1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; limiting well notification fees in certain circumstances;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 103I.208, subdivision 1; 103I.601, subdivision 
1.4 	4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103I.208, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Well notification fee. The well notification fee to be paid by a property 
1.8 	owner is:
1.9 	(1) for construction of a water supply well, $275, which includes the state core function 
1.10 	fee;
1.11 	(2) for a well sealing, $75 for each well, which includes the state core function fee, 
1.12 	except that a single fee of $75 is required for all temporary environmental wells recorded 
1.13 	on the sealing notification for a single property, having depths within a 25 foot range, and 
1.14 	sealed within 72 hours of start of construction;
1.15 	(3) for construction of a dewatering well, $275, which includes the state core function 
1.16 	fee, for each dewatering well except a dewatering project comprising five or more dewatering 
1.17 	wells shall be assessed a single fee of $1,375 for the dewatering wells recorded on the 
1.18 	notification; and
1.19 	(4) for construction of an environmental well, $275, which includes the state core function 
1.20 	fee, except that a single fee of $275 is required for all environmental wells recorded on the 
1.21 	notification that are located on a single property or on a map of borings required by section 
2.1 	103I.601, subdivision 4, and except that no fee is required for construction of a temporary 
2.2 	environmental well.

2.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103I.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.4 		Subd. 4.Notification and map of borings. (a) By ten days before beginning exploratory 
2.5 	boring, an explorer must submit to the commissioner of health a notification of the proposed 
2.6 	boring ~~on a form prescribed by the commissioner,~~ map and a fee of $275 ~~for each exploratory~~ 
2.7 	~~boring~~.
2.8 	(b) By ten days before beginning exploratory boring, an explorer must submit to the 
2.9 	commissioners of health and natural resources a county road map having a scale of one-half 
2.10 	inch equal to one mile, as prepared by the Department of Transportation, or a 7.5 minute 
2.11 	series topographic map (1:24,000 scale), as prepared by the United States Geological Survey, 
2.12 	showing the location of each proposed exploratory boring to the nearest estimated 40 acre 
2.13 	parcel. Exploratory boring that is proposed on the map may not be commenced later than 
2.14 	180 days after submission of the map, unless a new map is submitted.