1.1.................... moves to amend the ....... amendment (H3421A1) to H.F. No. 3421 as
1.2follows:
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1.7	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.

1.8(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.9agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.10outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and
1.11"2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available
1.12for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is
1.13fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018
1.14and 2019. These are onetime appropriations.
1.15(b) If an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the 2018 legislative session,
1.16the appropriation must be given effect only once.

1.17				APPROPRIATIONS
1.18				Available for the Year
1.19				Ending June 30
1.20					2018		2019

1.21

Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.22

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

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$

113,923,000

1.23This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
1.24fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.1purpose are specified in the following
2.2subdivisions.

2.3

Subd. 2.Prairies

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35,288,000

2.4 2.5 2.6

(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase X

2.7$2,786,000 the second year is to the
2.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.9in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.10management under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1186A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in
2.12fee for scientific and natural areas under
2.13Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.14subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.15in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.16must be given to acquiring lands that are
2.17eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.18Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.19adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.20proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.21as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.22 2.23

(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase X

2.24$5,740,000 the second year is to the
2.25commissioner of natural resources for an
2.26agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
2.27in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.28management under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2986A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation
2.30criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
2.31priority must be given to acquiring lands that
2.32are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.33Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.34adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.35proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.36as part of the required accomplishment plan.

3.1 3.2

(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VIII

3.3$2,001,000 the second year is to the
3.4commissioner of natural resources for an
3.5agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
3.6acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance
3.7native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and
3.8savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in
3.9Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
3.10must be given to acquiring lands that are
3.11eligible for the native prairie bank under
3.12Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
3.13adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
3.14income statements and balance sheets for
3.15income and expenses from land acquired with
3.16this appropriation must be submitted to the
3.17Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
3.18later than 180 days after The Nature
3.19Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
3.20proposed land acquisitions must be provided
3.21as part of the required accomplishment plan,
3.22and the acquisitions must be consistent with
3.23the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie
3.24Conservation Plan.

3.25 3.26

(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX

3.27$1,893,000 the second year is to the
3.28commissioner of natural resources for an
3.29agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
3.30cooperation with the United States Fish and
3.31Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or
3.32permanent conservation easements and to
3.33restore lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
3.34Habitat Preservation Area in western
3.35Minnesota for addition to the Northern
3.36Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
4.1Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
4.2Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
4.3to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
4.4native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
4.5section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
4.6native prairie. A list of proposed land
4.7acquisitions must be provided as part of the
4.8required accomplishment plan, and the
4.9acquisitions must be consistent with the
4.10priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation
4.11Plan.

4.12 4.13

(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VIII

4.14$1,345,000 the second year is to the
4.15commissioner of natural resources for an
4.16agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in
4.17cooperation with Great River Greening, to
4.18acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River
4.19watershed for wildlife management under
4.20Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
4.21subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for
4.22scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
4.23Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to
4.24acquire lands in fee for state forests under
4.25Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
4.26subdivision 7; and to restore lands in the
4.27Cannon River watershed. Of this amount,
4.28$945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and
4.29$400,000 is to Great River Greening. Subject
4.30to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
4.316136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
4.32lands that are eligible for the native prairie
4.33bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
4.34or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.35A list of proposed land acquisitions and
5.1restorations must be provided as part of the
5.2required accomplishment plan.

5.3 5.4

(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII

5.5$1,490,000 the second year is to the
5.6commissioner of natural resources to acquire
5.7permanent conservation easements to protect
5.8and restore native prairie according to
5.9Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this
5.10amount, up to $176,000 is for establishing
5.11monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
5.12in the accomplishment plan and subject to
5.13Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
5.14subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.15in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.16must be given to acquiring lands that are
5.17eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.18Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.19adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.20permanent conservation easements must be
5.21provided as part of the final report.

5.22 5.23

(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII

5.24$5,000,000 the second year is to the Board of
5.25Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.26permanent conservation easements and restore
5.27habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.28103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
5.29habitat by expanding the riparian buffer
5.30program under the clean water fund for at least
5.31equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private
5.32land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for
5.33establishing a monitoring and enforcement
5.34fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.35and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
6.1conservation easements must be provided as
6.2part of the final report.

6.3 6.4

(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV

6.5$1,162,000 the second year is to the
6.6commissioner of natural resources for an
6.7agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
6.8cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
6.9Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and
6.10restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
6.11River valley for wildlife management under
6.12Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
6.13subdivision 8, or to be designated and
6.14managed as waterfowl production areas in
6.15Minnesota in cooperation with the United
6.16States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
6.17evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
6.186136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring
6.19lands that are eligible for the native prairie
6.20bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96,
6.21or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.22A list of proposed land acquisitions must be
6.23provided as part of the required
6.24accomplishment plan.

6.25 6.26

(i) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - Phase II

6.27$2,447,000 the second year is to the
6.28commissioner of natural resources for an
6.29agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
6.30League Inc., in cooperation with Ducks
6.31Unlimited and The Conservation Fund, to
6.32acquire lands in fee and restore and enhance
6.33strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
6.34wildlife habitat in Martin County for wildlife
6.35management under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.3686A.05, subdivision 8. Of this amount,
7.1$1,978,000 is to Fox Lake Conservation
7.2League Inc., $400,000 is to Ducks Unlimited,
7.3and $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund. A
7.4list of proposed acquisitions must be provided
7.5as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.6 7.7

(j) Protect and Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - Phase II

7.8$829,000 the second year is to the
7.9commissioner of natural resources for
7.10agreements to acquire conservation easements
7.11and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird
7.12areas identified in Minnesota Prairie
7.13Conservation Plan. Of this amount, $209,000
7.14is to Audubon Minnesota and $620,000 is to
7.15Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to
7.16Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
7.17monitoring and enforcement funds as approved
7.18in the accomplishment plan and subject to
7.19Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
7.20subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
7.21in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
7.22must be given to acquiring lands that are
7.23eligible for the native prairie bank under
7.24Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
7.25adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
7.26permanent conservation easements and
7.27enhancements must be provided as part of the
7.28required accomplishment plan.

7.29 7.30

(k) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase III

7.31$1,468,000 the second year is to the
7.32commissioner of natural resources for an
7.33agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
7.34cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
7.35acquire permanent conservation easements
7.36and to restore and enhance high-priority
8.1grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of
8.2this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation
8.3Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land
8.4Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
8.5is for establishing a monitoring and
8.6enforcement fund as approved in the
8.7accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
8.8Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
8.9Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
8.10Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
8.11to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
8.12native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
8.13section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
8.14native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions
8.15must be provided as part of the required
8.16accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions
8.17must be consistent with the priorities in
8.18Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

8.19 8.20

(l) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program

8.21$2,960,000 the second year is to the
8.22commissioner of natural resources for an
8.23agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in
8.24cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the
8.25United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to
8.26acquire permanent conservation "working
8.27land" easements and to restore wetlands and
8.28prairie grasslands. Of this amount, $2,000,000
8.29is to Ducks Unlimited and $960,000 is to
8.30Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed
8.31acquisitions must be provided as part of the
8.32required accomplishment plan.

8.33

(m) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase X

8.34$4,007,000 the second year is to the
8.35commissioner of natural resources to
9.1accelerate restoration and enhancement of
9.2prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife
9.3management areas, in scientific and natural
9.4areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in
9.5bluff prairies on state forest land in
9.6southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl
9.7production areas and refuge lands of the
9.8United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list
9.9of proposed land restorations and
9.10enhancements must be provided as part of the
9.11required accomplishment plan.

9.12 9.13

(n) Enhanced Public-Land Grasslands - Phase III

9.14$2,160,000 the second year is to the
9.15commissioner of natural resources for an
9.16agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
9.17and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
9.18public lands. A list of proposed land
9.19restorations and enhancements must be
9.20provided as part of the required
9.21accomplishment plan.

9.22

Subd. 3.Forests

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9,131,000

9.23

(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VII

9.24$1,229,000 the second year is to the Board of
9.25Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
9.26the Morrison County Soil and Water
9.27Conservation District and The Conservation
9.28Fund, to acquire permanent conservation
9.29easements and restore forest wildlife habitat
9.30within the boundaries of the Minnesota
9.31National Guard Camp Ripley Sentinel
9.32Landscape and Army Compatible Use Buffer.
9.33Of this amount, $39,000 is to the Morrison
9.34County Soil and Water Conservation District,
9.35$207,000 is to The Conservation Fund, and
10.1$983,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil
10.2Resources. Up to $45,500 to the Board of
10.3Water and Soil Resources is to establish a
10.4monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
10.5in the accomplishment plan and subject to
10.6Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
10.7subdivision 17. A list of permanent
10.8conservation easements must be provided as
10.9part of the final report.

10.10 10.11

(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase VI

10.12$2,142,000 the second year is to the
10.13commissioner of natural resources for
10.14agreements to acquire lands in fee for wildlife
10.15management under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1686A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee
10.17for scientific and natural areas under
10.18Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.19subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee for state
10.20forests under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.2186A.05, subdivision 7; to acquire permanent
10.22conservation easements; and to restore and
10.23enhance prairies, grasslands, forests, and
10.24savannas. Of this amount, $742,000 is to The
10.25Nature Conservancy, $700,000 is to The Trust
10.26for Public Land, and $700,000 is to Minnesota
10.27Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to Minnesota
10.28Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
10.29enforcement fund as approved in the
10.30accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
10.31Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
10.32Annual income statements and balance sheets
10.33for income and expenses from land acquired
10.34with this appropriation must be submitted to
10.35the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
10.36no later than 180 days after The Nature
11.1Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of
11.2proposed land acquisitions must be provided
11.3as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.4

(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI

11.5$1,473,000 the second year is to the
11.6commissioner of natural resources to acquire
11.7lands in fee and to acquire easements for
11.8forest, wetland, and shoreline habitat through
11.9working forest permanent conservation
11.10easements under the Minnesota forests for the
11.11future program according to Minnesota
11.12Statutes, section 84.66. A conservation
11.13easement acquired with money appropriated
11.14under this paragraph must comply with
11.15Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
11.16subdivision 13. The accomplishment plan must
11.17include an easement monitoring and
11.18enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
11.19$25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
11.20enforcement fund as approved in the
11.21accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
11.22Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
11.23list of proposed land acquisitions must be
11.24provided as part of the required
11.25accomplishment plan. A list of permanent
11.26conservation easements must be provided as
11.27part of the final report.

11.28 11.29

(d) State Forest Acquisitions, Richard J. Dorer Memorial Forest - Phase V

11.30$1,255,000 the second year is to the
11.31commissioner of natural resources to acquire
11.32in fee and enhance lands for wildlife habitat
11.33in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
11.34State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.3586A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
12.1acquisitions must be provided as part of the
12.2required accomplishment plan.

12.3 12.4

(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase V

12.5$1,094,000 the second year is to the
12.6commissioner of natural resources for an
12.7agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
12.8acquire permanent conservation easements
12.9along rivers and lakes in the northern forest
12.10region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for
12.11establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.12fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
12.13and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.1497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
12.15permanent conservation easements must be
12.16provided as part of the required
12.17accomplishment plan.

12.18 12.19

(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - Phase III

12.20$1,938,000 the second year is to the
12.21commissioner of natural resources for an
12.22agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
12.23Association to restore and enhance public
12.24forest lands in the northern forest region for
12.25moose habitat. A list of proposed land
12.26restoration and enhancements must be
12.27provided as part of the required
12.28accomplishment plan.

12.29

Subd. 4.Wetlands

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28,116,000

12.30 12.31

(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase X

12.32$5,061,000 the second year is to the
12.33commissioner of natural resources for an
12.34agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
12.35lands in fee and to restore and enhance
12.36wetlands and grasslands to be designated and
13.1managed as waterfowl production areas in
13.2Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
13.3States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of
13.4proposed land acquisitions must be provided
13.5as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.6 13.7

(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase VII

13.8$4,770,000 the second year is to the
13.9commissioner of natural resources for an
13.10agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
13.11lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie
13.12lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow
13.13lakes for wildlife management under
13.14Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
13.15subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions
13.16must be provided as part of the required
13.17accomplishment plan.

13.18

(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase IX

13.19$10,000,000 the second year is to the Board
13.20of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
13.21permanent conservation easements and to
13.22restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
13.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
13.24Of this amount, up to $292,500 is for
13.25establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.26fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.29conservation easements must be provided as
13.30part of the final report.

13.31 13.32

(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase III

13.33$1,786,000 the second year is to the
13.34commissioner of natural resources for an
13.35agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
14.1acquire permanent conservation easements
14.2and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland,
14.3and other habitat in high-priority wetland
14.4habitat complexes in the prairie and
14.5forest/prairie transition regions. Of this
14.6amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a
14.7monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
14.8in the accomplishment plan and subject to
14.9Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
14.10subdivision 17. A list of proposed
14.11conservation easement acquisitions and
14.12restorations and enhancements must be
14.13provided as part of the required
14.14accomplishment plan.

14.15 14.16

(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase X

14.17$2,759,000 the second year is to the
14.18commissioner of natural resources to enhance
14.19and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
14.20statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
14.21and enhancements must be provided as part
14.22of the required accomplishment plan.

14.23 14.24

(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative - Phase VII

14.25$3,740,000 the second year is to the
14.26commissioner of natural resources for an
14.27agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
14.28and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
14.29public lands and wetlands under permanent
14.30conservation easement for wildlife
14.31management. A list of proposed shallow lake
14.32enhancements and wetland restorations must
14.33be provided as part of the required
14.34accomplishment plan.

14.35

Subd. 5.Habitats

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40,978,000

14.36

(a) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII

15.1$2,630,000 the second year is to the
15.2commissioner of natural resources for
15.3agreements to acquire lands in fee and
15.4permanent conservation easements and to
15.5restore and enhance natural systems associated
15.6with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix
15.7Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this
15.8amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley
15.9National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000
15.10is to Friends of the Mississippi River,
15.11$700,000 is to Great River Greening, and
15.12$1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
15.13$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
15.14establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
15.15as approved in the accomplishment plan and
15.16subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
15.18land acquisitions and permanent conservation
15.19easements must be provided as part of the
15.20required accomplishment plan.

15.21 15.22

(b) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase IV

15.23$2,073,000 the second year is to the
15.24commissioner of natural resources for
15.25agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore
15.26wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters.
15.27Of this amount, $73,000 is to the Mississippi
15.28Headwaters Board and $2,000,000 is to The
15.29Trust for Public Land. $925,000 the second
15.30year is to the Board of Water and Soil
15.31Resources to acquire lands in permanent
15.32conservation easements and to restore wildlife
15.33habitat, of which up to $65,000 is for
15.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
15.35fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
15.36and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.2acquisitions must be included as part of the
16.3required accomplishment plan.

16.4 16.5

(c) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV

16.6$2,801,000 the second year is to the
16.7commissioner of natural resources for
16.8agreements to acquire lands in fee and
16.9permanent conservation easements to sustain
16.10healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
16.11Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
16.12Counties. Of this amount, $1,005,000 is to the
16.13Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and
16.14$1,796,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
16.15$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
16.16establishing a monitoring and enforcement
16.17fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
16.18and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.1997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions
16.20must be provided as part of the required
16.21accomplishment plan.

16.22

(d) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements

16.23$642,000 the second year is to the
16.24commissioner of natural resources to acquire
16.25land in permanent conservation easements to
16.26protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to
16.27$52,500 is for establishing a monitoring and
16.28enforcement fund as approved in the
16.29accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
16.30Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A
16.31list of permanent conservation easements must
16.32be provided as part of the required
16.33accomplishment plan.

16.34

(e) Metro Wildlife Management Areas

17.1$1,174,000 the second year is to the
17.2commissioner of natural resources for an
17.3agreement with The Conservation Fund to
17.4acquire lands in fee in the metro area planning
17.5region for wildlife management under
17.6Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
17.7subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
17.8acquisitions must be provided as part of the
17.9required accomplishment plan.

17.10 17.11

(f) Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration - Phase VI

17.12$2,288,000 the second year is to the
17.13commissioner of natural resources for an
17.14agreement with Dakota County to acquire
17.15permanent conservation easements and lands
17.16in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and
17.17other habitats in Dakota County. A list of
17.18proposed land acquisitions and restorations
17.19and enhancements must be provided as part
17.20of the required accomplishment plan.

17.21 17.22

(g) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation Program

17.23$1,514,000 the second year is to the
17.24commissioner of natural resources for an
17.25agreement with Hennepin County, in
17.26cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
17.27acquire permanent conservation easements
17.28and to restore and enhance habitats in
17.29Hennepin County. Of this amount, $194,000
17.30is to Hennepin County and $1,320,000 is to
17.31Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to
17.32Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a
17.33monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
17.34in the accomplishment plan and subject to
17.35Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
17.36subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent
18.1conservation easements and restorations and
18.2enhancements must be provided as part of the
18.3required accomplishment plan.

18.4 18.5 18.6

(h) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase X

18.7$2,291,000 the second year is to the
18.8commissioner of natural resources for an
18.9agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
18.10to acquire permanent conservation stream
18.11easements using the payment method
18.12prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section
18.1384.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and
18.14enhance habitat for trout and other species in
18.15and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams
18.16in Minnesota. Up to $20,000 is for establishing
18.17a monitoring and enforcement fund as
18.18approved in the accomplishment plan and
18.19subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
18.2097A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
18.21land acquisitions and restorations and
18.22enhancements must be provided as part of the
18.23required accomplishment plan.

18.24 18.25

(i) Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership - Phase IV

18.26$1,555,000 the second year is to the
18.27commissioner of natural resources to restore
18.28and enhance aquatic and forest habitats in the
18.29lower Mississippi River watershed, upper Pool
18.309 backwater. A list of proposed restorations
18.31and enhancements must be provided as part
18.32of the required accomplishment plan.

18.33 18.34

(j) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase V

18.35$2,013,000 the second year is to the
18.36commissioner of natural resources to restore
19.1aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.
19.2Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 is for
19.3an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
19.4list of proposed restorations must be provided
19.5as part of the required accomplishment plan.

19.6 19.7

(k) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase III

19.8$927,000 the second year is to the
19.9commissioner of natural resources for an
19.10agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with
19.11the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to
19.12enhance trout habitat in the Knife River
19.13watershed. A list of proposed enhancements
19.14must be provided as part of the required
19.15accomplishment plan.

19.16 19.17

(l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VII

19.18$1,421,000 the second year is to the
19.19commissioner of natural resources for an
19.20agreement with the Shell Rock River
19.21Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and
19.22to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the
19.23Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
19.24acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
19.25must be provided as part of the required
19.26accomplishment plan.

19.27

(m) Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion

19.28$539,000 the second year is to the
19.29commissioner of natural resources for an
19.30agreement with Anoka County to enhance
19.31aquatic habitat in and adjacent to Lake George
19.32in Anoka County and to restore and enhance
19.33aquatic habitat on the Rum River. A list of
19.34proposed habitat enhancements and
20.1restorations must be provided as part of the
20.2required accomplishment plan.

20.3 20.4

(n) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat Program

20.5$1,195,000 the second year is to the
20.6commissioner of natural resources for an
20.7agreement with the Buffalo-Red River
20.8Watershed District to restore and enhance
20.9aquatic and upland habitat associated with the
20.10south branch of the Buffalo River and Whisky
20.11Creek in the Buffalo River watershed. A list
20.12of proposed restorations and enhancements
20.13must be provided as part of the required
20.14accomplishment plan.

20.15 20.16

(o) Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and Habitat Enhancement

20.17$2,000,000 the second year is to the
20.18commissioner of natural resources for an
20.19agreement with the city of Hallock to restore
20.20and enhance fish passage and habitat in the
20.21South Branch Two Rivers. A list of proposed
20.22restorations must be provided as part of the
20.23required accomplishment plan.

20.24 20.25

(p) Six Mile Creek – Halsted Bay Habitat Restoration

20.26$567,000 the second year is to the
20.27commissioner of natural resources for an
20.28agreement with the Minnehaha Creek
20.29Watershed District to restore and enhance fish
20.30habitat in the Six Mile Creek - Halsted Bay
20.31subwatershed. A list of proposed restorations
20.32and enhancements must be provided as part
20.33of the required accomplishment plan.

20.34 20.35

(q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

21.1$2,834,000 the second year is to the
21.2commissioner of natural resources to restore
21.3and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
21.4streams and aquatic management areas and to
21.5facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land
21.6restorations and enhancements must be
21.7provided as part of the required
21.8accomplishment plan.

21.9 21.10 21.11

(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase X

21.12$11,589,000 the second year is to the
21.13commissioner of natural resources for a
21.14program to provide competitive matching
21.15grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
21.16state, and national organizations for enhancing,
21.17restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
21.18prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
21.19in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
21.20$2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county
21.21metropolitan area and cities with a population
21.22of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made
21.23for activities required to fulfill the duties of
21.24owners of lands subject to conservation
21.25easements. Grants must not be made from the
21.26appropriation in this paragraph for projects
21.27that have a total project cost exceeding
21.28$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000
21.29may be spent for personnel costs and other
21.30direct and necessary administrative costs.
21.31Grantees may acquire land or interests in land.
21.32Easements must be permanent. Grants may
21.33not be used to establish easement stewardship
21.34accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open
21.35to hunting and fishing during the open season
21.36unless otherwise provided by law. The
22.1program must require a match of at least ten
22.2percent from nonstate sources for all grants.
22.3The match may be cash or in-kind resources.
22.4For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the
22.5commissioner must provide a separate,
22.6simplified application process. Subject to
22.7Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of
22.8natural resources must, when evaluating
22.9projects of equal value, give priority to
22.10organizations that have a history of receiving,
22.11or a charter to receive, private contributions
22.12for local conservation or habitat projects. If
22.13acquiring land in fee or a conservation
22.14easement, priority must be given to projects
22.15associated with or within one mile of existing
22.16wildlife management areas under Minnesota
22.17Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
22.18scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
22.19Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
22.20subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas
22.21under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
22.22subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or
22.23enhancement projects must be on land
22.24permanently protected by a permanent
22.25covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and
22.26protection of restored and enhanced habitat,
22.27by a conservation easement or by public
22.28ownership, or in public waters as defined in
22.29Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005,
22.30subdivision 15. Priority must be given to
22.31restoration and enhancement projects on public
22.32lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
22.33subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
22.34under this paragraph. This appropriation is
22.35available until June 30, 2022. No less than five
22.36percent of the amount of each grant must be
23.1held back from reimbursement until the grant
23.2recipient has completed a grant
23.3accomplishment report by the deadline and in
23.4the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the
23.5Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
23.6commissioner must provide notice of the grant
23.7program in the summary of game and fish law
23.8prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
23.997A.051, subdivision 2.

23.10

Subd. 6.Administration

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410,000

23.11

(a) Contract Management

23.12$210,000 the second year is to the
23.13commissioner of natural resources for contract
23.14management duties assigned in this section.
23.15The commissioner must provide an
23.16accomplishment plan in the form specified by
23.17the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.18on expending this appropriation. The
23.19accomplishment plan must include a copy of
23.20the grant contract template and reimbursement
23.21manual. No money may be expended before
23.22the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.23approves the accomplishment plan.

23.24

(b) Technical Evaluation Panel

23.25$150,000 the second year is to the
23.26commissioner of natural resources for a
23.27technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25
23.28restoration and enhancement evaluations under
23.29Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
23.30subdivision 10.

23.31 23.32 23.33

(c) High-Priority Pretransaction Service Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council

23.34$50,000 the second year is to the
23.35commissioner of natural resources to provide
24.1land-acquisition pretransaction services
24.2including but not limited to appraisals,
24.3surveys, or title research for acquisition
24.4proposals being considered by the
24.5Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
24.6list of activities must be included in the final
24.7accomplishment plan.

24.8

Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation

24.9Money appropriated in this section may not
24.10be spent on activities unless they are directly
24.11related to and necessary for a specific
24.12appropriation and are specified in the
24.13accomplishment plan approved by the
24.14Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
24.15Money appropriated in this section must not
24.16be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
24.17overhead charges that are not directly related
24.18to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
24.19Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in
24.20this section are available until June 30, 2021.
24.21For acquisition of real property, the amounts
24.22in this section are available until June 30,
24.232022, if a binding agreement with a landowner
24.24or purchase agreement is entered into by June
24.2530, 2021, and closed no later than June 30,
24.262022. Funds for restoration or enhancement
24.27are available until June 30, 2023, or five years
24.28after acquisition, whichever is later, in order
24.29to complete initial restoration or enhancement
24.30work. If a project receives at least 15 percent
24.31of its funding from federal funds, the time of
24.32the appropriation may be extended to equal
24.33the availability of federal funding to a
24.34maximum of six years if that federal funding
24.35was confirmed and included in the second
24.36draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated
25.1for fee title acquisition of land may be used
25.2to restore, enhance, and provide for public use
25.3of the land acquired with the appropriation.
25.4Public-use facilities must have a minimal
25.5impact on habitat in acquired lands.

25.6 25.7

Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures

25.8All agreements referred to in this section must
25.9be administered on a reimbursement basis
25.10unless otherwise provided in this section.
25.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
25.1216A.41, expenditures directly related to each
25.13appropriation's purpose made on or after July
25.141, 2018, or the date of accomplishment plan
25.15approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
25.16reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
25.17this section. For the purposes of administering
25.18appropriations and legislatively authorized
25.19agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
25.20fund, an expense must be considered
25.21reimbursable by the administering agency
25.22when the recipient presents the agency with
25.23an invoice, or a binding agreement with the
25.24landowner, and the recipient attests that the
25.25goods have been received or the landowner
25.26agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
25.27must be made upon receiving documentation
25.28that the items articulated in the
25.29accomplishment plan approved by the
25.30Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
25.31been achieved, including partial achievements
25.32as evidenced by progress reports approved by
25.33the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
25.34Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
25.35projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
25.36support future management of acquired lands,
26.1or match a federal share. The advances must
26.2be approved as part of the accomplishment
26.3plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
26.4specific items over $10,000 must be itemized
26.5in and approved as part of the accomplishment
26.6plan.

26.7

Subd. 9.Mapping

26.8Each direct recipient of money appropriated
26.9in this section, as well as each recipient of a
26.10grant awarded pursuant to this section, must
26.11provide geographic information to the
26.12Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for
26.13mapping of any lands acquired in fee with
26.14funds appropriated in this section and open to
26.15public taking of fish and game. The
26.16commissioner of natural resources must
26.17include the lands acquired in fee with money
26.18appropriated in this section on maps showing
26.19public recreational opportunities. Maps must
26.20include information on and acknowledgment
26.21of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
26.22notation of any restrictions.

26.23

Subd. 10.Carryforwards

26.24(a) The availability of the appropriation in
26.25Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2,
26.26subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka
26.27River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor
26.28Rehabilitation is extended to June 30, 2022.
26.29(b) The availability of the appropriation in
26.30Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2,
26.31article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
26.32(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat
26.33Restoration is extended to June 30, 2021.
27.1(c) This subdivision is effective the day
27.2following final enactment.

27.3    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.4    Subd. 3. Council recommendations. (a) The council shall make recommendations to
27.5the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are consistent
27.6with the Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of existing natural
27.7resource plans, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and
27.8Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of
27.9wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest
27.10fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie. In making
27.11recommendations, the council shall consider a range of options that would best restore,
27.12protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
27.13The council's recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year. The
27.14council shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives
27.15committees with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by February
27.1615 in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative session in
27.17even-numbered years. The council's budget recommendations to the legislature shall be
27.18separate from the Department of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.
27.19    (b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a
27.20conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply
27.21for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies,
27.22forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation,
27.23encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.
27.24    (c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that are
27.25consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of the clean
27.26water fund.
27.27    (d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
27.28Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and
27.29enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing
27.30forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native prairie.
27.31    (e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the
27.32outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
28.1(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen
28.2Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and
28.3water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
28.4and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
28.5(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens and
28.6potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the development
28.7and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include a fair, equitable,
28.8and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and easily understood
28.9process for ranking projects.
28.10(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological sections and
28.11subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish objectives for
28.12each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined in the state
28.13constitution.
28.14(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
28.15plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent
28.16with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from
28.17other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.
28.18(j) By July 1 each year, the council shall provide counties with a list of project proposals
28.19that include potential fee title land acquisitions in the county that is based on that year's
28.20funding requests received by the council from nongovernmental organizations.

28.21    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
28.22    Subd. 13. Project requirements. (a) As a condition of accepting money appropriated
28.23from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from an appropriation
28.24must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or in part with funds
28.25from the appropriation.
28.26(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor
28.27heritage fund must:
28.28(1) be permanent;
28.29(2) specify the parties to the easement;
28.30(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;
28.31(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;
29.1(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the grantor
29.2to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;
29.3(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration
29.4and the associated costs of these activities;
29.5(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;
29.6(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of funding
29.7for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and
29.8(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement.
29.9(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration and
29.10management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current conservation
29.11science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should be given to soil,
29.12geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the best chance for
29.13long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include the proposed
29.14timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, site preparation,
29.15establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional enhancement to establish
29.16the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management needs of the restoration
29.17and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be financed; and use current
29.18conservation science to achieve the best restoration.
29.19(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management plan
29.20in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for
29.21implementation.
29.22(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must provide
29.23to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used to select
29.24parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide the council
29.25with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited to, appraisals,
29.26legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. This information
29.27must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient must also report
29.28to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between the acquisition
29.29amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if a state-certified
29.30or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. The commissioner of natural resources may
29.31conduct or require additional appraisals of parcels to be acquired in fee title or as conservation
29.32easements. Acquisition data such as appraisals may remain private during negotiations but
29.33must ultimately be made public according to chapter 13.
30.1(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and enhancement
30.2projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must be on land
30.3permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters
30.4as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
30.5(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, a recipient
30.6of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
30.7Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and budget an analysis of increased
30.8operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by public entities as a result of the
30.9acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.
30.10(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give
30.11consideration to and make timely written contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
30.12possible use of the corps' services to contract for restoration and enhancement services. A
30.13copy of the written contact must be filed with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
30.14within 15 days of execution.
30.15(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect signage
30.16according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.
30.17(j) At least 30 days before closing on an acquisition of land in fee title with money in
30.18whole or in part from the outdoor heritage fund, a nongovernmental organization must notify
30.19in writing the county board and town board where the land is located and furnish them a
30.20description of the land to be acquired.""
30.21Page 1, after line 4, insert:
30.22"Page 2, after line 12, insert:


30.25    Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
30.26    Subdivision 1. Department of Agriculture. $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated
30.27from the clean water fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Board of
30.28Regents of the University of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative
30.29and to protect the state's natural resources while increasing the efficiency, profitability, and
30.30productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and winter-annual crops into
30.31existing agricultural practices. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
30.3230, 2022.
31.1    Subd. 2. Public Facilities Authority. $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated
31.2from the clean water fund to the Public Facilities Authority for the point source
31.3implementation grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This is a
31.4onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
31.5    Subd. 3. Pollution Control Agency. $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from
31.6the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to support activities
31.7of the Clean Water Council according to Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision
31.81. This is a onetime appropriation.
31.9    Subd. 4. Department of Natural Resources. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is
31.10appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire
31.11permanent conservation easements in targeted areas to protect the forests and shorelands
31.12that supply clean water to lakes, rivers, and streams under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
31.13This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
31.14    Subd. 5. Board of Water and Soil Resources. (a) $3,671,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
31.15$629,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board of
31.16Water and Soil Resources for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local
31.17government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and
31.18restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from
31.19degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a
31.20comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan
31.21surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify
31.22a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this
31.23paragraph.
31.24(b) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
31.25of Water and Soil Resources for grants to protect and restore drinking water sources. The
31.26projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit,
31.27and include a match. Projects must be consistent with wellhead protection, protection plans
31.28for surface water intake, strategies for groundwater restoration and protection, or local water
31.29management plans or their equivalents or develop protection plans for surface water intakes.
31.30A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared
31.31resources by multiple local government units.
31.32(c) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
31.33Board of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites
31.34via easements or contracts to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement
32.1purposes and related technical assistance. This work may be done in cooperation with the
32.2United States Department of Agriculture with a first priority use to accomplish a conservation
32.3reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, in the state. Up to $1,080,000 is for deposit
32.4in a monitoring and enforcement account.
32.5(d) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
32.6of Water and Soil Resources for grants to soil and water conservation districts for cost-sharing
32.7contracts with landowners or authorized agents to implement riparian buffers or alternative
32.8practices on public waters or public ditches consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
32.9103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 may be targeted outside the 54-county
32.10Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.
32.11(e) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
32.12of Water and Soil Resources to provide support to the University of Minnesota Water
32.13Resources Center and partners to further develop and expand the use of the existing Irrigation
32.14Management Assistance tool and implement an outreach and education program that supports
32.15the tool in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The Water
32.16Resources Center must explore supplemental funding opportunities with the United States
32.17Department of Agriculture to further this activity. The Board of Water and Soil Resources
32.18must approve a spending plan before making money available.
32.19(f) The board may shift grant or cost-share funds in this section and may adjust the
32.20technical and administrative assistance portion of the funds to leverage federal or other
32.21nonstate funds or to address oversight responsibilities or high-priority needs identified in
32.22local water management plans.
32.23(g) The board shall require grantees to specify the outcomes that will be achieved by
32.24the grants before any grant awards.
32.25(h) The appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 30, 2022.
32.26Returned grant funds must be regranted consistent with the purposes of this subdivision.
32.27    Subd. 6. University of Minnesota. $343,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from
32.28the clean water fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide
32.29guidance documents and tools evaluating the clean water fund's return on investment to
32.30measure impacts on water quality and human well-being as well as assist in future funding
32.31decisions. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
32.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.


33.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15B.32, as amended by Laws 2017, First
33.4Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
33.515B.32 STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
33.6    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section and section 15B.36, the terms
33.7defined in this subdivision have the following meanings.
33.8(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this
33.9section.
33.10(c) "Capitol Area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.
33.11(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under
33.12section 15B.03.
33.13(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
33.14    Subd. 2. Membership. The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of 22 24
33.15members, appointed as follows:
33.16(1) the governor;
33.17(2) the lieutenant governor;
33.18(3) the attorney general;
33.19(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall be
33.20a member of the Supreme Court;
33.21(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be a
33.22member of the senate;
33.23(6) the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee, who shall be a
33.24member of the senate;
33.25(7) the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the
33.26house of representatives;
33.27(8) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader's designee,
33.28who shall be a member of the house of representatives;
34.1(7) (9) two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party
34.2appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by the
34.3minority leader;
34.4(8) (10) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed
34.5by the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the
34.6minority leader;
34.7(9) (11) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee
34.8with jurisdiction over capital investment and the chair and ranking minority member of the
34.9senate committee with jurisdiction over capital investment;
34.10(10) (12) the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;
34.11(11) (13) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
34.12(12) (14) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive
34.13director's designee;
34.14(13) (15) the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board;
34.15and
34.16(14) (16) four public members appointed by the governor.
34.17    Subd. 3. Terms and compensation. (a) A member serving on the commission because
34.18the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed office
34.19shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority holds the
34.20office.
34.21(b) Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members
34.22may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
34.23(c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided
34.24in section 15.059. Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided
34.25under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
34.26    Subd. 4. Officers and meetings. (a) The governor is the chair of the commission. The
34.27lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair of the
34.28commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff member to
34.29attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence of the governor.
34.30(b) The commission shall meet at least annually and at other times at the call of the chair.
34.31Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.
35.1    Subd. 5. Administrative support. The commission may designate an executive secretary
35.2and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or other means.
35.3The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support to the commission.
35.4    Subd. 6. Duties. (a) The commission:
35.5(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the restoration, protection, risk management,
35.6and preservation of the Capitol building;
35.7(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and the
35.8Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities for and in
35.9the Capitol building;
35.10(3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of the
35.11predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
35.12(4) (3) shall develop a comprehensive, multiyear, predesign maintenance and preservation
35.13plan for the restoration of the Capitol building, review the plan periodically, and, as
35.14appropriate, amend and modify the plan. The predesign plan shall identify appropriate and
35.15required functions of the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for
35.16legislative, executive, and judicial branch functions; and identify and address the long-term
35.17maintenance and preservation requirements of the Capitol building. In developing the
35.18predesign plan, the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the
35.19Minnesota State Capitol Area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design
35.20for the Capitol Area, citizen access, information technology needs, energy efficiency,
35.21security, educational programs including public and school tours, and any additional space
35.22needs for the efficient operation of state government and shall take into account the
35.23recommendations of the long-range strategic plan under section 16B.24;
35.24(5) (4) shall develop and implement a plan to reopen the ensure a welcoming and
35.25accessible Minnesota State Capitol and reintroduce it to the citizens of Minnesota for all
35.26Minnesotans and visitors;
35.27(6) (5) shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund the ongoing
35.28preservation and restoration of the Capitol building;
35.29(7) (6) shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its
35.30needs, as well as all activities related to the restoration preservation of the Capitol building;
35.31and
35.32(8) (7) may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public
35.33source to carry out the purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, the commissioner
36.1of administration may expend money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in
36.2the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures
36.3for these purposes. All gifts, grants, or donations received by the commission shall be
36.4deposited in a State Capitol preservation account established in the special revenue fund.
36.5Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the activities
36.6of clause (5), the commission, and implementation of the predesign plan under this section.
36.7The gift acceptance procedures under sections 16A.013 to 16A.016 do not apply to this
36.8clause. Appropriations under this clause do not cancel and are available until expended.;
36.9and
36.10(8) shall approve a program of art exhibits to encourage public visits to the Capitol and
36.11to be displayed in a space in the Capitol building that is listed in section 15B.36, subdivision
36.121, before an exhibit that is part of the program can be displayed for two weeks or longer.
36.13When considering recommendations made under section 15B.36, the commission must
36.14approve or reject recommended exhibits as a whole and may not approve or reject individual
36.15pieces within a recommended exhibit. The approved program must address the proposed
36.16schedule, how it addresses adopted themes for art in the Capitol, and the type or types of
36.17artwork.
36.18(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking
36.19minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the commission state
36.20government operations, capital investment, finance, ways and means, and legacy finance
36.21regarding the activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar year
36.22maintenance and preservation needs of the Capitol building, including recommendations
36.23adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan required under paragraph (a),
36.24clause (6), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations
36.25of the commission.

36.26    Sec. 2. [15B.36] CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
36.27    Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces
36.28within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol
36.29restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels connecting legislative office buildings to the
36.30Capitol, room 104A of the Capitol, and the entire Capitol basement, excluding the historic
36.31Rathskeller, Governor's Dining Room, and Justices' Dining Room.The speaker of the house,
36.32president of the senate, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may request the
36.33advisory committee to provide recommendations on art in their respective hearing rooms
36.34and other tenant spaces.
37.1    Subd. 2. Creation, duties. (a) The Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee is established
37.2to advise and make recommendations to the State Capitol Preservation Commission regarding
37.3art exhibits to be displayed in State Capitol spaces listed in subdivision 1. To develop these
37.4recommendations, the committee shall:
37.5(1) receive proposals from a broad diversity of Minnesota artists, art organizations, and
37.6other individuals and evaluate the extent to which proposals meet the criteria in paragraph
37.7(b); and
37.8(2) prepare a list of recommended art exhibits for consideration by the commission,
37.9including information on the availability of the exhibits, a summary of how the recommended
37.10exhibits meet the criteria in paragraph (b) and reflect Minnesota history not covered by
37.11previous art exhibits, and the estimated costs and logistical needs for recommended exhibits.
37.12(b) Art exhibits displayed in the State Capitol should tell Minnesota stories and engage
37.13people to:
37.14(1) reflect on Minnesota history;
37.15(2) understand Minnesota government;
37.16(3) recognize the contributions of Minnesota's diverse peoples;
37.17(4) inspire citizen engagement; and
37.18(5) appreciate the varied landscapes of Minnesota.
37.19(c) The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support and curatorial
37.20services to the advisory committee and shall implement display of the art exhibits approved
37.21by the commission under section 15B.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (8).
37.22(d) A preference shall be given for recommended art exhibits for artists currently living
37.23in Minnesota or living in Minnesota at the time portrayed. The selection process should
37.24ensure that a wide range of artists have a chance to be considered and that, over time, the
37.25art reflects the contributions of artists of various demographic backgrounds, including age,
37.26disability, gender, and racial and ethnic identity.
37.27    Subd. 3. Membership. (a) The advisory committee consists of members of the public
37.28appointed as follows:
37.29(1) five appointed by the governor;
37.30(2) two appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two appointed by the minority
37.31leader of the senate; and
38.1(3) two appointed by the speaker of the house and two appointed by the minority leader
38.2of the house of representatives.
38.3    (b) To the extent practicable, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals with
38.4knowledge or experience in art, Minnesota history, or Native American history, so that the
38.5advisory committee reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of the state. The
38.6public members appointed by the governor must be appointed using the public appointments
38.7process under section 15.0597.
38.8(c) The State Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Capitol Area Architectural
38.9and Planning Board, and the commissioner of administration shall each appoint one individual
38.10to serve ex-officio on the advisory committee as a nonvoting member.
38.11(d) The advisory committee may meet as frequently as needed to complete its work and
38.12shall annually, or when requested by the commissioner, provide the commission with a list
38.13of recommended exhibits of works of art by Minnesota artists for possible display in the
38.14State Capitol.
38.15    Subd. 4. Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation. Except as otherwise provided in
38.16this section, terms, removal, vacancies, and compensation are as provided in section 15.059.
38.17Terms of advisory committee members begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
38.18January and are for four years.
38.19    Subd. 5. Chair. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The
38.20committee may elect other officers as it deems necessary.
38.21    Subd. 6. Open meetings. Committee meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
38.22    Subd. 7. Conflict of interest. A member of the committee may not participate in the
38.23discussion of or vote on a decision of the committee relating to an organization in which
38.24the member has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
38.25    Subd. 8. Gifts; grants; donations. The committee may accept gifts and grants, which
38.26are accepted on behalf of the state and constitute donations to the state. Funds received
38.27under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for purposes
38.28of the committee.

38.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.30    Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage
38.31fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's
38.32history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and
39.1cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and
39.2evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or
39.3best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when
39.4appropriate.
39.5(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project
39.6or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire
39.7project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project
39.8will be completed.
39.9(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across
39.10all regions and residents of the state.
39.11(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural
39.12heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
39.13including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
39.143.303, subdivision 10 , to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
39.15or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
39.16Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required under
39.17section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
39.18(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according
39.19to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals
39.20must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
39.21(f) Individual recipients of arts and cultural heritage funds must be residents of Minnesota.
39.22All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in Minnesota.
39.23Recipients of funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must complete the project in
39.24Minnesota. If a grant recipient is no longer able to complete the project in Minnesota, the
39.25grant recipient must return any remaining grant funds to the state.
39.26(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
39.27heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
39.28logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
39.292010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
39.30information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the
39.31person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to
39.32obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
39.33Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
40.1(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
40.2upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
40.3as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
40.4the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
40.5recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
40.6rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
40.7must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
40.8legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
40.9recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
40.10on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the
40.11recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
40.12(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and
40.13cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees
40.14having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding
40.15is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
40.16was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

40.17    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to
40.18read:
40.19    Subd. 6. Prohibited activities. Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must
40.20not be used for projects that promote domestic terrorism or criminal activities.

40.21    Sec. 5. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
40.22COMMISSION.
40.23    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
40.24Commemoration Commission is established to commemorate the ratification of the 19th
40.25Amendment to the United States Constitution and to celebrate the role of Minnesotans and
40.26the state in this national and international milestone.
40.27    Subd. 2. Duties. The commission must coordinate a statewide commemoration of the
40.28100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The commemoration must
40.29include a series of events that provide opportunities for Minnesotans in all geographic
40.30regions of the state to learn the history of the women's suffrage movement, with a specific
40.31focus on the contributions of Minnesotans to the movement.
40.32    Subd. 3. Membership; appointments; compensation. (a) The commission consists of
40.33the following members:
41.1(1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;
41.2(2) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
41.3(3) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive director's
41.4designee;
41.5(4) the president of the Minnesota Humanities Center or the president's designee;
41.6(5) eight members of the public, each representing a different congressional district,
41.7appointed by the governor;
41.8(6) one member appointed by the president of the senate;
41.9(7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
41.10(8) one member appointed by the speaker of the house; and
41.11(9) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
41.12(b) The members of the commission must elect a chair and other appropriate officers at
41.13the commission's first meeting.
41.14(c) Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Initial
41.15appointments to the commission must be made no later than July 1, 2018, and expire January
41.168, 2019. An incumbent appointed member is eligible for reappointment at the discretion of
41.17the appointing authority.
41.18(d) Members of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided in
41.19Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575, subdivision 3, but otherwise receive no compensation.
41.20    Subd. 4. Open meetings. Meetings of the commission are subject to Minnesota Statutes,
41.21chapter 13D, and must be held in different geographic regions of the state. The first meeting
41.22must be convened by the secretary of state no later than August 1, 2018.
41.23    Subd. 5. Administrative and other support. As necessary to fulfill its duties, the
41.24commission may enter contracts and may request the assistance of any state agency,
41.25department, council, or commission. Within available resources, all agencies, departments,
41.26councils, and commissions must be responsive to these requests. The Minnesota Humanities
41.27Center shall provide office and meeting space and administrative support as requested by
41.28the commission.
41.29    Subd. 6. Legislative report. No later than December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter
41.30until the commission expires, the commission must submit a report describing its work to
41.31the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
42.1over state government operations, state government finance, and the arts and cultural heritage
42.2fund.
42.3    Subd. 7. Expiration. The commission expires December 31, 2020.
42.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.5    Sec. 6. CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST
42.6APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.
42.7(a) Appointing authorities for membership of the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee
42.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.36, shall make first appointments to the committee
42.9by September 15, 2018. The commissioner of administration shall convene the first meeting
42.10of the committee by November 1, 2018, and serves as chair until the committee elects a
42.11chair from among its members at its first meeting.
42.12(b) The following members are appointed to an initial term that ends January 5, 2021:
42.13two members appointed by the governor; one member each appointed by the majority leader
42.14of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the minority
42.15leader of the house of representatives. The remaining members are appointed to terms that
42.16end on January 3, 2023.

42.17    Sec. 7. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATION.
42.18    Subdivision 1. Minnesota Humanities Center. (a) These amounts are appropriated to
42.19the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for grants to the named
42.20organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities
42.21Center may use up to five percent of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to
42.22and necessary to the administration of grants in this subdivision.
42.23(b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Humanities Center and recipients
42.24of appropriations under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this
42.25subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
42.26(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 20, 2020.
42.27(d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
42.28to support the work of the Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration
42.29Commission, including grants for educational and civic events.
42.30    Subd. 2. Department of Administration. (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
42.31commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes
43.1specified in this subdivision. The commissioner of administration may use a portion of this
43.2appropriation for costs that are directly related to and necessary to the administration of
43.3grants in this subdivision.
43.4(b) Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations
43.5under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to
43.6supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
43.7(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
43.8(d) $300,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
43.9for a grant to the Lake Superior Center Authority to develop, prepare, and construct an
43.10exhibit on river systems to help educate Minnesotans on how to protect, enhance, and restore
43.11water quality in Minnesota rivers.
43.12(e) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
43.13for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society to plan and design portions
43.14of the Chinese garden project in Phalen Park in St. Paul.
43.15(f) $60,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
43.16for staffing the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee as directed under Minnesota
43.17Statutes, section 15B.36. The commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement with
43.18the Minnesota State Arts Board to help perform duties related to soliciting art and art
43.19proposals, art curation, and promotion of recommended and approved exhibits in the Capitol
43.20building. This appropriation is available until December 31, 2019.
43.21(g) $50,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
43.22for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for statewide
43.23programming to promote the Veterans' Voices program to educate and engage communities
43.24regarding veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and experiences with an emphasis on
43.25Korean War veterans.
43.26    Subd. 3. Minnesota Historical Society. (a) These amounts are appropriated to the
43.27governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for grants to the named organizations
43.28for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Historical Society may use a
43.29portion of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to and necessary to the
43.30administration of grants in this subdivision.
43.31(b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Historical Society and recipients of
43.32appropriations under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision
43.33is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
44.1(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
44.2(d) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
44.3for a grant to the Preston Historical Society for the Preston grain elevator restoration and
44.4recreation project.
44.5(e) $100,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
44.6for a grant to the Greater Litchfield Opera House Association to repair and update the
44.7electrical capabilities and interior walls in the Litchfield Opera House.
44.8(f) $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
44.9for a grant to the city of Grove City for the Grove City Mill restoration."
44.10Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
44.11Amend the title accordingly"