Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
". . . restore, protect, and enhance Minnesota's wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. . . "
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council was established by the legislature with the responsibility of providing annual
recommendations to the legislature on how the funds should be used. The council will make recommendations to the
legislature on appropriations of money from the Outdoor Heritage Fund that are consistent with the
Constitution and state law and that take into consideration the outcomes of, including,
but not limited to, the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly
relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests,
and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest fragmentation,
encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie.
Statutory authority for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council:
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056
Constitutional Amendment - Article XI
