1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money to study storm water retention 
1.3 	and infiltration.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STORM WATER RETENTION AND INFILTRATION STUDY; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.8 	the Pollution Control Agency to evaluate the impact of storm water retention and infiltration 
1.9 	in urban areas on groundwater and surface water, including the potential for contamination 
1.10 	from pollutants and the effects on stream water flow, lake levels, and groundwater recharge. 
1.11 	The commissioner must develop recommendations for when and where storm water retention 
1.12 	and infiltration should be encouraged and discouraged. The commissioner must submit a 
1.13 	report with the recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house 
1.14 	of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
1.15 	and natural resources by January 15, 2021. This is a onetime appropriation.