new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 70,881,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. Appropriations in the first year
are available for three years beginning July 1,
2021, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel and
is available for the second year or until the
end of the appropriation.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definition new text end

new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund
established under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 14.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information new text end

new text begin 10,459,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (a) What's Bugging Minnesota's Insect-Eating Birds? new text end

new text begin $199,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute to examine the relationship between
insect abundance, timing of insect availability,
and breeding success for multiple bird species
across land-use intensities to develop
comprehensive guidelines to conserve bird
and insect diversity.
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new text begin (b) Protecting Minnesota's Beneficial Macroalgae: All Stoneworts Aren't Starry new text end

new text begin $811,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
conduct a statewide inventory to provide
baseline data and build in-state knowledge of
Minnesota's native stoneworts, a diverse group
of aquatic plants that support clear lakes and
healthy fish habitat.
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new text begin (c) County Groundwater Atlas new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
continue producing county groundwater
atlases to inform management of surface water
and groundwater resources for drinking and
other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
B, to characterize the potential water yields of
aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to
contamination.
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new text begin (d) Improving Resiliency and Conservation Outcomes for Minnesota Turtles new text end

new text begin $391,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
improve the conservation of Minnesota's
imperiled turtles through animal husbandry,
field conservation, and educational
programming. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2025, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.
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new text begin (e) Minnesota Biological Survey new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
complete the statewide baseline biological
survey by finalizing data, analyses, and
publications and by conducting targeted field
surveys to fill missing gaps of information
needed to support conservation of Minnesota's
biodiversity. Any revenues generated through
the publication of books or other resources
created through this appropriation may be
reinvested as described in the work plan
approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
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new text begin (f) Groundwater Contamination Mapping Project - Phase II new text end

new text begin $800,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency to improve protection of groundwater
resources for drinking water by expanding the
web-based interactive groundwater
contamination mapping system to include all
other state hazardous and solid waste cleanup
programs and by upgrading the system to
collect monitoring data.
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new text begin (g) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource Management new text end

new text begin $3,092,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to
conti