1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for well-water testing of private wells.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PRIVATE WELL-WATER TESTING.
 1.5 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general 
1.6 	fund to the commissioner of health for testing well-water in private wells. The commissioner 
1.7 	shall develop a program to determine the contaminant levels in drinking water from private 
1.8 	wells. The program shall be on a voluntary, pilot-program basis. Using the appropriated 
1.9 	funds, the commissioner shall work with private well owners and other interested parties 
1.10 	to facilitate and promote the availability of well-water testing.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Recommendations; report. The commissioner shall develop recommendations 
1.12 	in consultation with certified water treatment professionals for a statewide private well-water 
1.13 	testing and contamination mitigation rebate program and submit a report to the legislative 
1.14 	committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy by December 31, 2020.