1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public health; requiring the commissioner of health to seek funding 
1.3 	for environmental justice mapping.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MAPPING.
 1.6 	The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioner of the Pollution 
1.7 	Control Agency, shall apply for federal funding to renew and expand the state's 
1.8 	environmental justice mapping capacity in order to promote public health tracking. The 
1.9 	commissioner shall coordinate the project with the Pollution Control Agency and the 
1.10 	Department of Agriculture in order to explore possible links between environmental health 
1.11 	and toxic exposures and to help create a system for environmental public health tracking. 
1.12 	The commissioner shall also make recommendations to the legislature for additional 
1.13 	sources of funding within the state.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.