1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money for report on state agency salt 
1.3 	purchases and reduction strategies.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STATE SALT USAGE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOALS; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) By January 15, 2021, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in 
1.8 	cooperation with other state agencies, must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.9 	members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
1.10 	over the environment and natural resources policy and finance. The report must detail the 
1.11 	purchase of deicing salt and water softener salt by state agencies and strategies to meet the 
1.12 	salt reduction goals in paragraph (b).
1.13 	(b) It is the goal of the state that:
1.14 	(1) no later than January 1, 2025, state agencies will reduce the purchase and use of salt 
1.15 	by ten percent from levels reported under paragraph (a); and
1.16 	(2) no later than January 1, 2030, state agencies will reduce the purchase and use of salt 
1.17 	by 20 percent from levels reported under paragraph (a).
1.18 	(c) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
1.19 	Agency for the report required in paragraph (a). This is a onetime appropriation and is 
1.20 	available until June 30, 2021.