Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to legacy; imposing additional requirements on recipients of certain
3	3	1.3 appropriations from the outdoor heritage fund or the clean water fund; amending
4	4	1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 97A.056, subdivision 12; 114D.50, subdivision
5	5	1.5 4.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
8	8	1.8 Subd. 12.Accomplishment plans.(a) It is a condition of acceptance of money
9	9	1.9appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that the agency or entity using the appropriation
10	10	1.10submits an accomplishment plan and periodic accomplishment reports to the Lessard-Sams
11	11	1.11Outdoor Heritage Council in the form determined by the council. The accomplishment plan
12	12	1.12must identify the project manager responsible for expending the appropriation and the final
13	13	1.13product. The accomplishment plan must account for the use of the appropriation and
14	14	1.14outcomes of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and
15	15	1.15wildlife habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. The plan must include an evaluation of
16	16	1.16results. If lands are acquired by fee with money from the outdoor heritage fund, the
17	17	1.17accomplishment plan must include a hunting and fishing management plan for the lands
18	18	1.18acquired by fee. No money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund may be expended
19	19	1.19unless the council has approved the pertinent accomplishment plan.
20	20	1.20 (b) If an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund will result in or contribute to
21	21	1.21restoration, enhancement, or other work on land, it is a condition of acceptance of the money
22	22	1.22that the recipient include the following in the accomplishment plan:
23	23	1.23 (1) an assessment of the risk of damage to adjacent properties that the work may pose;
24	24	1Section 1.
25	25	25-01575 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR CKM/KR
26	26	SENATE
27	27	STATE OF MINNESOTA
28	28	S.F. No. 106NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
29	29	(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI)
30	30	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
31	31	Introduction and first reading01/16/2025
32	32	Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (2) an explanation of how the recipient will seek approval from adjacent property owners
33	33	2.2if access to adjacent land is required to perform the work;
34	34	2.3 (3) the date, time, and location of a public meeting at which the recipient will explain
35	35	2.4the project to and hear concerns from the affected community; and
36	36	2.5 (4) an explanation of how the recipient will ensure that adjacent property owners are
37	37	2.6reimbursed for any damages caused by the work in an amount sufficient to fully restore the
38	38	2.7damaged condition and from sources other than the outdoor heritage fund.
39	39	2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to appropriations
40	40	2.9from the outdoor heritage fund on or after that date.
41	41	2.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
42	42	2.11 Subd. 4.Expenditures; accountability.(a) A project receiving funding from the clean
43	43	2.12water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and
44	44	2.13restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking
45	45	2.14water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these
46	46	2.15requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable
47	47	2.16outcomes, as defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10; a plan for measuring and evaluating
48	48	2.17the results; and an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches
49	49	2.18diverse communities in Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households.
50	50	2.19A project must be consistent with current science and incorporate state-of-the-art technology.
51	51	2.20If an appropriation from the clean water fund will result in or contribute to restoration,
52	52	2.21enhancement, or other work on land, the project must also include:
53	53	2.22 (1) an assessment of the risk of damage to adjacent properties that the work may pose;
54	54	2.23 (2) an explanation of how the recipient will seek approval from adjacent property owners
55	55	2.24if access to adjacent land is required to perform the work;
56	56	2.25 (3) the date, time, and location of a public meeting at which the recipient will explain
57	57	2.26the project to and hear concerns from the affected community; and
58	58	2.27 (4) an explanation of how the recipient will ensure that adjacent property owners are
59	59	2.28reimbursed for any damages caused by the work in an amount sufficient to fully restore the
60	60	2.29damaged condition and from sources other than the outdoor heritage fund.
61	61	2.30 (b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across
62	62	2.31all regions and residents of the state.
63	63	2Sec. 2.
64	64	25-01575 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR CKM/KR 3.1 (c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund
65	65	3.2must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs,
66	66	3.3including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
67	67	3.43.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
68	68	3.5or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
69	69	3.6Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under
70	70	3.7section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. Information classified as not
71	71	3.8public under section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is not required to be placed on
72	72	3.9the website.
73	73	3.10 (d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section
74	74	3.1116B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any
75	75	3.12regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving
76	76	3.13grants that will be competitively awarded.
77	77	3.14 (e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota
78	78	3.15waters.
79	79	3.16 (f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund
80	80	3.17shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required
81	81	3.18under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter
82	82	3.19361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."
83	83	3.20When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web
84	84	3.21page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional
85	85	3.22information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required
86	86	3.23under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
87	87	3.24 (g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state
88	88	3.25agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as
89	89	3.26any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the
90	90	3.27Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient
91	91	3.28of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations
92	92	3.29in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an
93	93	3.30annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list
94	94	3.31must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list
95	95	3.32upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible
96	96	3.33for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance
97	97	3.34to the legislative auditor.
98	98	3Sec. 2.
99	99	25-01575 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR CKM/KR 4.1 (h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through
100	100	4.2execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with
101	101	4.3respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.
102	102	4.4 (i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean
103	103	4.5water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate
104	104	4.6committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding
105	105	4.7is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that
106	106	4.8was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
107	107	4.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to appropriations
108	108	4.10from the clean water fund on or after that date.
109	109	4Sec. 2.
110	110	25-01575 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR CKM/KR