1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1183, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H1183DE5), as follows:
1.3Page 29, delete article 2 and insert:
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Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
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1.7The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.8agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.9clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
1.10under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015"
1.11used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
1.12fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
1.13year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
1.14and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
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APPROPRIATIONS
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Available for the Year
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Ending June 30
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2014
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2015
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$
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92,634,000
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92,368,000
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1.21The amounts that may be spent for each
1.22purpose are specified in the following
1.23sections.
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Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
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2.1Money appropriated in this article may
2.2not be spent on activities unless they are
2.3directly related to and necessary for a
2.4specific appropriation. Money appropriated
2.5in this article must be spent in accordance
2.6with Minnesota Management and Budget's
2.7Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
2.8Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
2.9Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
2.10otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
2.112014 appropriations are available until June
2.1230, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
2.13are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
2.14receives federal funds, the time period of
2.15the appropriation is extended to equal the
2.16availability of federal funding.
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Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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$
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6,785,000
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6,685,000
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2.18(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
2.19second year are to increase monitoring for
2.20pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
2.21water and groundwater and to use data
2.22collected to assess pesticide use practices.
2.23(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
2.24the second year are to increase monitoring
2.25and evaluate trends in the concentration of
2.26nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
2.27and regionally and to promote and evaluate
2.28regional and crop-specific nutrient best
2.29management practices. This appropriation is
2.30available until June 30, 2018.
2.31(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
2.32the second year are for the agriculture best
2.33management practices loan program. At
2.34least $1,300,000 each year is for transfer
3.1to an agricultural and environmental
3.2revolving account created under Minnesota
3.3Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a,
3.4and is available for pass-through to local
3.5government and lenders for low-interest
3.6loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.717.117. Any unencumbered balance
3.8that is not used for pass-through to local
3.9governments does not cancel at the end of the
3.10first year and is available for the second year.
3.11(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
3.12the second year are for research, pilot
3.13projects, and technical assistance on
3.14proper implementation of best management
3.15practices and more precise information on
3.16nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
3.17This appropriation is available until June 30,
3.182018.
3.19(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
3.20the second year are for research to quantify
3.21agricultural contributions to impaired waters
3.22and for development and evaluation of
3.23best management practices to protect and
3.24restore water resources while maintaining
3.25productivity. This appropriation is available
3.26until June 30, 2018.
3.27(f) $175,000 the first year and $75,000 the
3.28second year are for a research inventory
3.29database containing water-related research
3.30activities. Any information technology
3.31development or support or costs necessary
3.32for this research inventory database will be
3.33incorporated into the agency's service level
3.34agreement with and paid to the Office of
4.1Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is
4.2available until June 30, 2018.
4.3(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
4.4second year are to implement a Minnesota
4.5agricultural water quality certification
4.6program. This appropriation is available
4.7until June 30, 2018.
4.8(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
4.9second year are to provide funding for a
4.10regional irrigation water quality specialist
4.11through the University of Minnesota
4.12Extension Service.
4.13(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
4.14second year are to develop and implement
4.15a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
4.16system for animal waste technicians who
4.17apply manure to the ground for hire.
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Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
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$
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11,000,000
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$
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11,000,000
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4.19(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
4.20the second year are for the total maximum
4.21daily load grant program under Minnesota
4.22Statutes, section 446A.073. This
4.23appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.24(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
4.25the second year are for small community
4.26wastewater treatment grants and loans under
4.27Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
4.28appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.29(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
4.30the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
4.31(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
4.32may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
4.33projects under any of the programs listed
5.1in this section based on their priority rank
5.2on the Pollution Control Agency's project
5.3priority list.
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Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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$
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26,115,000
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$
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26,115,000
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5.5(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
5.6the second year are for completion of 20
5.7percent of the needed statewide assessments
5.8of surface water quality and trends.
5.9(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
5.10the second year are to develop watershed
5.11restoration and protection strategies
5.12(WRAPS), which include total maximum
5.13daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL
5.14implementation plans for waters listed on
5.15the Unites States Environmental Protection
5.16Agency approved impaired waters list in
5.17accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter
5.18114D. The agency shall complete an average
5.19of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over
5.20the biennium.
5.21(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
5.22the second year are for groundwater
5.23assessment, including enhancing the
5.24ambient monitoring network, modeling,
5.25and continuing to monitor for and assess
5.26contaminants of emerging concern.
5.27(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
5.28the second year are for water quality
5.29improvements in the lower St. Louis River
5.30and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
5.31be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
5.32money to 35 percent state money.
5.33(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
5.34the second year are for the clean water
6.1partnership program to provide grants
6.2to protect and improve the basins and
6.3watersheds of the state and provide financial
6.4and technical assistance to study waters
6.5with nonpoint source pollution problems.
6.6Priority shall be given to projects preventing
6.7impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
6.8streams, and groundwater in accordance
6.9with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20,
6.10subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance
6.11remaining in the first year does not cancel
6.12and is available for the second year.
6.13(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
6.14second year are for storm water research and
6.15guidance.
6.16(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
6.17the second year are for TMDL research and
6.18database development.
6.19(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.20the second year are to initiate development of
6.21a multiagency watershed database reporting
6.22portal.
6.23(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.24the second year are for national pollutant
6.25discharge elimination system wastewater and
6.26storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
6.27(j) $700,000 the first year and $700,000
6.28the second year are for enhanced data and
6.29information management of storm water
6.30best management practices and performance
6.31evaluation of best management practices.
6.32(k) $2,600,000 the first year and $2,600,000
6.33the second year are to protect groundwater
6.34or prevent groundwater degradation by
7.1enhancing the county-level delivery system
7.2for subsurface sewage treatment systems
7.3(SSTS) to support activities necessary to
7.4implement Minnesota Statutes, sections
7.5115.55 and 115.56. The commissioner shall
7.6consult with the SSTS Implementation and
7.7Enforcement Task Force in developing a
7.8distribution allocation for the county base
7.9grants.
7.10(l) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the
7.11second year are to support activities of the
7.12Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
7.13Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
7.14(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
7.15section 16A.28, the appropriations
7.16encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
7.17as grants or contracts in this section are
7.18available until June 30, 2018.
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Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
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$
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8,885,000
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8,885,000
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7.21(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
7.22the second year are for stream flow
7.23monitoring.
7.24(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
7.25the second year are for lake Index of
7.26Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
7.27(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
7.28the second year are for assessing mercury
7.29contamination of fish, including monitoring
7.30to track the status of waters impaired by
7.31mercury and mercury reduction efforts over
7.32time.
7.33(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
7.34the second year are for developing targeted,
8.1science-based watershed restoration and
8.2protection strategies.
8.3(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
8.4the second year are for water supply planning,
8.5aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
8.6(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
8.7the second year are for technical assistance
8.8to support local implementation of nonpoint
8.9source restoration and protection activities,
8.10including water quality protection in forested
8.11watersheds.
8.12(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
8.13second year are for applied research and tools,
8.14including watershed hydrologic modeling;
8.15maintaining and updating spatial data for
8.16watershed boundaries, streams, and water
8.17bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
8.18elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
8.19forestry best management practices for water
8.20quality; and developing a biomonitoring
8.21database.
8.22(h) $550,000 the first year and $550,000
8.23the second year are for developing county
8.24geologic atlases.
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Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
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$
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35,884,000
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35,884,000
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8.27(a) $20,000,000 the first year and
8.28$20,000,000 the second year are for grants
8.29to protect and restore surface water and
8.30drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
8.31protect, enhance, and restore water quality
8.32in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
8.33groundwater and drinking water, including
8.34feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
9.1treatment system (SSTS) projects and
9.2stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline
9.3restoration projects. The projects must be of
9.4long-lasting public benefit, include a match,
9.5and be consistent with total maximum daily
9.6load (TMDL) implementation plans or local
9.7water management plans or their equivalents.
9.8(b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
9.9the second year are for targeted local
9.10resource protection and enhancement grants.
9.11The board shall give priority consideration
9.12to projects and practices that complement,
9.13supplement, or exceed current state standards
9.14for protection, enhancement, and restoration
9.15of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
9.16or that protect groundwater from degradation.
9.17(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
9.18second year are to provide state oversight
9.19and accountability, evaluate results, and
9.20measure the value of conservation program
9.21implementation by local governments,
9.22including submission to the legislature
9.23by March 1 each year an annual report
9.24prepared by the board, in consultation with
9.25the commissioners of natural resources,
9.26health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
9.27Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
9.28funded under this section.
9.29(d) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
9.30the second year are for grants and technical
9.31assistance for the conservation drainage
9.32management program in consultation with
9.33the Drainage Work Group, created under
9.34Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101,
9.35subdivision 13, to facilitate planning, design,
10.1and installation of conservation practices on
10.2drainage systems that will result in water
10.3quality improvements, including associated
10.4outcomes documentation and outreach to
10.5conservation decision makers. The board
10.6shall coordinate conservation practice
10.7standards with the Natural Resources
10.8Conservation Service of the United States
10.9Department of Agriculture.
10.10(e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
10.11the second year are to purchase and restore
10.12permanent conservation easements on
10.13riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
10.14streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
10.15land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
10.16and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
10.17impacts to surface waters; and increase
10.18infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
10.19appropriation may be used for restoration
10.20of riparian buffers protected by easements
10.21purchased with this appropriation and for
10.22stream bank restorations when the riparian
10.23buffers have been restored.
10.24(f) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000
10.25the second year are for permanent
10.26conservation easements on wellhead
10.27protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
10.28section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
10.29(d). Priority must be placed on land that
10.30is located where the vulnerability of the
10.31drinking water supply is designated as high
10.32or very high by the commissioner of health.
10.33(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
10.34the second year are for community partners
10.35grants to local units of government for:
11.1(1) structural or vegetative management
11.2practices that reduce storm water runoff
11.3from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
11.4the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
11.5pollutants for restoration, protection, or
11.6enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
11.7and streams and to protect groundwater
11.8and drinking water; and (2) installation
11.9of proven and effective water retention
11.10practices including, but not limited to, rain
11.11gardens and other vegetated infiltration
11.12basins and sediment control basins in order
11.13to keep water on the land. The projects
11.14must be of long-lasting public benefit,
11.15include a local match, and be consistent
11.16with TMDL implementation plans or local
11.17water management plans or their equivalents.
11.18Local government unit costs may be used as
11.19a match.
11.20(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
11.21second year are for a technical evaluation
11.22panel to conduct up to ten restoration
11.23evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
11.24section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
11.25(i) The board shall contract for services
11.26with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
11.27restoration, maintenance, and other activities
11.28under this section for up to $500,000 the first
11.29year and up to $500,000 the second year.
11.30(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
11.31funds in this section and may adjust the
11.32technical and administrative assistance
11.33portion of the funds to leverage federal or
11.34other nonstate funds or to address oversight
12.1responsibilities or high-priority needs
12.2identified in local water management plans.
12.3(k) The board shall require grantees to
12.4specify the outcomes that will be achieved
12.5by the grants prior to any grant awards.
12.6(l) The appropriations in this section are
12.7available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
12.8funds are available until expended and shall
12.9be regranted consistent with the purposes of
12.10this section.
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Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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$
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3,199,000
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3,199,000
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12.12(a) $944,000 the first year and $944,000 the
12.13second year are for addressing public health
12.14concerns related to contaminants found in
12.15Minnesota drinking water for which no
12.16health-based drinking water standards exist.
12.17(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
12.18the second year are for protection of drinking
12.19water sources.
12.20(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
12.21second year are for cost-share assistance to
12.22public and private well owners for up to 50
12.23percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
12.24(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the
12.25second year are to update and expand the
12.26County Well Index.
12.27(e) The appropriations in this section are
12.28available until June 30, 2016.
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Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
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$
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766,000
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$
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600,000
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12.30$766,000 the first year and $600,000 the
12.31second year are for implementation of the
13.1master water supply plan developed under
13.2Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565."
13.3Amend the title accordingly