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• et <br />s, <br />LCMR 2003 Wprk Program <br />Date of Report: May 28, 2003 <br />Date of Next Status Report: February 1st, 2004 <br />Date of Work program Approval: <br />Project Completion Date; June 30, 2006 <br />JUL 0 i.2O3 <br />1. PROJECT TITLE: Metro Area Wildlife Corridors/Trott Brook Greenway <br />Project Manager: Mark D. Boos. <br />Affiliation: City of Ramsey <br />Mailing Address: 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW <br />City t State / Zip : Ramsey Mn 55303 <br />Telephone Number: 763 286 0833 <br />E-mail Address: mboos@cisamsey.mn.us <br />FAX Number: 763 427 2199` <br />Web Page address: <br />Total Biennial LCMR Project Budget: <br />LCMR Appropriation: <br />Minus Amount Spent:. <br />Equal Balance: <br />$ 500,000 <br />$ 500,000 <br />Legal Citation: ML 2003, Chap. 128, art., Sec. 9, Subd. 5(b). <br />Appropriation Language: (b) Metropolitan Area Wildlife Corridors <br />$2,450,000 the first year and $2,450,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the <br />commissioner of natural resources. $3,550,000 of this appropriation is for acceleration of <br />agency programs and cooperative agreements with the Trust for Public Land, Ducks Unlimited, <br />Inc., Friends of the Mississippi River, Great River Greening, Minnesota Land Trust, and <br />Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., for the purposes of planning, improving, <br />and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan region, as defined by Minnesota <br />Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, through grants, contracted services, conservation <br />easements, and fee acquisition. $500,000 of this appropriation is for an agreement with the <br />city of Ramsey for the Trott Brook Corridor acquisition. $800,000 of this appropriation is for an <br />agreement with the Rice Creek Watershed District for Hardwood Creek acquisition and <br />restoration. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br />least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural <br />resources. As part of the required work program, criteria and priorities for planned acquisition' <br />and restoration activities must be submitted to the legislative commission on_ Minnesota <br />resources for review and approval before expenditure. Expenditures are limited to the <br />identified project areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used <br />for the purchase of residential structures unless expressly approved in the work program. Any <br />land acquired in .fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this <br />appropriation must be designated: (1) as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, <br />section 86A.07; or (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, sections 89.018, subdivision 2, <br />paragraph (a); 97A.101; 97A.125; 97C,001; and 97C.011. The commissioner may so <br />3.� <br />