1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2131 as follows:
1.2Page 2, line 12, after the period insert "To the extent possible, prairie restorations
1.3conducted with money appropriated in this section must plant vegetation or sow seed only
1.4of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and preferably of the local ecotype, using a high diversity
1.5of species originating from as close to the restoration site as possible, and protect existing
1.6native prairies from genetic contamination."
1.7Page 3, line 5, after the period insert "To the extent possible, prairie restorations
1.8conducted with money appropriated in this section must plant vegetation or sow seed only
1.9of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and preferably of the local ecotype, using a high diversity
1.10of species originating from as close to the restoration site as possible, and protect existing
1.11native prairies from genetic contamination."
1.12Page 6, line 29, delete "for"
1.13Page 6, delete line 30
1.14Page 6, line 31, delete "Wildlife Foundation"
1.15Page 7, line 2, after the period insert: "Up to two and one-half percent of this
1.16appropriation may be used for administering the grant."
1.17Page 7, line 33, after the period insert: "To the extent possible, prairie restorations
1.18conducted with money appropriated in this section must plant vegetation or sow seed only
1.19of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and preferably of the local ecotype, using a high diversity
1.20of species originating from as close to the restoration site as possible, and protect existing
1.21native prairies from genetic contamination."
1.22Page 12, delete lines 20 to 26, and insert:
1.23"(1) plant vegetation or sow seed only
1.24of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and
1.25preferably of the local ecotype, using a
1.26high diversity of species originating from
1.27as close to the restoration site as possible,
2.1and protect existing native prairies from
2.2genetic contamination, to the extent possible
2.3if conducting prairie restorations is a
2.4component of the accomplishment plan;"
2.5Page 14, line 16, delete "and"
2.6Page 14, after line 16 insert:
2.7"(7) to the extent the appropriation is used to
2.8acquire an interest in real property, provide
2.9to the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council and
2.10the commissioner of finance an analysis of
2.11increased operations and maintenance costs
2.12likely to be incurred by public entities as
2.13a result of the acquisition and of how these
2.14costs may be paid for; and"
2.15Page 14, line 17, delete "(7)" and insert "(8)"
2.16Page 18, after line 16, insert:

2.17

"Subd. 16.Reports to Finance

2.18All reports submitted to the Lessard Outdoor
2.19Heritage Council by recipients of money
2.20appropriated under this section must also
2.21submit the reports to the commissioner of
2.22finance. The commissioner must maintain
2.23a Web site with a searchable data base
2.24providing the public with information on
2.25expenditures from the outdoor heritage fund.
2.26To the extent practical the commissioner
2.27must use systems developed to track
2.28expenditure of federal money under the
2.29American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
2.30track expenditures from the outdoor heritage
2.31fund."