1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to clean water; appropriating money from clean water fund; providing for 
1.3 	soil and water conservation district fee and county eligibility for certain funding; 
1.4 	requiring rulemaking; requiring studies and reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2020, section 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.10 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean water fund 
1.11 	and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the Minnesota 
1.12 	Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this act mean 
1.13 	that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 
1.14 	30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second 
1.15 	year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime 
1.16 	appropriations.

1.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.18				Available for the Year
	
1.19				Ending June 30
	
1.20					2022
		2023

1.21	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

1.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	126,711,000
	$
	130,081,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

2.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
2.5 	Money appropriated in this act may not be 
2.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this act 
2.9 	must be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
2.10 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
2.11 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
2.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.13 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
2.14 	act, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are 
2.15 	available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year 
2.16 	2023 appropriations are available until June 
2.17 	30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds, 
2.18 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
2.19 	equal the availability of federal funding.

2.20	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
2.21 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
2.22 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
2.23 	on Disability and other appropriate 
2.24 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
2.25 	committees, and commissions, should make 
2.26 	progress toward providing people with 
2.27 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
2.28 	publications, and digital media related to the 
2.29 	programs the recipient funds using 
2.30 	appropriations made in this act.

2.31	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	10,144,000
	$
	10,144,000
	
2.32 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.33 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
2.34 	pesticides, pesticide degradates, microplastics, 
3.1 	and nanoplastics in surface water and 
3.2 	groundwater and to use data collected to assess 
3.3 	pesticide use practices. This appropriation is 
3.4 	available until June 30, 2025.
3.5 	(b) $2,503,000 the first year and $2,503,000 
3.6 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.7 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.8 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
3.9 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
3.10 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
3.11 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
3.12 	practices; assessing adoption of best 
3.13 	management practices; education and technical 
3.14 	support from University of Minnesota 
3.15 	Extension; grants to support agricultural 
3.16 	demonstration and implementation activities, 
3.17 	including research activities at the Rosholt 
3.18 	Research Farm; and other actions to protect 
3.19 	groundwater from degradation from nitrate. 
3.20 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.21 	2026.
3.22 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.23 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.24 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.25 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.26 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.27 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.28 	fund.
3.29 	(d) $1,452,000 the first year and $1,452,000 
3.30 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.31 	research, and demonstration projects on 
3.32 	properly implementing best management 
3.33 	practices and more-precise information on 
3.34 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters and 
3.35 	for grants to support on-farm demonstration 
4.1 	of agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
4.2 	available until June 30, 2026.
4.3 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
4.4 	second year are for maintenance of the 
4.5 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
4.6 	Costs for information technology development 
4.7 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
4.8 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
4.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.10 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
4.11 	the second year are to implement the 
4.12 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.13 	certification program statewide. This 
4.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.15 	(g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
4.16 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
4.17 	quality specialist through University of 
4.18 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
4.19 	available until June 30, 2025.
4.20 	(h) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
4.21 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
4.22 	Forever Green agriculture initiative and to 
4.23 	protect the state's natural resources by 
4.24 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.25 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
4.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
4.27 	(i) $339,000 the first year and $339,000 the 
4.28 	second year are for testing private wells for 
4.29 	pesticides, microplastics, and nanoplastics 
4.30 	where nitrate is detected as part of the 
4.31 	township testing program. This appropriation 
4.32 	is available until June 30, 2026.

4.33	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	21,411,000
	$
	22,426,000
	
5.1 	(a) $7,216,000 the first year and $7,216,000 
5.2 	the second year are for completing needed 
5.3 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
5.4 	and trends, including assessments for 
5.5 	microplastics and nanoplastics, according to 
5.6 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.
5.7 	(b) $6,604,000 the first year and $6,604,000 
5.8 	the second year are to develop watershed 
5.9 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
5.10 	which include total maximum daily load 
5.11 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
5.12 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
5.13 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
5.14 	approved by the United States Environmental 
5.15 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
5.16 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
5.17 	year over the biennium.
5.18 	(c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
5.19 	second year are for groundwater assessment, 
5.20 	including assessments for microplastics and 
5.21 	nanoplastics, enhancing the ambient 
5.22 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
5.23 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
5.24 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
5.25 	contaminated.
5.26 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
5.27 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
5.28 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
5.29 	Action Plan.
5.30 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
5.31 	second year are for national pollutant 
5.32 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
5.33 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
6.1 	(f) $2,662,000 the first year and $2,662,000 
6.2 	the second year are for enhancing the 
6.3 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
6.4 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
6.5 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
6.6 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
6.7 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
6.8 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs 
6.9 	and competitive grants to counties with 
6.10 	specific plans to significantly reduce water 
6.11 	pollution by reducing the number of systems 
6.12 	that are an imminent threat to public health or 
6.13 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
6.14 	receive base grants must report the number of 
6.15 	properties with noncompliant systems 
6.16 	upgraded through an SSTS replacement, 
6.17 	connection to a centralized sewer system, or 
6.18 	other means, including property abandonment 
6.19 	or buyout. Counties also must report the 
6.20 	number of existing SSTS compliance 
6.21 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
6.22 	jurisdiction. The required reports must be part 
6.23 	of the established annual reporting for SSTS 
6.24 	programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000 
6.25 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
6.26 	low-income landowners to address systems 
6.27 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
6.28 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
6.29 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
6.30 	exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving 
6.31 	a grant under this paragraph must submit a 
6.32 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
6.33 	including an account of the expenditures. By 
6.34 	January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
6.35 	commissioner must submit a report to the 
6.36 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
7.1 	legislative committees and divisions with 
7.2 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
7.3 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
7.4 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
7.5 	for the previous two years.
7.6 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
7.7 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
7.8 	of municipal separate storm sewer system 
7.9 	(MS4) permit requirements, including 
7.10 	additional technical assistance to 
7.11 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
7.12 	understanding and implementing the basic 
7.13 	requirements of the municipal stormwater 
7.14 	program.
7.15 	(h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
7.16 	second year are for a grant program for 
7.17 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
7.18 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
7.19 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
7.20 	restore the water quality of waters in 
7.21 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
7.22 	awarded to local government units for projects 
7.23 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
7.24 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
7.25 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
7.26 	other than the clean water fund.
7.27 	(i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
7.28 	second year are for activities, training, and 
7.29 	grants that reduce chloride pollution.
7.30 	(j) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
7.31 	second year are to support activities of the 
7.32 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
7.33 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1. The 
7.34 	council may use money appropriated in this 
7.35 	paragraph for consultants and other assistance 
8.1 	as needed to develop the reports required 
8.2 	under this act.
8.3 	(k) $669,000 the first year and $1,684,000 the 
8.4 	second year are to develop protocols for 
8.5 	testing groundwater and surface water for 
8.6 	microplastics and nanoplastics to be used by 
8.7 	agencies and departments required to monitor 
8.8 	and test for plastics under this act and to begin 
8.9 	testing and implementation. For the purposes 
8.10 	of this act, "microplastics" are small pieces of 
8.11 	plastic debris in the environment resulting 
8.12 	from the disposal and breakdown of consumer 
8.13 	products and industrial waste that are less than 
8.14 	five millimeters in length and "nanoplastics" 
8.15 	are particles within a size ranging from one to 
8.16 	1000 nanometers that are unintentionally 
8.17 	produced from the manufacture or degradation 
8.18 	of plastic objects and that exhibit a colloidal 
8.19 	behavior.
8.20 	(l) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
8.21 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
8.22 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
8.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
8.24 	appropriations in this section are available 
8.25 	until June 30, 2026.

8.26
8.27	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	9,030,000
	$
	8,671,000
	
8.28 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
8.29 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
8.30 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
8.31 	the second year are for lake Index of 
8.32 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments,  
8.33 	including assessments for microplastics and 
8.34 	nanoplastics.
9.1 	(c) $70,000 the first year and $66,000 the 
9.2 	second year are for assessing mercury, 
9.3 	microplastics, and nanoplastics, and other fish 
9.4 	contaminants, including monitoring to track 
9.5 	the status of impaired waters over time.
9.6 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
9.7 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
9.8 	science-based watershed restoration and 
9.9 	protection strategies.
9.10 	(e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
9.11 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
9.12 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
9.13 	and analysis.
9.14 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
9.15 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
9.16 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
9.17 	source restoration and protection activities.
9.18 	(g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the 
9.19 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
9.20 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
9.21 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
9.22 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
9.23 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
9.24 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
9.25 	forestry best management practices for water 
9.26 	quality.
9.27 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
9.28 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
9.29 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
9.30 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
9.31 	government implementing buffer 
9.32 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
9.33 	units of government and made available to 
10.1 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
10.2 	Resources website.
10.3 	(i) $350,000 the first year is to develop and 
10.4 	designate a groundwater management area 
10.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, 
10.6 	subdivision 4, in Dakota County.

10.7
10.8	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	65,078,000
	$
	69,178,000
	
10.9 	(a) $21,782,000 the first year and $21,782,000 
10.10 	the second year are for performance-based 
10.11 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
10.12 	to local government units. The grants may be 
10.13 	used to implement projects that protect, 
10.14 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
10.15 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
10.16 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
10.17 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
10.18 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
10.19 	under the One Watershed, One Plan and 
10.20 	seven-county metropolitan groundwater or 
10.21 	surface water management frameworks as 
10.22 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
10.23 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
10.24 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
10.25 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
10.26 	funded under this paragraph. This 
10.27 	appropriation may be used for:
10.28 	(1) implementation grants to watershed 
10.29 	planning areas with approved plans, including 
10.30 	but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon 
10.31 	River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des 
10.32 	Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle 
10.33 	Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake 
10.34 	Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake 
10.35 	River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota 
11.1 	River North, Lower Minnesota River West, 
11.2 	Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. 
11.3 	Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle 
11.4 	Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, 
11.5 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
11.6 	West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois 
11.7 	de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow 
11.8 	River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre 
11.9 	River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root 
11.10 	River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
11.11 	River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, 
11.12 	South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
11.13 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, 
11.14 	Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, 
11.15 	Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
11.16 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
11.17 	or surface water management frameworks; 
11.18 	and
11.19 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
11.20 	management plan planning areas that have a 
11.21 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
11.22 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
11.23 	section 103B.801.
11.24 	The board may determine whether a planning 
11.25 	area is not ready to proceed, does not have the 
11.26 	nonstate match committed, or has not 
11.27 	expended all money granted to it. Upon 
11.28 	making the determination, the board may 
11.29 	allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended 
11.30 	allocation to another planning area to 
11.31 	implement priority projects, programs, or 
11.32 	practices.
11.33 	(b) $11,133,000 the first year and $11,133,000 
11.34 	the second year are for grants to local 
11.35 	government units to protect and restore surface 
12.1 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
12.2 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
12.3 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
12.4 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
12.5 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
12.6 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
12.7 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
12.8 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
12.9 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
12.10 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
12.11 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
12.12 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
12.13 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
12.14 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
12.15 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
12.16 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
12.17 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
12.18 	benefit drinking water.
12.19 	(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 
12.20 	the second year are for accelerated 
12.21 	implementation, local resource protection, 
12.22 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
12.23 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
12.24 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
12.25 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
12.26 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
12.27 	certification.
12.28 	(d) $1,355,000 the first year and $1,355,000 
12.29 	the second year are:
12.30 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
12.31 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
12.32 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
12.33 	measure the value of conservation program 
12.34 	implementation by local governments; and
13.1 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
13.2 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
13.3 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
13.4 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
13.5 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
13.6 	the recipients and projects funded under this 
13.7 	section and the amount of pollution reduced.
13.8 	(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
13.9 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
13.10 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
13.11 	governments in implementing and complying 
13.12 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
13.13 	requirements.
13.14 	(f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
13.15 	the second year are to develop a pilot working 
13.16 	lands floodplain program and to purchase, 
13.17 	restore, or preserve riparian land and 
13.18 	floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, 
13.19 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
13.20 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
13.21 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
13.22 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
13.23 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
13.24 	recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a 
13.25 	monitoring and enforcement account.
13.26 	(g) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
13.27 	the second year are for permanent 
13.28 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
13.29 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.30 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
13.31 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
13.32 	acquisition to permanently protect 
13.33 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
13.34 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
13.35 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
14.1 	sources as described under alternative 
14.2 	management tools in the Department of 
14.3 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
14.4 	Management Plan, including using 
14.5 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
14.6 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
14.7 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
14.8 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
14.9 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
14.10 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
14.11 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
14.12 	have identified specific activities that will 
14.13 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
14.14 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
14.15 	contracts. Up to $100,000 is for deposit in a 
14.16 	monitoring and enforcement account.
14.17 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
14.18 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
14.19 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
14.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
14.21 	subdivision 6.
14.22 	(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 
14.23 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
14.24 	and grants to local governments to transition 
14.25 	local water management plans to a watershed 
14.26 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
14.27 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
14.28 	(j) $2,000,000 the second year is to purchase 
14.29 	and restore permanent conservation sites via 
14.30 	easements or contracts to treat and store water 
14.31 	on the land for water quality improvement 
14.32 	purposes and related technical assistance. This 
14.33 	work may be done in cooperation with the 
14.34 	United States Department of Agriculture with 
14.35 	a first-priority use to accomplish a 
15.1 	conservation reserve enhancement program, 
15.2 	or equivalent, in the state. Up to $100,000 is 
15.3 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
15.4 	account.
15.5 	(k) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000 
15.6 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
15.7 	conservation easements to protect lands 
15.8 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
15.9 	quality but that are threatened with 
15.10 	degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in 
15.11 	a monitoring and enforcement account.
15.12 	(l) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the 
15.13 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
15.14 	program to systematically collect data and 
15.15 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
15.16 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
15.17 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
15.18 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
15.19 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
15.20 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
15.21 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
15.22 	work.
15.23 	(m) $100,000 the first year and $100,00 the 
15.24 	second year are for developing and 
15.25 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
15.26 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
15.27 	(n) $2,420,000 the first year and $2,420,000 
15.28 	the second year are for permanent 
15.29 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
15.30 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
15.31 	$200,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
15.32 	enforcement account.
15.33 	(o) $2,033,000 the first year and $2,033,000 
15.34 	the second year are for grants to landowners 
16.1 	to enhance adoption of cover crops and other 
16.2 	soil health practices in areas where there are 
16.3 	direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to 
16.4 	$400,000 is for an agreement with the 
16.5 	University of Minnesota Minnesota Office for 
16.6 	Soil Health for applied research and education 
16.7 	on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
16.8 	management systems.
16.9 	(p) $12,000,000 the first year is for grants to 
16.10 	soil and water conservation districts for the 
16.11 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
16.12 	103C.321 and 103C.331. The board must 
16.13 	award grants based on the number of wells 
16.14 	and water bodies contaminated with nitrates 
16.15 	and pesticides, acreage contained within a 
16.16 	drinking water supply management area, 
16.17 	county allocations to soil and water 
16.18 	conservation districts, and the amount of 
16.19 	private land and public waters. The board and 
16.20 	other agencies may reduce the amount of 
16.21 	grants to a county by an amount equal to any 
16.22 	reduction in the county's allocation to a soil 
16.23 	and water conservation district from the 
16.24 	county's previous year allocation when the 
16.25 	board determines that the reduction was 
16.26 	disproportionate. The board may use up to one 
16.27 	percent for the administration of payments.
16.28 	(q) $4,700,000 the second year is for technical 
16.29 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
16.30 	and water conservation districts with karst 
16.31 	geography and shallow sand aquifers for soil 
16.32 	health practices that protect groundwater.
16.33 	(r) $4,700,000 the second year is for technical 
16.34 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
16.35 	and water conservation districts for soil health 
17.1 	practices to prevent wind and water erosion 
17.2 	to protect surface waters.
17.3 	(s) $4,700,000 the second year is for technical 
17.4 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
17.5 	and water conservation districts for sustainable 
17.6 	forestry and soil health practices to protect 
17.7 	surface water and groundwater.
17.8 	(t) The board must contract for delivery of 
17.9 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
17.10 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
17.11 	activities under this section for up to $750,000 
17.12 	the first year and up to $750,000 the second 
17.13 	year.
17.14 	(u) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
17.15 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
17.16 	the technical and administrative assistance 
17.17 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
17.18 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
17.19 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
17.20 	identified in local water management plans.
17.21 	(v) The board must require grantees to specify 
17.22 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
17.23 	grants before making any grant awards.
17.24 	(w) The appropriations in this section are 
17.25 	available until June 30, 2026, except grant 
17.26 	funds are available for five years after the date 
17.27 	a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must 
17.28 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
17.29 	this section.

17.30	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	6,705,000
	$
	6,705,000
	
17.31 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
17.32 	the second year are for addressing public 
17.33 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
17.34 	or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
18.1 	drinking water for which no health-based 
18.2 	drinking water standards exist and for the 
18.3 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
18.4 	contaminants.
18.5 	(b) $3,079,000 the first year and $3,079,000 
18.6 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
18.7 	drinking water, including planning, 
18.8 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
18.9 	and grants to local governments and public 
18.10 	water systems.
18.11 	(c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the 
18.12 	second year are to develop and deliver 
18.13 	groundwater restoration and protection 
18.14 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
18.15 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
18.16 	provide resources to local governments for 
18.17 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
18.18 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
18.19 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
18.20 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
18.21 	(d) $863,000 the first year and $863,000 the 
18.22 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
18.23 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
18.24 	wells, including microplastics and 
18.25 	nanoplastics, and developing guidance, 
18.26 	outreach, and interventions to reduce risks to 
18.27 	private-well users.
18.28 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.29 	second year are to develop public health 
18.30 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
18.31 	to safe drinking water, including development 
18.32 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
18.33 	water based on recommendations from the 
18.34 	Future of Drinking Water report.
19.1 	(f) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
19.2 	second year are to adopt and amend health 
19.3 	risk limits as required under this act.
19.4 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
19.5 	appropriations in this section are available 
19.6 	until June 30, 2025.

19.7	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	3,669,000
	$
	3,669,000
	
19.8 	(a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the 
19.9 	second year are to implement projects that 
19.10 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
19.11 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
19.12 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
19.13 	coordination, support local implementation of 
19.14 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
19.15 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
19.16 	metropolitan area. These projects must provide 
19.17 	communities with:
19.18 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
19.19 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
19.20 	wastewater, and groundwater;
19.21 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
19.22 	for different alternatives;
19.23 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
19.24 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
19.25 	costs;
19.26 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
19.27 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
19.28 	regionally beneficial water supply 
19.29 	development projects; and
19.30 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
19.31 	models.
19.32 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
19.33 	second year are for the water demand 
20.1 	reduction grant program to encourage 
20.2 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
20.3 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
20.4 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
20.5 	drinking water supplies.
20.6 	(c) $2,500,000 the first year is for grants or 
20.7 	loans for local inflow and infiltration reduction 
20.8 	programs addressing high-priority areas in the 
20.9 	metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota 
20.10 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
20.11 	(d) $2,500,000 the second year is for grants 
20.12 	to replace the privately owned portion of 
20.13 	drinking water lead service lines in 
20.14 	environmental justice areas determined by the 
20.15 	commissioner of the Pollution Control 
20.16 	Agency.

20.17	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	2,598,000
	$
	1,220,000
	
20.18 	(a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
20.19 	second year are for developing Part A of 
20.20 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
20.21 	available until June 30, 2028.
20.22 	(b) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
20.23 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
20.24 	performance and technology transfer for 
20.25 	stormwater best management practices, to 
20.26 	evaluate best management performance and 
20.27 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
20.28 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
20.29 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
20.30 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
20.31 	and to implement a system to transfer 
20.32 	knowledge and technology across local 
20.33 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
21.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
21.2 	2028.
21.3 	(c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
21.4 	second year are for a report that quantifies the 
21.5 	multiple benefits of clean water investments, 
21.6 	for a review of equity considerations in clean 
21.7 	water fund spending, and for proposing 
21.8 	climate considerations in comprehensive 
21.9 	watershed management plans.
21.10 	(d) $1,378,000 the first year is to study water's 
21.11 	role in transporting chronic wasting disease 
21.12 	prions, including:
21.13 	(1) identifying mechanisms for the 
21.14 	accumulation, persistence, and spread of 
21.15 	chronic wasting disease prions through 
21.16 	waterways;
21.17 	(2) characterizing chronic wasting disease 
21.18 	prion abundance in waterways immediately 
21.19 	downstream of regions known to be positive 
21.20 	for chronic wasting disease;
21.21 	(3) modeling and forecasting chronic wasting 
21.22 	disease contamination and spread based on 
21.23 	landscape ecology and hydrology; and
21.24 	(4) developing and evaluating remediation 
21.25 	strategies for prion-contaminated waterways.
21.26 	The Board of Regents must submit a report 
21.27 	with the results of the study to the chairs and 
21.28 	ranking minority members of the house of 
21.29 	representatives and senate committees and 
21.30 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
21.31 	and natural resources and the clean water fund 
21.32 	no later than January 15, 2023.

21.33	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	8,000
	$
	-0-
	
22.1 	$8,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
22.2 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
22.3 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.4 	3.303, subdivision 10.

22.5	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,068,000
	$
	8,068,000
	
22.6 	(a) $7,968,000 the first year and $7,968,000 
22.7 	the second year are for the point source 
22.8 	implementation grants program under 
22.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
22.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
22.11 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
22.12 	second year are for small community 
22.13 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
22.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
22.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
22.16 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
22.17 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
22.18 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
22.19 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
22.20 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
22.21 	this section according to a project's priority 
22.22 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
22.23 	priority list.

22.24 	Sec. 12. [103C.237] SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FEE.
22.25 		Subdivision 1.Fee. A county that contains at least one soil and water conservation 
22.26 	district may impose an additional fee of $25 per transaction on the recording or registration 
22.27 	of a mortgage subject to the tax under section 287.05, and an additional fee of $25 on the 
22.28 	recording or registration of a deed subject to the tax under section 287.21.
22.29 		Subd. 2.Fee deposited; account. The fee described in subdivision 1 must be deposited 
22.30 	in a special soil and water conservation district account in the county general revenue fund.
22.31 		Subd. 3.Distribution to soil and water conservation districts. The county treasurer 
22.32 	must transfer money from the county soil and water conservation district account to existing 
22.33 	soil and water conservation districts within the county in May, October, and December of 
23.1 	each year. In the event that a county contains more than one soil and water conservation 
23.2 	district, money must be allocated equally among each district.

23.3 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.4 	to read:
23.5 		Subd. 8.County eligibility. To be eligible for a grant funded with money from the clean 
23.6 	water fund, a county must:
23.7 	(1) impose a soil and water conservation fee under section 103C.237; or
23.8 	(2) have at least 75 percent of the county covered by a watershed district established 
23.9 	under chapter 103D, a watershed management organization as defined under section 
23.10 	103B.205, subdivision 13, or another joint powers entity organized for the purposes of water 
23.11 	management with levy authority.

23.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to grants awarded 
23.13 	on or after that date.

23.14 	Sec. 14. HEALTH RISK LIMITS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE AND 
23.15 	NEONICOTINOIDS.
 23.16 	(a) By July 1, 2023, the commissioner of health must amend the health risk limit for 
23.17 	perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7860, subpart 15, so that 
23.18 	the health risk limit does not exceed 0.015 parts per billion.
23.19 	(b) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner must adopt health risk limits for clothianidin 
23.20 	and imidacloprid.
23.21 	(c) In amending and adopting the health risk limits required under this section, the 
23.22 	commissioner must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0751, requiring a reasonable 
23.23 	margin of safety to adequately protect the health of infants, children, and adults.

23.24 	Sec. 15. CLEAN WATER COUNCIL; REPORT REQUIRED.
 23.25 	(a) By January 15, 2022, the Clean Water Council must submit a report or reports to the 
23.26 	chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees 
23.27 	and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and legacy that 
23.28 	includes:
23.29 	(1) an assessment of the implementation of the high-resolution digital elevation data 
23.30 	developed with the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 5, paragraph 
23.31 	(d), and Laws 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 2, section 6, paragraph (h);
24.1 	(2) an assessment of the potential impacts of the February 10, 2021, decision of the 
24.2 	Minnesota Supreme Court in the consolidated litigation styled as In the Matter of Reissuance 
24.3 	of an NPDES/SDS Permit to United States Steel Corporation, parent case number A18-2094; 
24.4 	and
24.5 	(3) an evaluation of state agency personnel funded with money from the clean water 
24.6 	fund, including demographic characteristics, the number of classified and unclassified 
24.7 	positions, and other equity considerations.

24.8 	Sec. 16. CLEAN WATER COUNCIL; REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
 24.9 	The Clean Water Council must develop and issue a request for proposal for a study of 
24.10 	the impacts of 6PPD-quinone, a toxic chemical compound derived from a common rubber 
24.11 	tire additive, on the state's waters and fish populations. The research must assess the 
24.12 	prevalence of 6PPD-quinone in stormwater and surface water and impacts to the state's fish 
24.13 	populations with priority given to areas around Lake Superior and it's salmon populations.