1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; expanding prohibitions on the appropriation of 
1.3 	water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	section 103G.271, subdivision 4a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 4a.Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer. (a) The commissioner may not issue new 
1.9 	water use permits that will appropriate water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer ~~in a~~ 
1.10 	~~metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4,~~ unless the appropriation 
1.11 	is for potable water use, there are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a 
1.12 	water conservation plan is incorporated with the permit.  
1.13 	(b) The commissioner shall terminate all permits authorizing appropriation and use 
1.14 	of water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for once-through systems in a metropolitan 
1.15 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, by December 31, 1992.