2nd Unofficial Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 05/03/2023 11:12am
A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources; appropriating money for energy and commerce; modifying environment
and natural resources provisions; modifying hunting provisions; modifying
commissioner's duties; modifying provisions for water and soil conservation;
prohibiting lead and cadmium in certain consumer products; modifying farmed
Cervidae provisions; establishing and modifying energy, renewable energy, and
utility provisions; establishing a strengthen Minnesota homes program; modifying
report requirements; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, sections 16B.325, subdivision 2; 16B.58, by adding a subdivision;
16C.135, subdivision 3; 16C.137, subdivision 1; 35.155, subdivisions 1, 4, 10, 11,
12, by adding subdivisions; 35.156, by adding subdivisions; 84.415, subdivision
3; 84.66, subdivision 7; 86B.313, subdivision 4; 93.001; 97A.045, subdivision 5;
97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.420, subdivision 1; 97A.465, subdivisions 3, 8;
97A.475, subdivision 41; 97B.318, subdivision 1; 97C.605, subdivisions 1, 2c, 3;
97C.611; 103B.101, subdivisions 9, 16, by adding a subdivision; 103B.103;
103C.501, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6; 103D.605, subdivision 5; 103F.505; 103F.511,
by adding a subdivision; 115.01, by adding subdivisions; 115.03, subdivision 1;
115A.1415; 115A.49; 115A.51; 115A.54, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 115A.565,
subdivisions 1, 3; 116.07, subdivision 6; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792;
168.27, by adding a subdivision; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16,
subdivision 10; 216B.1641; 216B.1645, subdivision 4; 216B.1691, subdivisions
1, as amended, 2b, as amended, 2e, as amended, by adding a subdivision; 216B.17,
subdivision 1; 216B.2422, subdivision 2; 216B.62, subdivision 3b; 216C.02,
subdivision 1; 216C.264, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 216C.375,
subdivisions 1, 3, 10, 11; 297A.94; 325F.072, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a
subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 7, section 10; Laws 2023, chapter 9, section 19;
Laws 2023, chapter 24, section 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 16B; 65A; 86B; 103B; 103F; 103G; 116; 116C; 123B; 216B;
216C; 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.24, subdivision 13;
35.155, subdivision 14; 86B.101; 86B.305; 86B.313, subdivisions 2, 3; 97C.605,
subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 5; 103C.501, subdivisions 2, 3; 115.44, subdivision 9;
116.011; 325E.389; 325E.3891; Minnesota Rules, parts 6256.0500, subparts 2,
2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 8400.0500; 8400.0550; 8400.0600, subparts 4, 5; 8400.0900,
subparts 1, 2, 4, 5; 8400.1650; 8400.1700; 8400.1750; 8400.1800; 8400.1900.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
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Available for the Year new text end |
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Ending June 30 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
Sec. 2. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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310,237,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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258,986,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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185,420,000 new text end |
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130,816,000 new text end |
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State Government Special Revenue new text end |
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85,000 new text end |
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90,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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105,187,000 new text end |
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107,833,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
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19,545,000 new text end |
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20,247,000 new text end |
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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The commissioner must present the agency's
biennial budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
to the legislature in a transparent way by
agency division, including the proposed
budget bill and presentations of the budget to
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the agency's budget.
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Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
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108,726,000 new text end |
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106,910,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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89,353,000 new text end |
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87,472,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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19,174,000 new text end |
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19,233,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
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199,000 new text end |
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205,000 new text end |
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(a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are from the general fund for:
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(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
rulemaking process for water quality standards
and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
process;
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(2) enhanced economic analysis in the
rulemaking process for water quality
standards, including more-specific analysis
and identification of cost-effective permitting;
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(3) developing statewide economic analyses
and templates to reduce the amount of
information and time required for
municipalities to apply for variances from
water quality standards; and
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(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
Authority to identify and advocate for the
resources needed for municipalities to achieve
permit requirements.
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(b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for a monitoring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
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(c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
second year are for monitoring water quality
and operating assistance programs.
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(d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants.
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(e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
the second year are transferred to the
commissioner of health.
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(f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for registering wastewater laboratories.
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(g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund to continue perfluorochemical
biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
communities, as recommended by the
Environmental Health Tracking and
Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
other environmental health risks, including air
quality. The communities must include Hmong
and other immigrant farming communities.
Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
to the commissioner of health.
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(h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the listing procedures for impaired waters
required under this act.
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(i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
the leaking underground storage tank program
to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
releases from underground petroleum storage
tanks and for the petroleum remediation
program for vapor assessment and
remediation. These same annual amounts are
transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
the remediation fund.
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(j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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(k) $87,206,000 the first year and $87,210,000
the second year are to establish and implement
a local government water infrastructure grant
program for local governmental units and
Tribal governments. Of this amount,
$81,305,000 the first year and $86,380,000
the second year are for grants to support
communities in planning and implementing
projects that will allow for adaptation for a
changing climate; $5,000,000 the first year is
for a grant to St. Louis County to plan, design,
and construct one or more facilities, structures,
or other solutions to protect Lake Superior and
other waters in the Great Lakes watershed
from PFAS contamination from landfill
runoff; and $75,000 the first year is for a grant
to the city of Fergus Falls for a two-year water
improvement pilot project to address water
quality concerns at Lake Alice. The grant may
be used to contract for water quality
improvement services, testing, necessary
infrastructure, training, and maintenance. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
The base amount for fiscal year 2026 and later
is $270,000.
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(l) $715,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to implement Minnesota Statutes, section
116.065, relating to cumulative impacts. The
base is $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
beyond.
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(m) $907,000 the first year and $955,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to develop and implement a program related
to emerging issues, including Minnesota's
PFAS Blueprint.
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(n) $1,320,000 the first year and $1,320,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund to support improved management of data
collected by the agency and its partners and
regulated parties.
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(o) $393,000 the first year is from the general
fund to develop and implement the protocol
for the state response to fish kills under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.2165. The
commissioner may transfer money under this
paragraph to other agencies participating in
developing the protocol. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(p) $500,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a report on requirements and options
for eliminating or reducing PFAS in firefighter
turnout gear. The report must include
recommendations for future disposal of turnout
gear and protocols for PFAS biomonitoring
in firefighters. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(q) $500,000 the first year is from the general
fund to develop protocols to be used by
agencies and departments for sampling and
testing groundwater, surface water, public
drinking water, and private wells for
microplastics and nanoplastics and to begin
implementation. The commissioner of the
Pollution Control Agency may transfer money
appropriated under this paragraph to the
commissioners of agriculture, natural
resources, and health to implement the
protocols developed under this paragraph. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2025.
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(r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for implementing Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.943, relating to products
containing PFAS.
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Industrial
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41,953,000 new text end |
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22,908,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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23,664,000 new text end |
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3,964,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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16,568,000 new text end |
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17,171,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
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1,721,000 new text end |
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1,773,000 new text end |
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(a) $1,621,000 the first year and $1,670,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for vapor assessment
and remediation. These same annual amounts
are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
to the remediation fund.
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(b) $448,000 the first year and $457,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to further evaluate the use and reduction of
trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
identify its potential health effects on
communities. Of this amount, $145,000 the
first year and $149,000 the second year are
transferred to the commissioner of health.
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(c) $4,000 the first year and $4,000 the second
year are from the environmental fund to
purchase air emissions monitoring equipment
to support compliance and enforcement
activities.
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(d) $3,200,000 the first year and $3,200,000
the second year are to provide air emission
reduction grants. Of this amount, $2,800,000
each year is for grants to reduce air pollution
at regulated facilities within environmental
justice areas. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2027, and is a onetime
appropriation.
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(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
second year are for air compliance equipment
maintenance. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(f) $19,100,000 the first year and $300,000
the second year are to support research on
innovative technologies to treat
difficult-to-manage pollutants and for
implementation grants based on this research
at taconite facilities. Of this amount the first
year, $2,100,000 is for research and
$16,700,000 is for grants. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2027. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(g) $900,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota for academic and
applied research through the MnDRIVE
program at the Natural Resources Research
Institute to develop and demonstrate
technologies that enhance the long-term health
and management of Minnesota's water and
mineral resources. This appropriation is for
continued characterization of Minnesota's iron
resources and development of next-generation
process technologies for iron products and
reduced effluent. This research must be
conducted in consultation with the Mineral
Coordinating Committee established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 93.0015. This is
a onetime appropriation.
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(h) The total general fund base budget for the
industrial division for fiscal year 2026 and
later is $0.
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Municipal
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10,555,000 new text end |
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11,203,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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641,000 new text end |
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647,000 new text end |
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State Government Special Revenue new text end |
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85,000 new text end |
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90,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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9,829,000 new text end |
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10,466,000 new text end |
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(a) $217,000 the first year and $223,000 the
second year are for:
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(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
rulemaking process for water quality standards
and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
process;
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(2) enhanced economic analysis in the
rulemaking process for water quality
standards, including more-specific analysis
and identification of cost-effective permitting;
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(3) developing statewide economic analyses
and templates to reduce the amount of
information and time required for
municipalities to apply for variances from
water quality standards; and
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(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
Authority to identify and advocate for the
resources needed for municipalities to achieve
permit requirements.
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(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for transfer to the Office of Administrative
Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
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(c) $1,240,000 the first year and $1,338,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
(SSTS) program administration and
community technical assistance and education,
including grants and technical assistance to
communities for water-quality protection. Of
this amount, $350,000 each year is for
assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
program administration. A county receiving
a grant from this appropriation must submit
the results achieved with the grant to the
commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
report. Any unexpended balance in the first
year does not cancel but is available in the
second year.
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(d) $944,000 the first year and $1,044,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to address the need for continued increased
activity in new technology review, technical
assistance for local governments, and
enforcement under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the
requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 1, section 165.
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(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
treatment systems, surface water and
groundwater assessments, storm water, and
water-quality protection in this subdivision
are available until June 30, 2028.
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(f) The total general fund base budget for the
municipal division for fiscal year 2026 and
later is $223,000.
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Operations
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31,218,000 new text end |
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29,923,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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20,750,000 new text end |
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19,359,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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7,851,000 new text end |
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8,073,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
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2,617,000 new text end |
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2,491,000 new text end |
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(a) $1,154,000 the first year and $1,124,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for vapor assessment
and remediation. These same annual amounts
are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
to the remediation fund.
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(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,109,000
the second year are to support agency
information technology services provided at
the enterprise and agency level.
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(c) $906,000 the first year and $919,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to develop and maintain systems to support
permitting and regulatory business processes
and agency data.
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(d) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are to provide technical
assistance to Tribal governments. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(e) $15,750,000 the first year and $14,250,000
the second year are to support modernizing
and automating agency environmental
programs and data systems and how the
agency provides services to regulated parties,
partners, and the public. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(f) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for workforce innovation. Of this amount,
$270,000 each year is for environmental career
pathways for students.
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Remediation
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40,242,000 new text end |
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16,022,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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25,000,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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607,000 new text end |
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628,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
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14,635,000 new text end |
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(a) All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
year, the two commissioners must jointly
submit to the commissioner of management
and budget an annual spending plan that
maximizes resource use and appropriately
allocates the money between the two
departments. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2025.
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(b) $415,000 the first year and $426,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to manage contaminated sediment projects at
multiple sites identified in the St. Louis River
remedial action plan to restore water quality
in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.
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(c) $4,476,000 the first year and $4,622,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for vapor assessment
and remediation. These same annual amounts
are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
to the remediation fund.
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(d) $308,000 the first year and $316,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
transfer to the commissioner of health for
private water-supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated by
unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
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(e) $25,000,000 the first year is for grants to
support planning, designing, and preparing for
solutions for public water treatment systems
contaminated with PFAS. The grants are to
reimburse local public water supply operators
for source investigations, sampling and
treating private drinking water wells, and
evaluating solutions for treating private
drinking water wells. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027, and is a onetime
appropriation.
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Resource Management and Assistance
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64,500,000 new text end |
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58,904,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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21,047,000 new text end |
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14,850,000 new text end |
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Environmental new text end |
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43,453,000 new text end |
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44,054,000 new text end |
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(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
the second year may be transferred from the
environmental fund to the small business
environmental improvement loan account
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
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(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for competitive recycling
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
year and $300,000 the second year are from
the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
and $700,000 the second year are from the
environmental fund. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027.
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(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for emission-reduction activities and grants to
small businesses and other
nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are to continue work with
Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
may enter into an agreement with
Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
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(d) $20,450,000 the first year and $20,450,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
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(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for environmental assistance grants or loans
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
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(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for grants to develop and expand recycling
markets for Minnesota businesses.
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(g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for reducing and diverting food waste,
redirecting edible food for consumption, and
removing barriers to collecting and recovering
organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
year is for grants to increase food rescue and
waste prevention. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027.
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(h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.844.
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(i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to address chemicals in products, including to
implement and enforce flame retardant
provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
year and $80,000 the second year are
transferred to the commissioner of health.
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(j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
second year are for quantifying climate-related
impacts from projects for environmental
review. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
second year are for accelerating pollution
prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
$1,720,000 the first year is for zero-interest
loans to phase out high-polluting equipment,
products, and processes and replace with new
options. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2027. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
program. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
study on the viability of recycling solar energy
equipment. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(n) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking for
the capital assistance program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(o) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
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(p) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
for grants to industry and public entities to
identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
and to develop pollution prevention and
reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
effectiveness of these projects. This is a
ontetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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(q) $13,940,000 the first year and $13,940,000
the second year are for a waste prevention and
reduction grants and loans program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716 and
sections 115A.49 to 115A.51. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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(r) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
in the first year do not cancel but are available
for grants and loans in the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2025, as contracts or grants
for environmental assistance awarded under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716;
technical and research assistance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115A.52; and pollution prevention
assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
115D.04, are available until June 30, 2027.
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(s) $150,000 the second year is from the
environmental fund for the lead and cadmium
in consumer products prohibition under
Minnesota Statutes, section 325E.3892.
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10,968,000 new text end |
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11,477,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
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3,111,000 new text end |
new text begin
3,111,000 new text end |
new text begin
Environmental new text end |
new text begin
7,484,000 new text end |
new text begin
7,982,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
new text begin
373,000 new text end |
new text begin
384,000 new text end |
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(a) $2,959,000 the first year and $2,959,000
the second year are for grants to delegated
counties to administer the county feedlot
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
remaining after the first year is available for
the second year.
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(b) $236,000 the first year and $241,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the costs of implementing general
operating permits for feedlots over 1,000
animal units.
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(c) $125,000 the first year and $129,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
the leaking underground storage tank program
to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
releases from underground petroleum storage
tanks and for the petroleum remediation
program for vapor assessment and
remediation. These same annual amounts are
transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
the remediation fund.
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(d) The total general fund base budget for the
watershed division for fiscal year 2026 and
later is $1,959,000.
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Environmental Quality Board
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2,075,000 new text end |
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1,639,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
1,854,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,413,000 new text end |
new text begin
Environmental new text end |
new text begin
221,000 new text end |
new text begin
226,000 new text end |
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$620,000 the first year and $140,000 the
second year are to develop a Minnesota-based
greenhouse gas sector and source-specific
guidance, including climate information, a
greenhouse gas calculator, and technical
assistance for users. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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Transfers
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(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
$24,000,000 the first year and each fiscal year
thereafter from the environmental fund to the
remediation fund for purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.
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(b) By June 30, 2024, the commissioner of
management and budget must transfer
$12,000,000 from the general fund to the
metropolitan landfill contingency action trust
account in the remediation fund.
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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517,592,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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389,535,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
274,789,000 new text end |
new text begin
149,796,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
115,396,000 new text end |
new text begin
114,516,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
126,499,000 new text end |
new text begin
124,404,000 new text end |
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Remediation new text end |
new text begin
117,000 new text end |
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117,000 new text end |
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Permanent School new text end |
new text begin
791,000 new text end |
new text begin
702,000 new text end |
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Land and Mineral Resources
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14,983,000 new text end |
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9,328,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
10,083,000 new text end |
new text begin
4,428,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
4,338,000 new text end |
new text begin
4,338,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
344,000 new text end |
new text begin
344,000 new text end |
new text begin
Permanent School new text end |
new text begin
218,000 new text end |
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218,000 new text end |
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(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
second year are for environmental research
relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
each year is from the minerals management
account in the natural resources fund and
$119,000 each year is from the general fund.
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(b) $3,383,000 the first year and $3,383,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided under Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
mineral resource management, projects to
enhance future mineral income, and projects
to promote new mineral-resource
opportunities.
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(c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the
second year are transferred from the forest
suspense account to the permanent school fund
and are appropriated from the permanent
school fund to secure maximum long-term
economic return from the school trust lands
consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and
sound natural resources conservation and
management principles.
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(d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the
second year are from the water management
account in the natural resources fund for
mining hydrology.
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(e) $1,052,000 the first year and $242,000 the
second year are for modernizing utility
licensing for state lands and public waters.
The first year appropriation is available
through fiscal year 2026. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(f) $5,388,000 the first year is for costs,
including land acquisition, associated with the
transfer of state-owned land within the
boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park
to the Upper Sioux Community. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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(g) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to address safety concerns at the
drill core library. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.
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(h) The total general fund base budget for the
land and mineral resources management
division for fiscal year 2026 and later is
$3,342,000.
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Ecological and Water Resources
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45,315,000 new text end |
new text begin
44,413,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
25,949,000 new text end |
new text begin
26,258,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
12,431,000 new text end |
new text begin
12,431,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
6,935,000 new text end |
new text begin
5,724,000 new text end |
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(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000
the second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund and
$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
management, public awareness, assessment
and monitoring research, and water access
inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
species; management of invasive plants in
public waters; and management of terrestrial
invasive species on state-administered lands.
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(b) $5,556,000 the first year and $5,556,000
the second year are from the water
management account in the natural resources
fund for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
subdivision 2.
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(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
for the upper Mississippi within areas under
the board's jurisdiction.
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(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the
second year are for payment to the Leech Lake
Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the
band's portion of the comprehensive plan for
the upper Mississippi River.
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(e) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
of the cost of implementing the Red River
mediation agreement. The base for fiscal year
2026 and later is $264,000.
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(f) $2,498,000 the first year and $2,498,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1).
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(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
the second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for nongame wildlife management.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year may be used for nongame
wildlife information, education, and
promotion.
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(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.943, $28,000 the first year and
$28,000 the second year from the critical
habitat private sector matching account may
be used to publicize the critical habitat license
plate match program.
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(i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
the second year are for the following activities:
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(1) financial reimbursement and technical
support to soil and water conservation districts
or other local units of government for
groundwater-level monitoring;
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(2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
including installing monitoring gauges;
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(3) groundwater analysis to assist with
water-appropriation permitting decisions;
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(4) permit application review incorporating
surface water and groundwater technical
analysis;
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(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
irrigation use;
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(6) information technology, including
electronic permitting and integrated data
systems; and
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(7) compliance and monitoring.
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(j) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
second year are from the heritage enhancement
account in the game and fish fund and
$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
grants to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive
Species Research Center at the University of
Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop
research-based solutions that can reduce the
effects of aquatic invasive species in
Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling
populations, and managing ecosystems and to
advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
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(k) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
second year are for increased capacity for
broadband utility licensing for state lands and
public waters. This is a onetime appropriation.
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(l) $998,000 the first year and $568,000 the
second year are for protecting and restoring
carbon storage in state-administered peatlands.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.
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(m) $200,000 the first year is from the general
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the University of Minnesota
Water Council to develop a scope of work,
timeline, and budget for a plan to promote and
protect clean water in Minnesota for the next
50 years. The 50-year clean water plan must:
(1) provide a literature-based assessment of
the current status and trends regarding the
quality and quantity of all Minnesota waters,
both surface and subsurface; (2) identify gaps
in the data or understanding and provide
recommended action steps to address gaps;
(3) identify existing and potential future
threats to Minnesota's waters; and (4) propose
a road map of scenarios and policy
recommendations to allow the state to
proactively protect, remediate, and conserve
clean water for human use and biodiversity
for the next 50 years. The scope of work must
outline the steps and resources necessary to
develop the plan, including but not limited to
the data sets that are required and how the
University of Minnesota will obtain access;
the suite of proposed analysis methods; the
roles and responsibilities of project leaders,
key personnel, and stakeholders; the project
timeline with milestones; and a budget with
expected costs for tasks and milestones. By
December 1, 2023, the Board of Regents of
the University of Minnesota must submit the
scope of work to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over environment
and natural resources. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(n) $943,000 the first year is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid
exposure on the reproduction and survival of
Minnesota's game species, including deer and
prairie chicken. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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(o) $395,000 the first year is to expand
invasive carp surveys and carp removal from
the Mississippi River, measure the efficacy of
invasive carp management practices, and pay
for related staffing costs. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(p) $325,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to study the Mississippi River Lock
and Dam 5 spillway gate to optimize
management to reduce invasive carp passage.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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(q) $268,000 the first year is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for native fish conservation and
classification. By August 1, 2023, a written
update on the progress of identifying necessary
protection and conservation measures for
native fish currently defined as rough fish
under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.015,
subdivision 43, including buffalo, sucker,
sheepshead, bowfin, gar, goldeye, and
bullhead, must be submitted to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over environment
and natural resources. By December 15, 2023,
a written report with recommendations for
statutory and rule changes to provide
necessary protection and conservation
measures and research needs for native fish
currently designated as rough fish must be
submitted to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and
senate committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources. The report must include
recommendations for amending Minnesota
Statutes to separately classify fish that are
native to Minnesota and that are currently
designated as rough fish and invasive fish that
are currently designated as rough fish. For the
purposes of this paragraph, native fish include
but are not limited to bowfin (Amia calva),
bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus),
smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), burbot
(Lota lota), longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus),
shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus),
goldeye (Hiodon alosoides), mooneye (Hiodon
tergisus), white sucker (Catostomus
commersonii), and invasive fish include but
are not limited to bighead carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), grass carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella), and silver carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(r) $40,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations to
manage aquatic invasive species. The
unencumbered balance of the general fund
appropriation in Laws 2021, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), for the grant to
the Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations,
estimated to be $40,000, is canceled no later
than June 29, 2023.
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(s) The total general fund base budget for the
ecological and water resources division for
fiscal year 2026 and later is $25,120,000.
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Forest Management
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70,325,000 new text end |
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71,667,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
52,672,000 new text end |
new text begin
53,989,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
16,161,000 new text end |
new text begin
16,161,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
1,492,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,517,000 new text end |
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(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
the second year are for prevention,
presuppression, and suppression costs of
emergency firefighting and other costs
incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
presuppression and suppression costs during
the biennium is appropriated from the general
fund. By January 15 each year, the
commissioner of natural resources must submit
a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house and senate committees
and divisions having jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance that
identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
year. These appropriations may not be
transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
expenditures made to the commissioner from
any source other than federal mobilizations
must be deposited into the general fund.
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(b) $15,386,000 the first year and $15,386,000
the second year are from the forest
management investment account in the natural
resources fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
subdivision 2.
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(c) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,517,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to advance ecological classification
systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
species management.
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(d) $906,000 the first year and $926,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
Resources Act.
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(e) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,143,000
the second year are for the Next Generation
Core Forestry data system. Of this
appropriation, $868,000 each year is from the
general fund and $275,000 each year is from
the forest management investment account in
the natural resources fund.
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(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the forest management
investment account in the natural resources
fund for forest road maintenance on state
forest roads.
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(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for forest road maintenance
on county forest roads.
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(h) $2,086,000 the first year and $2,086,000
the second year are to support forest
management, cost-share assistance, and
inventory on private woodlands. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(i) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are to accelerate tree seed
collection to support a growing demand for
tree planting on public and private lands. This
is a onetime appropriation.
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(j) $8,900,000 the first year and $8,900,000
the second year are for grants to local and
Tribal governments and nonprofit
organizations to enhance community forest
ecosystem health and sustainability under
Minnesota Statutes, section 88.82, the
Minnesota ReLeaf program. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
Money appropriated for grants under this
paragraph may be used to pay reasonable costs
incurred by the commissioner of natural
resources to administer the grants. The base
is $400,000 beginning in fiscal year 2026.
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(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for forest stand
improvement and to meet the reforestation
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
89.002, subdivision 2. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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102,687,000 new text end |
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105,420,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
32,794,000 new text end |
new text begin
36,507,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
67,593,000 new text end |
new text begin
66,613,000 new text end |
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Game and Fish new text end |
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2,300,000 new text end |
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(a) $8,985,000 the first year and $8,985,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (2).
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(b) $20,828,000 the first year and $20,828,000
the second year are from the state parks
account in the natural resources fund to
operate and maintain state parks and state
recreation areas.
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(c) $1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for parks or trails. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does
not cancel at the end of the first year and is
available for the second year.
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(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
the second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
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(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
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(f) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
the second year are from the state land and
water conservation account in the natural
resources fund for priorities established by the
commissioner for eligible state projects and
administrative and planning activities
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
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(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
parks and outdoor recreation areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2.
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(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
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(i) $500,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for parks and trails of regional
significance outside of the seven-county
metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.535, based on the recommendations
from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
from revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
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(j) $300,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for projects and activities that connect
diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
expanding cultural environmental experiences,
exploration of their environment, and outdoor
recreational activities. This appropriation is
from revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
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(k) $750,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for a grant to St. Louis County to
match other funding sources for design,
right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and
construction of trails within the Voyageur
Country ATV trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026. This appropriation may be used as a
local match to a 2023 state bonding award.
new text end
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(l) $700,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for a grant to St. Louis County to
match other funding sources for design,
right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and
construction of a new trail within the
Prospector trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026. This appropriation may be used as a
local match to a 2023 state bonding award.
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(m) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for a grant
to Aitkin County, in cooperation with the
Northwoods Regional ATV Trail Alliance, to
maintain and repair the Northwoods Regional
ATV trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.
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(n) The total general fund base budget for the
parks and trails division for fiscal year 2026
and later is $35,507,000.
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Fish and Wildlife Management
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96,212,000 new text end |
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90,186,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
11,124,000 new text end |
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4,332,000 new text end |
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Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
1,982,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,982,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
83,106,000 new text end |
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83,872,000 new text end |
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(a) $11,477,000 the first year and $11,702,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
percent of this appropriation may be used for
expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
retention.
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(b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the
second year are from the general fund and
$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for statewide response and management of
chronic wasting disease. The commissioner
and the Board of Animal Health must each
submit annual reports on chronic wasting
disease activities funded in this biennium to
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources and agriculture. The base for the
general fund portion of this appropriation in
fiscal year 2026 and later is $282,000.
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(c) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
the second year are from the deer management
account for the purposes identified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1.
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(d) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
second year are for increased capacity for
broadband utility licensing for state lands and
public waters. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
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(e) $5,134,000 the first year is for enhancing
grasslands and restoring wetlands on
state-owned wildlife management areas to
sequester more carbon and enhance climate
resiliency. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2027.
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(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the general fund and
$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the heritage enhancement
account in the game and fish fund for grants
for natural-resource-based education and
recreation programs serving youth under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for
grant administration. The general fund amount
is onetime.
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(g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are for the walk-in access program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.126.
new text end
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(h) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for chronic wasting disease
contingency plans developed by the Center
for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
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(i) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and
$300,000 the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for shooting sports facility grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
matched with a nonstate match, which may
include in-kind contributions. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2026. This appropriation must be
allocated as follows: (1) $200,000 each fiscal
year is for grants of $25,000 or less; and (2)
$100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in
excess of $25,000.
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Enforcement
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63,472,000 new text end |
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63,028,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
18,522,000 new text end |
new text begin
19,653,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
12,511,000 new text end |
new text begin
12,611,000 new text end |
new text begin
Game and Fish new text end |
new text begin
32,322,000 new text end |
new text begin
30,647,000 new text end |
new text begin
Remediation new text end |
new text begin
117,000 new text end |
new text begin
117,000 new text end |
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(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
the second year are from the general fund for
enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
aquatic invasive species.
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(b) $2,080,000 the first year and $1,892,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for only the purposes specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1).
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(c) $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000
the second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to counties for boat and water safety. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
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(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for grants to local law
enforcement agencies for snowmobile
enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end
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(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
and environmental education and monitoring
trails on public lands under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
this paragraph must be issued through a formal
agreement with the organization. By
December 15 each year, an organization
receiving a grant under this paragraph must
report to the commissioner with details on
expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
administering these grants. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end
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(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to county law enforcement
agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
and public education activities based on
off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
amount, $498,000 each year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. The county enforcement
agencies may use money received under this
appropriation to make grants to other local
enforcement agencies within the county that
have a high concentration of off-highway
vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
each year is for administering the grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
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(g) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
the second year are appropriated for
inspections, investigations, and enforcement
activities taken in conjunction with the Board
of Animal Health for the white-tailed deer
farm program and for statewide response and
management of chronic wasting disease.
new text end
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(h) $3,050,000 the first year is for modernizing
the enforcement aviation fleet. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(i) $360,000 the first year and $360,000 the
second year are for training department
enforcement officers and for maintaining and
storing equipment for conservation officer
public safety responses. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(j) The commissioner of natural resources shall
recruit and hire at least 2.5 full-time equivalent
positions to engage in outreach to members
of Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota
about hunting and fishing opportunities and
regulations in this state. No more than one
full-time equivalent position may be a
conservation officer and all positions filled
with this appropriation must be fluent in the
Hmong or Karen language.
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Operations Support
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2,434,000 new text end |
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1,408,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $1,684,000 the first year and $1,408,000
second year are for information technology
security and modernization. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(b) $750,000 the first year is for legal costs.
The unencumbered amount of the general fund
appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3,
subdivision 8, for legal costs, estimated to be
$750,000, is canceled no later than June 29,
2023.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
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Pass Through Funds
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4,164,000 new text end |
new text begin
4,085,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
3,211,000 new text end |
new text begin
3,221,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
380,000 new text end |
new text begin
380,000 new text end |
new text begin
Permanent School new text end |
new text begin
573,000 new text end |
new text begin
484,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $380,000 the first year and $380,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to be divided equally between
the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (5).
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(b) $211,000 the first year and $221,000 the
second year are for the Office of School Trust
Lands.
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(c) $250,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are transferred from the forest
suspense account to the permanent school fund
and are appropriated from the permanent
school fund for transaction and project
management costs for divesting of school trust
lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness.
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(d) $323,000 the first year and $334,000 the
second year are transferred from the forest
suspense account to the permanent school fund
and are appropriated from the permanent
school fund for the Office of School Trust
Lands.
new text end
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(e) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
the second year are for proportional payments
to Tribes receiving payments under Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.165.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
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Get Out MORE (Modernizing Outdoor
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118,000,000 new text end |
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$118,000,000 the first year is for modernizing
Minnesota's state-managed outdoor recreation
experiences. Of this amount:
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new text begin
(1) $28,000,000 is for enhancing access and
welcoming new users to public lands and
outdoor recreation facilities. Of this amount,
$400,000 is for a grant to the city of Silver
Bay for construction of the Silver Bay
Trailhead, and $500,000 is for a grant to the
city of Chisolm for trail development,
maintenance, and related amenities at Redhead
Mountain Bike Park;
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(2) $5,000,000 is for modernizing camping
and related infrastructure;
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(3) $35,000,000 is for modernizing boating
access. Of this amount, $1,900,000 is for the
construction of the Crane Lake Voyageurs
National Park Visitor Center and Campground
and for improvements and maintenance for
the state-operated boat ramp at Crane Lake;
new text end
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(4) $35,000,000 is for modernizing fish
hatcheries and fishing infrastructure; and
new text end
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(5) $15,000,000 is for restoring streams and
modernizing water-related infrastructure.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner may reallocate across these
purposes based on project readiness and
priority. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2029.
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Transfer
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By June 30, 2024, the commissioner of
management and budget must transfer $58,000
from the water recreation account in the
natural resources fund to the driver services
operating account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.705.
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new text begin
Subdivisions 2, 3, and 8 are effective the day following final
enactment.
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Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
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$ new text end |
new text begin
58,766,000 new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
58,954,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
the second year are for grants and payments
to soil and water conservation districts for
accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
implementation and stewardship of the
reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
Expenditures may be made from this
appropriation for supplies and services
benefiting soil and water conservation
districts. Any district receiving a payment
under this paragraph must maintain a website
that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
and meeting notices.
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(b) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
second year are to implement, enforce, and
provide oversight for the Wetland
Conservation Act, including administering the
wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
mechanism.
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new text begin
(c) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
the second year are for the following:
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new text begin
(1) $1,460,000 each year is for cost-sharing
programs of soil and water conservation
districts for accomplishing projects and
practices consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
section 103C.501, including perennially
vegetated riparian buffers, erosion control,
water retention and treatment, water quality
cost-sharing for feedlots under 500 animal
units and nutrient and manure management
projects in watersheds where there are
impaired waters, and other high-priority
conservation practices; and
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new text begin
(2) $100,000 each year is for county
cooperative weed management programs and
to restore native plants at selected invasive
species management sites.
new text end
new text begin
(d) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
second year are to provide technical assistance
to local drainage management officials and
for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
board must coordinate the activities of the
Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
new text end
new text begin
(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Red River
Basin Commission for water quality and
floodplain management, including program
administration. This appropriation must be
matched by nonstate funds.
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new text begin
(f) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are for grants to Area II
Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
management. The base for fiscal year 2026
and later is $140,000.
new text end
new text begin
(g) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for conservation easement
stewardship.
new text end
new text begin
(h) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Lower
Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
the annual cost of operating and maintaining
sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
national, and international commercial and
recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
River.
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new text begin
(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for the lawns to legumes
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.104. The board may enter into
agreements with local governments, Metro
Blooms, and other organizations to support
this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2027.
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new text begin
(j) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for the habitat-friendly utilities
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.105. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(k) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for the habitat
enhancement landscape program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.106. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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new text begin
(l) $13,380,000 the first year and $13,380,000
the second year are for soil health activities to
achieve water quality, soil productivity,
climate change resiliency, or carbon
sequestration benefits consistent with
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027. The board may use grants to
local governments, including soil and water
conservation districts, and agreements with
the United States Department of Agriculture;
the University of Minnesota, Office for Soil
Health; AgCentric, Minnesota State Northern
Center of Excellence; and other practitioners
and partners to accomplish this work.
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new text begin
(m) $8,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000
the second year are for conservation easements
and to restore and enhance grasslands and
adjacent lands consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531, for
the purposes of climate resiliency, adaptation,
carbon sequestration, and related benefits. Of
this amount, up to $422,500 is for deposit in
the water and soil conservation easement
stewardship account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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new text begin
(n) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
the second year are to acquire conservation
easements and to restore and enhance
peatlands and adjacent lands consistent with
Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
103F.531, for the purposes of climate
resiliency, adaptation, carbon sequestration,
and related benefits. Of this amount, up to
$299,000 is for deposit in the water and soil
conservation easement stewardship account
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.103. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2027.
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new text begin
(o) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
the second year are for water quality and
storage practices and projects to protect
infrastructure, improve water quality and
related public benefits, and mitigate climate
change impacts consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.05. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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new text begin
(p) $4,673,000 the first year and $4,673,000
the second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments to implement the
Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
management program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
management responsibilities under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
the amount of the natural resources block grant
to a county by an amount equal to any
reduction in the county's general services
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that the
reduction was disproportionate. The base for
fiscal year 2026 and later is $3,423,000.
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new text begin
(q) $129,000 the first year and $136,000 the
second year are to accomplish the objectives
of Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, and
related Tribal government coordination. The
base for fiscal year 2026 and each year
thereafter is $144,000.
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(r) The board may shift money in this section
and may adjust the technical and
administrative assistance portion of the funds
to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
to address accountability, oversight, local
government performance, or high-priority
needs.
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new text begin
(s) Returned grants and payments are available
for two years after they are returned or
regranted, whichever is later. Funds must be
regranted consistent with the purposes of this
section. If an appropriation for grants in either
year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
other year is available for it.
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(t) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.97, grants awarded from
appropriations in this section are exempt from
the Department of Administration, Office of
Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
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Sec. 5. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
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$ new text end |
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28,490,000 new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
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10,990,000 new text end |
new text begin
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
20,040,000 new text end |
new text begin
2,540,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
8,450,000 new text end |
new text begin
8,450,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $7,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
the second year are for metropolitan-area
regional parks operation and maintenance
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
473.351.
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new text begin
(b) $8,450,000 the first year and $8,450,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (3).
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new text begin
(c) $2,500,000 the first year is for developing
a decision-making support tool set to help
local partners quantify the risks of a changing
climate and prioritize strategies that mitigate
those risks. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(d) $10,000,000 the first year is to modernize
regional parks and trails. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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Sec. 6. new text begin CONSERVATION CORPS
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$ new text end |
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945,000 new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
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945,000 new text end |
new text begin
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2024 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
455,000 new text end |
new text begin
455,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
490,000 new text end |
new text begin
490,000 new text end |
new text begin
Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive
money appropriated from the natural resources
fund under this section only as provided in an
agreement with the commissioner of natural
resources.
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Sec. 7. new text begin ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
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$ new text end |
new text begin
12,807,000 new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
11,957,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2024 new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
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General new text end |
new text begin
12,617,000 new text end |
new text begin
11,767,000 new text end |
new text begin
Natural Resources new text end |
new text begin
190,000 new text end |
new text begin
190,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (5).
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new text begin
(b) $850,000 the first year is to improve safety
and security at the Minnesota Zoo. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin SCIENCE MUSEUM
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,200,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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1,260,000 new text end |
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. If an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in
the 2023 legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.
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$ new text end |
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105,545,000 new text end |
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34,322,000 new text end |
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Petroleum Tank new text end |
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1,076,000 new text end |
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1,097,000 new text end |
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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(a) $150,000 each year is to remediate
vermiculite insulation from households that
are eligible for weatherization assistance under
Minnesota's weatherization assistance program
state plan under Minnesota Statutes, section
216C.264. Remediation must be done in
conjunction with federal weatherization
assistance program services.
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(b) $15,000,000 in the first year is transferred
from the general fund to the solar for schools
program account in the special revenue fund
for grants under the solar for schools program
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
216C.375. The money under this paragraph
must be expended on schools located outside
the electric service territory of the public
utility that is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779.
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(c) $1,138,000 in the first year is transferred
from the general fund to the solar for schools
program account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.375, to provide financial
assistance to schools that are state colleges
and universities to purchase and install solar
energy generating systems. This appropriation
must be expended on schools located outside
the electric service territory of the public
utility that is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779. Money under this paragraph
is available until June 30, 2034. Any money
remaining on June 30, 2034, cancels to the
general fund.
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(d) $189,000 each year is for activities
associated with a utility's implementation of
a natural gas innovation plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216B.2427.
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(e) $2,630,000 the first year and $21,018,000
the second year are for preweatherization work
to serve additional households and allow for
services that would otherwise be denied due
to current federal limitations related to the
federal weatherization assistance program.
Money under this paragraph is transferred
from the general fund to the preweatherization
account in the special revenue fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.264,
subdivision 1c. The base in fiscal year 2026
is $1,012,000 and the base in fiscal year 2027
is $690,000.
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(f) $3,739,000 each year is for the strengthen
Minnesota homes program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 65A.299, subdivision 4.
Money under this paragraph is transferred
from the general fund to strengthen Minnesota
homes account in the special revenue fund.
The base in fiscal year 2026 and later is
$1,239,000.
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(g) $300,000 the first year is to conduct an
advanced nuclear study. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(h) $850,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission to
replace the roof on the ice rink and a
maintenance facility at the National Sports
Center in Blaine in order to install solar arrays.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for a grant to the clean energy
resource teams partnerships under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.385, subdivision 2, to
provide additional capacity to perform the
duties specified under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.385, subdivision 3.
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(j) $17,500,000 the first year is for a grant to
an investor-owned electric utility that has at
least 50,000 retail electric customers, but no
more than 200,000 retail electric customers,
to increase the capacity and improve the
reliability of an existing high-voltage direct
current transmission line that runs between
North Dakota and Minnesota. This is a
onetime appropriation and must be used to
support the cost-share component of a federal
grant application to a program enacted in the
federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
Public Law 117-58, and may otherwise be
used to reduce the cost of the high-voltage
direct current transmission project upgrade.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2034.
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(k) $2,410,000 the first year and $2,410,000
the second year are for grants for the
development of clean energy projects by
Tribal nations or Tribal communities sharing
geographic borders with Minnesota. Of this
amount, $2,000,000 each year is for grants
and $410,000 each year is for technical
assistance and administrative support for the
Tribal Advocacy Council on Energy under
article 7, section 52. As part of the technical
assistance and administrative support for the
program, the commissioner must hire a Tribal
liaison to support the Tribal Advocacy Council
on Energy and advise the department on the
development of a culturally responsive clean
energy grants program based on the priorities
identified by the Tribal Advocacy Council on
Energy.
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(l) $3,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota for the
Minnesota Energy Alley initiative to secure
the state's energy and economic development
future. The appropriation may be used to
establish and support the initiative, provide
seed funding for businesses, develop a training
and development program, support recruitment
of entrepreneurs to Minnesota, and secure
funding from federal programs and corporate
partners to establish a self-sustaining,
long-term revenue model. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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(m) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Anoka for feasibility studies as
described in this paragraph and design,
engineering, and environmental analysis
related to the repair and reconstruction of the
Rum River Dam. Findings from the feasibility
studies must be incorporated into the design
and engineering funded by this appropriation.
This appropriation is onetime and is available
until June 30, 2027. This appropriation
includes money for the following studies: (1)
a study to assess the feasibility of adding a
lock or other means for boats to traverse the
dam to navigate between the lower Rum River
and upper Rum River; (2) a study to assess
the feasibility of constructing the dam in a
manner that would facilitate recreational river
surfing at the dam site; and (3) a study to
assess the feasibility of constructing the dam
in a manner to generate hydroelectric power.
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(n) $3,500,000 the first year is for awarding
electric panel upgrade grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.46, and to reimburse
the reasonable cost of the department to
administer the program. Grants awarded with
funds appropriated under this subdivision must
be awarded only to owners of single-family
homes or multifamily buildings that are
located outside the electric service area of the
public utility subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779. This is a onetime
appropriation and remains available until June
30, 2032. Any money that remains
unexpended on June 30, 2027, cancels to the
general fund.
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(o) $10,000,000 the first year is for distributed
energy grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.377. Money under this paragraph
is transferred from the general fund to the
distributed energy resources system upgrade
program account for eligible expenditures
under the distributed energy resources system
upgrade program. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(p) $5,000,000 the first year is for the
Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance
Authority established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.441, for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.441. This
is a onetime appropriation.
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(q) $1,000,000 the first year is for
implementing energy benchmarking under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.331. This
appropriation is onetime and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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(r) $750,000 the first year is for grants to
qualifying utilities to support the development
of technology for implementing energy
benchmarking under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.331. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.
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(s) $750,000 the first year is for a grant to
Building Owners and Managers Association
Greater Minneapolis to establish partnerships
with three technical colleges and high school
career counselors with a goal of increasing the
number of building engineers across
Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2027. The grant
recipient must provide a detailed report
describing how the grant money was used to
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees having jurisdiction
over higher education by January 15 of each
year until 2028. The report must describe the
progress made toward the goal of increasing
the number of building engineers and
strategies used.
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(t) $6,000,000 the first year is to implement
the heat pump rebate program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.45, and to
reimburse the reasonable costs incurred by the
department to administer the program. Of this
amount: (1) $4,000,000 is to award rebates
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.45,
subdivision 4; and (2) $2,000,000 is to conduct
contractor training and support under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.45,
subdivision 6. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2027.
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(u) $2,000,000 the first year is to award
rebates to purchase or lease eligible electric
vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section
216C.401. Rebates must be awarded under
this paragraph only to eligible purchasers
located outside the retail electric service area
of the public utility that is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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(v) $2,000,000 the first year is to award grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.402,
to automobile dealers seeking certification to
sell electric vehicles. Grants must only be
awarded under this paragraph to eligible
dealers located outside the retail electric
service area of the public utility that is subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2027.
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(w) $2,000,000 the first year is for grants to
install on-site energy storage systems, as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
216B.2422, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), with
a capacity of 50 kilowatt hours or less and that
are located outside the electric service area of
the electric utility subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 116C.779. To receive a grant
under this paragraph, an owner of the energy
storage system must be operating a solar
energy generating system at the same site as
the energy storage system or have filed an
application with a utility to interconnect a solar
energy generating system at the same site as
the energy storage system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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(x) $500,000 the first year is for a feasibility
study to identify and process Minnesota iron
resources that could be suitable for upgrading
to long-term battery storage specifications.
The results of the feasibility study must be
submitted to the commissioner of commerce
and to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and
senate committees with jurisdiction over
energy policy no later than February 1, 2025.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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(y) $15,000,000 the first year is for electric
grid resiliency grants under article 7, section
53. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2028.
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(z) $2,000,000 the first year is for electric
school bus grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216B.1616. Money under this
paragraph is transferred from the general fund
to the electric school bus program account.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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(aa) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants
under the Air Ventilation Program Act.
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Petroleum Tank Release Compensation
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This appropriation is from the petroleum tank
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$12,892,000 the first year is for grants to
cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer
production facilities, as provided under article
7, section 55. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2032.
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(a) $690,000 the first year is for a contract
with the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Institute on the
Environment to research and provide
recommendations for establishing new energy
guidelines for state buildings under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.325, subdivision 2. The
grant agreement must require the director of
the Institute on the Environment to submit a
written report that summarizes the findings
and recommendations, including
recommendations for policy and legislative
changes, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees in the
house of representatives and the senate with
primary jurisdiction over energy policy and
capital investment.
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(b) $500,000 the first year is for grants and
the environmental analysis of construction
materials under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.312. Of this amount, $300,000 is
transferred to the Department of
Transportation.
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(c) $322,000 the first year is for a grant to
Lake of the Woods County to demolish the
abandoned state-owned Williams School
building in the city of Williams and to abate
and remediate petroleum, pollutants, or
contaminants at the school site. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), the appropriations are from the renewable
development account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
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(b) If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2023 regular or
special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.
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Total Appropriation
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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"Made in Minnesota" Administration
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$100,000 each year is to administer the "Made
in Minnesota" solar energy production
incentive program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.417. Any unspent amount
remaining on June 30, 2025, cancels to the
renewable development account.
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Third-Party Evaluator
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$500,000 each year is for costs associated with
any third-party expert evaluation of a proposal
submitted in response to a request for proposal
to the Renewable Development Advisory
Group under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (l). No
portion of this appropriation may be expended
or retained by the commissioner of commerce.
Any money appropriated under this paragraph
that is unexpended at the end of a fiscal year
cancels to the renewable development account.
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(a) $3,000,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are for a grant to the University
of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research
for the purposes of paragraph (b). The base in
fiscal year 2026 is $400,000 and $0 in fiscal
year 2027.
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(b) The appropriations in this subdivision must
be used by the University of St. Thomas
Center for Microgrid Research to:
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(1) increase the center's capacity to provide
industry partners opportunities to test
near-commercial microgrid products on a
real-world scale and to multiply opportunities
for innovative research;
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(2) procure advanced equipment and controls
to enable the extension of the university's
microgrid to additional buildings; and
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(3) expand (i) hands-on educational
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
electrical engineering students to increase
understanding of microgrid operations, and
(ii) partnerships with community colleges.
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(c) $4,100,000 the first year is for a grant to
the University of St. Thomas Center for
Microgrid Research for capacity building and
matching requirements as a condition of
receiving federal funds. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027.
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$1,138,000 the first year is to provide financial
assistance to schools that are state colleges
and universities to purchase and install solar
energy generating systems under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.376. This appropriation
must be expended on schools located inside
the electric service territory of the public
utility that is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2025.
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Granite Falls Hydroelectric Generating
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$2,432,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Granite Falls for repair and overage
costs related to the city's existing hydroelectric
generating facility. This is a onetime
appropriation and any amount unexpended by
June 30, 2025, cancels to the renewable
development account.
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National Sports Center Solar Array
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$4,150,000 the first year is to the Minnesota
Amateur Sports Commission to install solar
arrays. This appropriation may be used to
replace the roof and install solar arrays on an
ice rink and a maintenance facility at the
National Sports Center in Blaine. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(a) $2,000,000 the first year is to award rebates
to purchase or lease eligible electric vehicles
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.401.
Rebates must be awarded under this paragraph
only to eligible purchasers located within the
retail electric service area of the public utility
that is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2027.
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(b) $2,000,000 the first year is to award grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.402,
to automobile dealers seeking certification
from an electric vehicle manufacturer to sell
electric vehicles. Rebates must only be
awarded under this paragraph to eligible
dealers located within the retail electric service
area of the public utility that is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
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$3,000,000 the first year is transferred from
the renewable development account to the
Area C contingency account for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.7793.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2028, or five years after the Pollution Control
Agency issues any corrective action
determination regarding the remediation of
Area C under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.7793, subdivision 3, whichever is later.
Any unexpended money remaining in the
account on June 30, 2028, cancels to the
renewable development account.
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Electric Panel Upgrade Grants
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$3,500,000 the first year is for the purpose of
awarding electric panel upgrade grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.46, and to
reimburse the reasonable cost of the
department to administer the program. Grants
awarded with funds appropriated under this
subdivision must be awarded only to owners
of single-family homes or multifamily
buildings that are located within the electric
service area of the public utility subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This is
a onetime appropriation and remains available
until June 30, 2027. Any unexpended money
that remains unexpended on June 30, 2027,
cancels to the renewable development account.
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Emerald Ash Borer Wood Dehydrator
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(a) $2,000,000 the second year is for a grant
to the owner of a biomass energy generation
plant in Shakopee that uses waste heat from
the generation of electricity in the malting
process to purchase a wood dehydrator to
facilitate disposal of wood that is infested by
emerald ash borer. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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(b) By October 1, 2024, the commissioner of
commerce must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over commerce on the use of money
appropriated under this subdivision.
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$5,000,000 the first year is to award grants to
install energy storage systems under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.379, and to
pay the reasonable costs incurred by the
department to administer Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.379. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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Distributive Energy Resources System
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$5,000,000 the second year is for eligible
expenditures under the distributed energy
resources system upgrade program established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.377. Of
this amount, $250,000 is to implement the
small interconnection cost-sharing program
ordered by the Public Utilities Commission
on December 19, 2022, in Docket
E002/M-18-714, to cover the costs of certain
distribution upgrades for customers of the
utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, seeking to interconnect distributed
generation of up to a certain size. The
appropriation under this subdivision may be
used for the reasonable costs of distribution
upgrades as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.377, subdivision 1. Money under
this subdivision is transferred from the
renewable development account to the
distributed energy resource system upgrade
program account for the purposes of this
subdivision.
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Heat Pump Grants
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$6,000,000 the first year is to implement the
heat pump rebate program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.45, and to reimburse
the reasonable costs incurred by the
department to administer the program.
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Solar on Public Buildings
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$5,000,000 the first year is transferred from
the renewable development account to the
solar on public buildings grant program
account for the grant program described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.378. The
appropriation in this subdivision must be used
only to provide grants to public buildings
located within the electric service area of the
electric utility subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779.
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Electric School Bus Grants
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$5,000,000 the first year is transferred from
the renewable development account to the
electric school bus account for electric school
bus grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
216B.1616.
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$ new text end |
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$90,000 the first year and $92,000 the second
year are for software and administrative costs
associated with the state building energy
conservation improvement revolving loan
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.87.
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$ new text end |
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$5,000,000 the first year is for the community
energy transition grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.55. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2028.
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$ new text end |
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$9,000,000 the second year is for grants to
cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer
production facilities, as provided under article
7, section 55. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2027.
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Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) An owner may not allow farmed
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farmed Cervidae to their enclosures as soon as possible. The owner mustnew text begin immediatelynew text end notify
the commissioner of natural resources of the escape of farmed Cervidae if the farmed
Cervidae are not returned or captured by the owner within 24 hours of their escape.
(b) An owner is liable for expenses of another person in capturing, caring for, and
returning farmed Cervidae that have left their enclosures if the person capturing the farmed
Cervidae contacts the owner as soon as possible.
(c) If an owner is unwilling or unable to capture escaped farmed Cervidae, the
commissioner of natural resources may destroy the escaped farmed Cervidae. The
commissioner of natural resources must allow the owner to attempt to capture the escaped
farmed Cervidae prior to destroying the farmed Cervidae. Farmed Cervidae that are not
captured by 24 hours after escape may be destroyed.
new text begin
(d) A hunter licensed by the commissioner of natural resources under chapter 97A may
kill and possess escaped farmed Cervidae in a lawful manner and is not liable to the owner
for the loss of the animal.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Escaped farmed Cervidae killed by a hunter or destroyed by the commissioner of
natural resources must be tested for chronic wasting disease.
new text end
new text begin
(f) The owner is responsible for proper disposal, as determined by the board, of farmed
Cervidae that are killed or destroyed under this subdivision and test positive for chronic
wasting disease.
new text end
new text begin
(g) An owner is liable for any additional costs associated with escaped farmed Cervidae
that are infected with chronic wasting disease, unless the escape was a result of a natural
disaster, vandalism, or destruction by a third party. This paragraph may be enforced by the
attorney general on behalf of any state agency affected.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective September 1, 2023.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Farmed Cervidae must be confined in a manner designed to prevent
escape. All perimeter fences for farmed Cervidae must be at least 96 inches in height and
be constructed and maintained in a way that prevents the escape of farmed Cervidae deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end
entry into the premises by free-roaming Cervidaenew text begin , and physical contact between farmed
Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae. The Board of Animal Health may determine whether
the construction and maintenance of fencing is adequate under this subdivision and may
compel corrective action where it determines fencing is inadequatenew text end . deleted text begin After July 1, 2019,deleted text end All
new fencing installed and all fencing used to repair deficiencies must be high tensile. deleted text begin By
December 1, 2019,deleted text end All entry areas for farmed Cervidae enclosure areas must have two
redundant gates, which must be maintained to prevent the escape of animals through an
open gate. If a fence deficiency allows entry or exit by farmed or wild Cervidae, the owner
must new text begin immediatelynew text end repair the deficiencynew text begin . All other deficiencies must be repairednew text end within a
reasonable time, as determined by the Board of Animal Health, not to exceed deleted text begin 45deleted text end new text begin 14new text end days.
If a fence deficiency is detected during an inspection, the facility must be reinspected at
least once in the subsequent three months. The farmed Cervidae owner must pay a
reinspection fee equal to one-half the applicable annual inspection fee under subdivision
7a for each reinspection related to a fence violation. If the facility experiences more than
one escape incident in any six-month period or fails to correct a deficiency found during
an inspection, the board may revoke the facility's registration and order the owner to remove
or destroy the animals as directed by the board. If the board revokes a facility's registration,
the commissioner of natural resources may seize and destroy animals at the facility.
new text begin
This section is effective September 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
(a) A person may not possess live Cervidae in
Minnesota unless the person is registered with the Board of Animal Health and meets all
the requirements for farmed Cervidae under this section. Cervidae possessed in violation
of this subdivision may be seized and destroyed by the commissioner of natural resources.
(b) A person whose registration is revoked by the board is ineligible for future registration
under this section unless the board determines that the person has undertaken measures that
make future escapes extremely unlikely.
new text begin
(c) The board must not allow new registrations under this section for possessing
white-tailed deer. A valid registration may be sold or transferred only once under this
paragraph. Before the board approves a sale or transfer under this paragraph, the board must
verify that the herd is free from chronic wasting disease.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
(a)
An inventory for each farmed Cervidae herd must be verified by an accredited veterinarian
and filed with the Board of Animal Health every 12 months.
(b) Movement of farmed Cervidae from any premises to another location must be reported
to the Board of Animal Health within 14 days of the movement on forms approved by the
Board of Animal Health.new text begin A person must not move farmed white-tailed deer from a herd that
tests positive for chronic wasting disease from any premises to another location.
new text end
(c) All animals from farmed Cervidae herds that are over deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin sixnew text end months of age that die
or are slaughtered must be tested for chronic wasting disease.
(d) The owner of a premises where chronic wasting disease is detected must:
new text begin
(1) allow and cooperate with inspections of the premises as determined by the Board of
Animal Health and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and wildlife
managers;
new text end
deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end depopulate the premises of Cervidae after the federal indemnification process
has been completed or, if an indemnification application is not submitted, within deleted text begin a reasonable
time determined by the board in consultation with the commissioner of natural resourcesdeleted text end new text begin
30 daysnew text end ;
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end maintain the fencing required under subdivision 4 on the premises for deleted text begin fivedeleted text end new text begin tennew text end
years after the date of detection; deleted text begin and
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deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end post the fencing on the premises with biohazard signs as directed by the boarddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(5) not raise farmed Cervidae on the premises for at least ten years;
new text end
new text begin
(6) before signing an agreement to sell or transfer the property, disclose in writing to
the buyer or transferee the date of depopulation and the requirements incumbent upon the
premises and the buyer or transferee under this paragraph; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) record with the county recorder or registrar of titles as appropriate, in the county
where the premises is located, a notice, in the form required by the board that meets the
recording requirements of sections 507.093 and 507.24, and that includes the nearest address
and the legal description of the premises, the date of detection, the date of depopulation,
the landowner requirements under this paragraph, and any other information required by
the board. The legal description must be the legal description of record with the county
recorder or registrar of titles and must not otherwise be the real estate tax statement legal
description for the premises. The notice expires and has no effect ten years after the date
of detection stated in the notice. An expired notice must be omitted by the registrar of titles
from future certificates of title.
new text end
new text begin
(e) An owner of farmed Cervidae that test positive for chronic wasting disease is
responsible for proper disposal of the animals, as determined by the board.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) A herd owner is liable in a civil action to a person injured by
the owner's sale or unlawful disposal of farmed Cervidae if the herd owner knew or
reasonably should have known that the farmed Cervidae were infected with or exposed to
chronic wasting disease. Action may be brought in a county where the farmed Cervidae are
sold, delivered, or unlawfully disposed.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A herd owner is liable to the state for costs associated with the owner's unlawful
disposal of farmed Cervidae infected with or exposed to chronic wasting disease. This
paragraph may be enforced by the attorney general on behalf of any state agency affected.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end A person must not import new text begin live new text end Cervidaenew text begin or Cervidae semennew text end
into the state from a herd that isnew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end infected new text begin with new text end or new text begin has been new text end exposed to chronic wasting diseasenew text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (2)new text end from a deleted text begin knowndeleted text end new text begin state or province wherenew text end chronic wasting disease deleted text begin endemic area, as
determined by the boarddeleted text end new text begin is present in farmed or wild Cervidae populationsnew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end A person may import new text begin live new text end Cervidaenew text begin or Cervidae semennew text end into the state only from a
herd thatnew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end is not deleted text begin in a knowndeleted text end new text begin located in a state or province wherenew text end chronic wasting disease deleted text begin endemic
area, as determined by the board,deleted text end new text begin is present in farmed or wild Cervidae populations;new text end and
deleted text begin the herd
deleted text end
new text begin (2)new text end has been subject to a deleted text begin state or provincial approveddeleted text end new text begin state- or provincial-approvednew text end
chronic wasting disease monitoring program for at least three years.
new text begin (c)new text end Cervidaenew text begin or Cervidae semennew text end imported in violation of this section may be seized and
destroyed by the commissioner of natural resources.
new text begin
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from importing Cervidae semen from a
herd certified as low-risk for chronic wasting disease under the chronic wasting disease
voluntary herd certification program operated by the United States Department of
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent:
new text end
new text begin
(1) interstate transfer of animals between two facilities accredited by the Association of
Zoos and Aquariums; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) importation of orphaned wild Cervidae for placement at an institution accredited by
the Association of Zoos and Aquariums when approved on a case-by-case basis by the
commissioner of natural resources.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.155, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The commissioner of natural
resources may contract with the Board of Animal Health to administer some or all of sections
35.153 to 35.156 for farmed white-tailed deer.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.156, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The Board of Animal Health and the commissioner
of natural resources must consult the Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach
at the University of Minnesota and incorporate peer-reviewed scientific information when
administering and enforcing section 35.155 and associated rules pertaining to chronic wasting
disease and farmed Cervidae.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.156, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The Board of Animal Health must promptly notify affected
local units of government and Tribal governments when an animal in a farmed Cervidae
herd tests positive for chronic wasting disease.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 35.156, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) Once the United States Department of Agriculture
has determined that the RT-QuIC test is capable of accurately detecting chronic wasting
disease in white-tailed deer, the Board of Animal Health must have each farmed white-tailed
deer possessed by a person registered under section 35.155 annually tested for chronic
wasting disease using a real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) test offered by
a public or private diagnostic laboratory. Live-animal testing must consist of an ear biopsy,
the collection of which must be managed by the Board of Animal Health, with each laboratory
reporting RT-QuIC results to both the commissioner of natural resources and the Board of
Animal Health in the form required by both agencies. If a white-tailed deer tests positive,
the owner must have the animal tested a second time using an RT-QuIC test performed on
both a second ear biopsy and a tonsil or rectal biopsy.
new text end
new text begin
(b) If a farmed white-tailed deer tests positive using an RT-QuIC test performed on both
a second ear biopsy and a tonsil or rectal biopsy, the owner must have the animal destroyed
and tested for chronic wasting disease using a postmortem test approved by the Board of
Animal Health.
new text end
new text begin
(c) If a farmed white-tailed deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease under paragraph
(b), the owner must depopulate the premises of farmed Cervidae as required under section
35.155, subdivision 11.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
The application for license or permit deleted text begin shall be in
quadruplicate, and shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end include deleted text begin with each copydeleted text end a legal description of the lands or
waters affected, a metes and bounds description of the required right-of-way, a map showing
said features, and a detailed design of any structures necessary, or in lieu thereof shall be
in such other form, and include such other descriptions, maps or designs, as the commissioner
may require. The commissioner may at any time order such changes or modifications
respecting construction or maintenance of structures or other conditions of the license or
permit as the commissioner deems necessary to protect the public health and safety.
new text begin
The definitions in this section apply to sections 86B.30
to 86B.341.
new text end
new text begin
"Accompanying operator" means a person 21 years
of age or older who:
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(1) is in a personal watercraft or other type of motorboat;
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(2) is within immediate reach of the controls of the motor; and
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(3) possesses a valid operator's permit or is an exempt operator.
new text end
new text begin
"Adult operator" means a motorboat operator, including a
personal watercraft operator, who is 12 years of age or older and who was:
new text end
new text begin
(1) effective July 1, 2025, born on or after July 1, 2004;
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(2) effective July 1, 2026, born on or after July 1, 2000;
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(3) effective July 1, 2027, born on or after July 1, 1996; and
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new text begin
(4) effective July 2, 2028, born on or after July 2, 1987.
new text end
new text begin
"Exempt operator" means a motorboat operator, including
a personal watercraft operator, who is 12 years of age or older and who:
new text end
new text begin
(1) possesses a valid license to operate a motorboat issued for maritime personnel by
the United States Coast Guard under Code of Federal Regulations, title 46, part 10, or a
marine certificate issued by the Canadian government;
new text end
new text begin
(2) is not a resident of the state, is temporarily using the waters of the state for a period
not to exceed 60 days, and:
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(i) meets any applicable requirements of the state or country of residency; or
new text end
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(ii) possesses a Canadian pleasure craft operator's card;
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new text begin
(3) is operating a motorboat under a dealer's license according to section 86B.405; or
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new text begin
(4) is operating a motorboat during an emergency.
new text end
new text begin
"Motorboat rental business" means a person
engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats, including personal watercraft, for
a period not exceeding 30 days. Motorboat rental business includes a person's agents and
employees but does not include a resort business.
new text end
new text begin
"Resort business" means a person engaged in the business of
providing lodging and recreational services to transient guests classified as a resort under
section 273.13, subdivision 22 or 25. A resort business includes a person's agents and
employees.
new text end
new text begin
"Young operator" means a motorboat operator, including a
personal watercraft operator, younger than 12 years of age.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must issue a watercraft operator's permit
to a person 12 years of age or older who successfully completes a water safety course and
written test according to section 86B.304, paragraph (a), or who provides proof of completing
a program subject to a reciprocity agreement or certified by the commissioner as substantially
similar.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner may issue a
permit under this section to a person who is at least 11 years of age, but the permit is not
valid until the person becomes an adult operator.
new text end
new text begin
(a) A person who is required to have a watercraft
operator's permit must have in personal possession:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a valid watercraft operator's permit;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a driver's license that has a valid watercraft operator's permit indicator issued under
section 171.07, subdivision 20; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) an identification card that has a valid watercraft operator's permit indicator issued
under section 171.07, subdivision 20.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A person who is required to have a watercraft operator's permit must display one of
the documents described in paragraph (a) to a conservation officer or peace officer upon
request.
new text end
new text begin
If a person uses an
electronic device to display a document described in subdivision 3 to a conservation officer
or peace officer:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the officer is immune from liability for any damage to the device, unless the officer
does not exercise due care in handling the device; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) this does not constitute consent for the officer to access other contents on the device.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
new text begin
An adult operator may not operate a motorboat,
including a personal watercraft, unless:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the adult operator possesses a valid watercraft operator's permit;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the adult operator is an exempt operator; or
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new text begin
(3) an accompanying operator is in the motorboat.
new text end
new text begin
(a) A young operator may not operate a personal watercraft
or any motorboat powered by a motor with a factory rating of more than 75 horsepower.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A young operator may operate a motorboat that is not a personal watercraft and that
is powered by a motor with a factory rating of less than 75 horsepower if an accompanying
operator is in the motorboat.
new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section and section 169A.20,
an accompanying operator, as well as the actual operator, is operating and is in physical
control of a motorboat.
new text end
new text begin
An owner or other person in lawful
control of a motorboat may not allow the motorboat to be operated contrary to this section.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding the other provisions
of this section, a person of any age may operate a motorboat that is not a personal watercraft
that is powered by a motor with a factory rating of 25 horsepower or less without possessing
a valid watercraft operator's permit and without an accompanying operator in the motorboat.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner must establish a water safety course and testing program for
personal watercraft and watercraft operators and must prescribe a written test as part of the
course. The course must be approved by the National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators and must be available online. The commissioner may allow designated water
safety courses administered by third parties to meet the requirements of this paragraph and
may enter into reciprocity agreements or otherwise certify boat safety education programs
from other states that are substantially similar to in-state programs. The commissioner must
establish a working group of interested parties to develop course content and implementation.
The course must include content on best management practices for mitigating aquatic
invasive species, reducing conflicts among user groups, and limiting the ecological impacts
of watercraft.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must create or designate a short boater safety examination to be
administered by motorboat rental businesses, as required by section 86B.306, subdivision
3. The examination developed under this paragraph must be one that can be administered
electronically or on paper, at the option of the motorboat rental business administering the
examination.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
new text begin
A motorboat rental business must not rent or lease a
motorboat, including a personal watercraft, to any person for operation on waters of this
state unless the renter or lessee:
new text end
new text begin
(1) has a valid watercraft operator's permit or is an exempt operator; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) is 18 years of age or older.
new text end
new text begin
A motorboat rental business must list on each motorboat
rental or lease agreement the name and age of each operator who is authorized to operate
the motorboat or personal watercraft. The renter or lessee of the motorboat must ensure that
only listed authorized operators operate the motorboat or personal watercraft.
new text end
new text begin
(a) A motorboat rental
business must provide each authorized operator a summary of the statutes and rules governing
operation of motorboats and personal watercraft in the state and instructions for safe
operation.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Each authorized operator must review the summary provided under this subdivision
and must take a short boater safety examination in a form approved by the commissioner
before the motorboat or personal watercraft leaves the motorboat rental business premises,
unless the authorized operator has taken the examination during the previous 60 days.
new text end
new text begin
A motorboat rental business must
provide to all persons who rent a personal watercraft, at no additional cost, a United States
Coast Guard (USCG) approved wearable personal flotation device with a USCG label
indicating it either is approved for or does not prohibit use with personal watercraft or
water-skiing and any other required safety equipment.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 86B.313, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) A dealer of personal watercraft shall
distribute a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of personal watercraft
and, upon request, shall provide instruction to a purchaser regarding:
(1) the laws and rules governing personal watercraft; and
(2) the safe operation of personal watercraft.
(b) deleted text begin A person who offers personal watercraft for rent:
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) shall provide a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of personal
watercraft and provide instruction regarding the laws and rules and the safe operation of
personal watercraft to each person renting a personal watercraft;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) shall provide a United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved wearable personal
flotation device with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for or does not prohibit
use with personal watercraft or water-skiing and any other required safety equipment to all
persons who rent a personal watercraft at no additional cost; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(3) shall require that a watercraft operator's permit from this state or from the operator's
state of residence be shown each time a personal watercraft is rented to any person younger
than age 18 and shall record the permit on the form provided by the commissioner.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end Each dealer of personal watercraft deleted text begin or person offering personal watercraft for rentdeleted text end
shall have the person who purchases deleted text begin or rentsdeleted text end a personal watercraft sign a form provided by
the commissioner acknowledging that the purchaser deleted text begin or renterdeleted text end has been provided a copy of
the laws and rules regarding personal watercraft operation and has read them. The form
must be retained by the dealer deleted text begin or person offering personal watercraft for rentdeleted text end for deleted text begin a period
deleted text end deleted text begin ofdeleted text end six months following the date of signature and must be made available for inspection by
sheriff's deputies or conservation officers during normal business hours.
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.001, is amended to read:
new text begin Minnesota is a mining-friendly state. new text end It is the policy of the state to provide for the
diversification of the state's mineral economy through long-term support of mineral
exploration, evaluation, environmental research, development, production, and
commercialization.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.045, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), new text end the commissioner may prescribe the form of permits, licenses, and tags issued
under the game and fish laws.
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must offer an applicant for an angling, trapping, or hunting license,
including a special permit issued under section 97A.401, the option of receiving the license
in either a paper or paperless format and must provide an applicant with a paperless license
unless the applicant requests a paper license. This paragraph applies to both annual and
lifetime licenses. The commissioner must ensure that a person authorized to issue an annual
license described in this paragraph has the ability to issue paperless licenses.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective March 1, 2026.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) A person acting under a license or traveling from an
area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession deleted text begin eitherdeleted text end :
(1) the proper new text begin paper new text end license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person;
(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card that bears a valid designation of
the proper lifetime license, as provided under section 171.07, subdivision 19; deleted text begin or
deleted text end
(3) the proper new text begin paper new text end license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has
been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and
receivednew text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin (4) electronic or other evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person has the
proper paperless licensenew text end .
(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person
must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officerdeleted text begin , eitherdeleted text end : (1) the proper
new text begin paper new text end license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; (2) a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card that bears a valid designation of the proper lifetime
license, as provided under section 171.07, subdivision 19; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (3) the propernew text begin papernew text end license
identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state identification
card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the license has been
sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and receivednew text begin ;
or (4) electronic or other evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person has the
proper paperless licensenew text end . A person charged with violating the license possession requirement
shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer,
the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, or
satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon request
of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name in the
presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a), deleted text begin clausedeleted text end new text begin clausesnew text end (2)new text begin and (4)new text end , if the actual license
has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence
showing the issuance of a license, including the license identification number or stamp
validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a
license.
(d) A new text begin paper new text end license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee
shall be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial migratory
waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee
after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional fee that covers
the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be
purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp.
Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in
the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in
an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and
mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and
section 14.386 does not apply.
new text begin
This section is effective March 1, 2026.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.420, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) An enforcement officer shall immediately seize the license
of a person who unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses wild animals when the restitution
value of the wild animals exceeds $500. Except as provided in subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, the
person may not use or obtain any license to take the same type of wild animals involved,
including a duplicate license, until an action is taken under subdivision 6. If the license
seized under this paragraph was for a big game animal, the license seizure applies to all
licenses to take big game issued to the individual. If the license seized under this paragraph
was for small game animals, the license seizure applies to all licenses to take small game
issued to the individual.
(b) In addition to the license seizure under paragraph (a), if the restitution value of the
wild animals unlawfully taken, possessed, or transported is $1,000 or more, all other game
and fish licenses held by the person shall be immediately seized. Except as provided in
subdivision 2, 4, or 5, the person may not obtain any game or fish license or permit, including
a duplicate license, until an action is taken under subdivision 6.
(c) A person may not take wild animals covered by a license seized under this subdivision
until an action is taken under subdivision 6.
new text begin
(d) The commissioner must make a means of seizing and releasing a paperless license
under this section available to enforcement officers.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective March 1, 2026.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.465, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner may issue a
resident license to take deleted text begin fish ordeleted text end game to a person in the armed forces of the United States
that is stationed in the state. This deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end does not apply to deleted text begin thedeleted text end taking deleted text begin ofdeleted text end
moose or elk.
new text begin
(b) The commissioner may issue a resident angling license to a person in the armed
forces of the United States that is stationed in the state and to the spouse of a person in the
armed forces of the United States that is stationed in the state.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.465, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end A nonresident
that is deleted text begin an activedeleted text end new text begin anew text end member of the deleted text begin state'sdeleted text end National Guard may obtain a resident license to
take deleted text begin fish ordeleted text end game. This deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end does not apply to deleted text begin thedeleted text end taking deleted text begin ofdeleted text end moose or elk.
new text begin
(b) A nonresident that is a member of the National Guard or that is the spouse of a
member of the National Guard may obtain a resident license to take fish.
new text end
new text begin
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "member of the National Guard" means an
active member of the state's National Guard or an active member of another state's National
Guard who is temporarily stationed in this state.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.475, subdivision 41, is amended to read:
deleted text begin
(a) The fee for a turtle seller's license to sell turtles
and to take, transport, buy, and possess turtles for sale is $250.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end The fee for a recreational turtle license to take, transport, and possess turtles for
personal use is deleted text begin $25deleted text end new text begin $5new text end .
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(c) The fee for a turtle seller's apprentice license is $100.
deleted text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.318, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
During the regular firearms season in the shotgun use
area, only legal shotguns loaded with single-slug shotgun shells, legal muzzle-loading long
guns, and legal handguns may be used for taking deer. Legal shotguns include those with
rifled barrels. The shotgun use area is that portion of the state deleted text begin lying within the following
described boundary: Beginning on the west boundary of the state at the northern boundary
of Clay County; thence along the northern boundary of Clay County to State Trunk Highway
(STH) 32; thence along STH 32 to STH 34; thence along STH 34 to Interstate Highway 94
(I-94); thence along I-94 to County State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 40, Douglas County; thence
along CSAH 40 to CSAH 82, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 82 to CSAH 22, Douglas
County; thence along CSAH 22 to CSAH 6, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 6 to
CSAH 14, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 14 to STH 29; thence along STH 29 to
CSAH 46, Otter Tail County; thence along CSAH 46, Otter Tail County, to CSAH 22, Todd
County; thence along CSAH 22 to U.S. Highway 71; thence along U.S. Highway 71 to STH
27; thence along STH 27 to the Mississippi River; thence along the east bank of the
Mississippi River to STH 23; thence along STH 23 to STH 95; thence along STH 95 to
U.S. Highway 8; thence along U.S. Highway 8 to the eastern boundary of the state; thence
along the east, south, and west boundaries of the state to the point of beginningdeleted text end new text begin consisting
of Olmsted Countynew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.605, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
deleted text begin In
addition to any other license required in this section,deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end A person may not take, possess,
or transport turtles without a resident angling licensedeleted text begin , except as provided in subdivision 2cdeleted text end new text begin
and a recreational turtle licensenew text end .
new text begin
(b) Turtles taken from the wild are for personal use only and may not be resold.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end A person does not need deleted text begin a turtle seller's license or an
angling licensedeleted text end new text begin the licenses specified under subdivision 1new text end :
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(1) when buying turtles for resale at a retail outlet;
deleted text end
new text begin
(1) when buying turtles from a licensed aquatic farm or licensed private fish hatchery
for resale at a retail outlet or restaurant;
new text end
(2) when buying a turtle at a retail outlet;
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(3) if the person is a nonresident buying a turtle from a licensed turtle seller for export
out of state. Shipping documents provided by the turtle seller must accompany each shipment
exported out of state by a nonresident. Shipping documents must include: name, address,
city, state, and zip code of the buyer; number of each species of turtle; and name and license
number of the turtle seller; or
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deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end to take, possess, and rent deleted text begin or selldeleted text end up to 25 turtles greater than four inches in length
for the purpose of providing the turtles to participants at a nonprofit turtle race, if the person
is a resident under age 18. The person is responsible for the well-being of the turtlesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin
(4) when possessing turtles if under 16 years of age. Notwithstanding any other law to
the contrary, a person under the age of 16 may possess, without a license, up to three snapping
or western painted turtles, provided the turtles are possessed for personal use and are within
the applicable length and width requirements.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A person with an aquatic farm license with a turtle endorsement or a private fish
hatchery license with a turtle endorsement may sell, obtain, possess, transport, and propagate
turtles and turtle eggs without the licenses specified under subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Turtles possessed under this subdivision may not be released back into the wild.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A person may not take turtles by using:
(1) explosives, drugs, poisons, lime, and other harmful substances;
(2) trapsdeleted text begin , except as provided in paragraph (b) and rules adopted under this sectiondeleted text end ;
(3) nets other than anglers' fish landing nets;
(4) commercial equipmentdeleted text begin , except as provided in rules adopted under this sectiondeleted text end ;
(5) firearms and ammunition;
(6) bow and arrow or crossbow; or
(7) spears, harpoons, or any other implements that impale turtles.
deleted text begin
(b) Until new rules are adopted under this section, a person with a turtle seller's license
may take turtles with a floating turtle trap that:
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) has one or more openings above the water surface that measure at least ten inches
by four inches; and
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(2) has a mesh size of not less than one-half inch, bar measure.
deleted text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.611, is amended to read:
A person may not possess more than three snapping
turtles of the species Chelydra serpentina deleted text begin without a turtle seller's licensedeleted text end . Until new rules
are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less
than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at
midpoint. After new rules are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may only take
snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.
(a) A person may not possess more than three Western
painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta deleted text begin without a turtle seller's licensedeleted text end . Western
painted turtles must be between 4 and 5-1/2 inches in shell length.
(b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision
2c, deleted text begin clause (4)deleted text end new text begin paragraph (a)new text end .
deleted text begin
A person may not possess spiny softshell turtles of the species
Apalone spinifera after December 1, 2021, without an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery
license with a turtle endorsement.
deleted text end
A person may not possess any other species of turtle deleted text begin withoutdeleted text end new text begin
except withnew text end an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as
specified under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c.
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
(a) In addition to the powers and duties prescribed
elsewhere, the board shall:
(1) coordinate the water and soil resources planning and implementation activities of
counties, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, watershed management
organizations, and any other local units of government through its various authorities for
approval of local plans, administration of state grants, contracts and easements, and by other
means as may be appropriate;
(2) facilitate communication and coordination among state agencies in cooperation with
the Environmental Quality Board, and between state and local units of government, in order
to make the expertise and resources of state agencies involved in water and soil resources
management available to the local units of government to the greatest extent possible;
(3) coordinate state and local interests with respect to the study in southwestern Minnesota
under United States Code, title 16, section 1009;
(4) develop information and education programs designed to increase awareness of local
water and soil resources problems and awareness of opportunities for local government
involvement in preventing or solving them;
(5) provide a forum for the discussion of local issues and opportunities relating to water
and soil resources management;
(6) adopt an annual budget and work program that integrate the various functions and
responsibilities assigned to it by law; and
(7) report new text begin assessments new text end to the governor and the legislature deleted text begin by October 15 of each
even-numbered year with an assessmentdeleted text end of board programs and recommendations for any
program changes and board membership changes necessary to improve state and local efforts
in water and soil resources management.
(b) The board may accept grants, gifts, donations, or contributions in money, services,
materials, or otherwise from the United States, a state agency, or other source to achieve
an authorized or delegated purpose. The board may enter into a contract or agreement
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transfer. The board may conduct or participate
in local, state, or federal programs or projects that have as one purpose or effect the
preservation or enhancement of water and soil resources and may enter into and administer
agreements with local governments or landowners or their designated agents as part of those
programs or projects. The board may receive and expend money to acquire conservation
easements, as defined in chapter 84C, on behalf of the state and federal government consistent
with deleted text begin thedeleted text end Camp Ripley's Army Compatible Use Buffer Projectnew text begin , Sentinel Landscape program,
or related conservation programsnew text end .new text begin The board may enter into agreements, including grant
agreements, with Tribal nations, federal agencies, higher education institutions, local
governments, and private sector organizations to carry out programs and other responsibilities
prescribed or allowed by statute.
new text end
(c) Any money received is hereby deposited in an account in a fund other than the general
fund and appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
new text begin (a)
new text end The board deleted text begin of Water and Soil Resources shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end work with state and federal agencies,new text begin
Tribal Nations,new text end academic institutions, local governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to
foster mutual understanding and provide recommendations for standardized specifications
for deleted text begin water quality and soildeleted text end conservation deleted text begin protection and improvementdeleted text end practices deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end projectsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ,
and systems for:
new text end
new text begin
(1) erosion or sedimentation control;
new text end
new text begin
(2) improvements to water quality or water quantity;
new text end
new text begin
(3) habitat restoration and enhancement;
new text end
new text begin
(4) energy conservation; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) climate adaptation, resiliency, or mitigation.
new text end
new text begin (b)new text end The board may convene working groups or work teams to develop information,
education, and recommendations.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
(a) The board
must work with state and federal agencies, Tribal Nations, academic institutions, local
governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and to provide
recommendations for standardized specifications to establish and enhance native vegetation
to provide benefits for:
new text end
new text begin
(1) water quality;
new text end
new text begin
(2) soil conservation;
new text end
new text begin
(3) habitat enhancement;
new text end
new text begin
(4) energy conservation; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) climate adaptation, resiliency, or mitigation.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board may convene working groups or work teams to develop information,
education, and recommendations.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.103, is amended to read:
(a) The water and soil conservation
easement stewardship account and the mitigation easement stewardship account are created
in the special revenue fund. The accounts consist of money credited to the accounts and
interest and other earnings on money in the accounts. The State Board of Investment must
manage the accounts to maximize long-term gain.
(b) Revenue from contributions and money appropriated for any purposes of the account
as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the water and soil conservation easement
stewardship account. Revenue from contributions, deleted text begin wetland bankingdeleted text end new text begin mitigationnew text end fees designated
for stewardship purposes by the board, easement stewardship payments authorized under
subdivision 3, and money appropriated for any purposes of the account as described in
subdivision 2 must be deposited in the mitigation easement stewardship account.
Five percent of the balance on July 1
each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and five percent
of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship account are
annually appropriated to the board and may be spent deleted text begin onlydeleted text end to cover the costs of managing
easements held by the board, including costs associated withnew text begin :
new text end
new text begin
(1) repairing or replacing structures;
new text end
new text begin (2)new text end monitoringdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (3)new text end landowner contactsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (4)new text end records storage and managementdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (5)new text end processing landowner noticesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (6)new text end requests for approval or amendmentsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (7)new text end enforcementdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and
new text begin (8)new text end legal services associated with easement management activities.
The board shall seek a financial contribution to the
water and soil conservation easement stewardship account for each conservation easement
acquired by the board. The board shall seek a financial contribution or assess an easement
stewardship payment to the mitigation easement stewardship account for each wetland
deleted text begin bankingdeleted text end new text begin mitigationnew text end easement acquired by the board. Unless otherwise provided by law, the
board shall determine the amount of the contribution or payment, which must be an amount
calculated to earn sufficient money to meet the costs of managing the easement at a level
that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining the
amount of the financial contribution, the board shall consider:
(1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement, taking
into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
(2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of state and local employees expected
to manage the easement;
(3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the easement;
(4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the easement, including supplies
and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
(5) the estimated annualized costs of legal services, including the cost to enforce the
easement in the event of a violation;
new text begin (6) the estimated annualized costs for repairing or replacing water control structures;new text end
and
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end the expected rate of return on investments in the account.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance
to plant residential landscapes and community spaces with native vegetation and
pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) protect a diversity of pollinators with declining populations; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) provide additional benefits for water management, carbon sequestration, and landscape
and climate resiliency.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section.
Grants or payments awarded under this section may give priority consideration for proposals
in areas identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas where there is a
high potential for rusty patched bumble bees and other priority species to be present.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and
local agencies; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations; and contractors to implement and
promote the program.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance
to promote the successful establishment of native vegetation as part of utility projects,
including solar and wind projects, pipelines, and electrical transmission corridors, to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) ensure the integrity and resiliency of Minnesota landscapes; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) protect habitat and water resources.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section.
Grants or payments awarded under this section may prioritize proposals in areas identified
by state and federal agencies and conservation partners for protecting high-priority natural
resources and wildlife species.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and
local agencies; Tribal Nations; utility companies; nonprofit organizations; and contractors
to implement and promote the program.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance
to establish or enhance areas of diverse native vegetation to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) support declining populations of bees, butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and other wildlife
species that are essential for ecosystems and food production across conservation lands,
open spaces, and natural areas; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) provide additional benefits for water management, carbon sequestration, and landscape
and climate resiliency.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section.
Grants or payments awarded under this section may prioritize proposals in areas identified
by state and federal agencies and conservation partners as high priority for protecting
endangered or threatened pollinator and other species.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and
local agencies; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations; and contractors to implement and
promote the program.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103C.501, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The state board may allocate
available funds to districts deleted text begin to share the cost of systems ordeleted text end new text begin for new text end practicesnew text begin , projects, and systemsnew text end
fornew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end erosion or sedimentation control deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (2) improvements tonew text end water quality deleted text begin improvement that are designed to protect and improve
soil and water resources.deleted text end new text begin or water quantity;
new text end
new text begin
(3) habitat enhancement;
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new text begin
(4) plant biodiversity;
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new text begin
(5) energy conservation; or
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new text begin
(6) climate adaptation, resiliency, or mitigation.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103C.501, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
deleted text begin
(a) The state board shall allocate cost-sharing funds
to areas with high-priority erosion, sedimentation, or water quality problems or water quantity
problems due to altered hydrology. The areas must be selected based on priorities established
by the state board.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end The allocated funds must be used deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1) for new text end conservation deleted text begin practices for high-priority problemsdeleted text end new text begin activities, including technical
and financial assistance,new text end identified in deleted text begin the comprehensive and annual work plans of the
districts, for the technical assistance portion of the grant fundsdeleted text end new text begin state-approved plans that are
related to water and natural resources and established under chapters 103B, 103C, 103D,
103F, 103G, and 114D;
new text end
new text begin (2) new text end to leverage federal or other nonstate fundsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (3) new text end to address high-priority needs identified deleted text begin in local water management plans or
comprehensive watershed management plansdeleted text end new text begin by the district based on public inputnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
(a) A district deleted text begin boarddeleted text end may deleted text begin contract on a cost-share basis
to furnish financial aid todeleted text end new text begin provide technical and financial assistance tonew text end a land occupier or
to a statenew text begin or federalnew text end agency for deleted text begin permanent systemsdeleted text end new text begin practices and projectsnew text end fornew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end erosion or sedimentation control deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (2) improvements tonew text end water quality or water quantity deleted text begin improvements that are consistent
with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(3) habitat enhancement;
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new text begin
(4) plant biodiversity;
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new text begin
(5) energy conservation; or
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new text begin
(6) climate adaptation, resiliency, or mitigation.
new text end
(b) A district deleted text begin board, with approval from the state board anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end consistent with state board
rules and policies, may contract deleted text begin on a cost-share basis to furnish financial aid to a land
occupier fordeleted text end new text begin to provide technical and financial assistance for structural and new text end nonstructural
deleted text begin land managementdeleted text end practices deleted text begin that are part of a planned erosion control or water quality
improvement plandeleted text end new text begin and projectsnew text end .
deleted text begin
(c) The duration of the contract must, at a minimum, be the time required to complete
the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable for monetary
damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance received
from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a timely manner or
maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(d) A contract may provide for cooperation or funding with federal agencies. A land
occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract through services
in kind.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The state board or the district deleted text begin boarddeleted text end may not furnish any financial deleted text begin aiddeleted text end new text begin assistancenew text end
for practices designed only to increase land productivity.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end When a district deleted text begin boarddeleted text end determines that long-term maintenance of a system or
practice is desirable, the new text begin district or the state new text end board may require that maintenance be made
a covenant upon the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this
subdivision shall be construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section
84.65.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103C.501, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The state board may adopt rules and shall adopt policies
prescribing:
(1) procedures and criteria for allocating funds deleted text begin for cost-sharing contractsdeleted text end ;new text begin and
new text end
(2) standards and guidelines for deleted text begin cost-sharingdeleted text end new text begin implementing the conservationnew text end contractsdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin
program.
new text end
deleted text begin
(3) the scope and content of district comprehensive plans, plan amendments, and annual
work plans;
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deleted text begin
(4) standards and methods necessary to plan and implement a priority cost-sharing
program, including guidelines to identify high priority erosion, sedimentation, and water
quality problems and water quantity problems due to altered hydrology;
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(5) the share of the cost of conservation practices to be paid from cost-sharing funds;
and
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(6) requirements for districts to document their efforts to identify and contact land
occupiers with high priority problems.
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(b) The rules may provide that cost sharing may be used for windbreaks and shelterbelts
for the purposes of energy conservation and snow protection.
deleted text end
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103D.605, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
After the project hearing, if the managers find that the
project will be conducive to public health,new text begin willnew text end promote the general welfare, and deleted text begin is in
compliancedeleted text end new text begin compliesnew text end with the watershed management plan and the provisions of this chapter,
the deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin managersnew text end must, by order, establish the project. The establishment order must
include the findings of the managers.
new text begin
(a) In this section, the following terms have the meanings
given:
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new text begin
(1) "board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources;
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new text begin
(2) "local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305,
subdivision 5; and
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new text begin
(3) "soil health" has the meaning given under section 103C.101, subdivision 10a.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The board must administer a financial and technical support
program to produce soil health practices that achieve water quality, soil productivity, climate
change resiliency, or carbon sequestration benefits.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The program must include but is not limited to no till, field borders, prairie strips,
cover crops, and other practices sanctioned by the board or the United States Dep