SF 3933

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/03/2026 08:58 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to environment; modifying requirements for expenditures from emerging
issues account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.08, subdivision
4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Legislative recommendations.

(a) Funding may be provided only for those
projects that meet the categories established in subdivision 1.

(b) The commission must recommend an annual or biennial legislative bill to make
appropriations from the trust fund for the purposes provided in subdivision 1. The
recommendations must be submitted to the governor for inclusion in the biennial budget
and supplemental budget submitted to the legislature.

(c) The commission may recommend regional block grants for a portion of trust fund
expenditures to partner with existing regional organizations that have strong citizen
involvement, to address unique local needs and capacity, and to leverage all available funding
sources for projects.

(d) The commission may recommend the establishment of an emerging issues account
in its legislative bill for funding emerging issues, which come up unexpectedly, but which
still adhere to the commission's strategic plan deleted text begin , to be deleted text end new text begin . Expenditures from the emerging issues
account must be new text end approved by the governor new text begin and the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
finance new text end after initiation and recommendation by the commission. new text begin Recommendations by the
commission for an expenditure from the emerging issues account require an affirmative
vote of at least 15 members of the commission.
new text end

(e) Money in the trust fund may not be spent except under an appropriation by law.