1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for certain mine pit 
1.3 	improvements.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$4,500,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of natural resources to complete necessary modeling and monitoring, testing, studies of 
1.8 	pit-wall stability, surveys, and engineering design leading to mitigating the threats of rising 
1.9 	mine pit waters at the Canisteo and Hill Annex mine complexes to protect property, public 
1.10 	safety, and water quality and at the St. James Mine Pit to protect the potable water systems 
1.11 	for the city of Aurora and the town of White. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
1.12 	until June 30, 2022.