1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money to reduce PFAS in wastewater.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PFAS REDUCTION IN WASTEWATER; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of the Pollution Control Agency to lead an effort, in consultation with other agencies, to 
1.7 	reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater by 50 percent 
1.8 	in 2025 and 90 percent in 2030. Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 15.014, the 
1.9 	commissioner may create an advisory group to advise the commissioner on how to achieve 
1.10 	the goals established in this section. The advisory group must include scientists with expertise 
1.11 	in PFAS and engineers with expertise in wastewater. This is a onetime appropriation.