1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring report on ways to ensure sustainability of 
1.3 	groundwater and surface water.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REPORT ON WAYS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF 
1.6 	MINNESOTA'S GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER.
 1.7 	No later than February 1, 2021, the commissioner of natural resources must report to 
1.8 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate 
1.9 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy 
1.10 	on methods to ensure that Minnesota's groundwater and surface water supplies are sustainable 
1.11 	in the future. The recommendations must include any statutory, regulatory, or policy changes 
1.12 	needed to ensure that the state's water will not be transferred out of state in an unsustainable 
1.13 	manner.