MN HF1113

Appropriates $33.81 million from the environment and natural resources trust fund for fiscal year 2014 and $4.35 million for fiscal year 2015 for various natural resource projects across seven categories including data, habitat restoration, water resources, and invasive species control.

Modifies citizen member terms on the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources from two-year to four-year terms and changes the liaison officer requirement from mandatory to discretionary.

Establishes new restrictions on trust fund land acquisitions, including approval requirements for purchases of lands already in public domain and a requirement to submit tax-assessed values and proposed offers to the commission and commissioner of natural resources before acquisition.

Requires recipients of trust fund appropriations to submit work plans and semiannual progress reports to the commission; restricts spending to activities directly related to specific appropriations and prohibits indirect costs unless clearly justified and individually documented.

Clarifies land acquisition procedures by allowing property transfers to the state if recipients fail to comply with grant agreement terms or if restrictions prevent use for the intended purpose, and requires legislative notification before commission approval of property use changes or conveyances.