MN SF1899

Appropriates $28,970,000 from the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund for fiscal year 2015 across multiple natural resource categories.

Funds water resources research including contaminant treatment, wastewater management, aquifer protection, and watershed monitoring ($4,579,000).

Supports invasive species prevention and control including efforts to block invasive carp, monitor emerald ash borers, and prevent aquatic invasive species ($2,298,000).

Finances foundational natural resource data collection including land cover mapping, spring inventory, breeding bird atlas completion, and species vulnerability assessments ($4,210,000).

Establishes requirements for recipients including work plan approval, ecological restoration standards, conservation easement specifications, and public data accessibility.