SF 37

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/08/2013 08:43am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the clean water fund for
the removal of sedimentation from Lake Zumbro.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LAKE ZUMBRO.
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new text begin $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Olmsted County for the removal of
sedimentation in Lake Zumbro, including final engineering, dredging, and dredged soil
disposal from the sites identified in the Preliminary Engineering Report for Dredging Lake
Zumbro. This project is designed to improve the recreational economy, water quality, and
habitat and increase water storage capacity within the lake to achieve renewable energy
goals by optimizing long-term hydroelectric operations. This is a onetime appropriation.
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