HF 948

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to environment; modifying the clean water legacy account; modifying
deposit of lottery net proceeds; appropriating money for clean water; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 114D.45, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision
5.

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

Section 1. new text begin TITLE.
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new text begin This act may be cited as the "Minnesota Fishing Protection Act."
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 114D.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Sources of revenue.

The following revenues must be deposited in the
clean water legacy account:

(1) money transferred to the account;

new text begin (2) lottery revenues credited to the account under section 349A.10, subdivision 5; new text end and

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end interest accrued on the account.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.10, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Deposit of net proceeds.

Within 30 days after the end of each month, the
director shall deposit in the state treasury the net proceeds of the lottery, which is the
balance in the lottery fund after transfers to the lottery prize fund and credits to the lottery
operations account. Of the net proceeds, 40 percent must be credited to the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund and the remainder must be credited to the
deleted text begin general deleted text end new text begin clean water legacy account in the environmental new text end fund.

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General provisions. new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are from the
environmental fund and are available for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, and June
30, 2009. Unless otherwise specified in this section, these appropriations do not cancel
and remain available until June 30, 2009.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Pollution Control Agency. new text end

new text begin The following amounts are appropriated to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for the purposes stated:
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new text begin (1) $....... is for statewide assessment of surface water quality and trends. Up
to $....... of this appropriation is available for grants to support citizen monitoring of
surface waters; and
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new text begin (2) $....... is to develop TMDL's for waters listed on the U.S. EPA-approved 2004
impaired waters list.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Department of Agriculture. new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated to the commissioner of
agriculture for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources. new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Department of Natural Resources. new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated to the
commissioner of natural resources for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Public Facilities Authority. new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated to the Public Facilities
Authority. Of this amount, $....... is to the clean water legacy capital improvement account
for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074, and $....... is to the water pollution
control revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, for wastewater
treatment and storm water projects. Funds appropriated under this subdivision do not
cancel and are available until expended.
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