 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
2.16 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
2.17 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
2.18 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
2.19 	provided as part of the required 
2.20 	accomplishment plan.

2.21

2.22

(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XIII

2.23 	$4,715,000 the first year is to the 
2.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.25 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.26 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.27 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.28 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.29 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.30 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.31 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.32 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.33 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.34 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
2.35 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
2.36 	required accomplishment plan.

3.1

3.2

(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase 
XI

3.3 	$2,794,000 the first year is to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.5 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.6 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
3.7 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.8 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.9 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.10 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.11 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.13 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.14 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.15 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
3.16 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
3.17 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
3.18 	later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.19 	Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of 
3.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
3.22 	Land acquisitions must be consistent with the 
3.23 	priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
3.24 	Conservation Plan.

3.25

3.26

(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XII

3.27 	$3,280,000 the first year is to the 
3.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.29 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.30 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.31 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
3.32 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.33 	and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass 
3.34 	Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western 
3.35 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
3.36 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.1 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.2 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.3 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.4 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.5 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.6 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.7 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.8 	required accomplishment plan. Land 
4.9 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.10 	priorities in the Minnesota Prairie 
4.11 	Conservation Plan.

4.12

4.13

(e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex, 
Phase X

4.14 	$2,623,000 the first year is to the 
4.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.16 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
4.17 	cooperation with Great River Greening and 
4.18 	the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, to 
4.19 	acquire land in fee in the Cannon River 
4.20 	watershed for wildlife management under 
4.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.22 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for aquatic 
4.23 	management purposes under Minnesota 
4.24 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to 
4.25 	acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
4.26 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.27 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee 
4.28 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.29 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7, and county 
4.30 	forests; and to restore and enhance lands in 
4.31 	the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, 
4.32 	$1,784,000 is to The Trust for Public Land; 
4.33 	$687,000 is to Great River Greening; and 
4.34 	$152,000 is to the Cannon River Watershed 
4.35 	Partnership. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
4.36 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.1 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
5.2 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.4 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.5 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
5.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.7 	accomplishment plan.

5.8

5.9

(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, 
Phase VIII

5.10 	$884,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
5.11 	of natural resources to acquire permanent 
5.12 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
5.13 	native prairie according to the Minnesota 
5.14 	Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this amount, up 
5.15 	to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring and 
5.16 	enforcement funds as approved in the 
5.17 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
5.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
5.19 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.20 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.21 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.22 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.23 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.24 	native prairie. A list of permanent conservation 
5.25 	easements must be provided as part of the final 
5.26 	report.

5.27

5.28

(g) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
IX

5.29 	$4,170,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.30 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.31 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
5.32 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.33 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
5.34 	habitat, including by expanding the riparian 
5.35 	buffer and floodplain program under the clean 
5.36 	water fund for wildlife benefits from buffers 
6.1 	on private land. Of this amount, up to 
6.2 	$195,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
6.3 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.4 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.5 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
6.6 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
6.7 	be provided as part of the final report.

6.8

6.9

(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase VII

6.10 	$2,264,000 the first year is to the 
6.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.12 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
6.13 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.14 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and to 
6.15 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.16 	River Valley for wildlife management under 
6.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.18 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.19 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.20 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.21 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.22 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.23 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.24 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.25 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.26 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.27 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.28 	provided as part of the required 
6.29 	accomplishment plan.

6.30

6.31

(i) Accelerating USFWS Habitat Conservation 
Easement Program, Phase III

6.32 	$4,752,000 the first year is to the 
6.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.34 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
6.35 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
6.36 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
7.1 	acquire permanent conservation working lands 
7.2 	easements and to restore wetlands and prairie 
7.3 	grasslands. Of this amount, $3,153,000 is to 
7.4 	Ducks Unlimited and $1,599,000 is to 
7.5 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
7.6 	acquisitions and restorations must be provided 
7.7 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.8

7.9

(j) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase V

7.10 	$2,864,000 the first year is to the 
7.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.12 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
7.13 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
7.14 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
7.15 	and Watonwan counties for wildlife 
7.16 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.17 	86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $2,181,000 
7.18 	to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc; 
7.19 	$592,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $91,000 to 
7.20 	the Conservation Fund. A list of proposed 
7.21 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
7.22 	required accomplishment plan.

7.23 | (k) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase III | | | |
7.24 	$4,354,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.25 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
7.26 	permanent conservation easements and to 
7.27 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
7.28 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
7.29 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $91,000 is 
7.30 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
7.31 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.32 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
7.34 	conservation easements must be provided as 
7.35 	part of the final report.

8.1 | (l) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIII | | | |
8.2 	$3,534,000 the first year is to the 
8.3 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.4 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
8.5 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
8.6 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
8.7 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
8.8 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
8.9 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
8.10 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
8.11 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
8.12 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
8.13 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
8.14 	of the required accomplishment plan.

8.15

8.16

(m) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
V

8.17 	$1,951,000 the first year is to the 
8.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.19 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
8.20 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
8.21 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
8.22 	restorations and enhancements must be 
8.23 	provided as part of the required 
8.24 	accomplishment plan.

8.25

8.26

(n) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase VII

8.27 	$2,651,000 the first year is to the 
8.28 	commissioner of natural resources for 
8.29 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
8.30 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
8.31 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
8.32 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
8.33 	minor watersheds as follows: $418,000 is to 
8.34 	the Anoka Conservation District; $700,000 is 
8.35 	to Great River Greening; $233,000 is to The 
9.1 	Nature Conservancy; and $1,300,000 is to 
9.2 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
9.3 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
9.4 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
9.5 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.6 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.7 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.8 	permanent conservation easements, 
9.9 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
9.10 	provided as part of the required 
9.11 	accomplishment plan.

9.12 | Subd. 3.Forests | | 12,476,000 | | -0-

9.13

9.14

(a) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase IX

9.15 	$4,068,000 the first year is to the 
9.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.17 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,294,000 to The 
9.18 	Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee 
9.19 	for wildlife management under Minnesota 
9.20 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
9.21 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
9.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
9.23 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.24 	86A.05, subdivision 7; for aquatic 
9.25 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.26 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14; and to restore 
9.27 	and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,393,000 
9.28 	to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands 
9.29 	in fee for wildlife management under 
9.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.31 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.33 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
9.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.35 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
10.1 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.2 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $1,381,000 
10.3 	to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent 
10.4 	conservation easements and to restore and 
10.5 	enhance wildlife habitat, of which up to 
10.6 	$168,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.7 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.8 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.9 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.10 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.11 	provided as part of the required 
10.12 	accomplishment plan.

10.13 | (b) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase VIII | | | |
10.14 	$2,971,000 the first year is to the 
10.15 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.16 	lands in conservation easements and to restore 
10.17 	and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
10.18 	habitat through working forest permanent 
10.19 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
10.20 	forests for the future program according to 
10.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
10.22 	conservation easement acquired with money 
10.23 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
10.24 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.25 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
10.26 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
10.27 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
10.28 	$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
10.29 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.30 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.31 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.32 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.33 	provided as part of the required 
10.34 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
11.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.2 	part of the final report.

11.3

11.4

(c) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB 
Protection Program, Phase IX

11.5 	$1,043,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.6 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
11.7 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
11.8 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
11.9 	conservation easements and restore and 
11.10 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
11.11 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
11.12 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
11.13 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $59,000 to the 
11.14 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
11.15 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
11.16 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.17 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.19 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.20 	part of the final report.

11.21 | (d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II | | | |
11.22 	$1,338,000 the first year is to the 
11.23 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
11.24 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern 
11.25 	forest region on wildlife management areas, 
11.26 	scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
11.27 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
11.28 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
11.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.30 	accomplishment plan.

11.31 | (e) Floodplain Forest Enhancement, Phase IV | | | |
11.32 	$1,247,000 the first year is to the 
11.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.34 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
11.35 	to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat 
12.1 	for wildlife on public lands along the 
12.2 	Mississippi River and Mississippi River 
12.3 	tributaries. A list of restorations and 
12.4 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
12.5 	required accomplishment plan.

12.6

12.7

(f) Moose Habitat Collaborative - NE MN Forest 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase IV

12.8 	$1,809,000 the first year is to the 
12.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.10 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
12.11 	restore and enhance public forest lands in the 
12.12 	northern forest region for moose habitat 
12.13 	purposes. A list of proposed land restoration 
12.14 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.15 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.16 | Subd. 4.Wetlands | | 22,389,000 | | -0-

12.17

12.18

(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIII

12.19 	$3,869,000 the first year is to the 
12.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
12.22 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
12.23 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
12.24 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
12.25 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
12.26 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
12.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
12.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.29

12.30

(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase X

12.31 	$4,581,000 the first year is to the 
12.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.33 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
12.34 	land in fee for wildlife management under 
12.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.1 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
13.2 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
13.3 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
13.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.5 	accomplishment plan.

13.6 | (c) RIM Wetlands, Phase X | | | |
13.7 	$3,051,000 the first year is to the Board of 
13.8 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
13.9 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.10 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
13.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
13.12 	Of this amount, up to $59,000 is for 
13.13 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.14 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.15 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.16 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.17 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.18 	part of the final report.

13.19

13.20

(d) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VI

13.21 	$3,088,000 the first year is to the 
13.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.23 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.24 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.25 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
13.26 	other habitat on permanently protected 
13.27 	conservation easements in high-priority 
13.28 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
13.29 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
13.30 	amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a 
13.31 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
13.32 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.34 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
13.35 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
14.1 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.2 	provided as part of the required 
14.3 	accomplishment plan.

14.4 | (e) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VI | | | |
14.5 	$1,251,000 the first year is to the Board of 
14.6 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
14.7 	permanent conservation easements on 
14.8 	shoreland habitat of wild-rice lakes for 
14.9 	protecting native wild rice beds. Of this 
14.10 	amount, up to $78,000 is for establishing a 
14.11 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.12 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.14 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
14.15 	conservation easements must be provided as 
14.16 	part of the final report.

14.17

14.18

(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XII

14.19 	$2,589,000 the first year is to the 
14.20 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.21 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.22 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.23 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.24 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.25

14.26

(g) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and 
Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VII

14.27 	$3,960,000 the first year is to the 
14.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.29 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
14.30 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
14.31 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
14.32 	conservation easements for wildlife 
14.33 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
14.34 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
15.1 	be provided as part of the required 
15.2 	accomplishment plan.

15.3 | Subd. 5.Habitats | | 48,664,000 | | -0-

15.4

15.5

(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase II

15.6 	$3,112,000 the first year is to the 
15.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.8 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,494,000 to The 
15.9 	Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee; 
15.10 	(2) $1,493,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
15.11 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
15.12 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
15.13 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
15.14 	this amount, up to $144,000 to Minnesota 
15.15 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.16 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.17 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and 
15.19 	(3) $125,000 to the St. Croix River 
15.20 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
15.21 	program under this paragraph. A list of 
15.22 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
15.23 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.24 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.25 | (b) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XI | | | |
15.26 	$4,229,000 the first year is to the 
15.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.28 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.29 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.30 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.31 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.32 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
15.33 	the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to 
15.34 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
15.35 	Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the 
16.1 	Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River 
16.2 	Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public 
16.3 	Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.4 	Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota 
16.5 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.6 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.7 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.9 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
16.10 	permanent conservation easements must be 
16.11 	provided as part of the required 
16.12 	accomplishment plan.

16.13

16.14

(c) Lower Otter Tail River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration, Phase I

16.15 	$2,335,000 the first year is to the Board of 
16.16 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
16.17 	restore land in permanent conservation 
16.18 	easements along the lower Otter Tail River.  
16.19 	Of this amount, $275,000 is for an agreement 
16.20 	with the Buffalo Red River Watershed District.  
16.21 	Up to $111,000 of the total amount is for 
16.22 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
16.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
16.27 	part of the final report.

16.28

16.29

(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VII

16.30 	$2,838,000 the first year is to the 
16.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.32 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
16.33 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.34 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
16.35 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
16.36 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
17.1 	counties as follows: $975,000 to Northern 
17.2 	Waters Land Trust; and $1,863,000 to 
17.3 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
17.4 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
17.5 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
17.6 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
17.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
17.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.10 	accomplishment plan.

17.11

17.12

(e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase V

17.13 	$2,901,000 the first year is to acquire land in 
17.14 	fee and permanent conservation easements 
17.15 	and restore wildlife habitat in the Mississippi 
17.16 	River headwaters. Of this amount, $1,421,000 
17.17 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
17.18 	of which up to $150,000 is for establishing a 
17.19 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.20 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.22 	subdivision 17, and $1,480,000 is to the 
17.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.24 	agreements as follows: $60,000 to the 
17.25 	Mississippi Headwaters Board and $1,420,000 
17.26 	to The Trust for Public Land. A list of 
17.27 	proposed fee-title acquisitions must be 
17.28 	included as part of the required 
17.29 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
17.30 	conservation easements must be provided as 
17.31 	part of the final report.

17.32

17.33

(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance

17.34 	$1,477,000 the first year is to the 
17.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.36 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
18.1 	acquire land in permanent conservation 
18.2 	easements and to restore and enhance lakes of 
18.3 	outstanding biological significance in 
18.4 	northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this 
18.5 	amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a 
18.6 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.7 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.9 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions 
18.10 	must be included as part of the required 
18.11 	accomplishment plan.

18.12

18.13

(g) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and 
Snake River Watersheds

18.14 	$1,435,000 the first year is to the Board of 
18.15 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
18.16 	restore land in permanent conservation 
18.17 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
18.18 	shoreline habitat in the Kettle and Snake River 
18.19 	watersheds. Of this amount, $31,000 is for an 
18.20 	agreement with the Pine County Soil and 
18.21 	Water Conservation District. Up to $72,000 
18.22 	of the total amount is for establishing a 
18.23 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.26 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
18.27 	conservation easements must be provided as 
18.28 	part of the final report.

18.29 | (h) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements | | | |
18.30 	$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.31 	of natural resources to acquire land in 
18.32 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
18.33 	trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
18.34 	up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
18.35 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.1 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.3 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.4 	be provided as part of the required 
19.5 	accomplishment plan.

19.6
19.7

19.8

(i) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds, 
Phase II

19.9 	$1,609,000 the first year is to acquire and 
19.10 	restore land in fee and permanent conservation 
19.11 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
19.12 	shoreline habitat. Of this amount, $1,065,000 
19.13 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.14 	an agreement with the Crow Wing County 
19.15 	Soil and Water Conservation District and 
19.16 	$544,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil 
19.17 	Resources. Up to $26,000 of the total amount 
19.18 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
19.19 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.20 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.21 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.22 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.23 	be included as part of the final report.

19.24
19.25

19.26

(j) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 
XIII

19.27 	$1,033,000 the first year is to the 
19.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.29 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
19.30 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
19.31 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
19.32 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
19.33 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.34 	provided as part of the required 
19.35 	accomplishment plan.

20.1

20.2

(k) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase IV

20.3 	$2,790,000 the first year is to the 
20.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.5 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
20.6 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
20.7 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
20.8 	restorations and enhancements must be 
20.9 	provided as part of the required 
20.10 	accomplishment plan.

20.11

20.12

(l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase 
VIII

20.13 	$2,024,000 the first year is to the 
20.14 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.15 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
20.16 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
20.17 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an 
20.18 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
20.19 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
20.20 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

20.21

20.22

(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase X

20.23 	$1,547,000 the first year is to the 
20.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.25 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
20.26 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
20.27 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
20.28 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
20.29 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
20.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
20.31 	accomplishment plan.

20.32

20.33

(n) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase 
VI

20.34 	$467,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
20.35 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
21.1 	Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in 
21.2 	cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
21.3 	Association, to restore and enhance trout 
21.4 	habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of 
21.5 	proposed enhancements must be provided as 
21.6 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

21.7

21.8

(o) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration, Phase III

21.9 	$4,034,000 the first year is to the 
21.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
21.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
21.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
21.13 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
21.14 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $1,034,000 
21.15 	to Sauk River Watershed District; $1,618,000 
21.16 	to Pheasants Forever; and $1,382,000 to 
21.17 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
21.18 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
21.19 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
21.20 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
21.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.22 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
21.23 	provided as part of the required 
21.24 	accomplishment plan.

21.25

21.26

(p) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, 
Phase I

21.27 	$1,973,000 the first year is to the 
21.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
21.29 	agreement with the Two Rivers Watershed 
21.30 	District to construct a multipurpose water 
21.31 	impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau 
21.32 	Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat. 
21.33 	A list of restoration and enhancement projects 
21.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
21.35 	accomplishment plan.

22.1
22.2

22.3

(q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XIII

22.4 	$9,860,000 the first year is to the 
22.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
22.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
22.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
22.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
22.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
22.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
22.12 	$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
22.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
22.14 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
22.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
22.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
22.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
22.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
22.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
22.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
22.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
22.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
22.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
22.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
22.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
22.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
22.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
22.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
22.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
22.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
22.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
22.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
22.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
22.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
22.35 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
22.36 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
23.1 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
23.2 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
23.3 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
23.4 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
23.5 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
23.6 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
23.7 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
23.8 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
23.9 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
23.10 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
23.11 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
23.12 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
23.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
23.14 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
23.15 	enhancement projects must be on land 
23.16 	permanently protected by a permanent 
23.17 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
23.18 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
23.19 	by a conservation easement or public 
23.20 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
23.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
23.22 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
23.23 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
23.24 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.25 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
23.26 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
23.27 	available until June 30, 2025. No less than five 
23.28 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
23.29 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.30 	recipient has completed a grant 
23.31 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
23.32 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
23.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
23.34 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
23.35 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
24.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

24.3 | (r) DNR Roving Crews | | | |
24.4 	$4,500,000 the first year is to the 
24.5 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
24.6 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
24.7 	permanently protected lands statewide using 
24.8 	the roving crew program of the Department 
24.9 	of Natural Resources. A list of restoration and 
24.10 	enhancement projects must be provided as part 
24.11 	of the required accomplishment plan.

24.12 | Subd. 6.Administration | | 934,000 | | 557,000

24.13 | (a) Contract Management | | | |
24.14 	$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
24.15 	of natural resources for contract management 
24.16 	duties assigned in this section. The 
24.17 	commissioner must provide an 
24.18 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
24.19 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.20 	on expending this appropriation. The 
24.21 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
24.22 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
24.23 	manual. No money may be expended before 
24.24 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.25 	approves the accomplishment plan.

24.26 | (b) Legislative Coordinating Commission | | | |
24.27 	$546,000 the first year and $553,000 the 
24.28 	second year are to the Legislative 
24.29 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
24.30 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
24.31 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
24.32 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
24.33 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
25.1 	2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
25.2 	applies to this appropriation.

25.3 | (c) Technical Evaluation Panel | | | |
25.4 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.5 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
25.6 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
25.7 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
25.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

25.9 | (d) Legacy Website | | | |
25.10 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
25.11 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
25.12 	Commission for the website required under 
25.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
25.14 	10.

25.15
25.16

25.17

(e) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council

25.18 	$25,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.19 	of natural resources to provide land acquisition 
25.20 	pre-transaction services including but not 
25.21 	limited to appraisals, surveys, or title research 
25.22 	for acquisition proposals under consideration 
25.23 	by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
25.24 	Council. A list of activities must be included 
25.25 	in the final accomplishment plan.

25.26 | Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
25.27 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
25.28 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
25.29 	related to and necessary for a specific 
25.30 	appropriation and are specified in the 
25.31 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
25.32 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
25.33 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
25.34 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
26.1 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
26.2 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
26.3 	For acquiring real property, the amounts in 
26.4 	this section are available until June 30, 2025. 
26.5 	Money for restoration or enhancement is 
26.6 	available until June 30, 2026. Money for 
26.7 	restoration and enhancement of land acquired 
26.8 	with an appropriation in this act is available 
26.9 	for four years after the acquisition date with 
26.10 	a maximum end date of June 30, 2029. If a 
26.11 	project receives at least 15 percent of its 
26.12 	funding from federal funds, the time of the 
26.13 	appropriation may be extended to equal the 
26.14 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
26.15 	of six years if the federal funding was 
26.16 	confirmed and included in the original 
26.17 	approved draft accomplishment plan. Money 
26.18 	appropriated for acquiring land in fee title may 
26.19 	be used to restore, enhance, and provide for 
26.20 	public use of the land acquired with the 
26.21 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
26.22 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.

26.23

26.24

Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures

26.25 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
26.26 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
26.27 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
26.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.29 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
26.30 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
26.31 	1, 2021, or the date of accomplishment plan 
26.32 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
26.33 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
26.34 	this section. For purposes of administering 
26.35 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
26.36 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
27.1 	fund, an expense must be considered 
27.2 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
27.3 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
27.4 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
27.5 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
27.6 	goods have been received or the landowner 
27.7 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
27.8 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
27.9 	that the items articulated in the 
27.10 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
27.11 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
27.12 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
27.13 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
27.14 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
27.15 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
27.16 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
27.17 	support future management of acquired lands, 
27.18 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
27.19 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
27.20 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
27.21 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
27.22 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
27.23 	accomplishment plan.

27.24 | Subd. 9.Mapping | | | |
27.25 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
27.26 	in this section and each recipient of a grant 
27.27 	awarded pursuant to this section must provide 
27.28 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
27.29 	Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any 
27.30 	lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated 
27.31 	in this section and open to public taking of 
27.32 	fish and game. The commissioner of natural 
27.33 	resources must include the lands acquired in 
27.34 	fee with money appropriated in this section 
27.35 	on maps showing public recreation 
28.1 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
28.2 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
28.3 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
28.4 	restrictions.

28.5 | Subd. 10.Carryforwards | | | |
28.6 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
28.7 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
28.8 	2022:
28.9 	(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.10 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Accelerated 
28.11 	Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR 
28.12 	Lands - Phase VIII;
28.13 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.14 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Anoka 
28.15 	Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
28.16 	Enhancement - Phase IV;
28.17 	(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.18 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), for Sand Hill 
28.19 	River Fish Passage - Phase II;
28.20 	(4) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.21 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Protect and 
28.22 	Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - 
28.23 	Phase II, within the Tallgrass Aspen 
28.24 	Parklands;
28.25 	(5) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.26 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), for Minnesota 
28.27 	Forests for the Future - Phase VI; and
28.28 	(6) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.29 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), for Metro Big 
28.30 	Rivers - Phase VIII.
28.31 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
28.32 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
28.33 	2023:
29.1 	(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.2 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), for Roseau 
29.3 	Lake Rehabilitation; and
29.4 	(2) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.5 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), for Accelerated 
29.6 	Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII.

29.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 10 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, for 
29.8 	projects funded under Laws 2016, chapter 172.