HF 4624

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/14/2024 03:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to environment; requiring a report on state agency salt purchases and
establishing reduction goal; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116.2021] STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION
GOAL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt
in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the
Department of Transportation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Salt purchase report. new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies,
must submit a report to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources policy and finance that details the purchase of deicing
salt by state agencies, excluding the Department of Transportation, and strategies to meet
the salt reduction goal established in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reduction goal. new text end

new text begin It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2030,
state agencies will reduce the purchase of deicing salt by 25 percent from the level first
reported under subdivision 2.
new text end