1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1183 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3"ARTICLE 1
1.4OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.5
 Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
1.6The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.7agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.8outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014"
1.9and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are
1.10available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The
1.11first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. The "biennium" is
1.12fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
1.13
 APPROPRIATIONS
1.14
 Available for the Year
1.15
 Ending June 30
1.16
 2014
 2015

1.17
 Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
1.18
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 96,421,000
 $
 50,674,000
1.19This appropriation is from the outdoor
1.20heritage fund. The amounts that may be
1.21spent for each purpose are specified in the
1.22following subdivisions.
1.23
 Subd. 2.Prairies
 26,790,000
 6,696,000
1.24
 (a) Grasslands for the Future
2.1$2,000,000 in the first year and $2,000,000 in
2.2the second year are to the Board of Water and
2.3Soil Resources for a pilot project to acquire
2.4permanent conservation easements on
2.5grasslands in cooperation with the Minnesota
2.6Land Trust and the Conservation Fund. Up
2.7to $3,700,000 may be used for agreements
2.8with the Minnesota Land Trust to acquire
2.9permanent conservation easements and up
2.10to $150,000 may be used for establishing
2.11monitoring and enforcement funds with
2.12the Minnesota Land Trust and the Board
2.13of Water and Soil Resources, as approved
2.14in the accomplishment plan and subject
2.15to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
2.16subdivision 17. Up to $75,000 may be used
2.17for an agreement with the Conservation Fund
2.18for professional services. Easements funded
2.19under this appropriation are not subject to
2.20emergency haying and grazing orders. Any
2.21net proceeds accruing to a project partner
2.22from real estate transactions related to this
2.23project must be used for the purposes outlined
2.24in this appropriation. A list of permanent
2.25conservation easements must be provided as
2.26part of the required accomplishment plan.
2.27
2.28
 (b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area
Program - Phase V
2.29$7,960,000 in the first year is to the
2.30commissioner of natural resources for an
2.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.32land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.33under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.34subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
2.35acquisitions must be provided as part of the
2.36required accomplishment plan.
3.1
3.2
3.3
 (c) DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific
and Natural Area, and Native Prairie Bank
Easement - Phase V
3.4$4,000,000 in the first year and $2,940,000
3.5in the second year are to the commissioner
3.6of natural resources to acquire land in
3.7fee for wildlife management purposes
3.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
3.9subdivision 8; acquire land in fee for
3.10scientific and natural area purposes under
3.11Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
3.12subdivision 5; and acquire native prairie
3.13bank easements under Minnesota Statutes,
3.14section 84.96. Up to $42,000 is for
3.15establishing a monitoring and enforcement
3.16fund, as approved in the accomplishment
3.17plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
3.18section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native
3.19prairie bank easements. A list of proposed
3.20land and permanent conservation easement
3.21acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.22required accomplishment plan.
3.23
3.24
 (d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase
IV
3.25$5,310,000 in the first year is to the
3.26commissioner of natural resources for an
3.27agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.28to acquire native prairie, wetland, and
3.29savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
3.30wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed
3.31land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.32the required accomplishment plan. Annual
3.33income statements and balance sheets for
3.34income and expenses from land acquired
3.35with this appropriation must be submitted to
3.36the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
4.1no later than 180 days following the close of
4.2The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.
4.3
4.4
 (e) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water -
Phase III
4.5$3,520,000 in the first year is to the Board
4.6of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
4.7permanent conservation easements to protect
4.8and enhance habitat by expanding clean
4.9water fund riparian wildlife buffers on private
4.10land. Up to $120,000 is for establishing
4.11a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
4.12approved in the accomplishment plan and
4.13subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
4.1497A.056, subdivision 17. Easements funded
4.15under this appropriation are not subject to
4.16emergency haying and grazing orders. A list
4.17of permanent conservation easements must
4.18be provided as part of the final report.
4.19
4.20
 (f) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex
- Phase III
4.21$1,780,000 in the first year is to the
4.22commissioner of natural resources for an
4.23agreement with Trust for Public Land to
4.24acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
4.25watershed for wildlife management purposes
4.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
4.27subdivision 8, or aquatic management area
4.28purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections
4.2986A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of
4.30proposed land acquisitions must be provided
4.31as part of the required accomplishment plan.
4.32
4.33
 (g) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase V
4.34$2,220,000 in the first year and $1,756,000
4.35in the second year are to the commissioner of
5.1natural resources to accelerate the restoration
5.2and enhancement of wildlife management
5.3areas, scientific and natural areas, and land
5.4under native prairie bank easements. A list of
5.5proposed land restorations and enhancements
5.6must be provided as part of the required
5.7accomplishment plan.
5.8
 Subd. 3.Forests
 8,630,000
 6,476,000
5.9
 (a) Young Forest Conservation
5.10$1,180,000 in the first year is to the
5.11commissioner of natural resources for
5.12an agreement with the American Bird
5.13Conservancy to acquire lands in fee to be
5.14added to the wildlife management area system
5.15under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.16subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance
5.17habitat on publicly protected land. A list of
5.18proposed land acquisitions must be provided
5.19as part of the required accomplishment plan.
5.20
 (b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase III
5.21$1,150,000 in the first year is to the Board of
5.22Water and Soil Resources and $300,000 in
5.23the first year is to the Department of Natural
5.24Resources to acquire land in fee to be added
5.25to the wildlife management area system
5.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.27subdivision 8, and to acquire permanent
5.28conservation easements on lands adjacent
5.29to the Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers
5.30and within the boundaries of the Minnesota
5.31National Guard Army Compatible Use
5.32Buffer. Of the amount appropriated to the
5.33Board of Water and Soil Resources, $49,900
5.34is for a grant to the Morrison County Soil
5.35and Water Conservation District and up to
6.1$33,600 is for establishing a monitoring
6.2and enforcement fund, as approved in
6.3the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.4Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.5subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
6.6acquisitions and permanent conservation
6.7easements must be provided as part of the
6.8required accomplishment plan.
6.9
6.10
 (c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
Grouse Habitat Program - Phase IV
6.11$1,180,000 in the first year is to the
6.12commissioner of natural resources for
6.13an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
6.14cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
6.15Grouse Society to acquire and enhance
6.16lands in Aitkin, Carlton, and Kanabec
6.17Counties for wildlife management purposes
6.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.19subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
6.20acquisitions must be provided as part of the
6.21required accomplishment plan.
6.22
6.23
 (d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass
County - Phase IV
6.24$500,000 in the first year is to the
6.25commissioner of natural resources for an
6.26agreement with Cass County to acquire land
6.27in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
6.28habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
6.29A list of proposed land acquisitions
6.30must be provided as part of the required
6.31accomplishment plan.
6.32
6.33
 (e) Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection
Program - Phase II
6.34$820,000 in the first year is to the
6.35commissioner of natural resources for
7.1an agreement with the Minnesota Land
7.2Trust to acquire permanent conservation
7.3easements along rivers and lakes in the
7.4northern forest region. Up to $160,000 is for
7.5establishing a monitoring and enforcement
7.6fund, as approved in the accomplishment
7.7plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
7.8section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
7.9proposed permanent conservation easements
7.10must be provided as part of the required
7.11accomplishment plan.
7.12
7.13
 (f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative -
Phase II
7.14$2,000,000 in the first year is to the
7.15commissioner of natural resources for an
7.16agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
7.17Association to restore and enhance public
7.18forest lands in the northern forest region
7.19for moose habitat purposes. A list of
7.20proposed land restoration and enhancements
7.21must be provided as part of the required
7.22accomplishment plan.
7.23
 (g) Minnesota Forests for the Future
7.24$500,000 in the first year and $5,000,000
7.25in the second year are to the commissioner
7.26of natural resources to acquire permanent
7.27working forest easements on up to 150,000
7.28acres of private forest lands in Itasca,
7.29Koochiching, and Saint Louis Counties
7.30identified through the Minnesota Forests
7.31for the Future program under Minnesota
7.32Statutes, section 84.66. Up to $300,000 is for
7.33establishing a monitoring and enforcement
7.34fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.35and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.197A.056, subdivision 17. The commissioner
8.2may use the first year appropriation for land
8.3acquisition pre-transaction costs including,
8.4but not limited to, appraisals, surveys, and
8.5title research.
8.6
8.7
8.8
 (h) Preventing Forest Fragmentation and
Protecting and Restoring Lake and Stream
Habitat in the St. Louis River Watershed
8.9$1,000,000 in the first year and $1,476,000
8.10in the second year are to the commissioner
8.11of natural resources for an agreement with
8.12the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
8.13Chippewa to acquire land in fee and to restore
8.14and enhance forests, prairie, and wetlands
8.15within the Fond du Lac Reservation. A list of
8.16proposed land acquisitions must be provided
8.17as part of the required accomplishment plan.
8.18
 Subd. 4.Wetlands
 32,760,000
 10,000,000
8.19
8.20
 (a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve
Program Partnership - Phase V
8.21$16,000,000 in the first year and $8,000,000
8.22in the second year are to the Board of Soil
8.23and Water Resources to acquire permanent
8.24conservation easements and restore wetlands
8.25and associated upland habitat in cooperation
8.26with the United States Department of
8.27Agriculture Wetlands Reserve Program and
8.28Ducks Unlimited, including $1,000,000
8.29for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited
8.30to provide technical and bioengineering
8.31assistance. Up to $240,000 is for establishing
8.32a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
8.33approved in the accomplishment plan and
8.34subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.3597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
9.1conservation easements must be provided as
9.2part of the final report.
9.3
9.4
 (b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area
Acquisition - Phase V
9.5$6,830,000 in the first year is to the
9.6commissioner of natural resources for an
9.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
9.8land in fee to be designated and managed as
9.9waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
9.10in cooperation with the United States Fish
9.11and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
9.12acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.13required accomplishment plan.
9.14
9.15
 (c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland
Initiative - Phase III
9.16$3,530,000 in the first year is to the
9.17commissioner of natural resources for an
9.18agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
9.19land in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.21subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
9.22acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.23required accomplishment plan.
9.24
9.25
 (d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program
- Phase II
9.26$1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board
9.27of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
9.28in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat
9.29for native wild rice bed protection and to
9.30acquire permanent conservation easements
9.31in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of
9.32this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement
9.33with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land
9.34or interests in land to protect native wild
9.35rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing
10.1a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
10.2approved in the accomplishment plan and
10.3subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.5land acquisitions must be included as part of
10.6the required accomplishment plan.
10.7
 (e) Wetland Habitat Program
10.8$1,980,000 in the first year is to the
10.9commissioner of natural resources for an
10.10agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to
10.11acquire permanent conservation easements
10.12in high-priority wetland complexes in
10.13the prairie and forest/prairie transition
10.14regions. Up to $280,000 is for establishing
10.15a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
10.16approved in the accomplishment plan and
10.17subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
10.19land acquisitions must be included as part of
10.20the required accomplishment plan.
10.21
10.22
 (f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands
Enhancement - Phase V
10.23$1,790,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
10.24in the second year are to the commissioner
10.25of natural resources to enhance and restore
10.26shallow lakes, including $565,000 for an
10.27agreement with Ducks Unlimited to help
10.28implement restorations and enhancements.
10.29A list of proposed land restorations and
10.30enhancements must be provided as part of
10.31the required accomplishment plan.
10.32
 (g) Pelican Lake Enhancement
10.33$1,000,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
10.34in the second year are to the commissioner
10.35of natural resources for an agreement with
11.1Ducks Unlimited to construct a gravity
11.2outlet, water control structure, and pump
11.3station lift to enhance aquatic habitat in
11.4Pelican Lake in Wright County. A list of
11.5proposed land restoration and enhancements
11.6must be included as part of the required
11.7accomplishment plan.
11.8
 Subd. 5.Habitats
 27,438,000
 27,250,000
11.9
 (a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V
11.10$3,250,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
11.11in the second year are to the commissioner
11.12of natural resources to acquire interests in
11.13land in fee for aquatic management purposes
11.14under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
11.15subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore
11.16and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of
11.17proposed land acquisitions and restorations
11.18and enhancements must be provided as part
11.19of the required accomplishment plan.
11.20
11.21
 (b) Habitat Protection in Dakota County -
Phase IV
11.22$2,100,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
11.23in the second year are to the commissioner
11.24of natural resources for an agreement
11.25with Dakota County to acquire, restore,
11.26and enhance lands in Dakota County for
11.27fish and wildlife management purposes
11.28under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
11.29subdivision 8, or aquatic management area
11.30purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections
11.3186A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to
11.32acquire permanent conservation easements
11.33and restore and enhance habitats in rivers
11.34and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up
11.35to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring
12.1and enforcement fund, as approved in
12.2the accomplishment plan and subject to
12.3Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
12.4subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
12.5acquisitions and permanent conservation
12.6easements must be provided as part of the
12.7required accomplishment plan.
12.8
 (c) Root River Protection and Restoration
12.9$2,750,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
12.10in the second year are to the commissioner
12.11of natural resources for agreements to
12.12acquire land in fee for scientific and
12.13natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
12.14sections 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for
12.15state forest purposes under Minnesota
12.16Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7,
12.17and to acquire permanent conservation
12.18easements as follows: $2,894,000 to The
12.19Nature Conservancy and $856,000 to the
12.20Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $137,000 is for
12.21establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.22fund, as approved in the accomplishment
12.23plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
12.24section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list
12.25of proposed acquisitions and permanent
12.26conservation easements must be provided as
12.27part of the required accomplishment plan.
12.28
 (d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase IV
12.29$1,720,000 in the first year and $700,000 in
12.30the second year are to the commissioner of
12.31natural resources for agreements to acquire
12.32land in fee and as permanent conservation
12.33easements and to restore and enhance natural
12.34systems associated with the Mississippi,
12.35Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows:
13.1$964,000 to the Minnesota Valley National
13.2Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to
13.3the Friends of the Mississippi; $236,000 to
13.4the Great River Greening; $550,000 to the
13.5Minnesota Land Trust; and $510,000 to the
13.6Trust for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for
13.7establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.8fund, as approved in the accomplishment
13.9plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
13.10section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
13.11proposed land acquisitions and permanent
13.12conservation easements must be provided as
13.13part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.14
 (e) Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
13.15$1,000,000 in the first year is to the Board
13.16of Regents of the University of Minnesota
13.17to acquire land in fee surrounding Lake
13.18Tamarack in Carver County to be added to
13.19the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. A land
13.20description must be provided as part of the
13.21required accomplishment plan.
13.22
13.23
 (f) Lower Mississippi River Habitat
Partnership - Phase III
13.24$1,700,000 in the first year and $1,700,000
13.25in the second year are to the commissioner of
13.26natural resources to enhance aquatic habitat.
13.27Of this amount, $450,000 is for an agreement
13.28with the United States Fish and Wildlife
13.29Service to enhance aquatic habitat in the
13.30lower Mississippi River watershed. A list of
13.31proposed land restorations and enhancements
13.32must be provided as part of the required
13.33accomplishment plan.
13.34
13.35
 (g) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement -
Phase V
14.1$2,470,000 in the first year and $300,000
14.2in the second year are to the commissioner
14.3of natural resources for an agreement
14.4with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore
14.5and enhance coldwater river and stream
14.6habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.7land restorations and enhancements
14.8must be provided as part of the required
14.9accomplishment plan.
14.10
14.11
 (h) Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive
Species Control Structure - Phase III
14.12$1,127,000 in the first year is to the
14.13commissioner of natural resources for
14.14an agreement with the Shell Rock River
14.15Watershed District to construct structural
14.16deterrents and lake level controls to enhance
14.17aquatic habitat on Albert Lea Lake in
14.18Freeborn County. A list of proposed
14.19land restorations and enhancements
14.20must be provided as part of the required
14.21accomplishment plan.
14.22
14.23
 (i) Metropolitan Regional Parks Wildlife
Habitat Protection and Restoration
14.24$5,346,000 in the first year and $1,500,000
14.25in the second year are to the Metropolitan
14.26Council to restore and enhance fish and
14.27wildlife habitat in forests, prairies, and
14.28wetlands in the metropolitan regional parks
14.29system. Of this amount:
14.30(1) $500,000 is for Dakota County to convert
14.31existing agricultural land and low-quality
14.32woods and grassland in Whitetail Woods
14.33Regional Park to prairie and oak savanna
14.34centered around an existing wetland,
15.1resulting in substantial habitat improvements
15.2for waterfowl and other wildlife;
15.3(2) $60,000 is for Dakota County to protect
15.4and enhance Miesville Ravine Park Reserve
15.5through earth shaping, slope stabilization,
15.6and perhaps piping of one severe gully
15.7erosion situation and other eroding sites that
15.8are presently contributing sediment to Trout
15.9Brook, impairing water quality and the brook
15.10trout population;
15.11(3) $500,000 is for the city of St. Paul
15.12to restore two acres of prairie adjacent to
15.13Pickerel Lake and to plant and enhance
15.14an additional two acres of prairie, five
15.15acres of forest, and one acre of wetland in
15.16Lilydale Regional Park. This will enhance
15.17connectivity of existing natural resources
15.18including floodplain forest, upland prairie,
15.19and emergent marsh;
15.20(4) $865,000 is for the Minneapolis Park and
15.21Recreation Board to protect, restore, and
15.22enhance shorelines; reduce invasive upland
15.23species; enhance the Wirth Lake wetland
15.24complex; reduce invasive upland species;
15.25and correct erosion problems in Theodore
15.26Wirth Regional Park;
15.27(5) $468,000 is for Ramsey County to restore
15.2872 acres in Battle Creek Regional Park along
15.29the bluff of the Mississippi River, including
15.30restoration and enhancement of prairie,
15.31savanna, oak woods, and shrub swamp seeps
15.32to improve waterfowl and upland game bird
15.33feeding and nesting habitats;
15.34(6) $210,000 is for the Three Rivers Park
15.35District to restore the water quality and
16.1game fish habitat in Lake Independence in
16.2Baker Park Reserve by reducing phosphorus
16.3loading from Spurzem and Half Moon Lakes
16.4through treatment with aluminum sulfate;
16.5(7) $400,000 is for the Three Rivers Park
16.6District to enhance and restore the quality
16.7of Cleary Lake and restore the fishery by
16.8controlling curly-leaf pondweed, reducing
16.9phosphorus runoff from the watershed, and
16.10controlling internal phosphorus cycling with
16.11aluminum sulfate;
16.12(8) $200,000 is for Carver County to restore
16.13and enhance Lake Minnewashta Regional
16.14Park by converting 37 acres of existing
16.15turf or old fields to native prairie and oak
16.16savanna. These areas are identified in the
16.17park master plan as medium to high potential
16.18sites for restoration;
16.19(9) $270,000 is for Anoka County to
16.20restore and enhance 120 acres of prairie
16.21and woodland habitat within the 273-acre
16.22Mississippi West Regional Park. Outcomes
16.23will include increased habitat for game and
16.24nongame species and benefits to migratory
16.25waterfowl on the Mississippi flyway;
16.26(10) $200,000 is for Anoka County to
16.27restore 45 acres of prairie and oak savanna
16.28and remove invasive species from 40
16.29acres of riparian forest land at Rum River
16.30Central Regional Park. The restoration
16.31will benefit the adjacent 550-acre Cedar
16.32Creek Conservation Area, which is open to
16.33hunting and was funded through a recent
16.34appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund;
17.1(11) $338,000 is for Scott County to restore
17.2and enhance 150 acres within the 1,150-acre
17.3conservation-focused Doyle-Kennefick
17.4Regional Park. The project site is part of an
17.5850-acre mosaic of natural lands including
17.6Minnesota County Biological Survey forest
17.7and some of the highest-quality wetlands in
17.8Scott County. The park master plan identifies
17.9this natural complex to be conserved for
17.10habitat and biological diversity with very
17.11light recreational development;
17.12(12) $37,000 is for Scott County to restore
17.13and enhance Cedar Lake Farm Regional
17.14Park by partnering with the Cedar Lake
17.15Improvement District and Scott Watershed
17.16Management Organization for four years of
17.17treatment to control the curly-leaf pondweed
17.18infestation dominating Cedar Lake. The
17.19goal is to restore 700 acres of shallow lake,
17.20improve fishing opportunities, and increase
17.21native aquatic plant habitat;
17.22(13) $1,523,000 is for Scott County to
17.23restore and enhance 302 acres of contiguous
17.24forest, wetlands, and lakeshore in Spring
17.25Lake Regional Park by improving habitat
17.26for interior forest birds, waterfowl, and
17.27amphibians. Adjacent to Upper Prior, Spring,
17.28and Arctic Lakes, this site is part of a larger
17.29permanent habitat network;
17.30(14) $425,000 is for Washington County to
17.31restore and enhance Lake Elmo Park Reserve
17.32by creating 168 acres of interconnected
17.33tallgrass prairie through the restoration of 12
17.34wetland basins that are scattered throughout
17.35an existing tallgrass prairie complex. These
18.1diverse landscapes provide critical habitat for
18.2native ground-nesting birds;
18.3(15) $350,000 is for Washington County to
18.4restore and enhance rare and unique forest
18.5communities identified by the Department
18.6of Natural Resources in Lake Elmo Park
18.7Reserve and St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park.
18.8These forests provide exceptional habitat
18.9for native and migrating bird species and
18.10represent some of the best opportunities for
18.11avian habitat improvement in Washington
18.12County; and
18.13(16) $500,000 is for the Pioneer-Sarah Creek
18.14Watershed Management Commission to
18.15restore and enhance the aquatic habitat of
18.16Lake Sarah.
18.17Funded projects must implement priority
18.18natural resource management plan
18.19components of regional park master plans
18.20approved by the Metropolitan Council.
18.21
 (j) Duluth Flood Stream Habitat Restoration
18.22$500,000 in the first year and $4,500,000 in
18.23the second year are to the commissioner of
18.24natural resources for an agreement with the
18.25South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation
18.26District to create a stream habitat repair
18.27program for cold-water and brook trout
18.28streams in the Duluth area impacted by the
18.292012 flood.
18.30
 (k) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian Carp
18.31$275,000 in the first year and $7,200,000
18.32in the second year are to the commissioner
18.33of natural resources to protect Minnesota's
18.34aquatic habitat from Asian carp. Of
19.1this amount, $3,500,000 is for grants
19.2to tribal and local governments for
19.3decontamination equipment and inspection
19.4and decontamination activities at public
19.5water access and other sites.
19.6
 (l) Lake Minnetonka Protection
19.7$1,000,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
19.8in the second year is to the commissioner
19.9of natural resources for an agreement with
19.10the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
19.11to protect lakes, rivers, and streams in the
19.12district from aquatic invasive species.
19.13
19.14
 (m) Environmental Learning Area Habitat
Restoration
19.15$200,000 in the first year and $350,000 in
19.16the second year are to the commissioner
19.17of natural resources for an agreement with
19.18the West Central Area School District
19.19to acquire and restore native prairie and
19.20wetland habitats on 45 acres of land adjacent
19.21to the existing West Central Area Schools
19.22Environmental Learning Center.
19.23
19.24
 (n) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners
Grant Program - Phase V
19.25$4,000,000 in the first year and $4,000,000
19.26in the second year are to the commissioner
19.27of natural resources for a program to
19.28provide competitive, matching grants of
19.29up to $400,000 to local, regional, state,
19.30and national organizations for enhancing,
19.31restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
19.32prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
19.33in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made
19.34for activities required to fulfill the duties
19.35of owners of lands subject to conservation
20.1easements. Grants shall not be made from
20.2appropriations in this paragraph for projects
20.3that have a total project cost exceeding
20.4$575,000. Of this appropriation, $366,000
20.5may be spent for personnel costs and other
20.6direct and necessary administrative costs, and
20.7$10,000 is for outreach efforts to encourage
20.8underrepresented communities to apply for
20.9grants under this paragraph. Grantees may
20.10acquire land or interests in land. Easements
20.11must be permanent. Land acquired in fee
20.12must be open to hunting and fishing during
20.13the open season unless otherwise provided by
20.14state law. The program shall require a cash
20.15match of at least ten percent from nonstate
20.16sources for all grants. For grant applications
20.17of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
20.18provide a separate, simplified application
20.19process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
20.20commissioner of natural resources shall,
20.21when evaluating projects of equal value,
20.22give priority to organizations that have a
20.23history of receiving or charter to receive
20.24private contributions for local conservation
20.25or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
20.26conservation easement, priority shall be
20.27given to projects associated with existing
20.28wildlife management areas under Minnesota
20.29Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
20.30scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
20.31Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
20.32subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas
20.33under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
20.34subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration
20.35or enhancement projects must be on land
20.36permanently protected by a conservation
21.1easement or public ownership or in public
21.2waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
21.3section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
21.4shall be given to restoration and enhancement
21.5projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
21.6section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
21.7to grants awarded under this paragraph.
21.8This appropriation is available until June
21.930, 2017. No less than five percent of the
21.10amount of each grant must be held back from
21.11reimbursement until the grant recipient has
21.12completed a grant accomplishment report by
21.13the deadline and in the form prescribed by
21.14and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
21.15Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
21.16provide notice of the grant program in
21.17the game and fish law summaries that are
21.18prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.1997A.051, subdivision 2.
21.20
 Subd. 6.Administration
 803,000
 752,000
21.21
 (a) Contract Management
21.22$175,000 in the first year and $175,000 in the
21.23second year are to the commissioner
21.24of natural resources for contract
21.25management duties assigned in this
21.26section. The commissioner shall provide an
21.27accomplishment plan in the form specified by
21.28the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
21.29on the expenditure of this appropriation.
21.30The accomplishment plan must include
21.31a copy of the grant contract template
21.32and reimbursement manual. No money
21.33may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
21.34Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
21.35accomplishment plan.
22.1
 (b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
22.2$468,000 in the first year and $468,000
22.3in the second year are to the Legislative
22.4Coordinating Commission for administrative
22.5expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
22.6Heritage Council and for compensation and
22.7expense reimbursement of council members.
22.8Funds in this appropriation are available until
22.9June 30, 2015. Minnesota Statutes, section
22.1016A.281, applies to this appropriation.
22.11
 (c) Technical Evaluation Panel
22.12$90,000 in the first year and $90,000 in
22.13the second year are to the commissioner of
22.14natural resources for a technical evaluation
22.15panel to conduct up to ten restoration
22.16evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
22.17section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
22.18
22.19
22.20
 (d) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council
22.21$50,000 in the first year is to the
22.22commissioner of natural resources to provide
22.23land acquisition pre-transaction services
22.24including, but not limited to, appraisals,
22.25surveys, or title research for acquisition
22.26proposals under consideration by the
22.27Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
22.28list of activities must be included in the final
22.29accomplishment plan.
22.30
 (e) Legacy Web Site
22.31$20,000 in the first year and $19,000 in
22.32the second year are for the Legislative
22.33Coordinating Commission for the Web site
23.1required in Minnesota Statutes, section
23.23.303, subdivision 10.
23.3
 Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
23.4Money appropriated in this section may
23.5not be spent on activities unless they are
23.6directly related to and necessary for a
23.7specific appropriation and are specified in
23.8the accomplishment plan approved by the
23.9Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
23.10Money appropriated in this section must not
23.11be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
23.12overhead charges that are not directly related
23.13to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
23.14Unless otherwise provided in this article,
23.15fiscal year 2014 appropriations are available
23.16until June 30, 2016, and fiscal year 2015
23.17appropriations are available until June 30,
23.182017. For acquisition of real property,
23.19the amounts in this section are available
23.20until: June 30, 2017 for fiscal year 2014
23.21appropriations, if a binding agreement with a
23.22landowner or purchase agreement is entered
23.23into by June 30, 2016, and closed no later
23.24than June 30, 2017; and June 30, 2018 for
23.25fiscal year 2015 appropriations, if a binding
23.26agreement with a landowner or purchase
23.27agreement is entered into by June 30, 2017,
23.28and closed no later than June 30, 2018. Funds
23.29for restoration or enhancement are available
23.30until June 30, 2018 for fiscal year 2014
23.31appropriations and June 30, 2019 for fiscal
23.32year 2015 appropriations, or four years after
23.33acquisition, whichever is later, in order to
23.34complete initial restoration or enhancement
23.35work. If a project receives federal funds, the
23.36time period of the appropriation is extended
24.1to equal the availability of federal funding.
24.2Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition
24.3of land may be used to restore, enhance, and
24.4provide for public use of the land acquired
24.5with the appropriation. Public use facilities
24.6must have a minimal impact on habitat in
24.7acquired lands.
24.8
24.9
 Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital
Equipment Expenditures
24.10All agreements referred to in this section must
24.11be administered on a reimbursement basis
24.12unless otherwise provided in this section.
24.13Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
24.1416A.41, expenditures directly related
24.15to each appropriation's purpose made
24.16on or after July 1, 2013, or the date of
24.17accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
24.18later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
24.19otherwise provided in this section. For the
24.20purposes of administering appropriations
24.21and legislatively authorized agreements
24.22paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
24.23expense must be considered reimbursable
24.24by the administering agency when the
24.25recipient presents the agency with an invoice
24.26or binding agreement with the landowner
24.27and the recipient attests that the goods have
24.28been received or the landowner agreement
24.29is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
24.30be made upon receiving documentation that
24.31the items articulated in the accomplishment
24.32plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
24.33Heritage Council have been achieved,
24.34including partial achievements as evidenced
24.35by progress reports approved by the
24.36Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
25.1Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
25.2projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
25.3support future management of acquired
25.4lands, or match a federal share. The
25.5advances must be approved as part of the
25.6accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
25.7expenditures for specific items in excess of
25.8$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
25.9part of the accomplishment plan.
25.10
 Subd. 9.Mapping
25.11Each direct recipient of money appropriated
25.12in this section, as well as each recipient of
25.13a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
25.14must provide geographic information to
25.15the Department of Natural Resources for
25.16mapping any lands acquired in fee with
25.17funds appropriated in this section and open
25.18to public taking of fish and game. The
25.19commissioner of natural resources shall
25.20include the lands acquired in fee with
25.21money appropriated in this section on maps
25.22showing public recreation opportunities.
25.23Maps shall include information on and
25.24acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
25.25fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
25.26
25.27
 Subd. 10.Appropriations carryforward; fee
title acquisition
25.28The availability of the appropriation for the
25.29following project is extended to July 1, 2015:
25.30Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 1, section
25.312, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Washington
25.32County St. Croix River Land Protection, and
25.33the appropriation may be spent on acquisition
25.34of land in fee title to protect habitat associated
25.35with the St. Croix River Valley. A list of
26.1proposed acquisitions must be provided as
26.2part of the accomplishment plan.
26.3
 Subd. 11.Conservation Corps Minnesota
26.4A recipient of money from an appropriation
26.5under this section must give consideration to
26.6Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
26.7use of the corps' services to contract for
26.8restoration and enhancement services.

26.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.10    Subd. 3. Council Duties; recommendations and oversight. (a) The council
26.11shall make recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money from the
26.12outdoor heritage fund that are consistent with the Constitution and state law and that will
26.13achieve the outcomes of existing natural resource plans, including, but not limited to,
26.14the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the
26.15restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish,
26.16game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation,
26.17and expand restored native prairie. In making recommendations, the council shall consider
26.18a range of options that would best restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests,
26.19and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. The council's biennial recommendations shall
26.20be submitted no later than January 15 each odd-numbered year. The council may submit
26.21supplemental recommendations by January 15 in even-numbered years. The council
26.22shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives committees
26.23with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by February 15
26.24in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative session in
26.25even-numbered years if the council submitted supplemental recommendations. The
26.26council's budget recommendations to the legislature shall be separate from the Department
26.27of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.
26.28    (b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a
26.29conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply
26.30for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies,
26.31forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation,
26.32encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.
26.33    (c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that
26.34are consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of
26.35the clean water fund.
27.1    (d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission
27.2on Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and
27.3enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing
27.4forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native
27.5prairie.
27.6    (e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the
27.7outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
27.8(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen
27.9Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and
27.10water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
27.11and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
27.12(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens
27.13and potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the
27.14development and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include
27.15a fair, equitable, and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and
27.16easily understood process for ranking projects.
27.17(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological sections
27.18and subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish
27.19objectives for each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined
27.20in the state constitution.
27.21(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
27.22plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent
27.23with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from
27.24other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.
27.25(j) The council shall provide oversight of projects funded by the outdoor heritage
27.26fund, including evaluating the outcomes of completed projects.

27.27    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
27.28    Subd. 10. Restoration evaluations. The commissioner of natural resources and the
27.29Board of Water and Soil Resources may convene a technical evaluation panel comprised
27.30of five members, including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil
27.31Resources, one technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, one
27.32technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and
27.33Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project being evaluated. The
27.34board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from a unit of federal or
27.35local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated
28.1with the restoration, may vary depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall
28.2avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the board and the commissioner may
28.3assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed
28.4with outdoor heritage funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the
28.5projects specified and direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations
28.6relative to the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration
28.7plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
28.8establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
28.9of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
28.10Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
28.11finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
28.12heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are meeting planned goals,
28.13any problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations
28.14on improving restorations. The report shall be focused on improving future restorations.
28.15Up to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund may
28.16be used for restoration evaluations under this section.

28.17    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
28.18to read:
28.19    Subd. 20. Acquisitions of lands or interest in lands; commissioner approval;
28.20appraisals. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund that
28.21acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from the commissioner
28.22of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole or in part
28.23with the appropriation. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil
28.24Resources are not subject to commissioner approval under this section.
28.25(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the
28.26interest in real property:
28.27(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and
28.28criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
28.29of the property; or
28.30(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.

28.31    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
28.32to read:
28.33    Subd. 21. Value assessment. Prior to acquiring an interest in real property with an
28.34appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund, a recipient of an appropriation must submit
29.1the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax statement of the real property and
29.2the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest in real property to the Lessard-Sams
29.3Outdoor Heritage Council and the commissioner of natural resources. Conservation
29.4easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to the
29.5requirements of this section. The board shall keep a record of the tax assessed value of the
29.6real property at the time of acquisition and the most recent tax statement.

29.7ARTICLE 2
29.8CLEAN WATER FUND

29.9
 Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
29.10The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
29.11agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
29.12clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
29.13under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015"
29.14used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
29.15fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
29.16year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
29.17and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
29.18
 APPROPRIATIONS
29.19
 Available for the Year
29.20
 Ending June 30
29.21
 2014
 2015

29.22
 Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER
29.23
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 95,208,000
 $
 96,096,000
29.24The amounts that may be spent for each
29.25purpose are specified in the following
29.26sections.
29.27
 Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
29.28Money appropriated in this article may not
29.29be spent on activities unless they are directly
29.30related to and necessary for a specific
29.31appropriation and the recipient retains
29.32documentation sufficient to justify the use of
29.33the funds. Money appropriated in this article
29.34must be spent in accordance with Minnesota
30.1Management and Budget's Guidance to
30.2Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure.
30.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
30.416A.28, and unless otherwise specified in
30.5this article, fiscal year 2014 appropriations
30.6are available until June 30, 2015, and fiscal
30.7year 2015 appropriations are available until
30.8June 30, 2016. If a project receives federal
30.9funds, the time period of the appropriation is
30.10extended to equal the availability of federal
30.11funding.

30.12
 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 $
 7,895,000
 $
 7,895,000
30.13(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
30.14second year are to accelerate monitoring for
30.15pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
30.16water and groundwater in areas vulnerable to
30.17surface water impairments and groundwater
30.18degradation and to use data collected to
30.19improve pesticide use practices.
30.20(b) $3,110,000 the first year and $3,110,000
30.21the second year are to increase monitoring
30.22and evaluate trends in the concentration of
30.23nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable
30.24to groundwater degradation, including a
30.25substantial increase of monitoring of private
30.26wells in cooperation with the commissioner
30.27of health, monitoring for pesticides when
30.28nitrates are detected, and promoting and
30.29evaluating regional and crop-specific nutrient
30.30best management practices to protect
30.31groundwater from degradation. Of this
30.32amount, $75,000 is for accelerating the
30.33update for the commercial manure applicator
30.34manual. This amount is to be matched with
30.35general funds. This appropriation is available
31.1until June 30, 2016, when the commissioner
31.2shall submit a report to the chairs and
31.3ranking minority members of the senate and
31.4house of representatives committees and
31.5divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
31.6and environment and natural resources
31.7policy and finance on the expenditure
31.8of these funds, including the progress in
31.9preventing groundwater degradation and
31.10recommendations. By October 15, 2014, the
31.11commissioner shall submit an interim report
31.12to the chairs and ranking minority members
31.13of the senate and house of representatives
31.14committees and divisions with jurisdiction
31.15over agriculture and environment and
31.16natural resources policy and finance on
31.17the expenditure of these funds, including
31.18recommendations.
31.19(c) $100,000 the first year and $100,000
31.20the second year are for transfer to the
31.21clean water agricultural best management
31.22practices loan account and are available
31.23for pass-through to local governments and
31.24lenders for low-interest septic system loans
31.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117.
31.26Any unencumbered balance that is not used
31.27for pass-through to local governments does
31.28not cancel at the end of the first year and is
31.29available for the second year.
31.30(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
31.31the second year are for technical assistance,
31.32including but not limited to small watershed
31.33evaluation, edge of field monitoring,
31.34assessment of stream channel characteristics,
31.35terrain analysis, corn stalk testing, sediment
31.36fingerprinting, and agronomic assessments,
32.1all designed to establish advanced practices
32.2for protecting lakes, rivers, and streams and
32.3for protecting groundwater from degradation.
32.4This appropriation is available until June 30,
32.52016.
32.6(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
32.7the second year are for research that could
32.8pass peer review to protect water resources
32.9from agricultural related contaminants,
32.10including: pilot projects, including the
32.11use of cover crops; development of best
32.12management practices; and technical
32.13assistance on proper implementation of best
32.14management practices to protect and restore
32.15surface water and protect groundwater from
32.16degradation. This appropriation is available
32.17until June 30, 2018.
32.18(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
32.19second year are for a research inventory
32.20database containing water-related research
32.21activities. Any information technology
32.22development or support or costs necessary
32.23for this research inventory database will be
32.24incorporated into the agency's service level
32.25agreement with and paid to the Office of
32.26Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is
32.27available until June 30, 2016.
32.28(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
32.29the second year are to implement a Minnesota
32.30agricultural water quality certification
32.31program. This appropriation is available
32.32until June 30, 2018.
32.33(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000
32.34the second year are for a regional irrigation
32.35water quality specialist through the
33.1University of Minnesota Extension Service
33.2to accelerate efforts to provide guidance on
33.3managing water and nitrogen fertilizer and
33.4to provide assistance complying with permit
33.5requirements, regulations, and other related
33.6laws. By January 15, 2016, the commissioner
33.7shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking
33.8minority members of the senate and house
33.9of representatives committees and divisions
33.10with jurisdiction over agriculture and
33.11environment and natural resources policy and
33.12finance on the expenditure of these funds,
33.13including recommendations.

33.14
 Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 $
 11,000,000
 $
 11,000,000
33.15(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
33.16the second year are for the total maximum
33.17daily load grant program under Minnesota
33.18Statutes, section 446A.073. This
33.19appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
33.20(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
33.21the second year are for small community
33.22wastewater treatment grants and loans under
33.23Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. By
33.24January 15, 2014, the authority shall submit
33.25recommendations to the chairs and ranking
33.26minority members of the senate and house
33.27of representatives committees and divisions
33.28with jurisdiction over agriculture and
33.29environment and natural resources policy and
33.30finance on potential criteria that may be used
33.31to evaluate the option to buy out properties
33.32if it is more cost-effective than a proposed
33.33wastewater treatment system project. This
33.34appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
34.1(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
34.2the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
34.3(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
34.4may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
34.5projects under any of the programs listed
34.6in this section based on their priority rank
34.7on the Pollution Control Agency's project
34.8priority list.

34.9
 Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 $
 30,315,000
 $
 30,265,000
34.10(a) $7,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000
34.11the second year are for completion of 20
34.12percent of the needed statewide assessments
34.13of surface water quality and trends.
34.14(b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
34.15the second year are to monitor and assess
34.16unregulated contaminants in surface water.
34.17By January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall
34.18submit an initial report to the chairs and
34.19ranking minority members of the house of
34.20representatives and senate committees and
34.21divisions with jurisdiction over environment
34.22and natural resources policy and finance on
34.23unregulated contaminants, including steps
34.24that should be taken to reduce the most
34.25problematic contaminants.
34.26(c) $10,200,000 the first year and
34.27$10,200,000 the second year are to develop
34.28watershed restoration and protection
34.29strategies (WRAPS), which include: total
34.30maximum daily load (TMDL) studies;
34.31TMDL implementation plans for waters
34.32listed on the United States Environmental
34.33Protection Agency approved impaired waters
34.34list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
35.1chapter 114D; and setting reduction and
35.2protection goals and a schedule for meeting
35.3the goals. The agency shall complete an
35.4average of ten percent of the TMDL's each
35.5year over the biennium. Of this amount,
35.6$800,000 each year is for conducting interim
35.7assessments of impaired waters five years
35.8after the completion of a TMDL to determine
35.9the progress made in achieving water quality
35.10improvements. Following completion of
35.11each interim assessment conducted with this
35.12appropriation, the commissioner shall submit
35.13the assessment to the chairs and ranking
35.14minority members of the senate and house
35.15of representatives committees and divisions
35.16with jurisdiction over the environment and
35.17natural resources policy and finance.
35.18(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
35.19the second year are for groundwater
35.20assessment, including enhancing the
35.21ambient monitoring network, modeling, and
35.22evaluating trends, including the reassessment
35.23of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15
35.24years ago and found to be contaminated.
35.25By January 15, 2016, the commissioner
35.26shall submit a report with recommendations
35.27for reducing or preventing groundwater
35.28degradation from contaminants to the chairs
35.29and ranking minority members of the senate
35.30and house of representatives committees and
35.31divisions with jurisdiction over environment
35.32and natural resources policy and finance.
35.33(e) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
35.34the second year are for water quality
35.35improvements in the lower St. Louis River
35.36and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River
36.1System Area of Concern. This appropriation
36.2must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
36.3nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
36.4(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
36.5the second year are for the clean water
36.6partnership program. Any unexpended
36.7balance in the first year does not cancel but
36.8is available in the second year. Priority shall
36.9be given to projects preventing impairments
36.10and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams,
36.11and groundwater according to Minnesota
36.12Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2,
36.13clause (4).
36.14(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
36.15the second year are for TMDL research and
36.16database development.
36.17(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
36.18the second year are to initiate development of
36.19a multiagency watershed database reporting
36.20portal. Any information technology
36.21development or support or costs necessary
36.22for this research inventory database will be
36.23incorporated into the agency's service level
36.24agreement with and paid to the Office of
36.25Enterprise Technology.
36.26(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
36.27the second year are for national pollutant
36.28discharge elimination system wastewater and
36.29storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
36.30(j) $3,450,000 the first year and $3,450,000
36.31the second year are for grants to counties
36.32with specific plans to significantly reduce
36.33water pollution by reducing the number of
36.34subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS)
36.35that are an imminent threat to public health
37.1or safety or are otherwise failing. Counties
37.2with an ordinance in place that requires
37.3an SSTS to be compliant with existing
37.4standards upon property transfer and as a
37.5condition of obtaining a building permit
37.6shall be given priority for grants under this
37.7paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 each
37.8year is available to counties for grants to
37.9low-income landowners to address systems
37.10that pose an imminent threat to public health
37.11or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
37.12grant awarded under this paragraph may not
37.13exceed $500,000. A county receiving a grant
37.14under this paragraph must submit a report
37.15to the agency listing the projects funded,
37.16including an account of the expenditures.
37.17(k) $550,000 the first year and $550,000
37.18the second year are for water quality
37.19monitoring in watersheds with participants
37.20in the agricultural water quality certification
37.21program and watersheds targeted by the
37.22Board of Water and Soil Resources in
37.23order to develop baseline surface water
37.24quality information, including water quality
37.25data from areas located downstream from
37.26impacted areas.
37.27(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
37.28second year are for developing wastewater
37.29treatment system designs and practices
37.30and providing technical assistance. Of
37.31this amount, $145,000 each year is for
37.32transfer to the Board of Regents of the
37.33University of Minnesota to provide ongoing
37.34support for design teams with scientific
37.35and technical expertise pertaining to
37.36wastewater management and treatment
38.1that will include representatives from the
38.2University of Minnesota, Pollution Control
38.3Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities
38.4and other wastewater engineering experts.
38.5The design teams shall promote the use of
38.6new technology, designs, and practices to
38.7address existing and emerging wastewater
38.8treatment challenges, including the treatment
38.9of wastewater for reuse and the emergence
38.10of new and other unregulated contaminants.
38.11This appropriation is available until June 30,
38.122016.
38.13(m) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
38.14second year are for grants to the Red River
38.15Watershed Management Board to enhance
38.16and expand the existing water quality and
38.17watershed monitoring river watch activities,
38.18including groundwater, in the schools in
38.19the Red River of the North Watershed. The
38.20Red River Watershed Management Board
38.21shall provide a report to the commissioner
38.22and the chair and ranking minority members
38.23of the senate and house of representatives
38.24committees and divisions with jurisdiction
38.25over environment and natural resources
38.26finance and policy and the clean water fund
38.27by February 15, 2015, on the expenditure of
38.28these funds.
38.29(n) $50,000 the first year is for providing
38.30technical assistance to local units of
38.31government to address the impacts on
38.32water quality from polycyclic aromatic
38.33hydrocarbons resulting from the use of coal
38.34tar products.
39.1(o) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
39.2second year are to support activities of the
39.3Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
39.4Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
39.5(p) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
39.6section 16A.28, the appropriations
39.7encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
39.8as grants or contracts in this section are
39.9available until June 30, 2018.

39.10
39.11
 Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
 $
 14,460,000
 $
 14,075,000
39.12(a) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
39.13the second year are for stream flow
39.14monitoring, including the installation of
39.15additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring
39.16necessary to determine the relationship
39.17between stream flow and groundwater.
39.18(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
39.19the second year are for lake Index of
39.20Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
39.21(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
39.22the second year are for assessing mercury
39.23contamination of fish, including monitoring
39.24to track the status of waters impaired by
39.25mercury and mercury reduction efforts over
39.26time.
39.27(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
39.28the second year are for developing targeted,
39.29science-based watershed restoration and
39.30protection strategies, including regional
39.31technical assistance for TMDL plans and
39.32development of a watershed assessment tool,
39.33in cooperation with the commissioner of the
39.34Pollution Control Agency. By January 15,
40.12016, the commissioner shall submit a report
40.2to the chairs and ranking minority members
40.3of the senate and house of representatives
40.4committees and divisions with jurisdiction
40.5over environment and natural resources
40.6policy and finance providing the outcomes
40.7to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
40.8achieved with this appropriation and
40.9recommendations.
40.10(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
40.11the second year are for water supply planning,
40.12aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
40.13(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
40.14the second year are for technical assistance
40.15to support local implementation of nonpoint
40.16source restoration and protection activities,
40.17including water quality protection in forested
40.18watersheds.
40.19(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000
40.20the second year are for applied research
40.21and tools, including watershed hydrologic
40.22modeling; maintaining and updating spatial
40.23data for watershed boundaries, streams, and
40.24water bodies and integrating high-resolution
40.25digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness
40.26of forestry best management practices for
40.27water quality; and developing an ecological
40.28monitoring database.
40.29(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000
40.30the second year are for developing county
40.31geologic atlases.
40.32(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design
40.33standards and best management practices
40.34for public water access sites to maintain and
41.1improve water quality by avoiding shoreline
41.2erosion and runoff.
41.3(j) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000
41.4the second year are for beginning to develop
41.5and designate groundwater management
41.6areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
41.7103G.287, subdivision 4. The commissioner,
41.8in consultation with the commissioners
41.9of the Pollution Control Agency, health,
41.10and agriculture, shall establish a uniform
41.11statewide hydrogeologic mapping system
41.12that will include designated groundwater
41.13management areas. The mapping system
41.14must include wellhead protection areas,
41.15special well construction areas, groundwater
41.16provinces, groundwater recharge areas, and
41.17other designated or geographical areas related
41.18to groundwater. This mapping system shall
41.19be used to implement all groundwater-related
41.20laws and for reporting and evaluations. This
41.21appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
41.22(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
41.23the second year are for grants to counties
41.24and other local units of government that
41.25have adopted advanced shoreland protection
41.26measures. The grants awarded under this
41.27paragraph shall be for $100,000 and must be
41.28used to restore and enhance riparian areas to
41.29protect, enhance, and restore water quality in
41.30lakes, rivers, and streams. Grant recipients
41.31must submit a report to the commissioner on
41.32the outcomes achieved with the grant. To
41.33be eligible for a grant under this paragraph,
41.34a county or other local unit of government
41.35must have adopted an ordinance for the
41.36subdivision, use, redevelopment, and
42.1development of shoreland that has been
42.2certified by the commissioner of natural
42.3resources as having advanced shoreland
42.4protection measures. The commissioner
42.5shall only certify an ordinance that meets or
42.6exceeds the following standards:
42.7(1) requires new sewage treatment systems
42.8to be set back at least 100 feet from the
42.9ordinary high water level for recreational
42.10development shorelands and 75 feet for
42.11general development lake shorelands;
42.12(2) requires redevelopment and new
42.13development on shoreland to have at least
42.14a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path
42.15and recreational use area may be allowed;
42.16(3) requires mitigation when any variance to
42.17standards designed to protect lakes, rivers,
42.18and streams is granted;
42.19(4) requires best management practices to
42.20be used to control storm water and sediment
42.21when 3,000 or more square feet are disturbed
42.22as part of a land alteration;
42.23(5) includes other criteria developed by the
42.24commissioner; and
42.25(6) has been adopted by July 1, 2015.
42.26The commissioner may certify an ordinance
42.27that does not exceed all the standards in
42.28clauses (1) to (5) if the commissioner
42.29determines that the ordinance provides
42.30significantly greater protection for both
42.31waters and shoreland than those standards.
42.32The commissioner of natural resources
42.33may develop additional criteria for the
42.34grants awarded under this paragraph. In
43.1developing the criteria, the commissioner
43.2shall consider the proposed changes to
43.3the department's shoreland rules discussed
43.4during the rulemaking process authorized
43.5under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1,
43.6section 4, subdivision 3. This appropriation
43.7is available until spent.
43.8(l) $100,000 the first year is for the
43.9commissioner of natural resources for
43.10rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes,
43.11section 116G.15, subdivision 7.
43.12(m) $100,000 the first year is for preparing
43.13and hosting groundwater management
43.14workshops to provide an update on scientific,
43.15technical, and other information regarding
43.16groundwater sustainability, use, and best
43.17management practices to groundwater
43.18management professionals and mayors or
43.19their designees in greater Minnesota.
43.20(n) $100,000 the first year is for preparing and
43.21hosting, in consultation with the Metropolitan
43.22Council, groundwater management
43.23workshops to provide an update on scientific,
43.24technical, and other information regarding
43.25groundwater sustainability, use, and best
43.26management practices to groundwater
43.27management professionals and mayors or
43.28their designees in the metropolitan area.

43.29
43.30
 Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
 $
 22,711,000
 $
 24,534,000
43.31(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000
43.32the second year are for grants to soil and water
43.33conservation districts, watershed districts,
43.34watershed management organizations, and
44.1other joint powers organizations organized
44.2for the management of water in a watershed
44.3or subwatershed that have multiyear plans
44.4that will result in a significant reduction in
44.5water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
44.6The grants may be used for the following
44.7purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
44.8practices to store water for natural treatment
44.9and infiltration, including rain gardens;
44.10capturing storm water for reuse; stream
44.11bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
44.12enforcement activities; and implementation
44.13of best management practices for feedlots
44.14within riparian areas and other practices
44.15demonstrated to be most effective in
44.16protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
44.17quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
44.18protecting groundwater from degradation.
44.19Grant recipients must provide a nonstate
44.20cash match of at least 25 percent of the
44.21total eligible project costs. Grant recipients
44.22may use other legacy funds to supplement
44.23projects funded under this paragraph. Prairie
44.24restorations conducted with funds awarded
44.25under this paragraph must include a diversity
44.26of species, including species selected to
44.27provide habitat for pollinators throughout the
44.28growing season, and protect existing native
44.29prairies from genetic contamination. Grants
44.30awarded under this paragraph are available
44.31for four years and priority shall be given
44.32to the three to six best designed plans each
44.33year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall
44.34submit an interim report on the outcomes
44.35achieved with this appropriation, including
44.36recommendations, to the chairs and ranking
45.1minority members of the senate and house
45.2of representatives committees and divisions
45.3with jurisdiction over environment and
45.4natural resources policy and finance. This
45.5appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
45.6(b) $2,853,000 the first year and $4,675,000
45.7the second year are for grants to local
45.8government units for the following
45.9purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
45.10practices to store water for natural treatment
45.11and infiltration, including rain gardens;
45.12capturing storm water for reuse; stream
45.13bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
45.14enforcement activities; and implementation
45.15of best management practices for feedlots
45.16within riparian areas and other practices
45.17demonstrated to be most effective in
45.18protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
45.19quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
45.20protecting groundwater from degradation.
45.21(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
45.22the second year are for targeted local
45.23resource protection and enhancement grants
45.24for projects and practices that exceed
45.25current state standards for protection,
45.26enhancement, and restoration of water
45.27quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
45.28protect groundwater from degradation.
45.29(d) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
45.30second year are to provide state oversight
45.31and accountability, evaluate results, and
45.32measure the value of conservation program
45.33implementation by local governments,
45.34including submission to the legislature
45.35by March 1 each year an annual report
46.1prepared by the board, in consultation with
46.2the commissioners of natural resources,
46.3health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
46.4Agency, detailing the recipients, projects
46.5funded under this section, and the amount of
46.6pollution reduced.
46.7(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
46.8the second year are for grants to local units
46.9of government to ensure compliance with
46.10Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
46.11sections 103F.401 to 103F.455, including
46.12enforcement efforts. Of this amount,
46.13$235,000 the first year is to update the
46.14Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the
46.15Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview
46.16for Decision Makers and to provide outreach
46.17to users.
46.18(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
46.19the second year are to purchase and restore
46.20permanent conservation easements on
46.21riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
46.22streams, and tributaries with a high risk of
46.23becoming impaired or that are currently
46.24impaired, to keep water on the land in order
46.25to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
46.26transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to
46.27surface waters; and increase infiltration for
46.28groundwater recharge. This appropriation
46.29may be used for restoration of riparian
46.30buffers protected by easements purchased
46.31with this appropriation and for stream bank
46.32restorations when the riparian buffers have
46.33been restored. Prairie restorations conducted
46.34with funds awarded under this paragraph
46.35must include a diversity of species, including
46.36species selected to provide habitat for
47.1pollinators throughout the growing season,
47.2and protect existing native prairies from
47.3genetic contamination.
47.4(g) $1,400,000 the first year and $1,400,000
47.5the second year are for permanent
47.6conservation easements on wellhead
47.7protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
47.8section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
47.9(d). Priority must be placed on land that
47.10is located where the vulnerability of the
47.11drinking water supply is designated as high
47.12or very high by the commissioner of health.
47.13(h) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
47.14second year are for a technical evaluation
47.15panel to conduct at least 20 restoration
47.16evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
47.17section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
47.18(i) $120,000 the first year and $120,000
47.19the second year are for grants to Area
47.20II Minnesota River Basin projects for
47.21floodplain management.
47.22(j) $63,000 the first year and $64,000 the
47.23second year are for implementation of the
47.24changes to the Clean Water Legacy Act
47.25contained in this article.
47.26(k) The board shall contract for services
47.27with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
47.28restoration, maintenance, and other activities
47.29under this section for $500,000 the first year
47.30and $500,000 the second year.
47.31(l) The board may adjust the technical and
47.32administrative assistance portion of the funds
47.33to leverage federal or other nonstate funds
47.34or to address oversight responsibilities or
48.1high-priority needs identified in local water
48.2management plans.
48.3(m) The board shall require grantees to
48.4specify the outcomes that will be achieved
48.5by the grants prior to any grant awards and
48.6the board shall track the cumulative impacts
48.7and include those impacts in reports on the
48.8expenditure of clean water funds submitted
48.9to the legislature.
48.10(n) The appropriations in this section are
48.11available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
48.12funds are available until expended and shall
48.13be regranted consistent with the purposes of
48.14this section.

48.15
 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 $
 6,198,000
 $
 6,198,000
48.16(a) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
48.17the second year are for addressing public
48.18health concerns related to contaminants
48.19found in Minnesota drinking water for
48.20which no health-based drinking water
48.21standards exist, including accelerating the
48.22development of health risk limits, including
48.23triclosan, and improving the capacity of
48.24the department's laboratory to analyze
48.25unregulated contaminants.
48.26(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
48.27the second year are for protection of
48.28groundwater and surface water drinking
48.29water sources, including protection from
48.30viruses.
48.31(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
48.32second year are for cost share assistance to
48.33public and private well owners for up to 50
48.34percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
49.1(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the
49.2second year are to update and expand the
49.3County Well Index, in cooperation with the
49.4commissioner of natural resources.
49.5(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
49.6second year are for studying the occurrence
49.7and magnitude of contaminants in private
49.8wells and developing guidance to ensure
49.9that new well placement minimizes the
49.10potential for risks, in cooperation with the
49.11commissioner of agriculture.
49.12(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
49.13second year are for monitoring recreational
49.14beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
49.15may pose a public health risk and mitigating
49.16sources of bacterial contamination that are
49.17identified.
49.18(g) $980,000 the first year and $980,000 the
49.19second year are for a biomonitoring program
49.20that will focus on children and disadvantaged
49.21communities to provide data on disparities
49.22in pollutant exposure and other measures
49.23necessary to assist with water quality
49.24management and protection decision making.
49.25(h) $1,233,000 the first year and $1,233,000
49.26the second year are for the development
49.27and implementation of a groundwater
49.28virus monitoring plan, including an
49.29epidemiological study to determine the
49.30association between groundwater virus
49.31concentration and community illness rates.
49.32This appropriation is available until June 30,
49.332017.
50.1(i) Unless otherwise specified, the
50.2appropriations in this section are available
50.3until June 30, 2016.

50.4
 Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 $
 2,000,000
 $
 1,500,000
50.5(a) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
50.6second year are for grants or loans for local
50.7inflow and infiltration reduction programs
50.8addressing high priority areas in the
50.9metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
50.10Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This
50.11appropriation is available until expended.
50.12(b) $500,000 the first year is for an agreement
50.13with the United States Geological Survey to
50.14investigate groundwater and surface water
50.15interaction in and around White Bear Lake
50.16and surrounding northeast metropolitan
50.17lakes, including seepage rate determinations,
50.18water quality of groundwater and surface
50.19water, isotope analyses, lake level analyses,
50.20water balance determination, and creation
50.21of a calibrated groundwater flow model.
50.22The council shall use the results to prepare
50.23guidance for other areas to use in addressing
50.24groundwater and surface water interaction
50.25issues. This is a onetime appropriation and is
50.26available until June 30, 2016.
50.27(c) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
50.28the second year are for metropolitan regional
50.29groundwater planning to achieve water
50.30supply reliability and sustainability, including
50.31determination of a sustainable regional
50.32balance of surface water and groundwater, a
50.33feasibility assessment of potential solutions
50.34to rebalance regional water use and identify
51.1potential solutions to address emerging
51.2subregional water supply issues such as the
51.3northeast metro, and development of an
51.4implementation plan that addresses regional
51.5targets and timelines and defines short- and
51.6medium-term milestones for achieving the
51.7desirable surface water and groundwater
51.8regional balance. By January 15, 2014, the
51.9commissioner shall submit an interim report
51.10on the expenditure of this appropriation to
51.11the chairs and ranking minority members
51.12of the house of representatives and senate
51.13committees and divisions with jurisdiction
51.14over environment and natural resources
51.15finance and policy and the clean water fund.

51.16
 Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 $
 615,000
 $
 615,000
51.17$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the
51.18second year are for developing county
51.19geologic atlases. This appropriation is
51.20available until June 30, 2018.

51.21
 Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE
 $
 14,000
 $
 14,000
51.22$14,000 the first year and $14,000 the second
51.23year are for the Legislative Coordinating
51.24Commission for the Web site required
51.25in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
51.26subdivision 10, including detailed mapping.

51.27    Sec. 12. [17.9891] PURPOSE.
51.28The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources,
51.29commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources,
51.30may implement a Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program whereby a
51.31producer who demonstrates practices and management sufficient to protect water quality
51.32is certified for up to ten years and presumed to be contributing the producer's share of
51.33any targeted reduction of water pollutants during the certification period. The program
52.1is voluntary. The program will first be piloted in selected watersheds across the state,
52.2until such time as the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural
52.3resources, commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil
52.4Resources, determines the program is ready for expansion.

52.5    Sec. 13. [17.9892] DEFINITIONS.
52.6    Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections
52.717.9891 to 17.993.
52.8     Subd. 2. Technical assistance. "Technical assistance" means professional, advisory,
52.9or cost share assistance provided to individuals in order to achieve certification.
52.10    Subd. 3. Certifying agent. "Certifying agent" means a person who is authorized
52.11by the commissioner to assess producers to determine whether a producer satisfies the
52.12standards of the program.
52.13    Subd. 4. Certification. "Certification" means a producer has demonstrated
52.14compliance with all applicable environmental rules and statutes for all of the producer's
52.15owned and rented agricultural land and has achieved a satisfactory score through the
52.16certification instrument as verified by a certifying agent.
52.17    Subd. 5. Eligible land. "Eligible land" means all acres of a producer's agricultural
52.18operation, whether contiguous or not, that are under the effective control of the producer
52.19at the time the producer enters into the program and that the producer operates with
52.20equipment, labor, and management.
52.21    Subd. 6. Effective control. "Effective control" means possession of land by
52.22ownership, written lease, or other legal agreement and authority to act as decision
52.23maker for the day-to-day management of the operation at the time the producer achieves
52.24certification and for the required certification period.
52.25    Subd. 7. Program. "Program" means the Minnesota agricultural water quality
52.26certification program.

52.27    Sec. 14. [17.9893] CERTIFICATION INSTRUMENT.
52.28The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources,
52.29commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources,
52.30shall develop an analytical instrument to assess the water quality practices and
52.31management of agricultural operations. This instrument shall be used to certify that the
52.32water quality practices and management of an agricultural operation are consistent with
52.33state water quality goals and standards. The commissioner shall define a satisfactory score
52.34for certification purposes. The certification instrument tool shall:
53.1(1) integrate applicable existing regulatory requirements;
53.2(2) utilize technology and prioritize ease of use;
53.3(3) utilize a water quality index or score applicable to the landscape;
53.4(4) incorporate a process for updates and revisions as practices, management, and
53.5technology changes become established and approved; and
53.6(5) comprehensively address water quality impacts.

53.7    Sec. 15. [17.9894] CERTIFYING AGENT LICENSE.
53.8    Subdivision 1. License. A person who offers certification services to producers
53.9as part of the program must satisfy all criteria in subdivision 2 and be licensed by
53.10the commissioner. A certifying agent is ineligible to provide certification services
53.11to any producer to whom the certifying agent has also provided technical assistance.
53.12Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may set license fees.
53.13    Subd. 2. Certifying agent requirements. In order to be licensed as a certifying
53.14agent, a person must:
53.15(1) be an agricultural conservation professional employed by the state of Minnesota,
53.16a soil and water conservation district, or the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a
53.17Minnesota certified crop advisor as recognized by the American Society of Agronomy;
53.18(2) have passed a comprehensive exam, as set by the commissioner, evaluating
53.19knowledge of water quality, soil health, best farm management techniques, and the
53.20certification instrument; and
53.21(3) maintain continuing education requirements as set by the commissioner.

53.22    Sec. 16. [17.9895] DUTIES OF A CERTIFYING AGENT.
53.23    Subdivision 1. Duties. A certifying agent shall conduct a formal certification
53.24assessment utilizing the certification instrument to determine whether a producer meets
53.25program criteria. If a producer satisfies all requirements, the certifying agent shall notify
53.26the commissioner of the producer's eligibility and request that the commissioner issue a
53.27certificate. All records and documents used in the assessment shall be compiled by the
53.28certifying agent and submitted to the commissioner.
53.29    Subd. 2. Violations. (a) In the event a certifying agent violates any provision of
53.30sections 17.9891 to 17.993 or an order of the commissioner, the commissioner may issue a
53.31written warning or a correction order and may suspend or revoke a license.
53.32(b) If the commissioner suspends or revokes a license, the certifying agent has ten
53.33days from the date of suspension or revocation to appeal. If a certifying agent appeals, the
53.34commissioner shall hold an administrative hearing within 30 days of the suspension or
54.1revocation of the license, or longer by agreement of the parties, to determine whether the
54.2license is revoked or suspended. The commissioner shall issue an opinion within 30 days.
54.3If a person notifies the commissioner that the person intends to contest the commissioner's
54.4opinion, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
54.5the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases.

54.6    Sec. 17. [17.9896] CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
54.7    Subdivision 1. Producer duties. A producer who seeks certification of eligible land
54.8shall conduct an initial assessment using the certification instrument, obtain technical
54.9assistance if necessary to achieve a satisfactory score on the certification instrument, and
54.10apply for certification from a licensed certifying agent.
54.11    Subd. 2. Additional land. Once certified, if a producer obtains effective control
54.12of additional agricultural land, the producer must notify a certifying agent and obtain
54.13certification of the additional land within one year in order to retain the producer's original
54.14certification.
54.15    Subd. 3. Violations. (a) The commissioner may revoke a certification if the
54.16producer fails to obtain certification on any additional land for which the producer obtains
54.17effective control.
54.18(b) The commissioner may revoke a certification and seek reimbursement of any
54.19monetary benefit a producer may have received due to certification from a producer who
54.20fails to maintain certification criteria.
54.21(c) If the commissioner revokes a certification, the producer has ten days from the
54.22date of suspension or revocation to appeal. If a producer appeals, the commissioner shall
54.23hold an administrative hearing within 30 days of the suspension or revocation of the
54.24certification, or longer by agreement of the parties, to determine whether the certification
54.25is revoked or suspended. The commissioner shall issue an opinion within 30 days. If the
54.26producer notifies the commissioner that the producer intends to contest the commissioner's
54.27opinion, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
54.28the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases.

54.29    Sec. 18. [17.9897] CERTIFICATION CERTAINTY.
54.30(a) Once a producer is certified, the producer:
54.31(1) retains certification for up to ten years from the date of certification if the
54.32producer complies with the certification agreement, even if the producer does not comply
54.33with new state water protection laws or rules that take effect during the certification period;
55.1(2) is presumed to be meeting the producer's contribution to any targeted reduction
55.2of pollutants during the certification period;
55.3(3) is required to continue implementation of practices that maintain the producer's
55.4certification; and
55.5(4) is required to retain all records pertaining to certification.
55.6(b) Paragraph (a) does not preclude enforcement of a local rule or ordinance by a
55.7local unit of government.

55.8    Sec. 19. [17.9898] AUDITS.
55.9The commissioner shall perform random audits of producers and certifying agents to
55.10ensure compliance with the program. All producers and certifying agents shall cooperate
55.11with the commissioner during these audits and provide all relevant documents to the
55.12commissioner for inspection and copying. Any delay, obstruction, or refusal to cooperate
55.13with the commissioner's audit or falsification of or failure to provide required data or
55.14information is a violation subject to the provisions of section 17.9895, subdivision 2, or
55.1517.9896, subdivision 3.

55.16    Sec. 20. [17.9899] DATA.
55.17All data collected under the program that identifies a producer or a producer's
55.18location are considered nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or
55.19private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The commissioner
55.20shall make available summary data of program outcomes on data classified as private
55.21or nonpublic under this section.

55.22    Sec. 21. [17.991] RULEMAKING.
55.23The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the program.

55.24    Sec. 22. [17.992] REPORTS.
55.25The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources,
55.26commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources,
55.27shall issue a biennial report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
55.28committees with jurisdiction over agricultural policy on the status of the program.

55.29    Sec. 23. [17.993] FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
56.1The commissioner may use contributions from gifts or other state accounts, provided
56.2that the purpose of the expenditure is consistent with the purpose of the accounts, for
56.3grants, loans, or other financial assistance.

56.4    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.15, is amended by adding a
56.5subdivision to read:
56.6    Subd. 13. Watershed restoration and protection strategy or WRAPS. "Watershed
56.7restoration and protection strategy" or "WRAPS" means a document summarizing
56.8scientific studies of a major watershed including the physical, chemical, and biological
56.9assessment of the water quality of the watershed; identification of impairments and water
56.10bodies in need of protection; identification of biotic stressors and sources of pollution, both
56.11point and nonpoint; TMDL's for the impairments; and an implementation table containing
56.12strategies and actions designed to achieve and maintain water quality standards and goals.

56.13    Sec. 25. [114D.26] WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION
56.14STRATEGIES.
56.15    Subdivision 1. Contents. The Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with the
56.16Board of Water and Soil Resources, the commissioner of natural resources, and others,
56.17shall develop watershed restoration and protection strategies. To ensure effectiveness and
56.18accountability in meeting the goals of this chapter, each WRAPS shall:
56.19(1) identify impaired waters and waters in need of protection;
56.20(2) identify biotic stressors causing impairments or threats to water quality;
56.21(3) summarize watershed modeling outputs and resulting pollution load allocations,
56.22wasteload allocations, and priority areas for targeting actions to improve water quality;
56.23(4) identify point sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge
56.24elimination system permit is required under section 115.03;
56.25(5) identify nonpoint sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge
56.26elimination system permit is not required under section 115.03, with sufficient specificity
56.27to prioritize and geographically locate watershed restoration and protection actions;
56.28(6) describe the current pollution loading and load reduction needed for each source
56.29or source category to meet water quality standards and goals, including wasteload and
56.30load allocations from TMDL's;
56.31(7) contain a plan for ongoing water quality monitoring to fill data gaps, determine
56.32changing conditions, and gauge implementation effectiveness; and
57.1(8) contain an implementation table of strategies and actions that are capable of
57.2cumulatively achieving needed pollution load reductions for point and nonpoint sources,
57.3including:
57.4(i) water quality parameters of concern;
57.5(ii) current water quality conditions;
57.6(iii) water quality goals and targets by parameter of concern;
57.7(iv) strategies and actions by parameter of concern and the scale of adoptions needed
57.8for each;
57.9(v) a timelines and an estimated range of costs for achievement of interim and
57.10final water quality targets;
57.11(vi) identification of compliance assessment efforts needed;
57.12(vii) the governmental units with primary responsibility for implementing each
57.13watershed restoration or protection strategy;
57.14(viii) a list and an estimate for each of the public and private funding sources and
57.15amounts to be pursued for the needed implementation actions; and
57.16(ix) a timeline and interim milestones for achievement of watershed restoration or
57.17protection implementation actions within ten years of strategy adoption.
57.18    Subd. 2. Reporting. Beginning July 1, 2016, and every other year thereafter, the
57.19Pollution Control Agency must report on its Web site the progress toward implementation
57.20milestones and water quality goals for all adopted TMDL's and, where available, WRAPS's.
57.21    Subd. 3. Timelines. WRAPS's must be completed within one year of the
57.22Environmental Protection Agency's approval of TMDL's within the applicable watershed.

57.23    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a
57.24subdivision to read:
57.25    Subd. 3a. Nonpoint priority funding plan. (a) Beginning July 1, 2014, and every
57.26other year thereafter, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall prepare and post on its
57.27Web site a priority funding plan to prioritize potential nonpoint restoration and protection
57.28actions based on available WRAPS's, TMDL's, and local water plans. The plan must take
57.29into account the following factors: water quality outcomes; cost-effectiveness; landowner
57.30financial need; and leverage of nonstate funding sources.
57.31(b) Consistent with the priorities listed in section 114D.20, state agencies allocating
57.32funds from the clean water fund for nonpoint restoration and protection strategies shall
57.33target the funds according to the priorities identified on the nonpoint priority funding plan.
57.34The allocation of the clean water fund to projects eligible for financial assistance under
57.35section 116.182 is not governed by the nonpoint priority funding plan.

58.1    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
58.2    Subd. 6. Restoration evaluations. The Board of Water and Soil Resources may
58.3convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical
58.4representative from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative
58.5from the Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of
58.6Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives
58.7with expertise related to the project being evaluated. The board may add a technical
58.8representative from a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical
58.9evaluation panel may not be associated with the restoration, may vary depending upon the
58.10projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the
58.11board may assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects
58.12completed with clean water funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for
58.13the projects specified and direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations
58.14relative to the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration
58.15plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
58.16establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
58.17of the panel and provide a report to the chairs of the respective house of representatives
58.18and senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and
58.19spending from the clean water fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are
58.20meeting planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if
58.21necessary, recommendations on improving restorations. The report shall be focused on
58.22improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from
58.23the clean water fund may be used for restoration evaluations under this section.

58.24    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
58.25    Subd. 7. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure compliance with this
58.26section. By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall begin the rulemaking required by
58.27this section under chapter 14. Notwithstanding sections 14.125 and 14.128, the authority
58.28to adopt these rules does not expire.
58.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

58.30    Sec. 29. PUBLIC WATER ACCESS SITE DESIGN AND BEST MANAGEMENT
58.31PRACTICES.
58.32Beginning March 1, 2014, the commissioner of natural resources shall utilize the
58.33applicable design standards and best management practices developed under this article
58.34when designing and constructing new public water access sites and renovating existing
59.1sites. The commissioner shall make the design standards and best management practices
59.2developed under this article available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site
59.3and notify local units of government of the standards and practices.

59.4    Sec. 30. HARD ROCK MINING; REPORT AND WATER SERVICE
59.5REQUIREMENTS.
59.6(a) By January 1, 2014, the Environmental Quality Board shall submit a report
59.7to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
59.8committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources
59.9finance that includes an analysis of:
59.10(1) the impacts of hard rock mining on surface water and groundwater;
59.11(2) the effects of the use of annexation to circumvent local zoning and other local
59.12decisions designed to protect the state's environment and natural resources; and
59.13(3) the use of phased actions on the environmental review process, including the
59.14need for environmental assessment worksheets and environmental impact statements.
59.15(b) A resident of Ortonville Township residing adjacent to land that is or will be part
59.16of a hard rock mining operation that was annexed by the city of Ortonville after January 1,
59.172012, may request the city to provide municipal water service. The city must provide the
59.18initial connection to the municipal water service at no charge to the resident.
59.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
59.20the city of Ortonville and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with
59.21Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

59.22ARTICLE 3
59.23PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

59.24
 Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
59.25The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
59.26agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
59.27parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
59.28figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
59.29them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
59.30"The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium"
59.31is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
59.32
 APPROPRIATIONS
59.33
 Available for the Year
60.1
 Ending June 30
60.2
 2014
 2015

60.3
 Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS
60.4
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 42,929,000
 $
 42,262,000
60.5The amounts that may be spent for each
60.6purpose are specified in the following
60.7sections.
60.8
 Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
60.9Money appropriated in this article may not
60.10be spent on activities unless they are directly
60.11related to and necessary for a specific
60.12appropriation and the recipient retains
60.13documentation sufficient to justify the use of
60.14the funds. Money appropriated in this article
60.15must be spent in accordance with Minnesota
60.16Management and Budget's Guidance to
60.17Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure.
60.18Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
60.1916A.28, and unless otherwise specified in
60.20this article, fiscal year 2014 appropriations
60.21are available until June 30, 2016, and fiscal
60.22year 2015 appropriations are available until
60.23June 30, 2017. If a project receives federal
60.24funds, the time period of the appropriation is
60.25extended to equal the availability of federal
60.26funding.

60.27
60.28
 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
 $
 25,169,000
 $
 24,169,000
60.29(a) $7,975,000 the first year and $5,695,000
60.30the second year are for the following state
60.31parks and trails projects:
60.32(1) the Rat River Bridge on the Arrowhead
60.33State Trail;
61.1(2) the Brown's Creek State Trail, including
61.2interpretive signs, invasive species control,
61.3and regional trail connections;
61.4(3) a segment of the Central Lakes State Trail
61.5from Fergus Falls to Ashby/Lake Christina;
61.6(4) the Hadley Bridge on the Gateway State
61.7Trail;
61.8(5) a segment of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail
61.9from Beaver Bay to West Road;
61.10(6) the Steamboat Loop on the Heartland
61.11State Trail;
61.12(7) the Steamboat River Bridge on the
61.13Heartland State Trail;
61.14(8) the Fish Hook River Red Bridge in Park
61.15Rapids on the Heartland State Trail;
61.16(9) a trail in Itasca State Park;
61.17(10) a trail from Park Rapids to Itasca State
61.18Park;
61.19(11) a trail segment from Faribault to Dundas
61.20for the Mill Towns State Trail;
61.21(12) a bridge building over the Cannon River
61.22in Faribault for the Mills Town State Trail;
61.23(13) a segment of the Minnesota Valley
61.24State Trail from Shakopee Memorial Park to
61.25Bloomington Ferry Bridge;
61.26(14) a segment of the Minnesota Valley State
61.27Trail from Bloomington Ferry Bridge to Fort
61.28Snelling State Park;
61.29(15) the Moose Horn River Bridge No. 1 on
61.30the Willard Munger State Trail;
61.31(16) the Paul Bunyan State Trail near Clausen
61.32Avenue;
62.1(17) a segment of the Paul Bunyan State Trail
62.2from Crow Wing State Park;
62.3(18) interpretive signs on the Root River
62.4State Trail;
62.5(19) a segment of the Root River State Trail
62.6from Whalen to Rushford;
62.7(20) a segment of the Sakatah Singing Hills
62.8State Trail from Waterville to Mankato; and
62.9(21) a segment of the Shooting Star State
62.10Trail from Rose Creek to Austin.
62.11The commissioner may use these funds
62.12for other portions of a state trail under this
62.13paragraph or for other statutorily authorized
62.14state trails only after funds to complete
62.15these projects has been fully encumbered. If
62.16the commissioner determines one of these
62.17projects is not able to proceed within the
62.18appropriation's availability, the commissioner
62.19may use these funds for other portions of
62.20a state trail under this paragraph or for
62.21other statutorily authorized state trails after
62.22consultation with the chairs of the senate
62.23and house of representatives committees and
62.24divisions with jurisdiction over the parks and
62.25trails fund.
62.26(b) $1,549,000 the first year and $1,549,000
62.27the second year are for education and
62.28interpretive services at state parks, recreation
62.29areas, and trails.
62.30(c) $643,000 the first year and $643,000 the
62.31second year are for state parks and trails
62.32public outreach.
62.33(d) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,140,000
62.34the second year are for land acquisition,
63.1development and design at state parks,
63.2including acquisition of land for Lake
63.3Bronson State Park, Sibley State Park, and
63.4Minneopa State Park, completion of a visitor
63.5center at Tettegouche State Park, renewable
63.6energy improvements, and new camper
63.7cabins.
63.8(e) $1,933,000 the first year and $4,654,000
63.9the second year are for state parks and
63.10state recreation areas rehabilitation and
63.11renewal, including conversion of facilities
63.12to rental facilities, replacement of vault
63.13toilets and fishing piers, renewable
63.14energy improvements, and accessibility
63.15improvements. Of this amount, $720,000 the
63.16second year is for campground upgrades at
63.17Whitewater State Park.
63.18(f) $829,000 the first year and $830,000
63.19the second year are for restoration and
63.20enhancement activities at state parks and state
63.21recreation areas, including invasive species
63.22management on approximately 13,800 acres,
63.23native plant restorations on approximately
63.241,800 acres, and implementation of best
63.25management practices at approximately 50
63.26public water access sites.
63.27(g) $350,000 the first year and $350,000
63.28the second year are for grants for veterans
63.29memorials in parks and trails of regional or
63.30statewide significance in the state.
63.31(h) $4,925,000 the first year and $4,938,000
63.32the second year are for grants under
63.33Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, to
63.34acquire, develop, improve, and restore
63.35parks and trails of regional or statewide
64.1significance outside of the metropolitan area,
64.2as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
64.3473.121, subdivision 2. Up to 2.5 percent
64.4of the total appropriation may be used for
64.5administering the grants.
64.6(i) $4,465,000 the first year and $3,370,000
64.7the second year are for grants for parks and
64.8trails of regional or statewide significance
64.9outside of the metropolitan area. Of this
64.10amount:
64.11(1) $1,338,000 is for development of
64.12the Swedish Immigrant Trail, including
64.13amenities in Taylors Falls connecting the
64.14trail to Interstate State Park;
64.15(2) $75,000 is for rehabilitation of Sunrise
64.16Prairie Trail;
64.17(3) $500,000 is for construction of the Lowell
64.18to Lakewalk Trail in Duluth;
64.19(4) $1,250,000 is for the Mesabi Trail;
64.20(5) $920,000 is for extensions and
64.21connections to the Rocori Trail;
64.22(6) $1,000,000 is for extensions and
64.23connections to the Lake Wobegon Trail;
64.24(7) $100,000 is for the Beaver Bay Trail,
64.25including trailhead amenities;
64.26(8) $468,000 is for extension of the Dakota
64.27Rail Trail to Lester Prairie;
64.28(9) $184,000 is for trail connections and
64.29camping facilities in Aitkin County for
64.30the Mississippi River parks and water trail
64.31project;
65.1(10) $1,000,000 is for trail enhancement,
65.2land acquisition, and other improvements at
65.3Sauk River Regional Park; and
65.4(11) $1,000,000 is for restoration of parks
65.5and trails in the Duluth area impacted by the
65.6flood of 2012.
65.7(j) The commissioner shall contract for
65.8services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
65.9for restoration, maintenance, and other
65.10activities under this section for at least
65.11$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
65.12second year.
65.13(k) A recipient of a grant awarded under
65.14this section must give consideration to
65.15Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
65.16use of the corps' services to contract for
65.17restoration and enhancement services.
65.18(l) For projects with the potential to
65.19need historic preservation services, the
65.20commissioner or a recipient of a grant
65.21awarded under this section must give
65.22consideration to the Northern Bedrock
65.23Conservation Corps for possible use of the
65.24corps' services.
65.25(m) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner
65.26shall submit a list of projects, ranked in
65.27priority order, that contains the Department
65.28of Natural Resource's recommendations for
65.29funding from the parks and trails fund for
65.30the 2016 and 2017 biennium to the chairs
65.31and ranking minority members of the senate
65.32and house of representatives committees
65.33and divisions with jurisdiction over the
65.34environment and natural resources and the
65.35parks and trails fund.

66.1
 Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 $
 17,755,000
 $
 18,088,000
66.2(a) $17,755,000 the first year and $18,088,000
66.3the second year are for parks and trails of
66.4regional or statewide significance in the
66.5metropolitan area, distributed according to
66.6paragraphs (b) to (1).
66.7(b) $1,490,000 the first year and $1,541,000
66.8the second year are for grants to Anoka
66.9County for:
66.10(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills
66.11Regional Park from Avocet Street;
66.12(2) restoration, including erosion repair,
66.13along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi
66.14River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids
66.15Dam Regional Park;
66.16(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake
66.17George Regional Park;
66.18(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain
66.19of Lakes Park Reserve;
66.20(5) improvements at Rice Creek Chain of
66.21Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance
66.22shop rehabilitation, road and parking
66.23construction, fencing, beach improvements,
66.24and roof repairs;
66.25(6) trail reconstruction under East River
66.26Road on the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park
66.27Reserve;
66.28(7) contracts with Conservation Corps
66.29Minnesota;
66.30(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator
66.31position;
66.32(9) a landscape designer or architect;
67.1(10) design, engineering, and construction of
67.2the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;
67.3(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George
67.4Regional Park;
67.5(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the
67.6Mississippi River Regional Trail;
67.7(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi
67.8River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi
67.9West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;
67.10(14) improvements of the Heritage
67.11Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek
67.12Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and
67.13(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek
67.14North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue
67.15to Golden Lake Elementary School.
67.16(c) $273,000 the first year and $283,000
67.17the second year are for grants to the city of
67.18Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the
67.19Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.
67.20(d) $347,000 the first year and $361,000 the
67.21second year are for grants to Carver County
67.22to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs
67.23Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail
67.24and for trail and bridge construction on the
67.25Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.
67.26(e) $1,235,000 the first year and $1,277,000
67.27the second year are for grants to Dakota
67.28County for:
67.29(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi
67.30River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional
67.31Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and
67.32to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional
67.33Trail;
68.1(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi
68.2River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and
68.3to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;
68.4(3) engineering and construction of regional
68.5trail segments throughout the county;
68.6(4) engineering and construction of a bridge
68.7and trails through the Minnesota Zoological
68.8Garden on the North Creek Regional
68.9Greenway; and
68.10(5) resource management of the county's
68.11park and trail system.
68.12(f) $3,803,000 the first year and $3,464,000
68.13the second are for grants to the Minneapolis
68.14Park and Recreation Board for:
68.15(1) design and construction of trail loops,
68.16river access areas, landscapes, and storm
68.17water management improvements at Above
68.18the Falls Regional Park;
68.19(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls
68.20Regional Park;
68.21(3) a master plan and trail design for Central
68.22Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;
68.23(4) planning and design for the Central
68.24Riverfront including the water works and the
68.25Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;
68.26(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements
68.27and play area rehabilitation at
68.28Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;
68.29(6) trail, shoreline, water access, picnic, sail
68.30boat facility, and concession improvements at
68.31Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
68.32(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat
68.33restoration, accessibility improvements, and
69.1construction of new entrances at Minneapolis
69.2Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
69.3(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha
69.4Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale
69.5Avenue; and
69.6(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional
69.7Park.
69.8(g) $1,228,000 the first year and $1,523,000
69.9the second year are for grants to Ramsey
69.10County for:
69.11(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails
69.12at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack
69.13Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail
69.14Lakes Regional Park;
69.15(2) contracts with Conservation Corps
69.16Minnesota;
69.17(3) design and construction of an early
69.18learning center at Tamarack Nature Center
69.19and pedestrian connections, landscape
69.20restoration, signage, and other site amenities
69.21at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;
69.22(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature
69.23Center;
69.24(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps
69.25for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery
69.26Hollow;
69.27(6) trail development to connect Tamarack
69.28Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;
69.29(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water
69.30management improvements, and site
69.31amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes
69.32Regional Park;
70.1(8) trail development and connection, storm
70.2water management improvements, and site
70.3amenities at Rice Creek North Regional
70.4Trail; and
70.5(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
70.6(h) $2,424,000 the first year and $2,507,000
70.7the second year are for grants to the city of
70.8Saint Paul for:
70.9(1) an education coordinator;
70.10(2) a volunteer coordinator;
70.11(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;
70.12(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet
70.13Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;
70.14(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and
70.15lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park;
70.16and
70.17(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge
70.18reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.
70.19(i) $620,000 the first year and $640,000 the
70.20second year are for grants to Scott County
70.21for an entrance road, parking, and trails at
70.22Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park.
70.23(j) $3,667,000 the first year and $3,796,000
70.24the second year are for grants to Three Rivers
70.25Park District for:
70.26(1) a trail connection to connect Grand
70.27Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;
70.28(2) a trail bridge over County State-Aid
70.29Highway 19 for the Lake Minnetonka LRT
70.30Regional Trail;
70.31(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake
70.32Regional Trail;
71.1(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek
71.2Regional Trail;
71.3(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes
71.4Regional Trail; and
71.5(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek
71.6Regional Trail.
71.7(k) $876,000 the first year and $904,000 the
71.8second year are for grants to Washington
71.9County for:
71.10(1) parking, buildings, and other
71.11improvements at Swim Pond;
71.12(2) a trail connection that connects the Point
71.13Douglas Regional Trail to Wisconsin; and
71.14(3) improvements to Hardwood Creek
71.15Regional Trail, including extending the trail
71.16towards Bald Eagle Regional Park.
71.17(l) $1,792,000 the first year and $1,792,000
71.18the second year are for grants to implementing
71.19agencies for land acquisition within
71.20Metropolitan Council approved regional
71.21parks and trails master plan boundaries as
71.22provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
71.2385.53, subdivision 3, clause (4).
71.24(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under
71.25this section must give consideration to
71.26Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
71.27use of corps services to contract for
71.28restoration and enhancement services.
71.29(n) For projects with the potential to need
71.30historic preservation services, a recipient
71.31of a grant awarded under this section must
71.32give consideration to the Northern Bedrock
72.1Conservation Corps for possible use of the
72.2corps' services.
72.3(o) By January 15, 2015, the council
72.4shall submit a list of projects, ranked in
72.5priority order, that contains the council's
72.6recommendations for funding from the
72.7parks and trails fund for the 2016 and
72.82017 biennium to the chairs and ranking
72.9minority members of the senate and house
72.10of representatives committees and divisions
72.11with jurisdiction over the environment and
72.12natural resources and the parks and trails
72.13fund.

72.14
 Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 $
 5,000
 $
 5,000
72.15$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second
72.16year are for the Legislative Coordinating
72.17Commission for the Web site required
72.18in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303,
72.19subdivision 10, including detailed mapping.

72.20    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
72.21    Subd. 35. Public official. "Public official" means any:
72.22    (1) member of the legislature;
72.23    (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative
72.24auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher,
72.25legislative analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House
72.26Research;
72.27    (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative
72.28deputy;
72.29    (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
72.30    (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state
72.31department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information
72.32officer;
73.1    (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a
73.2state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under
73.3chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
73.4    (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend,
73.5or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
73.6    (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
73.7    (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
73.8    (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
73.9    (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of
73.10Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment
73.11and Economic Development;
73.12    (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations
73.13manager of the Metropolitan Council;
73.14    (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
73.15    (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the
73.16Department of Public Safety;
73.17    (15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
73.18    (16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;
73.19    (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State
73.20High School League;
73.21    (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;
73.22    (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;
73.23    (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management
73.24organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;
73.25    (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
73.26(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
73.27    (23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established
73.28in section 97A.056;
73.29(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30; or
73.30(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
73.31established in section 473J.07; or
73.32(26) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission.

73.33    Sec. 7. [85.536] GREATER MINNESOTA REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS
73.34COMMISSION.
74.1    Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and
74.2Trails Commission is created to undertake system planning and provide recommendations
74.3to the legislature for grants funded by the parks and trails fund to counties and cities
74.4outside of the seven-county metropolitan area for parks and trails of regional significance.
74.5    Subd. 2. Commission. The commission shall include 12 members appointed by
74.6the governor representing each of the regional parks and trails districts determined under
74.7subdivision 3. Membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of
74.8vacancies are as provided in section 15.0575.
74.9    Subd. 3. Districts; plans and hearings. (a) The commissioner of natural resources,
74.10in consultation with the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Coalition, shall
74.11establish 12 regional parks and trails districts in the state encompassing the area outside the
74.12seven-county metropolitan area. The commissioner shall establish districts by combining
74.13counties and may not assign a county to more than one district.
74.14(b) Counties within each district may jointly prepare, after consultation with all
74.15affected municipalities, and submit to the commission, and from time to time revise
74.16and resubmit to the commission, a master plan for the acquisition and development of
74.17parks and trails of regional significance located within the district. The counties, after
74.18consultation with the commission, shall jointly hold a public hearing on the proposed plan
74.19and budget at a time and place determined by the counties. Not less than 15 days before
74.20the hearing, the counties shall provide notice of the hearing stating the date, time, and
74.21place of the hearing, and the place where the proposed plan and budget may be examined
74.22by any interested person. At any hearing, interested persons shall be permitted to present
74.23their views on the plan and budget.
74.24(c) The commission shall review each master plan to determine whether it meets
74.25the conditions of subdivision 4. If it does not, the commission shall return the plan with
74.26its comments to the district for revision and resubmittal.
74.27    Subd. 4. Regional significance. The commission must determine whether a park or
74.28trail is regionally significant under this section based on the following criteria:
74.29(1) a park must provide a natural resource based setting and should provide outdoor
74.30recreation facilities and multiple activities that are primarily natural resource based;
74.31(2) a trail must pass through desirable settings and offer high quality opportunities in
74.32attractive, unique, or representative landscapes that serve important destinations while
74.33connecting existing state or regional parks or trails;
74.34(3) at least 20 percent of visits or users in a calendar year should be from people who
74.35do not reside within the area of jurisdiction of the governmental unit that has the financial
74.36and legal responsibility to own, operate, and maintain the park or trail;
75.1(4) a park should be large compared to other parks owned by local governments
75.2within the same regional parks and trails district; and
75.3(5) a park may include or a trail may pass unique natural, historic, or cultural
75.4features or characteristics.
75.5    Subd. 5. Recommendations. (a) The commission shall submit biennial
75.6recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money from the parks and trails
75.7fund to the legislature no later than January 15 each odd-numbered year. The commission
75.8may submit supplemental recommendations by January 15 in even-numbered years. The
75.9recommendations shall include a list or projects recommended for funding ranked in
75.10priority order.
75.11(b) In recommending grants under this section, the commission shall make
75.12recommendations consistent with master plans.
75.13(c) The commission shall determine recommended grant amounts through an
75.14adopted merit-based evaluation process that includes the level of local financial support.
75.15The evaluation process is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and
75.16section 14.386 does not apply.
75.17(d) When recommending grants, the commission shall consider balance of the grant
75.18benefits across greater Minnesota. Grant requests offering a nonstate match of at least 25
75.19percent of the total eligible project costs shall be preferred.
75.20(e) Grants may be recommended only for:
75.21(1) parks and trails included in a plan approved by the commission under subdivision
75.223; and
75.23(2) trails that connect or will connect to existing state or regional trails as
75.24demonstrated by the applicant.
75.25    Subd. 6. Administration. The Department of Natural Resources shall provide
75.26administrative support for the commission.
75.27    Subd. 7. Chair. The commission shall annually elect from among its members a
75.28chair and other officers necessary for the performance of its duties.
75.29    Subd. 8. Meetings. The commission shall meet at least twice each year.
75.30Commission meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
75.31    Subd. 9. Conflict of interest. A member of the commission may not participate in
75.32or vote on a decision of the commission relating to an organization in which the member
75.33has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
75.34    Subd. 10. Definition. For purposes of this section, "commission" means the Greater
75.35Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission established under this section.

76.1    Sec. 8. MISSISSIPPI WHITEWATER PARK.
76.2The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6,
76.3from the water recreation account in the natural resources fund for a cooperative project
76.4with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to develop the Mississippi Whitewater
76.5Park is available until June 30, 2018.

76.6ARTICLE 4
76.7ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

76.8
 Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
76.9    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
76.10entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts
76.11and cultural heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable
76.12activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. "The first year" is fiscal
76.13year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
76.14and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
76.15
 APPROPRIATIONS
76.16
 Available for the Year
76.17
 Ending June 30
76.18
 2014
 2015

76.19
 Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
76.20
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 57,365,000
 $
 57,329,000
76.21The amounts that may be spent for each
76.22purpose are specified in the following
76.23subdivisions.
76.24
 Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
76.25Money appropriated in this article may not
76.26be spent on activities unless they are directly
76.27related to and necessary for a specific
76.28appropriation. Money appropriated in this
76.29article must not be spent on indirect costs
76.30or other institutional overhead charges that
76.31are not directly related to and necessary for
76.32a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding
76.33Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and
76.34unless otherwise specified in this article,
77.1fiscal year 2014 appropriations are available
77.2until June 30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015
77.3appropriations are available until June 30,
77.42016. If a project receives federal funds, the
77.5time period of the appropriation is extended
77.6to equal the availability of federal funding.
77.7
 Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 23,565,000
 23,865,000
77.8These amounts are appropriated to the
77.9Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
77.10arts education, and arts access. Grant
77.11agreements entered into by the Minnesota
77.12State Arts Board and other recipients
77.13of appropriations in this subdivision
77.14shall ensure that these funds are used to
77.15supplement and not substitute for traditional
77.16sources of funding. Each grant program
77.17established within this appropriation shall
77.18be separately administered from other
77.19state appropriations for program planning
77.20and outcome measurements, but may take
77.21into consideration other state resources
77.22awarded in the selection of applicants and
77.23grant award size. Thirty percent of the
77.24total appropriation to each of the following
77.25categories in this subdivision are for grants
77.26to the regional arts councils. The Minnesota
77.27State Arts Board is prohibited from funding
77.28either the Minnesota Orchestra or the Saint
77.29Paul Chamber Orchestra until there has
77.30been an end to contract negotiations with
77.31the musicians in either orchestra and the
77.32orchestra performances have resumed.
77.33
 (a) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
77.34$18,902,000 the first year and $19,152,000
77.35the second year are to support Minnesota
78.1artists and arts organizations in creating,
78.2producing, and presenting high-quality arts
78.3activities; to overcome barriers to accessing
78.4high-quality arts activities; and to instill the
78.5arts into the community and public life in
78.6this state.
78.7
 (b) Arts Education
78.8$3,422,250 the first year and $3,422,250
78.9the second year are for high-quality,
78.10age-appropriate arts education for
78.11Minnesotans of all ages to develop
78.12knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
78.13arts.
78.14
 (c) Arts and Cultural Heritage
78.15$1,240,750 the first year and $1,240,750 the
78.16second year are for events and activities that
78.17represent the diverse cultural arts traditions,
78.18including folk and traditional artists and art
78.19organizations, represented in this state.
78.20
 (d) Census
78.21The Minnesota State Arts Board, in
78.22partnership with regional arts councils, shall
78.23maintain a census of Minnesota artists and
78.24artistic organizations.
78.25
 Subd. 4.Department of Education
 3,000,000
 3,000,000
78.26These amounts are appropriated to the
78.27commissioner of education for grants to
78.28the 12 Minnesota regional library systems,
78.29to provide educational opportunities in
78.30the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural
78.31heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be
78.32allocated using the formula in Minnesota
78.33Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3,
78.344, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to
79.1be distributed to all qualifying systems with
79.2an amount proportionate to the number of
79.3qualifying system entities in each system. A
79.4"qualifying system entity" shall be defined
79.5for the purposes of this section as a public
79.6library, a regional library system, a regional
79.7library system headquarters, a county,
79.8or an outreach service program. These
79.9funds may be used to sponsor programs
79.10provided by regional libraries or to provide
79.11grants to local arts and cultural heritage
79.12programs for programs in partnership with
79.13regional libraries. These funds shall be
79.14distributed in ten equal payments per year.
79.15Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
79.1616A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
79.17before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts
79.18in this subdivision are available until June
79.1930, 2017.
79.20
 Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society
 13,225,000
 13,200,000
79.21These amounts are appropriated to the
79.22governing board of the Minnesota Historical
79.23Society to preserve and enhance access to
79.24Minnesota's history and its cultural and
79.25historical resources. Grant agreements
79.26entered into by the Minnesota Historical
79.27Society and other recipients of appropriations
79.28in this subdivision shall ensure that
79.29these funds are used to supplement and
79.30not substitute for traditional sources of
79.31funding. Funds directly appropriated to the
79.32Minnesota Historical Society shall be used to
79.33supplement, and not substitute for, traditional
79.34sources of funding. Notwithstanding
79.35Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for
79.36historic preservation projects that improve
80.1historic structures, the amounts are available
80.2until June 30, 2017. The Historical Society
80.3or grant recipients of the Historical Society
80.4using arts and cultural heritage funds under
80.5this subdivision must give consideration
80.6to the Conservation Corps Minnesota and
80.7Northern Bedrock Conservation Corps, or an
80.8organization carrying out similar work, for
80.9projects with the potential to need historic
80.10preservation services.
80.11
 (a) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
80.12$5,300,000 the first year and $5,300,000 the
80.13second year are for history programs and
80.14projects operated or conducted by or through
80.15local, county, regional, or other historical
80.16or cultural organizations; or for activities
80.17to preserve significant historic and cultural
80.18resources. Funds are to be distributed through
80.19a competitive grants process. The Minnesota
80.20Historical Society shall administer these
80.21funds using established grants mechanisms,
80.22with assistance from the advisory committee
80.23created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
80.244, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
80.25item (ii).
80.26
 (b) Programs
80.27$5,300,000 the first year and $5,300,000 the
80.28second year are for programs and purposes
80.29related to the historical and cultural heritage
80.30of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the
80.31Minnesota Historical Society.
80.32
 (c) History Partnerships
80.33$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the
80.34second year are for partnerships involving
81.1multiple organizations, which may include
81.2the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve
81.3and enhance access to Minnesota's history
81.4and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
81.5
81.6
 (d) Statewide Survey of Historical and
Archaeological Sites
81.7$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
81.8second year are for a contract or contracts
81.9to be awarded on a competitive basis to
81.10conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's
81.11sites of historical, archaeological, and
81.12cultural significance. Results of this survey
81.13must be published in a searchable form
81.14and available to the public on a cost-free
81.15basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the
81.16Office of the State Archaeologist, and the
81.17Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a
81.18representative to an oversight board to select
81.19contractors and direct the conduct of these
81.20surveys. The oversight board shall consult
81.21with the Departments of Transportation and
81.22Natural Resources.
81.23
 (e) Digital Library
81.24$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
81.25second year are for a digital library project
81.26to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
81.27images, documents, and historical materials.
81.28The Minnesota Historical Society shall
81.29cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary
81.30loan system and shall jointly share this
81.31appropriation for these purposes.
81.32
 (f) Civil War Task Force
81.33$25,000 in the first year to the Civil War Task
81.34Force for activities that commemorate the
81.35sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
82.1and the Dakota Conflict, as recommended by
82.2the Civil War Commemoration Task Force
82.3established in Executive Order 11-15 (2011).
82.4
 Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 9,680,000
 9,450,000
82.5These amounts are appropriated to the
82.6commissioner of administration for grants
82.7to the named organizations for the purposes
82.8specified in this subdivision. Up to one
82.9percent of funds may be used by the
82.10commissioner for grants administration.
82.11Grant agreements entered into by
82.12the commissioner and recipients of
82.13appropriations in this subdivision must
82.14ensure that money appropriated in this
82.15subdivision is used to supplement and not
82.16substitute for traditional sources of funding.
82.17
 (a) Minnesota Public Radio
82.18$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the
82.19second year are for Minnesota Public Radio
82.20to create programming and expand news
82.21service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
82.22history. Priority should be given to projects
82.23who have a nonstate cash match of at least 25
82.24percent of the total eligible project costs.
82.25
82.26
 (b) Association of Minnesota Public
Educational Radio Stations
82.27$1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000 the
82.28second year are appropriated for a grant to
82.29the Association of Minnesota Public Radio
82.30Stations for production and acquisition grants
82.31in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
82.32section 129D.19.
82.33
 (c) Lake Superior Center Authority
83.1$200,000 the first year for the development of
83.2an exhibit to examine the effect that aquatic
83.3environments have on shipwrecks and to
83.4preserve Minnesota's history and cultural
83.5heritage. Priority should be given to projects
83.6who have a nonstate cash match of at least 25
83.7percent of the total eligible project costs.
83.8
 (d) Lake Superior Zoo
83.9$300,000 the first year for the development
83.10of the Forest Discovery Zone to create
83.11educational exhibits using animals and the
83.12environment. Priority should be given to
83.13projects who have a nonstate cash match of
83.14at least 25 percent of the total eligible project
83.15costs.
83.16
 (e) Como Park Zoo
83.17$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
83.18second year for the Como Park Zoo for
83.19program development. Priority should be
83.20given to projects who have a nonstate cash
83.21match of at least 25 percent of the total
83.22eligible project costs.
83.23
 (f) Science Museum of Minnesota
83.24$900,000 the first year and $1,300,000 the
83.25second year are for programs described in
83.26this paragraph. Grant recipients must provide
83.27a nonstate cash match of at least 25 percent
83.28of the total eligible project costs.
83.29(1) $500,000 in the first year and $500,000
83.30in the second year for arts, arts education,
83.31and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's
83.32history and cultural heritage including
83.33student and teacher outreach and expansion
83.34of the museum's American Indian initiatives.
84.1(2) $400,000 the first year and $800,000 the
84.2second year are for a grant to upgrade the
84.3Science Museum's Omnitheater audio and
84.4projection systems.
84.5
 (g) Public Television
84.6$3,950,000 the first year and $3,950,000
84.7the second year are for grants to the
84.8Minnesota Public Television Association for
84.9production and acquisition grants according
84.10to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.
84.11Priority should be given to projects who have
84.12a nonstate cash match of at least 25 percent
84.13of the total eligible project costs.
84.14
 (h) Minnesota Film and TV Board
84.15$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
84.16second year are for grants to the Minnesota
84.17Film and TV Board to develop and
84.18administer competitive grants to Minnesota
84.19filmmakers with a focus on grant awards
84.20that highlight Minnesota arts, culture, and
84.21heritage. Priority should be given to projects
84.22who have a nonstate cash match of at least 25
84.23percent of the total eligible project costs.
84.24
 (i) Small Theatre Grants
84.25$100,000 the first year and $50,000 the
84.26second year are for grants to theatres in
84.27Minnesota to purchase and install digital
84.28projection technology to allow continued
84.29access to films. Priority for grants are to
84.30theaters that have exclusively 35 millimeter
84.31projection systems in communities with few
84.32available theaters or to small theaters with
84.33only one screen. Priority should be given to
84.34projects who have a nonstate cash match of
85.1at least 65 percent of the total eligible project
85.2costs.
85.3
 (j) Historical Memorial Bust
85.4$80,000 is appropriated to the commissioner
85.5of administration in fiscal year 2014 for (1)
85.6a bust of Nellie Stone Johnson in the State
85.7Capitol building, (2) a bust of former United
85.8States Supreme Court Justice Harry A.
85.9Blackmun, and (3) a bust of former United
85.10State Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler,
85.11to be placed on the second floor of the State
85.12Capitol Building.
85.13
 Subd. 7.Minnesota Humanities Center
2,575,000
 2,425,000
85.14These amounts are appropriated to the Board
85.15of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities
85.16Center for the purposes specified in this
85.17subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
85.18Center may use a portion of the following
85.19grants to cover the cots of administering,
85.20planning, evaluating, and reporting these
85.21grants.
85.22
 (a) Programs and Purposes
85.23$425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
85.24second year are for programs and purposes
85.25of the Minnesota Humanities Center, of
85.26this amount $100,000 each year is for the
85.27Veterans' Voices Awards Program.
85.28The Minnesota Humanities Center may
85.29consider museums and organizations
85.30celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for
85.31grants from these funds. The Minnesota
85.32Humanities Center may develop a written
85.33plan for the competitive issuance of these
85.34grants and, if developed, shall submit
86.1that plan for review and approval by the
86.2Department of Administration.
86.3
 (b) Civic Education Grants
86.4$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
86.5second year are for a competitive Arts and
86.6Cultural Heritage Grants Program for civic
86.7education.
86.8The board of directors shall solicit proposals
86.9and award grants to entities for projects
86.10and programs that conduct civics education
86.11programs for the civic and cultural
86.12development of Minnesota youth. Priority
86.13should be given to projects who have a
86.14nonstate cash match of at least 25 percent of
86.15the total eligible project costs.
86.16
 (c) Children's Museum Grants
86.17$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
86.18second year are for a competitive Arts
86.19and Cultural Heritage Grants Program for
86.20children's museums. The board of directors
86.21shall solicit proposals and award grants
86.22to children's museums for projects and
86.23programs that maintain or promote our
86.24cultural heritage. Priority should be given to
86.25projects who have a nonstate cash match of
86.26at least 25 percent of the total eligible project
86.27costs.
86.28
 (c) Minnesota Children's Museum
86.29$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
86.30second year are for arts, arts education,
86.31and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's
86.32history and cultural heritage. Priority should
86.33be given to projects who have a nonstate
87.1cash match of at least 25 percent of the total
87.2eligible project costs.
87.3
 (d) Southern Minnesota Children's Museum
87.4$200,000 the first year for the creation
87.5of exhibits, environments, and studios
87.6celebrating the arts, culture, and heritage
87.7of Minnesota at the Children's Museum of
87.8Southern Minnesota. Priority should be
87.9given to projects who have a nonstate cash
87.10match of at least 25 percent of the total
87.11eligible project costs.
87.12
 (e) Councils of Color
87.13$500,000 the first year and $550,000 the
87.14second year are for competitive grants to the
87.15Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, the
87.16Council on Black Minnesotans, the Indian
87.17Affairs Council, and the Chicano Latino
87.18Affairs Council. Grants are for programs
87.19and cooperation between the Minnesota
87.20Humanities Center and the grant recipients
87.21for community events and the programs that
87.22celebrate and preserve artistic, historical, and
87.23cultural heritage. Priority should be given to
87.24projects who have a nonstate cash match of
87.25at least 25 percent of the total eligible project
87.26costs.
87.27
 (f) Council on Disability
87.28$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
87.29second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
87.30State Council on Disability to provide
87.31educational opportunities in the arts, history,
87.32and cultural heritage of Minnesotans
87.33with disabilities in conjunction with the
87.3425th anniversary of the Americans with
88.1Disabilities Act. If the amount in the first
88.2year is insufficient, the amount in the second
88.3year is available in the first year. These funds
88.4are available until June 30, 2016.
88.5
 Subd. 8.Perpich Center For Arts Education
 956,000
 1,089,000
88.6These amounts are appropriated to the Board
88.7of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts
88.8Education for the following programs.
88.9Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
88.1016A.28, the appropriations encumbered on
88.11or before June 30, 2015, are available until
88.12June 30, 2017.
88.13
 (a) Administrative Costs
88.14$28,000 the first year and $29,000 the second
88.15year are for administrative costs.
88.16
 (b) Arts Integration Networks
88.17$808,000 the first year and $808,000 the
88.18second year are for the Arts Integration
88.19program to increase the capacity of
88.20teachers to design, implement, and assess
88.21collaborative arts integration in Minnesota
88.22schools and the capacity of administrators
88.23to support this instructional strategy and to
88.24improve standards based student learning
88.25through collaborative arts integration.
88.26
 (c) Arts-Integrated High School Courses
88.27$20,000 the first year and $152,000 the
88.28second year are for the development of
88.29rigorous and engaging arts-integrated courses
88.30to be ready to implement in the 2015-2016
88.31school year.
88.32
 (d) Statewide Study on Status of Arts Education
89.1$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
89.2second year are for a study for the 2014-2015
89.3school year on the status of arts education
89.4in Minnesota.
89.5
 Subd. 9.Department of Agriculture
 1,400,000
 1,400,000
89.6These amounts are appropriated to the
89.7commissioner of agriculture for grants to
89.8county agricultural societies to enhance arts
89.9access and education and to preserve and
89.10promote Minnesota's history and cultural
89.11heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The
89.12grants are in addition to the aid distributed to
89.13county agricultural societies under Minnesota
89.14Statutes, section 38,02. Of these amounts:
89.15(1) $700,000 each year is available for
89.16distribution for competitive grants to
89.17Minnesota county fairs to enhance arts access
89.18and education and to preserve and promote
89.19Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
89.20Priority shall be given to grants that utilize
89.21resources through the areas regional arts
89.22board to encourage local arts development
89.23or that create traveling exhibits that are
89.24available for use by other county fairs; and
89.25(2) $700,000 each year is available for a
89.26competitive arts and cultural heritage grants
89.27program for county fairs. The commissioner
89.28shall award grants for the development or
89.29enhancement of county fair facilities or other
89.30projects or programs that provide access
89.31to the arts, arts education, or agricultural,
89.32historical, and cultural heritage programs,
89.33including but not limited to, agricultural
89.34education centers, arts buildings, and
89.35performance stages.
90.1
 Subd. 10.Minnesota Zoo
 1,750,000
 1,750,000
90.2These amounts are appropriated to
90.3the Minnesota Zoo for programs and
90.4development of the Minnesota Zoo and to
90.5provide access to the arts, arts education, and
90.6cultural heritage of Minnesota.
90.7
 Subd. 11.Indian Affairs Council
 1,150,000
 1,150,000
90.8These amounts are appropriated to the Indian
90.9Affairs Council for the purposes identified in
90.10this subdivision.
90.11
90.12
 (a) Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe
Language
90.13$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
90.14second year are for grants for programs that
90.15preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language
90.16and to foster educational programs in Dakota
90.17and Ojibwe languages.
90.18
 (b) Language Immersion
90.19$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
90.20second year are for grants of $125,000 each
90.21year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion
90.22School and the Wicoie Nandagikendan
90.23Urban Immersion Project.
90.24
90.25
 (c) Competitive Grants for Language
Immersion
90.26$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
90.27second year are for competitive grants for
90.28language immersion schools to:
90.29(1) develop and expand K-12 curriculum;
90.30(2) provide fluent speakers in the classroom;
90.31(3) develop appropriate testing and
90.32evaluation procedures; and
91.1(4) develop community-based training and
91.2engagement.
91.3
 Subd. 12.Legislature
 14,000
91.4These amounts are appropriated to the
91.5Legislative Coordinating Commission to
91.6operate the Web site for dedicated funds
91.7required under Minnesota Statutes, section
91.83.303, subdivision 10.
91.9
91.10
 Subd. 13.Motion Picture Production
Investment Incentive Program
 50,000
91.11$50,000 in the first year is to the
91.12commissioner of the department of
91.13employment and economic development to
91.14enter into an agreement with an organization
91.15to establish and administer a motion
91.16picture investment program that provides
91.17investment into feature-length films beyond
91.18any available state tax incentives or rebate
91.19programs that may be available. The
91.20commissioner should give priority to an
91.21organization that has a reputable history of
91.22working on motion pictures, with principals
91.23who have produced a substantial number of
91.24films, and which has professional writers,
91.25directors, and producers with appropriate
91.26accreditation from the motion picture
91.27industry. The organization must be able
91.28to create studio-based partnerships with
91.29the purpose of building a motion picture
91.30production economy in Minnesota.

91.31    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.32    Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to the Association of
91.33Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations and the noncommercial radio stations that
91.34are members of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations.
92.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

92.2    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
92.3    Subd. 2. Use of grant funds. Money appropriated from the Minnesota arts and
92.4cultural heritage fund may be designated to make grants to the Association of Minnesota
92.5Public Educational Radio Stations and its member stations, noncommercial radio stations,
92.6as defined in section 129D.14, subdivision 2. Grants received under this section must be
92.7used to create, produce, acquire, or distribute programs that educate, enhance, or promote
92.8local, regional, or statewide items of artistic, cultural, or historic significance. Grant funds
92.9may be used to cover any expenses associated with the creation, production, acquisition,
92.10or distribution of noncommercial radio programs through broadcast.
92.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

92.12    Sec. 5. Laws 2001, chapter 193, section 10, is amended to read:
92.13    Sec. 10. CAPITOL CAFETERIA; WINE AND BEER LICENSE.
92.14    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.412, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
92.15clause (2), the city of St. Paul may must issue an on-sale wine and malt liquor license for
92.16the premises known as the capitol cafeteria, for special events held at the capitol cafeteria.
92.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
92.18St. Paul and its chief clerical officer timely complete this compliance with Minnesota
92.19Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

92.20    Sec. 6. MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA; SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.
92.21(a) The commissioner of management and budget must recapture funds that have
92.22been expended to either the Minnesota Orchestra or to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
92.23from the arts and cultural heritage fund 30 days after the enactment of this section, and
92.24return the funds to the arts and cultural heritage fund, if either orchestra has not settled
92.25on an agreement to end the labor dispute and begun performances with the previously
92.26contracted musicians. Any grant agreement with a Minnesota state agency with either the
92.27Minnesota Orchestra or the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra shall be canceled 30 days after
92.28the enactment of this section, and any unexpended funds returned to the arts and cultural
92.29heritage fund, if either the Minnesota Orchestra or the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra have
92.30not settled on an agreement to end the labor dispute and begun performances with the
92.31previously contracted musicians.
93.1(b) Any money returned to the arts and cultural heritage fund through paragraph
93.2(a) shall be appropriated to the Minnesota Arts Board for grants to programs that employ
93.3orchestral musicians for live performances in Minnesota.
93.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

93.5    Sec. 7. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY; MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY.
93.6The commissioner of the department of employment and economic development
93.7must conduct a study to examine the economic impact of the motion picture industry on
93.8the state's economy. The study must examine what the potential impact of the motion
93.9picture industry could be on the Minnesota economy. The study must look at the use of
93.10investments, rebates, tax credits, and other programs and how those programs can improve
93.11economic returns, stimulate the economy, and provide jobs. The commissioner may
93.12contract with a qualified entity to conduct the study. The commissioner must report study
93.13findings and any recommendations to the legislature by February 15, 2014.

93.14ARTICLE 5
93.15GENERAL PROVISIONS; ALL LEGACY FUNDS

93.16    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.9741, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
93.17    Subd. 3. Legacy funds. The outdoor heritage fund, the clean water fund, the parks
93.18and trails fund, and the arts and cultural heritage fund are liablemust each reimburse the
93.19general fund, in the manner prescribed in section 16A.127, for costs incurred by the
93.20legislative auditor in examining financial activities relating to each fund. At the conclusion
93.21of an examination, the legislative auditor shall certify the costs of the examination to the
93.22commissioner of management and budget. The amount requested shall be appropriated
93.23from the appropriate legacy fund to the commissioner of the department of management
93.24and budget who shall transfer the appropriation to the legislative auditor in order to
93.25recover the cost of the audit from each fund.
93.26EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

93.27    Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATION; FUND AVAILABILITY.
93.28The commissioner of management and budget shall determine if sufficient funds are
93.29available in the four Legacy Funds to allow payment of all appropriations made by the
93.30legislature. If the commissioner determines that a short fall in available revenues will limit
93.31the availability of appropriations of the Legacy Funds to be met, the commissioner must
93.32withhold the payment of each appropriation in an equal or equitable amount, as needed
94.1to balance available revenue with expenditures from each fund. The commissioner must
94.2report all reductions required under this Section to the Legislative Advisory Commission
94.3in a timely fashion.
94.4EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."