1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying 
1.3 	requirements for reporting revenue generated by recipients of fund appropriations;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 22.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.8 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.9 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The "first year" is fiscal year 2024. The 
1.10 	"second year" is fiscal year 2025. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The 
1.11 	appropriations in this act are onetime appropriations.

1.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.13				Available for the Year
	
1.14				Ending June 30
	
1.15					2024
		2025

1.16	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	167,071,000
	$
	655,000
	
1.18 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.19 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.21 	subdivisions.

1.22	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		31,058,000
		-0-

1.23
1.24	(a) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase 
XIII
					
2.1 	$3,752,000 the first year is to the 
2.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.3 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
2.4 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
2.5 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
2.6 	savanna. Subject to the evaluation criteria in 
2.7 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.8 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.9 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.11 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
2.12 	income statements and balance sheets for 
2.13 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
2.14 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
2.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
2.16 	later than 180 days after the close of The 
2.17 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
2.18 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
2.19 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
2.20 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
2.21 	consistent with the priorities identified in the 
2.22 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

2.23
2.24	(b) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase VII
					
2.25 	$2,080,000 the first year is to the 
2.26 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.27 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
2.28 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
2.29 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
2.30 	and Watonwan Counties for wildlife 
2.31 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
2.32 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, as 
2.33 	follows: $1,613,000 to Fox Lake Conservation 
2.34 	League Inc.; $421,000 to Ducks Unlimited; 
2.35 	and $46,000 to The Conservation Fund. A list 
3.1 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
3.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

3.3	(c) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase V
					
3.4 	$2,673,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.5 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
3.6 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.7 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
3.8 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
3.9 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $46,000 is 
3.10 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
3.11 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
3.12 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.13 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
3.14 	conservation easements must be provided as 
3.15 	part of the final report.

3.16
3.17	(d) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase IX
					
3.18 	$4,282,000 the first year is to the 
3.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.20 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
3.21 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
3.22 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
3.23 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
3.24 	River Valley for wildlife management 
3.25 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.26 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
3.27 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
3.28 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
3.29 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
3.30 	the evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, 
3.31 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
3.32 	acquiring lands that are eligible for the native 
3.33 	prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.34 	84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native 
3.35 	prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
4.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
4.2 	accomplishment plan.

4.3	(e) Working Lands for Habitat
					
4.4 	$2,636,000 the first year is to the Board of 
4.5 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
4.6 	permanent conservation easements that allow 
4.7 	long-term grazing while also protecting 
4.8 	wildlife habitat and water quality under 
4.9 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
4.10 	103F.531.  Grazing plans must be developed 
4.11 	before grazing is allowed. Of this amount, up 
4.12 	to $46,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
4.13 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
4.14 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
4.15 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
4.16 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
4.17 	be provided as part of the final report.

4.18
4.19	(f) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XV
					
4.20 	$5,075,000 the first year is to the 
4.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.22 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.23 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
4.24 	wildlife management area purposes under 
4.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.26 	subdivision 8. Subject to the evaluation criteria 
4.27 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.28 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
4.29 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.31 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
4.32 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.33 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.34
4.35	(g) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program, Phase IV
					
5.1 	$4,940,000 the first year is to the 
5.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.3 	agreements to restore and enhance wetland 
5.4 	and prairie habitat on habitat easements of the 
5.5 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service as 
5.6 	follows: $3,300,000 to Ducks Unlimited and 
5.7 	$1,640,000 to Pheasants Forever.  A list of 
5.8 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
5.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.10 	accomplishment plan.

5.11	(h) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XV
					
5.12 	$2,922,000 the first year is to the 
5.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.14 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
5.15 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
5.16 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
5.17 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
5.18 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
5.19 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
5.20 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
5.21 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
5.22 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
5.23 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
5.24 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.25
5.26	(i) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
VI
					
5.27 	$2,698,000 the first year is to the 
5.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.29 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
5.30 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
5.31 	public lands.  A list of proposed land 
5.32 	restorations and enhancements must be 
5.33 	provided as part of the required 
5.34 	accomplishment plan.

6.1	Subd. 3.Forests
 		6,393,000
		-0-

6.2
6.3	(a) Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation 
Program
					
6.4 	$1,843,000 the first year is to the 
6.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.6 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.7 	easements and restore and enhance forest 
6.8 	habitats in the hardwood hills ecological 
6.9 	section of west-central Minnesota as follows: 
6.10 	$175,000 to St. John's University and 
6.11 	$1,668,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. 
6.12 	$168,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
6.13 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
6.14 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.15 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
6.17 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
6.18 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
6.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.20 	accomplishment plan.

6.21
6.22	(b) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase XI
					
6.23 	$2,076,000 the first year is to the Board of 
6.24 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
6.25 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
6.26 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
6.27 	conservation easements and restore and 
6.28 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
6.29 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
6.30 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
6.31 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $111,000 to the 
6.32 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
6.33 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
6.34 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
6.35 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.36 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
7.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
7.2 	part of the final report.

7.3
7.4
7.5	(c) Protecting and Enhancing Public Land 
Forest Habitats by Strategically Acquiring 
Private Land Inholdings
					
7.6 	$1,018,000 the first year is to the 
7.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.8 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
7.9 	protect and enhance forest habitats by 
7.10 	strategically acquiring private forest land 
7.11 	inholdings to provide better public forest 
7.12 	management, reduce fragmentation, and 
7.13 	provide public access. A list of proposed 
7.14 	acquisitions and enhancements must be 
7.15 	provided as part of the required 
7.16 	accomplishment plan.

7.17
7.18	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 
III
					
7.19 	$1,456,000 the first year is to the 
7.20 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
7.21 	and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public 
7.22 	lands throughout Minnesota. A list of 
7.23 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.25 	accomplishment plan.

7.26	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		32,569,000
		-0-

7.27
7.28	(a) RIM Wetlands - Restoring the Most 
Productive Habitat in Minnesota, Phase XII
					
7.29 	$4,011,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.30 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
7.31 	permanent conservation easements and to 
7.32 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
7.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
7.34 	Of this amount, up to $72,000 is for 
7.35 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.1 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
8.2 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.3 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.4 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.5 	part of the final report.

8.6
8.7	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase XII
					
8.8 	$6,871,000 the first year is to the 
8.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.10 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
8.11 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.13 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
8.14 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land that buffers 
8.15 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
8.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.17 	accomplishment plan.

8.18
8.19	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VIII
					
8.20 	$2,931,000 the first year is to the 
8.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.22 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
8.23 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.24 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
8.25 	other habitat on permanently protected 
8.26 	conservation easements in high-priority 
8.27 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie, 
8.28 	forest/prairie transition, and forest regions. Of 
8.29 	this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a 
8.30 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
8.31 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
8.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
8.33 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
8.34 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
8.35 	restorations and enhancements must be 
9.1 	provided as part of the required 
9.2 	accomplishment plan.

9.3
9.4	(d) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIV
					
9.5 	$5,090,000 the first year is to the 
9.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.7 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
9.8 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
9.9 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
9.10 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
9.11 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
9.12 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
9.13 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.14 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

9.15	(e) Wetland Enhancement in the Big Woods
					
9.16 	$603,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
9.17 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
9.18 	Scott-Le Sueur Waterfowlers to restore and 
9.19 	enhance wetlands in Scott and Rice Counties. 
9.20 	A list of proposed restorations and 
9.21 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
9.22 	required accomplishment plan.

9.23
9.24
9.25	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement and Restoration Initiative, Phase 
IX
					
9.26 	$6,455,000 the first year is to the 
9.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.28 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
9.29 	and enhance shallow lakes, wetlands, and 
9.30 	grasslands on public lands and wetlands and 
9.31 	grasslands under permanent conservation 
9.32 	easement for wildlife management. A list of 
9.33 	proposed shallow-lake enhancements and 
9.34 	wetland restorations must be provided as part 
9.35 	of the required accomplishment plan.

10.1
10.2	(g) Voyageurs National Park Wetland 
Restoration Project, Phase III
					
10.3 	$1,122,000 the first year is to the 
10.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.5 	agreement with the National Park Service to 
10.6 	restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine 
10.7 	habitat in Voyageurs National Park.  A list of 
10.8 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
10.9 	be provided as part of the required 
10.10 	accomplishment plan.

10.11
10.12	(h) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XV
					
10.13 	$3,596,000 the first year is to the 
10.14 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
10.15 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
10.16 	statewide.  A list of proposed shallow lake and 
10.17 	wetland restorations and enhancements must 
10.18 	be provided as part of the required 
10.19 	accomplishment plan.

10.20	(i) Bone Lake South Wetland Acquisition
					
10.21 	$1,890,000 the first year is to the 
10.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.23 	agreement with the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake 
10.24 	Watershed District to acquire in fee and restore 
10.25 	and enhance lands for wildlife and water 
10.26 	quality purposes in the Bone Lake watershed.  
10.27 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
10.28 	provided as part of the required 
10.29 	accomplishment plan.

10.30	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		95,220,000
		-0-

10.31
10.32	(a) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program, Phase III
					
10.33 	$4,524,000 the first year is to the 
10.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.35 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
11.1 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
11.2 	habitat in Hennepin County as follows:  
11.3 	$1,687,000 to Hennepin County and 
11.4 	$2,837,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. 
11.5 	$192,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
11.6 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
11.7 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.8 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.9 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
11.10 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
11.11 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
11.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.13 	accomplishment plan.

11.14
11.15	(b) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase VIII
					
11.16 	$3,181,000 the first year is to the 
11.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.18 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
11.19 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
11.20 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
11.21 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
11.22 	minor watersheds as follows: $768,000 to the 
11.23 	Anoka Conservation District; $804,000 to 
11.24 	Great River Greening; $168,000 to the 
11.25 	National Wild Turkey Federation; $268,000 
11.26 	to Sherburne County; and $1,173,000 to 
11.27 	Minnesota Land Trust. $144,000 of the 
11.28 	amount to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish 
11.29 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.30 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.31 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
11.33 	permanent conservation easements, 
11.34 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
11.35 	provided as part of the required 
11.36 	accomplishment plan.

12.1
12.2	(c) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota, Phase II
					
12.3 	$2,988,000 the first year is to the 
12.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.5 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.6 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.7 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
12.8 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
12.9 	this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a 
12.10 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.11 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.13 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.14 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
12.15 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.16 	provided as part of the required 
12.17 	accomplishment plan.

12.18
12.19	(d) Buffalo-Red River Watershed District 
Stream Habitat Program, Phase III
					
12.20 	$3,647,000 the first year is to acquire 
12.21 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
12.22 	and enhance aquatic and upland habitat 
12.23 	associated with the Red River and Buffalo 
12.24 	River watersheds.  Of this amount, $2,149,000 
12.25 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.26 	an agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
12.27 	Watershed District and $1,498,000 is to the 
12.28 	Board of Water and Soil Resources. $102,000 
12.29 	of the amount to the Board of Water and Soil 
12.30 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring and 
12.31 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.32 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.33 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.34 	list of proposed acquisitions and restorations 
12.35 	must be included as part of the required 
12.36 	accomplishment plan.

13.1
13.2	(e) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase XI
					
13.3 	$3,576,000 the first year is to the 
13.4 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.5 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
13.6 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.7 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat on public 
13.8 	lands and permanent conservation easements 
13.9 	in southeast Minnesota as follows:  $1,278,000 
13.10 	to The Nature Conservancy; $909,000 to Trust 
13.11 	for Public Land; and $1,389,000 to Minnesota 
13.12 	Land Trust. $168,000 of the amount to 
13.13 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
13.14 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
13.15 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.17 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
13.18 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
13.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.20 	accomplishment plan.

13.21
13.22	(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance, Phase II
					
13.23 	$3,550,000 the first year is to the 
13.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.25 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
13.26 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.27 	restore and enhance lakes of outstanding 
13.28 	biological significance in northeast and 
13.29 	north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, 
13.30 	$1,409,000 is to Northern Waters Land Trust 
13.31 	and $2,141,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. 
13.32 	$192,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
13.33 	Trust is for establishing a monitoring and 
13.34 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.35 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.36 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
14.1 	list of proposed acquisitions must be included 
14.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.3
14.4	(g) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North-Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase IX
					
14.5 	$3,619,000 the first year is to the 
14.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.7 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
14.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.9 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
14.10 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
14.11 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
14.12 	Counties as follows: $1,777,000 to Northern 
14.13 	Waters Land Trust and $1,842,000 to 
14.14 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
14.15 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
14.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.19 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
14.20 	provided as part of the required 
14.21 	accomplishment plan.

14.22
14.23
14.24	(h) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XV
					
14.25 	$2,277,000 the first year is to the 
14.26 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.27 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
14.28 	wildlife management purposes under 
14.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.30 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
14.31 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
14.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.33 	subdivision 5. Subject to the evaluation criteria 
14.34 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
14.35 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
14.36 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
15.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
15.2 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
15.3 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
15.4 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.5
15.6	(i) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements, 
Phase III
					
15.7 	$1,015,000 the first year is to the 
15.8 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
15.9 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
15.10 	protect trout-stream aquatic habitat. Of this 
15.11 	amount, up to $108,000 is for establishing a 
15.12 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.13 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.15 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
15.16 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.17 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.18	(j) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XIII
					
15.19 	$14,925,000 the first year is to the 
15.20 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.21 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.22 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.23 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.24 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.25 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
15.26 	the metropolitan area as follows: $600,000 to 
15.27 	Minnesota Valley Trust; $435,000 to Friends 
15.28 	of the Mississippi River; $825,000 to Great 
15.29 	River Greening; $11,172,000 to Trust for 
15.30 	Public Land; and $1,893,000 to Minnesota 
15.31 	Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota 
15.32 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.33 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.34 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.35 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.  A 
16.1 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
16.2 	permanent conservation easements must be 
16.3 	provided as part of the required 
16.4 	accomplishment plan.

16.5
16.6	(k) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase IV
					
16.7 	$12,947,000 the first year is to the 
16.8 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.9 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
16.10 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.11 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems in 
16.12 	the St. Croix River watershed as follows:  
16.13 	$11,171,000 to Trust for Public Land; 
16.14 	$105,000 to Wild Rivers Conservancy; and 
16.15 	$1,671,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
16.16 	$144,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
16.17 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
16.18 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
16.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17.  A list of proposed 
16.21 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
16.22 	easements must be provided as part of the 
16.23 	required accomplishment plan.

16.24
16.25	(l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase XII
					
16.26 	$2,139,000 the first year is to the 
16.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.28 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
16.29 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
16.30 	to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell 
16.31 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
16.32 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
16.33 	must be provided as part of the required 
16.34 	accomplishment plan.

16.35
16.36	(m) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water, Phase 
II
					
17.1 	$3,181,000 the first year is to the Board of 
17.2 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
17.3 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
17.4 	and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One 
17.5 	Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to 
17.6 	wildlife and clean water. Up to $85,000 of the 
17.7 	amount is for establishing a monitoring and 
17.8 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
17.9 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
17.10 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
17.11 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
17.12 	be provided as part of the final report.

17.13
17.14	(n) Cannon River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase XII
					
17.15 	$2,901,000 the first year is to the 
17.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.17 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
17.18 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Cannon 
17.19 	River watershed as follows: $119,000 to Clean 
17.20 	River Partners; $914,000 to Great River 
17.21 	Greening; and $1,868,000 to Trust for Public 
17.22 	Land.  A list of proposed land acquisitions, 
17.23 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
17.24 	provided as part of the required 
17.25 	accomplishment plan.

17.26
17.27	(o) Enhance Metro and North Shore Trout 
Stream Habitats, Phase II
					
17.28 	$1,645,000 the first year is to the 
17.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.30 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
17.31 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout and 
17.32 	other species in and along coldwater rivers, 
17.33 	lakes, and streams in the metro and southeast 
17.34 	regions of Minnesota.  A list of proposed 
17.35 	restorations and enhancements must be 
18.1 	provided as part of the required 
18.2 	accomplishment plan.

18.3
18.4	(p) Lake Nokomis Shoreline Enhancements for 
Turtles and Pollinators, Phase II
					
18.5 	$735,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.6 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.7 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
18.8 	enhance shoreline and upland habitat on Lake 
18.9 	Nokomis. A list of proposed enhancements 
18.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.11 	accomplishment plan.

18.12
18.13	(q) Upper Sioux Community Habitat 
Restoration
					
18.14 	$940,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.15 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.16 	Upper Sioux Community to restore and 
18.17 	enhance oak savanna, forest, prairie, and other 
18.18 	wildlife habitats on Tribal lands.  A list of 
18.19 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
18.20 	be provided as part of the required 
18.21 	accomplishment plan.

18.22
18.23	(r) Rum River Corridor Fish and Wildlife 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
					
18.24 	$1,654,000 the first year is to the 
18.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.26 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
18.27 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
18.28 	enhance upland and riverine habitat in the 
18.29 	Rum River corridor.  A list of proposed 
18.30 	enhancements and restorations must be 
18.31 	provided as part of the required 
18.32 	accomplishment plan.

18.33
18.34
18.35	(s) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas in the St. Croix River 
Valley
					
19.1 	$1,007,000 the first year is to the 
19.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.3 	agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore 
19.4 	and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird 
19.5 	areas and other priority wildlife areas in the 
19.6 	St. Croix River Valley.  A list of proposed 
19.7 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.8 	provided as part of the required 
19.9 	accomplishment plan.

19.10
19.11	(t) DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, 
Phase X
					
19.12 	$2,526,000 the first year is to the 
19.13 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.14 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
19.15 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.  
19.16 	Of this amount, up to $136,000 is for an 
19.17 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
19.18 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
19.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.20 	accomplishment plan.

19.21
19.22	(u) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase XI
					
19.23 	$4,011,000 the first year is to the 
19.24 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.25 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
19.26 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
19.27 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
19.28 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.29 	provided as part of the required 
19.30 	accomplishment plan.

19.31	(v) DNR Roving Crew, Phase II
					
19.32 	$8,732,000 the first year is to the 
19.33 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.34 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
19.35 	permanently protected lands throughout 
20.1 	Minnesota using the roving crew program of 
20.2 	the Department of Natural Resources.  A list 
20.3 	of restoration and enhancement projects must 
20.4 	be provided as part of the required 
20.5 	accomplishment plan.

20.6
20.7
20.8	(w) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XV
					
20.9 	$9,500,000 the first year is to the 
20.10 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.11 	program to provide competitive matching 
20.12 	grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional, 
20.13 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
20.14 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
20.15 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
20.16 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
20.17 	$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
20.18 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
20.19 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
20.20 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
20.21 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
20.22 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.23 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.24 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.25 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
20.26 	$450,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
20.27 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
20.28 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
20.29 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
20.30 	may not be used to establish easement 
20.31 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
20.32 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
20.33 	the open season unless otherwise provided by 
20.34 	law. The program must require a match of at 
20.35 	least ten percent from nonstate sources for all 
20.36 	grants. The match may be cash or in-kind 
21.1 	resources. For grant applications of $25,000 
21.2 	or less, the commissioner must provide a 
21.3 	separate, simplified application process. 
21.4 	Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
21.5 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
21.6 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
21.7 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
21.8 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
21.9 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
21.10 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
21.11 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
21.12 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
21.13 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
21.14 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
21.15 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
21.16 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
21.17 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
21.18 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
21.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
21.20 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
21.21 	enhancement projects must be on land 
21.22 	permanently protected by a permanent 
21.23 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
21.24 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
21.25 	by a conservation easement, or by public 
21.26 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
21.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
21.28 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
21.29 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
21.30 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.31 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
21.32 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
21.33 	available until June 30, 2026. No less than five 
21.34 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
21.35 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
21.36 	recipient has completed a grant 
22.1 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
22.2 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
22.3 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
22.4 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
22.5 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
22.6 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.7 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

22.8	Subd. 6.Administration
 		1,831,000
		655,000

22.9	(a) Contract Management
					
22.10 	$336,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
22.11 	of natural resources for contract management 
22.12 	duties assigned in this section. The 
22.13 	commissioner must provide an 
22.14 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
22.15 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.16 	on expending this appropriation. The 
22.17 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
22.18 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
22.19 	manual. No money may be expended before 
22.20 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.21 	approves the accomplishment plan.  Money 
22.22 	appropriated in this paragraph is available until 
22.23 	June 30, 2025.

22.24	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
22.25 	$634,000 the first year and $651,000 the 
22.26 	second year are to the Legislative 
22.27 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
22.28 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.29 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
22.30 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
22.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.32 	2025. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
22.33 	applies to this appropriation.

22.34	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
23.1 	$190,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
23.2 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
23.3 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
23.4 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
23.5 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

23.6
23.7	(d) Core Functions in Partner-Led OHF Land 
Acquisitions
					
23.8 	$668,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
23.9 	of natural resources to administer the initial 
23.10 	development, restoration, and enhancement 
23.11 	of fee title acquisitions funded through the 
23.12 	outdoor heritage fund. Money may be used 
23.13 	for land acquisition costs incurred by the 
23.14 	department as part of conveying parcels to the 
23.15 	Department of Natural Resources and for 
23.16 	initial development activities on fee title 
23.17 	acquisitions. This appropriation is available 
23.18 	until June 30, 2026.

23.19	(e) Legacy Website
					
23.20 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
23.21 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
23.22 	Commission for the website required under 
23.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
23.24 	10.

23.25	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
23.26 	(a) Money appropriated in this section may 
23.27 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
23.28 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
23.29 	appropriation and are specified in the 
23.30 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
23.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
23.32 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
23.33 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
23.34 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
23.35 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
24.1 	Money appropriated to acquire land in fee title 
24.2 	may be used to restore, enhance, and provide 
24.3 	for public use of the land acquired with the 
24.4 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
24.5 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
24.6 	(b) Money appropriated in this section is 
24.7 	available as follows:
24.8 	(1) money appropriated to acquire real 
24.9 	property is available until June 30, 2027;
24.10 	(2) money appropriated to restore and enhance 
24.11 	land acquired with an appropriation in this act 
24.12 	is available for four years after the acquisition 
24.13 	date with a maximum end date of June 30, 
24.14 	2031;
24.15 	(3) money appropriated to restore and enhance 
24.16 	other land is available until June 30, 2028;
24.17 	(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money 
24.18 	appropriated for a project that receives at least 
24.19 	15 percent of its funding from federal funds 
24.20 	is available until a date sufficient to match the 
24.21 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
24.22 	of six years if the federal funding was 
24.23 	confirmed and included in the original 
24.24 	approved draft accomplishment plan; and
24.25 	(5) money appropriated for other projects is 
24.26 	available until the end of the fiscal year in 
24.27 	which it is appropriated.

24.28
24.29	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
24.30 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
24.31 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
24.32 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
24.33 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.34 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
25.1 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
25.2 	1, 2023, or the date of accomplishment plan 
25.3 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.4 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.5 	this section. For purposes of administering 
25.6 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
25.7 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
25.8 	fund, an expense must be considered 
25.9 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
25.10 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
25.11 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
25.12 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
25.13 	goods have been received or the landowner 
25.14 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
25.15 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
25.16 	that the items articulated in the 
25.17 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
25.18 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
25.19 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
25.20 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
25.21 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
25.22 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
25.23 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
25.24 	support future management of acquired lands, 
25.25 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
25.26 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
25.27 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
25.28 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
25.29 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
25.30 	plan.

25.31	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
25.32 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
25.33 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
25.34 	grant awarded under this section, must provide 
25.35 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
26.1 	Outdoor Heritage Council to map any lands 
26.2 	that are acquired in fee with money 
26.3 	appropriated in this section and open to public 
26.4 	taking of fish and game. The commissioner 
26.5 	of natural resources must include the lands 
26.6 	acquired in fee with money appropriated in 
26.7 	this section on maps showing public recreation 
26.8 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
26.9 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
26.10 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
26.11 	restrictions.

26.12	Subd. 10.Carryforward
 					
26.13 	(a) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.14 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
26.15 	subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Roseau Lake 
26.16 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.
26.17 	(b) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.18 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
26.19 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), Reinvest in 
26.20 	Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and 
26.21 	Water - Phase VII, is extended to June 30, 
26.22 	2025.
26.23 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.24 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 2, 
26.25 	subdivision 5, paragraph (i), Lower 
26.26 	Mississippi River Habitat Partnership - Phase 
26.27 	IV, is extended to June 30, 2027.
26.28 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.29 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, section 2, subdivision 
26.30 	5, paragraph (n), Buffalo River Watershed 
26.31 	Stream Habitat Program, is extended to June 
26.32 	30, 2025.

27.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
27.2 		Subd. 22.Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
27.3 	Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the 
27.4 	availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired 
27.5 	in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund. 
27.6 	The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 90 days 
27.7 	after the availability of the appropriation ends.
27.8 	(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
27.9 	(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
27.10 	for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved 
27.11 	accomplishment plan;
27.12 	(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the 
27.13 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
27.14 	(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 90 days after the 
27.15 	availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
27.16 	(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.