1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from clean water, parks and 
1.3 	trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and extending prior 
1.4 	appropriations; requiring reports.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	ARTICLE 1
1.7 	CLEAN WATER FUND

1.8	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.10 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
1.11 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
1.12 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this 
1.13 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
1.14 	ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. 
1.15 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These 
1.16 	are onetime appropriations.

1.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.18				Available for the Year
	
1.19				Ending June 30
	
1.20					2022
		2023

1.21	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

1.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	110,736,000
	$
	109,511,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

2.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
2.5 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
2.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
2.9 	article must be spent in accordance with 
2.10 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
2.11 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
2.12 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.13 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
2.14 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
2.15 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
2.16 	2023, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
2.17 	available until June 30, 2024. If a project 
2.18 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
2.19 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
2.20 	availability of federal funding.

2.21	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
2.22 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
2.23 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
2.24 	on Disability and other appropriate 
2.25 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
2.26 	committees, and commissions, should make 
2.27 	progress toward providing people with 
2.28 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
2.29 	publications, and digital media related to the 
2.30 	programs the recipient funds using 
2.31 	appropriations made in this article.

2.32	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	9,830,000
	$
	9,830,000
	
2.33 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.34 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
3.1 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
3.2 	water and groundwater and to use data 
3.3 	collected to assess pesticide use practices. This 
3.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
3.5 	(b) $2,503,000 the first year and $2,503,000 
3.6 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.7 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.8 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
3.9 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
3.10 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
3.11 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
3.12 	practices; assessing adoption of best 
3.13 	management practices; education and technical 
3.14 	support from University of Minnesota 
3.15 	Extension; grants to support agricultural 
3.16 	demonstration and implementation activities, 
3.17 	including research activities at the Rosholt 
3.18 	Research Farm; and other actions to protect 
3.19 	groundwater from degradation from nitrate. 
3.20 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.21 	2026.
3.22 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.23 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.24 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.25 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.26 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.27 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.28 	fund.
3.29 	(d) $1,452,000 the first year and $1,452,000 
3.30 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.31 	research, and demonstration projects on 
3.32 	properly implementing best management 
3.33 	practices and more-precise information on 
3.34 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters and 
3.35 	for grants to support on-farm demonstration 
4.1 	of agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
4.2 	available until June 30, 2026.
4.3 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
4.4 	second year are for maintenance of the 
4.5 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
4.6 	Costs for information technology development 
4.7 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
4.8 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
4.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.10 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
4.11 	the second year are to implement the 
4.12 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.13 	certification program statewide. This 
4.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.15 	(g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
4.16 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
4.17 	quality specialist through University of 
4.18 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
4.19 	available until June 30, 2025.
4.20 	(h) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
4.21 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
4.22 	Forever Green agriculture initiative and to 
4.23 	protect the state's natural resources while 
4.24 	increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
4.25 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
4.26 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.27 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
4.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.29 	(i) $339,000 the first year and $339,000 the 
4.30 	second year are for testing private wells for 
4.31 	pesticides where nitrate is detected as part of 
4.32 	the township testing program. This 
4.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

4.34	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	20,797,000
	$
	20,797,000
	
5.1 	(a) $7,216,000 the first year and $7,216,000 
5.2 	the second year are for completing needed 
5.3 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
5.4 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
5.5 	chapter 114D.
5.6 	(b) $6,604,000 the first year and $6,604,000 
5.7 	the second year are to develop watershed 
5.8 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
5.9 	which include total maximum daily load 
5.10 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
5.11 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
5.12 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
5.13 	approved by the United States Environmental 
5.14 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
5.15 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
5.16 	year over the biennium.
5.17 	(c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
5.18 	second year are for groundwater assessment, 
5.19 	including enhancing the ambient monitoring 
5.20 	network, modeling, evaluating trends, and 
5.21 	reassessing groundwater that was assessed ten 
5.22 	to 15 years ago and found to be contaminated.
5.23 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
5.24 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
5.25 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
5.26 	Action Plan.
5.27 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
5.28 	second year are for national pollutant 
5.29 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
5.30 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
5.31 	(f) $2,662,000 the first year and $2,662,000 
5.32 	the second year are for enhancing the 
5.33 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
5.34 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
6.1 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
6.2 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
6.3 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
6.4 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs 
6.5 	and competitive grants to counties with 
6.6 	specific plans to significantly reduce water 
6.7 	pollution by reducing the number of systems 
6.8 	that are an imminent threat to public health or 
6.9 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
6.10 	receive base grants must report the number of 
6.11 	properties with noncompliant systems 
6.12 	upgraded through an SSTS replacement, 
6.13 	connection to a centralized sewer system, or 
6.14 	other means, including property abandonment 
6.15 	or buyout. Counties also must report the 
6.16 	number of existing SSTS compliance 
6.17 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
6.18 	jurisdiction. The required reports must be part 
6.19 	of the established annual reporting for SSTS 
6.20 	programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000 
6.21 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
6.22 	low-income landowners to address systems 
6.23 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
6.24 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
6.25 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
6.26 	exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving 
6.27 	a grant under this paragraph must submit a 
6.28 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
6.29 	including an account of the expenditures. By 
6.30 	January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
6.31 	commissioner must submit a report to the 
6.32 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
6.33 	legislative committees and divisions with 
6.34 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
6.35 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
7.1 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
7.2 	for the previous two years.
7.3 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
7.4 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
7.5 	of municipal separate storm sewer system 
7.6 	(MS4) permit requirements, including 
7.7 	additional technical assistance to 
7.8 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
7.9 	understanding and implementing the basic 
7.10 	requirements of the municipal stormwater 
7.11 	program.
7.12 	(h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
7.13 	second year are for a grant program for 
7.14 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
7.15 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
7.16 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
7.17 	restore the water quality of waters in 
7.18 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
7.19 	awarded to local government units for projects 
7.20 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
7.21 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
7.22 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
7.23 	other than the clean water fund.
7.24 	(i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
7.25 	second year are for activities, training, and 
7.26 	grants that reduce chloride pollution.
7.27 	(j) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
7.28 	second year are to support activities of the 
7.29 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
7.30 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
7.31 	(k) $280,000 the first year and $280,000 the 
7.32 	second year are to support activities that build 
7.33 	local capacity to support and engage in water 
7.34 	restoration and protection through the We Are 
8.1 	Water Minnesota community engagement 
8.2 	initiative.
8.3 	(l) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
8.4 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
8.5 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
8.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
8.7 	appropriations in this section are available 
8.8 	until June 30, 2026.

8.98.10
	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,680,000
	$
	8,671,000
	
8.11 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
8.12 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
8.13 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
8.14 	the second year are for lake Index of 
8.15 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
8.16 	(c) $70,000 the first year and $66,000 the 
8.17 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
8.18 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
8.19 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
8.20 	time.
8.21 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
8.22 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
8.23 	science-based watershed restoration and 
8.24 	protection strategies.
8.25 	(e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
8.26 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
8.27 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
8.28 	and analysis.
8.29 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
8.30 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
8.31 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
8.32 	source restoration and protection activities.
9.1 	(g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the 
9.2 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
9.3 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
9.4 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
9.5 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
9.6 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
9.7 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
9.8 	forestry best management practices for water 
9.9 	quality.
9.10 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
9.11 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
9.12 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
9.13 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
9.14 	government implementing buffer 
9.15 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
9.16 	units of government and made available to 
9.17 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
9.18 	Resources website.

9.19
9.20	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	55,009,000
	$
	53,801,000
	
9.21 	(a) $21,782,000 the first year and $21,782,000 
9.22 	the second year are for performance-based 
9.23 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
9.24 	to local government units. The grants may be 
9.25 	used to implement projects that protect, 
9.26 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
9.27 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
9.28 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
9.29 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
9.30 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
9.31 	under the One Watershed, One Plan and 
9.32 	seven-county metropolitan groundwater or 
9.33 	surface water management frameworks as 
9.34 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
9.35 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
10.1 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
10.2 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
10.3 	funded under this paragraph. This 
10.4 	appropriation may be used for:
10.5 	(1) implementation grants to watershed 
10.6 	planning areas with approved plans, including 
10.7 	but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon 
10.8 	River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des 
10.9 	Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle 
10.10 	Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake 
10.11 	Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake 
10.12 	River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota 
10.13 	River North, Lower Minnesota River West, 
10.14 	Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. 
10.15 	Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle 
10.16 	Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, 
10.17 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
10.18 	West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois 
10.19 	de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow 
10.20 	River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre 
10.21 	River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root 
10.22 	River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
10.23 	River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, 
10.24 	South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
10.25 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, 
10.26 	Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, 
10.27 	Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
10.28 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
10.29 	or surface water management frameworks; 
10.30 	and
10.31 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
10.32 	management plan planning areas that have a 
10.33 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
10.34 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
10.35 	section 103B.801.
11.1 	The board may determine whether a planning 
11.2 	area is not ready to proceed, does not have the 
11.3 	nonstate match committed, or has not 
11.4 	expended all money granted to it. Upon 
11.5 	making the determination, the board may 
11.6 	allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended 
11.7 	allocation to another planning area to 
11.8 	implement priority projects, programs, or 
11.9 	practices.
11.10 	(b) $11,133,000 the first year and $11,133,000 
11.11 	the second year are for grants to local 
11.12 	government units to protect and restore surface 
11.13 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
11.14 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
11.15 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
11.16 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
11.17 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
11.18 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
11.19 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
11.20 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
11.21 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
11.22 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
11.23 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
11.24 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
11.25 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
11.26 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
11.27 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
11.28 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
11.29 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
11.30 	benefit drinking water.
11.31 	(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 
11.32 	the second year are for accelerated 
11.33 	implementation, local resource protection, 
11.34 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
11.35 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
12.1 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
12.2 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
12.3 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
12.4 	certification.
12.5 	(d) $1,355,000 the first year and $1,355,000 
12.6 	the second year are:
12.7 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
12.8 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
12.9 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
12.10 	measure the value of conservation program 
12.11 	implementation by local governments; and
12.12 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
12.13 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
12.14 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
12.15 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
12.16 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
12.17 	the recipients and projects funded under this 
12.18 	section and the amount of pollution reduced.
12.19 	(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
12.20 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
12.21 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
12.22 	governments in implementing and complying 
12.23 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
12.24 	requirements.
12.25 	(f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
12.26 	the second year are to develop a pilot working 
12.27 	lands floodplain program and to purchase, 
12.28 	restore, or preserve riparian land and 
12.29 	floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, 
12.30 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
12.31 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
12.32 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
12.33 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
12.34 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
13.1 	recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a 
13.2 	monitoring and enforcement account.
13.3 	(g) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
13.4 	the second year are for permanent 
13.5 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
13.6 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.7 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
13.8 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
13.9 	acquisition to permanently protect 
13.10 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
13.11 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
13.12 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
13.13 	sources as described under alternative 
13.14 	management tools in the Department of 
13.15 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
13.16 	Management Plan, including using 
13.17 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
13.18 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
13.19 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
13.20 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
13.21 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
13.22 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
13.23 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
13.24 	have identified specific activities that will 
13.25 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
13.26 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
13.27 	contracts. Up to $100,000 is for deposit in a 
13.28 	monitoring and enforcement account.
13.29 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
13.30 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
13.31 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
13.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
13.33 	subdivision 6.
13.34 	(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 
13.35 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
14.1 	and grants to local governments to transition 
14.2 	local water management plans to a watershed 
14.3 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
14.4 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
14.5 	(j) $723,000 the first year and $723,000 the 
14.6 	second year are for technical assistance and 
14.7 	grants for the conservation drainage program, 
14.8 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
14.9 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.10 	103B.101, subdivision 13, and including 
14.11 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
14.12 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.13 	103E.015.
14.14 	(k) $1,208,000 the first year is to purchase and 
14.15 	restore permanent conservation sites via 
14.16 	easements or contracts to treat and store water 
14.17 	on the land for water quality improvement 
14.18 	purposes and related technical assistance. This 
14.19 	work may be done in cooperation with the 
14.20 	United States Department of Agriculture with 
14.21 	a first-priority use to accomplish a 
14.22 	conservation reserve enhancement program, 
14.23 	or equivalent, in the state. Up to $100,000 is 
14.24 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
14.25 	account.
14.26 	(l) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000 
14.27 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
14.28 	conservation easements to protect lands 
14.29 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
14.30 	quality but that are threatened with 
14.31 	degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in 
14.32 	a monitoring and enforcement account.
14.33 	(m) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the 
14.34 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
14.35 	program to systematically collect data and 
15.1 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
15.2 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
15.3 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
15.4 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
15.5 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
15.6 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
15.7 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
15.8 	work.
15.9 	(n) $100,000 the first year and $100,00 the 
15.10 	second year are for developing and 
15.11 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
15.12 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
15.13 	(o) $2,420,000 the first year and $2,420,000 
15.14 	the second year are for permanent 
15.15 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
15.16 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
15.17 	$200,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
15.18 	enforcement account.
15.19 	(p) $2,033,000 the first year and $2,033,000 
15.20 	the second year are for grants to landowners 
15.21 	to enhance adoption of cover crops and other 
15.22 	soil health practices in areas where there are 
15.23 	direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to 
15.24 	$400,000 is for an agreement with the 
15.25 	University of Minnesota Minnesota Office for 
15.26 	Soil Health for applied research and education 
15.27 	on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
15.28 	management systems.
15.29 	(q) The board must contract for delivery of 
15.30 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
15.31 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
15.32 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
15.33 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
15.34 	year.
16.1 	(r) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
16.2 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
16.3 	the technical and administrative assistance 
16.4 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
16.5 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
16.6 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
16.7 	identified in local water management plans.
16.8 	(s) The board must require grantees to specify 
16.9 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
16.10 	grants before making any grant awards.
16.11 	(t) The appropriations in this section are 
16.12 	available until June 30, 2026, except grant 
16.13 	funds are available for five years after the date 
16.14 	a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must 
16.15 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
16.16 	this section.

16.17	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	5,955,000
	$
	5,955,000
	
16.18 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
16.19 	the second year are for addressing public 
16.20 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
16.21 	or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
16.22 	drinking water for which no health-based 
16.23 	drinking water standards exist and for the 
16.24 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
16.25 	contaminants.
16.26 	(b) $3,079,000 the first year and $3,079,000 
16.27 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
16.28 	drinking water, including planning, 
16.29 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
16.30 	and grants to local governments and public 
16.31 	water systems.
16.32 	(c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the 
16.33 	second year are to develop and deliver 
16.34 	groundwater restoration and protection 
17.1 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
17.2 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
17.3 	provide resources to local governments for 
17.4 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
17.5 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
17.6 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
17.7 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
17.8 	(d) $863,000 the first year and $863,000 the 
17.9 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
17.10 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
17.11 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
17.12 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
17.13 	users.
17.14 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
17.15 	second year are to develop public health 
17.16 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
17.17 	to safe drinking water, including development 
17.18 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
17.19 	water based on recommendations from the 
17.20 	Future of Drinking Water report.
17.21 	(f) Unless otherwise specified, the 
17.22 	appropriations in this section are available 
17.23 	until June 30, 2025.

17.24	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,169,000
	$
	1,169,000
	
17.25 	(a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the 
17.26 	second year are to implement projects that 
17.27 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
17.28 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
17.29 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
17.30 	coordination, support local implementation of 
17.31 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
17.32 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
17.33 	metropolitan area. These projects must provide 
17.34 	communities with:
18.1 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
18.2 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
18.3 	wastewater, and groundwater;
18.4 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
18.5 	for different alternatives;
18.6 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
18.7 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
18.8 	costs;
18.9 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
18.10 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
18.11 	regionally beneficial water supply 
18.12 	development projects; and
18.13 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
18.14 	models.
18.15 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.16 	second year are for the water demand 
18.17 	reduction grant program to encourage 
18.18 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
18.19 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
18.20 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
18.21 	drinking water supplies.

18.22	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,220,000
	$
	1,220,000
	
18.23 	(a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
18.24 	second year are for developing Part A of 
18.25 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
18.26 	available until June 30, 2028.
18.27 	(b) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
18.28 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
18.29 	performance and technology transfer for 
18.30 	stormwater best management practices, to 
18.31 	evaluate best management performance and 
18.32 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
18.33 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
19.1 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
19.2 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
19.3 	and to implement a system to transfer 
19.4 	knowledge and technology across local 
19.5 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
19.6 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
19.7 	2028.
19.8 	(c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
19.9 	second year are for a report that quantifies the 
19.10 	multiple benefits of clean water investments, 
19.11 	for a review of equity considerations in clean 
19.12 	water fund spending, and for proposing 
19.13 	climate considerations in comprehensive 
19.14 	watershed management plans.

19.15	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	8,000
	$
	-0-
	
19.16 	$8,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
19.17 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
19.18 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.19 	3.303, subdivision 10.

19.20	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,068,000
	$
	8,068,000
	
19.21 	(a) $7,968,000 each year is for the point source 
19.22 	implementation grants program under 
19.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
19.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
19.25 	(b) $100,000 each year is for small community 
19.26 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
19.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
19.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
19.29 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
19.30 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
19.31 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
19.32 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
19.33 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
19.34 	this section according to a project's priority 
20.1 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
20.2 	priority list.

20.3 	ARTICLE 2
20.4 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

20.5	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
20.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
20.7 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
20.8 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
20.9 	"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
20.10 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The 
20.11 	first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is 
20.12 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime appropriations.

20.13				APPROPRIATIONS
	
20.14				Available for the Year
	
20.15				Ending June 30
	
20.16					2022
		2023

20.17	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

20.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,757,000
	$
	42,753,000
	
20.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
20.20 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

20.21	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
20.22 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
20.23 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
20.24 	related to and necessary for a specific 
20.25 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
20.26 	article must be spent in accordance with 
20.27 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
20.28 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
20.29 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
20.30 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
20.31 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
20.32 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
20.33 	2024, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
21.1 	available until June 30, 2025. If a project 
21.2 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
21.3 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
21.4 	availability of federal funding.

21.5	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
21.6 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
21.7 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
21.8 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
21.9 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
21.10 	committees, and commissions, should make 
21.11 	progress toward providing people with 
21.12 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
21.13 	publications, and digital media related to the 
21.14 	programs the recipient funds using 
21.15 	appropriations made in this article.

21.16
21.17	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	25,823,000
	$
	25,823,000
	
21.18 	(a) $16,930,000 the first year and $16,930,000 
21.19 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
21.20 	areas, and trails to:
21.21 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
21.22 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
21.23 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
21.24 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
21.25 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
21.26 	parks and trails legacy plan.
21.27 	(b) $8,465,000 the first year and $8,465,000 
21.28 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
21.29 	trails of regional significance outside the 
21.30 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
21.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
21.32 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
21.33 	on the lists of recommended projects 
21.34 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
22.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
22.2 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
22.3 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
22.4 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.5 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
22.6 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
22.7 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
22.8 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
22.9 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
22.10 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
22.11 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
22.12 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
22.13 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
22.14 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
22.15 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
22.16 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
22.17 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
22.18 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
22.19 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
22.20 	$423,250 the first year and $423,250 the 
22.21 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
22.22 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
22.23 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.24 	section 85.536, including the continued 
22.25 	development of a statewide system plan for 
22.26 	regional parks and trails outside the 
22.27 	seven-county metropolitan area.
22.28 	(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
22.29 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
22.30 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
22.31 	contains the commission's recommendations 
22.32 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
22.33 	fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking 
22.34 	minority members of the legislative 
22.35 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
23.1 	over the environment and natural resources 
23.2 	and the parks and trails fund.
23.3 	(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
23.4 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
23.5 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
23.6 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
23.7 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
23.8 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
23.9 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
23.10 	minority members of the legislative 
23.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
23.12 	over the environment and natural resources 
23.13 	and the parks and trails fund.
23.14 	(e) $428,000 the first year and $428,000 the 
23.15 	second year are for coordination and projects 
23.16 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
23.17 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
23.18 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
23.19 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
23.20 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
23.21 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
23.22 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
23.23 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
23.24 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
23.25 	activities under this section for at least 
23.26 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
23.27 	second year.
23.28 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
23.29 	appropriations under this section must give 
23.30 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
23.31 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
23.32 	and other activities.

23.33	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,930,000
	$
	16,930,000
	
24.1 	(a) $16,930,000 the first year and $16,930,000 
24.2 	the second year are for distribution according 
24.3 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
24.4 	subdivision 3.
24.5 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
24.6 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
24.7 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
24.8 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
24.9 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
24.10 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
24.11 	under this section must be substantially 
24.12 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
24.13 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
24.14 	Any money remaining after completing the 
24.15 	listed projects may be spent by the 
24.16 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
24.17 	parks and trails.
24.18 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
24.19 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
24.20 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
24.21 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
24.22 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
24.23 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
24.24 	appropriations under this section must give 
24.25 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
24.26 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
24.27 	and other activities.

24.28	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
24.29 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
24.30 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
24.31 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.32 	3.303, subdivision 10.

25.1 	ARTICLE 3
25.2 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

25.3	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
25.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
25.5 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
25.6 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
25.7 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
25.8 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
25.9 	year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
25.10 	2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
25.11 	These are onetime appropriations.

25.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
25.13				Available for the Year
	
25.14				Ending June 30
	
25.15					2022
		2023

25.16
25.17	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 
FUND

25.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	33,209,000
	$
	34,957,000
	
25.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
25.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
25.21 	subdivisions.

25.22	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
25.23 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
25.24 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
25.25 	related to and necessary for a specific 
25.26 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
25.27 	article must not be spent on indirect costs or 
25.28 	other institutional overhead charges that are 
25.29 	not directly related to and necessary for a 
25.30 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
25.31 	in this article must be spent in accordance with 
25.32 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
25.33 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
25.34 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
25.35 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
25.36 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
26.1 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
26.2 	2023, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
26.3 	available until June 30, 2024. If a project 
26.4 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
26.5 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
26.6 	availability of federal funding.

26.7	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		33,209,000
		34,957,000
	
26.8 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
26.9 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
26.10 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
26.11 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
26.12 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
26.13 	recipients of appropriations in this subdivision 
26.14 	must ensure that these funds are used to 
26.15 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
26.16 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
26.17 	established within this appropriation must be 
26.18 	separately administered from other state 
26.19 	appropriations for program planning and 
26.20 	outcome measurements but may take into 
26.21 	consideration other state resources awarded 
26.22 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
26.23 	size.
26.24 	(b) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
26.25 	to each of the categories of arts and arts 
26.26 	access, arts education, and arts and cultural 
26.27 	heritage may be used by the board for 
26.28 	administering grant programs, delivering 
26.29 	technical services, providing fiscal oversight 
26.30 	for the statewide system, and ensuring 
26.31 	accountability in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal 
26.32 	year 2023.
26.33 	(c) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
26.34 	appropriation to each of the categories of arts 
26.35 	and arts access, arts education, and arts and 
27.1 	cultural heritage is for grants to the regional 
27.2 	arts councils. Notwithstanding any other 
27.3 	provision of law, regional arts council grants 
27.4 	or other arts council grants for touring 
27.5 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
27.6 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
27.7 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
27.8 	regions of the state.
27.9 	(d) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
27.10 	under this subdivision in the first year does 
27.11 	not cancel but is available for the second year 
27.12 	of the biennium.