1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to waters; appropriating money for grants to comply with water 
1.3 	protection rules.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. NPDES/SDS PERMIT COMPLIANCE GRANTS.
 1.6 	$....... is appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
1.7 	Control Agency for grants to local units of government to implement and comply with 
1.8 	changes to the requirements for a construction stormwater general permit-NPDES/SDS 
1.9 	adopted by the agency on August 1, 2008, including implementation of best management 
1.10 	practices, runoff controls, erosion prevention, and ditch stabilization, in order to protect 
1.11 	water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation.