Bill Text: MN SF1051 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Omnibus legacy finance bill
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-13 - HF substituted in committee HF1183 [SF1051 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1051-Introduced.html
1.2relating to appropriations; appropriating money from clean water fund and
1.3parks and trails fund.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.9agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.10clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
1.11under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015"
1.12used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
1.13fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
1.14year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
1.15and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
2.1The amounts that may be spent for each
2.2purpose are specified in the following
2.3sections.
2.5Money appropriated in this article may
2.6not be spent on activities unless they are
2.7directly related to and necessary for a
2.8specific appropriation. Money appropriated
2.9in this article must be spent in accordance
2.10with Minnesota Management and Budget's
2.11Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
2.12Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
2.13Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
2.14otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
2.152014 appropriations are available until June
2.1630, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
2.17are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
2.18receives federal funds, the time period of
2.19the appropriation is extended to equal the
2.20availability of federal funding.
2.22(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
2.23second year are to increase monitoring for
2.24pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
2.25water and groundwater and to use data
2.26collected to assess pesticide use practices.
2.27(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
2.28the second year are to increase monitoring
2.29and evaluate trends in the concentration of
2.30nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
2.31and regionally and to promote and evaluate
2.32regional and crop-specific nutrient best
2.33management practices. This appropriation is
2.34available until June 30, 2018.
3.1(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
3.2the second year are for the agriculture best
3.3management practices loan program. At
3.4least $1,300,000 each year is for transfer
3.5to an agricultural and environmental
3.6revolving account created under Minnesota
3.7Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a,
3.8and is available for pass-through to local
3.9government and lenders for low-interest
3.10loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1117.117. Any unencumbered balance
3.12that is not used for pass-through to local
3.13governments does not cancel at the end of the
3.14first year and is available for the second year.
3.15(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
3.16the second year are for research, pilot
3.17projects, and technical assistance on
3.18proper implementation of best management
3.19practices and more precise information on
3.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
3.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
3.222018.
3.23(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
3.24the second year are for research to quantify
3.25agricultural contributions to impaired waters
3.26and for development and evaluation of
3.27best management practices to protect and
3.28restore water resources while maintaining
3.29productivity. This appropriation is available
3.30until June 30, 2018.
3.31(f) $175,000 the first year and $75,000 the
3.32second year are for a research inventory
3.33database containing water-related research
3.34activities. Any information technology
3.35development or support or costs necessary
4.1for this research inventory database will be
4.2incorporated into the agency's service level
4.3agreement with and paid to the Office of
4.4Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is
4.5available until June 30, 2018.
4.6(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
4.7the second year are to implement a Minnesota
4.8agricultural water quality certification
4.9program. This appropriation is available
4.10until June 30, 2018.
4.11(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
4.12second year are to provide funding for a
4.13regional irrigation water quality specialist
4.14through the University of Minnesota
4.15Extension Service.
4.16(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
4.17second year are to develop and implement
4.18a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
4.19system for animal waste technicians who
4.20apply manure to the ground for hire.
4.22(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
4.23the second year are for the total maximum
4.24daily load grant program under Minnesota
4.25Statutes, section 446A.073. This
4.26appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.27(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
4.28the second year are for small community
4.29wastewater treatment grants and loans under
4.30Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
4.31appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.32(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
4.33the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
4.34(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
5.1may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
5.2projects under any of the programs listed
5.3in this section based on their priority rank
5.4on the Pollution Control Agency's project
5.5priority list.
5.7(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
5.8the second year are for completion of 20
5.9percent of the needed statewide assessments
5.10of surface water quality and trends. Of this
5.11amount, $500,000 each year is to monitor
5.12and assess contaminants of emerging concern
5.13in groundwater and surface water
5.14(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
5.15the second year are to develop watershed
5.16restoration and protection strategies
5.17(WRAPS), which include total maximum
5.18daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL
5.19implementation plans for waters listed on
5.20the Unites States Environmental Protection
5.21Agency approved impaired waters list in
5.22accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter
5.23114D. The agency shall complete an average
5.24of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over
5.25the biennium.
5.26(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
5.27the second year are for groundwater
5.28assessment, including enhancing the
5.29ambient monitoring network, modeling,
5.30and continuing to monitor for and assess
5.31contaminants of emerging concern.
5.32(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
5.33the second year are for water quality
5.34improvements in the lower St. Louis River
6.1and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
6.2be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
6.3money to 35 percent state money.
6.4(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.5the second year are for the clean water
6.6partnership program to provide grants
6.7to protect and improve the basins and
6.8watersheds of the state and provide financial
6.9and technical assistance to study waters
6.10with nonpoint source pollution problems.
6.11Priority shall be given to projects preventing
6.12impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
6.13streams, and groundwater in accordance
6.14with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20,
6.15subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance
6.16remaining in the first year does not cancel
6.17and is available for the second year.
6.18(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
6.19second year are for storm water research and
6.20guidance.
6.21(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
6.22the second year are for TMDL research and
6.23database development.
6.24(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.25the second year are to initiate development of
6.26a multiagency watershed database reporting
6.27portal.
6.28(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.29the second year are for national pollutant
6.30discharge elimination system wastewater and
6.31storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
6.32(j) $375,000 the first year and $375,000
6.33the second year are for identification of
6.34application options for water standards.
7.1(k) $2,700,000 the first year and $2,700,000
7.2the second year are to protect groundwater
7.3or prevent groundwater degradation by
7.4enhancing the county-level delivery system
7.5for subsurface sewage treatment systems
7.6(SSTS) to support activities necessary to
7.7implement Minnesota Statutes, sections
7.8115.55 and 115.56. The commissioner shall
7.9consult with the SSTS Implementation and
7.10Enforcement Task Force in developing a
7.11distribution allocation for the county base
7.12grants.
7.13(l) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
7.14second year are to support activities of the
7.15Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
7.16Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
7.17(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
7.18section 16A.28, the appropriations
7.19encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
7.20as grants or contracts in this section are
7.21available until June 30, 2018.
7.24(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
7.25the second year are for stream flow
7.26monitoring.
7.27(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
7.28the second year are for lake Index of
7.29Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
7.30(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
7.31the second year are for assessing mercury
7.32contamination of fish, including monitoring
7.33to track the status of waters impaired by
7.34mercury and mercury reduction efforts over
7.35time.
8.1(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
8.2the second year are for developing targeted,
8.3science-based watershed restoration and
8.4protection strategies.
8.5(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
8.6the second year are for water supply planning,
8.7aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
8.8(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
8.9the second year are for technical assistance
8.10to support local implementation of nonpoint
8.11source restoration and protection activities,
8.12including water quality protection in forested
8.13watersheds.
8.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
8.15second year are for applied research and tools,
8.16including watershed hydrologic modeling;
8.17maintaining and updating spatial data for
8.18watershed boundaries, streams, and water
8.19bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
8.20elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
8.21forestry best management practices for water
8.22quality; and developing a biomonitoring
8.23database.
8.24(h) $550,000 the first year and $550,000
8.25the second year are for developing county
8.26geologic atlases.
8.29(a) $18,000,000 the first year and
8.30$18,000,000 the second year are for grants
8.31to protect and restore surface water and
8.32drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
8.33protect, enhance, and restore water quality
8.34in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
8.35groundwater and drinking water, including
9.1feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
9.2treatment system (SSTS) projects and
9.3stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline
9.4restoration projects. The projects must be of
9.5long-lasting public benefit, include a match,
9.6and be consistent with total maximum daily
9.7load (TMDL) implementation plans or local
9.8water management plans or their equivalents.
9.9(b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
9.10the second year are for targeted local
9.11resource protection and enhancement grants.
9.12The board shall give priority consideration
9.13to projects and practices that complement,
9.14supplement, or exceed current state standards
9.15for protection, enhancement, and restoration
9.16of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
9.17or that protect groundwater from degradation.
9.18(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
9.19second year are to provide state oversight
9.20and accountability, evaluate results, and
9.21measure the value of conservation program
9.22implementation by local governments,
9.23including submission to the legislature
9.24by March 1 each year an annual report
9.25prepared by the board, in consultation with
9.26the commissioners of natural resources,
9.27health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
9.28Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
9.29funded under this section.
9.30(d) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
9.31the second year are for grants and technical
9.32assistance for the conservation drainage
9.33management program in consultation with
9.34the Drainage Work Group, created under
9.35Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101,
10.1subdivision 13, to facilitate planning, design,
10.2and installation of conservation practices on
10.3drainage systems that will result in water
10.4quality improvements, including associated
10.5outcomes documentation and outreach to
10.6conservation decision makers. The board
10.7shall coordinate conservation practice
10.8standards with the Natural Resources
10.9Conservation Service of the United States
10.10Department of Agriculture.
10.11(e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
10.12the second year are to purchase and restore
10.13permanent conservation easements on
10.14riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
10.15streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
10.16land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
10.17and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
10.18impacts to surface waters; and increase
10.19infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
10.20appropriation may be used for restoration
10.21of riparian buffers protected by easements
10.22purchased with this appropriation and for
10.23stream bank restorations when the riparian
10.24buffers have been restored.
10.25(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
10.26the second year are for permanent
10.27conservation easements on wellhead
10.28protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
10.29section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
10.30(d). Priority must be placed on land that
10.31is located where the vulnerability of the
10.32drinking water supply is designated as high
10.33or very high by the commissioner of health.
10.34(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
10.35the second year are for community partners
11.1grants to local units of government for:
11.2(1) structural or vegetative management
11.3practices that reduce storm water runoff
11.4from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
11.5the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
11.6pollutants for restoration, protection, or
11.7enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
11.8and streams and to protect groundwater
11.9and drinking water; and (2) installation
11.10of proven and effective water retention
11.11practices including, but not limited to, rain
11.12gardens and other vegetated infiltration
11.13basins and sediment control basins in order
11.14to keep water on the land. The projects
11.15must be of long-lasting public benefit,
11.16include a local match, and be consistent
11.17with TMDL implementation plans or local
11.18water management plans or their equivalents.
11.19Local government unit costs may be used as
11.20a match.
11.21(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
11.22second year are for a technical evaluation
11.23panel to conduct up to ten restoration
11.24evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
11.25section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
11.26(i) The board shall contract for services
11.27with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
11.28restoration, maintenance, and other activities
11.29under this section for up to $500,000 the first
11.30year and up to $500,000 the second year.
11.31(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
11.32funds in this section and may adjust the
11.33technical and administrative assistance
11.34portion of the funds to leverage federal or
11.35other nonstate funds or to address oversight
12.1responsibilities or high-priority needs
12.2identified in local water management plans.
12.3(k) The board shall require grantees to
12.4specify the outcomes that will be achieved
12.5by the grants prior to any grant awards.
12.6(l) The appropriations in this section are
12.7available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
12.8funds are available until expended and shall
12.9be regranted consistent with the purposes of
12.10this section.
12.12(a) $1,170,000 the first year and $1,170,000
12.13the second year are for addressing public
12.14health concerns related to contaminants found
12.15in Minnesota drinking water for which no
12.16health-based drinking water standards exist.
12.17(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
12.18the second year are for protection of drinking
12.19water sources.
12.20(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
12.21second year are for cost-share assistance to
12.22public and private well owners for up to 50
12.23percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
12.24(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the
12.25second year are to update and expand the
12.26County Well Index.
12.27(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
12.28second year are for studying the occurrence
12.29and magnitude of contaminants in private
12.30wells and developing guidance to ensure that
12.31new well placement minimizes the potential
12.32for risks.
13.1(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
13.2second year are for monitoring recreational
13.3beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
13.4may pose a public health risk.
13.5(g) The appropriations in this section are
13.6available until June 30, 2016.
13.8$766,000 the first year and $600,000 the
13.9second year are for implementation of the
13.10master water supply plan developed under
13.11Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.
13.15The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
13.16agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
13.17parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
13.18figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
13.19them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
13.20"The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium"
13.21is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
13.28The amounts that may be spent for each
13.29purpose are specified in the following
13.30sections.
14.1Money appropriated in this article may
14.2not be spent on activities unless they are
14.3directly related to and necessary for a
14.4specific appropriation. Money appropriated
14.5in this article must be spent in accordance
14.6with Minnesota Management and Budget's
14.7Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
14.8Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
14.9Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
14.10otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
14.112014 appropriations are available until June
14.1230, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
14.13are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
14.14receives federal funds, the time period of
14.15the appropriation is extended to equal the
14.16availability of federal funding.
14.19(a) $15,901,000 the first year and
14.20$16,493,000 the second year are for state
14.21parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
14.22(1) connect people to the outdoors;
14.23(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
14.24(3) maintain existing holdings; and
14.25(4) improve cooperation by coordinating
14.26with partners to implement the 25-year
14.27long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
14.28(b) $7,950,000 the first year and $8,247,000
14.29the second year are for grants under
14.30Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, to
14.31acquire, develop, improve, and restore
14.32parks and trails of regional or statewide
14.33significance outside of the metropolitan area,
14.34as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1473.121, subdivision 2. Up to 2.5 percent
15.2of the total appropriation may be used for
15.3administering the grants. Any unencumbered
15.4balance at the end of a fiscal year is available
15.5for the purposes in paragraph (a).
15.6(c) $200,000 the first year and $207,000 the
15.7second year are for enhanced, integrated,
15.8and accessible Web-based information for
15.9park and trail users; joint marketing and
15.10promotional efforts for all parks and trails
15.11of regional or statewide significance; and
15.12support of activities of a parks and trails
15.13legacy advisory committee.
15.14(d) The commissioner shall contract for
15.15services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
15.16for restoration, maintenance, and other
15.17activities under this section for at least
15.18$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
15.19second year.
15.21$15,901,000 the first year and $16,493,000
15.22the second year are to be distributed
15.23according to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.2485.53, subdivision 3.
1.3parks and trails fund.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.7 |
Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.9agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.10clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
1.11under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015"
1.12used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
1.13fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
1.14year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
1.15and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 1.16 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.17 |
Available for the Year |
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| 1.18 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 1.19 |
2014 |
2015 |
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| 1.20 |
Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER |
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| 1.21 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
92,715,000 |
$ |
92,449,000 |
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2.2purpose are specified in the following
2.3sections.
| 2.4 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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2.6not be spent on activities unless they are
2.7directly related to and necessary for a
2.8specific appropriation. Money appropriated
2.9in this article must be spent in accordance
2.10with Minnesota Management and Budget's
2.11Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
2.12Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
2.13Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
2.14otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
2.152014 appropriations are available until June
2.1630, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
2.17are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
2.18receives federal funds, the time period of
2.19the appropriation is extended to equal the
2.20availability of federal funding.
| 2.21 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
7,785,000 |
$ |
7,685,000 |
||
2.23second year are to increase monitoring for
2.24pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
2.25water and groundwater and to use data
2.26collected to assess pesticide use practices.
2.27(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
2.28the second year are to increase monitoring
2.29and evaluate trends in the concentration of
2.30nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
2.31and regionally and to promote and evaluate
2.32regional and crop-specific nutrient best
2.33management practices. This appropriation is
2.34available until June 30, 2018.
3.1(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
3.2the second year are for the agriculture best
3.3management practices loan program. At
3.4least $1,300,000 each year is for transfer
3.5to an agricultural and environmental
3.6revolving account created under Minnesota
3.7Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a,
3.8and is available for pass-through to local
3.9government and lenders for low-interest
3.10loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1117.117. Any unencumbered balance
3.12that is not used for pass-through to local
3.13governments does not cancel at the end of the
3.14first year and is available for the second year.
3.15(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
3.16the second year are for research, pilot
3.17projects, and technical assistance on
3.18proper implementation of best management
3.19practices and more precise information on
3.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
3.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
3.222018.
3.23(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
3.24the second year are for research to quantify
3.25agricultural contributions to impaired waters
3.26and for development and evaluation of
3.27best management practices to protect and
3.28restore water resources while maintaining
3.29productivity. This appropriation is available
3.30until June 30, 2018.
3.31(f) $175,000 the first year and $75,000 the
3.32second year are for a research inventory
3.33database containing water-related research
3.34activities. Any information technology
3.35development or support or costs necessary
4.1for this research inventory database will be
4.2incorporated into the agency's service level
4.3agreement with and paid to the Office of
4.4Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is
4.5available until June 30, 2018.
4.6(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
4.7the second year are to implement a Minnesota
4.8agricultural water quality certification
4.9program. This appropriation is available
4.10until June 30, 2018.
4.11(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
4.12second year are to provide funding for a
4.13regional irrigation water quality specialist
4.14through the University of Minnesota
4.15Extension Service.
4.16(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
4.17second year are to develop and implement
4.18a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
4.19system for animal waste technicians who
4.20apply manure to the ground for hire.
| 4.21 |
Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY |
$ |
11,000,000 |
$ |
11,000,000 |
||
4.23the second year are for the total maximum
4.24daily load grant program under Minnesota
4.25Statutes, section 446A.073. This
4.26appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.27(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
4.28the second year are for small community
4.29wastewater treatment grants and loans under
4.30Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
4.31appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
4.32(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
4.33the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
4.34(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
5.1may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
5.2projects under any of the programs listed
5.3in this section based on their priority rank
5.4on the Pollution Control Agency's project
5.5priority list.
| 5.6 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
26,315,000 |
$ |
26,315,000 |
||
5.8the second year are for completion of 20
5.9percent of the needed statewide assessments
5.10of surface water quality and trends. Of this
5.11amount, $500,000 each year is to monitor
5.12and assess contaminants of emerging concern
5.13in groundwater and surface water
5.14(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
5.15the second year are to develop watershed
5.16restoration and protection strategies
5.17(WRAPS), which include total maximum
5.18daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL
5.19implementation plans for waters listed on
5.20the Unites States Environmental Protection
5.21Agency approved impaired waters list in
5.22accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter
5.23114D. The agency shall complete an average
5.24of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over
5.25the biennium.
5.26(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
5.27the second year are for groundwater
5.28assessment, including enhancing the
5.29ambient monitoring network, modeling,
5.30and continuing to monitor for and assess
5.31contaminants of emerging concern.
5.32(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
5.33the second year are for water quality
5.34improvements in the lower St. Louis River
6.1and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
6.2be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
6.3money to 35 percent state money.
6.4(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.5the second year are for the clean water
6.6partnership program to provide grants
6.7to protect and improve the basins and
6.8watersheds of the state and provide financial
6.9and technical assistance to study waters
6.10with nonpoint source pollution problems.
6.11Priority shall be given to projects preventing
6.12impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
6.13streams, and groundwater in accordance
6.14with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20,
6.15subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance
6.16remaining in the first year does not cancel
6.17and is available for the second year.
6.18(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
6.19second year are for storm water research and
6.20guidance.
6.21(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
6.22the second year are for TMDL research and
6.23database development.
6.24(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.25the second year are to initiate development of
6.26a multiagency watershed database reporting
6.27portal.
6.28(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
6.29the second year are for national pollutant
6.30discharge elimination system wastewater and
6.31storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
6.32(j) $375,000 the first year and $375,000
6.33the second year are for identification of
6.34application options for water standards.
7.1(k) $2,700,000 the first year and $2,700,000
7.2the second year are to protect groundwater
7.3or prevent groundwater degradation by
7.4enhancing the county-level delivery system
7.5for subsurface sewage treatment systems
7.6(SSTS) to support activities necessary to
7.7implement Minnesota Statutes, sections
7.8115.55 and 115.56. The commissioner shall
7.9consult with the SSTS Implementation and
7.10Enforcement Task Force in developing a
7.11distribution allocation for the county base
7.12grants.
7.13(l) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
7.14second year are to support activities of the
7.15Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
7.16Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
7.17(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
7.18section 16A.28, the appropriations
7.19encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
7.20as grants or contracts in this section are
7.21available until June 30, 2018.
| 7.22 7.23 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
9,010,000 |
$ |
9,010,000 |
||
7.25the second year are for stream flow
7.26monitoring.
7.27(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
7.28the second year are for lake Index of
7.29Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
7.30(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
7.31the second year are for assessing mercury
7.32contamination of fish, including monitoring
7.33to track the status of waters impaired by
7.34mercury and mercury reduction efforts over
7.35time.
8.1(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
8.2the second year are for developing targeted,
8.3science-based watershed restoration and
8.4protection strategies.
8.5(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
8.6the second year are for water supply planning,
8.7aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
8.8(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
8.9the second year are for technical assistance
8.10to support local implementation of nonpoint
8.11source restoration and protection activities,
8.12including water quality protection in forested
8.13watersheds.
8.14(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
8.15second year are for applied research and tools,
8.16including watershed hydrologic modeling;
8.17maintaining and updating spatial data for
8.18watershed boundaries, streams, and water
8.19bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
8.20elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
8.21forestry best management practices for water
8.22quality; and developing a biomonitoring
8.23database.
8.24(h) $550,000 the first year and $550,000
8.25the second year are for developing county
8.26geologic atlases.
| 8.27 8.28 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
33,984,000 |
$ |
33,984,000 |
||
8.30$18,000,000 the second year are for grants
8.31to protect and restore surface water and
8.32drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
8.33protect, enhance, and restore water quality
8.34in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
8.35groundwater and drinking water, including
9.1feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
9.2treatment system (SSTS) projects and
9.3stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline
9.4restoration projects. The projects must be of
9.5long-lasting public benefit, include a match,
9.6and be consistent with total maximum daily
9.7load (TMDL) implementation plans or local
9.8water management plans or their equivalents.
9.9(b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
9.10the second year are for targeted local
9.11resource protection and enhancement grants.
9.12The board shall give priority consideration
9.13to projects and practices that complement,
9.14supplement, or exceed current state standards
9.15for protection, enhancement, and restoration
9.16of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
9.17or that protect groundwater from degradation.
9.18(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
9.19second year are to provide state oversight
9.20and accountability, evaluate results, and
9.21measure the value of conservation program
9.22implementation by local governments,
9.23including submission to the legislature
9.24by March 1 each year an annual report
9.25prepared by the board, in consultation with
9.26the commissioners of natural resources,
9.27health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
9.28Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
9.29funded under this section.
9.30(d) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
9.31the second year are for grants and technical
9.32assistance for the conservation drainage
9.33management program in consultation with
9.34the Drainage Work Group, created under
9.35Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101,
10.1subdivision 13, to facilitate planning, design,
10.2and installation of conservation practices on
10.3drainage systems that will result in water
10.4quality improvements, including associated
10.5outcomes documentation and outreach to
10.6conservation decision makers. The board
10.7shall coordinate conservation practice
10.8standards with the Natural Resources
10.9Conservation Service of the United States
10.10Department of Agriculture.
10.11(e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
10.12the second year are to purchase and restore
10.13permanent conservation easements on
10.14riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
10.15streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
10.16land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
10.17and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
10.18impacts to surface waters; and increase
10.19infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
10.20appropriation may be used for restoration
10.21of riparian buffers protected by easements
10.22purchased with this appropriation and for
10.23stream bank restorations when the riparian
10.24buffers have been restored.
10.25(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
10.26the second year are for permanent
10.27conservation easements on wellhead
10.28protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
10.29section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
10.30(d). Priority must be placed on land that
10.31is located where the vulnerability of the
10.32drinking water supply is designated as high
10.33or very high by the commissioner of health.
10.34(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
10.35the second year are for community partners
11.1grants to local units of government for:
11.2(1) structural or vegetative management
11.3practices that reduce storm water runoff
11.4from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
11.5the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
11.6pollutants for restoration, protection, or
11.7enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
11.8and streams and to protect groundwater
11.9and drinking water; and (2) installation
11.10of proven and effective water retention
11.11practices including, but not limited to, rain
11.12gardens and other vegetated infiltration
11.13basins and sediment control basins in order
11.14to keep water on the land. The projects
11.15must be of long-lasting public benefit,
11.16include a local match, and be consistent
11.17with TMDL implementation plans or local
11.18water management plans or their equivalents.
11.19Local government unit costs may be used as
11.20a match.
11.21(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
11.22second year are for a technical evaluation
11.23panel to conduct up to ten restoration
11.24evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
11.25section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
11.26(i) The board shall contract for services
11.27with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
11.28restoration, maintenance, and other activities
11.29under this section for up to $500,000 the first
11.30year and up to $500,000 the second year.
11.31(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
11.32funds in this section and may adjust the
11.33technical and administrative assistance
11.34portion of the funds to leverage federal or
11.35other nonstate funds or to address oversight
12.1responsibilities or high-priority needs
12.2identified in local water management plans.
12.3(k) The board shall require grantees to
12.4specify the outcomes that will be achieved
12.5by the grants prior to any grant awards.
12.6(l) The appropriations in this section are
12.7available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
12.8funds are available until expended and shall
12.9be regranted consistent with the purposes of
12.10this section.
| 12.11 |
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
$ |
3,855,000 |
$ |
3,855,000 |
||
12.13the second year are for addressing public
12.14health concerns related to contaminants found
12.15in Minnesota drinking water for which no
12.16health-based drinking water standards exist.
12.17(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
12.18the second year are for protection of drinking
12.19water sources.
12.20(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
12.21second year are for cost-share assistance to
12.22public and private well owners for up to 50
12.23percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
12.24(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the
12.25second year are to update and expand the
12.26County Well Index.
12.27(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
12.28second year are for studying the occurrence
12.29and magnitude of contaminants in private
12.30wells and developing guidance to ensure that
12.31new well placement minimizes the potential
12.32for risks.
13.1(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
13.2second year are for monitoring recreational
13.3beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
13.4may pose a public health risk.
13.5(g) The appropriations in this section are
13.6available until June 30, 2016.
| 13.7 |
Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
766,000 |
$ |
600,000 |
||
13.9second year are for implementation of the
13.10master water supply plan developed under
13.11Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.
| 13.14 |
Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. |
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13.16agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
13.17parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
13.18figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
13.19them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
13.20"The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium"
13.21is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
| 13.22 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
||||||
| 13.23 |
Available for the Year |
||||||
| 13.24 |
Ending June 30 |
||||||
| 13.25 |
2014 |
2015 |
|||||
| 13.26 |
Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS |
||||||
| 13.27 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
39,952,000 |
$ |
41,440,000 |
||
13.29purpose are specified in the following
13.30sections.
| 13.31 |
Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation |
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14.2not be spent on activities unless they are
14.3directly related to and necessary for a
14.4specific appropriation. Money appropriated
14.5in this article must be spent in accordance
14.6with Minnesota Management and Budget's
14.7Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
14.8Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
14.9Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
14.10otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
14.112014 appropriations are available until June
14.1230, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
14.13are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
14.14receives federal funds, the time period of
14.15the appropriation is extended to equal the
14.16availability of federal funding.
| 14.17 14.18 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
24,051,000 |
$ |
24,947,000 |
||
14.20$16,493,000 the second year are for state
14.21parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
14.22(1) connect people to the outdoors;
14.23(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
14.24(3) maintain existing holdings; and
14.25(4) improve cooperation by coordinating
14.26with partners to implement the 25-year
14.27long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
14.28(b) $7,950,000 the first year and $8,247,000
14.29the second year are for grants under
14.30Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, to
14.31acquire, develop, improve, and restore
14.32parks and trails of regional or statewide
14.33significance outside of the metropolitan area,
14.34as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1473.121, subdivision 2. Up to 2.5 percent
15.2of the total appropriation may be used for
15.3administering the grants. Any unencumbered
15.4balance at the end of a fiscal year is available
15.5for the purposes in paragraph (a).
15.6(c) $200,000 the first year and $207,000 the
15.7second year are for enhanced, integrated,
15.8and accessible Web-based information for
15.9park and trail users; joint marketing and
15.10promotional efforts for all parks and trails
15.11of regional or statewide significance; and
15.12support of activities of a parks and trails
15.13legacy advisory committee.
15.14(d) The commissioner shall contract for
15.15services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
15.16for restoration, maintenance, and other
15.17activities under this section for at least
15.18$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
15.19second year.
| 15.20 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
$ |
15,901,000 |
$ |
16,493,000 |
||
15.22the second year are to be distributed
15.23according to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.2485.53, subdivision 3.
