1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring state standards on atrazine levels to meet the federal 
1.3 	standards;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [144.355] WATER LEVEL STANDARD FOR ATRAZINE.
1.6 	(a) The Department of Health in consultation with the Pollution Control Agency 
1.7 	and the Department of Agriculture shall set drinking water standards for the health risk 
1.8 	limit of atrazine in private wells and the maximum contaminant level in public water 
1.9 	systems at 3 ppb to comply with the federal standard determined by the United States 
1.10 	Environmental Protection Agency.
1.11 	(b) By December 31, 2007, the Department of Health in consultation with the 
1.12 	Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture shall set the drinking 
1.13 	water standards for the health risk limit of atrazine in private wells and the maximum 
1.14 	contaminant level of atrazine in public water systems. If the level set by the department is 
1.15 	greater than 1 ppb, the commissioner shall provide evidence to show that the standards 
1.16 	reflect the requirements in section 144.0751 to adequately protect the health of a 
1.17 	developing fetus, infant, and child which requires a higher level of care due to fetal, infant, 
1.18 	and child development.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.