as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/07/2016 04:36pm
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; requiring landscaping related to state-funded
capital projects to be pollinator friendly; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Landscaping work that is related to a state-funded capital improvement project,
whether paid for in whole or in part with state money, must follow best management
practices to protect pollinators and provide an appropriate diversity of native species
selected to provide habitat for pollinators throughout the growing season.
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This section applies to landscaping work related to capital
projects for which state money is appropriated for the first time on or after May 1, 2016.
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