1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money to assess threats to drinking water 
1.3 	posed by leaded gasoline contamination in and around Paynesville, Foley, 
1.4 	Alexandria, and Blaine.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LEADED GASOLINE CONTAMINATION 
1.7 	ANALYSIS.
 1.8 	$....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.9 	administration for a grant to the city of Paynesville to procure an analysis of the extent of 
1.10 	leaded gasoline contamination in or near the cities of Paynesville, Foley, Alexandria, and 
1.11 	Blaine, and of the threat posed by the contamination to each city's drinking water supply. 
1.12 	The vendor selected to perform the analysis must use the same methodology to conduct the 
1.13 	analysis for each city and must produce findings that are comparable between cities. The 
1.14 	cities must work cooperatively to select a vendor. By January 15, 2024, the city administrator 
1.15 	of the city of Paynesville must report the results of the analysis to the chairs and ranking 
1.16 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with 
1.17 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources.