1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants to municipalities 
1.3 	for water quality permit compliance.
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 	national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) and state disposal system 
1.9 	(SDS) permit requirements for road and bridge construction projects in order to protect 
1.10 	water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation, 
1.11 	including the implementation of best management practices and enhanced runoff controls.