Bill Text: MN SF2264 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Clean water assistance grants and University of Minnesota (U of M) aquatic invasive species cooperative research center appropriations
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - Authors added Gazelka; Kruse; Skoe [SF2264 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2264-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to clean water; appropriating money for clean water assistance grants;
1.3appropriating money for an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research
1.4Center; modifying prior appropriations;amending Laws 2011, First Special
1.5Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2011, First Special
1.6Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, is amended
1.11to read:
1.14(a) $13,750,000 the first year and
1.15$13,750,000 $15,350,000 the second year are
1.16for pollution reduction and restoration grants
1.17to local government units and joint powers
1.18organizations of local government units to
1.19protect surface water and drinking water; to
1.20keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
1.21and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
1.22and streams; and to protect groundwater
1.23and drinking water, including feedlot water
1.24quality and subsurface sewage treatment
2.1system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
2.2stream channel, and shoreline restoration
2.3projects. The projects must be of long-lasting
2.4public benefit, include a match, and be
2.5consistent with TMDL implementation plans
2.6or local water management plans.
2.7(b) $3,000,000 the first year and$3,000,000
2.8$3,600,000 the second year are for targeted
2.9local resource protection and enhancement
2.10grants. The board shall give priority
2.11consideration to projects and practices
2.12that complement, supplement, or exceed
2.13current state standards for protection,
2.14enhancement, and restoration of water
2.15quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
2.16protect groundwater from degradation. Of
2.17this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is
2.18for county SSTS implementation.
2.19(c) $900,000 the first year and$900,000
2.20$1,200,000 the second year are to
2.21provide state oversight and accountability,
2.22evaluate results, and develop an electronic
2.23system to measure and track the value of
2.24conservation program implementation by
2.25local governments, including submission
2.26to the legislature by March 1 each year
2.27an annual report prepared by the board,
2.28in consultation with the commissioners of
2.29natural resources, health, agriculture, and
2.30the Pollution Control Agency, detailing the
2.31recipients and projects funded under this
2.32section. The board shall require grantees to
2.33specify the outcomes that will be achieved
2.34by the grants prior to any grant awards.
3.1(d) $1,000,000 the first year and$1,000,000
3.2$1,700,000 the second year are for technical
3.3assistance and grants for the conservation
3.4drainage program in consultation with
3.5the Drainage Work Group, created under
3.6Minnesota Statutes, section103B.101,
3.7subdivision 13 , that consists of projects to
3.8retrofit or supplementexisting drainage
3.9systems with water quality improvement
3.10practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide
3.11outreach to landowners, public drainage
3.12authorities, drainage engineers and
3.13contractors, and others. The board shall
3.14coordinate practice standards with the
3.15USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
3.16Service and seek to leverage federal funds
3.17as part of conservation drainage program
3.18implementation.
3.19(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
3.20the second year are to purchase and restore
3.21permanent conservation easements on
3.22riparian buffers adjacent to public waters,
3.23excluding wetlands, to keep water on the
3.24land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
3.25and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
3.26impacts to surface waters; and increase
3.27infiltration for groundwater recharge. The
3.28riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet
3.29unless there is a natural impediment, a road,
3.30or other impediment beyond the control
3.31of the landowner. This appropriation may
3.32be used for restoration of riparian buffers
3.33protected by easements purchased with
3.34this appropriation and for stream bank
3.35restorations when the riparian buffers have
3.36been restored.
4.1(f) $1,300,000 the first year and$1,300,000
4.2$2,300,000 the second year are for
4.3permanent conservation easements on
4.4wellhead protection areas under Minnesota
4.5Statutes, section103F.515, subdivision 2 ,
4.6paragraph (d). Priority must be placed on
4.7land that is located where the vulnerability
4.8of the drinking water supply is designated
4.9as high or very high by the commissioner of
4.10health. The board shall coordinate with the
4.11U.S. Geological Survey, the commissioners
4.12of health and natural resources, and local
4.13communities contained in the Decorah
4.14and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona,
4.15Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha counties,
4.16to obtain easements in identified areas as
4.17having the most vulnerability to groundwater
4.18contamination.
4.19(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
4.20the second year are for community partners
4.21grants to local units of government for:
4.22(1) structural or vegetative management
4.23practices that reduce storm water runoff
4.24from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
4.25the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
4.26pollutants for restoration, protection, or
4.27enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
4.28and streams and to protect groundwater
4.29and drinking water; and (2) installation
4.30of proven and effective water retention
4.31practices including, but not limited to, rain
4.32gardens and other vegetated infiltration
4.33basins and sediment control basins in order
4.34to keep water on the land. The projects
4.35must be of long-lasting public benefit,
4.36include a local match, and be consistent with
5.1TMDL implementation plans or local water
5.2management plans. Local government unit
5.3staff and administration costs may be used
5.4as a match.
5.5(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
5.6second year are for a technical evaluation
5.7panel to conduct up to ten restoration
5.8evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
5.9section114D.50, subdivision 6 .
5.10(i) The board shall contract for services
5.11with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
5.12restoration, maintenance, and other activities
5.13under this section for $500,000 the first year
5.14and $500,000 the second year.
5.15(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
5.16funds in this section and may adjust the
5.17technical and administrative assistance
5.18portion of the funds to leverage federal or
5.19other nonstate funds or to address oversight
5.20responsibilities or high-priority needs
5.21identified in local water management plans.
5.22(k) The appropriations in this section are
5.23available until June 30, 2016.
5.24 Sec. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
5.25CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
5.26$1,800,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the clean water fund to the Board
5.27of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and implement an Aquatic Invasive
5.28Species Cooperative Research Center. As a condition of receiving this appropriation, the
5.29University of Minnesota is requested to collaborate with the commissioner of natural
5.30resources in developing solutions to control aquatic invasive species. A portion of this
5.31appropriation may be used for educating and engaging citizens on preventing the spread of
5.32aquatic invasive species. Money appropriated in this section may not be spent on activities
5.33unless they are directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. Money
5.34appropriated in this section must not be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
6.1overhead charges that are not directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this
6.2section. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2014.
6.5 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
6.69, is amended to read:
6.9(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice
6.10Academy
6.11$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
6.12second year are from the trust fund to
6.13the Board of Water and Soil Resources
6.14in cooperation with Conservation Corps
6.15Minnesota to train and mentor future
6.16conservation professionals by providing
6.17apprenticeship service opportunities to
6.18soil and water conservation districts. This
6.19appropriation is available until June 30,
6.202014, by which time the project must be
6.21completed and the final products delivered.
6.22(b) Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal
6.23Health
6.24$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
6.25second year are from the trust fund to the
6.26commissioner of natural resources to address
6.27chronic wasting disease and accelerate
6.28wildlife health programs, including activities
6.29directly related to and necessary for this
6.30appropriation.
6.31(c) Aquatic Invasive Species
6.32$2,177,000 the first year and$3,513,000
6.33$2,513,000 the second year are from the
7.1trust fund to the commissioner of natural
7.2resources to accelerate aquatic invasive
7.3species programs, including the development
7.4and implementation of best management
7.5practices for public water access facilities
7.6to implement aquatic invasive species
7.7prevention strategies, including activities
7.8directly related to and necessary for this
7.9appropriation. $50,000 is for a grant
7.10to develop and produce a documentary
7.11identifying the challenges presented by
7.12aquatic invasive species. The documentary
7.13shall be available to the Department of
7.14Natural Resources to distribute to watercraft
7.15license purchasers and the general public
7.16through online and other media.
7.17(d) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands
7.18Reserve Acquisition and Restoration
7.19Program Partnership
7.20$1,645,000 the first year is to the Board
7.21of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
7.22permanent conservation easements and
7.23restore wetlands and associated upland
7.24habitat in cooperation with the United States
7.25Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve
7.26Program. A list of proposed land acquisitions
7.27must be provided as part of the required work
7.28program.
7.29(e) Limitation
7.30Appropriations in paragraphs (b) and (c) are
7.31not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
7.32116P.05, subdivision 2
, paragraph (b), and
7.33116P.09, subdivision 4
.
8.1 Sec. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
8.2CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
8.3$1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the environment and natural
8.4resources trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and
8.5implement an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research Center. As a condition of
8.6receiving this appropriation, the University of Minnesota is requested to collaborate with
8.7the commissioner of natural resources in developing solutions to control aquatic invasive
8.8species. Money appropriated in this section may not be spent on activities unless they are
8.9directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. Money appropriated in
8.10this section must not be spent on indirect costs or other institutional overhead charges that
8.11are not directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. This is a onetime
8.12appropriation and is available until June 30, 2014.
1.3appropriating money for an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research
1.4Center; modifying prior appropriations;amending Laws 2011, First Special
1.5Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2011, First Special
1.6Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, is amended
1.11to read:
| 1.12 1.13 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
27,534,000 |
$ |
31,734,000 |
||
1.15
1.16for pollution reduction and restoration grants
1.17to local government units and joint powers
1.18organizations of local government units to
1.19protect surface water and drinking water; to
1.20keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
1.21and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
1.22and streams; and to protect groundwater
1.23and drinking water, including feedlot water
1.24quality and subsurface sewage treatment
2.1system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
2.2stream channel, and shoreline restoration
2.3projects. The projects must be of long-lasting
2.4public benefit, include a match, and be
2.5consistent with TMDL implementation plans
2.6or local water management plans.
2.7(b) $3,000,000 the first year and
2.8$3,600,000 the second year are for targeted
2.9local resource protection and enhancement
2.10grants. The board shall give priority
2.11consideration to projects and practices
2.12that complement, supplement, or exceed
2.13current state standards for protection,
2.14enhancement, and restoration of water
2.15quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
2.16protect groundwater from degradation. Of
2.17this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is
2.18for county SSTS implementation.
2.19(c) $900,000 the first year and
2.20$1,200,000 the second year are to
2.21provide state oversight and accountability,
2.22evaluate results, and develop an electronic
2.23system to measure and track the value of
2.24conservation program implementation by
2.25local governments, including submission
2.26to the legislature by March 1 each year
2.27an annual report prepared by the board,
2.28in consultation with the commissioners of
2.29natural resources, health, agriculture, and
2.30the Pollution Control Agency, detailing the
2.31recipients and projects funded under this
2.32section. The board shall require grantees to
2.33specify the outcomes that will be achieved
2.34by the grants prior to any grant awards.
3.1(d) $1,000,000 the first year and
3.2$1,700,000 the second year are for technical
3.3assistance and grants for the conservation
3.4drainage program in consultation with
3.5the Drainage Work Group, created under
3.6Minnesota Statutes, section
3.7subdivision 13
3.8retrofit or supplement
3.9systems with water quality improvement
3.10practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide
3.11outreach to landowners, public drainage
3.12authorities, drainage engineers and
3.13contractors, and others. The board shall
3.14coordinate practice standards with the
3.15USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
3.16Service and seek to leverage federal funds
3.17as part of conservation drainage program
3.18implementation.
3.19(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
3.20the second year are to purchase and restore
3.21permanent conservation easements on
3.22riparian buffers adjacent to public waters,
3.23excluding wetlands, to keep water on the
3.24land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
3.25and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
3.26impacts to surface waters; and increase
3.27infiltration for groundwater recharge. The
3.28riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet
3.29unless there is a natural impediment, a road,
3.30or other impediment beyond the control
3.31of the landowner. This appropriation may
3.32be used for restoration of riparian buffers
3.33protected by easements purchased with
3.34this appropriation and for stream bank
3.35restorations when the riparian buffers have
3.36been restored.
4.1(f) $1,300,000 the first year and
4.2$2,300,000 the second year are for
4.3permanent conservation easements on
4.4wellhead protection areas under Minnesota
4.5Statutes, section
4.6paragraph (d). Priority must be placed on
4.7land that is located where the vulnerability
4.8of the drinking water supply is designated
4.9as high or very high by the commissioner of
4.10health. The board shall coordinate with the
4.11U.S. Geological Survey, the commissioners
4.12of health and natural resources, and local
4.13communities contained in the Decorah
4.14and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona,
4.15Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha counties,
4.16to obtain easements in identified areas as
4.17having the most vulnerability to groundwater
4.18contamination.
4.19(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
4.20the second year are for community partners
4.21grants to local units of government for:
4.22(1) structural or vegetative management
4.23practices that reduce storm water runoff
4.24from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
4.25the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
4.26pollutants for restoration, protection, or
4.27enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
4.28and streams and to protect groundwater
4.29and drinking water; and (2) installation
4.30of proven and effective water retention
4.31practices including, but not limited to, rain
4.32gardens and other vegetated infiltration
4.33basins and sediment control basins in order
4.34to keep water on the land. The projects
4.35must be of long-lasting public benefit,
4.36include a local match, and be consistent with
5.1TMDL implementation plans or local water
5.2management plans. Local government unit
5.3staff and administration costs may be used
5.4as a match.
5.5(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
5.6second year are for a technical evaluation
5.7panel to conduct up to ten restoration
5.8evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
5.9section
5.10(i) The board shall contract for services
5.11with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
5.12restoration, maintenance, and other activities
5.13under this section for $500,000 the first year
5.14and $500,000 the second year.
5.15(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
5.16funds in this section and may adjust the
5.17technical and administrative assistance
5.18portion of the funds to leverage federal or
5.19other nonstate funds or to address oversight
5.20responsibilities or high-priority needs
5.21identified in local water management plans.
5.22(k) The appropriations in this section are
5.23available until June 30, 2016.
5.24 Sec. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
5.25CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
5.26$1,800,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the clean water fund to the Board
5.27of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and implement an Aquatic Invasive
5.28Species Cooperative Research Center. As a condition of receiving this appropriation, the
5.29University of Minnesota is requested to collaborate with the commissioner of natural
5.30resources in developing solutions to control aquatic invasive species. A portion of this
5.31appropriation may be used for educating and engaging citizens on preventing the spread of
5.32aquatic invasive species. Money appropriated in this section may not be spent on activities
5.33unless they are directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. Money
5.34appropriated in this section must not be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
6.1overhead charges that are not directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this
6.2section. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2014.
6.5 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision
6.69, is amended to read:
| 6.7 6.8 |
Subd. 9.Emerging Issues |
4,522,000 |
3,213,000 |
||||
6.10Academy
6.11$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
6.12second year are from the trust fund to
6.13the Board of Water and Soil Resources
6.14in cooperation with Conservation Corps
6.15Minnesota to train and mentor future
6.16conservation professionals by providing
6.17apprenticeship service opportunities to
6.18soil and water conservation districts. This
6.19appropriation is available until June 30,
6.202014, by which time the project must be
6.21completed and the final products delivered.
6.22(b) Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal
6.23Health
6.24$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
6.25second year are from the trust fund to the
6.26commissioner of natural resources to address
6.27chronic wasting disease and accelerate
6.28wildlife health programs, including activities
6.29directly related to and necessary for this
6.30appropriation.
6.31(c) Aquatic Invasive Species
6.32$2,177,000 the first year and
6.33$2,513,000 the second year are from the
7.1trust fund to the commissioner of natural
7.2resources to accelerate aquatic invasive
7.3species programs, including the development
7.4and implementation of best management
7.5practices for public water access facilities
7.6to implement aquatic invasive species
7.7prevention strategies, including activities
7.8directly related to and necessary for this
7.9appropriation. $50,000 is for a grant
7.10to develop and produce a documentary
7.11identifying the challenges presented by
7.12aquatic invasive species. The documentary
7.13shall be available to the Department of
7.14Natural Resources to distribute to watercraft
7.15license purchasers and the general public
7.16through online and other media.
7.17(d) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands
7.18Reserve Acquisition and Restoration
7.19Program Partnership
7.20$1,645,000 the first year is to the Board
7.21of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
7.22permanent conservation easements and
7.23restore wetlands and associated upland
7.24habitat in cooperation with the United States
7.25Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve
7.26Program. A list of proposed land acquisitions
7.27must be provided as part of the required work
7.28program.
7.29(e) Limitation
7.30Appropriations in paragraphs (b) and (c) are
7.31not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections
8.1 Sec. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
8.2CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
8.3$1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the environment and natural
8.4resources trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and
8.5implement an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research Center. As a condition of
8.6receiving this appropriation, the University of Minnesota is requested to collaborate with
8.7the commissioner of natural resources in developing solutions to control aquatic invasive
8.8species. Money appropriated in this section may not be spent on activities unless they are
8.9directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. Money appropriated in
8.10this section must not be spent on indirect costs or other institutional overhead charges that
8.11are not directly related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. This is a onetime
8.12appropriation and is available until June 30, 2014.
