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HF 4423

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/21/2022 01:51pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 03/17/2022

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A bill for an act
 relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Canisteo Flood Mitigation
Project to mitigate threats to public safety, property, and regional water quality.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin CANISTEO OPEN PIT MINE COMPLEX; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $6,350,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for acquiring land or easements and for permitting and
constructing publicly owned infrastructure to mitigate the imminent threat to public safety,
property, and regional water quality from the rising water at the Canisteo open pit mine
complex. Of this amount, $850,000 is for operation and maintenance and is available until
June 30, 2063. This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must enter into a lease for this project for a term that is consistent
with meeting project needs and Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. A lease entered into
under this section must include a provision that provides for the amendment or termination
of the lease when:
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new text begin (1) the commissioner of natural resources determines that the project is no longer needed
to serve the intended purpose or identifies a more effective alternative to the constructed
project; or
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new text begin (2) mining operations are fully permitted to resume in all or part of the property acquired
or improved with state bond proceeds, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
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new text begin (c) Upon substantial completion of the project authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of natural resources
must use any money remaining in this appropriation to engineer, design, and construct water
mitigation infrastructure at the Hill Annex open pit mining complex.
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