1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 207 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3
"Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
1.4The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.5agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the outdoor
1.6heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015"
1.7used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the
1.8fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
1.9year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and
1.102015. The appropriations in this act are onetime.
1.11
APPROPRIATIONS
1.12
Available for the Year
1.13
Ending June 30
1.14
2014
2015

1.15
Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
1.16
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
$
96,123,000
$
68,207,000
1.17This appropriation is from the outdoor
1.18heritage fund. The amounts that may be
1.19spent for each purpose are specified in the
1.20following subdivisions.
1.21
Subd. 2.Prairies
24,730,000
15,156,000
1.22
(a) Grasslands for the Future
1.23$2,000,000 in the first year and $2,000,000 in
1.24the second year are to the Board of Water and
1.25Soil Resources for a pilot project to acquire
2.1permanent conservation easements on
2.2grasslands in cooperation with the Minnesota
2.3Land Trust and the Conservation Fund. Up
2.4to $1,850,000 may be used for agreements
2.5with the Minnesota Land Trust to acquire
2.6permanent conservation easements and up
2.7to $75,000 may be used for establishing
2.8monitoring and enforcement funds with
2.9the Minnesota Land Trust and the Board
2.10of Water and Soil Resources, as approved
2.11in the accomplishment plan and subject
2.12to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
2.13subdivision 17. Up to $75,000 may be used
2.14for an agreement with the Conservation Fund
2.15for professional services. Easements funded
2.16under this appropriation are not subject to
2.17emergency haying and grazing orders. Any
2.18net proceeds accruing to a project partner
2.19from real estate transactions related to this
2.20project must be used for the purposes outlined
2.21in this appropriation. A list of permanent
2.22conservation easements must be provided as
2.23part of the required accomplishment plan.
2.24
2.25
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area
Program - Phase V
2.26$4,960,000 in the first year and $4,000,000
2.27in the second year are to the commissioner
2.28of natural resources for an agreement
2.29with Pheasants Forever to acquire land
2.30in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.32subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
2.33acquisitions must be provided as part of the
2.34required accomplishment plan.
2.35
(c) DNR Land Acquisition - Phase V
3.1$4,940,000 in the first year and $1,600,000
3.2in the second year are to the commissioner
3.3of natural resources to acquire land in
3.4fee for wildlife management purposes
3.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
3.6subdivision 8; acquire land in fee for scientific
3.7and natural area purposes under Minnesota
3.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5;
3.9acquire native prairie bank easements under
3.10Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96; and
3.11acquire land in fee for parks under Minnesota
3.12Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 2. Of
3.13this amount, $600,000 the second year is for
3.14acquisition of land for Sibley State Park. Up
3.15to $42,000 of the total appropriation is for
3.16establishing a monitoring and enforcement
3.17fund, as approved in the accomplishment
3.18plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
3.19section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native
3.20prairie bank easements. A list of proposed
3.21land and permanent conservation easement
3.22acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.23required accomplishment plan.
3.24
3.25
(d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase
IV
3.26$4,310,000 in the first year and $3,000,000
3.27in the second year are to the commissioner of
3.28natural resources for an agreement with The
3.29Nature Conservancy to acquire native prairie,
3.30wetland, and savanna and restore and enhance
3.31grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. A list of
3.32proposed land acquisitions must be provided
3.33as part of the required accomplishment plan.
3.34Annual income statements and balance sheets
3.35for income and expenses from land acquired
3.36with this appropriation must be submitted to
4.1the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
4.2no later than 180 days following the close of
4.3The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.
4.4
4.5
(e) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water -
Phase III
4.6$3,520,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
4.7in the second year are to the Board of Water
4.8and Soil Resources to acquire permanent
4.9conservation easements to protect and
4.10enhance habitat by expanding clean water
4.11fund riparian wildlife buffers on private
4.12land. Up to $120,000 is for establishing
4.13a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
4.14approved in the accomplishment plan and
4.15subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
4.1697A.056, subdivision 17. Easements funded
4.17under this appropriation are not subject to
4.18emergency haying and grazing orders. A list
4.19of permanent conservation easements must
4.20be provided as part of the final report.
4.21
4.22
(f) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex
- Phase III
4.23$1,780,000 in the first year and $800,000 in
4.24the second year are to the commissioner of
4.25natural resources for an agreement with Trust
4.26for Public Land to acquire and restore lands
4.27in the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
4.28management purposes under Minnesota
4.29Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8,
4.30or aquatic management area purposes
4.31under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
4.32subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of
4.33proposed land acquisitions must be provided
4.34as part of the required accomplishment plan.
4.35
4.36
(g) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase V
5.1$2,220,000 in the first year and $1,756,000
5.2in the second year are to the commissioner of
5.3natural resources to accelerate the restoration
5.4and enhancement of wildlife management
5.5areas, scientific and natural areas, and land
5.6under native prairie bank easements. A list of
5.7proposed land restorations and enhancements
5.8must be provided as part of the required
5.9accomplishment plan.
5.10
(h) Green Corridor Legacy Program - Phase V
5.11$1,000,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
5.12in the second year are to the commissioner
5.13of natural resources for an agreement with
5.14Redwood Area Development Corporation to
5.15acquire land in fee for wildlife management
5.16area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
5.17section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and for
5.18aquatic management area under Minnesota
5.19Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision
5.2014, and 97C.02. A list of proposed land
5.21acquisitions must be provided as part of the
5.22required accomplishment plan.
5.23
Subd. 3.Forests
9,185,000
10,476,000
5.24
(a) Young Forest Conservation
5.25$1,180,000 in the first year and $500,000
5.26in the second year are to the commissioner
5.27of natural resources for an agreement with
5.28the American Bird Conservancy to acquire
5.29lands in fee to be added to the wildlife
5.30management area system under Minnesota
5.31Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
5.32to restore and enhance habitat on publicly
5.33protected land. A list of proposed land
5.34acquisitions must be provided as part of the
5.35required accomplishment plan.
6.1
(b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase III
6.2$1,150,000 in the first year and $500,000 in
6.3the second are to the Board of Water and Soil
6.4Resources and $300,000 in the first year is
6.5to the Department of Natural Resources to
6.6acquire land in fee to be added to the wildlife
6.7management area system under Minnesota
6.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
6.9to acquire permanent conservation easements
6.10on lands adjacent to the Mississippi and
6.11Crow Wing Rivers and within the boundaries
6.12of the Minnesota National Guard Army
6.13Compatible Use Buffer. Of the amount
6.14appropriated to the Board of Water and
6.15Soil Resources, $49,900 is for a grant
6.16to the Morrison County Soil and Water
6.17Conservation District and up to $33,600 is for
6.18establishing a monitoring and enforcement
6.19fund, as approved in the accomplishment
6.20plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.21section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
6.22proposed land acquisitions and permanent
6.23conservation easements must be provided as
6.24part of the required accomplishment plan.
6.25
6.26
(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
Grouse Habitat Program - Phase IV
6.27$1,180,000 in the first year and $900,000
6.28in the second year are to the commissioner
6.29of natural resources for an agreement with
6.30Pheasants Forever in cooperation with the
6.31Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society
6.32to acquire and enhance lands in Aitkin,
6.33Carlton, and Kanabec Counties for wildlife
6.34management purposes under Minnesota
6.35Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
7.18. A list of proposed land acquisitions
7.2must be provided as part of the required
7.3accomplishment plan.
7.4
7.5
(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass
County - Phase IV
7.6$500,000 in the first year and $500,000 in
7.7the second year are to the commissioner of
7.8natural resources for an agreement with Cass
7.9County to acquire land in fee in Cass County
7.10for forest wildlife habitat or to prevent
7.11forest fragmentation. A list of proposed land
7.12acquisitions must be provided as part of the
7.13required accomplishment plan.
7.14
7.15
(e) Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection
Program - Phase II
7.16$820,000 in the first year and $600,000 in
7.17the second year are to the commissioner of
7.18natural resources for an agreement with the
7.19Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent
7.20conservation easements along rivers and
7.21lakes in the northern forest region. Up to
7.22$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring
7.23and enforcement fund, as approved in
7.24the accomplishment plan and subject to
7.25Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
7.26subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent
7.27conservation easements must be provided as
7.28part of the required accomplishment plan.
7.29
7.30
(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative -
Phase II
7.31$2,000,000 in the first year is to the
7.32commissioner of natural resources for an
7.33agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
7.34Association to restore and enhance public
7.35forest lands in the northern forest region
8.1for moose habitat purposes. A list of
8.2proposed land restoration and enhancements
8.3must be provided as part of the required
8.4accomplishment plan.
8.5
(g) Minnesota Forests for the Future
8.6$1,055,000 in the first year and $5,000,000
8.7in the second year are to the commissioner
8.8of natural resources to acquire permanent
8.9working forest easements on up to 150,000
8.10acres of private forest lands in Itasca,
8.11Koochiching, and Saint Louis Counties
8.12identified through the Minnesota Forests
8.13for the Future program under Minnesota
8.14Statutes, section 84.66. The commissioner
8.15may use the first year appropriation for land
8.16acquisition pre-transaction costs including,
8.17but not limited to, appraisals, surveys, and
8.18title research.
8.19
8.20
8.21
(h) Preventing Forest Fragmentation and
Protecting and Restoring Lake and Stream
Habitat in the St. Louis River Watershed
8.22$1,000,000 in the first year and $1,476,000
8.23in the second year are to the commissioner
8.24of natural resources for an agreement with
8.25the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
8.26Chippewa to acquire land in fee and to restore
8.27and enhance forests, prairie, and wetlands
8.28within the Fond du Lac Reservation. A list of
8.29proposed land acquisitions must be provided
8.30as part of the required accomplishment plan.
8.31
8.32
(i) Accelerated Forest Habitat Enhancement -
Phase III
8.33$1,000,000 in the second year is to the
8.34commissioner of natural resources to restore
9.1and enhance lands in state forests, pursuant
9.2to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021.
9.3
Subd. 4.Wetlands
29,760,000
16,800,000
9.4
9.5
(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve
Program Partnership - Phase V
9.6$16,00,000 in the first year and $8,000,000
9.7in the second year are to the Board of Soil
9.8and Water Resources to acquire permanent
9.9conservation easements and restore wetlands
9.10and associated upland habitat in cooperation
9.11with the United States Department of
9.12Agriculture Wetlands Reserve Program and
9.13Ducks Unlimited, including $1,000,000
9.14for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited
9.15to provide technical and bioengineering
9.16assistance. Up to $120,000 is for establishing
9.17a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
9.18approved in the accomplishment plan and
9.19subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2097A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
9.21conservation easements must be provided as
9.22part of the final report.
9.23
9.24
(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area
Acquisition - Phase V
9.25$4,830,000 in the first year and $4,000,000
9.26in the second year are to the commissioner
9.27of natural resources for an agreement
9.28with Pheasants Forever to acquire land
9.29in fee to be designated and managed as
9.30waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
9.31in cooperation with the United States Fish
9.32and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
9.33acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.34required accomplishment plan.
10.1
10.2
(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland
Initiative - Phase III
10.3$2,530,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
10.4in the second year are to the commissioner
10.5of natural resources for an agreement
10.6with Ducks Unlimited to acquire land
10.7in fee for wildlife management purposes
10.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.9subdivision 8. A list of proposed land
10.10acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.11required accomplishment plan.
10.12
10.13
(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program
- Phase II
10.14$1,630,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
10.15in the second year are to the Board of Water
10.16and Soil Resources to acquire in fee wild
10.17rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild
10.18rice bed protection and to acquire permanent
10.19conservation easements in cooperation with
10.20Ducks Unlimited. Of this amount, $100,000
10.21is for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited
10.22for acquisition of land or interests in land
10.23to protect native wild rice beds. Up to
10.24$48,000 is for establishing a monitoring
10.25and enforcement fund, as approved in
10.26the accomplishment plan and subject to
10.27Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
10.28subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
10.29acquisitions must be included as part of the
10.30required accomplishment plan.
10.31
(e) Wetland Habitat Program
10.32$1,980,000 in the first year is to the
10.33commissioner of natural resources for an
10.34agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to
10.35acquire permanent conservation easements
11.1in high-priority wetland complexes in
11.2the prairie and forest/prairie transition
11.3regions. Up to $280,000 is for establishing
11.4a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
11.5approved in the accomplishment plan and
11.6subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
11.8land acquisitions must be included as part of
11.9the required accomplishment plan.
11.10
11.11
(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands
Enhancement - Phase V
11.12$1,790,000 in the first year and $1,800,000
11.13in the second year are to the commissioner
11.14of natural resources to enhance and restore
11.15shallow lakes, including $210,000 for an
11.16agreement with Ducks Unlimited to help
11.17implement restorations and enhancements.
11.18A list of proposed land restorations and
11.19enhancements must be provided as part of
11.20the required accomplishment plan.
11.21
(g) Pelican Lake Enhancement
11.22$1,000,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
11.23in the second year are to the commissioner
11.24of natural resources for an agreement with
11.25Ducks Unlimited to construct a gravity
11.26outlet, water control structure, and pump
11.27station lift to enhance aquatic habitat in
11.28Pelican Lake in Wright County. A list of
11.29proposed land restoration and enhancements
11.30must be included as part of the required
11.31accomplishment plan.
11.32
Subd. 5.Habitats
31,188,000
25,450,000
11.33
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V
12.1$3,250,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
12.2in the second year are to the commissioner
12.3of natural resources to acquire interests in
12.4land in fee for aquatic management purposes
12.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
12.6subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore
12.7and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of
12.8proposed land acquisitions and restorations
12.9and enhancements must be provided as part
12.10of the required accomplishment plan.
12.11
12.12
(b) Habitat Protection in Dakota County -
Phase IV
12.13$2,100,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
12.14in the second year are to the commissioner
12.15of natural resources for an agreement
12.16with Dakota County to acquire, restore,
12.17and enhance lands in Dakota County for
12.18fish and wildlife management purposes
12.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
12.20subdivision 8, or aquatic management area
12.21purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections
12.2286A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to
12.23acquire permanent conservation easements
12.24and restore and enhance habitats in rivers
12.25and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up
12.26to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring
12.27and enforcement fund, as approved in
12.28the accomplishment plan and subject to
12.29Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
12.30subdivision 17. A list of proposed land
12.31acquisitions and permanent conservation
12.32easements must be provided as part of the
12.33required accomplishment plan.
12.34
(c) Root River Protection and Restoration
13.1$2,750,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
13.2in the second year are to the commissioner
13.3of natural resources for agreements to
13.4acquire land in fee for scientific and
13.5natural areas under Minnesota Statutes,
13.6sections 86A.05, subdivision 5, and for
13.7state forest purposes under Minnesota
13.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7,
13.9and to acquire permanent conservation
13.10easements as follows: $2,122,000 to The
13.11Nature Conservancy and $628,000 to the
13.12Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $100,000 is for
13.13establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.14fund, as approved in the accomplishment
13.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
13.16section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list
13.17of proposed acquisitions and permanent
13.18conservation easements must be provided as
13.19part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.20
(d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase IV
13.21$1,720,000 in the first year and $700,000 in
13.22the second year are to the commissioner of
13.23natural resources for agreements to acquire
13.24land in fee and as permanent conservation
13.25easements and to restore and enhance natural
13.26systems associated with the Mississippi,
13.27Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows:
13.28$450,000 to the Minnesota Valley National
13.29Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to
13.30the Friends of the Mississippi; $210,000 to
13.31the Great River Greening; $450,000 to the
13.32Minnesota Land Trust; and $450,000 to the
13.33Trust for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for
13.34establishing a monitoring and enforcement
13.35fund, as approved in the accomplishment
13.36plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
14.1section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
14.2proposed land acquisitions and permanent
14.3conservation easements must be provided as
14.4part of the required accomplishment plan.
14.5
(e) Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
14.6$1,000,000 in the first year is to the Board
14.7of Regents of the University of Minnesota
14.8to acquire land in fee surrounding Lake
14.9Tamarack in Carver County to be added to
14.10the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. A land
14.11description must be provided as part of the
14.12required accomplishment plan.
14.13
14.14
(f) Lower Mississippi River Habitat
Partnership - Phase III
14.15$1,700,000 in the first year and $1,700,000
14.16in the second year are to the commissioner of
14.17natural resources to enhance aquatic habitat.
14.18Of this amount, $450,000 is for an agreement
14.19with the United States Fish and Wildlife
14.20Service to enhance aquatic habitat in the
14.21lower Mississippi River watershed. A list of
14.22proposed land restorations and enhancements
14.23must be provided as part of the required
14.24accomplishment plan.
14.25
14.26
(g) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement -
Phase V
14.27$1,470,000 in the first year and $1,000,000
14.28in the second year are to the commissioner
14.29of natural resources for an agreement
14.30with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore
14.31and enhance coldwater river and stream
14.32habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed
14.33land restorations and enhancements
14.34must be provided as part of the required
14.35accomplishment plan.
15.1
15.2
(h) Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive
Species Control Structure - Phase III
15.3$1,127,000 in the first year is to the
15.4commissioner of natural resources for
15.5an agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.6Watershed District to construct structural
15.7deterrents and lake level controls to enhance
15.8aquatic habitat on Albert Lea Lake in
15.9Freeborn County. A list of proposed
15.10land restorations and enhancements
15.11must be provided as part of the required
15.12accomplishment plan.
15.13
15.14
(i) Metropolitan Regional Parks Wildlife
Habitat Protection and Restoration
15.15$6,396,000 in the first year is to the
15.16Metropolitan Council to restore and enhance
15.17fish and wildlife habitat in forests, prairies,
15.18and wetlands in the metropolitan regional
15.19parks system. Of this amount:
15.20(1) $500,000 is for Dakota County to convert
15.21existing agricultural land and low-quality
15.22woods and grassland in Whitetail Woods
15.23Regional Park to prairie and oak savanna
15.24centered around an existing wetland,
15.25resulting in substantial habitat improvements
15.26for waterfowl and other wildlife;
15.27(2) $60,000 is for Dakota County to protect
15.28and enhance Miesville Ravine Park Reserve
15.29through earth shaping, slope stabilization,
15.30and perhaps piping of one severe gully
15.31erosion situation and other eroding sites that
15.32are presently contributing sediment to Trout
15.33Brook, impairing water quality and the brook
15.34trout population;
16.1(3) $500,000 is for the city of St. Paul
16.2to restore two acres of prairie adjacent to
16.3Pickerel Lake and to plant and enhance
16.4an additional two acres of prairie, five
16.5acres of forest, and one acre of wetland in
16.6Lilydale Regional Park. This will enhance
16.7connectivity of existing natural resources
16.8including floodplain forest, upland prairie,
16.9and emergent marsh;
16.10(4) $915,000 is for the Minneapolis Park and
16.11Recreation Board to protect, restore, and
16.12enhance shorelines; reduce invasive upland
16.13species; and repair erosion and unpaved
16.14walking paths at Sweeney and Twin Lakes
16.15and to enhance the Wirth Lake wetland
16.16complex; reduce invasive upland species;
16.17correct erosion problems; close unauthorized
16.18trails; and repair unpaved walking paths in
16.19Theodore Wirth Regional Park;
16.20(5) $468,000 is for Ramsey County to restore
16.2172 acres in Battle Creek Regional Park along
16.22the bluff of the Mississippi River, including
16.23restoration and enhancement of prairie,
16.24savanna, oak woods, and shrub swamp seeps
16.25to improve waterfowl and upland game bird
16.26feeding and nesting habitats;
16.27(6) $210,000 is for the Three Rivers Park
16.28District to restore the water quality and
16.29game fish habitat in Lake Independence in
16.30Baker Park Reserve by reducing phosphorus
16.31loading from Spurzem and Half Moon Lakes
16.32through treatment with aluminum sulfate;
16.33(7) $400,000 is for the Three Rivers Park
16.34District to enhance and restore the quality
16.35of Cleary Lake and restore the fishery by
17.1controlling curly-leaf pondweed, reducing
17.2phosphorus runoff from the watershed, and
17.3controlling internal phosphorus cycling with
17.4aluminum sulfate;
17.5(8) $200,000 is for Carver County to restore
17.6and enhance Lake Minnewashta Regional
17.7Park by converting 37 acres of existing
17.8turf or old fields to native prairie and oak
17.9savanna. These areas are identified in the
17.10park master plan as medium to high potential
17.11sites for restoration;
17.12(9) $270,000 is for Anoka County to
17.13restore and enhance 120 acres of prairie
17.14and woodland habitat within the 273-acre
17.15Mississippi West Regional Park. Outcomes
17.16will include increased habitat for game and
17.17nongame species and benefits to migratory
17.18waterfowl on the Mississippi flyway;
17.19(10) $200,000 is for Anoka County to
17.20restore 45 acres of prairie and oak savanna
17.21and remove invasive species from 40
17.22acres of riparian forest land at Rum River
17.23Central Regional Park. The restoration
17.24will benefit the adjacent 550-acre Cedar
17.25Creek Conservation Area, which is open to
17.26hunting and was funded through a recent
17.27appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund;
17.28(11) $338,000 is for Scott County to restore
17.29and enhance 150 acres within the 1,150-acre
17.30conservation-focused Doyle-Kennefick
17.31Regional Park. The project site is part of an
17.32850-acre mosaic of natural lands including
17.33Minnesota County Biological Survey forest
17.34and some of the highest-quality wetlands in
17.35Scott County. The park master plan identifies
18.1this natural complex to be conserved for
18.2habitat and biological diversity with very
18.3light recreational development;
18.4(12) $37,000 is for Scott County to restore
18.5and enhance Cedar Lake Farm Regional
18.6Park by partnering with the Cedar Lake
18.7Improvement District and Scott Watershed
18.8Management Organization for four years of
18.9treatment to control the curly-leaf pondweed
18.10infestation dominating Cedar Lake. The
18.11goal is to restore 700 acres of shallow lake,
18.12improve fishing opportunities, and increase
18.13native aquatic plant habitat;
18.14(13) $1,523,000 is for Scott County to
18.15restore and enhance 302 acres of contiguous
18.16forest, wetlands, and lakeshore in Spring
18.17Lake Regional Park by improving habitat
18.18for interior forest birds, waterfowl, and
18.19amphibians. Adjacent to Upper Prior, Spring,
18.20and Arctic Lakes, this site is part of a larger
18.21permanent habitat network;
18.22(14) $425,000 is for Washington County to
18.23restore and enhance Lake Elmo Park Reserve
18.24by creating 168 acres of interconnected
18.25tallgrass prairie through the restoration of 12
18.26wetland basins that are scattered throughout
18.27an existing tallgrass prairie complex. These
18.28diverse landscapes provide critical habitat for
18.29native ground-nesting birds; and
18.30(15) $350,000 is for Washington County to
18.31restore and enhance rare and unique forest
18.32communities identified by the Department
18.33of Natural Resources in Lake Elmo Park
18.34Reserve and St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park.
18.35These forests provide exceptional habitat
19.1for native and migrating bird species and
19.2represent some of the best opportunities for
19.3avian habitat improvement in Washington
19.4County.
19.5Funded projects must implement priority
19.6natural resource management plan
19.7components of regional park master plans
19.8approved by the Metropolitan Council.
19.9
(j) Duluth Flood Stream Habitat Restoration
19.10$3,000,000 in the first year and $3,000,000
19.11in the second year are to the commissioner of
19.12natural resources for an agreement with the
19.13South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation
19.14District to create a stream habitat repair
19.15program for cold-water and brook trout
19.16streams in the Duluth area impacted by the
19.172012 flood.
19.18
(k) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian Carp
19.19$7,000,000 in the second year is to the
19.20commissioner of natural resources to protect
19.21Minnesota's aquatic habitat from Asian carp.
19.22
(l) Lake Minnetonka Protection
19.23$1,000,000 in the first year and $2,000,000
19.24in the second year is to the commissioner
19.25of natural resources for an agreement with
19.26the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
19.27to protect lakes, rivers, and streams in the
19.28district from aquatic invasive species.
19.29
19.30
(m) Hubbard and Beltrami County Lake
Association Grants
19.31$275,000 in the first year and $200,000
19.32in the second year is to the commissioner
19.33of natural resources for grants to address
19.34aquatic invasive species in Hubbard County
20.1and Beltrami County. Of this amount,
20.2$75,000 in the first year is for an agreement
20.3with Beltrami County for decontamination
20.4stations and equipment to be placed at public
20.5water access sites on Red Lake; and $200,000
20.6each year is for grants to lake associations
20.7in Beltrami and Hubbard Counties for
20.8decontamination stations and equipment at
20.9public water access sites.
20.10
20.11
(n) Green Lake Aquatic Invasive Species
Protection
20.12$100,000 in the second year is to the
20.13commissioner of natural resources to
20.14inspect water-related equipment for the
20.15presence of aquatic invasive species and to
20.16decontaminate equipment as needed at the
20.17city of Spicer public water access site on
20.18Green Lake in Kandiyohi County to protect
20.19the lake from aquatic invasive species.
20.20This appropriation is not available until the
20.21commissioner has determined that a nonstate
20.22match of at least $100,000 has been secured
20.23for the purchase of decontamination and
20.24related equipment for use at the site; and
20.25the Kandiyohi County Coulier, Green Lake
20.26Township South Shore and Irving Township
20.27Outlet public water access sites on Green
20.28Lake have been permanently closed.
20.29
20.30
(o) Environmental Learning Area Habitat
Restoration
20.31$790,000 in the first year is to the
20.32commissioner of natural resources for an
20.33agreement with the West Central Area School
20.34District to acquire and restore native prairie
20.35and wetland habitats on 45 acres of land
21.1adjacent to the existing West Central Area
21.2Schools Environmental Learning Center.
21.3
(p) La Salle Lake State Recreation Area
21.4$1,000,000 in the second year is to the
21.5commissioner of natural resources to restore
21.6and enhance land within La Salle Lake State
21.7Recreation Area.
21.8
(q) White Bear Lake Restoration
21.9$750,000 in the first year and $750,000 in
21.10the second year are to the commissioner of
21.11natural resources to restore and enhance
21.12aquatic habitat in White Bear Lake.
21.13
21.14
(r) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners
Grant Program - Phase V
21.15$3,860,000 in the first year and $3,000,000
21.16in the second year are to the commissioner
21.17of natural resources for a program to
21.18provide competitive, matching grants of
21.19up to $400,000 to local, regional, state,
21.20and national organizations for enhancing,
21.21restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
21.22prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
21.23in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made
21.24for activities required to fulfill the duties
21.25of owners of lands subject to conservation
21.26easements. Grants shall not be made from
21.27appropriations in this paragraph for projects
21.28that have a total project cost exceeding
21.29$575,000. Of this appropriation, $366,000
21.30may be spent for personnel costs and other
21.31direct and necessary administrative costs, and
21.32$10,000 is for outreach efforts to encourage
21.33underrepresented communities to apply for
21.34grants under this paragraph. Grantees may
21.35acquire land or interests in land. Easements
22.1must be permanent. Land acquired in fee
22.2must be open to hunting and fishing during
22.3the open season unless otherwise provided by
22.4state law. The program shall require a cash
22.5match of at least ten percent from nonstate
22.6sources for all grants. For grant applications
22.7of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
22.8provide a separate, simplified application
22.9process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
22.10commissioner of natural resources shall,
22.11when evaluating projects of equal value,
22.12give priority to organizations that have a
22.13history of receiving or charter to receive
22.14private contributions for local conservation
22.15or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
22.16conservation easement, priority shall be
22.17given to projects associated with existing
22.18wildlife management areas under Minnesota
22.19Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8;
22.20scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
22.21Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
22.22subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas
22.23under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
22.24subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration
22.25or enhancement projects must be on land
22.26permanently protected by a conservation
22.27easement or public ownership or in public
22.28waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
22.29section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
22.30shall be given to restoration and enhancement
22.31projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
22.32section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
22.33to grants awarded under this paragraph.
22.34This appropriation is available until June
22.3530, 2017. No less than five percent of the
22.36amount of each grant must be held back from
23.1reimbursement until the grant recipient has
23.2completed a grant accomplishment report by
23.3the deadline and in the form prescribed by
23.4and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.5Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
23.6provide notice of the grant program in
23.7the game and fish law summaries that are
23.8prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
23.997A.051, subdivision 2.
23.10
Subd. 6.Administration
1,260,000
325,000
23.11
(a) Contract Management
23.12$175,000 in the first year and $175,000 in the
23.13second year are to the commissioner
23.14of natural resources for contract
23.15management duties assigned in this
23.16section. The commissioner shall provide an
23.17accomplishment plan in the form specified by
23.18the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.19on the expenditure of this appropriation.
23.20The accomplishment plan must include
23.21a copy of the grant contract template
23.22and reimbursement manual. No money
23.23may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
23.24Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
23.25accomplishment plan.
23.26
(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
23.27$936,000 in the first year is to the Legislative
23.28Coordinating Commission for administrative
23.29expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.30Heritage Council and for compensation and
23.31expense reimbursement of council members.
23.32Funds in this appropriation are available until
23.33June 30, 2015. Minnesota Statutes, section
23.3416A.281, applies to this appropriation.
24.1
(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
24.2$90,000 in the first year and $90,000 in
24.3the second year are to the commissioner of
24.4natural resources for a technical evaluation
24.5panel to conduct up to ten restoration
24.6evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
24.7section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
24.8
24.9
24.10
(d) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council
24.11$50,000 in the first year and $50,000 in
24.12the second year are to the commissioner of
24.13natural resources to provide land acquisition
24.14pre-transaction services including, but
24.15not limited to, appraisals, surveys, or title
24.16research for acquisition proposals under
24.17consideration by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
24.18Heritage Council. A list of activities must be
24.19included in the final accomplishment plan.
24.20
(e) Legacy Web Site
24.21$9,000 in the first year and $10,000 in
24.22the second year are for the Legislative
24.23Coordinating Commission for the Web site
24.24required in Minnesota Statutes, section
24.253.303, subdivision 10.
24.26
Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
24.27Money appropriated in this section may
24.28not be spent on activities unless they are
24.29directly related to and necessary for a
24.30specific appropriation and are specified in
24.31the accomplishment plan approved by the
24.32Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
24.33Money appropriated in this section must
24.34not be spent on indirect costs or other
25.1institutional overhead charges that are not
25.2directly related to and necessary for a specific
25.3appropriation. Unless otherwise provided,
25.4the amounts in this section are available
25.5until June 30, 2016. For acquisition of real
25.6property, the amounts in this section are
25.7available until June 30, 2017, if a binding
25.8agreement with a landowner or purchase
25.9agreement is entered into by June 30, 2016,
25.10and closed no later than June 30, 2017. Funds
25.11for restoration or enhancement are available
25.12until June 30, 2018, or four years after
25.13acquisition, whichever is later, in order to
25.14complete initial restoration or enhancement
25.15work. If a project receives federal funds, the
25.16time period of the appropriation is extended
25.17to equal the availability of federal funding.
25.18Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition
25.19of land may be used to restore, enhance, and
25.20provide for public use of the land acquired
25.21with the appropriation. Public use facilities
25.22must have a minimal impact on habitat in
25.23acquired lands.
25.24
25.25
Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital
Equipment Expenditures
25.26All agreements referred to in this section must
25.27be administered on a reimbursement basis
25.28unless otherwise provided in this section.
25.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
25.3016A.41, expenditures directly related
25.31to each appropriation's purpose made
25.32on or after July 1, 2013, or the date of
25.33accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
25.34later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
25.35otherwise provided in this section. For the
25.36purposes of administering appropriations
26.1and legislatively authorized agreements
26.2paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
26.3expense must be considered reimbursable
26.4by the administering agency when the
26.5recipient presents the agency with an invoice
26.6or binding agreement with the landowner
26.7and the recipient attests that the goods have
26.8been received or the landowner agreement
26.9is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
26.10be made upon receiving documentation that
26.11the items articulated in the accomplishment
26.12plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
26.13Heritage Council have been achieved,
26.14including partial achievements as evidenced
26.15by progress reports approved by the
26.16Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
26.17Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
26.18projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
26.19support future management of acquired
26.20lands, or match a federal share. The
26.21advances must be approved as part of the
26.22accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
26.23expenditures for specific items in excess of
26.24$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
26.25part of the accomplishment plan.
26.26
Subd. 9.Mapping
26.27Each direct recipient of money appropriated
26.28in this section, as well as each recipient of
26.29a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
26.30must provide geographic information to
26.31the Department of Natural Resources for
26.32mapping any lands acquired in fee with
26.33funds appropriated in this section and open
26.34to public taking of fish and game. The
26.35commissioner of natural resources shall
26.36include the lands acquired in fee with
27.1money appropriated in this section on maps
27.2showing public recreation opportunities.
27.3Maps shall include information on and
27.4acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
27.5fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
27.6
27.7
Subd. 10.Appropriations carryforward; fee
title acquisition
27.8The availability of the appropriation for the
27.9following project is extended to July 1, 2015:
27.10Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 1, section
27.112, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Washington
27.12County St. Croix River Land Protection, and
27.13the appropriation may be spent on acquisition
27.14of land in fee title to protect habitat associated
27.15with the St. Croix River Valley. A list of
27.16proposed acquisitions must be provided as
27.17part of the accomplishment plan.
27.18
Subd. 11.Conservation Corps Minnesota
27.19A recipient of money from an appropriation
27.20under this section must give consideration
27.21to and make timely written contact with
27.22Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible
27.23use of the corps' services to contract for
27.24restoration and enhancement services. A
27.25copy of the written contact must be filed with
27.26the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
27.27within 15 days of execution.

27.28    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.29    Subd. 3. Council Duties; recommendations and oversight. (a) The council
27.30shall make recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money from the
27.31outdoor heritage fund that are consistent with the Constitution and state law and that will
27.32achieve the outcomes of existing natural resource plans, including, but not limited to,
27.33the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the
27.34restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish,
28.1game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation,
28.2and expand restored native prairie. In making recommendations, the council shall consider
28.3a range of options that would best restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests,
28.4and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. The council's biennial recommendations shall
28.5be submitted no later than January 15 each odd-numbered year. The council may submit
28.6supplemental recommendations by January 15 in even-numbered years. The council
28.7shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives committees
28.8with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by February 15
28.9in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative session in
28.10even-numbered years if the council submitted supplemental recommendations. The
28.11council's budget recommendations to the legislature shall be separate from the Department
28.12of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.
28.13    (b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a
28.14conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply
28.15for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies,
28.16forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation,
28.17encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.
28.18    (c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that
28.19are consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of
28.20the clean water fund.
28.21    (d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission
28.22on Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and
28.23enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing
28.24forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native
28.25prairie.
28.26    (e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the
28.27outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
28.28(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen
28.29Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and
28.30water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
28.31and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
28.32(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens
28.33and potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the
28.34development and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include
28.35a fair, equitable, and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and
28.36easily understood process for ranking projects.
29.1(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological sections
29.2and subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish
29.3objectives for each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined
29.4in the state constitution.
29.5(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
29.6plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent
29.7with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from
29.8other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.
29.9(j) The council shall provide oversight of projects funded by the outdoor heritage
29.10fund, including evaluating the outcomes of completed projects.

29.11    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
29.12    Subd. 10. Restoration evaluations. The commissioner of natural resources and the
29.13Board of Water and Soil Resources may convene a technical evaluation panel comprised
29.14of five members, including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil
29.15Resources, one technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, one
29.16technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and
29.17Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project being evaluated. The
29.18board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from a unit of federal or
29.19local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated
29.20with the restoration, may vary depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall
29.21avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the board and the commissioner may
29.22assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed
29.23with outdoor heritage funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the
29.24projects specified and direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations
29.25relative to the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration
29.26plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
29.27establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
29.28of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
29.29Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
29.30finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
29.31heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are meeting planned goals,
29.32any problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations
29.33on improving restorations. The report shall be focused on improving future restorations.
29.34Up to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund may
29.35be used for restoration evaluations under this section.

30.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
30.2to read:
30.3    Subd. 20. Acquisitions of lands or interest in lands; commissioner approval;
30.4appraisals. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund that
30.5acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from the commissioner
30.6of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole or in part
30.7with the appropriation. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil
30.8Resources are not subject to commissioner approval under this section.
30.9(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the
30.10interest in real property:
30.11(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and
30.12criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
30.13of the property; or
30.14(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.

30.15    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
30.16to read:
30.17    Subd. 21. Value assessment. Prior to acquiring an interest in real property with an
30.18appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund, a recipient of an appropriation must submit
30.19the most recent tax assessed value of the real property and the amount the recipient plans
30.20to offer for the interest in real property to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and
30.21the commissioner of natural resources."