<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>section 103G.271, subdivision 4a.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>May 7, 2010<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2634 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 2634 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(b), the commissioner may not issue new water use permits that will appropriate water <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>from for the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer in a metropolitan county, as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, unless the appropriation is for potable domestic water use, there <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a water conservation plan <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>is incorporated with the permit. Domestic water uses include water used for general <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>household purposes for essential human needs such as cooking, cleaning, drinking, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>washing, and waste disposal. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>(b) The commissioner shall terminate all permits authorizing appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>use of water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for once-through systems in a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>metropolitan county, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, by December 31, 1992. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may issue a new water use permit for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for nondomestic use if there are no feasible or practical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>alternatives to the use of the aquifer, and water recycling and water conservation plans, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>as determined by the commissioner, are required under the permit. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>shall ensure that a holder of a permit issued under this paragraph is implementing all <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>water recycling and conservation plans required under the permit. This paragraph does <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>not apply within a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>or Chisago County."<br/>
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<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
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<td>House Conferees:<br/>
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<td>Jeremy Kalin<br/>
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<td>Paul Gardner<br/>
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<td>Jenifer Loon<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
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<td>Rick Olseen<br/>
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<td>Kathy Sheran<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
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<td>Dennis Frederickson<br/>
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