HF3765 Summary

• Appropriates $70,881,000 from the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund for fiscal year 2023 across multiple environmental and natural resource projects.

• Funds research, restoration, and conservation initiatives including prion disease research ($3.877 million), invasive species management ($6.23 million), state trail development ($7.387 million), and habitat restoration ($11.294 million).

• Supports environmental education programs ($4.269 million), water quality protection projects ($5.783 million), and foundational natural resource data collection ($9.004 million).

• Modifies trust fund restrictions to allow property acquisition by eminent domain when the owner requests it, and requires the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources to report on capital project proposal requirements by October 15, 2022.

• Includes strict requirements for fund recipients regarding work plans, native vegetation restoration standards, data accessibility, conservation easements, and acknowledgment of trust fund support in public communications.