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2021 Biennial Report Complete This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES 100 REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. Phone: (651) 296-2406 ROOM 65 STATE OFFICE BUILDING Email: [email protected] ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55155-1201 Web: www.lccmr.leg.mn TTY: (651) 296-9896 or 1-800-657-3550 Becca Nash, Director Date: January 15, 2021 To: Governor Tim Walz Chair, Senate Finance Committee, Senator Julie Rosen Minority Lead, Senate Finance Committee, Senator John Marty Chair, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen Minority Lead, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee, Senator Patricia Torres Ray Chair, House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Rena Moran Minority Lead, House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Pat Garofalo Chair, House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, Representative Rick Hansen Minority Lead, House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, Representative Josh Heintzeman Legislative Reference Library From: Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Subject: Biennial Report required by M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 7 The LCCMR biennial report as required in M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 7 from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) due January 15, 2021 is hereby transmitted. It is available in a CD or print format upon request or on the LCCMR web site at: https://www.lccmr.leg.mn/documents/biennial_rpt/2021/2021_biennial_report.html. The report covers LCCMR actions from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, including summaries of past funding accomplishments and new recommendations for funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). There is $70,881,000 available for expenditure in each year of the FY22-23 biennium from the ENRTF (for a biennial total of $141,762,000). The amount available for expenditure is determined by the Minnesota Constitution, which states: “The amount appropriated each year of a biennium….may be up to 5.5% of the market value of the fund on June 30 one year before the start of the biennium”. The value of the ENRTF on June 30, 2020 was $1,288,757,980.88. The LCCMR is making a funding recommendation to the 2021 Legislature totaling $70,881,000 (FY22) from the ENRTF. $70,881,000 (FY23) would be available for recommendation by the LCCMR to the 2022 Legislature. As stated in M.S. 116P, the LCCMR may make an annual or a biennial funding Sen. Kari Dziedzic, Rep. Rob Ecklund, William Faber, Nancy Gibson, Rep. Rick Hansen, Sen. Foung Hawj, Rep. Josh Heintzeman, Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, Nicole Kessler, Denny McNamara, Norman Moody, Michael Reese, Rep. Tama Theis, Sen. David Tomassoni, Rep. Jean Wagenius, Sen. Torrey Westrom, Della Young Page 1 of 6 LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES recommendation. Additionally, the FY21 tentative recommendations totaling $61,387,000 from the ENRTF was introduced in the 2020 legislative session but have not yet been passed. The list of FY22 recommended appropriations totaling $70,881,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is provided in “Section V. Recommendations.” The funding levels and the proposed legislative bill were adopted by the LCCMR on November 18, 2020. Please let me know if you have questions or would like additional discussion. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the Legislature in this capacity. Sincerely, Becca Nash, Director On behalf of the LCCMR cc: LCCMR Members as of January 12, 2021 - 2 - Page 2 of 6 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Biennial Report January 15, 2021 Pursuant to: M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 7 Page 3 of 6 Page 4 of 6 Commission Members LCCMR Membership January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 APPOINTED NON-LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS MEMBERS Rep. Rob Ecklund Sen. Gary Dahms GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS William Faber Rep. Rick Hansen* Sen. Kari Dziedzic (appointed: 12/20/2017 - term ends: 12/31/2021) Nancy Gibson* Rep. Josh Heintzeman Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen* (appointed: 6/18/2016 - term ends: 12/31/2019) Nicole Kessler Rep. Tama Theis* Sen. David Tomassoni* (appointed: 1/31/2017 - term ends:12/31/2020) Rep. Jean Wagenius Sen. Torrey Westrom Norm Moody (appointed: 1/31/2017 - term ends: 12/31/2020) Della Young* (appointed: 12/20/2017 - term ends: 12/31/2021) SENATE APPOINTMENTS Michael Reese (appointed: 5/24/2018 - term ends: 12/31/2021) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTMENT Denny McNamara (appointed: 5/2/2018 - term ends: 12/31/2021) *Denotes Executive Committee Members LCCMR Staff Becca Nash, Director Michael Lind Varien, Senior Project Analyst Corrie Layfield, Senior Project Analyst Rory Anderson, Project Analyst and Communications Specialist Diana Griffith, Commission Assistant Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Room 65, State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 296-2406 E-Mail: [email protected] 5 of 6 Web: www.lccmr.leg.mn Page 6 of 6 Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Biennial Report to the Legislature, M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 7 January 15, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Strategic Plan “a copy of the current strategic plan;” A. Six Year Strategic Plan B. Request for Proposal Funding Priorities for M.L. 2019 and M.L. 2020 II. Projects Funded Preceding Biennium “a description of each project receiving money from the trust fund during the preceding biennium;” Project Abstracts for Laws 2019 and 2020 III. Completed Research Projects “a summary of any research project completed in the preceding biennium;” Project Abstracts of all projects completed between January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020, including research. IV. Agency Implementation “recommendations to implement successful projects and programs into a state agency’s standard operations;” V. Recommendations “to the extent known by the commission, descriptions of the projects anticipated to be supported by the trust fund during the next biennium;” VI. Revenues and Distributions “the source and amount of all revenues collected and distributed by the commission, including all administrative and other expenses;” VII. Assets and Liabilities “a description of the assets and liabilities of the trust fund;” VIII. Findings to Legislature “any findings or recommendations that are deemed proper to assist the legislature in formulating legislation;” IX. Gifts and Donations “a list of all gifts and donations with a value over $1,000;” X. Environmental Spending Comparisons “a comparison of the amounts spent by the state for environment and natural resources activities through the most recent fiscal year; and” XI. Compliance Audit “a copy of the most recent compliance audit.” APPENDIX A Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Constitutional Language M.S. 116P, The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (Trust Fund) M.S. 116Q.02, Great Lakes Protection Account M.S. 4.071, Oil Overcharge Money I. Strategic Plan / RFP “a copy of the current strategic plan…” The following documents include: A. Six Year Strategic Plan – Adopted July 1, 2020 B. Request for Proposal (RFP) 1. RFP adopted November 30, 2017 for FY2020 (funding beginning July 1, 2019) 2. RFP adopted November 13, 2018 for FY2021 (funding beginning July 1, 2020) Page 1 of 40 Page 2 of 40 LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES (LCCMR) Six-Year Strategic Plan for Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Revised and Adopted December 10, 2013 Readopted July 1, 2020 Jeff Broberg, Tom Cook, Sen. Gary Dahms, Sen. Kari Dziedzic, William Faber, Rep. Dan Fabian, Nancy Gibson, Bonnie Harper-Lore, John Herman, Sen. John Hoffman, Rep. Leon Lillie, Norman Moody, Rep. John Persell, Sen. David Tomassoni, Rep. Paul Torkelson, Rep. Jean Wagenius, Sen. Torrey Westrom Page 3 of 40 Six-Year Strategic Plan for Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) is made up of 17 members: 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, 5 citizens appointed by the governor, 1 citizen appointed by the Senate, and 1 citizen appointed by the House. The function of the LCCMR is to make funding recommendations to the legislature for special environment and natural resource projects, primarily from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). The LCCMR developed from a program initiated in 1963. Since 1963, nearly $800 million has been appropriated to more than 1,800 projects recommended to the legislature by the Commission to protect and enhance Minnesota's environment and natural resources. Contact Information Phone: (651) 296-2406 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.lccmr.leg.mn Address: 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. State Office Building Room 65 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 Availability of this Publication . Information from this document may be copied and distributed to others. This publication can be made available in alternate formats, such as large print or audio formats, upon request. Contact (651) 296-2406 or [email protected]. Page 4 of 40 Six-Year Strategic Plan for Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Overview .................................................................................................................................. 3 II. Background
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