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HF 8

Minnesota House•Introduced

Summary

HF 8, “Environment and natural resources finance and policy bill”, was introduced in the House on Jun 9, 2025 by Rep. Joshua Heintzeman (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Jun 9, 2025: Introduction and first reading.

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HF 8 has 1 co-sponsor.

hf8/introduced.txt
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This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  SPECIAL SESSION
  H. F. No.        8
06/09/2025     Authored by Heintzeman and Fischer
  The bill was read for the first time
A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund;
modifying prior appropriations; modifying fees and surcharges; establishing duties
regarding environment and natural resources; modifying grant programs; providing
for abandoned watercraft; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying reporting
requirements; modifying PFAS prohibitions; creating foraging task force; adding
to state park; authorizing private sales of certain state lands; providing for
environmental permitting reform; making technical changes; providing civil and
criminal penalties; providing appointments; requiring reports; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, sections 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 84.705, subdivisions 1,
3; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 88.82; 97A.223, subdivision 1; 97A.421, by adding a
subdivision; 97A.465, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 6;
97B.031, by adding a subdivision; 97B.037; 97C.395; 103G.271, subdivision 6;
103G.301, subdivision 2; 115B.421, subdivision 1; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.07,
subdivision 4d, by adding a subdivision; 116.943, subdivisions 1, 5; 116D.04,
subdivisions 2a, 2b; 116X.03, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 325F.072,
subdivision 3; 473.355, subdivisions 1, 3; Laws 2022, chapter 95, article 3, section
6; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 10; 3,
subdivisions 1, 6; 4; Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivisions 3, 8; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86B; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2024, sections 97B.318; 103E.067.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
Article 1 Section 1.  1
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  "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
  is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
  Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   149,605,000 $   155,675,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  7,282,000       7,232,000
 State Government
 Special Revenue  90,000  90,000
 Environmental  120,271,000     126,124,000
 Remediation  21,962,000      22,229,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 The commissioner must present the agency's
 biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029
 to the legislature in a transparent way by
 agency division, including the proposed
 budget bill and presentations of the budget to
 committees and divisions with jurisdiction
 over the agency's budget.
 Subd. 2. Environmental Analysis and Outcomes  22,902,000  24,852,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  283,000  296,000
 Environmental  22,400,000      24,336,000
 Remediation  219,000  220,000
 (a) $128,000 the first year and $131,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
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  with water quality standards and NPDES/SDS
  permitting processes, including enhanced
  economic analysis in the water quality
  standards rulemaking processes, identification
  of cost-effective permitting opportunities,
  simplifying the variance process, and
  coordinating with the Public Facilities
  Authority to identify and advocate for needed
  resources for municipalities to achieve permit
 requirements.
 (b) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,191,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for an air-monitoring program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116.454, including
 ambient air for hazardous pollutants, and for
 operating a mobile emissions regulatory
 monitoring trailer.
 (c) $144,000 the first year and $148,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for monitoring water quality and operating
 assistance programs.
 (d) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for duties related to harmful chemicals in
 children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
 amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000
 the second year are transferred to the
 commissioner of health.
 (e) $137,000 the first year and $139,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for registering wastewater laboratories.
 (f) $1,527,000 the first year and $1,529,000
 the second year are from the environmental
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  fund to continue perfluorochemical
  biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
  communities, as recommended by the
  Environmental Health Tracking and
  Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
  other environmental health risks, including air
  quality. The communities must include Hmong
  and other immigrant farming communities.
  Of this amount, up to $1,248,000 the first year
 and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
 to the commissioner of health.
 (g) $64,000 the first year and $65,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for the listing procedures for impaired waters
 required under this act.
 (h) $79,000 the first year and $80,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (i) $283,000 the first year and $296,000 the
 second year are from the general fund to
 support communities in planning to implement
 projects that will allow for adaptation for a
 changing climate.
 (j) $2,139,000 the first year and $2,160,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund to develop and implement a program
 related to emerging issues, including
 Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
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  (k) $1,893,000 the first year and $1,915,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to support improved management of data
  collected by the agency and its partners and
  regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
  and public access.
  (l) $1,448,000 the second year is from the
  environmental fund to adopt rules and
  implement air toxics emissions requirements
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
 (m) $904,000 the first year and $911,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air
 pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington,
 and Olmsted Counties.
 Subd. 3. Industrial  23,794,000   27,093,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  257,000        264,000
 Environmental  21,551,000     24,816,000
 Remediation  1,986,000      2,013,000
 (a) $1,876,000 the first year and $1,902,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
 future releases from underground petroleum
 storage tanks and for the petroleum
 remediation program for vapor assessment
 and remediation. These same annual amounts
 are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
 to the remediation fund.
 (b) $457,000 the first year and $457,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to further evaluate the use and reduction of
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  trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
  identify its potential health effects on
  communities. Of this amount, $149,000 the
  first year and $149,000 the second year are
  for transfer to the commissioner of health.
  (c) $257,000 the first year and $264,000 the
  second year are from the general fund for
  implementation of the odor management
  requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116.064.
 (d) $148,000 the second year is from the
 environmental fund for the purposes of the
 public informational meeting requirements
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07,
 subdivision 4m.
 (e) $2,698,000 the first year and $2,718,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for prioritizing air regulatory program
 work in environmental justice areas.
 (f) $2,539,000 the second year is from the
 environmental fund for implementing the
 environmental justice cumulative impact
 analysis and other requirements under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
 (g) $730,000 the first year and $740,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to improve the coordination, effectiveness,
 transparency, and accountability of the
 environmental review and permitting process.
 (h) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to address backlogged permits and permitting
 efficiencies.
 Subd. 4. Municipal  11,446,000   11,585,000
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Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  State Government
  Special Revenue  90,000  90,000
  Environmental  11,356,000     11,495,000
  (a) $228,000 the first year and $233,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
  with water quality standards and NPDES/SDS
 permitting processes, including enhanced
 economic analysis in the water quality
 standards rulemaking processes, identification
 of cost-effective permitting opportunities,
 simplifying the variance process, and
 coordinating with the Public Facilities
 Authority to identify and advocate for needed
 resources for municipalities to achieve permit
 requirements.
 (b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for transfer to the Office of Administrative
 Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
 (c) $2,511,000 the first year and $2,535,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
 (SSTS) program administration; for
 community technical assistance and education,
 including grants and technical assistance to
 communities for water-quality protection, new
 technology review, and enforcement under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58;
 and to complete the requirements of Laws
 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of
 this amount, $350,000 each year is for
 assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
 program administration. A county receiving
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  a grant from this appropriation must submit
  the results achieved with the grant to the
  commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
  report. Any unexpended balance in the first
  year does not cancel but is available in the
  second year.
  (d) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
  second year from the environmental fund are
  for environmental permitting activities.
 (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.28, the appropriations
 encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
 grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
 treatment systems, surface water and
 groundwater assessments, storm water, and
 water-quality protection in this subdivision
 are available until June 30, 2030.
 Subd. 5. Operations  14,769,000   14,835,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  3,404,000      3,300,000
 Environmental  8,733,000      8,870,000
 Remediation  2,632,000      2,665,000
 (a) $1,187,000 the first year and $1,201,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
 future releases from underground petroleum
 storage tanks and for the petroleum
 remediation program for vapor assessment
 and remediation. These same annual amounts
 are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
 to the remediation fund.
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  (b) $3,204,000 the first year and $3,300,000
  the second year are from the general fund to
  support agency information technology
  services provided at the enterprise and agency
  level.
  (c) $955,000 the first year and $965,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  to develop and maintain systems to support
  permitting and regulatory business processes
 and agency data.
 (d) $278,000 the first year and $280,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to support current and future career pathways
 for underrepresented students.
 (e) $375,000 the first year and $380,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to support financial planning and analysis to
 assist with risk and compliance management
 across agency programs and financial systems.
 (f) $538,000 the first year and $542,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for Operations Division legal services that
 support compliance programs.
 (g) $200,000 the first year is from the general
 fund to expand outreach under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 13. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 Subd. 6. Remediation  17,361,000   17,568,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 Environmental  642,000        646,000
 Remediation  16,719,000     16,922,000
 (a) All money for environmental response,
 compensation, and compliance in the
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  9
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  remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
  is appropriated to the commissioners of the
  Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
  purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
  115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
  (6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
  year, the two commissioners must jointly
  submit to the commissioner of management
  and budget an annual spending plan that
 maximizes resource use and appropriately
 allocates the money between the two
 departments.
 (b) $4,965,000 the first year and $5,036,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
 future releases from underground petroleum
 storage tanks and for the petroleum
 remediation program for vapor assessment
 and remediation. These same annual amounts
 are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
 to the remediation fund.
 (c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 transfer to the commissioner of health for
 private water-supply monitoring and health
 assessment costs in areas contaminated by
 unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
 disposal facilities and drinking water
 advisories and public information activities
 for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
 (d) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund to
 review and mitigate the impacts from the
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  backlog of high-priority sites in the Superfund
  site assessment program.
  Subd. 7. Resource Management and Assistance  47,020,000   47,259,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  General  70,000  70,000
  Environmental  46,950,000     47,189,000
  (a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
  the second year may be transferred from the
 environmental fund to the small business
 environmental improvement loan account
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
 (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for competitive recycling grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.565. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
 The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is
 $154,000 from the general fund and $846,000
 from the environmental fund.
 (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for emission-reduction activities and grants to
 small businesses and other
 nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
 amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
 the second year are to continue work with
 Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
 may enter into an agreement with
 Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
 (d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
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  (e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for environmental assistance grants or loans
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
  (f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for grants to develop and expand recycling
  markets for Minnesota businesses. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
 (g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for reducing and diverting food waste,
 redirecting edible food for consumption, and
 removing barriers to collecting and recovering
 organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
 year is for grants to increase food rescue and
 waste prevention. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2029.
 (h) $2,829,000 the first year and $2,835,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
 section 473.844.
 (i) $479,000 the first year and $481,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to address chemicals in products, including to
 implement and enforce flame retardant
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first
 year and $80,000 the second year are
 transferred to the commissioner of health.
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  (j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
  (k) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,152,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund for implementation of the PFAS
  requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the
  first year and $468,000 the second year are
 for transfer to the commissioner of health.
 (l) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to address land permitting activities.
 (m) $405,000 the first year and $355,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to increase education of businesses,
 compliance inspections, product testing, and
 enforcement to reduce or eliminate
 mercury-containing skin-lightening products.
 The agency must annually meet with
 community-based organizations, local health
 departments, and other interested stakeholders
 to seek feedback and report out aggregate
 compliance and enforcement efforts.
 (n) Any unencumbered grant and loan
 balances in the first year do not cancel but are
 available for grants and loans in the second
 year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.28, the appropriations
 encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
 contracts or grants for environmental
 assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 115A.0716; technical and research
 assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.152; technical assistance under
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  Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
  pollution prevention assistance under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
  available until June 30, 2029.
  Subd. 8. Watershed  10,768,000   10,901,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  General  1,959,000      1,959,000
  Environmental  8,403,000      8,533,000
 Remediation  406,000       409,000
 (a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
 the second year are from the general fund for
 grants to delegated counties to administer the
 county feedlot program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.0711, subdivisions 2 and
 3. Money remaining after the first year is
 available for the second year.
 (b) $137,000 the first year and $138,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (c) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
 in the first year do not cancel but are available
 for grants and loans in the second year.
 Subd. 9. Environmental Quality Board  1,545,000    1,582,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
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  General  1,309,000       1,343,000
  Environmental  236,000  239,000
  Subd. 10. Transfers
  The commissioner must transfer up to
  $24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000
  the second year from the environmental fund
  to the remediation fund for purposes of the
  remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116.155, subdivision 2. For fiscal years
 2028 through 2031, the commissioner of
 management and budget must include a
 transfer of $24,000,000 each year from the
 environmental fund to the remediation fund
 when preparing each forecast from the
 effective date of this section through the
 February 2027 forecast under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 16A.103.
 Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   398,612,000 $   398,358,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  136,291,000     132,187,000
 Natural Resources  131,490,000     134,574,000
 Game and Fish  129,994,000     130,748,000
 Remediation  117,000  117,000
 Permanent School  720,000  732,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources
 Management  10,409,000       10,615,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  4,909,000       5,099,000
 Natural Resources  4,929,000       4,940,000
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  Game and Fish  344,000        344,000
  Permanent School  227,000        232,000
  (a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
  second year are for environmental research
  relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
  each year is from the minerals management
  account in the natural resources fund and
  $119,000 each year is from the general fund.
  (b) $3,639,000 the first year and $3,650,000
 the second year are from the minerals
 management account in the natural resources
 fund for use as provided under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
 mineral resource management, projects to
 enhance future mineral income, and projects
 to promote new mineral-resource
 opportunities.
 (c) $227,000 the first year and $232,000 the
 second year are from the permanent school
 fund to secure maximum long-term economic
 return from the school trust lands consistent
 with fiduciary responsibilities and sound
 natural resources conservation and
 management principles.
 (d) $573,000 the first year and $573,000 the
 second year are from the water management
 account in the natural resources fund for only
 the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
 section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
 Subd. 3. Ecological and Water Resources  46,772,000   48,202,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  22,470,000     22,732,000
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  Natural Resources  18,478,000     19,646,000
  Game and Fish  5,824,000      5,824,000
  (a) $6,947,000 the first year and $6,952,000
  the second year are from the invasive species
  account in the natural resources fund and
  $1,631,000 the first year and $1,631,000 the
  second year are from the general fund for
  management, public awareness, assessment
  and monitoring research, and water access
 inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
 species; management of invasive plants in
 public waters; and management of terrestrial
 invasive species on state-administered lands.
 (b) $7,801,000 the first year and $8,791,000
 the second year are from the water
 management account in the natural resources
 fund for only the purposes specified in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
 subdivision 2.
 (c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
 Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
 cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
 for the upper Mississippi within areas under
 the board's jurisdiction.
 (d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
 second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
 of the cost of implementing the Red River
 mediation agreement.
 (e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund for only the purposes specified in
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  Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
  paragraph (h), clause (1).
  (f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
  the second year are from the nongame wildlife
  management account in the natural resources
  fund for nongame wildlife management.
  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
  290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
  the second year may be used for nongame
 wildlife information, education, and
 promotion.
 (g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and
 $48,000 the second year from the critical
 habitat private sector matching account may
 be used to publicize the critical habitat license
 plate match program.
 (h) $4,555,000 the first year and $4,555,000
 the second year are for the following activities:
 (1) financial reimbursement and technical
 support to soil and water conservation districts
 or other local units of government for
 groundwater-level monitoring;
 (2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
 including installing monitoring gauges;
 (3) groundwater analysis to assist with
 water-appropriation permitting decisions;
 (4) permit application review incorporating
 surface water and groundwater technical
 analysis;
 (5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
 irrigation use;
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  (6) information technology, including
  electronic permitting and integrated data
  systems; and
  (7) compliance and monitoring.
  (i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
  second year are from the heritage enhancement
  account in the game and fish fund, and
  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
  second year are from the general fund for the
 Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research
 Center at the University of Minnesota to
 prioritize, support, and develop research-based
 solutions that can reduce the effects of aquatic
 invasive species in Minnesota by preventing
 spread, controlling populations, and managing
 ecosystems and to advance knowledge to
 inspire action by others. The money
 appropriated in this paragraph is transferred
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive
 Species Research Center at the University of
 Minnesota. For fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the
 commissioner of management and budget must
 include transfers for these amounts when
 preparing each forecast, through the February
 2027 forecast, under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.103.
 (j) $129,000 the first year is from the general
 fund for providing research, policy review,
 and assisting the Sustainable Foraging Task
 Force. This is a onetime appropriation.
 Subd. 4. Forest Management  62,183,000   61,793,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  44,360,000     43,883,000
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  Natural Resources  16,206,000       16,293,000
  Game and Fish  1,617,000        1,617,000
  (a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
  the second year are for prevention,
  presuppression, and suppression costs of
  emergency firefighting and other costs
  incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
  88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
  presuppression and suppression costs during
 the biennium is appropriated from the general
 fund. By January 15 each year, the
 commissioner of natural resources must submit
 a report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the house and senate committees
 and divisions having jurisdiction over
 environment and natural resources finance that
 identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
 reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
 year. These appropriations may not be
 transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
 expenditures made to the commissioner from
 any source other than federal mobilizations
 must be deposited into the general fund.
 (b) $15,706,000 the first year and $15,793,000
 the second year are from the forest
 management investment account in the natural
 resources fund for only the purposes specified
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
 subdivision 2.
 (c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund to advance ecological classification
 systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
 species management.
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  (d) $940,000 the first year and $947,000 the
  second year are for the Forest Resources
  Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
  Resources Act.
  (e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
  second year are from the forest management
  investment account in the natural resources
  fund for forest road maintenance on state
  forest roads.
 (f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are for forest road maintenance
 on county forest roads.
 (g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
 second year are for grants to local and Tribal
 governments and nonprofit organizations to
 enhance community forest ecosystem health
 and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 88.82. The commissioner may use a
 reasonable amount of this appropriation for
 administering ReLeaf grants.
 (h) $900,000 the first year is for community
 tree-planting grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 84.705. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2028.
 (i) $160,000 the first year is from the general
 fund for completing the condemnation of
 certain land in Mille Lacs County authorized
 under Laws 2024, chapter 116, article 8,
 section 13. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2027.
 Subd. 5. Parks and Trails Management  114,097,000   113,212,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  38,257,000     36,224,000
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  Natural Resources  73,540,000     74,688,000
  Game and Fish  2,300,000      2,300,000
  (a) $8,925,000 the first year and $9,238,000
  the second year are from the natural resources
  fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
  operations. This appropriation is from revenue
  deposited in the natural resources fund under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
  paragraph (h), clause (2).
 (b) $22,078,000 the first year and $23,865,000
 the second year are from the state parks
 account in the natural resources fund to
 operate and maintain state parks and state
 recreation areas.
 (c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
 the second year are from the natural resources
 fund for park and trail grants to local units of
 government on land to be maintained for at
 least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must
 be given for projects that are in underserved
 communities or that increase access to persons
 with disabilities. This appropriation is from
 revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
 the second year are from the snowmobile trails
 and enforcement account in the natural
 resources fund for the snowmobile
 grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
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  (e) $2,510,000 the first year and $2,510,000
  the second year are from the natural resources
  fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
  program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
  year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
  $225,000 each year is from the off-highway
  motorcycle account, and $325,000 each year
  is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
  unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (f) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000
 the second year are from the state land and
 water conservation account in the natural
 resources fund for priorities established by the
 commissioner for eligible state projects and
 administrative and planning activities
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
 Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
 second year are from the general fund for
 matching grants for local parks and outdoor
 recreation areas under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 85.019, subdivision 2.
 (h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
 second year are from the general fund for
 matching grants for local trail connections
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
 subdivision 4c.
 (i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund for projects and activities that connect
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  diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
  expanding cultural environmental experiences,
  exploration of their environment, and outdoor
  recreational activities. This appropriation is
  from revenue deposited in the natural
  resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
  (j) $952,000 the first year is from the
  all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
 resources fund for grants for design,
 engineering, and construction of all-terrain
 vehicle trails and to acquire rights-of-way for
 the trails. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2028.
 (k) $300,000 the first year is for one or more
 grants to the city of Anoka for design,
 engineering, environmental analysis, and
 construction of improvements to the Rum
 River Dam in the city of Anoka and to acquire
 rights-of-way, including easements, for the
 dam. This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2028.
 Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management  98,237,000   98,171,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  10,499,000      9,437,000
 Natural Resources  2,182,000      2,424,000
 Game and Fish  85,556,000     86,310,000
 (a) $12,125,000 the first year and $12,097,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund only for activities specified under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
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  percent of this appropriation may be used for
  expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
  retention.
  (b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
  the second year are from the deer management
  account in the game and fish fund for the
  purposes identified in Minnesota Statutes,
  section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
  (c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the heritage enhancement
 account in the game and fish fund for grants
 for natural-resource-based education and
 recreation programs serving youth under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The
 commissioner may use a reasonable amount
 of this appropriation for administering grants
 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.976. Priority must be given to projects
 benefiting underserved communities.
 (d) Up to $2,225,000 the first year and up to
 $2,225,000 the second year are available for
 transfer from the critical habitat private sector
 matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
 fund for wildlife management areas
 acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
 according to Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.943, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
 (e) $3,532,000 the first year and $3,532,000
 the second year are from the general fund and
 $1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
 second year are from the game and fish fund
 for statewide response and management of
 chronic wasting disease. Of this amount, up
 to $3,250,000 each year from the general fund
 is for inspections, investigations, and
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  enforcement activities taken for the
  white-tailed deer farm program.
  (f) $848,000 the first year is to provide grants
  to accredited learning centers to provide a
  multiday, overnight educational experience
  for students in grades 4 through 12 that is
  comprised mainly of outdoor-based learning
  activities. To be eligible for a grant, the
  outdoor education program must provide
 opportunities for students to directly
 experience nature and must employ a
 research-based environmental and natural
 resources educational curriculum that is
 integrated with local school curricula to help
 students meet academic standards. A grantee
 must address accessibility of outdoor
 educational opportunities for underserved
 students, including students with disabilities.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2028.
 (g) $225,000 the first year is from the general
 fund to expand outreach under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 21. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 Subd. 7. Enforcement  63,890,000   64,534,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  14,375,000     14,591,000
 Natural Resources  15,045,000     15,473,000
 Game and Fish  34,353,000     34,353,000
 Remediation  117,000        117,000
 (a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
 the second year are from the general fund for
 enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
 aquatic invasive species.
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  (b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000
  the second year are from the heritage
  enhancement account in the game and fish
  fund for only the purposes specified under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
  paragraph (h), clause (1).
  (c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000
  the second year are from the water recreation
  account in the natural resources fund for grants
 to counties for boat and water safety. Any
 unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
 second year are from the snowmobile trails
 and enforcement account in the natural
 resources fund for grants to local law
 enforcement agencies for snowmobile
 enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
 second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
 account in the natural resources fund for grants
 to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
 and environmental education and monitoring
 trails on public lands under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
 this paragraph must be issued through a formal
 agreement with the organization. By
 December 15 each year, an organization
 receiving a grant under this paragraph must
 report to the commissioner with details on
 expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
 this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
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  administering these grants. Any unencumbered
  balance does not cancel at the end of the first
  year and is available for the second year.
  (f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
  second year are from the natural resources
  fund for grants to county law enforcement
  agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
  and public education activities based on
  off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
 amount, $498,000 each year is from the
 all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
 is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
 and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
 vehicle account. The county enforcement
 agencies may use money received under this
 appropriation to make grants to other local
 enforcement agencies within the county that
 have a high concentration of off-highway
 vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
 each year is for administering the grants. Any
 unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (g) $262,000 the first year and $262,000 the
 second year are from the water recreation
 account in the natural resources fund for
 investigating, notification, and removal of
 abandoned watercraft on or adjacent to public
 waters and public land.
 (h) $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the
 second year are from the off-highway
 motorcycle account in the natural resources
 fund for grants to qualifying off-highway
 motorcycle organizations to assist in providing
 safety and environmental education and
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  monitoring trails on public lands according to
  Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants
  awarded under this paragraph must be issued
  through a formal agreement with the
  organization. By December 15 each year, an
  organization receiving a grant under this
  paragraph must report to the commissioner
  with details on how the money was expended
  and what outcomes were achieved.
 Subd. 8. Operations Support  1,200,000  -0-
 $1,200,000 the first year is for legal costs. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
 through fiscal year 2029.
 Subd. 9. Pass Through Funds  1,824,000   1,831,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  221,000        221,000
 Natural Resources  1,110,000      1,110,000
 Permanent School  493,000        500,000
 (a) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund for grants to be divided equally between
 the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
 Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
 Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
 revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (5).
 (b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the
 second year are from the general fund for the
 Office of School Trust Lands.
 (c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
 second year are from the permanent school
 fund for transaction and project management
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  costs for divesting of school trust lands within
  Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
  (d) $343,000 the first year and $350,000 the
  second year are from the permanent school
  fund for the Office of School Trust Lands.
  (e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
  second year are from the natural resources
  fund for parks and trails of regional
  significance outside the seven-county
 metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 85.535, based on the recommendations
 from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
 and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
 from revenue deposited in the natural
 resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
 Subd. 10. Transfers
 $720,000 the first year and $732,000 the
 second year are transferred from the forest
 suspense account to the permanent school
 fund. For fiscal years 2028 through 2031, the
 commissioner of management and budget must
 include a transfer of $732,000 each year from
 the forest suspense account to the permanent
 school fund when preparing each forecast from
 the effective date of this section through the
 February 2027 forecast under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 16A.103.
 Subd. 11. Extensions
 The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60,
 article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph
 (p), for a boat launch on the Mississippi River
 is extended to June 30, 2026.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 11 is effective the day following final enactment.
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  Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
  RESOURCES  $   16,145,000 $   16,102,000
  (a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
  the second year are for grants and payments
  to soil and water conservation districts for
  accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
  Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
  purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
  implementation and stewardship of the
 reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
 Expenditures may be made from this
 appropriation for supplies and services
 benefiting soil and water conservation
 districts. Any district receiving a payment
 under this paragraph must maintain a website
 that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
 annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
 and meeting notices.
 (b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
 the second year are for the following:
 (1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
 the second year are for cost-sharing programs
 of soil and water conservation districts for
 accomplishing projects and practices
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103C.501, including perennially vegetated
 riparian buffers, erosion control, water
 retention and treatment, water quality
 cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and
 manure management projects in watersheds
 where there are impaired waters, and other
 high-priority conservation practices; and
 (2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for invasive species and weed
 management programs and to restore native
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  plants at selected invasive species management
  sites.
  (c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
  second year are to provide technical assistance
  to local drainage management officials and
  for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
  board must coordinate the activities of the
  Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
  Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
 (d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Red River
 Basin Commission for water quality and
 floodplain management, including program
 administration. This appropriation must be
 matched by nonstate funds.
 (e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
 second year are for grants to Area II
 Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
 management.
 (f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Lower
 Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
 the annual cost of sustaining the state, national,
 and international commercial and recreational
 navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
 (g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
 second year are for soil health programming
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103F.06, and for coordination with the
 University of Minnesota Office for Soil
 Health.
 (h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
 the second year are for natural resources block
 grants to local governments to implement the
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  Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
  management program under Minnesota
  Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
  management responsibilities under Minnesota
  Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
  the amount of the natural resources block grant
  to a county by an amount equal to any
  reduction in the county's general services
  allocation to a soil and water conservation
 district from the county's previous year
 allocation when the board determines that the
 reduction was disproportionate.
 (i) $200,000 the first year is for agreements
 with local units of government to implement
 local programs to prevent water pollution due
 to garbage and human waste left on the ice of
 state waters during winter-use activities. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
 until June 30, 2028.
 (j) $6,997,000 the first year and $7,154,000
 the second year are for agency administration
 and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
 Resources.
 (k) The board may shift funds in this section
 and may adjust the technical and
 administrative assistance portion of the funds
 to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
 to address accountability, oversight, local
 government performance, or high-priority
 needs.
 (l) The appropriations for grants and payments
 in this section are available until June 30,
 2029, except returned grants and payments
 are available for two years after they are
 returned or regranted, whichever is later.
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  Funds must be used consistent with the
  purposes of this section. If an appropriation
  for grants in either year is insufficient, the
  appropriation in the other year is available for
  it.
  (m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
  section 16B.97, grants awarded from
  appropriations in this section are exempt from
  the Department of Administration, Office of
 Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
 Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
 Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL  $   13,390,000 $   11,740,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  4,190,000        2,540,000
 Natural Resources  9,200,000        9,200,000
 (a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
 the second year are for metropolitan-area
 regional parks operation and maintenance
 according to Minnesota Statutes, section
 473.351.
 (b) $9,200,000 the first year and $9,200,000
 the second year are from the natural resources
 fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
 trails maintenance and operations. This
 appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
 natural resources fund under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
 clause (3).
 (c) $750,000 the first year is for the purposes
 under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section
 5, paragraph (f), which provides for the
 development of a comprehensive plan for
 communities in the White Bear Lake area.
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  This is a onetime appropriation and is
  available until June 30, 2028.
  (d) $900,000 the first year is for community
  tree-planting grants under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 473.355. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2028.
  Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS
  MINNESOTA AND IOWA  $    1,070,000 $    1,070,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  580,000       580,000
 Natural Resources  490,000       490,000
 Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may
 receive money appropriated from the natural
 resources fund under this section only as
 provided in an agreement with the
 commissioner of natural resources.
 Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD  $   14,180,000 $   14,532,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  13,925,000     14,277,000
 Natural Resources  255,000        255,000
 $255,000 the first year and $255,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
 clause (5).
 Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM  $    1,460,000 $    1,260,000
 Sec. 9. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING
 COMMISSION  $      198,000 $  -0-
 $198,000 the first year is for the administrative
 costs of the Sustainable Foraging Task Force.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
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  Sec. 10. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
  DEVELOPMENT  $  444,000 $  444,000
  $444,000 the first year and $444,000 the
  second year are for additional business
  permitting assistance through the Minnesota
  Business First Stop Program. Of this amount,
  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
  second year are for the development and
  maintenance of a GIS platform to identify sites
 with the least amount of conflict for complex
 development projects. The base for this
 appropriation is $369,000 in fiscal year 2028
 and thereafter.
   Sec. 11. Laws 2022, chapter 95, article 3, section 6, is amended to read:
   Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS; DROUGHT RELIEF.
     (a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
 of natural resources for costs associated with resolving well interferences confirmed by the
 Department of Natural Resources that occurred after April 30, 2021, and before December
 31, 2021. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
     (b) $5,000,000 $2,195,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to
 the commissioner of natural resources to replace drought-killed seedlings on lands managed
 by the Department of Natural Resources and to administer grants to Tribal, county, and
 private forestland owners to replace drought-killed seedlings on their land. Seedling
 replacement includes site prep, replanting, and tending seedlings. for reforestation needs
 associated with wildfires. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027 2029.
   Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
229,638,000
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   305,345,000 $      226,638,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
100,098,000
 General  179,534,000      97,098,000
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  State Government
  Special Revenue  85,000  90,000
  Environmental  106,055,000     109,203,000
  Remediation  19,671,000      20,247,000
  The amounts that may be spent for each
  purpose are specified in the following
  subdivisions.
  The commissioner must present the agency's
  biennial budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
 to the legislature in a transparent way by
 agency division, including the proposed
 budget bill and presentations of the budget to
 committees and divisions with jurisdiction
 over the agency's budget.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
   Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72,785,000
 Subd. 2. Environmental Analysis and Outcomes  79,311,000        69,785,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
53,047,000
 General  60,103,000      50,047,000
 Environmental  18,959,000      19,533,000
 Remediation  249,000  205,000
 (a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
 second year are from the general fund for:
 (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
 in implementing and participating in the
 rulemaking process for water quality standards
 and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
 process;
 (2) enhanced economic analysis in the
 rulemaking process for water quality
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  standards, including more-specific analysis
  and identification of cost-effective permitting;
  (3) developing statewide economic analyses
  and templates to reduce the amount of
  information and time required for
  municipalities to apply for variances from
  water quality standards; and
  (4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
  Authority to identify and advocate for the
 resources needed for urban, suburban, and
 Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve
 permit requirements.
 (b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for a monitoring program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.454.
 (c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
 second year are for monitoring water quality
 and operating assistance programs.
 (d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
 pollutants.
 (e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for duties related to harmful chemicals in
 children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
 amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
 the second year are transferred to the
 commissioner of health.
 (f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for registering wastewater laboratories.
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  (g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to continue perfluorochemical
  biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
  communities, as recommended by the
  Environmental Health Tracking and
  Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
  other environmental health risks, including air
  quality. The communities must include Hmong
 and other immigrant farming communities.
 Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
 and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
 to the commissioner of health.
 (h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for the listing procedures for impaired waters
 required under this act.
 (i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
 collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
 impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
 reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000
 $47,270,000 the second year are to establish
 and implement a local government climate
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  resiliency and water infrastructure grant
  program for local governmental units and
  Tribal governments. Of this amount,
  $49,100,000 each the first year is and
  $46,100,000 the second year are for grants to
  support communities in planning and
  implementing projects that will allow for
  adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40
  percent of the money granted under this
 paragraph must be for projects in areas that
 meet environmental justice criteria. By
 December 30, 2027, the commissioner must
 submit a report on the use of grant money to
 the chairs and ranking minority members of
 the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over environment and natural resources
 finance. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation
 in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
 (l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality
 concerns at Lake Alice. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2026.
 (m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Rice County to address water-quality concerns
 at French Lake. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2026.
 (n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Ramsey County to address water-quality
 concerns at Round Lake.
 (o) Recipients of money appropriated in
 paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants
 to contract for water-quality improvement
 services, testing, necessary infrastructure,
 training, and maintenance.
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  (p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to develop and implement a program
  related to emerging issues, including
  Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
  (q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to support improved management of data
  collected by the agency and its partners and
 regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
 and public access.
 (r) $500,000 the first year is from the general
 fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear
 and biomonitoring required under this act. Of
 this amount, up to $250,000 $425,000 may be
 transferred to the commissioner of health for
 biomonitoring of firefighters. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
 (s) $500,000 the first year is to develop
 protocols to be used by agencies and
 departments for sampling and testing
 groundwater, surface water, public drinking
 water, and private wells for microplastics and
 nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
 commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
 may transfer money appropriated under this
 paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture,
 natural resources, and health to implement the
 protocols developed. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2025.
 (t) $50,000 the first year is from the
 remediation fund for the work group on PFAS
 manufacturer fees and report required under
 this act.
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  (u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the
  second year are to develop and implement the
  requirements for fish kills under Minnesota
  Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165.
  Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year
  and $90,000 the second year may be
  transferred to the commissioners of health,
  natural resources, agriculture, and public
  safety and to the Board of Regents of the
 University of Minnesota as necessary to
 implement those sections. The base for this
 appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
 is $7,000.
 (v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the
 second year are for transfer to the
 commissioner of health for amending the
 health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2026.
 (w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community
 air-monitoring grants as provided in this act.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000
 the second year are to adopt rules and
 implement air toxics emissions requirements
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
 The general fund appropriations are onetime
 and are available until June 30, 2027. The base
 for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026
 and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund
 in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
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    Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
  Subd. 7. Resource Management and Assistance  82,000,000  57,974,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  38,464,000      13,850,000
  Environmental  43,536,000      44,124,000
  (a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
  the second year may be transferred from the
  environmental fund to the small business
 environmental improvement loan account
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
 (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
 the second year are for competitive recycling
 grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
 year and $300,000 the second year are from
 the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
 and $700,000 the second year are from the
 environmental fund. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for emission-reduction activities and grants to
 small businesses and other
 nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
 amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
 the second year are to continue work with
 Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
 may enter into an agreement with
 Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
 (d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
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  (e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for environmental assistance grants or loans
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
  (f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for grants to develop and expand recycling
  markets for Minnesota businesses. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
 (g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for reducing and diverting food waste,
 redirecting edible food for consumption, and
 removing barriers to collecting and recovering
 organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
 year is for grants to increase food rescue and
 waste prevention. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
 section 473.844.
 (i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to address chemicals in products, including to
 implement and enforce flame retardant
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
 year and $80,000 the second year are
 transferred to the commissioner of health.
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  (j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
  second year are for quantifying climate-related
  impacts from projects for environmental
  review. This is a onetime appropriation. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
  (k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
  second year are for accelerating pollution
  prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
  $1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the
 environmental fund for zero-interest loans
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to
 phase out high-polluting equipment, products,
 and processes and replace with new options.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2027. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
 second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
 program. This is a onetime appropriation. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
 (m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
 study on the viability of recycling solar energy
 equipment. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2026.
 (n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
 (o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
 second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
 Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
 for grants to industry and public entities to
 identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
 and to develop pollution prevention and
 reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
 facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
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  effectiveness of these projects. Priority must
  be given to projects in underserved
  communities. This is a onetime appropriation
  and is available until June 30, 2027.
  (p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000
  the second year are for a waste prevention and
  reduction grants and loan program. This is a
  onetime appropriation and is available until
  June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year,
 $7,950,000 is for waste prevention and
 reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is
 for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy
 generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste
 heat from the generation of electricity in the
 malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator
 to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested
 by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in
 the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste
 prevention and reduction grants and loans,
 including $1,000,000 for transfer to the
 environmental fund for the purposes of
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By
 October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the
 Pollution Control Agency must report to the
 chairs and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees and divisions with
 jurisdiction over environment and natural
 resources on the use of money appropriated
 for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
 (q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to
 a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns
 a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul
 district heating and cooling system to preserve
 existing biomass energy infrastructure for
 purposes of local and regional emerald ash
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  borer response efforts. The commissioner of
  the Pollution Control Agency may require the
  nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton
  of wood waste delivered to the facility. This
  is a onetime appropriation and is available
  until June 30, 2030.
  (r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund for rulemaking and implementation of
 the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount,
 $312,000 the first year and $468,000 the
 second year are for transfer to the
 commissioner of health.
 (s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource
 management report required in this act. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
 until June 30, 2026.
 (t) $35,000 the second year is from the
 environmental fund for the compostable
 labeling requirements under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this
 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond
 is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
 (u) $175,000 the first year is for the
 rulemaking required under this act providing
 for the safe and lawful disposal of waste
 treated seed. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2025.
 (v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle
 reduction program that provides outreach,
 education, and opportunities to safely dispose
 of and exchange lead tackle throughout the
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  state. This is a onetime appropriation and is
  available until June 30, 2027.
  (w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking
  for the capital assistance program. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (x) Any unencumbered grant and loan
  balances in the first year do not cancel but are
  available for grants and loans in the second
  year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.28, the appropriations
 encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
 contracts or grants for environmental
 assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 115A.0716; technical and research
 assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.152; technical assistance under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
 pollution prevention assistance under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
 available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
   Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
 Subd. 10. Transfers
 (a) The commissioner must transfer up to
 $24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000
 the second year from the environmental fund
 to the remediation fund for purposes of the
 remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116.155, subdivision 2. The base for
 this transfer is $24,000,000 in fiscal year 2026
 and beyond.
 (b) By June 30, 2024, the commissioner of
 management and budget must transfer
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  $27,397,000 from the general fund to the
  metropolitan landfill contingency action trust
  account in the remediation fund to restore the
  money transferred from the account as
  intended under Laws 2003, chapter 128, article
  1, section 10, paragraph (e), and Laws 2005,
  First Special Session chapter 1, article 3,
  section 17, and to compensate the account for
  the estimated lost investment income.
 (c) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the
 commissioner of management and budget must
 transfer $100,000 each year from the general
 fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency
 action trust account in the remediation fund
 to restore the money transferred from the
 account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter
 128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and
 Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1,
 article 3, section 17.
   Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
535,868,000
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   530,368,000 $   403,116,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
281,054,000
 General  275,554,000     150,078,000
 Natural Resources  123,986,000     123,706,000
 Game and Fish  129,920,000     128,513,000
 Remediation  117,000  117,000
 Permanent School  791,000  702,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
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    Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
111,125,000
  Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management  105,625,000  96,963,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
23,643,000
  General  18,143,000       9,888,000
  Natural Resources  2,082,000       2,082,000
  Game and Fish  85,400,000     84,993,000
 (a) $11,158,000 the first year and $11,158,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund only for activities specified under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
 percent of this appropriation may be used for
 expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
 retention.
 (b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the
 second year are from the general fund and
 $1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
 second year are from the game and fish fund
 for statewide response and management of
 chronic wasting disease. The commissioner
 and the Board of Animal Health must each
 submit annual reports on chronic wasting
 disease activities funded in this biennium to
 the chairs and ranking minority members of
 the legislative committees and divisions with
 jurisdiction over environment and natural
 resources and agriculture. The general fund
 base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026
 and beyond is $282,000.
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  (c) $5,150,000 the first year and $3,250,000
  the second year are for inspections,
  investigations, and enforcement activities
  taken for the white-tailed deer farm program
  and for statewide response and management
  of chronic wasting disease. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2029.
  (d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
  the second year are from the deer management
 account for the purposes identified in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
 subdivision 1.
 (e) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the
 second year are for increased capacity for
 broadband utility licensing for state lands and
 public waters. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2028.
 (f) $10,000,000 $4,500,000 the first year is
 for enhancing prairies and grasslands and
 restoring wetlands on state-owned wildlife
 management areas to sequester more carbon
 and enhance climate resiliency. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 (g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the general fund and
 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the heritage enhancement
 account in the game and fish fund for grants
 for natural-resource-based education and
 recreation programs serving youth under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for
 grant administration. Priority must be given
 to projects benefiting underserved
 communities. The base for this appropriation
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  in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $500,000
  from the heritage enhancement account in the
  game and fish fund. The general fund
  appropriation is onetime.
  (h) $2,300,000 the first year is for a grant to
  the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
  Chippewa to expand Minnesota's wild elk
  population and range. Consideration must be
  given to moving elk from existing herds in
 northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond
 du Lac State Forest and the Fond du Lac
 Reservation in Carlton and southern St. Louis
 Counties. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake
 Superior Chippewa's elk reintroduction efforts
 must undergo thorough planning with the
 Department of Natural Resources to develop
 necessary capture and handling protocols,
 including protocols related to cervid disease
 management, and to produce postrelease state
 and Tribal elk comanagement plans. Of this
 amount, $300,000 is for the department for
 the purposes of this paragraph. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026.
 (i) $767,000 the first year is from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid
 exposure on the reproduction and survival of
 Minnesota's game species, including deer and
 prairie chicken. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 (j) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
 second year are from the heritage enhancement
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  account in the game and fish fund for native
  fish conservation and classification.
  (k) $82,000 the first year is for the native fish
  reports required under this act. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (l) $65,000 the first year is for preparing the
  report on feral pigs and mink required under
  this act and holding at least one public meeting
  on the topic.
 (m) Up to $5,750,000 the first year and up to
 $2,225,000 the second year are available for
 transfer from the critical habitat private sector
 matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
 fund for wildlife management areas
 acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
 according to Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.943, subdivision 5b.
 (n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and
 $300,000 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund for shooting sports facility grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
 grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
 matched with a nonstate match, which may
 include in-kind contributions. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026 2028. This appropriation must
 be allocated as follows:
 (1) $200,000 each fiscal year is for grants of
 $25,000 or less; and
 (2) $100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in
 excess of $25,000.
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  (o) $75,000 the first year is from the heritage
  enhancement account in the game and fish
  fund for enhanced fish stocking of white bass
  and crappies in lakes in the metropolitan area
  that have pier and shore fishing opportunities
  where communities are currently underserved.
  (p) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to
  the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota for chronic wasting disease
 contingency plans developed by the Center
 for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (q) $900,000 the first year is to create new or
 expand existing outreach and education
 programs for non-native English-speaking
 communities. Of this amount, $250,000 is for
 the commissioner of the Pollution Control
 Agency and $250,000 is for the Board of
 Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Up
 to $400,000 may be used to expand the
 Fishing in the Neighborhood program for
 outreach to new and underserved audiences.
 This appropriation may be used for community
 outreach consultants for reaching new
 audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
   Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:
 Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL  58,131,000
 RESOURCES  $   61,943,000 $   54,701,000
 (a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
 $2,534,000 the second year are for grants and
 payments to soil and water conservation
 districts for accomplishing the purposes of
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  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C, and for
  other general purposes, nonpoint engineering,
  and implementation and stewardship of the
  reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
  Expenditures may be made from this
  appropriation for supplies and services
  benefiting soil and water conservation
  districts. Any district receiving a payment
  under this paragraph must maintain a website
 that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
 annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
 and meeting notices.
 (b) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
 second year are to implement, enforce, and
 provide oversight for the Wetland
 Conservation Act, including administering the
 wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
 mechanism.
 (c) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
 the second year are for the following:
 (1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
 the second year are for cost-sharing programs
 of soil and water conservation districts for
 accomplishing projects and practices
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103C.501, including perennially vegetated
 riparian buffers, erosion control, water
 retention and treatment, water quality
 cost-sharing for feedlots under 500 animal
 units and nutrient and manure management
 projects in watersheds where there are
 impaired waters, and other high-priority
 conservation practices; and
 (2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for county cooperative weed
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  management programs and to restore native
  plants at selected invasive species management
  sites.
  (d) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
  second year are to provide technical assistance
  to local drainage management officials and
  for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
  board must coordinate the activities of the
  Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
 Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
 The Drainage Work Group must review a
 drainage authority's power under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103E, to consider the
 abandonment or dismantling of drainage
 systems; to re-meander, restore, or reconstruct
 a natural waterway that has been modified by
 drainage; or to deconstruct dikes, dams, or
 other water-control structures.
 (e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Red River
 Basin Commission for water quality and
 floodplain management, including program
 administration. This appropriation must be
 matched by nonstate funds.
 (f) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
 second year are for grants to Area II
 Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
 management. The base for fiscal year 2026
 and later is $140,000.
 (g) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
 second year are for conservation easement
 stewardship.
 (h) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Lower
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  Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
  the annual cost of operating and maintaining
  sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
  national, and international commercial and
  recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
  River.
  (i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
  the second year are for the lawns to legumes
  program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 103B.104. The board may enter into
 agreements with local governments, Metro
 Blooms, and other organizations to support
 this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
 (j) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are for the habitat
 enhancement landscape program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.106. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 (k) $10,557,000 the first year and $10,557,000
 the second year are for soil health activities to
 achieve water quality, soil productivity,
 climate change resiliency, or carbon
 sequestration benefits consistent with
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027. The board may use grants to
 local governments, including soil and water
 conservation districts, and agreements with
 the United States Department of Agriculture;
 the University of Minnesota, Office for Soil
 Health; AgCentric, Minnesota State Northern
 Center of Excellence; and other practitioners
 and partners to accomplish this work.
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  (l) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
  second year are for soil health practice
  adoption purposes consistent with the
  cost-sharing provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
  section 103C.501, and for soil health program
  responsibilities in consultation with the
  University of Minnesota Office for Soil
  Health.
  (m) $10,500,000 the first year and
 $10,500,000 $7,652,000 the second year are
 for conservation easements and to restore and
 enhance grasslands and adjacent lands
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections
 103F.501 to 103F.531, for the purposes of
 climate resiliency, adaptation, carbon
 sequestration, and related benefits. Of this
 amount, up to $423,000 is for deposit in the
 water and soil conservation easement
 stewardship account established under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
 to leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
 the Conservation Reserve Program, the
 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
 Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
 Program.
 (n) $4,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000
 the second year are to acquire conservation
 easements and to restore and enhance
 peatlands and adjacent lands consistent with
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
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  103F.531, for the purposes of climate
  resiliency, adaptation, carbon sequestration,
  and related benefits. Of this amount, up to
  $299,000 is for deposit in the water and soil
  conservation easement stewardship account
  established under Minnesota Statutes, section
  103B.103. This is a onetime appropriation and
  is available until June 30, 2029. The board
  must give priority to leveraging nonstate
 funding, including practices, programs, and
 projects funded by the U.S. Department of
 Agriculture via the Conservation Reserve
 Enhancement Program, the Conservation
 Reserve Program, the Federal Inflation
 Reduction Act, the Federal Farm Bill, or the
 Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
 (o) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are to enhance existing
 easements established under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531.
 Enhancements are for the purposes of climate
 resiliency, adaptation, and carbon
 sequestration and include but are not limited
 to increasing biodiversity and mitigating the
 effects of rainfall and runoff events. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
 to leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
 the Conservation Reserve Program, the
 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
 Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
 Program.
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  (p) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
  the second year are for water quality and
  storage practices and projects to protect
  infrastructure, improve water quality and
  related public benefits, and mitigate climate
  change impacts consistent with Minnesota
  Statutes, section 103F.05. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2029. The board must give priority to
 leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
 the Conservation Reserve Program, the
 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
 Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
 Program.
 (q) $4,673,000 the first year and $4,673,000
 the second year are for natural resources block
 grants to local governments to implement the
 Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
 management program under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
 management responsibilities under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
 the amount of the natural resources block grant
 to a county by an amount equal to any
 reduction in the county's general services
 allocation to a soil and water conservation
 district from the county's previous year
 allocation when the board determines that the
 reduction was disproportionate. The base for
 this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and
 beyond is $3,423,000.
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  (r) $129,000 the first year and $136,000 the
  second year are to accomplish the objectives
  of Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, and
  related Tribal government coordination. The
  base for fiscal year 2026 and each year
  thereafter is $144,000.
  (s) $3,000,000 the first year is to provide
  onetime state incentive payments to enrollees
  in the federal Conservation Reserve Program
 (CRP) during the continuous enrollment
 period and to enroll complementary areas in
 conservation easements consistent with
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. The
 board may establish payment rates based on
 land valuation and on environmental benefit
 criteria, including but not limited to surface
 water or groundwater pollution reduction,
 drinking water protection, soil health,
 pollinator and wildlife habitat, and other
 conservation enhancements. The board may
 use state funds to implement the program and
 to provide technical assistance to landowners
 or their agents to fulfill enrollment and
 contract provisions. The board must consult
 with the commissioners of agriculture, health,
 natural resources, and the Pollution Control
 Agency and the United States Department of
 Agriculture in establishing program criteria.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (t) $2,000,000 the first year is to acquire
 conservation easements from landowners to
 preserve, restore, create, and enhance wetlands
 and associated uplands of prairie and
 grasslands and to restore and enhance rivers
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  and streams, riparian lands, and associated
  uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to
  protect soil and water quality, support fish and
  wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and
  provide other public benefits. Minnesota
  Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this
  program. The board must give priority to
  leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted
  new lands or enrolling environmentally
 sensitive lands that have expiring federal
 conservation agreements. The board is
 authorized to enter into new agreements and
 amend past agreements with landowners as
 required by Minnesota Statutes, section
 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
 restoration. Up to five percent of this
 appropriation may be used for restoration and
 enhancement.
 (u) $5,623,000 the first year and $5,804,000
 the second year are for agency administration
 and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
 Resources.
 (v) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are for the habitat-friendly utilities
 program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 103B.105. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
 (w) The board may shift money in this section
 and may adjust the technical and
 administrative assistance portion of the funds
 to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
 to address accountability, oversight, local
 government performance, or high-priority
 needs.
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  (x) Returned grants and payments are available
  for two years after they are returned or
  regranted, whichever is later. Funds must be
  regranted consistent with the purposes of this
  section. If an appropriation for grants in either
  year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
  other year is available for it.
  (y) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
  section 16B.97, grants awarded from
 appropriations in this section are exempt from
 the Department of Administration, Office of
 Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
 Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
ARTICLE 2
 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS
 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
     The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
 and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment
 and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal
 years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean
 that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year"
 is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Any unencumbered
 balance remaining in the first year does not cancel and is available for the second year or
 until the end of the appropriation. These are onetime appropriations.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
 Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   103,326,000 $  -0-
 This appropriation is from the environment
 and natural resources trust fund. The amounts
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  that may be spent for each purpose are
  specified in the following subdivisions.
  Subd. 2. Definition
  "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
  environment and natural resources trust fund
  established under the Minnesota Constitution,
  article XI, section 14.
  Subd. 3. Foundational Natural Resource Data
  and Information  22,084,000        -0-
 (a) Fond du Lac Deer Study - Phase 1
 $1,441,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Minnesota State Colleges and
 Universities for Bemidji State University to
 collect baseline deer demographic, movement,
 and habitat-use data before elk restoration to
 better inform management of both elk and deer
 populations on the Fond du Lac Reservation
 and surrounding areas.
 (b) Are All Walleye Created Equal? Probably
 Not.
 $298,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to investigate Minnesota walleye
 strain physiology and disease responses to
 warming water and to build a tool to guide
 adaptive management of walleye in a warming
 climate.
 (c) Deer Survival Within Minnesota's Densest
 Wolf Population
 $809,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to evaluate how wolves, winter
 severity, and habitat affect deer mortality and
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  survival across space and time within the
  Voyageurs region.
  (d) Evaluating Anticoagulant Rodenticide
  Exposure in Minnesota's Carnivores
  $247,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
  Institute in Duluth to determine anticoagulant
  rodenticide exposure rates and concentrations
 in Minnesota bobcats and fishers, factors
 influencing exposure risk, and negative effects
 of rodenticide exposure on carnivore health.
 (e) Digitizing the Science Museum of
 Minnesota's Mollusk Specimens
 $386,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Science Museum of Minnesota to make
 the museum's Minnesota mollusk specimen
 collection available for research and education
 by identifying and organizing all relevant
 specimens and digitizing the museum's data.
 (f) Integrating Wildlife Objectives in Long-Term
 Forest Management Planning
 $316,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to develop a harvest-scheduling
 model that integrates wildlife habitat metrics
 with timber production objectives in the
 forest-planning process for more sustainable
 forest landscape-level outcomes.
 (g) Surveying Minnesota's Secretive Marsh
 Birds
 $413,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the National Audubon
 Society, Upper Mississippi River office, to
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  conduct a breeding marsh bird survey and
  provide state and federal agencies with an
  assessment of marsh bird population status
  and wetland habitat. This appropriation is
  available until June 30, 2029, by which time
  the project must be completed and final
  products delivered.
  (h) Improving Conservation Outcomes for
  Imperiled Wood Turtles
 $242,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Minnesota Zoological Society to restore
 imperiled wood turtles by increasing remnant
 populations, quantifying effectiveness of
 habitat management strategies, establishing
 baseline information on disease prevalence,
 and creating a new decision-support tool for
 prioritizing future conservation actions.
 (i) Maximizing the Impact of Wildlife Movement
 Data
 $216,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to create a centralized and
 accessible database of wildlife movement data
 from prior trust fund-supported studies and
 demonstrate tools biologists can use to analyze
 these data to benefit Minnesota wildlife.
 (j) Expanding the Statewide Motus Wildlife
 Tracking Network
 $234,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Minnesota Zoological Society to expand
 the statewide Motus Wildlife Tracking System
 network into southwestern Minnesota and the
 North Shore to guide the conservation of
 imperiled grassland and boreal migratory birds
 and other wildlife. This appropriation may
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  also be used to develop outreach and
  interpretive materials for Motus sites.
  (k) Updating and Sharing Information on
  Minnesota's Tick Biodiversity
  $186,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to collaborate with wildlife
  organizations and community scientists to
  survey the biodiversity and distribution of
 ticks in Minnesota and create a publicly
 accessible GIS dashboard to share results and
 potential disease implications with the public
 and wildlife managers.
 (l) Small Mammals and Hunter Participation:
 Expanded Offal Wildlife Watching
 $563,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to expand and assess hunter
 participation in monitoring scavenger use of
 deer gut piles, assess small mammal
 occurrence and contaminant and disease
 exposure risk at offal sites, and study how
 messaging impacts hunters' use of lead
 ammunition.
 (m) Green Heron as an Indicator of
 Wetland-Dependent Species
 $424,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to collect data on the year-round
 habitat use and migratory movements of green
 herons, assess potential factors leading to
 population decline, and identify conservation
 strategies to benefit the green heron and other
 wetland-dependent bird species.
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  (n) Visualizing Minnesota's Natural Resources
  with CT Scanning
  $955,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History,
  to acquire a CT scanner, scan Bell Museum
  organismal specimens, create 3D prints from
  the scans, and share the data and prints through
  environmental education and research
 programs. The CT scanner purchased with this
 appropriation must prioritize use by and be
 made available cost-free to other
 Minnesota-focused researchers for the duration
 of this appropriation. This appropriation may
 also be used for equipment, tools, and supplies
 needed to acquire, install, and use the scanner
 and print 3D models of scanned organisms.
 Net income generated as part of this
 appropriation may be reinvested in the project
 if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the
 work plan as provided under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116P.10.
 (o) Mapping Human-Carnivore Conflicts in
 Human-Dominated Landscapes
 $563,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
 Institute in Duluth to evaluate bear, bobcat,
 and coyote habitat use, activity, and diet in
 Duluth and surrounding areas to map hotspots
 for human-carnivore conflicts and fill
 knowledge gaps to reduce conflicts. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
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  (p) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
  Management
  $1,260,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to
  continue to produce geologic atlas maps and
  databases to inform management of
  groundwater and surface water. This
  appropriation is to complete Part A, which
 focuses on the properties and distribution of
 earth materials to define aquifer boundaries
 and the connection of aquifers to the land
 surface and surface water resources.
 (q) Leveraging Statewide Datasets for Native
 Rough Fish
 $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to construct species distribution
 models that predict presence and abundance
 of native rough fish species and identify
 potential areas for protection, additional
 monitoring, or restoration across the state. This
 appropriation may also be used to build an
 interactive mapping tool and share results.
 (r) The Impacts of Climate Change on
 Northeastern Minnesota
 $772,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Friends of the Boundary
 Waters Wilderness to work with collaborators
 to aggregate research, data, and other
 information about the impacts of climate
 change on the habitat and wildlife of
 northeastern Minnesota into a publicly
 available, web-based database. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
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  by which time the project must be completed
  and final products delivered.
  (s) Health and Disease Monitoring in Minnesota
  Wildlife
  $750,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota, Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic
  Laboratory, to collaborate with wildlife
  rehabilitation organizations and other wildlife
 health professionals throughout Minnesota to
 enhance the state's health and disease
 surveillance, preparedness, and response
 efforts.
 (t) Affordable Statewide Tracking of Forestry
 Fragmentation and Degradation
 $331,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to merge aircraft and satellite
 LiDAR data to build a model and an
 interactive real-time web dashboard of forest
 boundaries that provides business-ready
 information about statewide forest
 fragmentation and degradation due to human
 activities and natural disasters.
 (u) Safeguarding Bees While Monitoring
 Pollinators and Nesting Habitats
 $590,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to pioneer low-mortality methods
 for monitoring bee populations and to
 investigate nest habitat materials and
 antimicrobial properties in cooperation with
 community scientists and management
 agencies. This appropriation is available until
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  June 30, 2029, by which time the project must
  be completed and final products delivered.
  (v) Expanding the Application of Minnesota's
  Wetland Monitoring Data
  $312,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources to
  use existing LiDAR and recurring aerial
  photographs to determine state grassland
  acreage and change over the last twenty years,
 evaluate key drivers of wetland change, and
 use technology to improve Minnesota's
 wetland monitoring.
 (w) Enhancing the Value of Minnesota Public
 Grasslands
 $390,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to evaluate a combination of
 prescribed fire, brush mowing, and targeted
 conservation grazing to develop ready-to-use
 management strategies for public land
 managers to mitigate woody species
 encroachment and increase biodiversity and
 carbon sequestration in public grasslands.
 (x) Foundational Precision Agriculture Data to
 Reduce Environmental Impacts
 $1,255,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the West Central Research and
 Outreach Center at Morris to establish data
 collection systems and methods at sentinel
 farm sites, develop and evaluate best
 management practices, and provide outreach
 and training to farmers to encourage adoption
 of precision agriculture technologies that
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  reduce fertilizer and chemical use and improve
  water and air quality.
  (y) Continued Aggregate Resource Mapping
  $621,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources to
  map the aggregate resource potential in the
  state of Minnesota and to make the
  information available in print and electronic
  format to local units of government to support
 informed land-use decisions and resource
 conservation.
 (z) Advancing Collaborative Wild Rice
 Monitoring Program Technologies
 $900,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources to
 continue efforts to create a framework for
 long-term wild rice monitoring for
 conservation and collaborate with Tribal and
 nongovernmental organizations to collect
 additional data, improve collection and
 analysis methods, and develop a statewide
 estimate of wild rice abundance and coverage.
 (aa) Conserving Natural Resources by
 Advancing Forever Green Agriculture
 $2,146,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative to
 fund research projects to develop new
 perennial and winter-annual crops to protect
 water, wildlife, soil, other natural resources,
 and the climate. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2030, by which time the project
 must be completed and final products
 delivered.
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  (bb) Minnesota's Priority Native Rough Fish:
  Gars and Bowfin
  $568,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to develop population dynamics,
  habitat use, and food web models for
  Minnesota gars and bowfins and conduct
  outreach to inform conservation and
  management and serve as a template for study
 of Minnesota's other native rough fish species.
 (cc) Understanding to Improve Minnesota's
 Future Lake Water Quality
 $595,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to use decade-long comprehensive
 lake, watershed, and weather data and
 high-resolution climate models to understand
 lake-specific drivers of water quality and
 predict the effects of future warming on
 harmful algal blooms across Minnesota.
 (dd) Operationalizing State Zooplankton Data
 to Support Lake Health
 $423,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to use long-term monitoring data
 to determine the relationship between
 zooplankton communities and ecosystem
 services, like fisheries health and water
 quality, and develop biotic indices for lake
 health.
 (ee) Trialing Climate-Ready Woodland Trees
 in Urban Areas
 $255,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to demonstrate performance of
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  climate-adaptive tree species and study land
  manager and public perceptions of these
  species to identify the best species and risk
  tolerance for future plantings in metropolitan
  areas of Minnesota.
  (ff) Superior Shores: Protecting Our Great
  Lakes Coastal Habitats
  $675,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the
 St. Croix Watershed Research Station to map
 the locations and survey the biological
 diversity and water quality of Lake Superior
 coastal rock pools. This appropriation may
 also be used to develop outreach materials and
 host programs on rock pool understanding and
 conservation.
 (gg) Recruitment and Fecundity of Minnesota
 Moose
 $2,007,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 state and Tribal biologists to work
 collaboratively to estimate survival and
 fecundity of yearling and 2-year-old moose in
 northeast Minnesota to inform future
 management efforts. Of this amount, $841,000
 is for an agreement with the 1854 Treaty
 Authority. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2031, by which time the project must
 be completed and final products delivered.
 (hh) Fighting Insect Decline: Minnesota
 Bumblebees to the Rescue
 $249,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to map historical and current
 bumblebee distribution and develop an
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  identification tool using molecular barcodes
  and an online resource hub to improve
  conservation of Minnesota's native
  bumblebees.
  (ii) Trace Metals in Municipal Yard Waste and
  Compost
  $120,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to assess trace metal contamination
 from collected residential yard waste, finished
 compost, and compost leachate in municipal
 yard waste recycling programs.
 (jj) Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in
 Minnesota Waters
 $322,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to evaluate the movement of
 chronic wasting disease in Minnesota waters,
 assess the risk of spread, and share results with
 wildlife and watershed managers.
 Subd. 4. Water Resources  11,812,000        -0-
 (a) Enhancing Our Resources - Rural Health
 and Drinking Water
 $994,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Freshwater Society to
 partner with the Mayo Clinic to educate well
 owners and family health providers about the
 geologic occurrence and risk of arsenic in
 drinking water. This appropriation is also to
 provide free arsenic testing to well owners in
 southeast Minnesota.
 (b) Restoration and Outreach for Minnesota's
 Native Mussels
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  $1,258,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources to
  propagate, rear, and restore native freshwater
  mussel populations and the ecosystem services
  they provide to Minnesota waters; to evaluate
  reintroduction success; and to inform the
  public on mussels and mussel conservation.
  (c) Pristine to Green: Toxic Blooms Threaten
  Northern Lakes
 $1,362,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the
 St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
 evaluate drivers that contribute to the
 formation of nuisance and toxic algal blooms
 in relatively pristine and protected lakes across
 Minnesota.
 (d) Training Lake Communities to Track
 Chloride and Algae
 $274,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant
 college program in Duluth to develop and train
 a network of community-based volunteers to
 track chloride and harmful algal blooms in
 rural Minnesota lakes.
 (e) Clean Sweep Solution to Nonpoint Source
 Pollution
 $386,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Water Resources Center to
 enhance Clean Sweep programs, identify the
 pollutants present in street-sweeping materials,
 explore material reuse options, and quantify
 benefits of enhanced street sweeping. This
 appropriation may also be used to coordinate
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  county and regional collaborations, develop
  resources, and provide training to increase
  targeted street-sweeping practices to reduce
  nonpoint source pollution to Minnesota's water
  resources.
  (f) Cyanotoxins in Minnesota Lakes: The Role
  of Sunlight
  $220,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to quantify degradation of
 cyanobacterial toxins by sunlight to understand
 how increasing frequency of harmful algal
 blooms and changing environmental
 conditions influence toxin persistence in
 natural waters.
 (g) Enhancing Degradation of Emerging
 Contaminants via Microbial Starvation
 $390,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to study how wastewater treatment
 systems can be improved to more effectively
 biodegrade mixtures of pharmaceuticals,
 pesticides, and other contaminants of emerging
 concern and protect Minnesota's water
 resources.
 (h) Soil Health Management for Water Storage
 $454,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Water Resources Center to
 conduct on-farm and model-based research
 and develop guidance for watershed planners
 and land managers to effectively use soil
 health management to achieve water storage
 and water quality goals.
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  (i) Predicting Contaminant Movement in
  Minnesota's Fractured Aquifers
  $650,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to
  develop a software program that predicts the
  fate and movement of contaminants, such as
  PFAS, chloride, nitrate, and pathogens, in
  Minnesota's fractured aquifers.
 (j) Documentation and Toxicity of Microplastics
 in Urban Ecosystems
 $300,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to research how land use and
 toxicity affect the accumulation of
 microplastics and associated contaminants of
 concern in stormwater ponds and the wildlife
 that use stormwater ponds.
 (k) Terminating PFAS-Type Pesticides via
 Enzyme Cocktails
 $297,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to evaluate the ability of selected
 enzymes and combinations of enzymes to
 biodegrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl
 substances (PFAS) found in pesticides and to
 design a pilot-scale biofilter for effective
 elimination of PFAS from water.
 (l) Addressing 21st Century Challenges for the
 St. Croix
 $243,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the
 St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
 develop a watershed model to identify
 potential hydrologic and water quality impacts
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  to the lower St. Croix River over the next 75
  years and inform future planning and
  management in the watershed.
  (m) Impact of Statewide Conservation Practices
  on Stream Biodiversity
  $300,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to use existing monitoring data to
  evaluate the effects of wetlands and riparian
 buffers on stream and river biodiversity and
 biological condition and develop tools and
 materials to inform the public and natural
 resource managers.
 (n) Modeling the Future Mississippi River Gorge
 $427,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to
 construct a reduced-scale physical model of
 Mississippi River Pool 1, Lock & Dam 1, and
 adjacent upstream and downstream reaches;
 analyze water flow and sediment movement
 under various pool management strategies;
 and share results with the public to inform
 decisions on the future management of the
 lock and dam.
 (o) Highly Efficient Nutrient Removal
 Technology for Agricultural Drainage
 $453,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to conduct lab- and field-scale tests
 of a novel bioreactor technology for removing
 nutrients from agricultural drainage and
 disseminate results to farmers and the public.
 (p) Citizen Scientists Capture Microplastic
 Pollution Around State
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  $419,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to develop adaptable microplastic
  sampling and detection methods, develop a
  public-access database, and leverage citizen
  scientists to survey microplastic pollution
  throughout the state to allow for data-driven
  risk management decisions and solutions.
  (q) Healthy Native Prairie Microbiomes for
 Cleaner Water
 $468,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to identify and characterize prairie
 plant microbiomes and study the potential of
 native prairie microbes to provide nitrogen for
 agricultural crops and reduce industrial
 fertilizer use and nitrate contamination of
 water.
 (r) Wastewater Chloride Reduction through
 Industrial Source Reduction Assistance
 $247,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Minnesota Technical
 Assistance Program to provide technical
 assistance to businesses to cost-effectively
 reduce industrial and commercial chloride use
 in communities with high chloride effluent
 concentrations.
 (s) Pilot Water Budget Framework for
 Managing Water Withdrawals
 $198,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to develop a pilot water budget
 framework to identify sensitive areas in
 Minnesota where net water withdrawals have
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  a significant impact on surface water and
  groundwater.
  (t) Biofilm Mediated Destruction of PFAS in
  Groundwater
  $1,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Freshwater Society to
  develop biofilm treatment technology and
  demonstrate field-scale removal of per- and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from
 contaminated groundwater. A fiscal
 management plan must be approved in the
 work plan before any trust fund money is
 spent.
 (u) Impact of Microplastics on Wastewater
 Treatment in Minnesota
 $506,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to quantify the abundance of
 microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
 in Minnesota, determine how microplastics
 affect wastewater treatment plant performance,
 and evaluate how different wastewater
 treatment processes alter microplastics.
 (v) Portable Arsenic and Nitrate Detector for
 Well Water
 $358,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to develop a small, cheap, and
 easy-to-use system to detect arsenic and nitrate
 in well water and determine whether well
 water is safe to drink.
 (w) Recovering Salts from Highly Saline
 Wastewater
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  $272,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to develop a method to recover
  useful salts from concentrated saline
  wastewater to increase the economic
  sustainability of high water-recovery
  softening, sulfate removal, and industrial
  wastewater treatment.
  Subd. 5. Environmental Education  11,965,000        -0-
 (a) Eagle's Nest: Where the World Becomes
 Your Classroom
 $130,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Glacial Hills Elementary
 School to create interactive natural playground
 and landscaping features for children and
 provide environmental education programming
 outside of regular school hours.
 (b) Advancing Equity in Environmental
 Education
 $700,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Camp Fire Minnesota to
 provide needs-based scholarships for
 Minnesota youth to attend
 state-standards-aligned environmental and
 outdoor education programs.
 (c) Teacher Field School - Phase 2: Increasing
 Impact
 $712,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Hamline University to
 continue the teacher field school program that
 trains teachers how to connect academic
 content with environmental stewardship,
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  natural resource conservation, and outdoor
  recreation. This appropriation is also to pilot
  a train-the-trainer model for nature-based
  education practices.
  (d) Creating Future Leaders in Outdoor and
  Environmental Leadership
  $330,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
  State Colleges and Universities for North
 Hennepin Community College to collaborate
 with K-12 education, higher education, and
 outdoor organizations to increase
 environmental education, leadership,
 internship, and career opportunities for
 underrepresented college and high school
 students.
 (e) Engaging our Diverse Public in
 Environmental Stewardship - Phase 2
 $249,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Great River Greening to
 increase participation in natural resources
 conservation and restoration efforts and
 careers through volunteer, internship, and
 youth engagement activities, with a focus on
 diverse audiences that more accurately reflect
 local demographic and socioeconomic
 conditions in Minnesota.
 (f) Outdoor School for Minnesota K-12 Students
 $3,992,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Osprey Wilds
 Environmental Learning Center to partner with
 four other accredited residential environmental
 learning centers in Minnesota to provide
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  needs-based scholarships to K-12 students
  statewide for immersive multiday
  environmental learning experiences.
  (g) Statewide Environmental Education via PBS
  Outdoor Series
  $415,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Pioneer Public
  Broadcasting Service to produce, distribute,
 and promote new episodes of a statewide
 public television series that inspires
 Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and
 to restore and protect the state's natural
 resources.
 (h) Maajii-akii-gikenjigewin Conservation Crew
 Program
 $678,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Conservation Corps
 Minnesota & Iowa to expand a conservation
 corps program developed to provide natural
 resources career development opportunities
 for indigenous young adults and cultivate an
 enduring action-based conservation ethic
 through the integration of traditional
 knowledge, nature immersion, and the
 implementation of conservation and
 restoration practices in the field.
 (i) Reuse for the Future: Youth Education and
 Engagement
 $225,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Reuse Minnesota to provide
 curriculum-based opportunities for students
 to learn about the reuse economy, reuse skills,
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  and other opportunities to reduce waste. This
  appropriation may also be used to align
  materials to state standards and translate
  materials to additional languages.
  (j) River Bend Nature Center Outdoor Diversity
  Initiative
  $247,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with River Bend Nature Center
 to lead a coalition of educational partners and
 culturally specific organizations to expand
 recognized environmental education
 curriculum and provide conservation-based
 career exploration and job placement
 opportunities for diverse communities in
 southern Minnesota.
 (k) Camp Parsons Mississippi Summer
 $225,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Phyllis Wheatley
 Community Center to provide environmental
 education to Minneapolis urban youth through
 the Camp Parsons Mississippi Summer
 program that fosters connections to nature and
 encourages responsible stewardship of our
 natural resources.
 (l) Adult Outdoor Education for Minnesota's
 Underrepresented Communities
 $247,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Baztec Fishing & Outdoors
 to create fishing and hunting education,
 training, and opportunities for underserved
 and underrepresented communities in
 Minnesota. All fishing tackle purchased with
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  this appropriation must be lead-free. A fiscal
  management plan must be approved in the
  work plan before any trust fund money is
  spent.
  (m) Minnesota's Road Map for Sustainability
  and Climate Education
  $491,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Climate Generation to
 convene community gatherings and partner
 with institutions and organizations across the
 education sector to develop a road map on
 how to build capacity for equitable and
 accessible sustainability and climate education
 programs that align with the Minnesota
 Climate Action Framework.
 (n) ESTEP 2.0: Earth Science Teacher
 Education Project
 $643,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Minnesota Science
 Teachers Association to provide professional
 development for Minnesota science teachers
 statewide in environmental and earth science
 content to strengthen environmental education
 in schools.
 (o) Engaging Latine Communities in
 Conservation and Preservation
 $400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Comunidades Organizando
 el Poder y la Accion Latina to use
 community-based partnerships and
 communications platforms to host outdoor
 events and conduct educational outreach
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  focused on Latine and BIPOC communities
  about the need to protect Minnesota's
  environment and natural resources.
  (p) Inclusive Wildlife Engagement in Classrooms
  and Communities
  $712,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  the nongame wildlife program to provide three
  wildlife conservation, action-based outdoor
 educational opportunities to engage
 needs-based schools, young adults, and
 communities underrepresented in natural
 resources through the Bird by Bird,
 Empowering Pathways into Conservation, and
 Community Science programs.
 (q) Activating Youth and Family Environmental
 Stewardship through Raptors
 $228,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Raptor Center to deliver
 standards-based environmental education
 featuring live raptors through school programs
 and community events across Minnesota.
 (r) Moving Minnesota toward a Lead-Free
 Sporting Future
 $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
 State Colleges and Universities for Bemidji
 State University to conduct educational
 outreach directed at hunters and anglers to
 increase awareness of lead-free options for
 big-game hunting, small-game hunting, and
 fishing as a means of reducing wildlife
 exposure to lead.
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  (s) Science Centers Supporting Northern Boys
  and Girls Clubs
  $1,091,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with the Headwaters Science
  Center to expand access to environmental
  science education in northern Minnesota and
  leverage partnerships between rural and urban
  organizations to deliver culturally relevant,
 hands-on learning experiences to underserved
 students.
 Subd. 6. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive
 Species  6,713,000        -0-
 (a) Aquatic Invasive Species: From Problems to
 Real-World Solutions
 $5,771,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive
 Species Research Center to conduct
 high-priority projects aimed at solving
 Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems
 using rigorous science and a collaborative
 process. This appropriation may also be used
 to deliver research findings to end users
 through strategic communication and outreach.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2029, by which time the project must be
 completed and final products delivered.
 (b) Optimizing Nonnative Cattail Treatment
 Effectiveness in Prairie Wetlands
 $942,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources to
 compare the effectiveness of invasive cattail
 treatment methods and provide
 recommendations for managers to maximize
 benefits of conservation money for native
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  wetland plants and wildlife. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2031, by which time
  the project must be completed and final
  products delivered.
  Subd. 7. Air Quality, Climate Change, and
  Renewable Energy  11,744,000        -0-
  (a) Protecting Coldwater Fish Habitat in
  Minnesota Lakes
  $561,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to identify lake-specific watershed
 protection targets and management practices
 needed to maintain coldwater fish habitat
 threatened by warming temperatures and
 increasing extreme rain events and to integrate
 this information into conservation planning
 tools.
 (b) Agrivoltaics 2.0 Building a Resilient E-Farm
 $535,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the West Central Research and
 Outreach Center at Morris to evaluate
 emerging solar system designs and solar
 technology integration with vegetable and
 livestock production systems to maximize
 energy production and benefits to farmers.
 (c) Pine Needles Reveal Past and Present
 Airborne PFAS
 $550,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of the Pollution Control
 Agency to use current and historic pine
 needles as a low-cost method to assess
 statewide per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
 (PFAS) levels in ambient air.
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  (d) Facilitated Transport Hybrid Membranes
  for CO2 Separation
  $1,050,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota to develop and test advanced
  polymeric membranes for capture and reuse
  of carbon dioxide at industrial sources.
  (e) Renewable Energy Conversion for Farm
  Diesel and Ammonia
 $726,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to develop a novel charge-swing
 catalytic condenser that will enable the
 low-cost production of hydrogen from water
 using rural electricity for on-the-farm energy
 storage or renewable diesel and ammonia
 fertilizer.
 (f) Innovative Solution to Renewable Energy
 from Food Waste
 $5,167,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Ramsey/Washington
 Recycling and Energy Board to provide
 reimbursements to offset the processing fees
 for the public to divert organic materials from
 landfills and produce renewable natural gas
 through anaerobic digestion and sequestration
 of carbon into biochar. Net income generated
 as part of this appropriation may be reinvested
 in the project if a plan for reinvestment is
 approved in the work plan as provided under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
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  (g) Fueling the Future: Decarbonizing Regional
  Transportation Project
  $3,155,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to
  install a green hydrogen production, storage,
  and fueling station that provides a renewable,
  carbon-free, alternate fuel source to
  decarbonize community transportation and
 manufacturing sectors. This appropriation may
 also be used to convert city fleet and public
 transit vehicles to hydrogen fuel. Net income
 generated as part of this appropriation may be
 reinvested in the project if a plan for
 reinvestment is approved in the work plan as
 provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2029, by which time the project must
 be completed and final products delivered.
 Subd. 8. Methods to Protect or Restore Land,
 Water, and Habitat  12,188,000        -0-
 (a) Minnesota PlantWatch: Community
 Scientists Conserving Rare Plants
 $1,086,000 the first year is from the trust fund.
 Of this amount, $518,000 is to the Board of
 Regents of the University of Minnesota for
 the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and
 $568,000 is to the commissioner of natural
 resources to enhance the Minnesota
 PlantWatch program to improve the
 conservation of Minnesota's natural resources
 and support community scientist-driven rare
 plant surveys and seed banking and
 preservation.
 (b) Grassland Restoration for Pollinator
 Conservation and Demonstration
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  $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
  Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape
  Arboretum to restore a degraded pasture to
  grassland as a model for climate-resilient
  pollinator habitat; provide interpretive signage,
  education, and community engagement; and
  conduct species monitoring. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2031, by which time
 the project must be completed and final
 products delivered.
 (c) Planning for Long-Term Natural Resources
 Protection in Hennepin County
 $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Hennepin County to
 develop a publicly available interactive map
 of natural systems, create a centralized
 clearinghouse of data and best practices
 toolkit, and provide ongoing technical
 assistance for local communities with limited
 resources to manage complex natural resources
 challenges. Net income generated as part of
 this appropriation may be reinvested in the
 project if a plan for reinvestment is approved
 in the work plan as provided under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116P.10.
 (d) Native Forages: Growing Drought and
 Climate Resiliency
 $2,254,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to
 collaborate with livestock farmers to establish
 native grassland wildlife habitat and enhance
 native forages on working lands to improve
 ecological, economic, and climate resiliency.
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  Notwithstanding subdivision 13, paragraph
  (e), restoration efforts may be undertaken on
  private lands but must occur on properties
  enrolled in long-term agreements to protect
  and maintain the restored areas in
  conformance with approved restoration and
  grazing plans as approved in the work plan.
  This appropriation is available until June 30,
  2031, by which time the project must be
 completed and final products delivered.
 (e) Accelerated Genetic Migration of Bur Oak
 - Ten-Year Data
 $223,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Great River Greening to
 assess the growth and survival of previously
 restored bur oak ecotypes to inform techniques
 for improved climate resiliency. This
 appropriation may also be used to enhance the
 previous plantings and disseminate results of
 the study to practitioners, students,
 landowners, and others. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2029, by which time
 the project must be completed and final
 products delivered.
 (f) Superior Hiking Trail Bridge, Boardwalk,
 and Trailhead Renewal
 $532,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail
 Association to renew Superior Hiking Trail
 bridges, boardwalks, and trailheads to increase
 user safety, improve the user experience, and
 protect adjacent land and water.
 (g) Mississippi Gateway Shoreline Stabilization
 and Fishing Improvements
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  $735,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Three Rivers Park District
  to improve water quality and shoreline fishing
  access through shoreline stabilization and
  construction of accessible trails and fishing
  platforms within Mississippi Gateway
  Regional Park.
  (h) Phytoremediation of PFAS from Soil
 $1,066,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to use interdisciplinary research in
 biology, nanotechnology, chemistry, and
 genetic engineering to develop technology to
 remediate soils contaminated with per- and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This
 appropriation may also be used to convene
 stakeholders to coordinate and advance PFAS
 remediation research in Minnesota. This
 appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116P.10.
 (i) Removing Mercury from Minnesota Waters
 $247,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to test and refine a biotechnology
 approach to remove mercury from the food
 chain in Minnesota's lakes and rivers and
 potentially make fish consumption in
 Minnesota safer. This appropriation is subject
 to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
 (j) Evaluating Native Seed Mixes for Grazing
 $208,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Restoravore to assess the
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  use of native hay and pasture mixes to benefit
  biodiversity, soil health, and Minnesota
  farmers. A fiscal management plan must be
  approved in the work plan before any trust
  fund money is spent.
  (k) Improving Minnesota Forest Health via
  Post-Duff-Burning Soil Analysis
  $646,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to thoroughly investigate the impact
 of forest floor duff fires on soil dynamics,
 nutrient cycles, invasive shrubs, earthworms,
 and root systems to improve fire management
 for Minnesota's forest preservation. This
 appropriation may also be used to develop an
 outdoor lab-scale duff-burning device.
 (l) Minnesota Riverbank Protection and Parks
 Improvements
 $1,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Shakopee to
 restore Minnesota River shoreline at Huber
 Park by regrading and establishing native
 vegetation to protect fish and wildlife habitat,
 reduce erosion, and provide public access to
 the river. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2029, by which time the project must
 be completed and final products delivered.
 (m) Restoration at Wakan Tipi and Bruce Vento
 Nature Sanctuary
 $669,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Lower Phalen Creek
 Project to conduct citizen-science natural
 resource data collection events, recruit and
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  train volunteer site stewards, and enhance
  habitat at Wakan Tipi and the Bruce Vento
  Nature Sanctuary.
  (n) Promoting Pollinators on Corporate
  Campuses
  $547,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with the University of St.
  Thomas to use experimental bee lawn
 installations on corporate campuses, combined
 with landscape modeling and employee
 surveys, to determine potential ecological,
 economic, and societal benefits of widespread
 commercial lawn habitat transformation. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
 (o) Riparian Area Adaptation Strategy for
 Southeast Minnesota
 $243,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with The Nature Conservancy,
 in partnership with the University of
 Minnesota, to assess an alternative adaptation
 strategy to restore riparian areas by excavating
 and planting riparian shrubs to reconnect the
 floodplains. This appropriation may also be
 used for outreach materials and educational
 activities.
 (p) Minnehaha Park South Plateau Oak Savanna
 Restoration
 $242,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
 Recreation Board to improve wildlife habitat,
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  enhance recreational experiences, and restore
  an area of urban parkland in Minnehaha Park
  to an oak savanna ecosystem. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
  by which time the project must be completed
  and final products delivered.
  (q) Tree Protection for Minnesota's Tamarack
  Against Larch Beetle
  $321,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota to evaluate new insect management
 techniques and key factors for predicting
 future infestations to protect and preserve trees
 from native eastern larch beetle infestations.
 (r) Shoreline Restoration and Enhancement at
 Minneapolis Lakes
 $819,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
 Recreation Board to restore and enhance areas
 of turf-dominated, eroding, and low habitat
 value lakeshore that impacts the water quality
 of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.
 (s) Developing Markets for CLC Crops
 $450,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of agriculture to provide
 grants to organizations in Minnesota to
 develop enterprises, supply chains, and
 markets for continuous living cover crops and
 cropping systems in the early stage of
 commercial development. This appropriation
 is exempt from the income repayment
 requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10, paragraph (c).
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  Subd. 9. Land Acquisition, Habitat, and
  Recreation  19,553,000        -0-
  (a) Cannon River Preservation and Access
  $2,717,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Dakota County to
  rehabilitate the historic Waterford Bridge for
  the Mill Towns State Trail; restore and
  enhance upland shoreline, forest, and prairie
 habitats; and develop a trailhead and
 recreational access to the Cannon River.
 (b) Mesabi Trail: Aurora to Hoyt Lakes
 $1,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with St. Louis and Lake
 Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
 environmental review and permitting and to
 engineer, design, and construct a segment of
 the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection
 of Main Street and Forestry Road in Aurora
 toward Hoyt Lakes.
 (c) RTA Maintenance Trail Stabilization Project
 $500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Eden Prairie to
 construct a retaining wall and restore adjacent
 remnant prairie along the maintenance trail at
 Richard T. Anderson (RTA) Conservation
 Area to mitigate ongoing erosion and protect
 native habitat and plant communities.
 (d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Grant
 Programs
 $4,769,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources to
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  solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching
  grants for local parks, trail connections, and
  natural and scenic areas under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is
  for local nature-based recreation, connections
  to regional and state natural areas, and
  recreation facilities and may not be used for
  athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts,
  and playgrounds. This appropriation is exempt
 from subdivision 13, paragraph (k).
 (e) Boardwalk Over Boggy Land for
 Recreational Purposes
 $148,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Battle Lake to
 design and construct a boardwalk over city
 land to protect wetlands and to increase
 community access to natural areas and wildlife
 habitat.
 (f) Lake Zumbro Park Water Access and Site
 Improvements
 $1,978,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Olmsted County to enhance
 the Lake Zumbro Park water access and the
 federal Americans with Disabilities Act
 (ADA) accessibility for boating, fishing, and
 viewing, while creating new user-friendly and
 accessible amenities for individuals and
 families. This may include new fishing docks
 or piers, restored shoreline, improved parking,
 and ADA accessible access to an existing
 kayak and canoe launch.
 (g) Scientific and Natural Area (SNA)
 Biodiversity Protection
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  $1,104,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  the scientific and natural area program to
  conserve Minnesota's most unique places and
  rare species and strategically acquire lands
  that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 86A.05. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2029, by which time
  the project must be completed and final
 products delivered.
 (h) Scandia Gateway Trail Connection:
 Recreation, Wetlands, and Environmental
 Education
 $907,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Scandia to
 engineer, design, and construct a bike and
 pedestrian trail to connect recreational,
 cultural, and environmental resources in
 Scandia to the state Gateway Trail. This
 appropriation is also to create and install
 educational interpretive signage about
 wetlands and rain gardens near the trail.
 (i) Lake Byllesby Regional Park Restoration and
 Recreation
 $1,120,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Dakota County to restore
 prairie, woodland, and shoreline habitat and
 design and install trails, birding and picnic
 areas, and other recreational amenities to
 enhance the visitor experience and stewardship
 at Lake Byllesby Regional Park. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
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  (j) Thompson County Park Restoration and
  Accessibility Improvements
  $867,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with Dakota County to develop
  a pollinator promenade with accessible natural
  surface paths, native plantings, and interpretive
  signage at Thompson County Park. This
  appropriation may also be used to conduct
 stream restoration to enhance visitor
 experience and provide stormwater storage,
 sediment and nutrient reduction, and increased
 habitat and species diversity within the park.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2029, by which time the project must be
 completed and final products delivered.
 (k) Thom Storm Chalet and Outdoor Recreation
 Center
 $2,312,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Duluth to
 construct a new building and accessible
 parking for the Thom Storm Chalet and
 Outdoor Recreation Center at Chester Park to
 expand high-quality outdoor recreation and
 environmental education opportunities that
 enhance youth and family understanding of
 the importance of natural resource protection,
 conservation, and preservation. Net income
 generated as part of this appropriation may be
 reinvested in the project if a plan for
 reinvestment is approved in the work plan as
 provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10.
 (l) Enhancing Preservation and Accessibility at
 Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve
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  $155,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources for
  an agreement with the city of Duluth to
  develop accessible trails and remove invasive
  species to enhance outdoor recreation and
  education opportunities that promote
  conservation of raptors and preservation of
  natural resources at Hawk Ridge Nature
  Reserve.
 (m) Echo Bay County Park - Phase 1
 Construction
 $1,122,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Otter Tail County to
 construct, in accordance with the Echo Bay
 County Park Master Plan, access roads, trails,
 parking, and bathroom facilities that create
 designated public access and use corridors for
 outdoor recreation and limit natural resource
 impacts in Echo Bay County Park.
 (n) Chaska Big Woods Property Acquisition
 $529,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with the city of Chaska to
 acquire property that contains remnant Big
 Woods to protect Minnesota forests and
 wetlands and to increase community access
 to natural areas.
 Subd. 10. Administration, Emerging Issues, and
 Contract Agreement Reimbursement  7,267,000        -0-
 (a) Emerging Issues Account
 $2,984,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
 Minnesota Resources to an emerging issues
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  account authorized in Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).
  (b) 2025 Contract Agreement Reimbursement
  $280,000 the first year is from the trust fund
  to the commissioner of natural resources, at
  the direction of the Legislative-Citizen
  Commission on Minnesota Resources, for
  expenses incurred in preparing and
  administering contracts, including for the
 agreements specified in this section.
 (c) LCCMR Administrative Budget
 $4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
 to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
 Minnesota Resources for administration in
 fiscal years 2026 and 2027 as provided in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09,
 subdivision 5. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2027. Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11,
 paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.281, applies to this appropriation.
 (d) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy
 Website
 $3,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
 the Legislative Coordinating Commission for
 the website required in Minnesota Statutes,
 section 3.303, subdivision 10.
 Subd. 11. Availability of appropriations
 Money appropriated in this section may not
 be spent on activities unless they are directly
 related to and necessary for a specific
 appropriation and are specified in the work
 plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
 Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money
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  appropriated in this section must not be spent
  on indirect costs or other institutional overhead
  charges that are not directly related to and
  necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs
  that are directly related to and necessary for
  an appropriation, including financial services,
  human resources, information services, rent,
  and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can
  be clearly justified and individually
 documented specific to the appropriation's
 purpose and would not be generated by the
 recipient but for receipt of the appropriation.
 No broad allocations for costs in either dollars
 or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
 provided, the amounts in this section are
 available for three years beginning July 1,
 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, when projects
 must be completed and final products
 delivered. For acquisition of real property, the
 appropriations in this section are available for
 an additional fiscal year if a binding contract
 for acquisition of the real property is entered
 into before the expiration date of the
 appropriation. If a project receives a federal
 award, the period of the appropriation is
 extended to equal the federal award period to
 a maximum trust fund appropriation length of
 six years.
 Subd. 12. Data availability requirements
 Data collected by the projects funded under
 this section must conform to guidelines and
 standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services.
 Spatial data must also conform to additional
 guidelines and standards designed to support
 data coordination and distribution that have
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  been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
  Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
  data must be prepared as specified in the state's
  geographic metadata guidelines and final data
  must be uploaded to the Minnesota Geospatial
  Commons upon project completion. All data
  must be accessible and free to the public
  unless made private under the Data Practices
  Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the
 extent practicable, summary data and results
 of projects funded under this section should
 be readily accessible on the Internet and
 identified as having received funding from the
 environment and natural resources trust fund.
 Subd. 13. Project requirements
 (a) As a condition of accepting an
 appropriation under this section, an agency or
 entity receiving an appropriation or a party to
 an agreement from an appropriation must
 comply with paragraphs (b) to (m) and
 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must
 submit a work plan and annual or semiannual
 progress reports in the form determined by the
 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
 Resources for any project funded in whole or
 in part with money from the appropriation.
 Modifications to the approved work plan and
 budget expenditures must be made through
 the amendment process established by the
 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
 Resources.
 (b) A recipient of money appropriated in this
 section that conducts a restoration using
 money appropriated in this section must use
 native plant species according to the Board of
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  Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
  establishment and enhancement guidelines
  and include an appropriate diversity of native
  species selected to provide habitat for
  pollinators throughout the growing season as
  required under Minnesota Statutes, section
  84.973.
  (c) For all restorations conducted with money
  appropriated under this section, a recipient
 must prepare an ecological restoration and
 management plan that, to the degree
 practicable, is consistent with the
 highest-quality conservation and ecological
 goals for the restoration site. Consideration
 should be given to soil, geology, topography,
 and other relevant factors that would provide
 the best chance for long-term success and
 durability of the restoration project. The plan
 must include the proposed timetable for
 implementing the restoration, including site
 preparation, establishment of diverse plant
 species, maintenance, and additional
 enhancement to establish the restoration;
 identify long-term maintenance and
 management needs of the restoration and how
 the maintenance, management, and
 enhancement will be financed; and take
 advantage of the best-available science and
 include innovative techniques to achieve the
 best restoration.
 (d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this
 section for restoration activities must provide
 an initial restoration evaluation at the
 completion of the appropriation and an
 evaluation three years after the completion of
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  the expenditure. Restorations must be
  evaluated relative to the stated goals and
  standards in the restoration plan, current
  science, and, when applicable, the Board of
  Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
  establishment and enhancement guidelines.
  The evaluation must determine whether the
  restorations are meeting planned goals,
  identify any problems with implementing the
 restorations, and, if necessary, give
 recommendations on improving restorations.
 The evaluation must be focused on improving
 future restorations.
 (e) All restoration and enhancement projects
 funded with money appropriated in this section
 must be on land permanently protected by a
 conservation easement or public ownership.
 (f) A recipient of money from an appropriation
 under this section must give consideration to
 contracting with Conservation Corps
 Minnesota for contract restoration and
 enhancement services.
 (g) All conservation easements acquired with
 money appropriated under this section must:
 (1) be permanent;
 (2) specify the parties to the easement in the
 easement document;
 (3) specify all provisions of an agreement that
 are permanent;
 (4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
 Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
 electronic format at least 20 business days
 before closing;
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  (5) include a long-term monitoring and
  enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
  and enforcing the easement agreement; and
  (6) include requirements in the easement
  document to protect the quantity and quality
  of groundwater and surface water through
  specific activities, such as keeping water on
  the landscape, reducing nutrient and
  contaminant loading, and not permitting
 artificial hydrological modifications.
 (h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in
 lands, a recipient of money appropriated under
 this section must not agree to pay more than
 100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel
 of land using this money to complete the
 purchase, in part or in whole, except that up
 to ten percent above the appraised value may
 be allowed to complete the purchase, in part
 or in whole, using this money if permission is
 received in advance of the purchase from the
 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
 Resources.
 (i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
 land, a recipient of money appropriated under
 this section must give priority to high-quality
 natural resources or conservation lands that
 provide natural buffers to water resources.
 (j) For new lands acquired with money
 appropriated under this section, a recipient
 must prepare an ecological restoration and
 management plan in compliance with
 paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for
 implementation unless the work plan addresses
 why a portion of the money is not necessary
 to achieve a high-quality restoration.
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  (k) To ensure public accountability for using
  public money, a recipient of money
  appropriated under this section must, within
  60 days of a land acquisition, provide to the
  Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
  Resources documentation of the selection
  process used to identify parcels acquired and
  provide documentation of all related
  transaction costs, including but not limited to
 appraisals, legal fees, recording fees,
 commissions, other similar costs, and
 donations. This information must be provided
 for all parties involved in the transaction. The
 recipient must also report to the
 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
 Resources any difference between the
 acquisition amount paid to the seller and the
 state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if
 a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
 was conducted.
 (l) A recipient of an appropriation from the
 trust fund under this section must acknowledge
 financial support from the environment and
 natural resources trust fund in project
 publications, signage, and other public
 communications and outreach related to work
 completed using the appropriation.
 Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate,
 through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion
 of language attributing support from the trust
 fund. Each direct recipient of money
 appropriated in this section, as well as each
 recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this
 section, must satisfy all reporting and other
 requirements incumbent upon constitutionally
 dedicated funding recipients as provided in
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  Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
  10, and chapter 116P.
  (m) A recipient of an appropriation from the
  trust fund under this section that is receiving
  funding to conduct children's services, as
  defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
  299C.61, subdivision 7, must certify to the
  Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
  Resources, as part of the required work plan,
 that criminal background checks for
 background check crimes, as defined in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.61,
 subdivision 2, are performed on all employees,
 contractors, and volunteers that have or may
 have access to a child to whom the recipient
 provides children's services using the
 appropriation.
 Subd. 14. Payment conditions and capital
 equipment expenditures
 (a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
 referred to in this section must be administered
 on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
 provided in this section. Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
 expenditures made on or after July 1, 2025,
 or the date the work plan is approved,
 whichever is later, are eligible for
 reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
 this section. Periodic payments must be made
 upon receiving documentation that the
 deliverable items articulated in the approved
 work plan have been achieved, including
 partial achievements as evidenced by approved
 progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be
 advanced to projects to accommodate
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  cash-flow needs or match federal money. The
  advances must be approved as part of the work
  plan. No expenditures for capital equipment
  are allowed unless expressly authorized in the
  project work plan.
  (b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
  approved work plan are allowed.
  Subd. 15. Purchasing recycled and recyclable
  materials
 A political subdivision, public or private
 corporation, or other entity that receives an
 appropriation under this section must use the
 appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
 Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
 purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable
 materials, and Minnesota Statutes, section
 16C.073, regarding purchasing and using
 paper stock and printing.
 Subd. 16. Accessibility
 Structural and nonstructural facilities must
 meet the design standards in the Americans
 with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
 guidelines.
 Subd. 17. Carryforward; extensions
 (a) The availability of the appropriations for
 the following projects is extended to June 30,
 2026:
 (1) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter
 4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph
 (e), as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 83,
 sections 2, subdivision 18; and 3, National
 Loon Center;
 (2) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
 6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph
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  (d), Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland
  Protection and Restoration;
  (3) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
  6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph
  (b), Protect Community Forests by Managing
  Ash for Emerald Ash Borer;
  (4) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
  6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph
  (t), Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation,
 and Education;
 (5) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
 6, article 6, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph
 (g), Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
 Management;
 (6) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
 6, article 6, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph
 (n), Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species
 Monitoring and Conservation;
 (7) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Water and
 Climate Information to Enhance Community
 Resilience;
 (8) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Is the Tire
 Chemical 6PPDq Killing Minnesota's Fish?;
 (9) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Green Solar Cells
 from a Minnesota Natural Resource;
 (10) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 8, paragraph (d), Hastings Lake
 Rebecca Park Area;
 (11) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 9, paragraph (a), as amended by
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  Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 2, section 15,
  Mesabi Trail: Wahlsten Road (CR 26) to
  Tower; and
  (12) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
  subdivision 9, paragraph (j), as amended by
  Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 5, Silver Bay
  Multimodal Trailhead Project.
  (b) The availability of the appropriations for
  the following projects is extended to June 30,
 2027:
 (1) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 4, paragraph (g), Catch and
 Reveal: Discovering Unknown Fish
 Contamination Threats;
 (2) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 9, paragraph (e), Native Prairie
 Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement
 Acquisition;
 (3) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 9, paragraph (h), SNA Habitat
 Restoration and Public Engagement; and
 (4) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2,
 subdivision 9, paragraph (n), Ranier Safe
 Harbor/Transient Dock - Phase 2.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 17 is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 3. Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
 Subd. 3. Foundational Natural Resource Data
 and Information  -0-  14,993,000
 (a) Native Plant Community Data in the City of
 Duluth
 $198,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust
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  to develop field-verified native plant
  community data and maps for the city of
  Duluth and the St. Louis River estuary to
  support conservation and restoration activities.
  (b) Reconstructing Historical Wild Rice to
  Understand Its Future
  $200,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for
  the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
 characterize environmental drivers
 contributing to the decline of wild rice using
 lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical
 wild rice abundance in relation to lake and
 watershed stressors.
 (c) Characterizing Tree Cavities and Use by
 Minnesota's Wildlife
 $349,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
 Research Institute in Duluth to assess the
 effects of forest management on Minnesota's
 primary cavity engineer, the pileated
 woodpecker, and on the wildlife that rely on
 the cavities that pileated woodpeckers create.
 This appropriation is also to develop
 management guidelines.
 (d) Fate of Minnesota's Lakes in the Next
 Century
 $453,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to use new modeling techniques
 to quantify how water quality of Minnesota's
 lakes will change in the next century under
 future land use and climate change scenarios
 and to create an online web tool to display the
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  results. This appropriation is subject to
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2028,
  by which time the project must be completed
  and final products delivered.
  (e) Turtle Island Skywatchers - Minnesota
  Research and Data Visualization
  $200,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with Native Skywatchers
 Inc. to engage youth in environmental
 stewardship by collecting images and acoustic
 data from turtles and other culturally
 significant animals and their habitats,
 evaluating the differences in these soundscapes
 across landscapes, and sharing the results
 through scientific storytelling and online
 platforms.
 (f) Monitoring Minnesota's Insects: Connecting
 Habitat to Insect Prey
 $199,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to investigate the ecological
 roles of and energy transfer by certain
 Minnesota insects throughout their life cycles
 and to train future insect researchers on field
 techniques.
 (g) Determining Ambient Background PFAS
 Concentrations in Minnesota Soils
 $621,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
 Control Agency to determine ambient
 background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance
 (PFAS) levels in urban and nonurban soils to
 help Minnesota develop management
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  strategies for PFAS-contaminated soils. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2028,
  by which time the project must be completed
  and final products delivered.
  (h) Investigating Life History Characteristics of
  Minnesota Elk
  $933,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the commissioner of natural resources
  to assess Minnesota elk herd health and
 genetic diversity, movements, survival, and
 causes of mortality and to develop a
 noninvasive, safer, and more accurate method
 to estimate population size. This appropriation
 is available until June 30, 2028, by which time
 the project must be completed and final
 products delivered.
 (i) Foundational Data for Moth and Butterfly
 Conservation
 $195,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 to perform field surveys and consolidate
 existing data to create the first comprehensive
 list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. This
 appropriation is also to conduct outreach to
 inform land managers and to facilitate public
 appreciation of these species.
 (j) DNR County Groundwater Atlas
 $3,200,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 to continue producing county groundwater
 atlases to inform management of surface water
 and groundwater resources for drinking and
 other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
 B, to characterize the potential water yields of
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  aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to
  contamination.
  (k) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase III
  $996,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Board of Regents of the University
  of Minnesota to continue to study summertime
  wolf predation on deer, moose, and other
  species in the greater Voyageurs ecosystem
  to inform wildlife management and to share
 natural history of this species with the public.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2028, by which time the project must be
 completed and final products delivered.
 (l) Distribution and Population Status of Weasels
 in Minnesota
 $400,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
 Research Institute in Duluth to determine the
 distribution, relative abundance, and spatial
 occupancy patterns of small weasel species in
 Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in
 weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.
 (m) Improving Aquatic Plant Knowledge for
 Healthy Waters
 $198,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 to collect foundational data on Minnesota's
 native aquatic plant biodiversity through new
 and enhanced lake surveys and to disseminate
 results to state resource managers, scientists,
 and the public.
 (n) New Small Mammal Monitoring Methods
 for Minnesota
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  $199,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Board of Regents of the University
  of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
  Research Institute in Duluth to develop camera
  trapping methods as a new tool to collect
  foundational data and fill key knowledge gaps
  in the status of small mammal species in
  Minnesota.
  (o) Status of Bats and Roost Trees after
 White-Nose Syndrome
 $195,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
 Research Institute in Duluth to study changes
 in maternity roost trees and bat populations in
 the forested areas of Minnesota and to evaluate
 the effects of years of white-nose syndrome
 on Minnesota bats.
 (p) Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on the
 Invertebrate Community
 $387,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to provide data on pesticide
 contamination in soil and the insect
 community across the state and the effect of
 insecticide exposure on insect reproduction.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2029, by which time the project must be
 completed and final products delivered.
 (q) Modernizing Minnesota's Plant Community
 Classification and Field Guides
 $1,800,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 to collect additional vegetation and
 environmental data and update the state's
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  20-year-old native plant community
  classification guides to incorporate new data,
  streamline user application and access to
  products, and include analysis of climate and
  vegetation trends. Net income generated as
  part of this appropriation may be reinvested
  in the project if a plan for reinvestment is
  approved in the work plan. This appropriation
  is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10.
 (r) Assessing Prairie Health to Inform Pollinator
 Conservation
 $297,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Minnesota Zoological Society to
 assess habitat quality and pesticide occurrence
 in Minnesota prairies to help inform
 management actions, endangered species
 recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction
 efforts for endangered and threatened
 butterflies and other wildlife.
 (s) Understanding Native Fishes in the
 Bowfishing Era
 $588,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota, Duluth, to collect foundational
 biological information on a selection of native
 Minnesota fish to aid in sustainable
 management, improve recreational
 opportunities, and educate the public about
 these shared aquatic resources. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2028,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
 (t) Preserving Minnesota Wildflower
 Information
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  $199,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Board of Regents of the University
  of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural
  History, to preserve and enhance Minnesota
  Wildflowers Information, an online tool for
  plant identification, by integrating the content
  and functionality of the website with the
  Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas for public use
  as required by Laws 2017, chapter 96, section
 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
 (u) White-Tailed Deer Movement and Disease
 in Suburban Areas
 $699,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to better understand white-tailed
 deer movement, habitat use, and disease
 dynamics at the suburban-agricultural interface
 to inform more efficient deer management and
 disease control.
 (v) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and
 Minnesota Raptors
 $187,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate
 Minnesota raptors for current or past infections
 with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
 to better understand disease transmission and
 outbreak impacts on raptor populations.
 (w) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
 Management
 $1,236,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey,
 to continue producing county geologic atlases
 to inform management of surface water and
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  groundwater resources. This appropriation is
  to complete Part A, which focuses on the
  properties and distribution of earth materials
  to define aquifer boundaries and the
  connection of aquifers to the land surface and
  surface water resources.
  (x) Remote Sensing for Pollinator Habitat
  $180,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with Monarch Joint Venture
 to use remote sensing technology to evaluate
 pollinator habitat on energy and transportation
 corridors across Minnesota and to host
 field-day training workshops. Net income
 generated as part of this appropriation may be
 reinvested in the project if a plan for
 reinvestment is approved in the work plan as
 provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10.
 (y) Harnessing Cover Crops and Roots for
 Sustainable Cropping
 $375,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to determine carbon
 sequestration, nitrogen credit potential, water
 use, and performance of cover crops in
 corn-soybean and corn-soybean-wheat
 rotations in southern Minnesota.
 (z) Effects of Conservation Grazing on Solar
 Sites Managed for Pollinator Habitat
 $88,000 the second year is from the trust fund
 to the commissioner of natural resources for
 an agreement with Minnesota Native
 Landscapes, in partnership with Temple
 University, to analyze the effects of sheep
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  grazing and mowing on the vegetation and
  soils of solar sites managed for pollinator
  habitat and to improve understanding of the
  environmental outcomes from the colocation
  of solar panels; grazing; and native,
  pollinator-friendly vegetation. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
  by which time the project must be completed
  and final products delivered.
 (aa) Genetic Detection of Endangered Mussels
 in the Mississippi
 $241,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with the United States
 Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology
 Lab, to create, optimize, and use eDNA assays
 to detect the presence of endangered or
 threatened mussel species around Buffalo
 Slough near the Prairie Island Indian
 Community.
 (bb) Integrated Population Modeling for
 Trumpeter Swans
 $180,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to compile and use all available
 data to model historical population abundance
 and estimate future population dynamics of
 Minnesota trumpeter swans.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2024.
   Sec. 4. Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
 Subd. 8. Methods to Protect or Restore Land,
 Water, and Habitat  -0-  10,910,000
 (a) Long-Term Preservation of Minnesota's Ball
 Cactus Population
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  $100,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Board of Regents of the University
  of Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape
  Arboretum to protect Minnesota's only
  population of ball cactus by supporting
  population expansion and establishment,
  monitoring transferred plants, and training
  long-term volunteer monitors. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2029,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
 (b) Morrison County Historical Society
 Streambank Stabilization and Restoration
 $519,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with the Morrison Soil and
 Water Conservation District to stabilize and
 restore land along the Mississippi River owned
 by the Morrison County Historical Society
 within the statutory boundaries of Charles A.
 Lindbergh State Park to improve water quality
 and improve aquatic and terrestrial habit. For
 purposes of this appropriation, subdivision 13,
 paragraph (e), does not apply. The
 commissioner of natural resources may make
 reasonable amounts of this appropriation
 available on an advance basis to accommodate
 the Morrison Soil and Water Conservation
 District's cash-flow needs if a plan for the
 advances is approved as part of the work plan.
 (c) Can Increased Tree Diversity Increase
 Community Diversity?
 $415,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to evaluate impacts of increasing
 tree diversity on wildlife, plant and fungal
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  communities, and carbon storage within aspen
  forests in northern Minnesota to develop best
  management practices for mixed woodland
  systems.
  (d) Restoration of Riverside Park
  $141,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the commissioner of natural resources
  for an agreement with the city of Long Prairie
  to improve water retention, increase native
 habitat, and enhance footpaths for recreation
 at Riverside Park in Todd County, Minnesota.
 The project must create a net increase in
 habitat, and this appropriation may not be used
 to meet the conditions of any permits received
 for the project.
 (e) Pollinator Central IV: Habitat Improvement
 with Public Engagement
 $698,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with Great River Greening
 to partner with municipalities, educational
 organizations, and volunteers to create and
 enhance pollinator habitat along public
 corridors from Lakeville to St. Cloud and to
 engage youth and the public through education
 and monitoring the impact of habitat
 improvements. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2028, by which time the project
 must be completed and final products
 delivered.
 (f) Conservation Grazing for Birds, Beef, and
 Better Soil
 $342,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with the National Audubon
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  Society, Minnesota office, to assess Audubon
  Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach
  to improve grassland biodiversity, soils, and
  ecosystem resilience. This appropriation is
  available until June 30, 2028, by which time
  the project must be completed and final
  products delivered.
  (g) Minnesota Microbes for Enhanced
  Biodegradation of Microplastics
 $524,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to investigate the potential of
 natural and indigenous microbes to biodegrade
 conventional plastics in contaminated soils
 and waters across the state. This appropriation
 is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10.
 (h) Completing the Mississippi River Greenway:
 Dakota County
 $657,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with Dakota County to
 restore and enhance habitat on public lands,
 establish linear native plantings, and install
 electric-vehicle charging stations within and
 along the 27-mile Mississippi River Greenway
 in Dakota County. Net income generated as
 part of this appropriation may be reinvested
 in the project if a plan for reinvestment is
 approved in the work plan. This appropriation
 is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
 116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2028,
 by which time the project must be completed
 and final products delivered.
 (i) Enabling Nature to Destroy Environmental
 PFAS Contaminants
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  $378,000 the second year is from the trust
  fund to the Board of Regents of the University
  of Minnesota to identify enzymes and
  microbes that can break down soil-based per-
  and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into
  nontoxic elements. This appropriation is
  subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
  (j) Bioacoustics for Species Monitoring and
  Conservation - Phase 2
 $568,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to assess avian diversity at the
 statewide scale by developing a citizen science
 bioacoustics monitoring program with an
 initial focus on private lands.
 (k) Preventing PFAS and Microplastics
 Contaminants Across Minnesota
 $656,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to help stop the flow of per- and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and
 microplastics contaminants into Minnesota's
 environment by developing strategies and
 technologies to manage solid waste streams
 on site. This appropriation is subject to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
 (l) Shingle Creek Aquatic and Shoreline Habitat
 Enhancement
 $1,100,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with the Minneapolis Park
 and Recreation Board to plan and restore a
 section of Shingle Creek in north Minneapolis
 with native aquatic and shoreline vegetation,
 channel and bank modification, and natural
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  stream features. This appropriation is also to
  monitor plant and animal health following
  construction to ensure that the ecological
  functioning of the creek corridor is restored.
  This appropriation is available until June 30,
  2030, by which time the project must be
  completed and final products delivered.
  (m) LiDAR Technology to Help Prevent Wildlife
  Fatalities from Wind Turbines
 $525,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to create a low-cost and
 advanced LiDAR system to detect bats and
 birds approaching wind turbines that may be
 used in concert with deterrence or impact
 avoidance methods to prevent collisions. This
 appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116P.10.
 (n) Road Salt Pollution of Surface Waters from
 Groundwater
 $622,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the Board of Regents of the University
 of Minnesota to inform source-reduction
 efforts by developing a model to identify hot
 spots where road-salt-contaminated
 groundwater leads to chloride pollution of
 surface waters.
 (o) Growing the Minnesota Bison Conservation
 Herd
 $1,775,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 to reintroduce bison to Camden State Park as
 part of a statewide effort to preserve the
 American Plains bison genome.
 Reintroduction includes the design,
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  construction, and installation of fencing, a
  handling facility, signage, exhibits, and other
  site improvements. This appropriation is
  available until June 30, 2030, by which time
  the project must be completed and final
  products delivered.
  (p) Priority Lakes: Meeting Protection Goals
  and Multiplying Benefits
  $1,890,000 the second year is from the trust
 fund to the commissioner of natural resources
 for an agreement with the Hubbard County
 Soil and Water Conservation District, in
 cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
 protect habitat, forest health, and water quality
 in the best fishing lakes by creating lake
 implementation action plans, conducting
 community-based habitat restorations and
 improvements, and protecting forest lands with
 conservation easements and Sustainable Forest
 Incentive Act (SFIA) enrollments within
 prioritized areas of the upper Mississippi River
 basin in Hubbard County. Of this amount, up
 to $168,000 is for deposit in a monitoring fund
 to be used by Minnesota Land Trust as
 approved in the work plan and subject to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.20.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2024.
ARTICLE 3
      ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND: GRANT
PROGRAMS
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116X.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Grants. (a) Beginning July 1, 2025, each fiscal year 1.5 percent of the
 market value of the environment and natural resources trust fund on June 30 one year before
 the start of the biennium is available for appropriation to the commissioner of natural
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  resources to provide grants under this section for the benefit of current residents and future
  generations. The commissioner must award grants under this section for purposes authorized
  under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14, and expand the number and diversity
  of recipients who benefit from the environment and natural resources trust fund, especially
  in communities that have been adversely affected by pollution and environmental degradation.
      (b) Grants awarded under this section must be expended for benefits across all regions
  and residents of the state. A grant may be awarded under this section only for:
      (1) helping adversely impacted communities respond to environmental degradation and
  related health concerns;
     (2) education and awareness related to stewardship of air, land, water, forests, fish,
 wildlife, and other natural resources; or
     (3) preserving or enhancing air, land, water, and other natural resources that otherwise
 may be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state;
     (4) trail maintenance and improvement on state, regional, or local trails. No money
 allocated under this clause may be used to construct new trails or new trail segments; or
     (5) aquatic invasive species management.
     (c) A grant awarded under this section must provide measurable results and may not be
 awarded to a for-profit business.
     (d) Money appropriated from the trust fund under this subdivision must supplement the
 traditional sources of funding for environment and natural resources activities and may not
 be used as a substitute.
     (e) Any appropriated funds under this subdivision that are not encumbered before the
 appropriation expires must be credited to the principal of the trust fund.
     (f) The commissioner may not award a grant under this section to the Department of
 Natural Resources.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116X.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 6. Prohibitions. The commissioner may not award a grant under this section:
     (1) to a state agency;
     (2) to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
     (3) to a for-profit business; or
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      (4) for a scientific research project.
    Sec. 3. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
  COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM; REPORT.
      By December 15, 2025, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to
  the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
  committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on plans
  to implement the environment and natural resources trust fund community grant program
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116X.03. The report must include:
      (1) recommendations for the grant program to ensure that the program operates in a
 manner similar to the conservation partners legacy grant program established as required
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, including a draft of any request
 for proposals and the criteria that will be used to prioritize applications and allocate funding;
     (2) details of grant program implementation, including requests for proposals, awarded
 grants, and future implementation; and
     (3) the organizational structure and membership of the Environment and Natural
 Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Advisory Council required under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116X.05.
   Sec. 4. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
 APPROPRIATION.
     (a) $28,180,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the environment and natural
 resources trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for grants under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116X.03, allocated as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 116X.03,
 subdivision 1.
     (b) This is a onetime appropriation. Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, does not apply
 to this appropriation or to projects funded with this appropriation. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2029.
   Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
     Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment.
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ARTICLE 4
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 21. Outreach to culturally diverse communities. The commissioner must ensure
  that, to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner's work and the work of the
  department are carried out in a manner that facilitates enhanced outreach to all Minnesotans.
  To the maximum extent practicable, public hearings, solicitations for grant proposals, and
  other interactions with the public must include audiovisual communication components and
 must not rely exclusively on written forms of communication.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions Definition. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
 terms have the meanings given.
     (b) "shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental
 purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
     (c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
 Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
 Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
 less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Priority. (a) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
     (1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns;
 and
     (2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index
 score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota in areas identified using
 the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and
 Mapping Tool methodology provided in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
 environmental justice screen technical documentation dated July 31, 2024.
     (b) The commissioner may not prioritize projects based on criteria other than the criteria
 established under paragraph (a). Nothing in this section precludes the Department of Natural
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  Resources from following chapter 16B requirements or considering the ability of the grantees
  to complete the work of the grant.
    Sec. 4. [86B.109] ABANDONED WATERCRAFT.
      Subdivision 1. Tagging authority; notice to owner. (a) A peace officer or an employee
  designated by the commissioner under section 84.0835 may place a tag on a watercraft
  unlawfully located on public accesses, public lands, and waters of this state or unlawfully
  located on property adjacent to waters of this state. A watercraft is unlawfully located if the
  watercraft appears to be:
      (1) inoperative and neglected, wrecked, stranded, or substantially dismantled;
     (2) in immediate danger of sinking; or
     (3) unmoored and unattended.
     (b) A peace officer or employee who places a tag on a watercraft under this subdivision
 must notify the commissioner of placing the tag within 48 hours. The notification must
 include a statement of the basis for the decision to place a tag on the watercraft.
     (c) Upon receiving notification under paragraph (b), the commissioner must send a notice
 by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner of the watercraft. The
 notice must state that:
     (1) the watercraft has been tagged and the condition that resulted in the watercraft being
 tagged must be remedied immediately; and
     (2) failure to remedy within 14 days of the notice being sent is a criminal violation that
 may result in civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture of the watercraft.
     Subd. 2. Failure to remedy. The registered owner of a watercraft who knowingly fails
 to remedy the condition that resulted in the watercraft being tagged within 14 days of the
 commissioner sending the notice required by subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is guilty of a
 misdemeanor. In addition, the owner is liable to the Department of Natural Resources for
 all costs incurred by the commissioner in enforcing this section against the owner.
     Subd. 3. Seizure of abandoned watercraft. Fourteen days after the commissioner sends
 the notice required by subdivision 1, paragraph (c), to the registered owner or concludes
 that there is no registered owner, the commissioner must investigate the watercraft. If, upon
 inspection, the watercraft has not been removed and the condition that prompted the peace
 officer or employee to tag it has not been substantially remedied, the watercraft is considered
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  abandoned and the commissioner must seize and forfeit the watercraft according to section
  97A.223.
      Subd. 4. Relation to other law. An abandoned watercraft that becomes submerged and
  subject to section 86B.107 must be removed and disposed of in accordance with that section.
      Subd. 5. Exceptions. This section does not apply to previously sunk watercraft that are
  of historical significance or currently a destination for scuba divers or commercial tourism
  and that do not pose an ongoing environmental or public safety risk.
    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 7. Watercraft surcharge. A $10.60 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed
 under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and
 research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian
 watermilfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The surcharge is:
     (1) for a watercraft 19 feet or less in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses (2)
 to (8), $29;
     (2) for a watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered
 for rent or lease, $25;
     (3) for a sailboat 19 feet in length or less, $20;
     (4) for a watercraft used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety,
 $14;
     (5) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, $50;
     (6) for a personal watercraft, including one offered for rent or lease, $25;
     (7) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses
 (2) to (6), $25;
     (8) for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet
 in length, $20;
     (9) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length, other than a
 watercraft listed in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $38;
     (10) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed
 in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $50;
     (11) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer, other than a watercraft listed in clauses
 (4), (5), (8), and (12), $62; and
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      (12) for a watercraft used primarily for charter fishing, commercial fishing, commercial
  passenger carrying, or other commercial operation, $50.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 88.82, is amended to read:
      88.82 MINNESOTA RELEAF PROGRAM.
      (a) The Minnesota releaf program is established in the Department of Natural Resources
  to encourage, promote, and fund the inventory, planting, assessment, maintenance,
  improvement, protection, utilization, and restoration of trees and forest resources in this
  state to enhance community forest ecosystem health and sustainability as well as to reduce
 atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and promote energy conservation.
     (b) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to projects located in
 whole or in part in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index score in
 the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota an area identified using the United
 States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping
 Tool methodology provided in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
 environmental justice screen technical documentation dated July 31, 2024.
     (c) For the purposes of this section, "supplemental demographic index" means an index
 in the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States
 Environmental Protection Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low
 income, unemployment, less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low
 life expectancy.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.223, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Property subject to seizure and forfeiture. (a) An enforcement officer
 must seize:
     (1) firearms possessed in violation of state or federal law or court order; and
     (2) property described in section 97A.221, subdivision 1, where no owner can be
 determined.; and
     (3) a watercraft that is abandoned according to section 86B.109, subdivision 3.
     (b) Property seized under this section is subject to administrative forfeiture.
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    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 3c. Restrictions after conviction; abandoned watercraft. (a) After a conviction
  under section 86B.109, subdivision 2, the following license and registration restrictions
  remain in effect until the person reimburses the Department of Natural Resources for all
  the department's costs under section 86B.109, subdivision 2:
      (1) all the person's annual game and fish licenses are void;
      (2) the person may not act under any lifetime game and fish license;
      (3) all the person's watercraft licenses and registrations that are required to operate
 watercraft in the state are void;
     (4) all the person's off-highway vehicle and snowmobile licenses and registrations that
 are required to operate those vehicles in the state are void; and
     (5) the person may not obtain any of the licenses or registrations described in clauses
 (1) to (4).
     (b) If a conviction under section 86B.109, subdivision 2, was for abandoning a watercraft
 in a boundary water of the state, the commissioner must coordinate with neighboring
 jurisdictions to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the person is subject to
 similar consequences in the neighboring jurisdiction as those imposed under paragraph (a).
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 9. Resident disabled veterans; reduced fee licenses. A person authorized to
 issue licenses must issue the following licenses for the reduced fee specified under section
 97A.475 to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and who has a 50 to
 99 percent service-connected disability as defined by the United States Department of
 Veterans Affairs upon being furnished satisfactory evidence:
     (1) a license to take deer by firearms, archery, or muzzleloader;
     (2) a license to take small game; and
     (3) a license to take fish by angling.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
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    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
  only, are:
      (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
      (2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
      (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
      (4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
      (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
  season, $34;
     (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;
     (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
 season, $34;
     (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
     (9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
     (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
     (11) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
     (12) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
     (13) to take prairie chickens, $23;
     (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the
 regular firearms season, $5;
     (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
     (16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during
 the muzzleloader season, $5;
     (17) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
     (18) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
     (19) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
 selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the
 migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
 waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of
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  the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the
  pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half
  of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition
  account;
      (20) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
      (21) to take wolf, $30;
      (22) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
      (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
      (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
     (25) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
 season, no fee.; and
     (26) for disabled veterans to take deer or small game under section 97A.465, subdivision
 9, $5.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents only,
 are:
     (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $25;
     (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a married
 couple, $40;
     (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $6, and the
 person must possess an angling license;
     (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by
 the licensee, $12;
     (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period
 selected by the licensee, $14;
     (6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, $71;
 and
     (7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.; and
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(8) for disabled veterans to take fish by angling under section 97A.465, subdivision 9,
  $5.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
Subd. 7. County authority to limit firearms for deer hunting. A county board of a
  county located in the shotgun zone under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.318, may
  adopt an ordinance after notice and public hearing to limit the type of firearms that may be
  used to hunt deer within the county. Subsequent ordinances may be adopted under this
 subdivision only after additional notice and public hearing and are effective until repealed
 or modified by ordinance.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.037, is amended to read:
97B.037 CROSSBOW HUNTING AND FISHING.
(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer,
 bear, turkey, common carp, or native rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular
 archery seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows
 during the regular archery deer, bear, turkey, common carp, or native rough fish season.
 Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person taking
 deer, bear, turkey, common carp, or native rough fish by crossbow under this section must
 have a valid license to take the respective game.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2025 2026.
   Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97C.395, is amended to read:
97C.395 OPEN SEASONS FOR ANGLING.
Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by angling
 are as follows:
(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, and muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth
 bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through the
 last Sunday in February;
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      (2) for brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January
  1 through October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in
  section 97C.415, subdivision 2; and
      (3) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
      (b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are spawning
  and closing the season will protect the resource.
      Subd. 2. Continuous season for certain species. For largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
  sunfish, white crappie, black crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, rock bass, white bass,
  yellow bass, burbot, cisco (tullibee), lake whitefish, common carp, and native rough fish,
 the open season is continuous.
   Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Water-use permit; processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs (b)
 to (g), a water-use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in
 accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water-use permit in force
 at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water
 management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the
 stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
     (1) $140 $200 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
     (2) $3.50 $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less
 than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
     (3) $4 $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less
 than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
     (4) $4.50 $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but
 less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
     (5) $5 $9 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less
 than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
     (6) $5.50 $10 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but
 less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
     (7) $6 $11 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less
 than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
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      (8) $6.50 $12 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but
  less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
      (9) $7 $13 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less
  than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
      (10) $7.50 $14 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but
  less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
      (11) $8 $15 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per
  year.
      (b) For once-through cooling systems, a water-use processing fee must be prescribed
 by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water-use
 permit in force at any time during the year:
     (1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
     (2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
     (c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year and,
 except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
     (d) For water-use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
     (1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 $325,000 per year;
     (2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
     (i) $60,000 $75,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
     (ii) $90,000 $125,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
     (iii) $300,000 $400,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
     (3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 $1,500 per year;
     (4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam for
 home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the cogeneration
 of electricity and steam;
     (5) the fee for a facility that temporarily diverts a water of the state from its natural
 channel to produce hydroelectric or hydromechanical power may not exceed $5,000 per
 year. A permit for such a facility does not count toward the number of permits held by an
 entity as described in this paragraph; and
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      (6) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to prevent
  flood damage or to remove floodwaters during a period of flooding, as determined by the
  commissioner.
      (e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of ten
  percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid
  balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee
  may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal
  governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
      (f) The minimum water-use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of agricultural
 land is $20 $100 for years in which:
     (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
     (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 and
 October 1.
     (g) The commissioner shall waive the water-use permit fee for installations and projects
 that use stormwater runoff or where public entities are diverting water to treat a water quality
 issue and returning the water to its source without using the water for any other purpose,
 unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use adversely affects surface water
 or groundwater.
     (h) A surcharge of $50 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph
 (a) shall be is applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of May, June, July,
 August, and September that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal
 water use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for
 municipalities with more than one permit shall be is determined based on the total
 appropriations from all permits that supply a common distribution system.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of
 receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under
 this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer
 an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under
 a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c),
 must comply with section 16A.1285.
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      (b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must
  be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred
  for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account
  in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
      (c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under
  paragraph (b), is $150 $600. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam
  that is subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for
  mining must be at least $1,200, but not more than $12,000. The fee for a notification to
  request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $400, except that the
 fee for a notification to request authorization to appropriate water under a general permit
 is $100.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in
 the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other
 earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445.
 The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of
 Investment.
     (b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 $6,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill
 investment fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
     (c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified
 facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response
 actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate
 action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the
 environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the
 environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b)
 is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by
 the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money
 not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is
 appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate
 and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and
 finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure
 long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program
 in perpetuity.
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      (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025 2029.
    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 13. Outreach to culturally diverse communities. The commissioner must ensure
  that, to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner's work and the work of the agency
  are carried out in a manner that facilitates enhanced outreach to all Minnesotans. To the
  maximum extent practicable, public hearings, solicitations for grant proposals, and other
  interactions with the public must include audiovisual communication components and must
  not rely exclusively on written forms of communication.
   Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Adult mattress" means a mattress other than a crib mattress or toddler mattress.
     (c) "Air care product" means a chemically formulated consumer product labeled to
 indicate that the purpose of the product is to enhance or condition the indoor environment
 by eliminating odors or freshening the air.
     (d) "Automotive maintenance product" means a chemically formulated consumer product
 labeled to indicate that the purpose of the product is to maintain the appearance of a motor
 vehicle, including products for washing, waxing, polishing, cleaning, or treating the exterior
 or interior surfaces of motor vehicles. Automotive maintenance product does not include
 automotive paint or paint repair products.
     (e) "Carpet or rug" means a fabric marketed or intended for use as a floor covering.
     (f) "Cleaning product" means a finished product used primarily for domestic, commercial,
 or institutional cleaning purposes, including but not limited to an air care product, an
 automotive maintenance product, a general cleaning product, or a polish or floor maintenance
 product.
     (g) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
     (h) "Cookware" means durable houseware items used to prepare, dispense, or store food,
 foodstuffs, or beverages. Cookware includes but is not limited to pots, pans, skillets, grills,
 baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils.
     (i) "Cosmetic" means articles, excluding soap:
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      (1) intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise
  applied to the human body or any part thereof for the purpose of cleansing, beautifying,
  promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance; and
      (2) intended for use as a component of any such article.
      (j) "Currently unavoidable use" means a use of PFAS that the commissioner has
  determined by rule under this section to be essential for health, safety, or the functioning
  of society and for which alternatives are not reasonably available.
      (k) "Fabric treatment" means a substance applied to fabric to give the fabric one or more
  characteristics, including but not limited to stain resistance or water resistance.
     (l) "Intentionally added" means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a
 product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final product or one of the
 product's components to perform a specific function.
     (m) "Internal components" means internal parts of a product, whether permanently
 affixed or removable, that are designed and intended to not be touched by a person during
 intended use or handling. Internal components include parts of a product used for holding
 batteries regardless of whether the parts are touched when replacing batteries.
     (m) (n) "Juvenile product" means a product designed or marketed for use by infants and
 children under 12 years of age:
     (1) including but not limited to a baby or toddler foam pillow; bassinet; bedside sleeper;
 booster seat; changing pad; child restraint system for use in motor vehicles and aircraft;
 co-sleeper; crib mattress; highchair; highchair pad; infant bouncer; infant carrier; infant
 seat; infant sleep positioner; infant swing; infant travel bed; infant walker; nap cot; nursing
 pad; nursing pillow; play mat; playpen; play yard; polyurethane foam mat, pad, or pillow;
 portable foam nap mat; portable infant sleeper; portable hook-on chair; soft-sided portable
 crib; stroller; and toddler mattress; and
     (2) not including a children's electronic product such as a personal computer, audio and
 video equipment, calculator, wireless phone, game console, handheld device incorporating
 a video screen, or any associated peripheral such as a mouse, keyboard, power supply unit,
 or power cord; or an adult mattress; and
     (3) not including:
     (i) an off-highway vehicle, as defined in section 84.771, made for children;
     (ii) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, made for children;
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      (iii) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7, made for
  children;
      (iv) a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3, made for children;
      (v) an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, made for
  children; or
      (vi) a replacement part for a vehicle described in items (i) to (v).
      (n) (o) "Manufacturer" means the person that creates or produces a product or whose
  brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product imported into the United
  States, manufacturer includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the
 person that manufactured or assembled the product or whose brand name is affixed to the
 product does not have a presence in the United States.
     (o) (p) "Medical device" has the meaning given "device" under United States Code, title
 21, section 321, subsection (h).
     (p) (q) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of
 fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
     (q) (r) "Product" means an item manufactured, assembled, packaged, or otherwise
 prepared for sale to consumers, including but not limited to its product components, sold
 or distributed for personal, residential, commercial, or industrial use, including for use in
 making other products.
     (r) (s) "Product component" means an identifiable component of a product, regardless
 of whether the manufacturer of the product is the manufacturer of the component.
     (s) (t) "Ski wax" means a lubricant applied to the bottom of snow runners, including but
 not limited to skis and snowboards, to improve their grip or glide properties. Ski wax includes
 related tuning products.
     (t) (u) "Textile" means an item made in whole or part from a natural or synthetic fiber,
 yarn, or fabric. Textile includes but is not limited to leather, cotton, silk, jute, hemp, wool,
 viscose, nylon, and polyester.
     (u) (v) "Textile furnishings" means textile goods of a type customarily used in households
 and businesses, including but not limited to draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, bedding,
 towels, and tablecloths.
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      (v) (w) "Upholstered furniture" means an article of furniture that is designed to be used
  for sitting, resting, or reclining and that is wholly or partly stuffed or filled with any filling
  material.
    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Prohibitions. (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for
  sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains
  intentionally added PFAS:
      (1) carpets or rugs;
      (2) cleaning products;
     (3) cookware;
     (4) cosmetics;
     (5) dental floss;
     (6) fabric treatments;
     (7) juvenile products;
     (8) menstruation products;
     (9) textile furnishings;
     (10) ski wax; or
     (11) upholstered furniture.
     (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of a
 product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal
 components.
     (b) (c) The commissioner may by rule identify additional products by category or use
 that may not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in this state if they contain
 intentionally added PFAS and designate effective dates. A prohibition adopted under this
 paragraph must be effective no earlier than January 1, 2025, and no later than January 1,
 2032. The commissioner must prioritize the prohibition of the sale of product categories
 that, in the commissioner's judgment, are most likely to contaminate or harm the state's
 environment and natural resources if they contain intentionally added PFAS.
     (c) (d) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for
 sale in this state any product that contains intentionally added PFAS, unless the commissioner
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  has determined by rule that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use.
  The commissioner may specify specific products or product categories for which the
  commissioner has determined the use of PFAS is a currently unavoidable use. The
  commissioner may not determine that the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable
  use if the product is listed in paragraph (a).
      (d) (e) The commissioner may not take action under paragraph (b) or (c) or (d) with
  respect to a pesticide, as defined under chapter 18B, a fertilizer, an agricultural liming
  material, a plant amendment, or a soil amendment as defined under chapter 18C, unless the
  commissioner of agriculture approves the action.
   Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325F.072, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Prohibition. (a) No person, political subdivision, or state agency shall
 manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this
 state, and no person shall use in this state, class B firefighting foam containing PFAS
 chemicals.
     (b) This subdivision does not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of class
 B firefighting foam for which the inclusion of PFAS chemicals is required by federal law,
 including but not limited to Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, section 139.317. If a
 federal requirement to include PFAS chemicals in class B firefighting foam is revoked after
 January 1, 2024, class B firefighting foam subject to the revoked requirements is no longer
 exempt under this paragraph effective one year after the day of revocation.
     (c) Except as provided under paragraph (e), this subdivision does not apply to the
 manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of class B firefighting foam for purposes of use at an
 airport, as defined under section 360.013, subdivision 39, until the state fire marshal makes
 a determination that:
     (1) the Federal Aviation Administration has provided policy guidance on the transition
 to fluorine-free firefighting foam;
     (2) a fluorine-free firefighting foam product is included in the Federal Aviation
 Administration's Qualified Product Database; and
     (3) a firefighting foam product included in the database under clause (2) is commercially
 available in quantities sufficient to reliably meet the requirements under Code of Federal
 Regulations, title 14, part 139.
     (d) Until the state fire marshal makes a determination under paragraph (c), the operator
 of an airport using class B firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals must, on or before
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  December 31 each calendar year, submit a report to the state fire marshal regarding the
  status of the airport's conversion to class B firefighting foam products without intentionally
  added PFAS, the disposal of class B firefighting foam products with intentionally added
  PFAS, and an assessment of the factors listed in paragraph (c) as applied to the airport.
      (e) Until January 1, 2028, this subdivision does not apply to the manufacture, sale,
  distribution, or use of class B firefighting foam for use in fixed firefighting systems in a
  hangar at an airport. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation
  with the state fire marshal, may issue a hangar operator one-year extensions beyond January
  1, 2028, if the commissioner determines (1) the need for additional time is beyond the
 operator's control, and (2) public safety and the environment are sufficiently protected during
 each extension period.
   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions Definition. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
 terms have the meanings given them.
     (b) "shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental
 purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
     (c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
 Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
 Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
 less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
   Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.355, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Priority. Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
     (1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns;
 and
     (2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index
 score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota an area identified using
 the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and
 Mapping Tool methodology provided in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
 environmental justice screen technical documentation dated July 31, 2024.
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    Sec. 24. MINNESOTA SUSTAINABLE FORAGING TASK FORCE.
      Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force consists
  of the following members:
      (1) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and
  one appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
      (2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
  house of representatives and one appointed by the speaker emerita of the house of
  representatives;
      (3) one member appointed by the Minnesota Mycological Society;
     (4) one member appointed by the Minnesota Foraging Alliance;
     (5) four members from conservation or outdoor recreation organizations, appointed by
 the commissioner of natural resources;
     (6) two scientists with expertise in botany, ecology, and environmental science appointed
 by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
     (7) three representatives of the Department of Natural Resources involved with managing
 state parks, forestry, fish and wildlife, and public lands appointed by the commissioner of
 natural resources;
     (8) one member of the Minnesota Ojibwe Tribe appointed by the Minnesota Indian
 Affairs Council;
     (9) one member of the Minnesota Dakota Tribe appointed by the Minnesota Indian
 Affairs Council; and
     (10) two representatives with expertise on local ecosystems, species recovery, or
 sustainable harvesting appointed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
 Extension.
     (b) A member appointed under paragraph (a) may not be a registered lobbyist.
     (c) The appointing authorities must make the appointments by August 1, 2025.
     Subd. 2. Duties. The task force must:
     (1) gather and review data and information, including traditional ecological knowledge,
 on the impact of foraging on species resilience, ecosystem health, and other aspects of
 Minnesota's diverse biomes;
     (2) review existing regulations governing foraging activities on state lands;
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      (3) develop recommendations for science-based, including traditional ecological
  knowledge, foraging guidelines for state lands that balance public access and foraging
  opportunities with conservation needs. The recommendations must be in the form of draft
  statutory or rule language and must be consistent with Indigenous and other cultural practices
  and traditions;
      (4) develop recommendations for increasing public understanding of sustainable foraging
  practices that include safety and ecological considerations;
      (5) solicit public input, when appropriate; and
      (6) develop recommendations for reduced-priced foraging permits.
     Subd. 3. Administrative support; meetings. (a) The Legislative Coordinating
 Commission must provide administrative support and convene the first meeting by September
 1, 2025.
     (b) The commissioner of natural resources must provide subject matter resources and
 expertise, including information on the management of, and flora and fauna on, state lands,
 as requested by the task force.
     (c) The task force must meet at regular intervals as often as necessary to accomplish the
 goals enumerated under subdivision 2. Meetings of the task force are subject to the Minnesota
 Open Meeting Law under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
     Subd. 4. Chair. The task force must elect a chair at its first meeting from among the
 legislative members.
     Subd. 5. Legislative recommendations; expiration. By February 28, 2026, the task
 force must submit a written report containing its findings and recommendations to the
 commissioner of natural resources and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over natural resources policy. The
 recommendations in the report must be specific and actionable. The report must detail the
 proposals for changes or additions to statute or rules to effectuate the task force's
 recommendations. The task force expires March 15, 2026, or upon submission of the report
 required by this subdivision, whichever occurs later.
     Subd. 6. Compensation; expense reimbursement. Members of the task force appointed
 under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), may receive per diem and
 reimbursement for expenses as provided in the rules of their respective bodies. Other
 members of the task force may be compensated and have expenses reimbursed as provided
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
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    Sec. 25. OUTDOOR RECREATION ENDORSEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
      By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the
  commissioner of public safety and deputy registrars, must submit recommendations, including
  a draft statutory framework, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and transportation on
  establishing an outdoor recreation endorsement to provide for reduced state park vehicle
  entrance fees and to provide support for state parks and other units of the outdoor recreation
  system as classified in Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05.
    Sec. 26. NOTIFICATION OF FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS DURING DEER
 HUNTING OPTION.
     By March 1, 2026, the commissioner of natural resources must notify county boards
 and county sheriffs of the option available to counties in the shotgun zone to adopt an
 ordinance under Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.031, subdivision 7.
   Sec. 27. MORATORIUM ON FORAGING RULES.
     The commissioner of natural resources must not begin or complete any rulemaking on
 foraging before July 1, 2026.
   Sec. 28. REPEALER.
     (a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.318, is repealed.
     (b) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103E.067, is repealed.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2026.
ARTICLE 5
STATE LANDS
   Section 1. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
     [85.012] [Subd. 11] Carley State Park, Wabasha County. The following area is added
 to Carley State Park: That part of Section 32, Township 108 North, Range 11 West, Wabasha
 County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South Quarter corner stake of
 said Section 32; thence North 15-1/2 degrees East along road 425 feet; thence North 17
 degrees East 290 feet; thence North 53 degrees East 280 feet; thence North 17 degrees East
 115 feet; thence North 6-1/2 degrees West 643 feet; thence North 72-1/2 degrees West 720
 feet; thence North across river 690 feet; thence South 62 degrees East 263 feet along northerly
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  bank of river; thence North 250 feet to center of said Section 32; thence East 1,320 feet;
  thence North 440 feet to river; thence North 54-1/2 degrees East 224 feet along center of
  river; thence North 75 degrees East 192 feet; thence South 49 degrees East 115 feet; thence
  North 79 degrees East 155 feet; thence North 62 degrees East 232 feet; thence North 86
  degrees East 293 feet; thence North 64 degrees East 255 feet; thence South 3,368 feet, more
  or less to the southeast corner of Section 32; thence West 2,643.13 feet to the place of
  beginning.
      EXCEPTING therefrom that portion lying West of the centerline of Wabasha County
  Road No. 4 owned by the State of Minnesota and A. M. Christenson.
     ALSO EXCEPTING that part of the East Half of Section 32, Township 108 North,
 Range 11 West, Wabasha County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South
 Quarter corner stake of said Section 32; thence North 15-1/2 degrees East along road 425
 feet; thence North 17 degrees East 290 feet; thence North 53 degrees East 280 feet; thence
 South 80 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds East 304.46 feet; thence North 6 degrees 12 minutes
 49 seconds West 483.31 feet; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds East 386.31
 feet; thence North 1 degree 39 minutes 32 seconds East 358.66 feet; thence North 36 degrees
 14 minutes 35 seconds East 693.46 feet; thence North 81 degrees 03 minutes 15 seconds
 East 349.81 feet; thence North 1 degree 49 minutes 43 seconds West 298.16 feet; thence
 North 79 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East 529.39 feet; thence South 35 degrees 46
 minutes 01 seconds East to the east line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32; thence
 southerly along the east line of said Southeast Quarter to the southeast corner of said
 Southeast Quarter of Section 32; thence on a bearing of West along the south line of said
 Southeast Quarter 2,643.13 feet to the point of beginning.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 2. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
 other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
 described in paragraph (c).
     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
 general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
     (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the West 20 feet
 of the East 932 feet of the South 208 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
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  as in DOC 203542, Section 32, Township 46 North, Range 25 West (0.1 acres) (parcel
  number 09-0-054803).
      (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
  be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
    Sec. 3. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
  other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
  described in paragraph (c).
      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
 general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
     (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the East 32 feet
 of the West 250 feet of Lot 5 and the East 32 feet of the West 250 feet of the North 10 feet
 of Lot 3, Hill City Realty Cos Fourth Addition, Section 14, Township 52 North, Range 26
 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (0.1 acres) (parcel number 57-1-073003).
     (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
 be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 4. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
 WATER; CASS COUNTY.
     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, and the public sale provisions
 of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 92 and 94, the commissioner of natural resources may sell
 by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
     (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
 errors and ensure accuracy.
     (c) The land to be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: the Northwest
 Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
 Quarter lying north of the northerly right-of-way of U.S. Highway 2, as it exists in 2024,
 all in Section 27, Township 145 North, Range 28 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
     (d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests would
 best be served if the lands were returned to Tribal ownership.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 5. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
  other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
  described in paragraph (c).
      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
  general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
      (c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as: That part of
  the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township 59 North, Range 24
  west of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Itasca County, Minnesota, further described as
 follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
 Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds East, assigned bearing, along the
 north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 255.80 feet to
 the point of beginning; thence South 10 degrees 50 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of
 604.37 feet; thence North 55 degrees 26 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 672.63 feet,
 more or less to the centerline of County Road 52; thence North 51 degrees 32 minutes 12
 seconds West along said centerline a distance of 351.56 feet to said north line of the
 Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds
 West along said north line a distance of 392.39 feet to the point of beginning.
     (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
 be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 6. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
 WATER; SIBLEY COUNTY.
     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and
 the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Sibley County may sell by
 private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c),
 under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
 general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
     (c) The land to be sold is located in Sibley County and is described as: that part of
 Government Lot 3, Section 27, Township 114 North, Range 28 West, described as follows:
 commencing at the center of said Section 27; thence due South along the north-south quarter
 line of said Section 27, 559.30 feet; thence South 86 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds West,
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  572.20 feet; thence South 30 degrees 04 minutes 33 seconds West, 541.52 feet; thence South
  12 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds West, 163.17 feet more or less to a point on the high
  bank line of High Island Lake, said point being the point of beginning; thence North 12
  degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds East, 163.17 feet; thence South 71 degrees 05 minutes 30
  seconds West, 199.05 feet to a point on the high bank line of High Island Lake; thence
  southeasterly along said high bank line to the point of beginning (0.35 acres) (parcel number
  20.2712.000).
      (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
  be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
   Sec. 7. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
 other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
 described in paragraph (c).
     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
 general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
     (1) the easterly 15 feet of Lot 5, Block 47, West Duluth 6th Division, Section 7, Township
 49, Range 14 (parcel number 010-4520-06505); and
     (2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter described as follows:
 beginning at the northwest corner continue due East parallel with the north boundary line
 a distance of 330 feet to a point of beginning; thence due South parallel with the west
 boundary line a distance of 400 feet to a point; thence due East parallel with the north
 boundary line a distance of 190 feet to a point; thence due North parallel with the west
 boundary a distance of 60 feet to a point; thence due East parallel with the north boundary
 line a distance of 140 feet to a point; thence due North parallel with the west boundary line
 a distance of 340 feet to a point; thence due West parallel with the north boundary line a
 distance of 330 feet to the point of beginning, Section 14, Township 54, Range 20 (parcel
 number 550-0020-02294).
     (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
 be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
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ARTICLE 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING REFORM
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2b. Permitting efficiency. (a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and
  resource management permits be issued or denied within 90 days for tier 1 permits or 150
  days for tier 2 permits following submission of a permit application. The commissioner of
  the Pollution Control Agency shall must establish management systems designed to achieve
  the goal. For the purposes of this section, "tier 1 permits" are permits that do not require
  individualized actions or public comment periods, and "tier 2 permits" are permits that
 require individualized actions or public comment periods. Goals established in this paragraph
 do not apply to permit applications required due to agency enforcement actions.
     (b) The commissioner shall must prepare an annual permitting efficiency report that
 includes statistics on meeting the tier 2 goal in paragraph (a) and the criteria for tier 2 by
 permit categories. The report is due August 1 must be submitted to the governor and to the
 chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
 having jurisdiction over environment policy and finance by October 1 each year and must
 be posted on the agency's website. The report must include:
     (1) for each permit applications application that have has not met the goal, the report
 must state the reasons for not meeting the goal. In stating the reasons for not meeting the
 goal, the commissioner shall separately identify delays an explanation of whether the delay
 was caused by the responsiveness of the proposer, lack of staff, scientific or technical
 disagreements, or the level of public engagement. The report must specify;
     (2) for each permit that has not met the goal, the number of days from initial submission
 of the application to the day of determination that the application is complete. The report
 must aggregate;
     (3) a summary of the data for the year reporting period and assess an assessment of
 whether program or system changes are necessary to achieve the tier 2 goal. The report
 must be posted on the agency's website and submitted to the governor and the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having
 jurisdiction over environment policy and finance. in paragraph (a);
     (4) a statement of the number of tier 2 permits completed within the reporting period
 and, immediately following in parentheses, a statement of the percentage of total applications
 received for that tier 2 permit category that the number represents, stated separately for
 industrial and municipal permits; and
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      (5) for permits that did not meet the goal due to lack of staff, a combined estimate of
  the aggregate staff resources that would have been necessary for all affected permits to meet
  the goal.
      (c) The commissioner shall must allow electronic submission of environmental review
  and permit documents to the agency.
      (d) Within 30 business days of application for a permit subject to paragraph (a), the
  commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall must notify the permit applicant, in
  writing, whether the application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines
  that an application is incomplete, the notice to the applicant must enumerate of all
 deficiencies, while citing specific provisions of the applicable rules and statutes, and must
 advise the applicant on how the deficiencies can be remedied. The applicant has five business
 days to remedy all identified deficiencies before the commissioner determines that the
 application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines that the application
 is complete, the notice commissioner must confirm the application's tier 1 or tier 2 permit
 status. If the commissioner believes that a complete application for a tier 2 construction
 permit cannot be issued within the 150-day goal, the commissioner must provide notice to
 the applicant with the commissioner's notice that the application is complete and, upon
 request of the applicant, provide the permit applicant with a schedule estimating when the
 agency will begin drafting the permit and issue the public notice of the draft permit. This
 paragraph does not apply to an application for a permit that is subject to a grant or loan
 agreement under chapter 446A.
     (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "permit professional" means an individual not
 employed by the Pollution Control Agency who:
     (1) has a professional license issued by the state of Minnesota in the subject area of the
 permit;
     (2) has at least ten years of experience in the subject area of the permit; and
     (3) abides by the duty of candor applicable to employees of the Pollution Control Agency
 under agency rules and complies with all applicable requirements under chapter 326.
     (f) Upon the agency's request, an applicant relying on a permit professional must
 participate in a meeting with the agency before submitting an application:
     (1) at least two weeks prior to the preapplication meeting, the applicant must submit at
 least the following:
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      (i) project description, including, but not limited to, scope of work, primary emissions
  points, discharge outfalls, and water intake points;
      (ii) location of the project, including county, municipality, and location on the site;
      (iii) business schedule for project completion; and
      (iv) other information requested by the agency at least four weeks prior to the scheduled
  meeting; and
      (2) during the preapplication meeting, the agency shall must provide for the applicant
  at least the following:
      (i) an overview of the permit review program;
     (ii) a determination of which specific application or applications will be necessary to
 complete the project;
     (iii) a statement notifying the applicant if the specific permit being sought requires a
 mandatory public hearing or comment period;
     (iv) a review of the timetable established in the permit review program for the specific
 permit being sought; and
     (v) a determination of what information must be included in the application, including
 a description of any required modeling or testing.
     (g) The applicant may select a permit professional to undertake the preparation of the
 permit application and draft permit.
     (h) If a preapplication meeting was held, the agency shall must, within seven business
 days of receipt of an application, notify the applicant and submitting permit professional
 that the application is complete or is denied, specifying the deficiencies of the application.
     (i) Upon receipt of notice that the application is complete, the permit professional shall
 must submit to the agency a timetable for submitting a draft permit. The permit professional
 shall must submit a draft permit on or before the date provided in the timetable. Within 60
 days after the close of the public comment period, the commissioner shall must notify the
 applicant whether the permit can be issued.
     (j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify:
     (1) any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to or assumption
 by the state; or
     (2) the authority to implement a federal law or program.
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      (k) The permit application and draft permit shall must identify or include as an appendix
  all studies and other sources of information used to substantiate the analysis contained in
  the permit application and draft permit. The commissioner shall must request additional
  studies, if needed, and the permit applicant shall must submit all additional studies and
  information necessary for the commissioner to perform the commissioner's responsibility
  to review, modify, and determine the completeness of the application and approve the draft
  permit.
    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4d. Permit fees. (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater
 than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting
 upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of the
 permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs of litigation. The
 fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated with
 permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional
 enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs
 of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency.
 Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the environmental fund.
     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from the owner
 or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air contaminant
 treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage facilities, or storage
 facilities subject to a notification, permit, or license requirement under this chapter,
 subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401
 et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct and
 indirect reasonable costs, including legal costs, required to develop and administer the
 notification, permit, or license program requirements of this chapter, subchapters I and V
 of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or rules
 adopted thereunder. Those costs include the reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon
 an application for a permit; implementing and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and
 conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient, and deposition monitoring; preparing generally
 applicable regulations; responding to federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and
 demonstrations; preparing inventories and tracking emissions; and providing information
 to the public about these activities.
     (c) The agency shall set fees that:
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      (1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
  (b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant
  regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112 of
  the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a national
  primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;
      (2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
  (b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is
  regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and
      (3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the amount
 needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title 42, section
 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).
 The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected
 under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant
 from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a surcharge
 on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant funds
 become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the extent
 practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.
     (d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide
 in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected in each
 year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent
 calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the
 Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the
 Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for
 all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close
 of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the
 Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar
 year 1989 shall be used.
     (e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the
 environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).
     (f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a project may offer
 request expedited permitting under this paragraph. An applicant requesting expedited
 permitting under this paragraph must agree to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff
 time or consultant services needed to expedite the preapplication process and permit
 development process through the final decision on the permit, including the analysis of
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  environmental review documents. The reimbursement shall be is in addition to permit
  application fees imposed by law. When the agency determines that it needs additional
  resources to develop the permit application in an expedited manner, and that expediting the
  development is consistent with permitting program priorities, the agency may accept the
  reimbursement. The commissioner must first determine if existing agency staff is available
  to work on the permit subject to the expedited permitting request. If the commissioner
  determines that no agency staff is available to assign to the permit subject to the expedited
  permitting request, then the commissioner may contract for permitting services. If the
  commissioner determines that no agency staff is available and no contracting services are
 available to assign to the permit subject to the expedited permit request, then the
 commissioner may deny the expedited permitting request. The commissioner must give the
 applicant an estimate of the timeline and costs to be incurred by the commissioner. The
 estimate must include a brief description of the tasks to be performed, a schedule for
 completing the tasks, and the estimated cost for each task. If the applicant agrees to the
 estimated timeline and costs negotiated with the commissioner, the applicant and the
 commissioner must enter into a written agreement detailing the estimated costs for the
 expedited permit decision-making process to be incurred by the agency to proceed
 accordingly. The agreement must also identify staff anticipated to be assigned to the project.
 The agreement may provide that, if permitting is completed ahead of the schedule set forth
 in the written agreement, the commissioner may retain any fees that would have been due
 if the permitting had taken the time contemplated in the written agreement. Fees retained
 by the commissioner under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner for
 administering the commissioner's permitting duties. The commissioner must not issue a
 permit until the applicant has paid all fees in full. The commissioner must refund any
 unobligated balance of fees paid. Reimbursements accepted by the agency are appropriated
 to the agency for the purpose of developing the permit or analyzing environmental review
 documents. Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon
 issuance of a permit; shall not affect the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a
 permit, what conditions are included in a permit, or the application of state and federal
 statutes and rules governing permit determinations; and shall not affect final decisions
 regarding environmental review.
     (g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2a. When prepared. (a) Where there is potential for significant environmental
 effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action must be preceded by a
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  detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit.
  The environmental impact statement must be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic
  document that describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant environmental
  impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and their impacts, and
  explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an action could be mitigated.
  The environmental impact statement must also analyze those economic, employment, and
  sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action be implemented. To ensure its
  use in the decision-making process, the environmental impact statement must be prepared
  as early as practical in the formulation of an action.
     (b) The board shall must by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental
 impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared
 as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this
 section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet is not required for the expansion
 of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), or the
 conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a biobutanol
 facility as defined in section 41A.15, subdivision 2d, based on the capacity of the expanded
 or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if the ethanol plant or
 biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories of actions for which
 environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The responsible governmental unit
 for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for which an environmental assessment
 worksheet is prepared is the state agency with the greatest responsibility for supervising or
 approving the project as a whole.
     (c) A mandatory environmental impact statement is not required for a facility or plant
 located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than 125,000,000
 gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less than 400,000
 tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as defined in section
 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined in section 41A.15,
 subdivision 2d; or a cellulosic biofuel facility. A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic
 feedstock to produce chemical products for use by another facility as a feedstock is not
 considered a fuel conversion facility as used in rules adopted under this chapter.
     (d) The responsible governmental unit shall must promptly publish notice of the
 completion of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least
 one newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed,
 by posting the notice on a website that has been designated as the official publication site
 for publication of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in
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  which the project is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall
  must provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member
  agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted
  to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the
  notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible
  governmental unit may extend the 30-day comment period for an additional 30 days one
  time. Further extensions of the comment period may not be made unless approved by the
  project's proposer. The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an
  environmental impact statement must be based on the environmental assessment worksheet
 and the comments received during the comment period, and must be made within 15 days
 after the close of the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by
 not more than 15 additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.
     (e) An environmental assessment worksheet must also be prepared for a proposed action
 whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100 individuals who
 reside or own property in the state a Minnesota county where the proposed action will be
 undertaken or in one or more adjoining counties, submitted before the proposed project has
 received final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because
 of the nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for significant
 environmental effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment
 worksheet must be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall must determine the
 appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the
 need for an environmental assessment worksheet must be made by the responsible
 governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the responsible
 governmental unit. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15
 additional days upon request of the responsible governmental unit.
     (f) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part
 4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental
 review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:
     (1) the proposed action is:
     (i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or
     (ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative capacity
 of less than 1,000 animal units;
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      (2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by the
  proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution
  Control Agency feedlot rules; and
      (3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business days
  before the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the animal feedlot
  facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with regard to the
  feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in addition to other
  exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.
      (g) The board may, before final approval of a proposed project, require preparation of
 an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected by the
 board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been specifically
 provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.
     (h) An early and open process must be used to limit the scope of the environmental
 impact statement to a discussion of those impacts that, because of the nature or location of
 the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process must
 be used to determine the form, content, and level of detail of the statement as well as the
 alternatives that are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, the permits
 that will be required for the proposed action must be identified during the scoping process.
 Further, the process must identify those permits for which information will be developed
 concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board shall must provide in its
 rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The determinations reached in
 the process must be incorporated into the order requiring the preparation of an environmental
 impact statement.
     (i) The responsible governmental unit shall must, to the extent practicable, avoid
 duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review and
 between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical,
 information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or other
 actions required for a proposed project must be developed in conjunction with the preparation
 of an environmental impact statement. When an environmental impact statement is prepared
 for a project requiring multiple permits for which two or more agencies' decision processes
 include either mandatory or discretionary hearings before a hearing officer before the
 agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the
 contrary, conduct the hearings in a single consolidated hearing process if requested by the
 proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction over a permit that is included in the consolidated
 hearing shall must participate. The responsible governmental unit shall must establish
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  appropriate procedures for the consolidated hearing process, including procedures to ensure
  that the consolidated hearing process is consistent with the applicable requirements for each
  permit regarding the rights and duties of parties to the hearing, and shall must use the earliest
  applicable hearing procedure to initiate the hearing. All agencies having jurisdiction over
  a permit identified in the draft environmental assessment worksheet scoping document must
  begin reviewing any permit application upon publication of the notice of preparation of the
  environmental impact statement.
      (j) An environmental impact statement must be prepared and its adequacy determined
  within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by consent of the
 parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental unit shall must
 determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 days after
 notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, the board
 chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an environmental
 impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental unit has 60 days
 to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.
     (k) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the
 responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under
 this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and
 adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact
 statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental
 unit must identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information
 used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact
 statement. The responsible governmental unit shall must require additional studies, if needed,
 and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for
 the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and
 determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.
   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116D.04, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2b. Project prerequisites. (a) If an environmental assessment worksheet or an
 environmental impact statement is required for a governmental action under subdivision
 2a, a project may not be started and a final governmental decision may not be made to grant
 a permit, approve a project, or begin a project, until:
     (1) a petition for an environmental assessment worksheet is dismissed;
     (2) a negative declaration has been issued on the need for an environmental impact
 statement;
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      (3) the environmental impact statement has been determined adequate; or
      (4) a variance has been granted from making an environmental impact statement by the
  environmental quality board.
      (b) Nothing in this subdivision precludes a local unit of government from beginning to
  review a feedlot permit application for a feedlot subject to environmental review under this
  chapter.
    Sec. 5. SCOPING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET NOT
  REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE A MANDATORY
  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
     (a) The Environmental Quality Board must amend Minnesota Rules, part 4410.2100, as
 follows:
     (1) to provide that an environmental assessment worksheet does not need to be prepared
 for a project that falls within a mandatory environmental impact statement category under
 Minnesota Rules, part 4410.4400, or other applicable law; and
     (2) to provide that a scoping process undertaken under Minnesota Rules, part 4410.2100,
 for a project that falls within a mandatory environmental impact statement category must
 be completed no later than 280 days after publication of the notice of availability of a scoping
 document in the EQB Monitor.
     (b) The board may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section
 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes,
 section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.
   Sec. 6. INTENT.
     The legislature recognizes the need to retain and grow the state's economy and vital
 infrastructure to keep Minnesota competitive on a national and global level. This growth
 requires innovation and creativity, which will be achieved while protecting our environment
 and natural resources as prescribed under current law. It is therefore the intent of the
 legislature in enacting this article that the state will meet or exceed efficiency goals,
 modernize existing regulatory systems, and communicate clearly to permit applicants and
 stakeholders to ensure a predictable, transparent, and fair permitting and environmental
 review process.
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    Sec. 7. REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY TO EXTEND TIMELINE FOR
  CERTAIN AGENCY ACTIONS.
      By March 1, 2028, the Board of Water and Soil Resources must report to the chairs and
  ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment
  and natural resources policy on the number of extensions noticed under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 15.99, subdivision 3, paragraph (f), that are made for any decision under Minnesota
  Rules, chapter 8420, between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027. A local government
  unit must supply the board with information necessary to prepare the report required by this
  section. The report must also include information on all other decisions made under
 Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420, for requests that are not subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 15.99, providing statistics on the time from submission of a complete wetland
 boundary and type or wetland replacement plan application to the government unit
 responsible for making the decision on the application to the approval or denial of the
 application. The government unit responsible for making the decision must supply the board
 with information necessary to prepare the report required by this section.
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  APPENDIX
  Article locations for 25-05671
  ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE 1   APPROPRIATIONS............................................................................... Page.Ln 1.24
  ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
ARTICLE 2   APPROPRIATIONS............................................................................... Page.Ln 63.15
  ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND:
ARTICLE 3   GRANT PROGRAMS........................................................................... Page.Ln 128.28
ARTICLE 4   ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY.............. Page.Ln 131.1
ARTICLE 5   STATE LANDS...................................................................................... Page.Ln 151.21
ARTICLE 6   ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING REFORM................................... Page.Ln 156.1
  APPENDIX
  Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-05671
   97B.318 ARMS USE AREAS AND RESTRICTIONS; REGULAR FIREARMS SEASON.
    Subdivision 1. Shotgun use area. During the regular firearms season in the shotgun use area,
only legal shotguns loaded with single-slug shotgun shells, legal muzzle-loading long guns, and
legal handguns may be used for taking deer. Legal shotguns include those with rifled barrels. The
shotgun use area is that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning
on the west boundary of the state at the northern boundary of Clay County; thence along the northern
boundary of Clay County to State Trunk Highway (STH) 32; thence along STH 32 to STH 34;
thence along STH 34 to Interstate Highway 94 (I-94); thence along I-94 to County State-Aid
Highway (CSAH) 40, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 40 to CSAH 82, Douglas County;
thence along CSAH 82 to CSAH 22, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 22 to CSAH 6, Douglas
County; thence along CSAH 6 to CSAH 14, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 14 to STH 29;
thence along STH 29 to CSAH 46, Otter Tail County; thence along CSAH 46, Otter Tail County,
to CSAH 22, Todd County; thence along CSAH 22 to U.S. Highway 71; thence along U.S. Highway
71 to STH 27; thence along STH 27 to the Mississippi River; thence along the east bank of the
Mississippi River to STH 23; thence along STH 23 to STH 95; thence along STH 95 to U.S. Highway
8; thence along U.S. Highway 8 to the eastern boundary of the state; thence along the east, south,
and west boundaries of the state to the point of beginning.
    Subd. 2. All legal firearms use area. The all legal firearms use area is that part of the state
lying outside of the shotgun use area.
   103E.067 DITCH BUFFER STRIP; ANNUAL REPORTING.
    The drainage authority shall annually submit a report to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for the calendar year including:
   (1) the number and types of actions for which viewers were appointed;
   (2) the number of miles of buffer strips established according to section 103E.021;
   (3) the number of drainage system inspections conducted; and
   (4) the number of violations of section 103E.021 identified and enforcement actions taken.
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Environment and natural resources finance and policy bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Joshua Heintzeman (R) sponsors HF 8, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

History

HF 8 has taken 1 action since Jun 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 9, 2025
House
Introduction and first reading

Votes

HF 8 has not gone to a roll call.

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