1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; expanding eligibility criteria for Mt. Simon-Hinckley 
1.3 	aquifer appropriation permits;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
1.4 	103G.271, subdivision 4a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4a.Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer.  The commissioner may not issue new water-use 
1.8 	permits that will appropriate water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer unless the 
1.9 	appropriation is for potable water use, or for agricultural irrigation outside a metropolitan 
1.10 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4; there are no feasible or practical 
1.11 	alternatives to this source,; and a water conservation plan is incorporated with the permit.