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1W Lessard-Sains Outdoor Heritage Council The State of Minnesota State Office Building,Room G95 lob Dr.Rev.Martin Luther Bing Jr.Blvd. Saint Paul,Minnesota 55155 July.251 2011 Ms. Deborah Loon Executive Director Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. 2312 Seabury Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55406 In re: Minnesota Laws 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6,Art. 1,Sec. 2,Subd. 5 (d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat-Phase II $5,000,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota;and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $960,000 to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $150,000 to Great River Greening;$840,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; $150,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; and $2,900,000 to The Trust for Public Land.A list of proposed projects,describing types and locations of acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 15.An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. Dear Deb, The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met on June 21, 2011 and reviewed accomplishment plans for 2011 appropriations from Laws of Minnesota, First Special Session 2011, Chapter 6 as required by Article 1,Section 2,Subdivision 8 of Chapter 6.At that meeting,the council delegated final approval of accomplishment plans to the Executive Director for approval subsequent to execution by the Governor of.Minnesota. On July 20,2011 the Governor signed your appropriation into law.. Therefore, based on the council's review of your accomplishment plan I hereby approve your accomplishment plan.You are approved to receive reimbursement for expenses direct to and necessary for your program beginning July 20,2011. Unless otherwise provided,the amounts in this section are available until June 30, 2014,when projects must be completed and final accomplishments reported. Funds for restoration or enhancement are available until June 30, 2016, or four years after acquisition,whichever is later,in order to complete restoration or enhancement work. If a project receives federal funds,the time period of the appropriation is extended to equal the availability of federal funding.