as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/18/2019 10:16pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/21/2019 |
A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money for plan to restore prairies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
natural resources to develop a plan for converting brome and other grasslands on state-owned
lands to restored prairie to provide additional carbon sequestration. The plan must:
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(1) identify lands available for conversion, excluding tax-forfeited and school trust lands;
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(2) require that the prairie restorations meet applicable Board of Water and Soil Resources'
native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines; and
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(3) identify the funding and activities necessary to achieve all initial plantings by 2030.
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