Chapter 116P — Chapter Does Not Apply to Certain Appropriations

116P.01 Findings The Minnesota Legislature finds that the state's environment and natural resources are essential to the well-being of … 116P.011 Chapter Does Not Apply to Certain Appropriations The rules in this chapter do not apply to money spent from the environment and natural resources trust fund under … 116P.02 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund laws. Important definitions … 116P.03 Trust Fund Not to Supplant Existing Funding; Appropriations Trust fund money cannot replace regular funding that state agencies already receive for environment and natural … 116P.04 Trust Fund Account The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is a separate account in the state treasury. Money comes from the … 116P.05 Legislative-citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) is made up of legislators and citizen members. The … 116P.06 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 116P.07 Information Gathering The commission can gather information needed to evaluate project proposals and oversee trust fund spending. This … 116P.08 Trust Fund Expenditures This section sets rules for how trust fund money can be spent. Expenditures must advance the purposes of the trust fund … 116P.09 Administration The Department of Natural Resources and other state agencies help administer trust fund projects. Administrative … 116P.10 Royalties, Copyrights, Patents, and Sale of Products and Assets When trust fund money is used to create products, inventions, or copyrighted works, the royalties, patents, and sale … 116P.11 Availability of Funds for Disbursement Trust fund money becomes available for spending only after the legislature appropriates it. Funds are disbursed … 116P.12 Water System Improvement; Loan Program This section authorizes a loan program to help communities improve their water systems. The program provides … 116P.13 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 116P.14 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 116P.15 Capital Construction and Land Acquisition; Restrictions There are special restrictions on using trust fund money for building construction and land purchases. Capital projects … 116P.16 Real Property Interests and Capital Assets; Report Recipients of trust fund money who acquire real property or significant capital assets must report on those … 116P.17 Acquiring Lands or Interest in Lands; Commissioner Approval Before trust fund money can be used to buy land or interests in land (like conservation easements), the commissioner … 116P.18 Lands in Public Domain Land acquired with trust fund money becomes part of the public domain and must be managed for the public benefit. The … 116P.19 Donations The trust fund can accept donations of money, property, and other assets. Donors can contribute to the trust fund to … 116P.20 Easements; Monitoring and Enforcement Requirements Conservation easements purchased with trust fund money must include plans for ongoing monitoring and enforcement. The … 116P.21 Additional Capital Construction Project Requirements Capital construction projects funded by the trust fund must meet additional requirements beyond regular grants. These …