<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 550<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>resources trust fund; modifying requirements for receipt of fund money;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.17, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>May 22, 2017<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 550 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 550 be further amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7">"Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
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         </table><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
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         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>indicated for each purpose. The figures "2017," "2018," and "2019" used in this act
         mean <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
         June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>2017, June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year
         2018. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>"The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
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         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>Appropriations for fiscal year 2017 are available the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2018</b><br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2019</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Subdivision 1.<b>Total </b><br />
                  		<b>Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>8,428,000</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>  </b><b>50,733,000</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b> </b><b>5,089,000</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>2018 and 2019 are available for two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>beginning July 1, 2017, for fiscal year 2018 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>appropriations and beginning July 1, 2018, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>fiscal year 2019 appropriations, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>second year or until the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>appropriation. Appropriations for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>2017 are available until June 30, 2018, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Definition</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>"Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>established under the Minnesota Constitution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>article XI, section 14.<br />
         		 
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               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Subd. 3.<b>Foundational </b><br />
                  		<b>Natural Resource Data and </b><br />
                  		<b>Information</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,872,000<br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 89,000<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>County Geologic Atlases - Continuation</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>to continue acceleration of the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>county geologic atlases for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>sustainable management of surface water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>groundwater resources. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>to complete Part A of county geologic atlases, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>which focuses on the properties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>distribution of earth materials in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>define aquifer boundaries and the connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>of aquifers to the land surface and surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>water resources. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Assessment of Public Benefits of Protecting </b><br />
                  		<b>Source Water</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>$320,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Minnesota to map and quantify source water <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>risks, determine ecosystem service valuation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>of clean water, and provide analyses of equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>and community capacity to improve decisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>about the protection and management of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>groundwater and surface water. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Preserving Minnesota Prairie Plant Diversity </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase II</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Minnesota to continue collecting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>preserving germplasm of plants throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Minnesota's prairie region, study the microbial <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>effects that promote plant health, analyze local <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>adaptation, and evaluate the adaptive capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>of prairie plant populations. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Minnesota Biological Survey - Continuation</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>$2,900,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>continuation of the Minnesota biological <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>survey to provide a foundation for conserving <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>biological diversity by systematically <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>collecting, interpreting, monitoring, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>delivering data on plant and animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>distribution and ecology, native plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>communities, and functional landscapes. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Minnesota Wildflowers Online Botanical </b><br />
                  		<b>Reference - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>an agreement with Minnesota Wildflowers <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>Information to continue surveying and imaging <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>plant species and publishing species profiles <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>for a plant identification reference Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>available to the public and land managers. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>Images acquired and information compiled <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>using these funds are for purposes of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>information available on a Web site. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>organization is no longer able to maintain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Web site, the organization must work with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>state and the University of Minnesota, Bell <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Museum of Natural History, to ensure the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>materials remain publicly available on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>Web. This appropriation is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>30, 2020, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Assessment of Microbes for Improving Wild </b><br />
                  		<b>Rice Restoration</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Minnesota, Natural Resources Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Institute, to evaluate the microbial <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>communities and nutrients associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>wild rice and competing vegetation, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>goal of enhancing restoration success to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>increase the abundance of wild rice. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Drainage Records Modernization Cost Share </b><br />
                  		<b>- Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>$540,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>facilitate statewide modernization of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>drainage records under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>chapter 103E, and integrate new specifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>into existing drainage records modernization <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>guidelines through matching cost-share grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>to drainage authorities. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Groundwater Contamination Mapping</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>to the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>Agency to develop a Web-based interactive <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>map of groundwater contamination to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>protection of groundwater resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>drinking water. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>until June 30, 2020, by which time the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Landslide Susceptibility, Mapping, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Management Tools</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Minnesota to create landslide susceptibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>maps using a landslide inventory and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>quantitative analysis of LiDAR to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>tools and data for mitigation and restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>to reduce impacts on water resources. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(j) <b>Moose Calf Surveys and Monitoring</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>Minnesota to assess the use of unmanned <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>aerial vehicles in natural resource monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>of moose populations and changes in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>ecosystems.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(k) <b>Cedar Creek Natural Area Wolf </b><br />
                  		<b>Recolonization Assessment</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>$398,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Reserve, to assess wolf recolonization impacts <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>on wildlife, biodiversity, and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>and provide educational opportunities at Cedar <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(l) <b>Effects of Wolf Predation on Beaver, Moose, </b><br />
                  		<b>and Deer</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>an agreement with Voyageurs National Park <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>to assess the effects of wolf predation on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>beaver, moose, and deer in the Border Lakes <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>region. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(m) <b>Mapping Taxonomy and Environmental </b><br />
                  		<b>Toxicology of Minnesota Freshwater Sponges</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>$258,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>Minnesota, Crookston, to determine freshwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>sponge distribution, identify and quantify <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>accumulated contaminants, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>educational research opportunities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>undergraduate students. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(n) <b>Pollinator Research and Outreach</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$411,000 the first year and $89,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>year are from the trust fund to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>pollinator research and outreach, including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>but not limited to, science-based best practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>and the identification and establishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>habitat beneficial to pollinators. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 4.<b>Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Assessment of Household Chemicals and </b><br />
                  		<b>Herbicides in Rivers and Lakes</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>$236,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>Minnesota to quantify environmental levels <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>of household chemical and herbicide <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>ingredients in rivers and lakes and assess their <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>potential to form toxic by-products.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Wastewater Nitrogen Removal Technology </b><br />
                  		<b>to Protect Water Quality</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Minnesota to develop a technology for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>inexpensive low-energy nitrogen removal in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>wastewater. This appropriation is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Rearing Native Mussels for Reintroduction </b><br />
                  		<b>and Expanding Water Quality Awareness</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>$591,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>to the Minnesota Zoological Garden in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>cooperation with the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>Resources to accelerate the reintroduction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>native mussels into Minnesota rivers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>streams through expanded mussel rearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>research, and statewide educational activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>promoting mussel conservation and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>quality. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Water Quality Monitoring in Southeastern </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Trout Streams</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>Colleges and Universities, Winona State <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>University, to develop a system of biological <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>monitoring for water quality protection of trout <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>streams in southeastern Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Reassessing Toxicity of Petrochemical Spills </b><br />
                  		<b>on Groundwater and Surface Waters</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>an agreement with the University of St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>Thomas to reassess long-term effects of oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>spills through the analysis of chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>parameters related to oil degradation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>evaluate the impacts on aquatic species, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>groundwater, and surface waters. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Assessment of Water Quality for Reuse</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>$148,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>Minnesota to collect and analyze pathogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>data for evaluation of water reuse in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>maximize water reuse and protect groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>and surface water quality.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Identification of Chemicals of Emerging </b><br />
                  		<b>Concern in Minnesota Fish</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>an agreement with the Grand Portage Band of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>Lake Superior Chippewa to identify chemicals <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>of emerging concern and metals in fish, water, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>and sediments from approximately 30 water <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>bodies in northeastern Minnesota used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>subsistence harvest and recreation. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in </b><br />
                  		<b>Central Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>Minnesota to improve water storage estimates <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>in groundwater, soil moisture, streams, lakes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>and wetlands through integration of satellite <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>monitoring and ground-based measurements <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>in central Minnesota. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Assessing Release of Mercury and Sulfur on </b><br />
                  		<b>Aquatic Communities</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>Minnesota to determine the effects of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>increased temperatures on the release of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>mercury and sulfur from Minnesota peatlands <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>to predict impacts on aquatic communities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>fish health. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>until June 30, 2020, by which time the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 5.<b>Environmental </b><br />
                  		<b>Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,988,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Connecting Youth to Minnesota Waterways </b><br />
                  		<b>through Outdoor Classrooms</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>provide place-based environmental education <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>science water experiences to approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>20,000 middle- and high-school students. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.37"></a><var>10.37</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Increasing Diversity in Environmental </b><br />
                  		<b>Careers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>$487,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>to the commissioner of natural resources in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>cooperation with Conservation Corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>of students to pursue careers in environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>and natural resources through internships and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>mentorships with the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Resources, the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>2022, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Interactive Water Resource Programs for </b><br />
                  		<b>Planetariums in Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>to create an interactive planetarium program <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>on water resources, reaching approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>400,000 citizens statewide through the Bell <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>Museum Planetarium, St. Paul Public Schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Mayo High School, Mankato East High <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>School, Southwest Minnesota State University, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Minnesota State University Moorhead, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>University of Minnesota Duluth. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Expanding Raptor Center Online Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>Minnesota, Raptor Center, to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>environmental education for approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>15,000 middle-school students and 600 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>teachers, combining classroom learning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>outdoor experiences with technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>scientific investigation of birds, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>conservation projects. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>available until June 30, 2022, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Local Planning and Implementation Efforts </b><br />
                  		<b>for Bird Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>$280,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>an agreement with the National Audubon <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Society, Minnesota office, to engage <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>approximately 60 communities and 400,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>citizens in bird habitat improvement through <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>local planning and implementation efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>using the National Audubon Bird City <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>program. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Developing Youth Watershed Stewardship </b><br />
                  		<b>in Northwest Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>$121,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>an agreement with the Headwaters Science <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>Center to accelerate a multiyear environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>science club for middle-school students <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>focused on water quality, watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>evaluation, and aquatic invasive species in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>northwestern Minnesota. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Increasing Residential Environmental </b><br />
                  		<b>Learning Center Opportunities</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>$130,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>an agreement with the Audubon Center of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>North Woods to provide scholarship <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>opportunities for a minimum of 1,000 students <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>that are not currently served through other <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>residential environmental education learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>centers. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 6.<b>Aquatic and </b><br />
                  		<b>Terrestrial Invasive Species</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,021,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center - </b><br />
                  		<b>Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>of Minnesota to support the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>finding solutions to Minnesota's aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>invasive species problems through research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>control, prevention, and early detection of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>existing and emerging aquatic invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>threats. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>June 30, 2021, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol - Phase III</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>$729,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>to the commissioner of agriculture in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>cooperation with the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>University of Minnesota to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>biocontrol of emerald ash borer using a newly <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>approved parasitic wasp, assess the impact of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>the statewide program, and engage citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>volunteers. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>until June 30, 2020, by which time the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Invasive Bighead and Silver Carp and Native </b><br />
                  		<b>Fish Evaluation - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>continue invasive bighead and silver carp <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>monitoring in the Mississippi River and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>tributaries through advanced acoustic <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>telemetry and assess food chains to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>how native species might prevent invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>bighead and silver carp establishment. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Adapting Stream Barriers to Remove </b><br />
                  		<b>Common Carp</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>$301,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>Minnesota to conduct field tests at existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>barrier sites and laboratory experiments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>adapt a technology to remove common carp <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>from streams during carp spawning migrations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>in Minnesota.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Tactical Invasive Plant Management Plan </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>$296,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>to the commissioner of agriculture in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>cooperation with the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>University of Minnesota to develop regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>priorities and an interagency action plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>invasive plant management to protect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>promote habitat and native species. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Maximize Value of Water Impoundments to </b><br />
                  		<b>Wildlife</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>$195,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>an agreement with the National Audubon <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>Society, Minnesota office, to control invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>hybrid cattails in water impoundments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>improve habitat quality for migrating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>breeding birds. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>until June 30, 2020, by which time the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 7.<b>Air Quality, Climate </b><br />
                  		<b>Change, and Renewable </b><br />
                  		<b>Energy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Extraction of Solar Thermal Energy in </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>Minnesota to develop new solar particle <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>receivers as a low-cost, high-efficiency, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>clean technology to absorb, store, and utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>solar thermal energy. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>2020, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Assessment of Urban Air Quality</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>to the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>Agency to set up and operate a network of 250 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>air pollution sensors at 50 sites to monitor fine <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>particles, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>dioxide, and carbon monoxide in each zip code <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>assess variability of urban air pollution. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.37"></a><var>15.37</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Generation, Storage, and Utilization of Solar </b><br />
                  		<b>Energy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>Minnesota, West Central Research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>Outreach Center, Morris, to develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>demonstrate an integrated facility to generate <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>electricity, shade dairy cattle, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>energy storage and utilization from solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>technologies at the West Central Research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>Outreach Center, Morris. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>District Heating with Renewable Biomass at </b><br />
                  		<b>Camp Ripley Training Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>to the commissioner of military affairs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>install a 5,000,000-BTU centralized biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>boiler system utilizing the forestry <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>management at Camp Ripley. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>appropriation must be matched by at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>$900,000 of nonstate money and must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>committed by December 31, 2017. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Geotargeted Distributed Clean Energy </b><br />
                  		<b>Initiative</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>an agreement with the Center for Energy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Environment. Of this amount, $600,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>analysis of community-distributed clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>energy investments as alternatives to utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>capital investments for transmission and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>distribution upgrades to meet forecasted <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>electrical loads, and $200,000 is to conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>pilot programs using energy efficiency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>other distributed energy resources to achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>forecasted electric energy loads in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>communities. The appropriation for pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>programs is contingent on a $200,000 match <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of an equal or greater amount of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>money. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 8.<b>Methods to Protect </b><br />
                  		<b>or Restore Land, Water, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,729,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">16,554,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 5,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants </b><br />
                  		<b>for Pollinators</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>Minnesota in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>Departments of Agriculture, Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>Resources, and Transportation and the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>of Water and Soil Resources to produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>site-specific recommendations for roadside <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>plantings in Minnesota to maximize the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>nutritional health of native bees and monarch <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>butterflies that rely on roadside habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>corridors. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Promoting Conservation Biocontrol of </b><br />
                  		<b>Beneficial Insects</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>Minnesota to research integrated pest <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.37"></a><var>17.37</var>management strategies, including insecticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>alternatives, and overwintering habitat sites <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>to conserve beneficial insects, including bees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>butterflies, and predator insects. The integrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>pest management strategies will be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>develop best management practices to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>pollinator and beneficial insect diversity and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>abundance in various restored habitats. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Evaluating the Use of Bison to Restore and </b><br />
                  		<b>Preserve Savanna Habitat</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>Reserve, to research combined bison grazing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>and fire management strategies to restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>Minnesota's oak savanna ecosystems. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>and other native pollinator habitats in at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>Conservation Plan core areas and establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>in at least ten state parks. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>is available until June 30, 2021, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Enhancing Spawning Habitat Restoration in </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Lakes</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>$294,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>to the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>cooperation with the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>Resources to enhance efforts to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>natural reproduction of fish in Minnesota lakes <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>by assessing wave energy impacts on <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>near-shore spawning habitat. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside </b><br />
                  		<b>Prairies</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>to the commissioner of transportation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>enhance the prescribed-fire program to manage <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>roadsides to protect and increase biodiversity <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>and pollinator habitat. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>$732,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>cooperation with the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>and the Minnesota Honey Producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>Association to restore approximately 800 acres <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>of permanently protected land to enhance bee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>butterfly, beneficial insect, and grassland bird <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>habitats. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>June 30, 2021, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.37"></a><var>19.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest </b><br />
                  		<b>Habitat - Phase X</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>River for continued implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>improving at least 80 acres of habitat at <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>approximately seven sites along the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>Mississippi River and Vermillion River <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>corridors. Expenditures are limited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>identified project corridor areas as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>the work plan. A list of proposed restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>sites must be provided as part of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>work plan. Plant and seed materials must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>native vegetation establishment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>enhancement guidelines. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>is available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Community Stewardship to Restore Urban </b><br />
                  		<b>Natural Resources - Phase X</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>$524,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>an agreement with Great River Greening to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>work with volunteers for continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>implementation of the Metro Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>Corridors partnership to restore approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>250 acres of forest, prairie, woodland, wetland, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>and shoreline throughout the greater Twin <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>Cities metropolitan area. Expenditures are <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>limited to the identified project corridor areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>restoration sites and evaluations must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>Plant and seed materials must follow the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>2020, by which time the project must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(j) <b>Economic Assessment of Precision </b><br />
                  		<b>Conservation and Agriculture</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>demonstrate a new approach to promote <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>conservation practices utilizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>return-on-investment analysis and identifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>revenue-negative acres on agricultural land to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>assist farmers in implementing conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>practices that will provide environmental and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>economic benefits. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(k) <b>Conservation Reserve Enhancement </b><br />
                  		<b>Program (CREP) Outreach and Implementation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>$6,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>fund staff at soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>districts to assist landowners participating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>the federal Conservation Reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>Enhancement Program. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>contingent upon receipt of federal funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>implementation. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(l) <b>Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program </b><br />
                  		<b>(CREP)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>$2,729,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $5,771,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>the first year and $5,000,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>are from the trust fund to the Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>and Soil Resources to acquire permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>conservation easements and restore land under <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>work may be done in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>federal Conservation Reserve Enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>Program. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>June 30, 2021, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 9.<b>Land Acquisition, </b><br />
                  		<b>Habitat, and Recreation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">999,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">13,533,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>to the Metropolitan Council for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>acquire approximately 197 acres of land within <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>the approved park boundaries of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>metropolitan regional park system. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>appropriation may not be used to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>habitable residential structures. A list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>proposed fee title acquisitions must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>This appropriation must be matched by at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>40 percent of nonstate money that must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>committed by December 31, 2017. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>by which time the project must be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and </b><br />
                  		<b>Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>acquire at least 250 acres of land with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>high-quality native plant communities and rare <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>features to be established as scientific and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>natural areas as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.37"></a><var>22.37</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>and improve at least 1,000 acres of scientific <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and natural areas, and provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>assistance and outreach, including site steward <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>events. At least one-third of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>must be spent on restoration activities. A list <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>of proposed acquisitions and restorations must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>be provided as part of the required work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>Land acquired with this appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>be sufficiently improved to meet at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>minimum management standards, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>determined by the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>resources. When feasible, consideration must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>be given to accommodate trails on lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>acquired. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land </b><br />
                  		<b>Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>acquire approximately 373 acres from willing <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>sellers for authorized state trails and critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>parcels within the statutory boundaries of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>parks. State park land acquired with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>appropriation must be sufficiently improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>to meet at least minimum management <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>standards, as determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>of natural resources. A list of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>required work plan. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, </b><br />
                  		<b>Development, and Enhancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>first year are from the trust fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>commissioner of natural resources for state <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>trail acquisition, development, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>enhancement in southern Minnesota. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>proposed list of trail projects on authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>state trails must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>required work plan. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank </b><br />
                  		<b>Easement Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>to the commissioner of natural resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>acquire native prairie bank easements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>84.96, on approximately 335 acres, prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>baseline property assessments, restore and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>enhance at least 570 acres of native prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>sites, and provide technical assistance to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>may be deposited in a conservation easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>stewardship account. Deposits into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>conservation easement stewardship account <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>must be made upon closing on conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>easements or at a time otherwise approved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>the work plan. A list of proposed easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>required work plan. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>the project must be completed and final <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Leech Lake Acquisition</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.36"></a><var>24.36</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>including 0.67 miles of shoreline of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>historic meeting place between Henry <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>land must be open to public use including <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>hunting and fishing. The band must provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>commitment that land will not be put in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>federal trust through the Bureau of Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>Affairs.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Mesabi Trail Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>Counties Regional Railroad Authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>engineering and constructing segments of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>until June 30, 2020, by which time the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat </b><br />
                  		<b>Improvement - Phase II</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>an agreement with the city of Tower to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>construct a trailhead and boat landing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>restore vegetative habitat on city-owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>property. Plant and seed materials must follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>guidelines. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>June 30, 2020, by which time the project must <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National </b><br />
                  		<b>Park Crane Lake Visitors Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>to the commissioner of natural resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>partnership with Voyageurs National Park and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>the Department of Natural Resources, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>a visitor center and campground. Income <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>generated by the campground may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>support the facility.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 10.<b>Administration and </b><br />
                  		<b>Contract Agreement </b><br />
                  		<b>Reimbursement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">  1,340,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Contract Agreement Reimbursement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
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            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>to the commissioner of natural resources, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>the direction of the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>expenses incurred for contract agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>reimbursement for the agreements specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>in this section. The commissioner shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>documentation to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>expenditure of these funds.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Legislative-Citizen Commission on </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>Minnesota Resources for administration in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>fiscal years 2018 and 2019 as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy </b><br />
                  		<b>Web site</b><br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>$5,000 the first year is from the trust fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>the Legislative Coordinating Commission for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>section 3.303, subdivision 10.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>Money appropriated in this section may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>be spent on activities unless they are directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>appropriation and are specified in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>appropriated in this section must not be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>on indirect costs or other institutional overhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>charges that are not directly related to and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>that are directly related to and necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>an appropriation, including financial services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>human resources, information services, rent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>be clearly justified and individually <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>documented specific to the appropriation's <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>purpose and would not be generated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>No broad allocations for costs in either dollars <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>provided, the amounts in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>available until June 30, 2019, when projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>must be completed and final products <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>delivered. For acquisition of real property, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>appropriations in this section are available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>an additional fiscal year if a binding contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>for acquisition of the real property is entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>into before the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>appropriation. If a project receives a federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>grant, the time period of the appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>extended to equal the federal grant period.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>this section must conform to guidelines and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>data must also conform to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>guidelines and standards designed to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>data coordination and distribution that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>been published by the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>Information Office. Descriptions of spatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>data must be prepared as specified in the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>geographic metadata guideline and must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>Information Office. All data must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>accessible and free to the public unless made <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>private under the Data Practices Act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>practicable, summary data and results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>projects funded under this section should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>readily accessible on the Internet and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>identified as having received funding from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>environment and natural resources trust fund.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Project Requirements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>appropriation under this section, an agency or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>entity receiving an appropriation or a party to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>an agreement from an appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>submit a work plan and annual or semiannual <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>progress reports in the form determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>Resources for any project funded in whole or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>in part with funds from the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>Modifications to the approved work plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>budget expenditures must be made through <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>the amendment process established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>Resources.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>section that conducts a restoration using funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>appropriated in this section must use native <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>plant species according to the Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>and include an appropriate diversity of native <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>species selected to provide habitat for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>pollinators throughout the growing season as <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>84.973.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>(c) For all restorations conducted with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>must prepare an ecological restoration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>management plan that, to the degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>practicable, is consistent with the highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>quality conservation and ecological goals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>the restoration site. Consideration should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>given to soil, geology, topography, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>relevant factors that would provide the best <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>chance for long-term success and durability <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>of the restoration project. The plan must <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>include the proposed timetable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>implementing the restoration, including site <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>preparation, establishment of diverse plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>species, maintenance, and additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>enhancement to establish the restoration; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>identify long-term maintenance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>management needs of the restoration and how <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>the maintenance, management, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>enhancement will be financed; and take <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>advantage of the best available science and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>include innovative techniques to achieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>best restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>section for restoration activities must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>an initial restoration evaluation at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>completion of the appropriation and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>evaluation three years beyond the completion <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>of the expenditure. Restorations must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>evaluated relative to the stated goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>standards in the restoration plan, current <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>science, and, when applicable, the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>The evaluation must determine whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>restorations are meeting planned goals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>identify any problems with the implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>of the restorations, and, if necessary, give <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>recommendations on improving restorations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>The evaluation must be focused on improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>future restorations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(e) All restoration and enhancement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>funded with money appropriated in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>must be on land permanently protected by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>conservation easement or public ownership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>under this section must give consideration to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>contracting with Conservation Corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>Minnesota for contract restoration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>enhancement services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(g) All conservation easements acquired with <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>money appropriated under this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(1) be permanent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>(2) specify the parties to an easement in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>easement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(3) specify all of the provisions of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>agreement that are permanent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>electronic format at least ten business days <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>before closing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>(5) include a long-term monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>enforcement plan and funding for monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>and enforcing the easement agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(6) include requirements in the easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>document to address specific groundwater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>surface water quality protection activities such <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>as keeping water on the landscape, reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>nutrient and contaminant loading, protecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>groundwater, and not permitting artificial <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>hydrological modifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>lands, a recipient of money appropriated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>this section must not agree to pay more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>of land using this money to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>purchase, in part or in whole, except that up <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>to ten percent above the appraised value may <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>be allowed to complete the purchase, in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>or in whole, using this money if permission is <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>received in advance of the purchase from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>land, a recipient of money appropriated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>this section must give priority to high-quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>natural resources or conservation lands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>provide natural buffers to water resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(j) For new lands acquired with money <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>must prepare an ecological restoration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>management plan in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>implementation unless the work plan addresses <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>why a portion of the money is not necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>to achieve a high-quality restoration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>(k) To ensure public accountability for the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>of public funds, within 60 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>transaction, a recipient of money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>under this section must provide to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>Resources documentation of the selection <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>process used to identify parcels acquired and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>provide documentation of all related <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>transaction costs, including but not limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>commissions, other similar costs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>donations. This information must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>for all parties involved in the transaction. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>recipient must also report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>Resources any difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>acquisition amount paid to the seller and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>was conducted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>trust fund under this section must acknowledge <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>financial support from the environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>natural resources trust fund in project <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>publications, signage, and other public <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>communications and outreach related to work <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>completed using the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>of language attributing support from the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>fund. Each direct recipient of money <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>appropriated in this section, as well as each <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>section, must satisfy all reporting and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>requirements incumbent upon constitutionally <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>dedicated funding recipients as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>10, and chapter 116P.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br />
                  		<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>referred to in this section must be administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>provided in this section. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>expenditures made on or after July 1, 2017, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>or the date the work plan is approved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>whichever is later, are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>this section. Periodic payments must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>upon receiving documentation that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>deliverable items articulated in the approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>work plan have been achieved, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>partial achievements as evidenced by approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>advanced to projects to accommodate cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>flow needs or match federal money. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>advances must be approved as part of the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>plan. No expenditures for capital equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>are allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>project work plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>approved work plan are allowed.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br />
                  		<b>Materials</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>appropriation under this section must use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>of recycled, repairable, and durable materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>and Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.073, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>regarding purchase and use of paper stock and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>printing.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Energy Conservation and Sustainable </b><br />
                  		<b>Building Guidelines</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>under this section for a capital improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>project must ensure that the project complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>216C.20, and rules adopted under those <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>sections. The recipient may use the energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>units of the Department of Commerce to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>obtain information and technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>on energy conservation and alternative energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>development relating to planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>constructing the capital improvement project.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 17.<b>Accessibility</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>guidelines.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>Carryforward; Extension</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(a) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>the following projects are extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>30, 2018:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (d), Evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>Wastewater Nitrogen and Estrogen Treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>Options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (b), Bioacoustics to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>Detect, Deter, and Eliminate Silver Carp;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(3) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Brown <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>Bio-Control Evaluation;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(4) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>subdivision 6, paragraph (h), Nutrient Capture <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>through Water Management and Biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>Harvesting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>(5) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>subdivision 7, paragraph (b), Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>Regional Park System Acquisition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>(6) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Genetic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>Camera Techniques to Estimate Carnivore <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>Populations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(7) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>subdivision 7, paragraph (c), Building <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>Deconstruction to Reduce Greenhouse Gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>Emissions and Solid Waste; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(8) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(b) The availability of the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>the following projects are extended to June <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>30, 2019:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>subdivision 10, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>Resources (LCCMR) as extended by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>clause (8);<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Renewable and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>Sustainable Fertilizers Produced Locally;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>Community Forests Through Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>Engagement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>(4) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>Acquisition.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 19.<b>Fiscal Year 2019 Recommendations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(a) For fiscal year 2019, the commission shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>consider recommending loans from the corpus <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>of the trust fund to statutory and home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>charter cities and towns with a population less <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>than 5,000 as provided in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>Constitution, article XI, section 14. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>commission shall work with the Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>Facilities Authority in developing its <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>recommendations. The commission shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>include in its recommendations an analysis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>using trust fund allocations for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>same cities and towns, including any necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>statutory changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(b) Any deadlines established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>Resources for submission of proposals for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>commission's fiscal year 2019 funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>recommendations are waived until July 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>2017, for proposals authorized under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>subdivision and proposals that the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>recommended for fiscal year 2018 but that did <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>not receive funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and
         shall adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section
         4.071, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit a
         work plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>and annual or semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the Legislative-Citizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable reporting requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent unless the commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to the approved work plan and
         budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>expenditures shall be made through the amendment process established by the commission.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>The commission shall ensure that the expenditures and outcomes described in the work
         plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>for appropriations funded by the environment and natural resources trust fund are
         met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this
         chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to
         funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>decision recommendations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>for trust fund expenditure planning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>need;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as possible;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Expenditures.</b> (a) Money in the trust fund may be spent only for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(1) the reinvest in Minnesota program as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>84.95, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>(2) research that contributes to increasing the effectiveness of protecting or managing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>the state's environment or natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>(3) collection and analysis of information that assists in developing the state's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>environmental and natural resources policies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(4) enhancement of public education, awareness, and understanding necessary for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>protection, conservation, restoration, and enhancement of air, land, water, forests,
         fish, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>wildlife, and other natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>(5) capital projects for the preservation and protection of unique natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>(6) activities that preserve or enhance fish, wildlife, land, air, water, and other
         natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>resources that otherwise may be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of
         the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(7) administrative and investment expenses incurred by the State Board of Investment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>in investing deposits to the trust fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(8) administrative expenses subject to the limits in section 
         <statute_ref>116P.09</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>(b) In making recommendations for expenditures from the trust fund, the commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>shall give priority to funding programs and projects under paragraph (a), clauses
         (1) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(6). Any requests for proposals issued by the commission shall clearly indicate these
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>priorities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Commissioner approval.</b> (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval
         from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired
         in whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's approval
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient requests
         approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the same information
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>Resources, acquisitions of land in the metropolitan regional recreation open space systems
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>as defined under section 473.351, subdivision 1, with appropriations to the Metropolitan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>Council, and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are not subject to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>commissioner approval under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the interest
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>in real property:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management
         status of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>the property; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment."<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>resources trust fund; modifying requirements for receipt of fund money;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.08, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>1; 116P.17, subdivision 1."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               <td><a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Torrey N. Westrom<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Bill Ingebrigtsen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Kari Dziedzic<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Josh Heintzeman<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Dale Lueck<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Clark Johnson<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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