as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/17/2022 02:21pm
A bill for an act
relating to clean water; appropriating money for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board
of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites via
easements or contracts to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement
purposes and related technical assistance. Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to
this program. The board must give priority to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted
new lands or enrolling environmentally sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation
agreements. The board may enter into new agreements and amend past agreements with
landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow
for restoration. Up to $....... is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.
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