1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 85 - 87 Recreation
Chapter 86 Federal Funds for Natural Resources
Section 86.72 Natural resources federal reimbursement account.

86.72 Natural resources federal reimbursement account.

Subdivision 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided, federal reimbursements and match money received for the purposes described in this chapter, regardless of the source of state match, credit or value used to earn the reimbursement or match, other than the federal match for state money appropriated to the local recreation and natural areas grant-in-aid account, and other than the federal great river road money, shall in the first instance be credited to a federal receipt account by the state agency receiving the reimbursement or match. Any state department or agency, including the Minnesota historical society and the University of Minnesota, that receives reimbursements or matching money as described above shall transfer those amounts to the natural resources federal reimbursement account. Amounts sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the department of natural resources in administering federal reimbursements are appropriated annually to the commissioner from the federal receipt account.

Subd. 2. Money appropriated from the account shall be expended for state land acquisition and development that is part of a natural resources acceleration activity, when the acquisition and development is deemed to be of an emergency or critical nature. In addition this money is available for studies initiated by the legislative commission on Minnesota resources that are found to be proper in order for the commission to carry out its legislative charge.

Subd. 3. Requests for allocation from the account for acquisition or development shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the commissioner of natural resources, showing a review of the application against chapter 86A. Copies of the certification shall be submitted to the appropriate legislative committees and commissions. Appropriations from the account shall be expended with the approval of the governor after consultation with the legislative advisory commission. The legislative commission on Minnesota resources shall make recommendations to the legislative advisory commission regarding the expenditures.

Subd. 4. Any land and water conservation fund moneys received over and above the normal state apportionment from that fund are appropriated for the purposes of the reimbursement account. This appropriation is in addition to any amounts appropriated from the account as direct appropriations.

HIST: 1979 c 333 s 83; 1981 c 356 s 104; 1982 c 639 s 32; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1988 c 690 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 3; 1995 c 220 s 72