1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean water, parks
1.3 and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; extending prior appropriations;
1.4 providing for leveraging federal grant money; modifying reporting requirements;
1.5 modifying accountability provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
1.6 97A.056, by adding a subdivision; 114D.30, subdivision 7; 129D.17, subdivision
1.7 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision
1.8 6.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 ARTICLE 1
1.11 OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
1.12Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1.13 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
1.14and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage
1.15fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in
1.16this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year
1.17ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026.
1.18"The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The
1.19appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
1.20 APPROPRIATIONS
1.21 Available for the Year
1.22 Ending June 30
20271.23 2026
1.24Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND
775,000$162,111,000$1.25Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
1Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2563
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Vang and McDonald03/20/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means04/10/2025 2.1This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage
2.2fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
2.3purpose are specified in the following
2.4subdivisions.
-0-33,432,0002.5Subd. 2.Prairies
2.6(a) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition,
2.7Phase 9
2.8$1,332,000 the first year is to the
2.9commissioner of natural resources for
2.10agreements to acquire land in fee and restore
2.11and enhance strategic prairie grassland,
2.12wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin
2.13County for wildlife management area purposes
2.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.15subdivision 8, as follows: $970,000 to Fox
2.16Lake Conservation League, Inc., $327,000 to
2.17Ducks Unlimited, and $35,000 to the
2.18Conservation Fund.
2.19(b) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the
2.20Southern Red River Valley, Phase 11
2.21$3,607,000 the first year is to the
2.22commissioner of natural resources for an
2.23agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
2.24cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
2.25Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
2.26restore and enhance lands in the southern Red
2.27River Valley for wildlife management
2.28purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2986A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and
2.30managed as waterfowl production areas in
2.31Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
2.32States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to
2.33evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part
2.346136.0900, priority must be given to
2.35acquisitions of lands that are eligible for the
2Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
3.2section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
3.3native prairie.
3.4(c) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase 6
3.5$3,375,000 the first year is to the Board of
3.6Water and Soil Resources to acquire
3.7permanent conservation easements and to
3.8restore and enhance grassland habitat under
3.9Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
3.10103F.531. Of this amount, up to $70,000 is to
3.11establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
3.12as approved in the accomplishment plan and
3.13subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1497A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8,
3.15paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.
3.16A list of permanent conservation easements
3.17must be provided as part of the final report.
3.18(d) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase
3.1911
3.20$4,000,000 the first year is to the Board of
3.21Water and Soil Resources to acquire
3.22permanent conservation easements and restore
3.23habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.24103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance
3.25habitat by expanding the riparian buffer
3.26program under the clean water fund for
3.27additional wildlife benefits from buffers on
3.28private land. Of this amount, up to $60,000 is
3.29to establish a monitoring and enforcement
3.30fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
3.31and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.3297A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8,
3.33paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.
3.34A list of permanent conservation easements
3.35must be provided as part of the final report.
3Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1(e) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area
4.2Program, Phase 17
4.3$4,863,000 the first year is to the
4.4commissioner of natural resources for an
4.5agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
4.6in fee and restore and enhance lands for
4.7wildlife management area purposes under
4.8Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
4.9subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria
4.10in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.11must be given to acquisition of lands that are
4.12eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.13Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.14adjacent to protected native prairie.
4.15(f) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase
4.1614
4.17$2,433,000 the first year is to the
4.18commissioner of natural resources for an
4.19agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
4.20acquire land in fee and restore and enhance
4.21native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and
4.22savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in
4.23Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.24must be given to acquiring lands that are
4.25eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.26Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.27adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
4.28income statements and balance sheets for
4.29income and expenses from land acquired with
4.30this appropriation must be submitted to the
4.31Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no
4.32later than 180 days following the close of The
4.33Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of
4.34proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and
4.35enhancements must be provided as part of the
4.36required accomplishment plan and must be
4Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 5.1consistent with the priorities identified in
5.2Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
5.3(g) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife
5.4Refuge, Phase 15
5.5$3,658,000 the first year is to the
5.6commissioner of natural resources for an
5.7agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
5.8cooperation with the United States Fish and
5.9Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or
5.10permanent conservation easements and to
5.11restore and enhance lands in the Northern
5.12Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in
5.13western Minnesota for addition to the Northern
5.14Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
5.15Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
5.16Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given
5.17to acquiring lands that are eligible for the
5.18native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes,
5.19section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected
5.20native prairie.
5.21(h) DNR Wildlife Management Area and
5.22Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase
5.2317
5.24$1,916,000 the first year is to the
5.25commissioner of natural resources to acquire
5.26in fee and restore and enhance lands for
5.27wildlife management purposes under
5.28Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.29subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for
5.30scientific and natural area purposes under
5.31Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
5.32subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.33in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.34must be given to acquisition of lands that are
5.35eligible for the native prairie bank under
5Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
6.2adjacent to protected native prairie.
6.3(i) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase
6.48
6.5$3,440,000 the first year is to the
6.6commissioner of natural resources for an
6.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
6.8and restore grassland and wetland habitat on
6.9public lands in the forest prairie transition,
6.10metro urban, and prairie ecoregions of
6.11Minnesota.
6.12(j) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat
6.13Conservation Easement Program, Phase 5
6.14$4,808,000 the first year is to the
6.15commissioner of natural resources for
6.16agreements to restore and enhance wetland
6.17and prairie habitat on habitat easements of the
6.18United States Fish and Wildlife Service as
6.19follows: $3,100,000 to Ducks Unlimited and
6.20$1,708,000 to Pheasants Forever.
-0-19,958,0006.21Subd. 3.Forests
6.22(a) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project, Phase
6.233
6.24$3,464,000 the first year is to the
6.25commissioner of natural resources for an
6.26agreement with The Nature Conservancy in
6.27cooperation with the Department of Natural
6.28Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to
6.29acquire permanent conservation easements
6.30and to restore and enhance degraded forests
6.31in Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake,
6.32Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this
6.33amount, up to $84,000 is to the easement
6.34holder to establish a monitoring and
6.35enforcement fund as approved in the
6Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 7.1accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
7.2Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
7.3(b) Itasca County Memorial Forest Project
7.4$2,720,000 the first year is to the
7.5commissioner of natural resources for an
7.6agreement with Itasca County to acquire
7.7priority forest habitat lands in fee as county
7.8forests.
7.9(c) Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation
7.10Program, Phase 2
7.11$1,803,000 the first year is to the
7.12commissioner of natural resources for
7.13agreements to acquire permanent conservation
7.14easements and to restore and enhance forest
7.15habitats in the hardwood hills ecological
7.16section of west-central Minnesota as follows:
7.17$100,000 to St. John's University and
7.18$1,703,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Of the
7.19amount to Minnesota Land Trust, $196,000 is
7.20to establish a monitoring and enforcement
7.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
7.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
7.2397A.056, subdivision 17.
7.24(d) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection
7.25Program ACUB, Phase 13
7.26$2,183,000 the first year is to the Board of
7.27Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with
7.28the Morrison County Soil and Water
7.29Conservation District, to acquire permanent
7.30conservation easements and to restore and
7.31enhance forest wildlife habitat within the
7.32boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard
7.33Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army
7.34Compatible Use Buffer. Of this amount, up to
7.35$110,000 is to establish a monitoring and
7Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 8.1enforcement fund as approved in the
8.2accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
8.3Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
8.4Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply
8.5to this project. A list of permanent
8.6conservation easements must be provided as
8.7part of the final report.
8.8(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase 5
8.9$5,241,000 the first year is to the
8.10commissioner of natural resources to acquire
8.11lands in conservation easements and to restore
8.12and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline
8.13habitat through working forest permanent
8.14conservation easements under the Minnesota
8.15forests for the future program according to
8.16Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A
8.17conservation easement acquired with money
8.18appropriated under this paragraph must
8.19comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2097A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment
8.21plan must include an easement monitoring and
8.22enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to
8.23$400,000 is to establish a monitoring and
8.24enforcement fund as approved in the
8.25accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
8.26Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
8.27(f) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 5
8.28$2,543,000 the first year is to the
8.29commissioner of natural resources to restore
8.30and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public
8.31lands throughout Minnesota.
8.32(g) Moose Habitat Collaborative - Northeast
8.33Minnesota Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase
8.345
8Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 9.1$2,004,000 the first year is to the
9.2commissioner of natural resources for an
9.3agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to
9.4restore and enhance public forest lands in the
9.5northern forest region for moose habitat
9.6purposes.
-0-29,032,0009.7Subd. 4.Wetlands
9.8(a) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration
9.9Program, Phase 10
9.10$2,853,000 the first year is to the
9.11commissioner of natural resources for an
9.12agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
9.13acquire permanent conservation easements
9.14and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland,
9.15and other habitats on permanently protected
9.16conservation easements in high-priority
9.17wetland habitat complexes in the prairie,
9.18forest/prairie transition, and forest ecoregions.
9.19Of this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish
9.20a monitoring and enforcement fund as
9.21approved in the accomplishment plan and
9.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2397A.056, subdivision 17.
9.24(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and
9.25Restoration Program, Phase 14
9.26$5,673,000 the first year is to the
9.27commissioner of natural resources for an
9.28agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
9.29land in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.31subdivision 8, or to be designated and
9.32managed as waterfowl production areas or
9.33national wildlife refuges in Minnesota, in
9.34cooperation with the United States Fish and
9.35Wildlife Service, and to restore and enhance
9Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 10.1prairie lands, wetlands, and land-buffering
10.2shallow lakes.
10.3(c) RIM Wetlands - Restoring the Most
10.4Productive Habitat in Minnesota, Phase 14
10.5$4,291,000 the first year is to the Board of
10.6Water and Soil Resources to acquire
10.7permanent conservation easements and to
10.8restore wetlands and native grassland habitat
10.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515.
10.10Of this amount, up to $70,000 is for
10.11establishing a monitoring and enforcement
10.12fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.13and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1497A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8,
10.15paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.
10.16A list of permanent conservation easements
10.17must be provided as part of the final report.
10.18(d) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area
10.19Acquisition Program, Phase 17
10.20$5,121,000 the first year is to the
10.21commissioner of natural resources for an
10.22agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
10.23cooperation with the United States Fish and
10.24Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and to
10.25restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands
10.26to be designated and managed as waterfowl
10.27production areas in Minnesota.
10.28(e) Nelson Slough - East Park Wildlife
10.29Management Area, Phase 2
10.30$1,543,000 the first year is to the
10.31commissioner of natural resources for an
10.32agreement with the Middle-Snake-Tamarac
10.33Rivers Watershed District to restore and
10.34enhance wetland and upland wildlife habitat
10Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 11.1in Nelson Slough and the East Park Wildlife
11.2Management Area in Marshall County.
11.3(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands
11.4Enhancement and Restoration Initiative, Phase
11.511
11.6$5,601,000 the first year is to the
11.7commissioner of natural resources for an
11.8agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore
11.9and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on
11.10public lands and wetlands under permanent
11.11conservation easement for wildlife
11.12management.
11.13(g) Big Swamp North
11.14$1,442,000 the first year is to the
11.15commissioner of natural resources for an
11.16agreement with the Roseau River Watershed
11.17District to restore and enhance wetland,
11.18stream, and other related wildlife habitat on
11.19public lands in the Big Swamp area in Roseau
11.20County.
11.21(h) DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and
11.22Wetland Enhancement, Phase 17
11.23$2,508,000 the first year is to the
11.24commissioner of natural resources to enhance
11.25and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
11.26statewide.
-0-77,646,00011.27Subd. 5.Habitats
11.28(a) Cannon River Watershed Habitat
11.29Restoration and Protection Program, Phase 14
11.30$2,663,000 the first year is to the
11.31commissioner of natural resources for
11.32agreements to acquire land in fee and to
11.33restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the
11.34Cannon River Watershed as follows: $62,000
11.35to Clean River Partners; $1,198,000 to Great
11Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 12.1River Greening; and $1,403,000 to the Trust
12.2for Public Land.
12.3(b) Spring Road Conservation Project
12.4$1,982,000 the first year is to the
12.5commissioner of natural resources for an
12.6agreement with the Riley Purgatory Bluff
12.7Creek Watershed District to acquire priority
12.8wildlife habitat lands in fee in Hennepin
12.9County.
12.10(c) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation,
12.11Phase 10
12.12$3,518,000 the first year is to the
12.13commissioner of natural resources for
12.14agreements to acquire permanent conservation
12.15easements and to restore and enhance wildlife
12.16habitat on public lands and easements in the
12.17Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting
12.18minor watersheds as follows: $553,000 to
12.19Anoka Conservation District; $1,385,000 to
12.20Great River Greening; $300,000 to The Nature
12.21Conservancy; and $1,280,000 to Minnesota
12.22Land Trust. Up to $112,000 to Minnesota
12.23Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and
12.24enforcement fund as approved in the
12.25accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
12.26Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
12.27(d) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water, Phase
12.283
12.29$2,691,000 the first year is to the Board of
12.30Water and Soil Resources to acquire
12.31permanent conservation easements and restore
12.32and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One
12.33Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to
12.34wildlife and clean water. Of this amount, up
12.35to $80,000 is for establishing a monitoring and
12Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 13.1enforcement fund as approved in the
13.2accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
13.3Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
13.4Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply
13.5to this project. A list of permanent
13.6conservation easements must be provided as
13.7part of the final report.
13.8(e) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and
13.9Restoration, Phase 6
13.10$3,184,000 the first year is to the
13.11commissioner of natural resources for
13.12agreements to acquire land in fee and
13.13permanent conservation easements and to
13.14restore and enhance natural habitat systems in
13.15the St. Croix River Watershed as follows:
13.16$1,199,000 to the Trust for Public Land;
13.17$121,000 to Wild Rivers Conservancy; and
13.18$1,864,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
13.19$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
13.20establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
13.21as approved in the accomplishment plan and
13.22subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2397A.056, subdivision 17.
13.24(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor
13.25Project, Phase 9
13.26$2,769,000 the first year is to acquire lands in
13.27fee and permanent conservation easements
13.28and to restore wildlife habitat in the
13.29Mississippi headwaters. Of this amount: (1)
13.30$1,769,000 is to the commissioner of natural
13.31resources for agreements as follows: $60,000
13.32to the Mississippi Headwaters Board and
13.33$1,709,000 to the Trust for Public Land; and
13.34(2) $1,000,000 is to the Board of Water and
13.35Soil Resources, of which up to $50,000 is to
13.36establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
13Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 14.1as approved in the accomplishment plan and
14.2subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.397A.056, subdivision 17.
14.4(g) Southeast Minnesota Protection and
14.5Restoration, Phase 13
14.6$2,334,000 the first year is to the
14.7commissioner of natural resources for an
14.8agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
14.9acquire permanent conservation easements
14.10and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat on
14.11public lands and permanent conservation
14.12easements in southeast Minnesota. Of this
14.13amount, up to $140,000 is to establish a
14.14monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
14.15in the accomplishment plan and subject to
14.16Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
14.17subdivision 17.
14.18(h) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on
14.19Minnesota's North Shore, Phase 3
14.20$2,187,000 the first year is to the
14.21commissioner of natural resources for an
14.22agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
14.23acquire permanent conservation easements
14.24and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in
14.25priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior.
14.26Of this amount, up to $196,000 is to establish
14.27a monitoring and enforcement fund as
14.28approved in the accomplishment plan and
14.29subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.3097A.056, subdivision 17.
14.31(i) Metro Big Rivers, Phase 15
14.32$6,793,000 the first year is to the
14.33commissioner of natural resources for
14.34agreements to acquire land in fee and
14.35permanent conservation easements and to
14Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 15.1restore and enhance natural habitat systems
15.2associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
15.3and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in
15.4the metropolitan area as follows: $1,000,000
15.5to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
15.6Trust, Inc.; $488,000 to Friends of the
15.7Mississippi River; $975,000 to Great River
15.8Greening; $2,151,000 to the Trust for Public
15.9Land; and $2,179,000 to Minnesota Land
15.10Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota Land
15.11Trust is to establish a monitoring and
15.12enforcement fund as approved in the
15.13accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
15.14Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
15.15(j) Minnesota River Watershed Habitat
15.16Conservation Program
15.17$3,078,000 the first year is to the
15.18commissioner of natural resources for
15.19agreements to acquire land in fee and
15.20permanent conservation easements and to
15.21restore and enhance priority habitat in the
15.22Minnesota River watershed as follows:
15.23$1,364,000 to Great River Greening and
15.24$1,714,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to
15.25$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
15.26establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
15.27as approved in the accomplishment plan and
15.28subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.2997A.056, subdivision 17.
15.30(k) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat
15.31Restoration Program, Phase 14
15.32$2,141,000 the first year is to the
15.33commissioner of natural resources for an
15.34agreement with the Shell Rock River
15.35Watershed District to acquire land in fee and
15Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 16.1to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell
16.2Rock River watershed.
16.3(l) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding
16.4Biological Significance, Phase 4
16.5$3,137,000 the first year is to the
16.6commissioner of natural resources for
16.7agreements to acquire land in fee and
16.8permanent conservation easements and to
16.9restore and enhance lakes of outstanding
16.10biological significance in northeast and
16.11north-central Minnesota. Of this amount,
16.12$1,494,000 is to the Northern Waters Land
16.13Trust and $1,643,000 is to Minnesota Land
16.14Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota Land
16.15Trust is for establishing a monitoring and
16.16enforcement fund as approved in the
16.17accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
16.18Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
16.19(m) Shakopee Creek: Headwaters Restored,
16.20Species and Land Protected
16.21$2,359,000 the first year is to the
16.22commissioner of natural resources for an
16.23agreement with the Kandiyohi Soil and Water
16.24Conservation District to restore and enhance
16.25wildlife habitat in the headwaters area of
16.26Shakopee Creek in Kandiyohi County.
16.27(n) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements,
16.28Phase 4
16.29$973,000 the first year is to the commissioner
16.30of natural resources to acquire land in
16.31permanent conservation easements to protect
16.32trout-stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount,
16.33up to $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring
16.34and enforcement fund as approved in the
16Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 17.1accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota
17.2Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
17.3(o) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic
17.4North-Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase 11
17.5$2,878,000 the first year is to the
17.6commissioner of natural resources for
17.7agreements to acquire land in fee and
17.8permanent conservation easements and to
17.9restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain
17.10healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in
17.11Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard
17.12Counties as follows: $1,259,000 to Northern
17.13Waters Land Trust and $1,619,000 to
17.14Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to
17.15Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a
17.16monitoring and enforcement fund as approved
17.17in the accomplishment plan and subject to
17.18Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
17.19subdivision 17.
17.20(p) Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat
17.21Enhancement, Phase 2
17.22$2,124,000 the first year is to the
17.23commissioner of natural resources for an
17.24agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
17.25to restore and enhance habitat for trout and
17.26other species in and along coldwater rivers,
17.27lakes, and streams throughout Minnesota.
17.28(q) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's
17.29Important Bird Areas, Phase 4
17.30$2,003,000 the first year is to the
17.31commissioner of natural resources for an
17.32agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore
17.33and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird
17.34areas or Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan
17.35Priority areas of northwestern Minnesota.
17Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 18.1(r) Fall River Restoration
18.2$1,318,000 the first year is to the
18.3commissioner of natural resources for an
18.4agreement with Cook County to restore and
18.5enhance coldwater stream habitat in the Fall
18.6River in Cook County.
18.7(s) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and
18.8Enhancement, Phase 8
18.9$3,800,000 the first year is to the
18.10commissioner of natural resources to restore
18.11and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded
18.12streams and aquatic management areas and to
18.13facilitate fish passage throughout Minnesota.
18.14(t) Rum River Corridor Fish and Wildlife
18.15Habitat Enhancement, Phase 3
18.16$1,356,000 the first year is to the
18.17commissioner of natural resources for an
18.18agreement with the Anoka County Soil and
18.19Water Conservation District to restore and
18.20enhance upland and riverine habitat in the
18.21Rum River corridor.
18.22(u) DNR Roving Crew, Phase 3
18.23$12,642,000 the first year is to the
18.24commissioner of natural resources to restore
18.25and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on
18.26permanently protected lands throughout
18.27Minnesota using the roving crew program of
18.28the Department of Natural Resources.
18.29(v) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
18.30Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase
18.3117
18.32$11,716,000 the first year is to the
18.33commissioner of natural resources for a
18.34program to provide competitive matching
18.35grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional,
18Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 19.1state, and national organizations for enhancing,
19.2restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands,
19.3prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife
19.4in Minnesota. Of this amount, unless not
19.5enough eligible grant applications are
19.6received, at least $3,000,000 is for grants in
19.7the seven-county metropolitan area and cities
19.8with a population of 50,000 or more and at
19.9least $2,620,000 is for grants to applicants that
19.10have not previously applied for money from
19.11the outdoor heritage fund. Grants must not be
19.12made for activities required to fulfill the duties
19.13of owners of lands subject to conservation
19.14easements. Grants must not be made from the
19.15appropriation in this paragraph for projects
19.16that have a total project cost exceeding
19.17$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation,
19.18$600,000 may be spent for personnel costs,
19.19outreach, and support to first-time applicants
19.20and other direct and necessary administrative
19.21costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
19.22in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
19.23may not be used to establish easement
19.24stewardship accounts. The program must
19.25require a match of at least ten percent from
19.26nonstate sources for all grants. The match may
19.27be cash or in-kind. For grant applications of
19.28$25,000 or less, the commissioner must
19.29provide a separate, simplified application
19.30process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
19.31commissioner of natural resources must, when
19.32evaluating projects of equal value, give
19.33priority to organizations that have a history of
19.34receiving, or a charter to receive, private
19.35contributions for local conservation or habitat
19.36projects. All restoration or enhancement
19Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 20.1projects must be on land permanently
20.2protected by a permanent covenant ensuring
20.3perpetual maintenance and protection of
20.4restored and enhanced habitat, by a
20.5conservation easement, or by public ownership
20.6or in public waters as defined in Minnesota
20.7Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
20.8Priority must be given to restoration and
20.9enhancement projects on public lands.
20.10Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
20.11subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded
20.12under this paragraph. This appropriation is
20.13available until June 30, 2028. No less than five
20.14percent of the amount of each grant must be
20.15held back from reimbursement until the grant
20.16recipient completes a grant accomplishment
20.17report by the deadline and in the form
20.18prescribed by and satisfactory to the
20.19Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The
20.20commissioner must provide notice of the grant
20.21program in the summary of game and fish law
20.22prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.2397A.051, subdivision 2.
775,0002,043,00020.24Subd. 6.Administration
20.25(a) Contract Management
20.26$410,000 the first year is to the commissioner
20.27of natural resources for contract management
20.28duties assigned in this section. The
20.29commissioner must provide an
20.30accomplishment plan in the form specified by
20.31the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
20.32on expending this appropriation. The
20.33accomplishment plan must include a copy of
20.34the grant contract template and reimbursement
20.35manual. No money may be expended before
20Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 21.1the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
21.2approves the accomplishment plan. Money
21.3appropriated in this paragraph is available until
21.4June 30, 2027.
21.5(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
21.6$732,000 the first year and $772,000 the
21.7second year are to the Legislative
21.8Coordinating Commission for administrative
21.9expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
21.10Heritage Council and for compensating and
21.11reimbursing expenses of council members.
21.12This appropriation is available until June 30,
21.132027. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281,
21.14applies to this appropriation.
21.15(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
21.16$157,000 the first year is to the commissioner
21.17of natural resources for a technical evaluation
21.18panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and
21.19enhancement evaluations under Minnesota
21.20Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
21.21Money appropriated in this paragraph is
21.22available until June 30, 2027.
21.23(d) Core Functions in Partner-Led OHF Land
21.24Acquisitions
21.25$740,000 the first year is to the commissioner
21.26of natural resources for administering the
21.27initial development, restoration, and
21.28enhancement of land acquired in fee with
21.29money appropriated from the outdoor heritage
21.30fund. This appropriation may be used for land
21.31acquisition costs incurred by the department
21.32as part of conveyance of parcels to the
21.33Department of Natural Resources and initial
21.34development activities on fee title acquisitions.
21Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 22.1Money appropriated in this paragraph is
22.2available until June 30, 2033.
22.3(e) Legacy Website
22.4$4,000 the first year and $3,000 the second
22.5year are to the Legislative Coordinating
22.6Commission for the website required under
22.7Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
22.810.
22.9Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
22.10(a) Money appropriated in this section may
22.11not be spent on activities unless they are
22.12directly related to and necessary for a specific
22.13appropriation and are specified in the
22.14accomplishment plan approved by the
22.15Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
22.16Money appropriated in this section must not
22.17be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
22.18overhead charges that are not directly related
22.19to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
22.20Money appropriated for fee title acquisition
22.21of land may be used to restore, enhance, and
22.22provide for public use of the land acquired
22.23with the appropriation. Public-use facilities
22.24must have a minimal impact on habitat in
22.25acquired lands.
22.26(b) Money appropriated in this section is
22.27available as follows:
22.28(1) money appropriated for acquiring real
22.29property is available until June 30, 2029;
22.30(2) money appropriated for restoring and
22.31enhancing land acquired with an appropriation
22.32in this article is available for four years after
22.33the acquisition date with a maximum end date
22.34of June 30, 2033;
22Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 23.1(3) money appropriated for restoring and
23.2enhancing other land is available until June
23.330, 2030;
23.4(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money
23.5appropriated for a project that receives at least
23.615 percent of its funding from federal funds
23.7is available until a date sufficient to match the
23.8availability of federal funding to a maximum
23.9of six years if the federal funding was
23.10confirmed and included in the original
23.11approved draft accomplishment plan; and
23.12(5) money appropriated for other projects is
23.13available until the end of the fiscal year in
23.14which it is appropriated.
23.15Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital
23.16Equipment Expenditures
23.17(a) All agreements referred to in this section
23.18must be administered on a reimbursement
23.19basis unless otherwise provided in this section.
23.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
23.2116A.41, expenditures directly related to each
23.22appropriation's purpose made on or after July
23.231, 2025, or the date of accomplishment plan
23.24approval, whichever is later, are eligible for
23.25reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
23.26this section. For the purposes of administering
23.27appropriations and legislatively authorized
23.28agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage
23.29fund, an expense must be considered
23.30reimbursable by the administering agency
23.31when the recipient presents the agency with
23.32an invoice or binding agreement with the
23.33landowner and the recipient attests that the
23.34goods have been received or the landowner
23.35agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement
23Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24.1must be made upon receiving documentation
24.2that the items articulated in the
24.3accomplishment plan approved by the
24.4Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have
24.5been achieved, including partial achievements
24.6as evidenced by progress reports approved by
24.7the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
24.8Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
24.9projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
24.10support future management of acquired lands,
24.11or match a federal share. The advances must
24.12be approved as part of the accomplishment
24.13plan. Capital equipment expenditures for
24.14specific items in excess of $10,000 must be
24.15itemized in and approved as part of the
24.16accomplishment plan.
24.17(b) Unless otherwise provided, no money
24.18appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund
24.19in this article may be used to acquire, restore,
24.20or enhance any real property unless the
24.21specific acquisition, restoration, or
24.22enhancement is approved as part of the
24.23accomplishment plan on the parcel list.
24.24Subd. 9.Mapping
24.25Each direct recipient of money appropriated
24.26in this section, as well as each recipient of a
24.27grant awarded under this section, must provide
24.28geographic information to the Lessard-Sams
24.29Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any
24.30lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated
24.31in this section and open to the public taking
24.32of fish and game. The commissioner of natural
24.33resources must include the lands acquired in
24.34fee with money appropriated in this section
24.35on maps showing public recreation
24Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 25.1opportunities. Maps must include information
25.2on and acknowledgment of the outdoor
25.3heritage fund, including a notation of any
25.4restrictions.
25.5Subd. 10.Carryforward
25.6(a) The availability of the appropriation for
25.7Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2,
25.8subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Metro Big Rivers
25.9- Phase X, is extended to June 30, 2026.
25.10(b) The availability of the appropriation for
25.11Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2,
25.12subdivision 5, paragraph (k), St. Louis River
25.13Restoration Initiative - Phase VII, is extended
25.14to June 30, 2026.
25.15(c) The availability of the appropriation for
25.16Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 1, section 2,
25.17subdivision 6, paragraph (d), Core Functions
25.18in Partner-Led OHF Land Acquisitions, is
25.19extended to June 30, 2031.
25.20Subd. 11.Cancellation
25.21$120,000 of the outdoor heritage fund
25.22appropriation in Laws 2020, chapter 104,
25.23article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
25.24(i), is canceled no later than June 29, 2025.
25.25 EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivision 11 is effective the day following final enactment.
25.26Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to
25.27read:
25.28 Subd. 25.Federal grant fund requirements.An interest in real property acquired with
25.29money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund may be used to leverage federal grant
25.30funds for related conservation programs, such as Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration,
25.31United States Code, title 16, section 669 et seq.; Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration,
25.32United States Code, title 16, section 777 et seq.; and the North American Wetlands
25.33Conservation Act, United States Code, title 16, section 4401. These grant programs may
25Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 26.1place conditions on land use that require the continued use of the land for conservation
26.2purposes. Placement of conditions on land use under these programs does not require prior
26.3review and approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor under
26.4subdivision 15, paragraph (b).
26.5 ARTICLE 2
26.6 CLEAN WATER FUND
26.7Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
26.8 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
26.9and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water
26.10fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the
26.11Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this
26.12article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year
26.13ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026.
26.14"The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These
26.15are onetime appropriations.
26.16 APPROPRIATIONS
26.17 Available for the Year
26.18 Ending June 30
202726.19 2026
26.20Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND
159,301,000$144,625,000$26.21Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
26.22This appropriation is from the clean water
26.23fund. The amounts that may be spent for each
26.24purpose are specified in the following sections.
26.25Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
26.26Money appropriated in this article may not be
26.27spent on activities unless they are directly
26.28related to and necessary for a specific
26.29appropriation. Money appropriated in this
26.30article must be spent in accordance with
26.31Minnesota Management and Budget MMB
26.32Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
26.33Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
26Article 2 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 27.1Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
27.2specified in this article, fiscal year 2026
27.3appropriations are available until June 30,
27.42027, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are
27.5available until June 30, 2028. If a project
27.6receives federal funds, the period of the
27.7appropriation is extended to equal the
27.8availability of federal funding.
27.9Subd. 3.Disability Access
27.10Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean
27.11water funds, in consultation with the Council
27.12on Disability and other appropriate
27.13governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
27.14committees, and commissions, should make
27.15progress toward providing people with
27.16disabilities greater access to programs, print
27.17publications, and digital media related to the
27.18programs the recipient funds using
27.19appropriations made in this article.
27.20Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental
27.21Careers
27.22Agencies should work to provide opportunities
27.23that encourage a diversity of students to pursue
27.24careers in environment and natural resources
27.25when implementing appropriations in this
27.26article.
17,275,000$16,075,000$27.27Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
27.28(a) $370,000 the first year and $370,000 the
27.29second year are to increase monitoring for
27.30pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
27.31water and groundwater and to use data
27.32collected to assess pesticide use practices.
27.33(b) $3,100,000 the first year and $3,100,000
27.34the second year are for monitoring and
27Article 2 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 28.1evaluating trends in the concentration of
28.2nitrate in groundwater; promoting, developing,
28.3and evaluating regional and crop-specific
28.4nutrient best management practices, cover
28.5crops, and other vegetative cover; assessing
28.6adoption of best management practices and
28.7other recommended practices; education and
28.8technical support from University of
28.9Minnesota Extension; grants to support
28.10agricultural demonstration and implementation
28.11activities, including research activities at the
28.12Rosholt Research Farm; and other actions to
28.13protect groundwater from degradation from
28.14nitrate.
28.15(c) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
28.16the second year are for the agriculture best
28.17management practices loan program. Any
28.18unencumbered balance at the end of the second
28.19year must be added to the corpus of the loan
28.20fund.
28.21(d) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000
28.22the second year are for technical assistance;
28.23research, demonstration, and promotion
28.24projects on properly implementing best
28.25management practices and vegetative cover;
28.26and more-precise information on nonpoint
28.27contributions to impaired waters and for grants
28.28to support on-farm demonstration of
28.29agricultural practices.
28.30(e) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
28.31second year are for maintenance of the
28.32Minnesota Water Research Digital Library.
28.33Costs for information technology development
28.34or support for the digital library may be paid
28.35to Minnesota IT Services.
28Article 2 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 29.1(f) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000
29.2the second year are to implement the
29.3Minnesota agricultural water quality
29.4certification program statewide.
29.5(g) $155,000 the first year and $155,000 the
29.6second year are for a regional irrigation water
29.7quality specialist through University of
29.8Minnesota Extension.
29.9(h) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
29.10the second year are for grants to the Board of
29.11Regents of the University of Minnesota to
29.12fund the Forever Green initiative and to protect
29.13the state's natural resources while increasing
29.14the efficiency, profitability, and productivity
29.15of Minnesota farmers by incorporating
29.16perennial and winter-annual crops into existing
29.17agricultural practices.
29.18(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
29.19second year are for testing drinking-water
29.20wells for pesticides.
29.21(j) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
29.22the second year are for conservation
29.23equipment assistance grants to purchase
29.24equipment or items to retrofit existing
29.25equipment that has climate and water quality
29.26benefits.
29.27(k) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,250,000
29.28the second year are for expanding the existing
29.29state weather station and soil temperature
29.30network to provide accurate and timely
29.31weather data to optimize the timing of
29.32irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide, and manure
29.33applications and support land management
29.34decisions.
29Article 2 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 30.1(l) Unless otherwise specified, the
30.2appropriations in this section are available
30.3until June 30, 2030.
24,702,000$24,501,000$30.4Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
30.5(a) $9,450,000 the first year and $9,450,000
30.6the second year are for completing needed
30.7statewide assessments of surface water quality
30.8and trends according to Minnesota Statutes,
30.9chapter 114D.
30.10(b) $7,250,000 the first year and $7,250,000
30.11the second year are to support public
30.12participation in the watershed approach and
30.13to update watershed restoration and protection
30.14strategies, which include total maximum daily
30.15load (TMDL) and other supporting studies
30.16according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
30.17114D, for waters on the impaired waters list
30.18approved by the United States Environmental
30.19Protection Agency.
30.20(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
30.21the second year are for groundwater
30.22assessment, including enhancing the ambient
30.23monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating
30.24trends.
30.25(d) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000
30.26the second year are for national pollutant
30.27discharge elimination system wastewater and
30.28stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
30.29(e) $3,340,000 the first year and $3,541,000
30.30the second year are for enhancing the
30.31county-level delivery systems for subsurface
30.32sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
30.33necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
30.34sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting
30Article 2 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 31.1groundwater. This appropriation includes base
31.2grants for all counties with SSTS programs.
31.3Counties that receive base grants must report
31.4the number of properties with noncompliant
31.5systems upgraded through an SSTS
31.6replacement, connection to a centralized sewer
31.7system, or other means, including property
31.8abandonment or buyout. Counties also must
31.9report the number of existing SSTS
31.10compliance inspections conducted in areas
31.11under county jurisdiction. The required reports
31.12must be part of the established annual
31.13reporting for SSTS programs. Of this amount,
31.14at least $900,000 each year is available to
31.15counties for grants to low-income landowners
31.16to address systems that pose an imminent
31.17threat to public health or safety or fail to
31.18protect groundwater. A county receiving a
31.19grant under this paragraph must submit a
31.20report to the agency listing the projects funded,
31.21including an account of the expenditures.
31.22(f) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
31.23second year are for activities and grants that
31.24reduce chloride pollution.
31.25(g) $461,000 the first year and $461,000 the
31.26second year are to support activities of the
31.27Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
31.28Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
31.29(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
31.30second year are for a grant program for
31.31sanitary sewer projects that are included in the
31.32draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park
31.33Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to
31.34restore the water quality of waters in
31.35Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be
31Article 2 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 32.1awarded to local government units for projects
32.2approved by the Voyageurs National Park
32.3Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be
32.4matched by at least 25 percent from sources
32.5other than the clean water fund.
32.6(i) Any unencumbered grant balances in the
32.7first year do not cancel but are available for
32.8grants in the second year. Notwithstanding
32.9Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
32.10appropriations in this section are available
32.11until June 30, 2030.
14,650,000$14,150,000$
32.12Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
32.13RESOURCES
32.14(a) $2,825,000 the first year and $2,825,000
32.15the second year are for stream flow
32.16monitoring.
32.17(b) $1,525,000 the first year and $1,525,000
32.18the second year are for lake Index of
32.19Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
32.20(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the
32.21second year are for assessing mercury and
32.22other fish contaminants, including PFAS
32.23compounds, and monitoring to track the status
32.24of impaired waters over time.
32.25(d) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,500,000
32.26the second year are for developing targeted,
32.27science-based watershed restoration and
32.28protection strategies and for technical
32.29assistance for local governments.
32.30(e) $2,350,000 the first year and $2,350,000
32.31the second year are for water-supply planning,
32.32aquifer protection, and monitoring activities
32.33and analysis.
32Article 2 Sec. 5.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 33.1(f) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,250,000
33.2the second year are for technical assistance to
33.3support local implementation of nonpoint
33.4source restoration and protection activities and
33.5targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
33.6(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
33.7second year are for tool development and
33.8evaluation, including maintaining and updating
33.9spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams,
33.10and water bodies and integrating
33.11high-resolution digital elevation data and for
33.12assessing the effectiveness of forestry best
33.13management practices for water quality.
33.14(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
33.15second year are for accelerating completion
33.16of or updates to county geologic atlases and
33.17supplementing water chemistry or chemical
33.18movement studies.
33.19(i) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
33.20second year are for increasing native
33.21freshwater mussel production capacity and
33.22restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel
33.23restoration efforts.
33.24(j) $1,400,000 the first year and $1,500,000
33.25the second year are for providing technical
33.26and financial assistance for county and local
33.27governments to replace failing or ineffective
33.28culverts using modern designs that restore
33.29floodplain connectivity, biological
33.30connectivity, and channel stability. This
33.31appropriation is available for up to two
33.32additional years.
75,004,000$64,332,000$
33.33Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
33.34RESOURCES
33Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 34.1(a) $39,962,000 the first year and $48,138,000
34.2the second year are for agreements to
34.3implement state-approved watershed-based
34.4plans. The agreements may be used to
34.5implement projects or programs that protect,
34.6enhance, and restore surface water quality in
34.7lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater
34.8from degradation; and protect drinking water
34.9sources. Activities must be identified in a
34.10comprehensive watershed plan developed
34.11under the One Watershed, One Plan program
34.12and seven-county metropolitan groundwater
34.13or surface water management frameworks as
34.14provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
34.15103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Other legacy
34.16funds may be used to supplement projects
34.17funded under this paragraph. This
34.18appropriation may be used for:
34.19(1) implementing state-approved plans,
34.20including within the following watershed
34.21planning areas: Big Fork River, Blue Earth
34.22River, Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, Buffalo-Red
34.23River, Cannon River, Cedar - Wapsipinicon,
34.24Chippewa River, Clearwater River,
34.25Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow Wing
34.26River, Des Moines River, Greater Zumbro
34.27River, Hawk Creek - Middle Minnesota, Kettle
34.28and Upper St. Croix, Lac qui Parle-Yellow
34.29Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior
34.30North, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River,
34.31Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower
34.32Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River
34.33West, Lower St. Croix River,
34.34Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Minnesota
34.35River-Mankato, Mississippi River Brainerd,
34.36Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi
34Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 35.1River St. Cloud, Mississippi River-Sartell,
35.2Mississippi River Winona/La Crescent,
35.3Missouri River Basin, Nemadji River, North
35.4Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River,
35.5Pomme de Terre River, Rainy-Rapid River,
35.6Rainy Headwaters - Vermilion, Rainy
35.7River-Rainy Lake, Red Lake River, Redeye
35.8River, Redwood River, Root River, Roseau
35.9River, Rum River, Sand Hill River, Sauk
35.10River, Shell Rock and Winnebago River,
35.11Snake River, South Fork of the Crow River,
35.12St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus,
35.13Upper and Lower Red Lake, Upper Minnesota
35.14River, Upper Mississippi - Grand Rapids,
35.15Watonwan River, Wild Rice - Marsh, and
35.16Yellow Medicine River;
35.17(2) implementing seven-county metropolitan
35.18groundwater or surface water management
35.19frameworks; and
35.20(3) implementing other comprehensive
35.21watershed management plan planning areas
35.22that have a board-approved and
35.23local-government-adopted plan as authorized
35.24in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801.
35.25The board must establish eligibility criteria
35.26and determine whether a planning area is ready
35.27to proceed.
35.28(b) $2,935,000 the first year and $3,065,000
35.29the second year are for agreements with local
35.30government units to protect and restore surface
35.31water and drinking water; to keep water on
35.32the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water
35.33quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to
35.34protect groundwater and drinking water,
35.35including feedlot water quality and subsurface
35Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 36.1sewage treatment system projects and stream
36.2bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration,
36.3and ravine stabilization projects. The projects
36.4must use practices demonstrated to be
36.5effective, be of long-lasting public benefit,
36.6include a match, and be consistent with total
36.7maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation
36.8plans, watershed restoration and protection
36.9strategies (WRAPS), groundwater restoration
36.10and protection strategies (GRAPS), or local
36.11water management plans or their equivalents.
36.12Up to 50 percent of this appropriation is
36.13available for land-treatment projects and
36.14practices that benefit drinking water.
36.15(c) $4,350,000 the first year and $4,350,000
36.16the second year are for accelerated
36.17implementation, local resource protection,
36.18statewide analytical targeting or technology
36.19tools that fill an identified gap, program
36.20enhancements for technical assistance, citizen
36.21and community outreach, compliance, and
36.22training and certification.
36.23(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
36.24the second year are:
36.25(1) to provide state oversight and
36.26accountability, evaluate and communicate
36.27results, provide implementation tools, and
36.28measure the value of conservation program
36.29implementation by local governments; and
36.30(2) to submit to the legislature by December
36.3115 each even-numbered year a biennial report
36.32detailing the recipients and projects funded
36.33and the results accomplished under this
36.34section.
36Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 37.1(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
37.2the second year are to provide assistance,
37.3oversight, and support for local governments
37.4in implementing and complying with riparian
37.5protection and excessive soil loss
37.6requirements.
37.7(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
37.8the second year are for a working lands
37.9floodplain program and to purchase, restore,
37.10or preserve riparian land and floodplains
37.11adjacent to lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams,
37.12and tributaries, by conservation easements or
37.13other agreements to keep water on the land,
37.14to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
37.15transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface
37.16waters; and increase protection and recharge
37.17for groundwater. Up to $60,000 is for deposit
37.18in a conservation easement stewardship
37.19account established according to Minnesota
37.20Statutes, section 103B.103.
37.21(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
37.22the second year are for conservation easements
37.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501
37.24to 103F.535, or for agreements with local units
37.25of government or Tribal governments for
37.26long-term protection of groundwater supply
37.27sources. Priority must be placed on drinking
37.28water supply management areas where the
37.29vulnerability of the drinking water supply is
37.30designated as high or very high by the
37.31commissioner of health, that are mitigation
37.32level 1 or 2 under the groundwater protection
37.33rule, where drinking water protection plans
37.34developed by Tribal governments have
37.35identified high vulnerability, or where drinking
37Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 38.1water protection plans have identified specific
38.2activities that will achieve long-term
38.3protection. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a
38.4conservation easement stewardship account
38.5established according to Minnesota Statutes,
38.6section 103B.103.
38.7(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
38.8second year are for a technical evaluation
38.9panel to conduct restoration evaluations under
38.10Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
38.11subdivision 6.
38.12(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
38.13second year are for assistance to, oversight of,
38.14and agreements with local governments to
38.15enhance and update comprehensive watershed
38.16management plans developed under Minnesota
38.17Statutes, section 103B.801.
38.18(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
38.19the second year are for technical and financial
38.20assistance for the conservation drainage
38.21program, in consultation with the Drainage
38.22Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
38.23Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13,
38.24and including projects to improve
38.25multipurpose water management under
38.26Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
38.27(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
38.28second year are to purchase permanent
38.29conservation easements to protect lands
38.30adjacent to public waters that have good water
38.31quality but that are threatened with
38.32degradation. Up to $60,000 is for deposit in a
38.33conservation easement stewardship account
38.34established according to Minnesota Statutes,
38.35section 103B.103.
38Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 39.1(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the
39.2second year are to systematically collect data
39.3and produce county, watershed, and statewide
39.4estimates of soil erosion caused by water and
39.5wind, and track adoption of conservation
39.6measures, including cover crops, to address
39.7erosion. This appropriation may be used for
39.8agreements with the University of Minnesota
39.9to complete this work.
39.10(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
39.11second year are for implementing a water
39.12legacy program to expand partnerships for
39.13clean water.
39.14(n) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
39.15the second year are for permanent
39.16conservation easements to protect and restore
39.17wetlands and associated uplands. Up to
39.18$100,000 is for deposit in a conservation
39.19easement stewardship account established
39.20according to Minnesota Statutes, section
39.21103B.103.
39.22(o) $3,560,000 the first year and $5,926,000
39.23the second year are for financial and technical
39.24assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops
39.25and other soil health practices to achieve water
39.26quality or drinking water benefits. The board
39.27may use agreements with local governments,
39.28the United States Department of Agriculture,
39.29AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for
39.30Excellence, and other practitioners and
39.31partners to accomplish this work. Up to
39.32$450,000 is for an agreement with the
39.33University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health
39.34for applied research and education on
39.35Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health
39Article 2 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 40.1management systems. This appropriation may
40.2be extended to leverage available federal
40.3funds.
40.4(p) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
40.5second year are to contract for delivery of
40.6services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
40.7and Iowa for restoration, maintenance,
40.8training, and other activities consistent with
40.9this section.
40.10(q) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
40.11second year are to provide support to soil and
40.12water conservation districts and other local
40.13governments and partner organizations in the
40.14Lake Superior basin to leverage Great Lakes
40.15Restoration Initiative or other federal funding
40.16to implement prioritized activities.
40.17(r) The board may shift funds in this section
40.18and may adjust the technical and
40.19administrative assistance portion of the funds
40.20to leverage federal or other nonstate funds, to
40.21facilitate oversight responsibilities, or to
40.22address high-priority activities identified by
40.23the board consistent with local water
40.24management plans.
40.25(s) The board must require grantees to specify
40.26the outcomes that will be achieved by the
40.27grants.
40.28(t) The appropriations in this section are
40.29available until June 30, 2030, except grant or
40.30easement funds are available for five years
40.31after the date a grant or other agreement is
40.32executed. Returned funds must be repurposed
40.33consistent with the purposes of this section.
15,845,000$14,295,000$40.34Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
40Article 2 Sec. 7.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 41.1(a) $5,925,000 the first year and $5,925,000
41.2the second year are to develop health risk
41.3limits and other health-based guidance and
41.4conduct outreach activities for contaminants
41.5found or anticipated to be found in Minnesota
41.6drinking water; to accredit private laboratories
41.7to conduct analyses for these contaminants;
41.8and to increase the capacity of the
41.9department's laboratory to analyze for these
41.10contaminants.
41.11(b) $2,300,000 the first year and $3,700,000
41.12the second year are for ensuring safe drinking
41.13water for private well users in southeast
41.14Minnesota and statewide by designing and
41.15implementing voluntary interventions to
41.16reduce health risks to private well users,
41.17including identifying private well locations,
41.18studying the occurrence and magnitude of
41.19contaminants in private wells, developing
41.20guidance and conducting outreach and
41.21education about well testing and mitigation,
41.22awarding grants to local governments, and
41.23offering well testing.
41.24(c) $3,770,000 the first year and $3,920,000
41.25the second year are for protecting sources of
41.26drinking water, including planning,
41.27implementation, and monitoring activities and
41.28grants to local governments and public water
41.29systems.
41.30(d) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
41.31the second year are to develop and deliver
41.32groundwater restoration and protection
41.33strategies on a watershed scale for use in local
41.34comprehensive water planning efforts, to
41.35provide resources to local governments for
41Article 2 Sec. 7.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 42.1activities that sustain groundwater and protect
42.2sources of drinking water, and to enhance
42.3approaches that improve the capacity of local
42.4governmental units to protect and restore
42.5groundwater resources.
42.6(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
42.7second year are to develop public health
42.8policies and approaches to address threats to
42.9safe drinking water, including implementation
42.10of a statewide action plan for protecting
42.11drinking water.
42.12(f) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
42.13second year are for optimizing the statewide
42.14recreational water portal that includes an
42.15inventory of public beaches and information
42.16about local monitoring results and closures
42.17and that provides information about preventing
42.18illness and recreational water stewardship.
42.19(g) Unless otherwise specified, the
42.20appropriations in this section are available
42.21until June 30, 2029.
2,125,000$2,025,000$42.22Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
42.23(a) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
42.24the second year are to support communities
42.25implementing projects that address emerging
42.26drinking water supply threats and overall water
42.27sustainability, provide cost-effective regional
42.28solutions, leverage interjurisdictional
42.29coordination, support local implementation of
42.30wellhead protection plans, and prevent
42.31degradation of groundwater and surface water
42.32resources. These activities will provide
42.33communities with:
42Article 2 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 43.1(1) potential solutions to better connect land
43.2use impacts on water supply and overall water
43.3sustainability;
43.4(2) ways to balance regional water use by
43.5using surface water, stormwater, wastewater,
43.6and groundwater;
43.7(3) an analysis of infrastructure requirements
43.8needed to maintain and strengthen the
43.9reliability of water systems;
43.10(4) development of planning-level cost
43.11estimates, including capital costs and operating
43.12costs;
43.13(5) funding mechanisms and an equitable
43.14cost-sharing structure for regionally beneficial
43.15water supply development projects;
43.16(6) information and tools to use to address
43.17climate change impacts on overall water
43.18supply systems and overall water
43.19sustainability; and
43.20(7) ways to reduce impacts on the groundwater
43.21system through stormwater reuse grants to
43.22assist communities in reducing water use.
43.23(b) $650,000 the first year and $750,000 the
43.24second year are for grants that implement
43.25water demand reduction measures. The grants
43.26are to assist municipalities in the metropolitan
43.27area with implementing water demand
43.28reduction measures to ensure the reliability
43.29and protection of drinking water supplies.
1,400,000$1,000,000$43.30Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
43.31(a) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
43.32second year are for developing Part A of
43Article 2 Sec. 9.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 44.1county geologic atlases. This appropriation is
44.2available until June 30, 2030.
44.3(b) $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
44.4second year are for a program to evaluate
44.5performance and technology transfer for
44.6stormwater best management practices, to
44.7evaluate best management performance and
44.8effectiveness to support meeting total
44.9maximum daily loads, to develop standards
44.10and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using
44.11minimal impact design standards as the model,
44.12and to implement a system to transfer
44.13knowledge and technology across the local
44.14government, industry, and regulatory sectors.
44.15This appropriation is available until June 30,
44.162032.
8,300,000$8,240,000$44.17Sec. 10. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
44.18(a) $8,190,000 the first year and $8,250,000
44.19the second year are for the point source
44.20implementation grants program under
44.21Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
44.22appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
44.23(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
44.24second year are for small community
44.25wastewater treatment grants and loans under
44.26Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
44.27appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
44.28(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the
44.29end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or
44.30(b), the Public Facilities Authority may
44.31transfer the remaining funds to eligible
44.32projects under any of the programs listed in
44.33this section according to a project's priority
44Article 2 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 45.1rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project
45.2priority list.
-0-$7,000$45.3Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE
45.4$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative
45.5Coordinating Commission for the website
45.6required under Minnesota Statutes, section
45.73.303, subdivision 10.
45.8 Sec. 12. ASH RIVER SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT
45.9SYSTEM APPROPRIATION EXTENSION.
45.10 The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article
45.112, section 5, paragraph (h), as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1,
45.12article 2, section 18, for the Ash River Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment System is
45.13available until June 30, 2026.
45.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
45.15Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 114D.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
45.16 Subd. 7.Reports to legislature.By January 15 each odd-numbered year, the council
45.17must submit a report to the legislature that includes:
45.18 (1) a summary of the activities for which money has been or will be spent in the current
45.19biennium;
45.20 (2) the recommendations required under subdivision 6 for how money in the clean water
45.21fund should be spent in the next biennium, broken out by fiscal year and including
45.22recommended legislative bill language; and
45.23 (3) the impact on economic development of the implementation of efforts to protect and
45.24restore groundwater and the impaired waters program.
45.25 ARTICLE 3
45.26 PARKS AND TRAILS FUND
45.27Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
45.28 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
45.29and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and
45.30trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
45.31"2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure
45Article 3 Section 1.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 46.1are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The
46.2first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is
46.3fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These are onetime appropriations.
46.4 APPROPRIATIONS
46.5 Available for the Year
46.6 Ending June 30
202746.7 2026
46.8Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND
68,733,000$61,434,000$46.9Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
46.10The amounts that may be spent for each
46.11purpose are specified in the following sections.
46.12Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
46.13Money appropriated in this article may not be
46.14spent on activities unless they are directly
46.15related to and necessary for a specific
46.16appropriation. Money appropriated in this
46.17article must be spent in accordance with
46.18Minnesota Management and Budget MMB
46.19Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
46.20Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
46.21Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise
46.22specified in this article, fiscal year 2026
46.23appropriations are available until June 30,
46.242028, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are
46.25available until June 30, 2029. If a project
46.26receives federal funds, the period of the
46.27appropriation is extended to equal the
46.28availability of federal funding.
46.29Subd. 3.Disability Access
46.30Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks
46.31and trails funds, in consultation with the
46.32Council on Disability and other appropriate
46.33governor-appointed disability councils, boards,
46.34committees, and commissions, should make
46Article 3 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 47.1progress toward providing people with
47.2disabilities greater access to programs, print
47.3publications, and digital media related to the
47.4programs the recipient funds using
47.5appropriations made in this article.
47.6Subd. 4.Energy and Water Conservation
47.7Grant recipients of parks and trails funds
47.8should prioritize water and energy
47.9conservation technology and the use of
47.10renewable energy for construction and
47.11building projects funded with an appropriation
47.12made in this article.
41,511,000$37,120,000$
47.13Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
47.14RESOURCES
47.15(a) $24,310,000 the first year and $27,222,000
47.16the second year are for state parks, recreation
47.17areas, and trails to:
47.18(1) connect people to the outdoors;
47.19(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
47.20(3) maintain existing holdings; and
47.21(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with
47.22partners to implement the 25-year long-range
47.23parks and trails legacy plan.
47.24(b) Of the amount appropriated under
47.25paragraph (a), $100,000 the first year and
47.26$100,000 the second year are for grants to
47.27Wilderness Inquiry to connect Minnesota
47.28youth and families to natural resources through
47.29activities that support state parks and trails.
47.30(c) The commissioner may spend money
47.31appropriated under paragraph (a) on I Can!
47.32programs, including but not limited to
47.33programs designed to provide underserved
47Article 3 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 48.1youth the opportunity to experience the
48.2outdoors with similar peers.
48.3(d) $12,146,000 the first year and $13,561,000
48.4the second year are for grants for parks and
48.5trails of regional significance outside the
48.6seven-county metropolitan area under
48.7Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants
48.8awarded under this paragraph must be based
48.9on the lists of recommended projects
48.10submitted to the legislative committees under
48.11Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536,
48.12subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota
48.13Regional Parks and Trails Commission
48.14established under Minnesota Statutes, section
48.1585.536. Grants funded under this paragraph
48.16must support parks and trails of regional or
48.17statewide significance that meet the applicable
48.18definitions and criteria for regional parks and
48.19trails contained in the Greater Minnesota
48.20Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
48.21adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional
48.22Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
48.232015. Grant recipients identified under this
48.24paragraph must submit a grant application to
48.25the commissioner of natural resources. Up to
48.262.5 percent of the appropriation may be used
48.27by the commissioner for the actual cost of
48.28issuing and monitoring the grants for the
48.29commission. Of the amount appropriated,
48.30$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
48.31second year are for the Greater Minnesota
48.32Regional Parks and Trails Commission to
48.33carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes,
48.34section 85.536, including the continued
48.35development of a statewide system plan for
48Article 3 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 49.1regional parks and trails outside the
49.2seven-county metropolitan area.
49.3(e) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
49.4second year are for grants to Wilderness
49.5Inquiry to connect Minnesota youth and
49.6families to natural resources through activities
49.7that support parks and trails of regional
49.8significance outside the seven-county
49.9metropolitan area.
49.10(f) By January 15, 2026, the Greater
49.11Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
49.12Commission must submit a list of projects that
49.13contains the commission's recommendations
49.14for funding from the parks and trails fund for
49.15fiscal year 2027 to the chairs and ranking
49.16minority members of the legislative
49.17committees and divisions with jurisdiction
49.18over environment and natural resources and
49.19the parks and trails fund.
49.20(g) By January 15, 2026, the Greater
49.21Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails
49.22Commission must submit a report that contains
49.23the commission's criteria for funding from the
49.24parks and trails fund, including the criteria
49.25used to determine if a park or trail is of
49.26regional significance, to the chairs and ranking
49.27minority members of the legislative
49.28committees and divisions with jurisdiction
49.29over environment and natural resources and
49.30the parks and trails fund.
49.31(h) $614,000 the first year and $678,000 the
49.32second year are for coordination and projects
49.33between the department, the Metropolitan
49.34Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional
49.35Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced
49Article 3 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 50.1web-based information for park and trail users;
50.2and support of activities of the Parks and
50.3Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
50.4(i) The commissioner must contract for
50.5services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
50.6and Iowa for restoration, maintenance, and
50.7other activities under this section for at least
50.8$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the
50.9second year.
50.10(j) Grant recipients of an appropriation under
50.11this section must give consideration to
50.12contracting with Conservation Corps
50.13Minnesota and Iowa for restoration,
50.14maintenance, and other activities.
50.15(k) In addition to the requirements under
50.16paragraph (i), the commissioner should work
50.17to provide other opportunities that encourage
50.18a diversity of students to pursue careers in
50.19environment and natural resources when
50.20implementing appropriations in this section.
27,222,000$24,310,000$50.21Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
50.22(a) $24,210,000 the first year and $27,122,000
50.23the second year are for distribution according
50.24to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53,
50.25subdivision 3.
50.26(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
50.27second year are for grants to Wilderness
50.28Inquiry to connect Minnesota youth and
50.29families to natural resources through activities
50.30that support parks and trails of regional
50.31significance within the seven-county
50.32metropolitan area.
50.33(c) Money appropriated under this section and
50.34distributed to implementing agencies must be
50Article 3 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 51.1used only to fund the list of projects approved
51.2by the elected representatives of each of the
51.3metropolitan parks implementing agencies.
51.4Projects funded by the money appropriated
51.5under this section must be substantially
51.6consistent with the project descriptions and
51.7dollar amounts approved by each elected body.
51.8Any money remaining after completing the
51.9listed projects may be spent by the
51.10implementing agencies on projects to support
51.11parks and trails.
51.12(d) Grant agreements entered into by the
51.13Metropolitan Council and recipients of money
51.14appropriated under this section must ensure
51.15that the money is used to supplement and not
51.16substitute for traditional sources of funding.
51.17(e) The implementing agencies receiving
51.18appropriations under this section must give
51.19consideration to contracting with Conservation
51.20Corps Minnesota and Iowa for restoration,
51.21maintenance, and other activities.
-0-$4,000$51.22Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
51.23$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative
51.24Coordinating Commission for the website
51.25required under Minnesota Statutes, section
51.263.303, subdivision 10.
51.27Sec. 6. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND
51.28APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS
51.29The availability of the grant to Goodhue
51.30County for the Cannon Valley Trail project
51.31from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023
51.32appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special
51.33Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3,
51.34paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
51Article 3 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 52.1The availability of the grant to Stearns County
52.2for the Beaver Island Trail project from the
52.3parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023
52.4appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special
52.5Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3,
52.6paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.7The availability of the grant to the city of
52.8Winona for the Bluffs Traverse Trail project
52.9from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023
52.10appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special
52.11Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3,
52.12paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.13The availability of the grant to the city of
52.14Austin for the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
52.15project from the parks and trails fund fiscal
52.16year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023,
52.17chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c),
52.18is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.19The availability of the grant to the city of
52.20Duluth for the Spirit Mountain Recreation
52.21Area project from the parks and trails fund
52.22fiscal year 2023 appropriation under Laws
52.232021, First Special Session chapter 1, article
52.243, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June
52.2530, 2027.
52.26The availability of the grant to the city of
52.27Duluth for the Waabizheshikana/Marten Trail
52.28project from the parks and trails fund fiscal
52.29year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023,
52.30chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c),
52.31is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
52.33Sec. 7. CANCELLATIONS
52Article 3 Sec. 7.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 53.1(a) The unobligated balance from the parks
53.2and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019,
53.3First Special Session, chapter 2, article 3,
53.4section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated
53.5to be $10,000 is canceled to the parks and
53.6trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.
53.7(b) The unobligated balance from the parks
53.8and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2021,
53.9First Special Session, chapter 1, article 3,
53.10section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated
53.11to be $31,000 is canceled to the parks and
53.12trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.
53.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
53.14 ARTICLE 4
53.15 ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND
53.16Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
53.17 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
53.18and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural
53.19heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
53.20the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, except that any unencumbered balance
53.21remaining under this article from the first year does not cancel but is available in the second
53.22year. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed
53.23under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027,
53.24respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The
53.25biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
53.26 APPROPRIATIONS
53.27 Available for the Year
53.28 Ending June 30
202753.29 2026
53.30Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
94,618,000$85,293,000$53.31Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
53Article 4 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 54.1The amounts that may be spent for each
54.2purpose are specified in the following
54.3subdivisions.
54.4Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
54.5Money appropriated in this article must not
54.6be spent on activities unless they are directly
54.7related to and necessary for a specific
54.8appropriation. Money appropriated in this
54.9article must not be spent on institutional
54.10overhead charges that are not directly related
54.11to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
54.12Money appropriated in this article must be
54.13spent in accordance with Minnesota
54.14Management and Budget MMB Guidance to
54.15Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure.
54.16Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
54.1716A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this
54.18article, fiscal year 2026 appropriations are
54.19available until June 30, 2027, and fiscal year
54.202027 appropriations are available until June
54.2130, 2028. Water and energy conservation
54.22technology and the use of renewable energy
54.23should be priorities for construction and
54.24building projects funded through this
54.25appropriation. If a project receives federal
54.26funds, the period of the appropriation is
54.27extended to equal the availability of federal
54.28funding.
54.29Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD
47,322,000$38,136,000$54.30Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
54.31The amounts that may be spent for each
54.32purpose are specified in the following
54.33subdivisions.
54.34Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
54Article 4 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 55.1The amounts in this section are appropriated
55.2to the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts
55.3education, arts preservation, and arts access.
55.4Grant agreements entered into by the
55.5Minnesota State Arts Board and other
55.6recipients of appropriations in this section
55.7must ensure that the money is used to
55.8supplement and not substitute for traditional
55.9sources of funding. Each grant program
55.10established in this appropriation must be
55.11separately administered from other state
55.12appropriations for program planning and
55.13outcome measurements, but may take into
55.14consideration other state resources awarded
55.15in the selection of applicants and grant award
55.16size.
37,978,00029,669,00055.17Subd. 3.Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
55.18$29,669,000 the first year and $37,978,000
55.19the second year are to support Minnesota
55.20artists and arts organizations in creating,
55.21producing, and presenting high-quality arts
55.22activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret
55.23art forms and works of art so that they are
55.24accessible to Minnesota audiences; to
55.25overcome barriers to accessing high-quality
55.26arts activities; and to instill the arts into the
55.27community and public life in this state. Grants
55.28provided under this subdivision must prioritize
55.29artists and arts organizations that plan to
55.30present art from communities that have been
55.31historically underrepresented in the arts or that
55.32improve access to the programs and projects
55.33for groups, including youth and historically
55.34underserved communities, that have struggled
55.35to access arts programming in the past.
55Article 4 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6,670,0006,013,00056.1Subd. 4.Arts Education
56.2$6,013,000 the first year and $6,670,000 the
56.3second year are for high-quality,
56.4age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans
56.5of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and
56.6understanding of the arts. Priority in the award
56.7of grants under this subdivision must be given
56.8to providing educational opportunities to
56.9underserved communities with grants for
56.10organizations or entities providing
56.11opportunities to K-12 students throughout the
56.12state for arts education, including access to
56.13arts instruction, arts programming, museums,
56.14and arts presentations.
2,224,0002,004,00056.15Subd. 5.Arts and Cultural Heritage
56.16$2,004,000 the first year and $2,224,000 the
56.17second year are for events and activities that
56.18represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse
56.19cultural arts traditions, including folk and
56.20traditional artists and art organizations,
56.21represented in this state.
56.22Subd. 6.Administrative Costs
56.23Up to five percent of the totals in subdivisions
56.243 to 5 each year is for administering grant
56.25programs, delivering technical services,
56.26providing fiscal oversight for the statewide
56.27system, and ensuring accountability in fiscal
56.28years 2026 and 2027.
56.29Subd. 7.Regional Arts Councils
56.30Thirty percent of the remaining total
56.31appropriation to each of the categories listed
56.32in subdivisions 3 to 5 is for grants to the
56.33regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
56.34other provision of law, regional arts council
56Article 4 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 57.1grants or other arts council grants for touring
57.2programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
57.3the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
57.4tour in their own region as well as all other
57.5regions of the state.
57.6Subd. 8.Minnesota Musicians
57.7$200,000 each year is for a competitive grant
57.8program to award grants to Minnesota
57.9musicians to create, produce, and perform
57.10music throughout the state.
57.11Subd. 9.Youth Literary Grants
57.12$250,000 each year is for competitive grants
57.13to individual authors and organizations
57.14creating and producing books. The grants
57.15under this subdivision must be used for the
57.16creation and distribution of books for youth
57.17that celebrate cultural expression with a focus
57.18on excellent creative work and educational
57.19value.
57.20Sec. 4. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
19,253,000$19,253,000$57.21Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
57.22The amounts that may be spent for each
57.23purpose are specified in the following
57.24subdivisions.
57.25Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
57.26(a) The amounts in this section are
57.27appropriated to the governing board of the
57.28Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and
57.29enhance access to Minnesota's history and its
57.30cultural and historical resources. Grant
57.31agreements entered into by the Minnesota
57.32Historical Society and other recipients of
57.33appropriations in this section must ensure that
57Article 4 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 58.1the money is used to supplement and not
58.2substitute for traditional sources of funding.
58.3Money directly appropriated to the Minnesota
58.4Historical Society must be used to supplement
58.5and not substitute for traditional sources of
58.6funding. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
58.7section 16A.28, for historic preservation
58.8projects that improve historic structures, the
58.9amounts are available until June 30, 2029. The
58.10Minnesota Historical Society or grant
58.11recipients of the Minnesota Historical Society
58.12using money from the arts and cultural
58.13heritage fund under this section must give
58.14consideration to Conservation Corps
58.15Minnesota and Iowa and Northern Bedrock
58.16Historic Preservation Corps, or an organization
58.17carrying out similar work, for projects with
58.18the potential to need historic preservation
58.19services.
58.20(b) Up to five percent of the totals in
58.21subdivisions 3 and 4 each year is for
58.22administering grants and grant programs,
58.23delivering technical services, providing fiscal
58.24oversight, and ensuring accountability in fiscal
58.25years 2026 and 2027.
19,253,00019,253,00058.26Subd. 3.Historical Grants and Programs
58.27(a) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
58.28$6,993,000 the first year and $6,993,000 the
58.29second year are for statewide historic and
58.30cultural grants to local, county, regional, or
58.31other historical or cultural organizations or for
58.32activities to preserve significant historic and
58.33cultural resources. Money must be distributed
58.34through a competitive grant process. The
58.35Minnesota Historical Society must administer
58Article 4 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 59.1the money using established grant mechanisms
59.2with assistance from the advisory committee
59.3created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
59.44, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item
59.5(ii).
59.6(b) Statewide History Programs
59.7$7,760,000 the first year and $7,760,000 the
59.8second year are for historic and cultural
59.9programs and purposes related to the heritage
59.10of the state.
59.11(c) History Partnerships
59.12$2,875,000 the first year and $2,875,000 the
59.13second year are for history partnerships
59.14involving multiple organizations, which may
59.15include the Minnesota Historical Society, to
59.16preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's
59.17history and cultural heritage in all regions of
59.18the state.
59.19(d) Statewide Survey of Historical and
59.20Archaeological Sites
59.21$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
59.22second year are for one or more contracts to
59.23be competitively awarded to conduct statewide
59.24surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites
59.25of historical, archeological, and cultural
59.26significance. Results of the surveys or
59.27investigations must be published in a
59.28searchable form and available to the public
59.29cost-free. The Minnesota Historical Society,
59.30the Office of the State Archeologist, the Indian
59.31Affairs Council, and the State Historic
59.32Preservation Office must each appoint a
59.33representative to an oversight board to select
59.34contractors and direct the conduct of the
59.35surveys or investigations. The oversight board
59Article 4 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 60.1must consult with the Departments of
60.2Transportation and Natural Resources.
60.3(e) Digital Library
60.4$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
60.5second year are for a digital library project to
60.6preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota
60.7images, documents, and historical materials.
60.8The Minnesota Historical Society must
60.9cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan
60.10system and must jointly share this
60.11appropriation for these purposes.
875,000875,00060.12Subd. 4.Grants
60.13(a) $750,000 each year is for grants to
60.14organizations that own buildings or structures
60.15that are considered historically significant to
60.16their local communities to improve access to
60.17the buildings or structures, to preserve the
60.18buildings or structures, or to enhance the use
60.19of the buildings or structures, including
60.20improving access to museums, music halls,
60.21opera houses, libraries, and sites celebrating
60.22diverse cultures and heritages throughout the
60.23state. Grant money not encumbered in the first
60.24year is available for statewide history
60.25programs in the second year. The Minnesota
60.26Historical Society must give priority
60.27consideration for funding to the Fairmont
60.28Opera House for structural beam repair and
60.29the Litchfield Opera House for expanding and
60.30installing balcony seating.
60.31(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
60.32second year are for a grant to Special Guerrilla
60.33Units Veterans and Families of USA, Inc. to
60.34collect, document, archive, and preserve the
60Article 4 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 61.1oral histories of Hmong veterans of the United
61.2States-sponsored Secret War in Laos and to
61.3create programming and educational resources
61.4to teach the public and future generations
61.5about the history, legacy, and cultural heritage
61.6of the Hmong in Minnesota.
3,000,000$3,000,000$61.7Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
61.8$3,00,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the
61.9second year are appropriated to the
61.10commissioner of education for grants to the
61.1112 Minnesota regional library systems to
61.12provide educational opportunities in the arts,
61.13history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
61.14Minnesota. When possible, funding under this
61.15section should be used to promote and share
61.16the work of Minnesota authors, including
61.17authors from diverse backgrounds. This money
61.18must be allocated using the formulas in
61.19Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355,
61.20subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25
61.21percent to be distributed to all qualifying
61.22systems in an amount proportionate to the
61.23number of qualifying system entities in each
61.24system. For purposes of this section,
61.25"qualifying system entity" means a public
61.26library, a regional library system, a regional
61.27library system headquarters, a county, or an
61.28outreach service program. This money may
61.29be used to sponsor programs provided by
61.30regional libraries or to provide grants to local
61.31arts and cultural heritage programs for
61.32programs in partnership with regional libraries.
61.33This money must be distributed in ten equal
61.34payments per year. Notwithstanding
61.35Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
61Article 4 Sec. 5.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 62.1appropriations encumbered on or before June
62.230, 2027, as grants or contracts in this section
62.3are available until June 30, 2029. Up to two
62.4percent of the amount in this section is for
62.5administering the grants in this section.
62.6Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF
62.7ADMINISTRATION
9,625,000$9,625,000$62.8Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
62.9The amounts that may be spent for each
62.10purpose are specified in the following
62.11subdivisions.
62.12Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
62.13(a) The amounts in this section are
62.14appropriated to the commissioner of
62.15administration for grants to the named
62.16organizations for the purposes specified in this
62.17section.
62.18(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
62.19commissioner and recipients of appropriations
62.20under this section must ensure that money
62.21appropriated in this section is used to
62.22supplement and not substitute for traditional
62.23sources of funding.
62.24(c) Up to five percent of the amounts in
62.25subdivision 3 are for administering the grants,
62.26providing fiscal oversight, and ensuring
62.27accountability in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
9,625,0009,625,00062.28Subd. 3.Grants
62.29(a) Minnesota Public Radio
62.30(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
62.31the second year are for Minnesota Public
62.32Radio. This appropriation must be used only
62.33to create and share programming on
62Article 4 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 63.1Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage and
63.2history.
63.3(b) Association of Minnesota Public Educational
63.4Radio Stations
63.5$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the
63.6second year are to the Association of
63.7Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
63.8for production and acquisition grants in
63.9accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
63.10129D.19.
63.11(c) Public Television
63.12$4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 the
63.13second year are to the Minnesota Public
63.14Television Association for production and
63.15acquisition grants according to Minnesota
63.16Statutes, section 129D.18.
63.17(d) Como Park Zoo
63.18$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the
63.19second year are to the Como Park Zoo and
63.20Conservatory for program development that
63.21features educational programs and habitat
63.22enhancement, special exhibits, music
63.23appreciation programs, and historical garden
63.24access and preservation.
63.25(e) Great Lakes Aquarium
63.26$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
63.27second year are to the Great Lakes Aquarium
63.28for a lake sturgeon project, including an
63.29exhibit and public education on lake sturgeon,
63.30in cooperation with the commissioner of
63.31natural resources, Fond du Lac Band of Lake
63.32Superior Chippewa, and United States Fish
63.33and Wildlife Services.
63.34(f) The Bakken Museum
63Article 4 Sec. 6.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 64.1$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
64.2year are for a grant to The Bakken Museum
64.3for interactive exhibits and outreach programs
64.4on arts and cultural heritage.
1,175,000$1,175,000$64.5Sec. 7. MINNESOTA ZOO
64.6The amounts in this section are appropriated
64.7to the Minnesota Zoological Board for
64.8programs at and development of the Minnesota
64.9Zoological Garden and to provide access and
64.10education related to programs on the cultural
64.11heritage of Minnesota.
64.12Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER
12,493,000$12,350,000$64.13Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
64.14The amounts that may be spent for each
64.15purpose are specified in the following
64.16subdivisions.
64.17Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
64.18(a) The amounts in this section are
64.19appropriated to the Board of Directors of the
64.20Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes
64.21specified in this section. The Minnesota
64.22Humanities Center may use up to 5.5 percent
64.23of the appropriations for the administration of
64.24these funds and to cover the cost of
64.25administering, planning, evaluating, and
64.26reporting these grants. The Minnesota
64.27Humanities Center must develop a written
64.28plan to issue the grants under this section and
64.29must submit the plan for review and approval
64.30by the commissioner of administration. The
64.31written plan must require the Minnesota
64.32Humanities Center to create and adhere to
64.33grant policies that are similar to those
64.34established according to Minnesota Statutes,
64Article 4 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 65.1section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
65.2clause (1).
65.3(b) No grants awarded under this section may
65.4be used for travel outside the state of
65.5Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify
65.6the repercussions for failing to comply with
65.7the grant agreement.
2,500,0002,525,00065.8Subd. 3.Programs
65.9$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the
65.10second year are for statewide humanities
65.11programs and to support and expand outreach,
65.12partnerships, and humanities programming
65.13with organizations and individuals throughout
65.14the state, including but not limited to
65.15programming related to veterans and the
65.16military experience, professional development
65.17opportunities for educators, and programming
65.18celebrating, representing, and reflecting upon
65.19the heritage of diverse Minnesota communities
65.20that have been historically underserved.
65.21$25,000 the first year is for outreach and
65.22education on the humanities center grant
65.23program with a focus on reaching underserved
65.24community organizations and providing
65.25assistance with grant opportunities,
65.26qualifications, and reporting requirements, and
65.27specifically providing technical assistance and
65.28a nontraditional application process to improve
65.29access to grant funding.
500,000500,00065.30Subd. 4.Children's Museum Grants
65.31$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
65.32second year are for arts and cultural heritage
65.33grants to children's museums for arts and
65.34cultural exhibits and related educational
65Article 4 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 66.1outreach programs. The Minnesota Humanities
66.2Center must administer this money using
66.3established grant mechanisms.
8,968,0008,500,000
66.4Subd. 5.Community Identity and Heritage
66.5Grant Program
66.6$8,500,000 the first year and $8,968,000 the
66.7second year are for a competitive grant
66.8program to provide funding to organizations
66.9or individuals working to create, celebrate,
66.10and teach the art, culture, and heritage of the
66.11many cultural groups that make up Minnesota,
66.12including but not limited to Indigenous
66.13communities, veterans, and historical and
66.14recent immigrant communities. At least
66.15$2,000,000 each year must be for grants
66.16greater than $150,000. Grants under this clause
66.17should provide funding focused on preserving,
66.18honoring, and sharing unique cultural
66.19heritages; provide education and student
66.20outreach opportunities related to arts and
66.21culture; support the development of humanities
66.22programming, including the arts; and empower
66.23communities in building their identity and
66.24culture.
66.25Of this amount, $1,500,000 each year is for
66.26grants to community-based organizations,
66.27cities, and counties to support cultural festivals
66.28and events throughout the state. The funding
66.29may support arts and cultural programming,
66.30staffing, community outreach, transportation,
66.31facilities and equipment rentals, signage, and
66.32public safety expense reimbursements. The
66.33Minnesota Humanities Center must give
66.34priority consideration for funding to the
66.35Somali Museum Annual Celebration, Twin
66Article 4 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 67.1Cities Jazz Fest, Selby Avenue Jazz Fest, the
67.2International Hmong Freedom Festival, Cinco
67.3de Mayo festival, and Rondo Days in St. Paul;
67.4the Hiddo Soor International Somali Cultural
67.5Festival in Plymouth; Safe Summer Nights
67.6and Somali Independence Day in St. Paul;
67.7sesquicentennial celebrations in Osseo and
67.8Delano; Sienkane Lao Southeast Asian Music
67.9Festival; the Asian American Film Festival;
67.10Midnimo; and IgboFest Minnesota.
250,000250,00067.11Subd. 6.Ethnic Media Grants
67.12$250,000 each year is for competitive grants
67.13to provide funding to ethnic media
67.14organizations creating educational content that
67.15is available to the public and for government
67.16access television.
100,000100,00067.17Subd. 7.Youth Poet Laureate
67.18$100,000 each year is for a grant to a nonprofit
67.19to operate a statewide youth poet laureate
67.20program in coordination with the Minnesota
67.21Humanities Center. The program may provide
67.22creative writing outreach, programming, and
67.23events related to creative writing and must
67.24award a young person who is 13 to 19 years
67.25of age, through a competitive process similar
67.26to the National Youth Poet Laureate program,
67.27to be the Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate and
67.28provide opportunities to celebrate, mentor,
67.29and highlight the work of the Youth Poet
67.30Laureate and young writers in Minnesota.
175,000475,00067.31Subd. 8.Grants
67.32(a) (Neo)Muralismos de Mexico
67.33$100,000 the first year is for a grant to
67.34(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico to expand arts
67Article 4 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 68.1programming that celebrates Latino cultural
68.2heritage through workshops and support to
68.3local artists through capacity building,
68.4professional development, networking, and
68.5presentation opportunities on Latino arts and
68.6culture.
68.7(b) Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
68.8$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the
68.9Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts for
68.10after-school educational programming that
68.11includes instruction in dance, voice, and
68.12drama.
68.13(c) United Hmong Family
68.14$175,000 each year is for a grant to the United
68.15Hmong Family to provide dance and other arts
68.16and cultural programming.
1,000,000$1,000,000$68.17Sec. 9. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
68.18(a) $425,000 each year is to provide grants to
68.19Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota
68.20and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster
68.21education programs and services for Dakota
68.22and Ojibwe language.
68.23(b) $425,000 each year is to provide grants to
68.24preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian
68.25language through support of projects and
68.26services and to support educational programs
68.27and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe
68.28language.
68.29(c) $150,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs
68.30Council to carry out responsibilities under
68.31Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply
68.32with Public Law 101-601, the Native
68.33American Graves Protection and Repatriation
68.34Act.
68Article 4 Sec. 9.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 69.1Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
750,000$750,000$69.2Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
69.3The amounts that may be spent for each
69.4purpose are specified in the following
69.5subdivisions.
500,000500,00069.6Subd. 2.County Fair Grants
69.7$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
69.8second year are for grants to county
69.9agricultural societies to enhance arts access
69.10and education and to preserve and promote
69.11Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as
69.12embodied in its county fairs. The grants may
69.13be distributed in equal amounts to each of the
69.14county fairs that submitted an application. The
69.15grants are in addition to the aid distribution to
69.16county agricultural societies under Minnesota
69.17Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of
69.18agriculture must develop grant-making criteria
69.19and guidance for expending money under this
69.20subdivision to provide funding for projects
69.21and events that provide access to the arts or
69.22the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural
69.23heritage. The commissioner must seek input
69.24from all interested parties. The commissioner
69.25may use up to two percent of the amounts in
69.26this subdivision for the administration and
69.27distribution of the grants. Money not used in
69.28the first year may be used in the second year.
250,000250,00069.29Subd. 3.Minnesota FFA
69.30(a) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
69.31second year are for grants to the Minnesota
69.32FFA to provide new and expanded access for
69.33Minnesota FFA members involved in art- and
69.34history-related FFA activities. Of this amount:
69Article 4 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 70.1(1) up to $125,000 each year may be used to
70.2document and commemorate 100 years of
70.3fostering leadership, agricultural education,
70.4and community service across the state by
70.5creating a history book, video storytelling
70.6series, and an in-person arts-focused event;
70.7and
70.8(2) any amount not spent for the purposes
70.9described in clause (1) may be used for other
70.10activities that provide new and expanded
70.11access for Minnesota FFA members involved
70.12in art- and history-related FFA activities,
70.13including activities related to national and state
70.14FFA band and choir, state and national FFA
70.15talent competitions, FFA floriculture, and FFA
70.16state fair landscape booths.
70.17(b) The commissioner of agriculture must
70.18develop grant-making criteria and guidance
70.19for grants under this subdivision to provide
70.20funding for projects and events and must seek
70.21input from the Minnesota FFA and Minnesota
70.22FFA Foundation. The commissioner may use
70.23up to five percent of the amounts in this
70.24subdivision to cover the costs of administering,
70.25planning, evaluating, and reporting these
70.26grants.
-0-$4,000$
70.27Sec. 11. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING
70.28COMMISSION
70.29The amount in this section is appropriated to
70.30the Legislative Coordinating Commission to
70.31maintain the website required under Minnesota
70.32Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.
70Article 4 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 71.1 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.2 Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability.(a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage
71.3fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's
71.4history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and
71.5cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and
71.6evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or
71.7best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when
71.8appropriate.
71.9 (b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project
71.10or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire
71.11project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project
71.12will be completed.
71.13 (c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across
71.14all regions and residents of the state.
71.15 (d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural
71.16heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
71.17including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
71.183.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
71.19or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
71.20Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under
71.21section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
71.22 (e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according
71.23to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals
71.24must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
71.25 (f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in
71.26Minnesota.
71.27 (g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
71.28heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy
71.29logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
71.302010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
71.31information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the
71.32person to a web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to
71.33obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
71.34website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
71Article 4 Sec. 12.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 72.1 (h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
72.2upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
72.3as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
72.4the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
72.5recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
72.6rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
72.7must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
72.8legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
72.9recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
72.10on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the
72.11recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
72.12 (i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and
72.13cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees
72.14having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding
72.15is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
72.16was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose and provide a copy of the
72.17most recent year's Internal Revenue Service Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt
72.18From Income Tax.
72.19Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision
72.20to read:
72.21 Subd. 7.Construction costs.Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must not
72.22be appropriated to fund new construction or for capital construction projects, including
72.23major renovations or long-term building projects, with the exception of preservation of
72.24historic structures or sites. This prohibition does not apply to:
72.25 (1) accessibility accommodations;
72.26 (2) the creation of exhibits or installations; and
72.27 (3) renovations to provide care for collections or facilitate exhibits, installations, or other
72.28projects funded with arts and cultural heritage fund appropriations.
72.29Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
14,105,00017,040,00072.30Subd. 6.Department of Administration
72.31(a) The amounts in this subdivision are
72.32appropriated to the commissioner of
72Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 73.1administration for grants to the named
73.2organizations for the purposes specified in this
73.3subdivision. The commissioner of
73.4administration may use a portion of this
73.5appropriation for costs that are directly related
73.6to and necessary for the administration of
73.7grants in this subdivision.
73.8(b) Grant agreements entered into by the
73.9commissioner and recipients of appropriations
73.10under this subdivision must ensure that money
73.11appropriated in this subdivision is used to
73.12supplement and not substitute for traditional
73.13sources of funding.
73.14(c) Minnesota Public Radio
73.15$2,050,000 each year is for Minnesota Public
73.16Radio to create programming and expand news
73.17service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and
73.18history.
73.19(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational
73.20Radio Stations
73.21$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the
73.22second year are to the Association of
73.23Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
73.24for production and acquisition grants in
73.25accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
73.26129D.19.
73.27(e) Public Television
73.28$5,000,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the
73.29second year are to the Minnesota Public
73.30Television Association for production and
73.31acquisition grants according to Minnesota
73.32Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in
73.33the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing
73.34Minnesota military and veterans' history
73Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 74.1stories and unique immigrant stories from
74.2around the state.
74.3(f) Wilderness Inquiry
74.4$500,000 the first year and $600,000 the
74.5second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to
74.6preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture,
74.7and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth
74.8and families to natural resources.
74.9(g) Como Park Zoo
74.10$1,725,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo
74.11and Conservatory for program development
74.12that features educational programs and habitat
74.13enhancement, special exhibits, music
74.14appreciation programs, and historical garden
74.15access and preservation.
74.16(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
74.17$825,000 each year is to the Science Museum
74.18of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts
74.19access and to preserve Minnesota's history and
74.20cultural heritage, including student and teacher
74.21outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and
74.22community-based exhibits that preserve
74.23Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
74.24(i) Appetite for Change
74.25$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit
74.26Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks
74.27programming, which will preserve the cultural
74.28heritage of growing and cooking food in
74.29Minnesota.
74.30(j) Lake Superior Zoo
74.31$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior
74.32Zoo to develop educational exhibits and
74.33programs.
74Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 75.1(k) Great Lakes Aquarium
75.2$250,000 each year is to the Lake Superior
75.3Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and
75.4install a hands-on exhibit with interactive
75.5learning components to educate Minnesotans
75.6on the history of the natural landscape of the
75.7state.
75.8(l) State Band
75.9$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
75.10year are to the Minnesota state band to provide
75.11free concerts throughout the state.
75.12(m) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming
75.13$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
75.14of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial
75.15Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad
75.16Park.
75.17(n) Great Northern Festival
75.18$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
75.19year are for a grant to support the Great
75.20Northern Festival, which connects attendees
75.21to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues
75.22through a festival.
75.23(o) Governor's Council on Developmental
75.24Disabilities
75.25$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota
75.26Governor's Council on Developmental
75.27Disabilities to continue to preserve and raise
75.28awareness of the history of Minnesotans with
75.29developmental disabilities.
75.30(p) Minnesota Council on Disability
75.31$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
75.32second year are to the Minnesota Council on
75.33Disability to provide educational opportunities
75Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 76.1in the arts, history, and cultural heritage of
76.2Minnesotans with disabilities in conjunction
76.3with the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota
76.4Council on Disability. This appropriation is
76.5available until June 30, 2027.
76.6(q) Keller Regional Park
76.7$500,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey
76.8County to preserve Minnesota's cultural
76.9heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at
76.10Keller Regional Park.
76.11(r) Vietnam War Anniversary
76.12$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the
76.13commissioner of veterans affairs to prepare
76.14and host a commemoration program for the
76.1550th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
76.16(s) St. Paul Cultural Art Installation
76.17$500,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
76.18of St. Paul Forecast Public Art for an art
76.19installation celebrating Olympic gold medalist
76.20Suni Lee. This appropriation is available until
76.21June 30, 2027.
76.22(t) One Heartland Center
76.23$50,000 each year is for a grant to One
76.24Heartland Center for programming and
76.25outdoor activities for families and youth in
76.26Minnesota.
76.27(u) Forest Lake Veterans Memorial
76.28$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the
76.29Forest Lake Veterans Memorial Committee
76.30to construct a memorial to veterans of the
76.31United States armed forces at Lakeside
76.32Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake. This
76.33appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
76Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 77.1(v) Hmong Plaza
77.2$450,000 the first year is for a grant to the city
77.3of St. Paul to construct the Hmong Plaza at
77.4Phalen Lake.
77.5(w) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship
77.6$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second
77.7year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to
77.8fund an annual fellowship to be known as the
77.9Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this
77.10amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used
77.11for administrative expenses. YWCA
77.12Minneapolis must select a person for the
77.13Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an
77.14application process that allows both
77.15applications by interested persons and
77.16nominations of persons by third parties. By
77.17October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must
77.18report to the chairs and ranking minority
77.19members of the legislative committees and
77.20divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the
77.21use of money appropriated under this
77.22paragraph and on the activities of the person
77.23selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist
77.24Fellowship under this paragraph. This
77.25appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
77.26(x) Minnesota African American Heritage
77.27Museum and Gallery
77.28$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the
77.29second year are for arts and cultural heritage
77.30programming celebrating African American
77.31and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the
77.32amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C.
77.33Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural
77.34project in North Minneapolis to work with
77Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 78.1young people to develop skills while using art
78.2as the impetus.
78.3(y) Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota
78.4$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
78.5year are for a grant to the Tibetan American
78.6Foundation of Minnesota to celebrate and
78.7teach the art, culture, and heritage of Tibetan
78.8Americans in Minnesota.
78.9(z) Hong De Wu Guan
78.10$25,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong
78.11De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects
78.12like Lion Dance for after-school programs for
78.13youth.
78.14(aa) Sepak Takraw of USA
78.15$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the
78.16Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and
78.17after-school programs in the community to
78.18teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak
78.19takraw. This appropriation may not be used
78.20to hold events.
78.21(bb) 30,000 Feet
78.22$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
78.23year are for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit
78.24organization, to help youth and community
78.25artists further develop their artistic skills, to
78.26create community art and artistic
78.27performances, and to promote and share
78.28African American history and culture through
78.29the arts.
78.30(cc) Siengkane Lao Minnesota
78.31$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
78.32year are for a grant to Siengkane Lao MN to
78Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 79.1create cultural arts projects and to preserve
79.2traditional performances.
79.3(dd) Hmong Cultural Center
79.4$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
79.5second year are for a grant to the Hmong
79.6Cultural Center of Minnesota for
79.7museum-related programming and educational
79.8outreach activities to teach the public about
79.9the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage
79.10of Hmong Minnesotans.
79.11(ee) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
79.12$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
79.13second year are for a grant to Comunidades
79.14Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) to
79.15expand arts programming to celebrate Latino
79.16cultural heritage; support local artists; and
79.17provide professional development, networking,
79.18and presentation opportunities.
79.19(ff) Hmong RPA Writing System
79.20$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
79.21second year are for grants to recipients who
79.22have demonstrated knowledge and interest in
79.23preserving Hmong culture to preserve Hmong
79.24Minnesotans' heritage, history, language, and
79.25culture. Grants must be used in conjunction
79.26with Minnesota universities to improve and
79.27develop a unified and standardized Latin
79.28alphabet form of the Hmong RPA writing
79.29system. No portion of this appropriation may
79.30be used to encourage religious membership
79.31or to conduct personal ceremonies or events.
79.32(gg) Somali Museum of Minnesota
79.33$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
79.34second year are for a grant to the Somali
79Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 80.1Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and
80.2cultural vitality programs to provide classes,
80.3exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the
80.4Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.
80.5(hh) Minnesota Museum of American Art
80.6$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
80.7second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
80.8Museum of American Art for exhibit
80.9programming and for a Native American
80.10Fellowship at the museum.
80.11(ii) Fanka Programs
80.12$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
80.13second year are for a grant to Ka Joog
80.14statewide Somali-based collaborative
80.15programs for arts and cultural heritage. The
80.16funding must be used for Fanka programs to
80.17provide arts education and workshops, mentor
80.18programs, and community presentations and
80.19community engagement events throughout
80.20Minnesota.
80.21(jj) The Bakken Museum
80.22$150,000 the first year is for a grant to The
80.23Bakken Museum for interactive exhibits and
80.24outreach programs on arts and cultural
80.25heritage.
80.26(kk) 4-H Shooting Sports
80.27$50,000 the first year is to the University of
80.28Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants
80.29to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members
80.30participating in state and national
80.314-H-sanctioned shooting sports events.
80.32Eligible costs for grant money include
80.33shooting sports equipment and supplies and
80Article 4 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2563-1HF2563 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 81.1event fees associated with participating in state
81.2shooting sports events.
81.3(ll) Public Art Saint Paul
81.4$75,000 each year is for a grant to Public Art
81.5Saint Paul for art programming at the Wakpa
81.6Triennial Art Festival to showcase new art
81.7across the Twin Cities by Minnesota artists in
81.8outdoor and indoor settings and to encourage
81.9visitors to experience the arts and culture
81.10produced by local arts and culture
81.11organizations.
81.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
81Article 4 Sec. 14.
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Page.Ln 26.5CLEAN WATER FUND.........................................................................ARTICLE 2
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