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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
3		-	1.3 resources; modifying prior appropriations; modifying disposition of closed landfill
4		-	1.4 investment fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision
5		-	1.5 1; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 3, subdivisions
6		-	1.6 1, 6; 4.
7		-	1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8		-	1.8 ARTICLE 1
9		-	1.9 APPROPRIATIONS
10		-	1.10Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
11		-	1.11 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
12		-	1.12and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
13		-	1.13or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
14		-	1.14The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
15		-	1.15them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
16		-	1.16"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
17		-	1.17is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
18		-	1.18 APPROPRIATIONS
19		-	1.19 Available for the Year
20		-	1.20 Ending June 30
21		-	20271.21 2026
22		-	1.22Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
23		-	148,382,000$143,693,000$1.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
24		-	1Article 1 Sec. 2.
25		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
	3	+	1.3 resources; modifying fees and surcharges; modifying disposition of certain funds;
	4	+	1.4 modifying permitting efficiency provisions; establishing stewardship program for
	5	+	1.5 circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products; prohibiting mercury in batteries;
	6	+	1.6 modifying funding considerations for water infrastructure; providing for recovery
	7	+	1.7 of expenses of responding to pollutant release; modifying reimbursable costs under
	8	+	1.8 Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; providing for loans for regional parks and
	9	+	1.9 trails projects; modifying grant programs; modifying prior appropriations; providing
	10	+	1.10 civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
	11	+	1.11 85.055, subdivision 1; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301,
	12	+	1.12 subdivision 2; 115.01, by adding subdivisions; 115.071, subdivision 1; 115.072;
	13	+	1.13 115A.121; 115A.554; 115B.421; 115C.02, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision;
	14	+	1.14 115C.09, subdivision 1; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.073, subdivisions 1, 2;
	15	+	1.15 116.182, subdivision 5; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 168.1295,
	16	+	1.16 subdivision 1; 446A.07, subdivision 8; 473.167; 473.355, subdivision 2; 473.5491,
	17	+	1.17 subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 7;
	18	+	1.18 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing
	19	+	1.19 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
	20	+	1.20 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314;
	21	+	1.21 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324;
	22	+	1.22 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9155; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2,
	23	+	1.23 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.125; 325E.1251.
	24	+	1.24BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
	25	+	1.25 ARTICLE 1
	26	+	1.26 APPROPRIATIONS
	27	+	1.27Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
	28	+	1.28 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
	29	+	1.29and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
	30	+	1.30or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
	31	+	1.31The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
	32	+	1Article 1 Section 1.
	33	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25
26	34		State of Minnesota
27	35		This Document can be made available
28	36		in alternative formats upon request
29	37		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	38		H. F. No. 2439
31	39		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	40		Authored by Heintzeman and Fischer03/17/2025
33		-	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
34		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means04/21/2025 2.1 Appropriations by Fund
35		-	20272.2 2026
36		-	8,729,0008,729,0002.3General
	41	+	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy 2.1them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
	42	+	2.2"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
	43	+	2.3is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
	44	+	2.4 APPROPRIATIONS
	45	+	2.5 Available for the Year
	46	+	2.6 Ending June 30
	47	+	20272.7 2026
	48	+	2.8Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
	49	+	157,369,000$151,162,000$2.9Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
	50	+	2.10 Appropriations by Fund
	51	+	20272.11 2026
	52	+	9,391,0009,229,0002.12General
37	53		90,00090,000
38		-	2.4State Government
39		-	2.5Special Revenue
40		-	119,316,000114,627,0002.6Environmental
41		-	20,247,00020,247,0002.7Remediation
42		-	2.8The amounts that may be spent for each
43		-	2.9purpose are specified in the following
44		-	2.10subdivisions.
45		-	2.11The commissioner must present the agency's
46		-	2.12biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029
47		-	2.13to the legislature in a transparent way by
48		-	2.14agency division, including the proposed
49		-	2.15budget bill and presentations of the budget to
50		-	2.16committees and divisions with jurisdiction
51		-	2.17over the agency's budget.
52		-	23,642,00022,019,0002.18Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
53		-	2.19 Appropriations by Fund
54		-	20272.20 2026
55		-	542,000542,0002.21General
56		-	22,895,00021,272,0002.22Environmental
57		-	205,000205,0002.23Remediation
58		-	2.24(a) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
59		-	2.25second year are for a municipal liaison to
60		-	2.26assist municipalities with water quality
61		-	2.27standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
62		-	2.28processes, including enhanced economic
63		-	2.29analysis in the water quality standards
64		-	2.30rulemaking processes, identification of
65		-	2.31cost-effective permitting opportunities,
66		-	2.32simplifying the variance process, and
67		-	2.33coordinating with the Public Facilities
68		-	2.34Authority to identify and advocate for needed
	54	+	2.13State Government
	55	+	2.14Special Revenue
	56	+	126,047,000120,156,0002.15Environmental
	57	+	21,841,00021,687,0002.16Remediation
	58	+	2.17The amounts that may be spent for each
	59	+	2.18purpose are specified in the following
	60	+	2.19subdivisions.
	61	+	2.20The commissioner must present the agency's
	62	+	2.21biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029
	63	+	2.22to the legislature in a transparent way by
	64	+	2.23agency division, including the proposed
	65	+	2.24budget bill and presentations of the budget to
	66	+	2.25committees and divisions with jurisdiction
	67	+	2.26over the agency's budget.
	68	+	25,028,00023,079,0002.27Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
	69	+	2.28 Appropriations by Fund
	70	+	20272.29 2026
	71	+	582,000562,0002.30General
	72	+	24,232,00022,303,0002.31Environmental
	73	+	214,000214,0002.32Remediation
	74	+	2.33(a) $128,000 the first year and $131,000 the
	75	+	2.34second year are for a municipal liaison to
69	76		2Article 1 Sec. 2.
70		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 3.~~1resources for~~ municipalities ~~to achieve permit~~
71		-	3.~~2requirements.~~
72		-	3.~~3(b) $1,153,000 the first year and $1,153,000~~
73		-	3.~~4the second year are from~~ the ~~environmental~~
74		-	3.~~5fund for an air-monitoring program under~~
75		-	3.~~6Minnesota Statutes~~, ~~section 116.454, including~~
76		-	3.~~7ambient air for hazardous pollutants~~, and ~~for~~
77		-	3.~~8operating a mobile emissions regulatory~~
78		-	3.~~9monitoring trailer.~~
79		-	3.~~10(c) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the~~
80		-	3.~~11second year are for monitoring water quality~~
81		-	3.~~12and operating assistance programs.~~
82		-	3.~~13(d) $109,000~~ the ~~first year and $109,000 the~~
83		-	3.~~14second year are from the environmental fund~~
84		-	3.~~15for duties related to harmful chemicals in~~
85		-	3.~~16children's products under Minnesota Statutes~~,
86		-	3.~~17sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this~~
87		-	3.~~18amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000~~
88		-	3.~~19the second~~ year ~~are transferred to~~ the
89		-	3.~~20commissioner of health.~~
90		-	3.~~21(e) $132,000 the first year and $132,000 the~~
91		-	3.~~22second~~ year ~~are from~~ the ~~environmental fund~~
92		-	3.~~23for registering wastewater laboratories.~~
93		-	3.~~24(f) $1,519,000 the first year and $1,519,000~~
94		-	3.~~25the second year are from the environmental~~
95		-	3.~~26fund~~ to ~~continue perfluorochemical~~
96		-	3.~~27biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan~~
97		-	3.~~28communities, as recommended by~~ the
98		-	3.~~29Environmental~~ Health ~~Tracking and~~
99		-	3.~~30Biomonitoring Advisory Panel,~~ and ~~to address~~
100		-	3.~~31other~~ environmental ~~health risks, including air~~
101		-	3.~~32quality~~. ~~The communities must include Hmong~~
102		-	3.~~33and other immigrant farming communities.~~
103		-	3.~~34Of this amount,~~ ~~up to $1,248,000~~ the ~~first year~~
	77	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 3.1assist municipalities with water quality
	78	+	3.2standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
	79	+	3.3processes, including enhanced economic
	80	+	3.4analysis in the water quality standards
	81	+	3.5rulemaking processes, identification of
	82	+	3.6cost-effective permitting opportunities,
	83	+	3.7simplifying the variance process, and
	84	+	3.8coordinating with the Public Facilities
	85	+	3.9Authority to identify and advocate for needed
	86	+	3.10resources for municipalities to achieve permit
	87	+	3.11requirements.
	88	+	3.12(b) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,191,000
	89	+	3.13the second year are from the environmental
	90	+	3.14fund for an air-monitoring program under
	91	+	3.15Minnesota Statutes, section 116.454, including
	92	+	3.16ambient air for hazardous pollutants, and for
	93	+	3.17operating a mobile emissions regulatory
	94	+	3.18monitoring trailer.
	95	+	3.19(c) $144,000 the first year and $148,000 the
	96	+	3.20second year are for monitoring water quality
	97	+	3.21and operating assistance programs.
	98	+	3.22(d) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
	99	+	3.23second year are from the environmental fund
	100	+	3.24for duties related to harmful chemicals in
	101	+	3.25children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
	102	+	3.26sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
	103	+	3.27amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000
	104	+	3.28the second year are transferred to the
	105	+	3.29commissioner of health.
	106	+	3.30(e) $137,000 the first year and $139,000 the
	107	+	3.31second year are from the environmental fund
	108	+	3.32for registering wastewater laboratories.
	109	+	3.33(f) $1,527,000 the first year and $1,529,000
	110	+	3.34the second year are from the environmental
104	111		3Article 1 Sec. 2.
105		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
106		-	4.2to the commissioner of health.
107		-	4.3(g) $62,000 the first year and $62,000 the
108		-	4.4second year are from the environmental fund
109		-	4.5for the listing procedures for impaired waters
110		-	4.6required under this act.
111		-	4.7(h) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 the
112		-	4.8second year are from the remediation fund for
113		-	4.9the leaking underground storage tank program
114		-	4.10to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
115		-	4.11releases from underground petroleum storage
116		-	4.12tanks and for the petroleum remediation
117		-	4.13program for vapor assessment and
118		-	4.14remediation. These same annual amounts are
119		-	4.15transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
120		-	4.16the remediation fund.
121		-	4.17(i) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
122		-	4.18second year are to support communities in
123		-	4.19planning to implement projects that will allow
124		-	4.20for adaptation for a changing climate.
125		-	4.21(j) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
126		-	4.22the second year are from the environmental
127		-	4.23fund to develop and implement a program
128		-	4.24related to emerging issues, including
129		-	4.25Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
130		-	4.26(k) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
131		-	4.27the second year are from the environmental
132		-	4.28fund to support improved management of data
133		-	4.29collected by the agency and its partners and
134		-	4.30regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
135		-	4.31and public access.
136		-	4.32(l) $7,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
137		-	4.33year are to implement the requirements for
	112	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 4.1fund to continue perfluorochemical
	113	+	4.2biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
	114	+	4.3communities, as recommended by the
	115	+	4.4Environmental Health Tracking and
	116	+	4.5Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
	117	+	4.6other environmental health risks, including air
	118	+	4.7quality. The communities must include Hmong
	119	+	4.8and other immigrant farming communities.
	120	+	4.9Of this amount, up to $1,248,000 the first year
	121	+	4.10and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
	122	+	4.11to the commissioner of health.
	123	+	4.12(g) $64,000 the first year and $65,000 the
	124	+	4.13second year are from the environmental fund
	125	+	4.14for the listing procedures for impaired waters
	126	+	4.15required under this act.
	127	+	4.16(h) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 the
	128	+	4.17second year are from the remediation fund for
	129	+	4.18the leaking underground storage tank program
	130	+	4.19to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
	131	+	4.20releases from underground petroleum storage
	132	+	4.21tanks and for the petroleum remediation
	133	+	4.22program for vapor assessment and
	134	+	4.23remediation. These same annual amounts are
	135	+	4.24transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
	136	+	4.25the remediation fund.
	137	+	4.26(i) $283,000 the first year and $296,000 the
	138	+	4.27second year are to support communities in
	139	+	4.28planning to implement projects that will allow
	140	+	4.29for adaptation for a changing climate.
	141	+	4.30(j) $2,139,000 the first year and $2,160,000
	142	+	4.31the second year are from the environmental
	143	+	4.32fund to develop and implement a program
	144	+	4.33related to emerging issues, including
	145	+	4.34Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
138	146		4Article 1 Sec. 2.
139		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 5.~~1fish kills under Minnesota Statutes~~, ~~sections~~
140		-	5.~~2103G.216 and 103G.2165.~~
141		-	5.~~3(m) $1,400,000 the second year is from the~~
142		-	5.~~4environmental fund to adopt rules~~ and
143		-	5.~~5implement air toxics emissions requirements~~
144		-	5.~~6under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062~~.
145		-	5.7(n) $~~881~~,000 the first year and $~~881~~,000 the
146		-	5.~~8second year~~ are ~~from~~ the ~~environmental fund~~
147		-	5.~~9for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air~~
148		-	5.~~10pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington,~~
149		-	5.~~11and Olmsted Counties.~~
150		-	~~25,271,00022,305,000~~5.~~12Subd. 3.Industrial~~
151		-	5.13 ~~Appropriations by Fund~~
152		-	~~2027~~5.14 ~~2026~~
153		-	~~250~~,000~~250~~,000~~5.15General~~
154		-	~~23,248,00020,282,000~~5.~~16Environmental~~
155		-	~~1,773,0001,773,000~~5.~~17Remediation~~
156		-	5.~~18(a) $1~~,~~670~~,~~000 the first year and $1~~,~~670,000~~
157		-	5.~~19the second year are from the remediation fund~~
158		-	5.~~20for~~ the ~~leaking underground storage tank~~
159		-	5.~~21program to investigate,~~ ~~clean up,~~ ~~and prevent~~
160		-	5.~~22future releases from underground petroleum~~
161		-	5.~~23storage tanks and~~ for ~~the petroleum~~
162		-	5.~~24remediation program for vapor assessment~~
163		-	5.~~25and remediation.~~ ~~These same annual amounts~~
164		-	5.~~26are transferred from the petroleum tank fund~~
165		-	5.~~27to the remediation fund.~~
166		-	5.~~28(b) $149,000 the first year and $149,000 the~~
167		-	5.~~29second year are from the environmental fund~~
168		-	5.~~30for transfer to~~ the ~~commissioner of health to~~
169		-	5.~~31further evaluate~~ the ~~use and reduction of~~
170		-	5.~~32trichloroethylene around Minnesota and~~
171		-	5.~~33identify its potential health effects on~~
172		-	5.~~34communities.~~
	147	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 5.1(k) $1,893,000 the first year and $1,915,000
	148	+	5.2the second year are from the environmental
	149	+	5.3fund to support improved management of data
	150	+	5.4collected by the agency and its partners and
	151	+	5.5regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
	152	+	5.6and public access.
	153	+	5.7(l) $7,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
	154	+	5.8year are to implement the requirements for
	155	+	5.9fish kills under Minnesota Statutes, sections
	156	+	5.10103G.216 and 103G.2165.
	157	+	5.11(m) $1,448,000 the second year is from the
	158	+	5.12environmental fund to adopt rules and
	159	+	5.13implement air toxics emissions requirements
	160	+	5.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
	161	+	5.15(n) $904,000 the first year and $911,000 the
	162	+	5.16second year are from the environmental fund
	163	+	5.17for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air
	164	+	5.18pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington,
	165	+	5.19and Olmsted Counties.
	166	+	5.20(o) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
	167	+	5.21second year are from the environmental fund
	168	+	5.22to address wastewater effluent limits and
	169	+	5.23variances for backlogged permits.
	170	+	27,911,00024,638,0005.24Subd. 3.Industrial
	171	+	5.25 Appropriations by Fund
	172	+	20275.26 2026
	173	+	789,000782,0005.27General
	174	+	25,341,00022,076,0005.28Environmental
	175	+	1,781,0001,780,0005.29Remediation
	176	+	5.30(a) $1,670,000 the first year and $1,670,000
	177	+	5.31the second year are from the remediation fund
	178	+	5.32for the leaking underground storage tank
	179	+	5.33program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
	180	+	5.34future releases from underground petroleum
173	181		5Article 1 Sec. 2.
174		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
175		-	6.2second year are for implementation of the odor
176		-	6.3management requirements under Minnesota
177		-	6.4Statutes, section 116.064.
178		-	6.5(d) $140,000 the second year is from the
179		-	6.6environmental fund for the purposes of the
180		-	6.7public informational meeting requirements
181		-	6.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07,
182		-	6.9subdivision 4m.
183		-	6.10(e) $2,625,000 the first year and $2,625,000
184		-	6.11the second year are from the environmental
185		-	6.12fund for prioritizing air regulatory program
186		-	6.13work in environmental justice areas.
187		-	6.14(f) $2,500,000 the second year is from the
188		-	6.15environmental fund for implementing the
189		-	6.16environmental justice cumulative impact
190		-	6.17analysis and other requirements under
191		-	6.18Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
192		-	6.19(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
193		-	6.20second year are from the environmental fund
194		-	6.21to improve the coordination, effectiveness,
195		-	6.22transparency, and accountability of the
196		-	6.23environmental review and permitting process.
197		-	10,829,00010,829,0006.24Subd. 4.Municipal
198		-	6.25 Appropriations by Fund
199		-	20276.26 2026
200		-	223,000223,0006.27General
	182	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 6.1storage tanks and for the petroleum
	183	+	6.2remediation program for vapor assessment
	184	+	6.3and remediation. These same annual amounts
	185	+	6.4are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
	186	+	6.5to the remediation fund.
	187	+	6.6(b) $149,000 the first year and $149,000 the
	188	+	6.7second year are from the environmental fund
	189	+	6.8for transfer to the commissioner of health to
	190	+	6.9further evaluate the use and reduction of
	191	+	6.10trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
	192	+	6.11identify its potential health effects on
	193	+	6.12communities.
	194	+	6.13(c) $257,000 the first year and $264,000 the
	195	+	6.14second year are for implementation of the odor
	196	+	6.15management requirements under Minnesota
	197	+	6.16Statutes, section 116.064.
	198	+	6.17(d) $148,000 the second year is from the
	199	+	6.18environmental fund for the purposes of the
	200	+	6.19public informational meeting requirements
	201	+	6.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07,
	202	+	6.21subdivision 4m.
	203	+	6.22(e) $2,698,000 the first year and $2,718,000
	204	+	6.23the second year are from the environmental
	205	+	6.24fund for prioritizing air regulatory program
	206	+	6.25work in environmental justice areas.
	207	+	6.26(f) $2,539,000 the second year is from the
	208	+	6.27environmental fund for implementing the
	209	+	6.28environmental justice cumulative impact
	210	+	6.29analysis and other requirements under
	211	+	6.30Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
	212	+	6.31(g) $730,000 the first year and $740,000 the
	213	+	6.32second year are from the environmental fund
	214	+	6.33to improve the coordination, effectiveness,
	215	+	6Article 1 Sec. 2.
	216	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 7.1transparency, and accountability of the
	217	+	7.2environmental review and permitting process.
	218	+	7.3(h) $700,00 the first year and $700,000 the
	219	+	7.4second year are to address backlogged permits.
	220	+	7.5Of this amount, $525,000 the first year and
	221	+	7.6$525,000 the second year are from the general
	222	+	7.7fund and $175,000 the first year and $175,000
	223	+	7.8the second year are from the environmental
	224	+	7.9fund.
	225	+	7.10(i) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
	226	+	7.11second year are from the environmental fund
	227	+	7.12to prioritize regulatory services for projects
	228	+	7.13that directly support the production of
	229	+	7.14sustainable aviation fuel in Minnesota.
	230	+	11,410,00011,271,0007.15Subd. 4.Municipal
	231	+	7.16 Appropriations by Fund
	232	+	20277.17 2026
	233	+	233,000228,0007.18General
201	234		90,00090,000
202		-	6.28State Government
203		-	6.29Special Revenue
204		-	10,516,00010,516,0006.30Environmental
205		-	6.31(a) $223,000 the first year and $223,000 the
206		-	6.32second year are for a municipal liaison to
207		-	6.33assist municipalities with water quality
208		-	6.34standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
209		-	6Article 1 Sec. 2.
210		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 7.1processes, including enhanced economic
211		-	7.2analysis in the water quality standards
212		-	7.3rulemaking processes, identification of
213		-	7.4cost-effective permitting opportunities,
214		-	7.5simplifying the variance process, and
215		-	7.6coordinating with the Public Facilities
216		-	7.7Authority to identify and advocate for needed
217		-	7.8resources for municipalities to achieve permit
218		-	7.9requirements.
219		-	7.10(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
220		-	7.11second year are from the environmental fund
221		-	7.12for transfer to the Office of Administrative
222		-	7.13Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
223		-	7.14(c) $2,432,000 the first year and $2,432,000
224		-	7.15the second year are from the environmental
225		-	7.16fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
226		-	7.17(SSTS) program administration; for
227		-	7.18community technical assistance and education,
228		-	7.19including grants and technical assistance to
229		-	7.20communities for water-quality protection, new
230		-	7.21technology review, and enforcement under
231		-	7.22Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58;
232		-	7.23and to complete the requirements of Laws
233		-	7.242003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of
234		-	7.25this amount, $350,000 each year is for
235		-	7.26assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
236		-	7.27program administration. A county receiving
237		-	7.28a grant from this appropriation must submit
238		-	7.29the results achieved with the grant to the
239		-	7.30commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
240		-	7.31report. Any unexpended balance in the first
241		-	7.32year does not cancel but is available in the
242		-	7.33second year.
243		-	7.34(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
244		-	7.35section 16A.28, the appropriations
	235	+	7.19State Government
	236	+	7.20Special Revenue
	237	+	11,087,00010,953,0007.21Environmental
	238	+	7.22(a) $228,000 the first year and $233,000 the
	239	+	7.23second year are for a municipal liaison to
	240	+	7.24assist municipalities with water quality
	241	+	7.25standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
	242	+	7.26processes, including enhanced economic
	243	+	7.27analysis in the water quality standards
	244	+	7.28rulemaking processes, identification of
	245	+	7.29cost-effective permitting opportunities,
	246	+	7.30simplifying the variance process, and
	247	+	7.31coordinating with the Public Facilities
	248	+	7.32Authority to identify and advocate for needed
	249	+	7.33resources for municipalities to achieve permit
	250	+	7.34requirements.
245	251		7Article 1 Sec. 2.
246		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 8.1encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
247		-	8.2grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
248		-	8.3treatment systems, surface water and
249		-	8.4groundwater assessments, storm water, and
250		-	8.5water-quality protection in this subdivision
251		-	8.6are available until June 30, 2030.
252		-	14,007,00013,976,0008.7Subd. 5.Operations
253		-	8.8 Appropriations by Fund
254		-	20278.9 2026
255		-	3,109,0003,109,0008.10General
256		-	8,407,0008,376,0008.11Environmental
257		-	2,491,0002,491,0008.12Remediation
258		-	8.13(a) $1,124,000 the first year and $1,124,000
259		-	8.14the second year are from the remediation fund
260		-	8.15for the leaking underground storage tank
261		-	8.16program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
262		-	8.17future releases from underground petroleum
263		-	8.18storage tanks and for the petroleum
264		-	8.19remediation program for vapor assessment
265		-	8.20and remediation. These same annual amounts
266		-	8.21are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
267		-	8.22to the remediation fund.
268		-	8.23(b) $3,109,000 the first year and $3,109,000
269		-	8.24the second year are to support agency
270		-	8.25information technology services provided at
271		-	8.26the enterprise and agency level.
272		-	8.27(c) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the
273		-	8.28second year are from the environmental fund
274		-	8.29to develop and maintain systems to support
275		-	8.30permitting and regulatory business processes
276		-	8.31and agency data.
277		-	8.32(d) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
278		-	8.33second year are from the environmental fund
	252	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 8.1(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
	253	+	8.2second year are from the environmental fund
	254	+	8.3for transfer to the Office of Administrative
	255	+	8.4Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
	256	+	8.5(c) $2,511,000 the first year and $2,535,000
	257	+	8.6the second year are from the environmental
	258	+	8.7fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
	259	+	8.8(SSTS) program administration; for
	260	+	8.9community technical assistance and education,
	261	+	8.10including grants and technical assistance to
	262	+	8.11communities for water-quality protection, new
	263	+	8.12technology review, and enforcement under
	264	+	8.13Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58;
	265	+	8.14and to complete the requirements of Laws
	266	+	8.152003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of
	267	+	8.16this amount, $350,000 each year is for
	268	+	8.17assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
	269	+	8.18program administration. A county receiving
	270	+	8.19a grant from this appropriation must submit
	271	+	8.20the results achieved with the grant to the
	272	+	8.21commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
	273	+	8.22report. Any unexpended balance in the first
	274	+	8.23year does not cancel but is available in the
	275	+	8.24second year.
	276	+	8.25(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
	277	+	8.26section 16A.28, the appropriations
	278	+	8.27encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
	279	+	8.28grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
	280	+	8.29treatment systems, surface water and
	281	+	8.30groundwater assessments, storm water, and
	282	+	8.31water-quality protection in this subdivision
	283	+	8.32are available until June 30, 2030.
	284	+	15,573,00015,321,0008.33Subd. 5.Operations
	285	+	8.34 Appropriations by Fund
	286	+	20278.35 2026
279	287		8Article 1 Sec. 2.
280		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 9.1to support current and future career pathways
281		-	9.2for underrepresented students.
282		-	9.3(e) $360,000 the first year and $360,000 the
283		-	9.4second year are from the environmental fund
284		-	9.5to support financial planning and analysis to
285		-	9.6assist with risk and compliance management
286		-	9.7across agency programs and financial systems.
287		-	9.8(f) $525,000 the first year and $525,000 the
288		-	9.9second year are from the environmental fund
289		-	9.10for Operations Division legal services that
290		-	9.11support compliance programs.
291		-	16,022,00016,022,0009.12Subd. 6.Remediation
292		-	9.13 Appropriations by Fund
293		-	20279.14 2026
294		-	628,000628,0009.15Environmental
295		-	15,394,00015,394,0009.16Remediation
296		-	9.17(a) All money for environmental response,
297		-	9.18compensation, and compliance in the
298		-	9.19remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
299		-	9.20is appropriated to the commissioners of the
300		-	9.21Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
301		-	9.22purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
302		-	9.23115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
303		-	9.24(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
304		-	9.25year, the two commissioners must jointly
305		-	9.26submit to the commissioner of management
306		-	9.27and budget an annual spending plan that
307		-	9.28maximizes resource use and appropriately
308		-	9.29allocates the money between the two
309		-	9.30departments.
310		-	9.31(b) $4,622,000 the first year and $4,622,000
311		-	9.32the second year are from the remediation fund
312		-	9.33for the leaking underground storage tank
313		-	9.34program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
	288	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 4,115,0004,019,0009.1General
	289	+	8,870,0008,733,0009.2Environmental
	290	+	2,588,0002,569,0009.3Remediation
	291	+	9.4(a) $1,124,000 the first year and $1,124,000
	292	+	9.5the second year are from the remediation fund
	293	+	9.6for the leaking underground storage tank
	294	+	9.7program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
	295	+	9.8future releases from underground petroleum
	296	+	9.9storage tanks and for the petroleum
	297	+	9.10remediation program for vapor assessment
	298	+	9.11and remediation. These same annual amounts
	299	+	9.12are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
	300	+	9.13to the remediation fund.
	301	+	9.14(b) $3,204,000 the first year and $3,300,000
	302	+	9.15the second year are to support agency
	303	+	9.16information technology services provided at
	304	+	9.17the enterprise and agency level.
	305	+	9.18(c) $955,000 the first year and $965,000 the
	306	+	9.19second year are from the environmental fund
	307	+	9.20to develop and maintain systems to support
	308	+	9.21permitting and regulatory business processes
	309	+	9.22and agency data.
	310	+	9.23(d) $278,000 the first year and $280,000 the
	311	+	9.24second year are from the environmental fund
	312	+	9.25to support current and future career pathways
	313	+	9.26for underrepresented students.
	314	+	9.27(e) $375,000 the first year and $380,000 the
	315	+	9.28second year are from the environmental fund
	316	+	9.29to support financial planning and analysis to
	317	+	9.30assist with risk and compliance management
	318	+	9.31across agency programs and financial systems.
	319	+	9.32(f) $538,000 the first year and $542,000 the
	320	+	9.33second year are from the environmental fund
314	321		9Article 1 Sec. 2.
315		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 10.~~1future releases from underground petroleum~~
316		-	10.~~2storage tanks and for the petroleum~~
317		-	10.~~3remediation program for vapor assessment~~
318		-	10.~~4and remediation.~~ ~~These same annual amounts~~
319		-	10.~~5are transferred from the petroleum tank fund~~
320		-	10.~~6to the remediation fund~~.
321		-	10.~~7(c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the~~
322		-	10.~~8second year are from~~ the ~~remediation~~ fund for
323		-	10.~~9transfer to the commissioner of health~~ for
324		-	10.~~10private water-supply~~ ~~monitoring and health~~
325		-	10.~~11assessment costs in areas contaminated by~~
326		-	10.~~12unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste~~
327		-	10.~~13disposal facilities and drinking water~~
328		-	10.~~14advisories and public information activities~~
329		-	10.~~15for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.~~
330		-	~~45,784,00045,715,000~~10.~~16Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance~~
331		-	10.~~17 Appropriations by Fund~~
332		-	~~2027~~10.18 ~~2026~~
333		-	~~370,000370,000~~10.~~19General~~
334		-	~~45,784,00045,345,000~~10.~~20Environmental~~
335		-	10.~~21(a) Up to $150~~,~~000 the first year and $150,000~~
336		-	10.~~22the second year may be transferred from the~~
337		-	10.~~23environmental fund to~~ the ~~small business~~
338		-	10.~~24environmental improvement loan account~~
339		-	10.~~25under Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section 116.993.~~
340		-	10.~~26(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000~~
341		-	10.~~27the second year are for competitive recycling~~
342		-	10.~~28grants under Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section~~
343		-	10.~~29115A~~.~~565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first~~
344		-	10.~~30year and~~ $~~300~~,000 the ~~second~~ year ~~are from~~
345		-	10.31the ~~general fund,~~ ~~and $700,000~~ the ~~first year~~
346		-	10.~~32and $700,000~~ the ~~second year are from the~~
347		-	10.~~33environmental fund.~~ ~~This appropriation is~~
348		-	10.~~34available until June 30,~~ ~~2029.~~
	322	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 10.1for Operations Division legal services that
	323	+	10.2support compliance programs.
	324	+	10.3(g) $815,000 the first year and $815,000 the
	325	+	10.4second year are for developing tools to
	326	+	10.5improve permitting issuance processes. This
	327	+	10.6appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
	328	+	10.7This is a onetime appropriation.
	329	+	10.8(h) The total general fund base for the
	330	+	10.9Operations Division for fiscal year 2028 and
	331	+	10.10later is $3,300,000.
	332	+	17,504,00017,368,00010.11Subd. 6.Remediation
	333	+	10.12 Appropriations by Fund
	334	+	202710.13 2026
	335	+	646,000642,00010.14Environmental
	336	+	16,858,00016,726,00010.15Remediation
	337	+	10.16(a) All money for environmental response,
	338	+	10.17compensation, and compliance in the
	339	+	10.18remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
	340	+	10.19is appropriated to the commissioners of the
	341	+	10.20Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
	342	+	10.21purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
	343	+	10.22115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
	344	+	10.23(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
	345	+	10.24year, the two commissioners must jointly
	346	+	10.25submit to the commissioner of management
	347	+	10.26and budget an annual spending plan that
	348	+	10.27maximizes resource use and appropriately
	349	+	10.28allocates the money between the two
	350	+	10.29departments.
	351	+	10.30(b) $4,622,000 the first year and $4,622,000
	352	+	10.31the second year are from the remediation fund
	353	+	10.32for the leaking underground storage tank
	354	+	10.33program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
	355	+	10.34future releases from underground petroleum
349	356		10Article 1 Sec. 2.
350		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 11.1(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
351		-	11.2second year are from the environmental fund
352		-	11.3for emission-reduction activities and grants to
353		-	11.4small businesses and other
354		-	11.5nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
355		-	11.6amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
356		-	11.7the second year are to continue work with
357		-	11.8Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
358		-	11.9may enter into an agreement with
359		-	11.10Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
360		-	11.11(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
361		-	11.12the second year are from the environmental
362		-	11.13fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
363		-	11.14(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
364		-	11.15second year are from the environmental fund
365		-	11.16for environmental assistance grants or loans
366		-	11.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
367		-	11.18(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
368		-	11.19second year are from the environmental fund
369		-	11.20for grants to develop and expand recycling
370		-	11.21markets for Minnesota businesses. This
371		-	11.22appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
372		-	11.23(g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the
373		-	11.24second year are from the environmental fund
374		-	11.25for reducing and diverting food waste,
375		-	11.26redirecting edible food for consumption, and
376		-	11.27removing barriers to collecting and recovering
377		-	11.28organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
378		-	11.29year is for grants to increase food rescue and
379		-	11.30waste prevention. This appropriation is
380		-	11.31available until June 30, 2029.
381		-	11.32(h) $2,811,000 the first year and $2,811,000
382		-	11.33the second year are from the environmental
	357	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 11.1storage tanks and for the petroleum
	358	+	11.2remediation program for vapor assessment
	359	+	11.3and remediation. These same annual amounts
	360	+	11.4are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
	361	+	11.5to the remediation fund.
	362	+	11.6(c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the
	363	+	11.7second year are from the remediation fund for
	364	+	11.8transfer to the commissioner of health for
	365	+	11.9private water-supply monitoring and health
	366	+	11.10assessment costs in areas contaminated by
	367	+	11.11unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
	368	+	11.12disposal facilities and drinking water
	369	+	11.13advisories and public information activities
	370	+	11.14for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
	371	+	11.15(d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
	372	+	11.16second year are from the remediation fund to
	373	+	11.17review and mitigate the impacts from the
	374	+	11.18backlog of high-priority sites in the Superfund
	375	+	11.19site assessment program.
	376	+	47,469,00047,180,00011.20Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
	377	+	11.21 Appropriations by Fund
	378	+	202711.22 2026
	379	+	370,000370,00011.23General
	380	+	47,099,00046,810,00011.24Environmental
	381	+	11.25(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
	382	+	11.26the second year may be transferred from the
	383	+	11.27environmental fund to the small business
	384	+	11.28environmental improvement loan account
	385	+	11.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
	386	+	11.30(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
	387	+	11.31the second year are for competitive recycling
	388	+	11.32grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
	389	+	11.33115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
	390	+	11.34year and $300,000 the second year are from
383	391		11Article 1 Sec. 2.
384		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 12.1fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
385		-	12.2section 473.844.
386		-	12.3(i) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
387		-	12.4second year are from the environmental fund
388		-	12.5to address chemicals in products, including to
389		-	12.6implement and enforce flame retardant
390		-	12.7provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
391		-	12.8325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
392		-	12.9polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
393		-	12.10provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
394		-	12.11325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first
395		-	12.12year and $80,000 the second year are
396		-	12.13transferred to the commissioner of health.
397		-	12.14(j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
398		-	12.15second year are from the environmental fund
399		-	12.16for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
400		-	12.17(k) $1,115,000 the first year and $1,115,000
401		-	12.18the second year are from the environmental
402		-	12.19fund for implementation of the PFAS
403		-	12.20requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
404		-	12.21section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the
405		-	12.22first year and $468,000 the second year are
406		-	12.23for transfer to the commissioner of health.
407		-	12.24(l) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
408		-	12.25in the first year do not cancel but are available
409		-	12.26for grants and loans in the second year.
410		-	12.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
411		-	12.2816A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
412		-	12.29before June 30, 2027, as contracts or grants
413		-	12.30for environmental assistance awarded under
414		-	12.31Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716;
415		-	12.32technical and research assistance under
416		-	12.33Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
417		-	12.34technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
418		-	12.35section 115A.52; and pollution prevention
	392	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 12.1the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
	393	+	12.2and $700,000 the second year are from the
	394	+	12.3environmental fund. This appropriation is
	395	+	12.4available until June 30, 2029.
	396	+	12.5(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
	397	+	12.6second year are from the environmental fund
	398	+	12.7for emission-reduction activities and grants to
	399	+	12.8small businesses and other
	400	+	12.9nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
	401	+	12.10amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
	402	+	12.11the second year are to continue work with
	403	+	12.12Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
	404	+	12.13may enter into an agreement with
	405	+	12.14Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
	406	+	12.15(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
	407	+	12.16the second year are from the environmental
	408	+	12.17fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
	409	+	12.18(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
	410	+	12.19second year are from the environmental fund
	411	+	12.20for environmental assistance grants or loans
	412	+	12.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
	413	+	12.22(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
	414	+	12.23second year are from the environmental fund
	415	+	12.24for grants to develop and expand recycling
	416	+	12.25markets for Minnesota businesses. This
	417	+	12.26appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
	418	+	12.27(g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the
	419	+	12.28second year are from the environmental fund
	420	+	12.29for reducing and diverting food waste,
	421	+	12.30redirecting edible food for consumption, and
	422	+	12.31removing barriers to collecting and recovering
	423	+	12.32organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
	424	+	12.33year is for grants to increase food rescue and
419	425		12Article 1 Sec. 2.
420		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 13.~~1assistance under Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section~~
421		-	13.~~2115D.04, are available~~ until June 30, 2029.
422		-	11,~~325~~,000~~11,325,00013.3Subd. 8.Watershed~~
423		-	13.4 ~~Appropriations by Fund~~
424		-	~~2027~~13.5 ~~2026~~
425		-	~~2,959,0002,959,000~~13.~~6General~~
426		-	7~~,982~~,000~~7,982~~,000~~13.7Environmental~~
427		-	~~384,000384,000~~13.~~8Remediation~~
428		-	13.~~9(a) $2~~,~~959,000 the first year and $2,959,000~~
429		-	13.~~10the second year are for grants to delegated~~
430		-	13.~~11counties to administer the county feedlot~~
431		-	13.~~12program under Minnesota Statutes~~, ~~section~~
432		-	13.~~13116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money~~
433		-	13.~~14remaining after the first year is available for~~
434		-	13.~~15the second year.~~
435		-	13.~~16(b)~~ $~~129~~,000 the ~~first~~ year ~~and $129,000 the~~
436		-	13.~~17second year are from~~ the ~~remediation fund for~~
437		-	13.~~18the leaking underground storage tank program~~
438		-	13.~~19to investigate,~~ ~~clean up,~~ ~~and prevent future~~
439		-	13.~~20releases from underground petroleum storage~~
440		-	13.~~21tanks~~ and ~~for the petroleum remediation~~
441		-	13.~~22program for vapor assessment and~~
442		-	13.~~23remediation. These same annual amounts are~~
443		-	13.~~24transferred from the petroleum tank fund to~~
444		-	13.~~25the remediation fund.~~
445		-	13.~~26(c) Any unencumbered grant~~ and ~~loan balances~~
446		-	13.~~27in~~ the ~~first year do not cancel but are available~~
447		-	13.~~28for grants~~ and ~~loans in~~ the ~~second year.~~
448		-	~~1,502,0001,502,000~~13.~~29Subd. 9.~~Environmental ~~Quality Board~~
449		-	13.~~30 Appropriations by Fund~~
450		-	~~2027~~13.31 ~~2026~~
451		-	~~1,276,0001,276,000~~13.~~32General~~
452		-	~~226,000226,000~~13.~~33Environmental~~
453		-	13.~~34Subd. 10.Transfers~~
	426	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 13.1waste prevention. This appropriation is
	427	+	13.2available until June 30, 2029.
	428	+	13.3(h) $2,829,000 the first year and $2,835,000
	429	+	13.4the second year are from the environmental
	430	+	13.5fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
	431	+	13.6section 473.844.
	432	+	13.7(i) $479,000 the first year and $481,000 the
	433	+	13.8second year are from the environmental fund
	434	+	13.9to address chemicals in products, including to
	435	+	13.10implement and enforce flame retardant
	436	+	13.11provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
	437	+	13.12325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
	438	+	13.13polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
	439	+	13.14provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
	440	+	13.15325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first
	441	+	13.16year and $80,000 the second year are
	442	+	13.17transferred to the commissioner of health.
	443	+	13.18(j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
	444	+	13.19second year are from the environmental fund
	445	+	13.20for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
	446	+	13.21(k) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,152,000
	447	+	13.22the second year are from the environmental
	448	+	13.23fund for implementation of the PFAS
	449	+	13.24requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
	450	+	13.25section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the
	451	+	13.26first year and $468,000 the second year are
	452	+	13.27for transfer to the commissioner of health.
	453	+	13.28(l) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
	454	+	13.29second year are from the environmental fund
	455	+	13.30to address land permitting activities.
	456	+	13.31(m) $215,000 the first year and $215,000 the
	457	+	13.32second year are from the environmental fund
	458	+	13.33to enhance existing work to reduce or
	459	+	13.34eliminate mercury-containing skin-lightening
454	460		13Article 1 Sec. 2.
455		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 14.1(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
456		-	14.2$24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000
457		-	14.3the second year from the environmental fund
458		-	14.4to the remediation fund for purposes of the
459		-	14.5remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
460		-	14.6section 116.155, subdivision 2.
461		-	14.7(b) The commissioner of management and
462		-	14.8budget must transfer $100,000 the first year
463		-	14.9and each fiscal year thereafter from the general
464		-	14.10fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency
465		-	14.11action trust account in the remediation fund
466		-	14.12to restore the money transferred from the
467		-	14.13account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter
468		-	14.14128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and
469		-	14.15Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1,
470		-	14.16article 3, section 17.
471		-	14.17Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES
472		-	385,036,000$385,036,000$14.18Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
473		-	14.19 Appropriations by Fund
474		-	202714.20 2026
475		-	130,868,000130,868,00014.21General
476		-	123,638,000123,638,00014.22Natural Resources
477		-	129,711,000129,711,00014.23Game and Fish
478		-	117,000117,00014.24Remediation
479		-	702,000702,00014.25Permanent School
480		-	14.26The amounts that may be spent for each
481		-	14.27purpose are specified in the following
482		-	14.28subdivisions.
483		-	10,126,00010,126,000
484		-	14.29Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources
485		-	14.30Management
486		-	14.31 Appropriations by Fund
487		-	202714.32 2026
488		-	5,126,0005,126,00014.33General
489		-	4,438,0004,438,00014.34Natural Resources
490		-	14Article 1 Sec. 3.
491		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 344,000344,00015.1Game and Fish
492		-	218,000218,00015.2Permanent School
493		-	15.3(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
494		-	15.4second year are for environmental research
495		-	15.5relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
496		-	15.6each year is from the minerals management
497		-	15.7account in the natural resources fund and
498		-	15.8$119,000 each year is from the general fund.
499		-	15.9(b) $3,383,000 the first year and $3,383,000
500		-	15.10the second year are from the minerals
501		-	15.11management account in the natural resources
502		-	15.12fund for use as provided under Minnesota
503		-	15.13Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
504		-	15.14mineral resource management, projects to
505		-	15.15enhance future mineral income, and projects
506		-	15.16to promote new mineral-resource
507		-	15.17opportunities.
508		-	15.18(c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the
509		-	15.19second year are transferred from the forest
510		-	15.20suspense account to the permanent school fund
511		-	15.21and are appropriated from the permanent
512		-	15.22school fund to secure maximum long-term
513		-	15.23economic return from the school trust lands
514		-	15.24consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and
515		-	15.25sound natural resources conservation and
516		-	15.26management principles.
517		-	15.27(d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the
518		-	15.28second year are from the water management
519		-	15.29account in the natural resources fund for only
520		-	15.30the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
521		-	15.31section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
522		-	44,539,00044,539,00015.32Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
523		-	15.33 Appropriations by Fund
524		-	202715.34 2026
525		-	15Article 1 Sec. 3.
526		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24,884,00024,884,00016.1General
527		-	13,831,00013,831,00016.2Natural Resources
528		-	5,824,0005,824,00016.3Game and Fish
529		-	16.4(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000
530		-	16.5the second year are from the invasive species
531		-	16.6account in the natural resources fund and
532		-	16.7$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the
533		-	16.8second year are from the general fund for
534		-	16.9management, public awareness, assessment
535		-	16.10and monitoring research, and water access
536		-	16.11inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
537		-	16.12species; management of invasive plants in
538		-	16.13public waters; and management of terrestrial
539		-	16.14invasive species on state-administered lands.
540		-	16.15(b) $6,056,000 the first year and $6,056,000
541		-	16.16the second year are from the water
542		-	16.17management account in the natural resources
543		-	16.18fund for only the purposes specified in
544		-	16.19Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
545		-	16.20subdivision 2.
546		-	16.21(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
547		-	16.22second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
548		-	16.23Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
549		-	16.24cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
550		-	16.25for the upper Mississippi within areas under
551		-	16.26the board's jurisdiction.
552		-	16.27(d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
553		-	16.28second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
554		-	16.29of the cost of implementing the Red River
555		-	16.30mediation agreement.
556		-	16.31(e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000
557		-	16.32the second year are from the heritage
558		-	16.33enhancement account in the game and fish
559		-	16.34fund for only the purposes specified in
	461	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 14.1products. The base is $195,000 in fiscal year
	462	+	14.22028 and thereafter.
	463	+	14.3(n) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
	464	+	14.4second year are from the environmental fund
	465	+	14.5to provide assistance in preventing and
	466	+	14.6managing wasted food to state and local
	467	+	14.7governments, food waste generators,
	468	+	14.8not-for-profit organizations, Tribal
	469	+	14.9governments, and the public.
	470	+	14.10(o) Any unencumbered grant and loan
	471	+	14.11balances in the first year do not cancel but are
	472	+	14.12available for grants and loans in the second
	473	+	14.13year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
	474	+	14.14section 16A.28, the appropriations
	475	+	14.15encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
	476	+	14.16contracts or grants for environmental
	477	+	14.17assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
	478	+	14.18section 115A.0716; technical and research
	479	+	14.19assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
	480	+	14.20115A.152; technical assistance under
	481	+	14.21Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
	482	+	14.22pollution prevention assistance under
	483	+	14.23Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
	484	+	14.24available until June 30, 2029.
	485	+	10,892,00010,760,00014.25Subd. 8.Watershed
	486	+	14.26 Appropriations by Fund
	487	+	202714.27 2026
	488	+	1,959,0001,959,00014.28General
	489	+	8,533,0008,403,00014.29Environmental
	490	+	400,000398,00014.30Remediation
	491	+	14.31(a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
	492	+	14.32the second year are for grants to delegated
	493	+	14.33counties to administer the county feedlot
	494	+	14.34program under Minnesota Statutes, section
	495	+	14.35116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
	496	+	14Article 1 Sec. 2.
	497	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 15.1remaining after the first year is available for
	498	+	15.2the second year.
	499	+	15.3(b) $129,000 the first year and $129,000 the
	500	+	15.4second year are from the remediation fund for
	501	+	15.5the leaking underground storage tank program
	502	+	15.6to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
	503	+	15.7releases from underground petroleum storage
	504	+	15.8tanks and for the petroleum remediation
	505	+	15.9program for vapor assessment and
	506	+	15.10remediation. These same annual amounts are
	507	+	15.11transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
	508	+	15.12the remediation fund.
	509	+	15.13(c) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
	510	+	15.14in the first year do not cancel but are available
	511	+	15.15for grants and loans in the second year.
	512	+	1,582,0001,545,00015.16Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
	513	+	15.17 Appropriations by Fund
	514	+	202715.18 2026
	515	+	1,343,0001,309,00015.19General
	516	+	239,000236,00015.20Environmental
	517	+	15.21Subd. 10.Transfers
	518	+	15.22(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
	519	+	15.23$24,000,000 the first year and each fiscal year
	520	+	15.24thereafter from the environmental fund to the
	521	+	15.25remediation fund for purposes of the
	522	+	15.26remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
	523	+	15.27section 116.155, subdivision 2.
	524	+	15.28(b) The commissioner of management and
	525	+	15.29budget must transfer $100,000 the first year
	526	+	15.30and each fiscal year thereafter from the general
	527	+	15.31fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency
	528	+	15.32action trust account in the remediation fund
	529	+	15.33to restore the money transferred from the
	530	+	15.34account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter
	531	+	15Article 1 Sec. 2.
	532	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 16.1128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and
	533	+	16.2Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1,
	534	+	16.3article 3, section 17.
	535	+	16.4Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES
	536	+	402,631,000$398,171,000$16.5Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
	537	+	16.6 Appropriations by Fund
	538	+	202716.7 2026
	539	+	135,537,000133,715,00016.8General
	540	+	135,397,000133,094,00016.9Natural Resources
	541	+	130,848,000130,525,00016.10Game and Fish
	542	+	117,000117,00016.11Remediation
	543	+	732,000720,00016.12Permanent School
	544	+	16.13The amounts that may be spent for each
	545	+	16.14purpose are specified in the following
	546	+	16.15subdivisions.
	547	+	11,605,00011,399,000
	548	+	16.16Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources
	549	+	16.17Management
	550	+	16.18 Appropriations by Fund
	551	+	202716.19 2026
	552	+	5,759,0005,569,00016.20General
	553	+	5,270,0005,259,00016.21Natural Resources
	554	+	344,000344,00016.22Game and Fish
	555	+	232,000227,00016.23Permanent School
	556	+	16.24(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
	557	+	16.25second year are for environmental research
	558	+	16.26relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
	559	+	16.27each year is from the minerals management
	560	+	16.28account in the natural resources fund and
	561	+	16.29$119,000 each year is from the general fund.
	562	+	16.30(b) $3,639,000 the first year and $3,650,000
	563	+	16.31the second year are from the minerals
	564	+	16.32management account in the natural resources
	565	+	16.33fund for use as provided under Minnesota
	566	+	16.34Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
560	567		16Article 1 Sec. 3.
561		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 17.1Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
562		-	17.2paragraph (h), clause (1).
563		-	17.3(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
564		-	17.4the second year are from the nongame wildlife
565		-	17.5management account in the natural resources
566		-	17.6fund for nongame wildlife management.
567		-	17.7Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
568		-	17.8290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
569		-	17.9the second year may be used for nongame
570		-	17.10wildlife information, education, and
571		-	17.11promotion.
572		-	17.12(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
573		-	17.13section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and
574		-	17.14$48,000 the second year from the critical
575		-	17.15habitat private sector matching account may
576		-	17.16be used to publicize the critical habitat license
577		-	17.17plate match program.
578		-	17.18(h) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
579		-	17.19the second year are for the following activities:
580		-	17.20(1) financial reimbursement and technical
581		-	17.21support to soil and water conservation districts
582		-	17.22or other local units of government for
583		-	17.23groundwater-level monitoring;
584		-	17.24(2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
585		-	17.25including installing monitoring gauges;
586		-	17.26(3) groundwater analysis to assist with
587		-	17.27water-appropriation permitting decisions;
588		-	17.28(4) permit application review incorporating
589		-	17.29surface water and groundwater technical
590		-	17.30analysis;
591		-	17.31(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
592		-	17.32irrigation use;
	568	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 17.1mineral resource management, projects to
	569	+	17.2enhance future mineral income, and projects
	570	+	17.3to promote new mineral-resource
	571	+	17.4opportunities.
	572	+	17.5(c) $227,000 the first year and $232,000 the
	573	+	17.6second year are transferred from the forest
	574	+	17.7suspense account to the permanent school fund
	575	+	17.8and are appropriated from the permanent
	576	+	17.9school fund to secure maximum long-term
	577	+	17.10economic return from the school trust lands
	578	+	17.11consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and
	579	+	17.12sound natural resources conservation and
	580	+	17.13management principles.
	581	+	17.14(d) $573,000 the first year and $573,000 the
	582	+	17.15second year are from the water management
	583	+	17.16account in the natural resources fund for only
	584	+	17.17the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
	585	+	17.18section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
	586	+	17.19(e) $660,000 the first year and $660,000 the
	587	+	17.20second year are for use as provided under
	588	+	17.21Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93, for mineral
	589	+	17.22resource management, including permitting
	590	+	17.23activities associated with gas resource
	591	+	17.24development.
	592	+	17.25(f) $330,000 the first year and $330,000 the
	593	+	17.26second year are from the minerals
	594	+	17.27management account in the natural resources
	595	+	17.28fund for use as provided under Minnesota
	596	+	17.29Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c),
	597	+	17.30including activities associated with leasing for
	598	+	17.31gas exploration and development.
	599	+	49,402,00047,843,00017.32Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
	600	+	17.33 Appropriations by Fund
	601	+	202717.34 2026
593	602		17Article 1 Sec. 3.
594		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 18.1(6) information technology, including
595		-	18.2electronic permitting and integrated data
596		-	18.3systems; and
597		-	18.4(7) compliance and monitoring.
598		-	18.5(i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
599		-	18.6second year are from the heritage enhancement
600		-	18.7account in the game and fish fund and
601		-	18.8$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
602		-	18.9second year are from the general fund for the
603		-	18.10Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research
604		-	18.11Center at the University of Minnesota to
605		-	18.12prioritize, support, and develop research-based
606		-	18.13solutions that can reduce the effects of aquatic
607		-	18.14invasive species in Minnesota by preventing
608		-	18.15spread, controlling populations, and managing
609		-	18.16ecosystems and to advance knowledge to
610		-	18.17inspire action by others.
611		-	60,199,00060,199,00018.18Subd. 4.Forest Management
612		-	18.19 Appropriations by Fund
613		-	202718.20 2026
614		-	42,421,00042,421,00018.21General
615		-	16,161,00016,161,00018.22Natural Resources
616		-	1,617,0001,617,00018.23Game and Fish
617		-	18.24(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
618		-	18.25the second year are for prevention,
619		-	18.26presuppression, and suppression costs of
620		-	18.27emergency firefighting and other costs
621		-	18.28incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
622		-	18.2988.12. The amount necessary to pay for
623		-	18.30presuppression and suppression costs during
624		-	18.31the biennium is appropriated from the general
625		-	18.32fund. By January 15 each year, the
626		-	18.33commissioner of natural resources must submit
627		-	18.34a report to the chairs and ranking minority
628		-	18.35members of the house and senate committees
	603	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 23,602,00023,211,00018.1General
	604	+	19,976,00018,808,00018.2Natural Resources
	605	+	5,824,0005,824,00018.3Game and Fish
	606	+	18.4(a) $6,077,000 the first year and $6,082,000
	607	+	18.5the second year are from the invasive species
	608	+	18.6account in the natural resources fund and
	609	+	18.7$2,501,000 the first year and $2,501,000 the
	610	+	18.8second year are from the general fund for
	611	+	18.9management, public awareness, assessment
	612	+	18.10and monitoring research, and water access
	613	+	18.11inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
	614	+	18.12species; management of invasive plants in
	615	+	18.13public waters; and management of terrestrial
	616	+	18.14invasive species on state-administered lands.
	617	+	18.15(b) $7,801,000 the first year and $8,791,000
	618	+	18.16the second year are from the water
	619	+	18.17management account in the natural resources
	620	+	18.18fund for only the purposes specified in
	621	+	18.19Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
	622	+	18.20subdivision 2.
	623	+	18.21(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
	624	+	18.22second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
	625	+	18.23Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
	626	+	18.24cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
	627	+	18.25for the upper Mississippi within areas under
	628	+	18.26the board's jurisdiction.
	629	+	18.27(d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
	630	+	18.28second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
	631	+	18.29of the cost of implementing the Red River
	632	+	18.30mediation agreement.
	633	+	18.31(e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000
	634	+	18.32the second year are from the heritage
	635	+	18.33enhancement account in the game and fish
	636	+	18.34fund for only the purposes specified in
629	637		18Article 1 Sec. 3.
630		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 19.1and divisions having jurisdiction over
631		-	19.2environment and natural resources finance that
632		-	19.3identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
633		-	19.4reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
634		-	19.5year. These appropriations may not be
635		-	19.6transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
636		-	19.7expenditures made to the commissioner from
637		-	19.8any source other than federal mobilizations
638		-	19.9must be deposited into the general fund.
639		-	19.10(b) $15,661,000 the first year and $15,661,000
640		-	19.11the second year are from the forest
641		-	19.12management investment account in the natural
642		-	19.13resources fund for only the purposes specified
643		-	19.14in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
644		-	19.15subdivision 2.
645		-	19.16(c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000
646		-	19.17the second year are from the heritage
647		-	19.18enhancement account in the game and fish
648		-	19.19fund to advance ecological classification
649		-	19.20systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
650		-	19.21species management.
651		-	19.22(d) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the
652		-	19.23second year are for the Forest Resources
653		-	19.24Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
654		-	19.25Resources Act.
655		-	19.26(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
656		-	19.27second year are from the forest management
657		-	19.28investment account in the natural resources
658		-	19.29fund for forest road maintenance on state
659		-	19.30forest roads.
660		-	19.31(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
661		-	19.32second year are for forest road maintenance
662		-	19.33on county forest roads.
	638	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 19.1Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	639	+	19.2paragraph (h), clause (1).
	640	+	19.3(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
	641	+	19.4the second year are from the nongame wildlife
	642	+	19.5management account in the natural resources
	643	+	19.6fund for nongame wildlife management.
	644	+	19.7Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
	645	+	19.8290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
	646	+	19.9the second year may be used for nongame
	647	+	19.10wildlife information, education, and
	648	+	19.11promotion.
	649	+	19.12(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
	650	+	19.13section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and
	651	+	19.14$48,000 the second year from the critical
	652	+	19.15habitat private sector matching account may
	653	+	19.16be used to publicize the critical habitat license
	654	+	19.17plate match program.
	655	+	19.18(h) $4,555,000 the first year and $4,555,000
	656	+	19.19the second year are for the following activities:
	657	+	19.20(1) financial reimbursement and technical
	658	+	19.21support to soil and water conservation districts
	659	+	19.22or other local units of government for
	660	+	19.23groundwater-level monitoring;
	661	+	19.24(2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
	662	+	19.25including installing monitoring gauges;
	663	+	19.26(3) groundwater analysis to assist with
	664	+	19.27water-appropriation permitting decisions;
	665	+	19.28(4) permit application review incorporating
	666	+	19.29surface water and groundwater technical
	667	+	19.30analysis;
	668	+	19.31(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
	669	+	19.32irrigation use;
663	670		19Article 1 Sec. 3.
664		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 20.1(g) ~~$400~~,~~000 the first year and $400,000 the~~
665		-	20.~~2second year are for grants to local~~ and ~~Tribal~~
666		-	20.~~3governments~~ and ~~nonprofit organizations to~~
667		-	20.~~4enhance community forest ecosystem health~~
668		-	20.~~5and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes~~,
669		-	20.~~6section 88.82.~~ The ~~commissioner may use a~~
670		-	20.~~7reasonable amount of this appropriation for~~
671		-	20.~~8administering ReLeaf grants.~~
672		-	~~109,847,000109,847,000~~20.~~9Subd. 5.Parks~~ and ~~Trails Management~~
673		-	20.~~10 Appropriations by Fund~~
674		-	~~2027~~20.11 ~~2026~~
675		-	~~35,724,00035,724,000~~20.~~12General~~
676		-	~~71,823,00071,823,000~~20.~~13Natural Resources~~
677		-	~~2,300,0002,300,000~~20.~~14Game and Fish~~
678		-	20.~~15(a) $8~~,~~735,000 the first year~~ and ~~$8,735,000~~
679		-	20.~~16the second year are from~~ the ~~natural resources~~
680		-	20.~~17fund for state trail~~, ~~park, and recreation area~~
681		-	20.~~18operations. This appropriation is from revenue~~
682		-	20.~~19deposited in the natural resources fund under~~
683		-	20.~~20Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section 297A~~.~~94,~~
684		-	20.~~21paragraph (h), clause (2).~~
685		-	20.22~~(b) $22,078,000 the first year and $22,078,000~~
686		-	20.~~23the second year are from the state parks~~
687		-	20.~~24account in the natural resources fund to~~
688		-	20.~~25operate and maintain state parks and state~~
689		-	20.~~26recreation areas.~~
690		-	20.27(c) $1,~~300~~,000 the first year and $1,~~300~~,000
691		-	20.28the second year are ~~from the natural resources~~
692		-	20.~~29fund for park~~ and ~~trail grants to local units~~ of
693		-	20.~~30government on land to be maintained for at~~
694		-	20.~~31least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must~~
695		-	20.~~32be given~~ for ~~projects that are in underserved~~
696		-	20.~~33communities or that increase access to persons~~
697		-	20.~~34with disabilities. This appropriation~~ is from
698		-	20.~~35revenue deposited in~~ the ~~natural resources fund~~
	671	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 20.1(6) information technology, including
	672	+	20.2electronic permitting and integrated data
	673	+	20.3systems; and
	674	+	20.4(7) compliance and monitoring.
	675	+	20.5(i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
	676	+	20.6second year are from the heritage enhancement
	677	+	20.7account in the game and fish fund, $500,000
	678	+	20.8the first year and $500,000 the second year
	679	+	20.9are from the general fund, and $1,200,000 the
	680	+	20.10first year and $1,200,000 the second year are
	681	+	20.11from the invasive species account in the
	682	+	20.12natural resources fund for the Minnesota
	683	+	20.13Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at
	684	+	20.14the University of Minnesota to prioritize,
	685	+	20.15support, and develop research-based solutions
	686	+	20.16that can reduce the effects of aquatic invasive
	687	+	20.17species in Minnesota by preventing spread,
	688	+	20.18controlling populations, and managing
	689	+	20.19ecosystems and to advance knowledge to
	690	+	20.20inspire action by others.
	691	+	61,793,00061,123,00020.21Subd. 4.Forest Management
	692	+	20.22 Appropriations by Fund
	693	+	202720.23 2026
	694	+	43,883,00043,300,00020.24General
	695	+	16,293,00016,206,00020.25Natural Resources
	696	+	1,617,0001,617,00020.26Game and Fish
	697	+	20.27(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
	698	+	20.28the second year are for prevention,
	699	+	20.29presuppression, and suppression costs of
	700	+	20.30emergency firefighting and other costs
	701	+	20.31incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
	702	+	20.3288.12. The amount necessary to pay for
	703	+	20.33presuppression and suppression costs during
	704	+	20.34the biennium is appropriated from the general
	705	+	20.35fund. By January 15 each year, the
699	706		20Article 1 Sec. 3.
700		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
701		-	21.2paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
702		-	21.3balance does not cancel at the end of the first
703		-	21.4year and is available for the second year.
704		-	21.5(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
705		-	21.6the second year are from the snowmobile trails
706		-	21.7and enforcement account in the natural
707		-	21.8resources fund for the snowmobile
708		-	21.9grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
709		-	21.10balance does not cancel at the end of the first
710		-	21.11year and is available for the second year.
711		-	21.12(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
712		-	21.13the second year are from the natural resources
713		-	21.14fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
714		-	21.15program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
715		-	21.16year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
716		-	21.17$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
717		-	21.18motorcycle account, and $325,000 each year
718		-	21.19is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
719		-	21.20unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
720		-	21.21end of the first year and is available for the
721		-	21.22second year.
722		-	21.23(f) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
723		-	21.24the second year are from the state land and
724		-	21.25water conservation account in the natural
725		-	21.26resources fund for priorities established by the
726		-	21.27commissioner for eligible state projects and
727		-	21.28administrative and planning activities
728		-	21.29consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
729		-	21.3084.0264, and the federal Land and Water
730		-	21.31Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
731		-	21.32balance does not cancel at the end of the first
732		-	21.33year and is available for the second year.
733		-	21.34(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
734		-	21.35second year are for matching grants for local
	707	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 21.1commissioner of natural resources must submit
	708	+	21.2a report to the chairs and ranking minority
	709	+	21.3members of the house and senate committees
	710	+	21.4and divisions having jurisdiction over
	711	+	21.5environment and natural resources finance that
	712	+	21.6identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
	713	+	21.7reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
	714	+	21.8year. These appropriations may not be
	715	+	21.9transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
	716	+	21.10expenditures made to the commissioner from
	717	+	21.11any source other than federal mobilizations
	718	+	21.12must be deposited into the general fund.
	719	+	21.13(b) $15,706,000 the first year and $15,793,000
	720	+	21.14the second year are from the forest
	721	+	21.15management investment account in the natural
	722	+	21.16resources fund for only the purposes specified
	723	+	21.17in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
	724	+	21.18subdivision 2.
	725	+	21.19(c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000
	726	+	21.20the second year are from the heritage
	727	+	21.21enhancement account in the game and fish
	728	+	21.22fund to advance ecological classification
	729	+	21.23systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
	730	+	21.24species management.
	731	+	21.25(d) $940,000 the first year and $947,000 the
	732	+	21.26second year are for the Forest Resources
	733	+	21.27Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
	734	+	21.28Resources Act.
	735	+	21.29(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
	736	+	21.30second year are from the forest management
	737	+	21.31investment account in the natural resources
	738	+	21.32fund for forest road maintenance on state
	739	+	21.33forest roads.
735	740		21Article 1 Sec. 3.
736		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 22.1parks and outdoor recreation areas under
737		-	22.2Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
738		-	22.3subdivision 2.
739		-	22.4(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
740		-	22.5second year are for matching grants for local
741		-	22.6trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
742		-	22.7section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
743		-	22.8(i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
744		-	22.9second year are from the natural resources
745		-	22.10fund for projects and activities that connect
746		-	22.11diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
747		-	22.12expanding cultural environmental experiences,
748		-	22.13exploration of their environment, and outdoor
749		-	22.14recreational activities. This appropriation is
750		-	22.15from revenue deposited in the natural
751		-	22.16resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
752		-	22.17section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
753		-	95,772,00095,772,00022.18Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
754		-	22.19 Appropriations by Fund
755		-	202722.20 2026
756		-	8,417,0008,417,00022.21General
757		-	2,082,0002,082,00022.22Natural Resources
758		-	85,273,00085,273,00022.23Game and Fish
759		-	22.24(a) $11,842,000 the first year and $11,842,000
760		-	22.25the second year are from the heritage
761		-	22.26enhancement account in the game and fish
762		-	22.27fund only for activities specified under
763		-	22.28Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
764		-	22.29paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
765		-	22.30Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
766		-	22.31percent of this appropriation may be used for
767		-	22.32expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
768		-	22.33retention.
	741	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 22.1(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
	742	+	22.2second year are for forest road maintenance
	743	+	22.3on county forest roads.
	744	+	22.4(g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
	745	+	22.5second year are for grants to local and Tribal
	746	+	22.6governments and nonprofit organizations to
	747	+	22.7enhance community forest ecosystem health
	748	+	22.8and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes,
	749	+	22.9section 88.82. The commissioner may use a
	750	+	22.10reasonable amount of this appropriation for
	751	+	22.11administering ReLeaf grants.
	752	+	113,137,000112,770,00022.12Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
	753	+	22.13 Appropriations by Fund
	754	+	202722.14 2026
	755	+	35,724,00035,724,00022.15General
	756	+	75,113,00074,746,00022.16Natural Resources
	757	+	2,300,0002,300,00022.17Game and Fish
	758	+	22.18(a) $8,925,000 the first year and $9,238,000
	759	+	22.19the second year are from the natural resources
	760	+	22.20fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
	761	+	22.21operations. This appropriation is from revenue
	762	+	22.22deposited in the natural resources fund under
	763	+	22.23Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	764	+	22.24paragraph (h), clause (2).
	765	+	22.25(b) $24,311,000 the first year and $24,365,000
	766	+	22.26the second year are from the state parks
	767	+	22.27account in the natural resources fund to
	768	+	22.28operate and maintain state parks and state
	769	+	22.29recreation areas.
	770	+	22.30(c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
	771	+	22.31the second year are from the natural resources
	772	+	22.32fund for park and trail grants to local units of
	773	+	22.33government on land to be maintained for at
	774	+	22.34least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must
769	775		22Article 1 Sec. 3.
770		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 23.~~1(b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000~~
771		-	23.~~2the second year are from the deer management~~
772		-	23.~~3account in the game and fish fund for the~~
773		-	23.~~4purposes identified~~ in ~~Minnesota Statutes,~~
774		-	23.~~5section 97A.075~~, ~~subdivision 1~~.
775		-	23.6(c) ~~$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the~~
776		-	23.~~7second year are from~~ the ~~heritage enhancement~~
777		-	23.~~8account in~~ the ~~game and fish fund for grants~~
778		-	23.~~9for natural-resource-based education~~ and
779		-	23.~~10recreation programs serving youth under~~
780		-	23.~~11Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section 84.976.~~ The
781		-	23.~~12commissioner may use a reasonable amount~~
782		-	23.~~13of this appropriation for administering grants~~
783		-	23.~~14authorized under Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section~~
784		-	23.~~1584~~.~~976. Priority must be given to projects~~
785		-	23.~~16benefiting underserved communities.~~
786		-	23.~~17(d) Up to $2,225,000~~ the ~~first year and up to~~
787		-	23.~~18$2,225,000~~ the ~~second year are available for~~
788		-	23.~~19transfer from the critical habitat private sector~~
789		-	23.~~20matching account to~~ the ~~reinvest in Minnesota~~
790		-	23.~~21fund for wildlife management areas~~
791		-	23.~~22acquisition, restoration~~, and ~~enhancement~~
792		-	23.~~23according to Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section~~
793		-	23.~~2484.943, subdivision 5,~~ ~~paragraph (b).~~
794		-	23.~~25(e) $3,532,000~~ the first year and ~~$3,532,000~~
795		-	23.~~26the second~~ year ~~are from the general fund and~~
796		-	23.27$1,~~675~~,000 the first year and $1,~~675~~,000 ~~the~~
797		-	23.~~28second~~ year are from the ~~game~~ and ~~fish fund~~
798		-	23.~~29for statewide response and management of~~
799		-	23.~~30chronic wasting disease.~~ ~~Of this amount,~~ up
800		-	23.~~31to $2,750,000 each year from the general fund~~
801		-	23.~~32is for inspections, investigations,~~ and
802		-	23.~~33enforcement activities taken for the~~
803		-	23.~~34white-tailed deer farm program.~~
804		-	~~62,738,00062,738,000~~23.~~35Subd~~. ~~7.Enforcement~~
	776	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 23.1be given for projects that are in underserved
	777	+	23.2communities or that increase access to persons
	778	+	23.3with disabilities. This appropriation is from
	779	+	23.4revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
	780	+	23.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	781	+	23.6paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
	782	+	23.7balance does not cancel at the end of the first
	783	+	23.8year and is available for the second year.
	784	+	23.9(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
	785	+	23.10the second year are from the snowmobile trails
	786	+	23.11and enforcement account in the natural
	787	+	23.12resources fund for the snowmobile
	788	+	23.13grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
	789	+	23.14balance does not cancel at the end of the first
	790	+	23.15year and is available for the second year.
	791	+	23.16(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
	792	+	23.17the second year are from the natural resources
	793	+	23.18fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
	794	+	23.19program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
	795	+	23.20year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
	796	+	23.21$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
	797	+	23.22motorcycle account, and $325,000 each year
	798	+	23.23is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
	799	+	23.24unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
	800	+	23.25end of the first year and is available for the
	801	+	23.26second year.
	802	+	23.27(f) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000
	803	+	23.28the second year are from the state land and
	804	+	23.29water conservation account in the natural
	805	+	23.30resources fund for priorities established by the
	806	+	23.31commissioner for eligible state projects and
	807	+	23.32administrative and planning activities
	808	+	23.33consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
	809	+	23.3484.0264, and the federal Land and Water
	810	+	23.35Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
805	811		23Article 1 Sec. 3.
806		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24.1 Appropriations by Fund
807		-	202724.2 2026
808		-	14,075,00014,075,00024.3General
809		-	14,193,00014,193,00024.4Natural Resources
810		-	34,353,00034,353,00024.5Game and Fish
811		-	117,000117,00024.6Remediation
812		-	24.7(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
813		-	24.8the second year are from the general fund for
814		-	24.9enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
815		-	24.10aquatic invasive species.
816		-	24.11(b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000
817		-	24.12the second year are from the heritage
818		-	24.13enhancement account in the game and fish
819		-	24.14fund for only the purposes specified under
820		-	24.15Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
821		-	24.16paragraph (h), clause (1).
822		-	24.17(c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000
823		-	24.18the second year are from the water recreation
824		-	24.19account in the natural resources fund for grants
825		-	24.20to counties for boat and water safety. Any
826		-	24.21unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
827		-	24.22end of the first year and is available for the
828		-	24.23second year.
829		-	24.24(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
830		-	24.25second year are from the snowmobile trails
831		-	24.26and enforcement account in the natural
832		-	24.27resources fund for grants to local law
833		-	24.28enforcement agencies for snowmobile
834		-	24.29enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
835		-	24.30balance does not cancel at the end of the first
836		-	24.31year and is available for the second year.
837		-	24.32(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
838		-	24.33second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
839		-	24.34account in the natural resources fund for grants
840		-	24.35to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
	812	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 24.1balance does not cancel at the end of the first
	813	+	24.2year and is available for the second year.
	814	+	24.3(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
	815	+	24.4second year are for matching grants for local
	816	+	24.5parks and outdoor recreation areas under
	817	+	24.6Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
	818	+	24.7subdivision 2.
	819	+	24.8(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
	820	+	24.9second year are for matching grants for local
	821	+	24.10trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
	822	+	24.11section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
	823	+	24.12(i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
	824	+	24.13second year are from the natural resources
	825	+	24.14fund for projects and activities that connect
	826	+	24.15diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
	827	+	24.16expanding cultural environmental experiences,
	828	+	24.17exploration of their environment, and outdoor
	829	+	24.18recreational activities. This appropriation is
	830	+	24.19from revenue deposited in the natural
	831	+	24.20resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
	832	+	24.21section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
	833	+	98,171,00097,164,00024.22Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
	834	+	24.23 Appropriations by Fund
	835	+	202724.24 2026
	836	+	9,337,0008,895,00024.25General
	837	+	2,424,0002,182,00024.26Natural Resources
	838	+	86,410,00086,087,00024.27Game and Fish
	839	+	24.28(a) $12,525,000 the first year and $12,697,000
	840	+	24.29the second year are from the heritage
	841	+	24.30enhancement account in the game and fish
	842	+	24.31fund only for activities specified under
	843	+	24.32Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	844	+	24.33paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
	845	+	24.34Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
841	846		24Article 1 Sec. 3.
842		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 25.1and environmental education and monitoring
843		-	25.2trails on public lands under Minnesota
844		-	25.3Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
845		-	25.4this paragraph must be issued through a formal
846		-	25.5agreement with the organization. By
847		-	25.6December 15 each year, an organization
848		-	25.7receiving a grant under this paragraph must
849		-	25.8report to the commissioner with details on
850		-	25.9expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
851		-	25.10this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
852		-	25.11administering these grants. Any unencumbered
853		-	25.12balance does not cancel at the end of the first
854		-	25.13year and is available for the second year.
855		-	25.14(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
856		-	25.15second year are from the natural resources
857		-	25.16fund for grants to county law enforcement
858		-	25.17agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
859		-	25.18and public education activities based on
860		-	25.19off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
861		-	25.20amount, $498,000 each year is from the
862		-	25.21all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
863		-	25.22is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
864		-	25.23and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
865		-	25.24vehicle account. The county enforcement
866		-	25.25agencies may use money received under this
867		-	25.26appropriation to make grants to other local
868		-	25.27enforcement agencies within the county that
869		-	25.28have a high concentration of off-highway
870		-	25.29vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
871		-	25.30each year is for administering the grants. Any
872		-	25.31unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
873		-	25.32end of the first year and is available for the
874		-	25.33second year.
875		-	25.34(g) $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the
876		-	25.35second year are from the off-highway
	847	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 25.1percent of this appropriation may be used for
	848	+	25.2expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
	849	+	25.3retention.
	850	+	25.4(b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
	851	+	25.5the second year are from the deer management
	852	+	25.6account in the game and fish fund for the
	853	+	25.7purposes identified in Minnesota Statutes,
	854	+	25.8section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
	855	+	25.9(c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
	856	+	25.10second year are from the heritage enhancement
	857	+	25.11account in the game and fish fund for grants
	858	+	25.12for natural-resource-based education and
	859	+	25.13recreation programs serving youth under
	860	+	25.14Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The
	861	+	25.15commissioner may use a reasonable amount
	862	+	25.16of this appropriation for administering grants
	863	+	25.17authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
	864	+	25.1884.976. Priority must be given to projects
	865	+	25.19benefiting underserved communities.
	866	+	25.20(d) Up to $2,225,000 the first year and up to
	867	+	25.21$2,225,000 the second year are available for
	868	+	25.22transfer from the critical habitat private sector
	869	+	25.23matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
	870	+	25.24fund for wildlife management areas
	871	+	25.25acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
	872	+	25.26according to Minnesota Statutes, section
	873	+	25.2784.943, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
	874	+	64,692,00064,048,00025.28Subd. 7.Enforcement
	875	+	25.29 Appropriations by Fund
	876	+	202725.30 2026
	877	+	15,011,00014,795,00025.31General
	878	+	15,211,00014,783,00025.32Natural Resources
	879	+	34,353,00034,353,00025.33Game and Fish
	880	+	117,000117,00025.34Remediation
877	881		25Article 1 Sec. 3.
878		-	REVISOR CKM ~~H2439-1~~~~HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 26.~~1motorcycle account in~~ the ~~natural resources~~
879		-	26.~~2fund~~ for ~~grants to qualifying off-highway~~
880		-	26.~~3motorcycle organizations~~ to ~~assist in providing~~
881		-	26.~~4safety and environmental education and~~
882		-	26.~~5monitoring trails on public lands according to~~
883		-	26.~~6Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section 84.9011. Grants~~
884		-	26.~~7awarded under this paragraph must be issued~~
885		-	26.~~8through a formal agreement with~~ the
886		-	26.~~9organization. By December 15 each year~~, an
887		-	26.~~10organization receiving a grant under this~~
888		-	26.~~11paragraph must report to~~ the ~~commissioner~~
889		-	26.~~12with details on how~~ the ~~money was expended~~
890		-	26.~~13and what outcomes were achieved.~~
891		-	~~1,815,0001,815,000~~26.~~14Subd~~. ~~8.Pass Through Funds~~
892		-	26.~~15 Appropriations by Fund~~
893		-	~~2027~~26.16 ~~2026~~
894		-	~~221,000221,000~~26.~~17General~~
895		-	~~1,110~~,000~~1,110~~,000~~26.18Natural Resources~~
896		-	~~484,000484,000~~26.~~19Permanent School~~
897		-	26.~~20(a) $510,000~~ the ~~first year and $510,000 the~~
898		-	26.~~21second year are from the natural resources~~
899		-	26.~~22fund~~ for ~~grants to be divided equally between~~
900		-	26.~~23the city of St~~. ~~Paul for the Como Park Zoo and~~
901		-	26.~~24Conservatory and~~ the ~~city~~ of ~~Duluth for the~~
902		-	26.~~25Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation~~ is ~~from~~
903		-	26.~~26revenue deposited to~~ the ~~natural resources fund~~
904		-	26.~~27under Minnesota Statutes,~~ ~~section 297A.94,~~
905		-	26.~~28paragraph (h), clause (5).~~
906		-	26.~~29(b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the~~
907		-	26.~~30second year are for the Office of School Trust~~
908		-	26.~~31Lands.~~
909		-	26.~~32(c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the~~
910		-	26.~~33second year are transferred from the forest~~
911		-	26.~~34suspense account to~~ the ~~permanent school fund~~
912		-	26.~~35and are appropriated from the permanent~~
	882	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 26.1(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
	883	+	26.2the second year are from the general fund for
	884	+	26.3enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
	885	+	26.4aquatic invasive species.
	886	+	26.5(b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000
	887	+	26.6the second year are from the heritage
	888	+	26.7enhancement account in the game and fish
	889	+	26.8fund for only the purposes specified under
	890	+	26.9Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	891	+	26.10paragraph (h), clause (1).
	892	+	26.11(c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000
	893	+	26.12the second year are from the water recreation
	894	+	26.13account in the natural resources fund for grants
	895	+	26.14to counties for boat and water safety. Any
	896	+	26.15unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
	897	+	26.16end of the first year and is available for the
	898	+	26.17second year.
	899	+	26.18(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
	900	+	26.19second year are from the snowmobile trails
	901	+	26.20and enforcement account in the natural
	902	+	26.21resources fund for grants to local law
	903	+	26.22enforcement agencies for snowmobile
	904	+	26.23enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
	905	+	26.24balance does not cancel at the end of the first
	906	+	26.25year and is available for the second year.
	907	+	26.26(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
	908	+	26.27second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
	909	+	26.28account in the natural resources fund for grants
	910	+	26.29to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
	911	+	26.30and environmental education and monitoring
	912	+	26.31trails on public lands under Minnesota
	913	+	26.32Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
	914	+	26.33this paragraph must be issued through a formal
	915	+	26.34agreement with the organization. By
	916	+	26.35December 15 each year, an organization
913	917		26Article 1 Sec. 3.
914		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 27.1school fund for transaction and project
915		-	27.2management costs for divesting of school trust
916		-	27.3lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area
917		-	27.4Wilderness.
918		-	27.5(d) $334,000 the first year and $334,000 the
919		-	27.6second year are transferred from the forest
920		-	27.7suspense account to the permanent school fund
921		-	27.8and are appropriated from the permanent
922		-	27.9school fund for the Office of School Trust
923		-	27.10Lands.
924		-	27.11(e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
925		-	27.12second year are from the natural resources
926		-	27.13fund for parks and trails of regional
927		-	27.14significance outside the seven-county
928		-	27.15metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
929		-	27.16section 85.535, based on the recommendations
930		-	27.17from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
931		-	27.18and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
932		-	27.19from revenue deposited in the natural
933		-	27.20resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
934		-	27.21section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
935		-	15,792,000$15,792,000$
936		-	27.22Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
937		-	27.23RESOURCES
938		-	27.24(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
939		-	27.25the second year are for grants and payments
940		-	27.26to soil and water conservation districts for
941		-	27.27accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
942		-	27.28Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
943		-	27.29purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
944		-	27.30implementation and stewardship of the
945		-	27.31reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
946		-	27.32Expenditures may be made from this
947		-	27.33appropriation for supplies and services
948		-	27.34benefiting soil and water conservation
949		-	27.35districts. Any district receiving a payment
950		-	27Article 1 Sec. 4.
951		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 28.1under this paragraph must maintain a website
952		-	28.2that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
953		-	28.3annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
954		-	28.4and meeting notices.
955		-	28.5(b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
956		-	28.6the second year are for the following:
957		-	28.7(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
958		-	28.8the second year are for cost-sharing programs
959		-	28.9of soil and water conservation districts for
960		-	28.10accomplishing projects and practices
961		-	28.11consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
962		-	28.12103C.501, including perennially vegetated
963		-	28.13riparian buffers, erosion control, water
964		-	28.14retention and treatment, water quality
965		-	28.15cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and
966		-	28.16manure management projects in watersheds
967		-	28.17where there are impaired waters, and other
968		-	28.18high-priority conservation practices; and
969		-	28.19(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
970		-	28.20second year are for invasive species and weed
971		-	28.21management programs and to restore native
972		-	28.22plants at selected invasive species management
973		-	28.23sites.
974		-	28.24(c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
975		-	28.25second year are to provide technical assistance
976		-	28.26to local drainage management officials and
977		-	28.27for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
978		-	28.28board must coordinate the activities of the
979		-	28.29Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
980		-	28.30Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
981		-	28.31(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
982		-	28.32second year are for a grant to the Red River
983		-	28.33Basin Commission for water quality and
984		-	28.34floodplain management, including program
985		-	28Article 1 Sec. 4.
986		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 29.1administration. This appropriation must be
987		-	29.2matched by nonstate funds.
988		-	29.3(e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
989		-	29.4second year are for grants to Area II
990		-	29.5Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
991		-	29.6management.
992		-	29.7(f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
993		-	29.8second year are for a grant to the Lower
994		-	29.9Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
995		-	29.10the annual cost of sustaining the state, national,
996		-	29.11and international commercial and recreational
997		-	29.12navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
998		-	29.13(g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
999		-	29.14second year are for soil health programming
1000		-	29.15consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
1001		-	29.16103F.06, and for coordination with the
1002		-	29.17University of Minnesota Office for Soil
1003		-	29.18Health.
1004		-	29.19(h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
1005		-	29.20the second year are for natural resources block
1006		-	29.21grants to local governments to implement the
1007		-	29.22Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
1008		-	29.23management program under Minnesota
1009		-	29.24Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
1010		-	29.25management responsibilities under Minnesota
1011		-	29.26Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
1012		-	29.27the amount of the natural resources block grant
1013		-	29.28to a county by an amount equal to any
1014		-	29.29reduction in the county's general services
1015		-	29.30allocation to a soil and water conservation
1016		-	29.31district from the county's previous year
1017		-	29.32allocation when the board determines that the
1018		-	29.33reduction was disproportionate.
	918	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 27.1receiving a grant under this paragraph must
	919	+	27.2report to the commissioner with details on
	920	+	27.3expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
	921	+	27.4this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
	922	+	27.5administering these grants. Any unencumbered
	923	+	27.6balance does not cancel at the end of the first
	924	+	27.7year and is available for the second year.
	925	+	27.8(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
	926	+	27.9second year are from the natural resources
	927	+	27.10fund for grants to county law enforcement
	928	+	27.11agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
	929	+	27.12and public education activities based on
	930	+	27.13off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
	931	+	27.14amount, $498,000 each year is from the
	932	+	27.15all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
	933	+	27.16is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
	934	+	27.17and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
	935	+	27.18vehicle account. The county enforcement
	936	+	27.19agencies may use money received under this
	937	+	27.20appropriation to make grants to other local
	938	+	27.21enforcement agencies within the county that
	939	+	27.22have a high concentration of off-highway
	940	+	27.23vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
	941	+	27.24each year is for administering the grants. Any
	942	+	27.25unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
	943	+	27.26end of the first year and is available for the
	944	+	27.27second year.
	945	+	2,000,0002,000,00027.28Subd. 8.Operations Support
	946	+	27.29$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the
	947	+	27.30second year are for legal costs. This is a
	948	+	27.31onetime appropriation and is available through
	949	+	27.32fiscal year 2029.
	950	+	1,831,0001,824,00027.33Subd. 9.Pass Through Funds
	951	+	27.34 Appropriations by Fund
	952	+	202727.35 2026
	953	+	27Article 1 Sec. 3.
	954	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 221,000221,00028.1General
	955	+	1,110,0001,110,00028.2Natural Resources
	956	+	500,000493,00028.3Permanent School
	957	+	28.4(a) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
	958	+	28.5second year are from the natural resources
	959	+	28.6fund for grants to be divided equally between
	960	+	28.7the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
	961	+	28.8Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
	962	+	28.9Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
	963	+	28.10revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
	964	+	28.11under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
	965	+	28.12paragraph (h), clause (5).
	966	+	28.13(b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the
	967	+	28.14second year are for the Office of School Trust
	968	+	28.15Lands.
	969	+	28.16(c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
	970	+	28.17second year are transferred from the forest
	971	+	28.18suspense account to the permanent school fund
	972	+	28.19and are appropriated from the permanent
	973	+	28.20school fund for transaction and project
	974	+	28.21management costs for divesting of school trust
	975	+	28.22lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area
	976	+	28.23Wilderness.
	977	+	28.24(d) $343,000 the first year and $350,000 the
	978	+	28.25second year are transferred from the forest
	979	+	28.26suspense account to the permanent school fund
	980	+	28.27and are appropriated from the permanent
	981	+	28.28school fund for the Office of School Trust
	982	+	28.29Lands.
	983	+	28.30(e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
	984	+	28.31second year are from the natural resources
	985	+	28.32fund for parks and trails of regional
	986	+	28.33significance outside the seven-county
	987	+	28.34metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
	988	+	28.35section 85.535, based on the recommendations
	989	+	28Article 1 Sec. 3.
	990	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 29.1from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
	991	+	29.2and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
	992	+	29.3from revenue deposited in the natural
	993	+	29.4resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
	994	+	29.5section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
	995	+	16,102,000$15,945,000$
	996	+	29.6Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
	997	+	29.7RESOURCES
	998	+	29.8(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
	999	+	29.9the second year are for grants and payments
	1000	+	29.10to soil and water conservation districts for
	1001	+	29.11accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
	1002	+	29.12Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
	1003	+	29.13purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
	1004	+	29.14implementation and stewardship of the
	1005	+	29.15reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
	1006	+	29.16Expenditures may be made from this
	1007	+	29.17appropriation for supplies and services
	1008	+	29.18benefiting soil and water conservation
	1009	+	29.19districts. Any district receiving a payment
	1010	+	29.20under this paragraph must maintain a website
	1011	+	29.21that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
	1012	+	29.22annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
	1013	+	29.23and meeting notices.
	1014	+	29.24(b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
	1015	+	29.25the second year are for the following:
	1016	+	29.26(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
	1017	+	29.27the second year are for cost-sharing programs
	1018	+	29.28of soil and water conservation districts for
	1019	+	29.29accomplishing projects and practices
	1020	+	29.30consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
	1021	+	29.31103C.501, including perennially vegetated
	1022	+	29.32riparian buffers, erosion control, water
	1023	+	29.33retention and treatment, water quality
	1024	+	29.34cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and
	1025	+	29.35manure management projects in watersheds
1019	1026		29Article 1 Sec. 4.
1020		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 30.1(i) $6,844,000 the first year and $6,844,000
1021		-	30.2the second year are for agency administration
1022		-	30.3and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
1023		-	30.4Resources.
1024		-	30.5(j) The board may shift funds in this section
1025		-	30.6and may adjust the technical and
1026		-	30.7administrative assistance portion of the funds
1027		-	30.8to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
1028		-	30.9to address accountability, oversight, local
1029		-	30.10government performance, or high-priority
1030		-	30.11needs.
1031		-	30.12(k) The appropriations for grants and payments
1032		-	30.13in this section are available until June 30,
1033		-	30.142029, except returned grants and payments
1034		-	30.15are available for two years after they are
1035		-	30.16returned or regranted, whichever is later.
1036		-	30.17Funds must be used consistent with the
1037		-	30.18purposes of this section. If an appropriation
1038		-	30.19for grants in either year is insufficient, the
1039		-	30.20appropriation in the other year is available for
1040		-	30.21it.
1041		-	30.22(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
1042		-	30.23section 16B.97, grants awarded from
1043		-	30.24appropriations in this section are exempt from
1044		-	30.25the Department of Administration, Office of
1045		-	30.26Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
1046		-	30.27Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
1047		-	11,490,000$11,490,000$30.28Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
1048		-	30.29 Appropriations by Fund
1049		-	202730.30 2026
1050		-	2,540,0002,540,00030.31General
1051		-	8,950,0008,950,00030.32Natural Resources
1052		-	30.33(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
1053		-	30.34the second year are for metropolitan-area
1054		-	30Article 1 Sec. 5.
1055		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 31.1regional parks operation and maintenance
1056		-	31.2according to Minnesota Statutes, section
1057		-	31.3473.351.
1058		-	31.4(b) $8,950,000 the first year and $8,950,000
1059		-	31.5the second year are from the natural resources
1060		-	31.6fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
1061		-	31.7trails maintenance and operations. This
1062		-	31.8appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
1063		-	31.9natural resources fund under Minnesota
1064		-	31.10Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
1065		-	31.11clause (3).
	1027	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 30.1where there are impaired waters, and other
	1028	+	30.2high-priority conservation practices; and
	1029	+	30.3(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
	1030	+	30.4second year are for invasive species and weed
	1031	+	30.5management programs and to restore native
	1032	+	30.6plants at selected invasive species management
	1033	+	30.7sites.
	1034	+	30.8(c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
	1035	+	30.9second year are to provide technical assistance
	1036	+	30.10to local drainage management officials and
	1037	+	30.11for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
	1038	+	30.12board must coordinate the activities of the
	1039	+	30.13Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
	1040	+	30.14Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
	1041	+	30.15(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
	1042	+	30.16second year are for a grant to the Red River
	1043	+	30.17Basin Commission for water quality and
	1044	+	30.18floodplain management, including program
	1045	+	30.19administration. This appropriation must be
	1046	+	30.20matched by nonstate funds.
	1047	+	30.21(e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
	1048	+	30.22second year are for grants to Area II
	1049	+	30.23Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
	1050	+	30.24management.
	1051	+	30.25(f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
	1052	+	30.26second year are for a grant to the Lower
	1053	+	30.27Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
	1054	+	30.28the annual cost of sustaining the state, national,
	1055	+	30.29and international commercial and recreational
	1056	+	30.30navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
	1057	+	30.31(g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
	1058	+	30.32second year are for soil health programming
	1059	+	30.33consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
	1060	+	30.34103F.06, and for coordination with the
	1061	+	30Article 1 Sec. 4.
	1062	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 31.1University of Minnesota Office for Soil
	1063	+	31.2Health.
	1064	+	31.3(h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
	1065	+	31.4the second year are for natural resources block
	1066	+	31.5grants to local governments to implement the
	1067	+	31.6Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
	1068	+	31.7management program under Minnesota
	1069	+	31.8Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
	1070	+	31.9management responsibilities under Minnesota
	1071	+	31.10Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
	1072	+	31.11the amount of the natural resources block grant
	1073	+	31.12to a county by an amount equal to any
	1074	+	31.13reduction in the county's general services
	1075	+	31.14allocation to a soil and water conservation
	1076	+	31.15district from the county's previous year
	1077	+	31.16allocation when the board determines that the
	1078	+	31.17reduction was disproportionate.
	1079	+	31.18(i) $6,997,000 the first year and $7,154,000
	1080	+	31.19the second year are for agency administration
	1081	+	31.20and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
	1082	+	31.21Resources.
	1083	+	31.22(j) The board may shift funds in this section
	1084	+	31.23and may adjust the technical and
	1085	+	31.24administrative assistance portion of the funds
	1086	+	31.25to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
	1087	+	31.26to address accountability, oversight, local
	1088	+	31.27government performance, or high-priority
	1089	+	31.28needs.
	1090	+	31.29(k) The appropriations for grants and payments
	1091	+	31.30in this section are available until June 30,
	1092	+	31.312029, except returned grants and payments
	1093	+	31.32are available for two years after they are
	1094	+	31.33returned or regranted, whichever is later.
	1095	+	31.34Funds must be used consistent with the
	1096	+	31.35purposes of this section. If an appropriation
	1097	+	31Article 1 Sec. 4.
	1098	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 32.1for grants in either year is insufficient, the
	1099	+	32.2appropriation in the other year is available for
	1100	+	32.3it.
	1101	+	32.4(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
	1102	+	32.5section 16B.97, grants awarded from
	1103	+	32.6appropriations in this section are exempt from
	1104	+	32.7the Department of Administration, Office of
	1105	+	32.8Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
	1106	+	32.9Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
	1107	+	11,490,000$11,490,000$32.10Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
	1108	+	32.11 Appropriations by Fund
	1109	+	202732.12 2026
	1110	+	2,540,0002,540,00032.13General
	1111	+	8,950,0008,950,00032.14Natural Resources
	1112	+	32.15(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
	1113	+	32.16the second year are for metropolitan-area
	1114	+	32.17regional parks operation and maintenance
	1115	+	32.18according to Minnesota Statutes, section
	1116	+	32.19473.351.
	1117	+	32.20(b) $8,950,000 the first year and $8,950,000
	1118	+	32.21the second year are from the natural resources
	1119	+	32.22fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
	1120	+	32.23trails maintenance and operations. This
	1121	+	32.24appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
	1122	+	32.25natural resources fund under Minnesota
	1123	+	32.26Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
	1124	+	32.27clause (3).
1066	1125		1,070,000$1,070,000$
1067		-	31.12Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS
1068		-	31.13MINNESOTA AND IOWA
1069		-	31.14 Appropriations by Fund
1070		-	202731.15 2026
1071		-	580,000580,00031.16General
1072		-	490,000490,00031.17Natural Resources
1073		-	31.18Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may
1074		-	31.19receive money appropriated from the natural
1075		-	31.20resources fund under this section only as
1076		-	31.21provided in an agreement with the
1077		-	31.22commissioner of natural resources.
1078		-	13,837,000$13,837,000$31.23Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
1079		-	31.24 Appropriations by Fund
1080		-	202731.25 2026
1081		-	13,582,00013,582,00031.26General
1082		-	255,000255,00031.27Natural Resources
1083		-	31.28$255,000 the first year and $255,000 the
1084		-	31.29second year are from the natural resources
1085		-	31.30fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
1086		-	31.31Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
1087		-	31.32clause (5).
1088		-	1,260,000$1,260,000$31.33Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
1089		-	31Article 1 Sec. 8.
1090		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 32.1 Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1091		-	32.2 229,638,000
1092		-	226,638,000$305,345,000$32.3Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
1093		-	32.4 Appropriations by Fund
1094		-	202532.5 2024
1095		-	32.6 100,098,000
1096		-	97,098,000179,534,00032.7General
1097		-	90,00085,000
1098		-	32.8State Government
1099		-	32.9Special Revenue
1100		-	109,203,000106,055,00032.10Environmental
1101		-	20,247,00019,671,00032.11Remediation
1102		-	32.12The amounts that may be spent for each
1103		-	32.13purpose are specified in the following
1104		-	32.14subdivisions.
1105		-	32.15The commissioner must present the agency's
1106		-	32.16biennial budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
1107		-	32.17to the legislature in a transparent way by
1108		-	32.18agency division, including the proposed
1109		-	32.19budget bill and presentations of the budget to
1110		-	32.20committees and divisions with jurisdiction
1111		-	32.21over the agency's budget.
1112		-	32.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1113		-	32.23Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1114		-	32.24 72,785,000
1115		-	69,785,00079,311,00032.25Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
1116		-	32.26 Appropriations by Fund
1117		-	202532.27 2024
1118		-	32.28 53,047,000
1119		-	50,047,00060,103,00032.29General
1120		-	19,533,00018,959,00032.30Environmental
1121		-	205,000249,00032.31Remediation
1122		-	32.32(a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
1123		-	32.33second year are from the general fund for:
1124		-	32.34(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
1125		-	32.35in implementing and participating in the
1126		-	32Article 1 Sec. 10.
1127		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 33.1rulemaking process for water quality standards
1128		-	33.2and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
1129		-	33.3process;
1130		-	33.4(2) enhanced economic analysis in the
1131		-	33.5rulemaking process for water quality
1132		-	33.6standards, including more-specific analysis
1133		-	33.7and identification of cost-effective permitting;
1134		-	33.8(3) developing statewide economic analyses
1135		-	33.9and templates to reduce the amount of
1136		-	33.10information and time required for
1137		-	33.11municipalities to apply for variances from
1138		-	33.12water quality standards; and
1139		-	33.13(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
1140		-	33.14Authority to identify and advocate for the
1141		-	33.15resources needed for urban, suburban, and
1142		-	33.16Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve
1143		-	33.17permit requirements.
1144		-	33.18(b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
1145		-	33.19second year are from the environmental fund
1146		-	33.20for a monitoring program under Minnesota
1147		-	33.21Statutes, section 116.454.
1148		-	33.22(c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
1149		-	33.23second year are for monitoring water quality
1150		-	33.24and operating assistance programs.
1151		-	33.25(d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
1152		-	33.26second year are from the environmental fund
1153		-	33.27for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
1154		-	33.28pollutants.
1155		-	33.29(e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
1156		-	33.30second year are from the environmental fund
1157		-	33.31for duties related to harmful chemicals in
1158		-	33.32children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
1159		-	33.33sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
1160		-	33.34amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
1161		-	33Article 1 Sec. 10.
1162		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 34.1the second year are transferred to the
1163		-	34.2commissioner of health.
1164		-	34.3(f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
1165		-	34.4second year are from the environmental fund
1166		-	34.5for registering wastewater laboratories.
1167		-	34.6(g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
1168		-	34.7the second year are from the environmental
1169		-	34.8fund to continue perfluorochemical
1170		-	34.9biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
1171		-	34.10communities, as recommended by the
1172		-	34.11Environmental Health Tracking and
1173		-	34.12Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
1174		-	34.13other environmental health risks, including air
1175		-	34.14quality. The communities must include Hmong
1176		-	34.15and other immigrant farming communities.
1177		-	34.16Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
1178		-	34.17and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
1179		-	34.18to the commissioner of health.
1180		-	34.19(h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
1181		-	34.20second year are from the environmental fund
1182		-	34.21for the listing procedures for impaired waters
1183		-	34.22required under this act.
1184		-	34.23(i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
1185		-	34.24second year are from the remediation fund for
1186		-	34.25the leaking underground storage tank program
1187		-	34.26to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
1188		-	34.27releases from underground petroleum storage
1189		-	34.28tanks and for the petroleum remediation
1190		-	34.29program for vapor assessment and
1191		-	34.30remediation. These same annual amounts are
1192		-	34.31transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
1193		-	34.32the remediation fund.
1194		-	34.33(j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
1195		-	34.34collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
1196		-	34Article 1 Sec. 10.
1197		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 35.1impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
1198		-	35.2reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
1199		-	35.3This is a onetime appropriation.
1200		-	35.4(k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000
1201		-	35.5$47,270,000 the second year are to establish
1202		-	35.6and implement a local government climate
1203		-	35.7resiliency and water infrastructure grant
1204		-	35.8program for local governmental units and
1205		-	35.9Tribal governments. Of this amount,
1206		-	35.10$49,100,000 each the first year is and
1207		-	35.11$46,100,000 the second year are for grants to
1208		-	35.12support communities in planning and
1209		-	35.13implementing projects that will allow for
1210		-	35.14adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40
1211		-	35.15percent of the money granted under this
1212		-	35.16paragraph must be for projects in areas that
1213		-	35.17meet environmental justice criteria. By
1214		-	35.18December 30, 2027, the commissioner must
1215		-	35.19submit a report on the use of grant money to
1216		-	35.20the chairs and ranking minority members of
1217		-	35.21the legislative committees with jurisdiction
1218		-	35.22over environment and natural resources
1219		-	35.23finance. This appropriation is available until
1220		-	35.24June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation
1221		-	35.25in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
1222		-	35.26(l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
1223		-	35.27city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality
1224		-	35.28concerns at Lake Alice.
1225		-	35.29(m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to
1226		-	35.30Rice County to address water-quality concerns
1227		-	35.31at French Lake.
1228		-	35.32(n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to
1229		-	35.33Ramsey County to address water-quality
1230		-	35.34concerns at Round Lake.
1231		-	35Article 1 Sec. 10.
1232		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 36.1(o) Recipients of money appropriated in
1233		-	36.2paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants
1234		-	36.3to contract for water-quality improvement
1235		-	36.4services, testing, necessary infrastructure,
1236		-	36.5training, and maintenance.
1237		-	36.6(p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
1238		-	36.7the second year are from the environmental
1239		-	36.8fund to develop and implement a program
1240		-	36.9related to emerging issues, including
1241		-	36.10Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
1242		-	36.11(q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
1243		-	36.12the second year are from the environmental
1244		-	36.13fund to support improved management of data
1245		-	36.14collected by the agency and its partners and
1246		-	36.15regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
1247		-	36.16and public access.
1248		-	36.17(r) $500,000 the first year is from the general
1249		-	36.18fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear
1250		-	36.19and biomonitoring required under this act. Of
1251		-	36.20this amount, up to $250,000 may be
1252		-	36.21transferred to the commissioner of health for
1253		-	36.22biomonitoring of firefighters.
1254		-	36.23(s) $500,000 the first year is to develop
1255		-	36.24protocols to be used by agencies and
1256		-	36.25departments for sampling and testing
1257		-	36.26groundwater, surface water, public drinking
1258		-	36.27water, and private wells for microplastics and
1259		-	36.28nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
1260		-	36.29commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
1261		-	36.30may transfer money appropriated under this
1262		-	36.31paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture,
1263		-	36.32natural resources, and health to implement the
1264		-	36.33protocols developed. This is a onetime
1265		-	36.34appropriation and is available until June 30,
1266		-	36.352025.
1267		-	36Article 1 Sec. 10.
1268		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 37.1(t) $50,000 the first year is from the
1269		-	37.2remediation fund for the work group on PFAS
1270		-	37.3manufacturer fees and report required under
1271		-	37.4this act.
1272		-	37.5(u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the
1273		-	37.6second year are to develop and implement the
1274		-	37.7requirements for fish kills under Minnesota
1275		-	37.8Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165.
1276		-	37.9Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year
1277		-	37.10and $90,000 the second year may be
1278		-	37.11transferred to the commissioners of health,
1279		-	37.12natural resources, agriculture, and public
1280		-	37.13safety and to the Board of Regents of the
1281		-	37.14University of Minnesota as necessary to
1282		-	37.15implement those sections. The base for this
1283		-	37.16appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
1284		-	37.17is $7,000.
1285		-	37.18(v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the
1286		-	37.19second year are for transfer to the
1287		-	37.20commissioner of health for amending the
1288		-	37.21health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime
1289		-	37.22appropriation and is available until June 30,
1290		-	37.232026.
1291		-	37.24(w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community
1292		-	37.25air-monitoring grants as provided in this act.
1293		-	37.26This is a onetime appropriation and is
1294		-	37.27available until June 30, 2027.
1295		-	37.28(x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000
1296		-	37.29the second year are to adopt rules and
1297		-	37.30implement air toxics emissions requirements
1298		-	37.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
1299		-	37.32The general fund appropriations are onetime
1300		-	37.33and are available until June 30, 2027. The base
1301		-	37.34for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026
1302		-	37Article 1 Sec. 10.
1303		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 38.1and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund
1304		-	38.2in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
1305		-	38.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1306		-	38.4 Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1307		-	57,974,00082,000,00038.5Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
1308		-	38.6 Appropriations by Fund
1309		-	202538.7 2024
1310		-	13,850,00038,464,00038.8General
1311		-	44,124,00043,536,00038.9Environmental
1312		-	38.10(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
1313		-	38.11the second year may be transferred from the
1314		-	38.12environmental fund to the small business
1315		-	38.13environmental improvement loan account
1316		-	38.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
1317		-	38.15(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
1318		-	38.16the second year are for competitive recycling
1319		-	38.17grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
1320		-	38.18115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
1321		-	38.19year and $300,000 the second year are from
1322		-	38.20the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
1323		-	38.21and $700,000 the second year are from the
1324		-	38.22environmental fund. This appropriation is
1325		-	38.23available until June 30, 2027.
1326		-	38.24(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
1327		-	38.25second year are from the environmental fund
1328		-	38.26for emission-reduction activities and grants to
1329		-	38.27small businesses and other
1330		-	38.28nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
1331		-	38.29amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
1332		-	38.30the second year are to continue work with
1333		-	38.31Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
1334		-	38.32may enter into an agreement with
1335		-	38.33Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
1336		-	38Article 1 Sec. 11.
1337		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 39.1(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
1338		-	39.2the second year are from the environmental
1339		-	39.3fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
1340		-	39.4(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
1341		-	39.5second year are from the environmental fund
1342		-	39.6for environmental assistance grants or loans
1343		-	39.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
1344		-	39.8(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
1345		-	39.9second year are from the environmental fund
1346		-	39.10for grants to develop and expand recycling
1347		-	39.11markets for Minnesota businesses. This
1348		-	39.12appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
1349		-	39.13(g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
1350		-	39.14second year are from the environmental fund
1351		-	39.15for reducing and diverting food waste,
1352		-	39.16redirecting edible food for consumption, and
1353		-	39.17removing barriers to collecting and recovering
1354		-	39.18organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
1355		-	39.19year is for grants to increase food rescue and
1356		-	39.20waste prevention. This appropriation is
1357		-	39.21available until June 30, 2027.
1358		-	39.22(h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
1359		-	39.23the second year are from the environmental
1360		-	39.24fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
1361		-	39.25section 473.844.
1362		-	39.26(i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
1363		-	39.27second year are from the environmental fund
1364		-	39.28to address chemicals in products, including to
1365		-	39.29implement and enforce flame retardant
1366		-	39.30provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
1367		-	39.31325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
1368		-	39.32polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
1369		-	39.33provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
1370		-	39.34325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
1371		-	39Article 1 Sec. 11.
1372		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 40.1year and $80,000 the second year are
1373		-	40.2transferred to the commissioner of health.
1374		-	40.3(j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
1375		-	40.4second year are for quantifying climate-related
1376		-	40.5impacts from projects for environmental
1377		-	40.6review. This is a onetime appropriation. This
1378		-	40.7appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
1379		-	40.8(k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
1380		-	40.9second year are for accelerating pollution
1381		-	40.10prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
1382		-	40.11$1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the
1383		-	40.12environmental fund for zero-interest loans
1384		-	40.13under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to
1385		-	40.14phase out high-polluting equipment, products,
1386		-	40.15and processes and replace with new options.
1387		-	40.16This appropriation is available until June 30,
1388		-	40.172027. This is a onetime appropriation.
1389		-	40.18(l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
1390		-	40.19second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
1391		-	40.20program. This is a onetime appropriation. This
1392		-	40.21appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
1393		-	40.22(m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
1394		-	40.23study on the viability of recycling solar energy
1395		-	40.24equipment. This is a onetime appropriation
1396		-	40.25and is available until June 30, 2026.
1397		-	40.26(n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
1398		-	40.27second year are from the environmental fund
1399		-	40.28for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
1400		-	40.29(o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
1401		-	40.30second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
1402		-	40.31Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
1403		-	40.32for grants to industry and public entities to
1404		-	40.33identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
1405		-	40.34and to develop pollution prevention and
1406		-	40Article 1 Sec. 11.
1407		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 41.1reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
1408		-	41.2facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
1409		-	41.3effectiveness of these projects. Priority must
1410		-	41.4be given to projects in underserved
1411		-	41.5communities. This is a onetime appropriation
1412		-	41.6and is available until June 30, 2027.
1413		-	41.7(p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000
1414		-	41.8the second year are for a waste prevention and
1415		-	41.9reduction grants and loan program. This is a
1416		-	41.10onetime appropriation and is available until
1417		-	41.11June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year,
1418		-	41.12$7,950,000 is for waste prevention and
1419		-	41.13reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is
1420		-	41.14for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy
1421		-	41.15generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste
1422		-	41.16heat from the generation of electricity in the
1423		-	41.17malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator
1424		-	41.18to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested
1425		-	41.19by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in
1426		-	41.20the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste
1427		-	41.21prevention and reduction grants and loans,
1428		-	41.22including $1,000,000 for transfer to the
1429		-	41.23environmental fund for the purposes of
1430		-	41.24Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By
1431		-	41.25October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the
1432		-	41.26Pollution Control Agency must report to the
1433		-	41.27chairs and ranking minority members of the
1434		-	41.28legislative committees and divisions with
1435		-	41.29jurisdiction over environment and natural
1436		-	41.30resources on the use of money appropriated
1437		-	41.31for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
1438		-	41.32(q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to
1439		-	41.33a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns
1440		-	41.34a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul
1441		-	41.35district heating and cooling system to preserve
1442		-	41Article 1 Sec. 11.
1443		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 42.1existing biomass energy infrastructure for
1444		-	42.2purposes of local and regional emerald ash
1445		-	42.3borer response efforts. The commissioner of
1446		-	42.4the Pollution Control Agency may require the
1447		-	42.5nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton
1448		-	42.6of wood waste delivered to the facility. This
1449		-	42.7is a onetime appropriation and is available
1450		-	42.8until June 30, 2030.
1451		-	42.9(r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
1452		-	42.10the second year are from the environmental
1453		-	42.11fund for rulemaking and implementation of
1454		-	42.12the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota
1455		-	42.13Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount,
1456		-	42.14$312,000 the first year and $468,000 the
1457		-	42.15second year are for transfer to the
1458		-	42.16commissioner of health.
1459		-	42.17(s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource
1460		-	42.18management report required in this act. This
1461		-	42.19is a onetime appropriation and is available
1462		-	42.20until June 30, 2026.
1463		-	42.21(t) $35,000 the second year is from the
1464		-	42.22environmental fund for the compostable
1465		-	42.23labeling requirements under Minnesota
1466		-	42.24Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this
1467		-	42.25appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond
1468		-	42.26is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
1469		-	42.27(u) $175,000 the first year is for the
1470		-	42.28rulemaking required under this act providing
1471		-	42.29for the safe and lawful disposal of waste
1472		-	42.30treated seed. This appropriation is available
1473		-	42.31until June 30, 2025.
1474		-	42.32(v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle
1475		-	42.33reduction program that provides outreach,
1476		-	42.34education, and opportunities to safely dispose
1477		-	42Article 1 Sec. 11.
1478		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 43.1of and exchange lead tackle throughout the
1479		-	43.2state. This is a onetime appropriation and is
1480		-	43.3available until June 30, 2027.
1481		-	43.4(w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking
1482		-	43.5for the capital assistance program. This is a
1483		-	43.6onetime appropriation.
1484		-	43.7(x) Any unencumbered grant and loan
1485		-	43.8balances in the first year do not cancel but are
1486		-	43.9available for grants and loans in the second
1487		-	43.10year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
1488		-	43.11section 16A.28, the appropriations
1489		-	43.12encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
1490		-	43.13contracts or grants for environmental
1491		-	43.14assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
1492		-	43.15section 115A.0716; technical and research
1493		-	43.16assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
1494		-	43.17115A.152; technical assistance under
1495		-	43.18Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
1496		-	43.19pollution prevention assistance under
1497		-	43.20Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
1498		-	43.21available until June 30, 2027.
1499		-	43.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
1500		-	43.23Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1501		-	403,116,000$
1502		-	43.24 535,868,000
1503		-	530,868,000$43.25Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
1504		-	43.26 Appropriations by Fund
1505		-	202543.27 2024
1506		-	150,078,000
1507		-	43.28 281,054,000
1508		-	276,054,00043.29General
1509		-	123,706,000123,986,00043.30Natural Resources
1510		-	128,513,000129,920,00043.31Game and Fish
1511		-	117,000117,00043.32Remediation
1512		-	702,000791,00043.33Permanent School
1513		-	43Article 1 Sec. 12.
1514		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 44.1The amounts that may be spent for each
1515		-	44.2purpose are specified in the following
1516		-	44.3subdivisions.
1517		-	44.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1518		-	44.5 Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1519		-	96,963,000
1520		-	44.6 111,125,000
1521		-	106,125,00044.7Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
1522		-	44.8 Appropriations by Fund
1523		-	202544.9 2024
1524		-	9,888,000
1525		-	44.10 23,643,000
1526		-	18,643,00044.11General
1527		-	2,082,0002,082,00044.12Natural Resources
1528		-	84,993,00085,400,00044.13Game and Fish
1529		-	44.14(a) $11,158,000 the first year and $11,158,000
1530		-	44.15the second year are from the heritage
1531		-	44.16enhancement account in the game and fish
1532		-	44.17fund only for activities specified under
1533		-	44.18Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
1534		-	44.19paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
1535		-	44.20Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
1536		-	44.21percent of this appropriation may be used for
1537		-	44.22expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
1538		-	44.23retention.
1539		-	44.24(b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the
1540		-	44.25second year are from the general fund and
1541		-	44.26$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
1542		-	44.27second year are from the game and fish fund
1543		-	44.28for statewide response and management of
1544		-	44.29chronic wasting disease. The commissioner
1545		-	44.30and the Board of Animal Health must each
1546		-	44.31submit annual reports on chronic wasting
1547		-	44.32disease activities funded in this biennium to
1548		-	44.33the chairs and ranking minority members of
1549		-	44.34the legislative committees and divisions with
1550		-	44.35jurisdiction over environment and natural
1551		-	44Article 1 Sec. 13.
1552		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 45.1resources and agriculture. The general fund
1553		-	45.2base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026
1554		-	45.3and beyond is $282,000.
1555		-	45.4(c) $5,150,000 the first year and $3,250,000
1556		-	45.5the second year are for inspections,
1557		-	45.6investigations, and enforcement activities
1558		-	45.7taken for the white-tailed deer farm program
1559		-	45.8and for statewide response and management
1560		-	45.9of chronic wasting disease. This appropriation
1561		-	45.10is available until June 30, 2029.
1562		-	45.11(d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
1563		-	45.12the second year are from the deer management
1564		-	45.13account for the purposes identified in
1565		-	45.14Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
1566		-	45.15subdivision 1.
1567		-	45.16(e) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the
1568		-	45.17second year are for increased capacity for
1569		-	45.18broadband utility licensing for state lands and
1570		-	45.19public waters. This is a onetime appropriation
1571		-	45.20and is available until June 30, 2028.
1572		-	45.21(f) $10,000,000 $5,000,000 the first year is
1573		-	45.22for enhancing prairies and grasslands and
1574		-	45.23restoring wetlands on state-owned wildlife
1575		-	45.24management areas to sequester more carbon
1576		-	45.25and enhance climate resiliency. This is a
1577		-	45.26onetime appropriation and is available until
1578		-	45.27June 30, 2027.
1579		-	45.28(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
1580		-	45.29second year are from the general fund and
1581		-	45.30$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
1582		-	45.31second year are from the heritage enhancement
1583		-	45.32account in the game and fish fund for grants
1584		-	45.33for natural-resource-based education and
1585		-	45.34recreation programs serving youth under
1586		-	45Article 1 Sec. 13.
1587		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 46.1Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for
1588		-	46.2grant administration. Priority must be given
1589		-	46.3to projects benefiting underserved
1590		-	46.4communities. The base for this appropriation
1591		-	46.5in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $500,000
1592		-	46.6from the heritage enhancement account in the
1593		-	46.7game and fish fund. The general fund
1594		-	46.8appropriation is onetime.
1595		-	46.9(h) $2,300,000 the first year is for a grant to
1596		-	46.10the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
1597		-	46.11Chippewa to expand Minnesota's wild elk
1598		-	46.12population and range. Consideration must be
1599		-	46.13given to moving elk from existing herds in
1600		-	46.14northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond
1601		-	46.15du Lac State Forest and the Fond du Lac
1602		-	46.16Reservation in Carlton and southern St. Louis
1603		-	46.17Counties. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake
1604		-	46.18Superior Chippewa's elk reintroduction efforts
1605		-	46.19must undergo thorough planning with the
1606		-	46.20Department of Natural Resources to develop
1607		-	46.21necessary capture and handling protocols,
1608		-	46.22including protocols related to cervid disease
1609		-	46.23management, and to produce postrelease state
1610		-	46.24and Tribal elk comanagement plans. Of this
1611		-	46.25amount, $300,000 is for the department for
1612		-	46.26the purposes of this paragraph. This is a
1613		-	46.27onetime appropriation and is available until
1614		-	46.28June 30, 2026.
1615		-	46.29(i) $767,000 the first year is from the heritage
1616		-	46.30enhancement account in the game and fish
1617		-	46.31fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid
1618		-	46.32exposure on the reproduction and survival of
1619		-	46.33Minnesota's game species, including deer and
1620		-	46.34prairie chicken. This is a onetime
1621		-	46Article 1 Sec. 13.
1622		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 47.1appropriation and is available until June 30,
1623		-	47.22027.
1624		-	47.3(j) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
1625		-	47.4second year are from the heritage enhancement
1626		-	47.5account in the game and fish fund for native
1627		-	47.6fish conservation and classification.
1628		-	47.7(k) $82,000 the first year is for the native fish
1629		-	47.8reports required under this act. This is a
1630		-	47.9onetime appropriation.
1631		-	47.10(l) $65,000 the first year is for preparing the
1632		-	47.11report on feral pigs and mink required under
1633		-	47.12this act and holding at least one public meeting
1634		-	47.13on the topic.
1635		-	47.14(m) Up to $5,750,000 the first year and up to
1636		-	47.15$2,225,000 the second year are available for
1637		-	47.16transfer from the critical habitat private sector
1638		-	47.17matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
1639		-	47.18fund for wildlife management areas
1640		-	47.19acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
1641		-	47.20according to Minnesota Statutes, section
1642		-	47.2184.943, subdivision 5b.
1643		-	47.22(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
1644		-	47.23section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and
1645		-	47.24$300,000 the second year are from the heritage
1646		-	47.25enhancement account in the game and fish
1647		-	47.26fund for shooting sports facility grants under
1648		-	47.27Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
1649		-	47.28grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
1650		-	47.29matched with a nonstate match, which may
1651		-	47.30include in-kind contributions. This is a
1652		-	47.31onetime appropriation and is available until
1653		-	47.32June 30, 2026. This appropriation must be
1654		-	47.33allocated as follows:
1655		-	47Article 1 Sec. 13.
1656		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 48.1(1) $200,000 each fiscal year is for grants of
1657		-	48.2$25,000 or less; and
1658		-	48.3(2) $100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in
1659		-	48.4excess of $25,000.
1660		-	48.5(o) $75,000 the first year is from the heritage
1661		-	48.6enhancement account in the game and fish
1662		-	48.7fund for enhanced fish stocking of white bass
1663		-	48.8and crappies in lakes in the metropolitan area
1664		-	48.9that have pier and shore fishing opportunities
1665		-	48.10where communities are currently underserved.
1666		-	48.11(p) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to
1667		-	48.12the Board of Regents of the University of
1668		-	48.13Minnesota for chronic wasting disease
1669		-	48.14contingency plans developed by the Center
1670		-	48.15for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
1671		-	48.16This is a onetime appropriation.
1672		-	48.17(q) $900,000 the first year is to create new or
1673		-	48.18expand existing outreach and education
1674		-	48.19programs for non-native English-speaking
1675		-	48.20communities. Of this amount, $250,000 is for
1676		-	48.21the commissioner of the Pollution Control
1677		-	48.22Agency and $250,000 is for the Board of
1678		-	48.23Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Up
1679		-	48.24to $400,000 may be used to expand the
1680		-	48.25Fishing in the Neighborhood program for
1681		-	48.26outreach to new and underserved audiences.
1682		-	48.27This appropriation may be used for community
1683		-	48.28outreach consultants for reaching new
1684		-	48.29audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and
1685		-	48.30is available until June 30, 2027.
1686		-	48.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1687		-	48.32Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:
1688		-	58,131,000
1689		-	56,131,000$61,943,000$
1690		-	48.33Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
1691		-	48.34RESOURCES
1692		-	48Article 1 Sec. 14.
1693		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 49.1(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
1694		-	49.2the second year are for grants and payments
1695		-	49.3to soil and water conservation districts for
1696		-	49.4accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
1697		-	49.5Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
1698		-	49.6purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
1699		-	49.7implementation and stewardship of the
1700		-	49.8reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
1701		-	49.9Expenditures may be made from this
1702		-	49.10appropriation for supplies and services
1703		-	49.11benefiting soil and water conservation
1704		-	49.12districts. Any district receiving a payment
1705		-	49.13under this paragraph must maintain a website
1706		-	49.14that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
1707		-	49.15annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
1708		-	49.16and meeting notices.
1709		-	49.17(b) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
1710		-	49.18second year are to implement, enforce, and
1711		-	49.19provide oversight for the Wetland
1712		-	49.20Conservation Act, including administering the
1713		-	49.21wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
1714		-	49.22mechanism.
1715		-	49.23(c) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
1716		-	49.24the second year are for the following:
1717		-	49.25(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
1718		-	49.26the second year are for cost-sharing programs
1719		-	49.27of soil and water conservation districts for
1720		-	49.28accomplishing projects and practices
1721		-	49.29consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
1722		-	49.30103C.501, including perennially vegetated
1723		-	49.31riparian buffers, erosion control, water
1724		-	49.32retention and treatment, water quality
1725		-	49.33cost-sharing for feedlots under 500 animal
1726		-	49.34units and nutrient and manure management
1727		-	49.35projects in watersheds where there are
1728		-	49Article 1 Sec. 14.
1729		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 50.1impaired waters, and other high-priority
1730		-	50.2conservation practices; and
1731		-	50.3(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
1732		-	50.4second year are for county cooperative weed
1733		-	50.5management programs and to restore native
1734		-	50.6plants at selected invasive species management
1735		-	50.7sites.
1736		-	50.8(d) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
1737		-	50.9second year are to provide technical assistance
1738		-	50.10to local drainage management officials and
1739		-	50.11for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
1740		-	50.12board must coordinate the activities of the
1741		-	50.13Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
1742		-	50.14Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
1743		-	50.15The Drainage Work Group must review a
1744		-	50.16drainage authority's power under Minnesota
1745		-	50.17Statutes, chapter 103E, to consider the
1746		-	50.18abandonment or dismantling of drainage
1747		-	50.19systems; to re-meander, restore, or reconstruct
1748		-	50.20a natural waterway that has been modified by
1749		-	50.21drainage; or to deconstruct dikes, dams, or
1750		-	50.22other water-control structures.
1751		-	50.23(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
1752		-	50.24second year are for a grant to the Red River
1753		-	50.25Basin Commission for water quality and
1754		-	50.26floodplain management, including program
1755		-	50.27administration. This appropriation must be
1756		-	50.28matched by nonstate funds.
1757		-	50.29(f) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
1758		-	50.30second year are for grants to Area II
1759		-	50.31Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
1760		-	50.32management. The base for fiscal year 2026
1761		-	50.33and later is $140,000.
1762		-	50Article 1 Sec. 14.
1763		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 51.1(g) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
1764		-	51.2second year are for conservation easement
1765		-	51.3stewardship.
1766		-	51.4(h) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
1767		-	51.5second year are for a grant to the Lower
1768		-	51.6Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
1769		-	51.7the annual cost of operating and maintaining
1770		-	51.8sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
1771		-	51.9national, and international commercial and
1772		-	51.10recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
1773		-	51.11River.
1774		-	51.12(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
1775		-	51.13the second year are for the lawns to legumes
1776		-	51.14program under Minnesota Statutes, section
1777		-	51.15103B.104. The board may enter into
1778		-	51.16agreements with local governments, Metro
1779		-	51.17Blooms, and other organizations to support
1780		-	51.18this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and
1781		-	51.19is available until June 30, 2027.
1782		-	51.20(j) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
1783		-	51.21the second year are for the habitat
1784		-	51.22enhancement landscape program under
1785		-	51.23Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.106. This is
1786		-	51.24a onetime appropriation and is available until
1787		-	51.25June 30, 2027.
1788		-	51.26(k) $10,557,000 the first year and $10,557,000
1789		-	51.27the second year are for soil health activities to
1790		-	51.28achieve water quality, soil productivity,
1791		-	51.29climate change resiliency, or carbon
1792		-	51.30sequestration benefits consistent with
1793		-	51.31Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06. This is
1794		-	51.32a onetime appropriation and is available until
1795		-	51.33June 30, 2027. The board may use grants to
1796		-	51.34local governments, including soil and water
1797		-	51.35conservation districts, and agreements with
1798		-	51Article 1 Sec. 14.
1799		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 52.1the United States Department of Agriculture;
1800		-	52.2the University of Minnesota, Office for Soil
1801		-	52.3Health; AgCentric, Minnesota State Northern
1802		-	52.4Center of Excellence; and other practitioners
1803		-	52.5and partners to accomplish this work.
1804		-	52.6(l) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
1805		-	52.7second year are for soil health practice
1806		-	52.8adoption purposes consistent with the
1807		-	52.9cost-sharing provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
1808		-	52.10section 103C.501, and for soil health program
1809		-	52.11responsibilities in consultation with the
1810		-	52.12University of Minnesota Office for Soil
1811		-	52.13Health.
1812		-	52.14(m) $10,500,000 the first year and
1813		-	52.15$10,500,000 $8,500,000 the second year are
1814		-	52.16for conservation easements and to restore and
1815		-	52.17enhance grasslands and adjacent lands
1816		-	52.18consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections
1817		-	52.19103F.501 to 103F.531, for the purposes of
1818		-	52.20climate resiliency, adaptation, carbon
1819		-	52.21sequestration, and related benefits. Of this
1820		-	52.22amount, up to $423,000 is for deposit in the
1821		-	52.23water and soil conservation easement
1822		-	52.24stewardship account established under
1823		-	52.25Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This is
1824		-	52.26a onetime appropriation and is available until
1825		-	52.27June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
1826		-	52.28to leveraging nonstate funding, including
1827		-	52.29practices, programs, and projects funded by
1828		-	52.30the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
1829		-	52.31Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
1830		-	52.32the Conservation Reserve Program, the
1831		-	52.33Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
1832		-	52.34Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
1833		-	52.35Program.
1834		-	52Article 1 Sec. 14.
1835		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 53.1(n) $4,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000
1836		-	53.2the second year are to acquire conservation
1837		-	53.3easements and to restore and enhance
1838		-	53.4peatlands and adjacent lands consistent with
1839		-	53.5Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
1840		-	53.6103F.531, for the purposes of climate
1841		-	53.7resiliency, adaptation, carbon sequestration,
1842		-	53.8and related benefits. Of this amount, up to
1843		-	53.9$299,000 is for deposit in the water and soil
1844		-	53.10conservation easement stewardship account
1845		-	53.11established under Minnesota Statutes, section
1846		-	53.12103B.103. This is a onetime appropriation and
1847		-	53.13is available until June 30, 2029. The board
1848		-	53.14must give priority to leveraging nonstate
1849		-	53.15funding, including practices, programs, and
1850		-	53.16projects funded by the U.S. Department of
1851		-	53.17Agriculture via the Conservation Reserve
1852		-	53.18Enhancement Program, the Conservation
1853		-	53.19Reserve Program, the Federal Inflation
1854		-	53.20Reduction Act, the Federal Farm Bill, or the
1855		-	53.21Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
1856		-	53.22(o) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
1857		-	53.23the second year are to enhance existing
1858		-	53.24easements established under Minnesota
1859		-	53.25Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531.
1860		-	53.26Enhancements are for the purposes of climate
1861		-	53.27resiliency, adaptation, and carbon
1862		-	53.28sequestration and include but are not limited
1863		-	53.29to increasing biodiversity and mitigating the
1864		-	53.30effects of rainfall and runoff events. This is a
1865		-	53.31onetime appropriation and is available until
1866		-	53.32June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
1867		-	53.33to leveraging nonstate funding, including
1868		-	53.34practices, programs, and projects funded by
1869		-	53.35the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
1870		-	53.36Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
1871		-	53Article 1 Sec. 14.
1872		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 54.1the Conservation Reserve Program, the
1873		-	54.2Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
1874		-	54.3Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
1875		-	54.4Program.
1876		-	54.5(p) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
1877		-	54.6the second year are for water quality and
1878		-	54.7storage practices and projects to protect
1879		-	54.8infrastructure, improve water quality and
1880		-	54.9related public benefits, and mitigate climate
1881		-	54.10change impacts consistent with Minnesota
1882		-	54.11Statutes, section 103F.05. This is a onetime
1883		-	54.12appropriation and is available until June 30,
1884		-	54.132029. The board must give priority to
1885		-	54.14leveraging nonstate funding, including
1886		-	54.15practices, programs, and projects funded by
1887		-	54.16the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
1888		-	54.17Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
1889		-	54.18the Conservation Reserve Program, the
1890		-	54.19Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
1891		-	54.20Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
1892		-	54.21Program.
1893		-	54.22(q) $4,673,000 the first year and $4,673,000
1894		-	54.23the second year are for natural resources block
1895		-	54.24grants to local governments to implement the
1896		-	54.25Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
1897		-	54.26management program under Minnesota
1898		-	54.27Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
1899		-	54.28management responsibilities under Minnesota
1900		-	54.29Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
1901		-	54.30the amount of the natural resources block grant
1902		-	54.31to a county by an amount equal to any
1903		-	54.32reduction in the county's general services
1904		-	54.33allocation to a soil and water conservation
1905		-	54.34district from the county's previous year
1906		-	54.35allocation when the board determines that the
1907		-	54Article 1 Sec. 14.
1908		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 55.1reduction was disproportionate. The base for
1909		-	55.2this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and
1910		-	55.3beyond is $3,423,000.
1911		-	55.4(r) $129,000 the first year and $136,000 the
1912		-	55.5second year are to accomplish the objectives
1913		-	55.6of Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, and
1914		-	55.7related Tribal government coordination. The
1915		-	55.8base for fiscal year 2026 and each year
1916		-	55.9thereafter is $144,000.
1917		-	55.10(s) $3,000,000 the first year is to provide
1918		-	55.11onetime state incentive payments to enrollees
1919		-	55.12in the federal Conservation Reserve Program
1920		-	55.13(CRP) during the continuous enrollment
1921		-	55.14period and to enroll complementary areas in
1922		-	55.15conservation easements consistent with
1923		-	55.16Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. The
1924		-	55.17board may establish payment rates based on
1925		-	55.18land valuation and on environmental benefit
1926		-	55.19criteria, including but not limited to surface
1927		-	55.20water or groundwater pollution reduction,
1928		-	55.21drinking water protection, soil health,
1929		-	55.22pollinator and wildlife habitat, and other
1930		-	55.23conservation enhancements. The board may
1931		-	55.24use state funds to implement the program and
1932		-	55.25to provide technical assistance to landowners
1933		-	55.26or their agents to fulfill enrollment and
1934		-	55.27contract provisions. The board must consult
1935		-	55.28with the commissioners of agriculture, health,
1936		-	55.29natural resources, and the Pollution Control
1937		-	55.30Agency and the United States Department of
1938		-	55.31Agriculture in establishing program criteria.
1939		-	55.32This is a onetime appropriation and is
1940		-	55.33available until June 30, 2027.
1941		-	55.34(t) $2,000,000 the first year is to acquire
1942		-	55.35conservation easements from landowners to
1943		-	55Article 1 Sec. 14.
1944		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 56.1preserve, restore, create, and enhance wetlands
1945		-	56.2and associated uplands of prairie and
1946		-	56.3grasslands and to restore and enhance rivers
1947		-	56.4and streams, riparian lands, and associated
1948		-	56.5uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to
1949		-	56.6protect soil and water quality, support fish and
1950		-	56.7wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and
1951		-	56.8provide other public benefits. Minnesota
1952		-	56.9Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this
1953		-	56.10program. The board must give priority to
1954		-	56.11leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted
1955		-	56.12new lands or enrolling environmentally
1956		-	56.13sensitive lands that have expiring federal
1957		-	56.14conservation agreements. The board is
1958		-	56.15authorized to enter into new agreements and
1959		-	56.16amend past agreements with landowners as
1960		-	56.17required by Minnesota Statutes, section
1961		-	56.18103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
1962		-	56.19restoration. Up to five percent of this
1963		-	56.20appropriation may be used for restoration and
1964		-	56.21enhancement.
1965		-	56.22(u) $5,623,000 the first year and $5,804,000
1966		-	56.23the second year are for agency administration
1967		-	56.24and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
1968		-	56.25Resources.
1969		-	56.26(v) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
1970		-	56.27second year are for the habitat-friendly utilities
1971		-	56.28program under Minnesota Statutes, section
1972		-	56.29103B.105. This is a onetime appropriation and
1973		-	56.30is available until June 30, 2027.
1974		-	56.31(w) The board may shift money in this section
1975		-	56.32and may adjust the technical and
1976		-	56.33administrative assistance portion of the funds
1977		-	56.34to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
1978		-	56.35to address accountability, oversight, local
1979		-	56Article 1 Sec. 14.
1980		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 57.1government performance, or high-priority
1981		-	57.2needs.
1982		-	57.3(x) Returned grants and payments are available
1983		-	57.4for two years after they are returned or
1984		-	57.5regranted, whichever is later. Funds must be
1985		-	57.6regranted consistent with the purposes of this
1986		-	57.7section. If an appropriation for grants in either
1987		-	57.8year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
1988		-	57.9other year is available for it.
1989		-	57.10(y) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
1990		-	57.11section 16B.97, grants awarded from
1991		-	57.12appropriations in this section are exempt from
1992		-	57.13the Department of Administration, Office of
1993		-	57.14Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
1994		-	57.15Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
1995		-	57.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1996		-	57.17 ARTICLE 2
1997		-	57.18 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
1998		-	57.19Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1999		-	57.20 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in
2000		-	57.21the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other
2001		-	57.22earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445.
2002		-	57.23The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of
2003		-	57.24Investment.
2004		-	57.25 (b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment
2005		-	57.26fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
2006		-	57.27 (c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified
2007		-	57.28facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response
2008		-	57.29actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate
2009		-	57.30action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the
2010		-	57.31environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the
2011		-	57.32environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b)
2012		-	57.33is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by
2013		-	57Article 2 Section 1.
2014		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 58.1the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money
2015		-	58.2not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is
2016		-	58.3appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate
2017		-	58.4and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and
2018		-	58.5finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure
2019		-	58.6long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program
2020		-	58.7in perpetuity.
2021		-	58.8 (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025 2029.
2022		-	58Article 2 Section 1.
2023		-	REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Page.Ln 1.8APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
2024		-	Page.Ln 57.17ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY..............ARTICLE 2
	1126	+	32.28Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS
	1127	+	32.29MINNESOTA AND IOWA
	1128	+	32.30 Appropriations by Fund
	1129	+	202732.31 2026
	1130	+	580,000580,00032.32General
	1131	+	490,000490,00032.33Natural Resources
	1132	+	32Article 1 Sec. 6.
	1133	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 33.1Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may
	1134	+	33.2receive money appropriated from the natural
	1135	+	33.3resources fund under this section only as
	1136	+	33.4provided in an agreement with the
	1137	+	33.5commissioner of natural resources.
	1138	+	14,532,000$14,180,000$33.6Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
	1139	+	33.7 Appropriations by Fund
	1140	+	202733.8 2026
	1141	+	14,277,00013,925,00033.9General
	1142	+	255,000255,00033.10Natural Resources
	1143	+	33.11$255,000 the first year and $255,000 the
	1144	+	33.12second year are from the natural resources
	1145	+	33.13fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
	1146	+	33.14Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
	1147	+	33.15clause (5).
	1148	+	1,260,000$1,260,000$33.16Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
	1149	+	33.17Sec. 9. CANCELLATION.
	1150	+	33.18 Up to $3,915,000 of the unencumbered balance of the general fund appropriation from
	1151	+	33.19Laws 2022, chapter 95, article 3, section 6, paragraph (b), cancels no later than June 30,
	1152	+	33.202026.
	1153	+	33.21 ARTICLE 2
	1154	+	33.22 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
	1155	+	33.23Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1156	+	33.24 Subdivision 1.Fees.(a) The fee for state park permits for:
	1157	+	33.25 (1) an annual use of state parks is $35 $45;
	1158	+	33.26 (2) a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit is $26 $35;
	1159	+	33.27 (3) a state park permit valid for one day is $7 $10;
	1160	+	33.28 (4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $5 $8;
	1161	+	33.29 (5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $30 $40;
	1162	+	33.30 (6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and
	1163	+	33Article 2 Section 1.
	1164	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 34.1 (7) a state park permit for persons with disabilities under section 85.053, subdivision 7,
	1165	+	34.2paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is $12 $20.
	1166	+	34.3 (b) The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.
	1167	+	34.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
	1168	+	34.5 Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge.A $10.60 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed
	1169	+	34.6under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and
	1170	+	34.7research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian
	1171	+	34.8watermilfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The surcharge is:
	1172	+	34.9 (1) for a watercraft 19 feet or less in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses (2)
	1173	+	34.10to (8), $29;
	1174	+	34.11 (2) for a watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered
	1175	+	34.12for rent or lease, $25;
	1176	+	34.13 (3) for a sailboat 19 feet in length or less, $20;
	1177	+	34.14 (4) for a watercraft used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety,
	1178	+	34.15$14;
	1179	+	34.16 (5) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, $50;
	1180	+	34.17 (6) for a personal watercraft, including one offered for rent or lease, $25;
	1181	+	34.18 (7) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses
	1182	+	34.19(2) to (6), $25;
	1183	+	34.20 (8) for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet
	1184	+	34.21in length, $20;
	1185	+	34.22 (9) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length, other than a
	1186	+	34.23watercraft listed in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $38;
	1187	+	34.24 (10) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed
	1188	+	34.25in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $50;
	1189	+	34.26 (11) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer, other than a watercraft listed in clauses
	1190	+	34.27(4), (5), (8), and (12), $62; and
	1191	+	34.28 (12) for a watercraft used primarily for charter fishing, commercial fishing, commercial
	1192	+	34.29passenger carrying, or other commercial operation, $50.
	1193	+	34.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
	1194	+	34Article 2 Sec. 2.
	1195	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 35.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
	1196	+	35.2 Subd. 6.Water-use permit; processing fee.(a) Except as described in paragraphs (b)
	1197	+	35.3to (g), a water-use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in
	1198	+	35.4accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water-use permit in force
	1199	+	35.5at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water
	1200	+	35.6management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the
	1201	+	35.7stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
	1202	+	35.8 (1) $140 $200 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
	1203	+	35.9 (2) $3.50 $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less
	1204	+	35.10than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
	1205	+	35.11 (3) $4 $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less
	1206	+	35.12than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
	1207	+	35.13 (4) $4.50 $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but
	1208	+	35.14less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
	1209	+	35.15 (5) $5 $9 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less
	1210	+	35.16than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
	1211	+	35.17 (6) $5.50 $10 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but
	1212	+	35.18less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
	1213	+	35.19 (7) $6 $11 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less
	1214	+	35.20than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
	1215	+	35.21 (8) $6.50 $12 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but
	1216	+	35.22less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
	1217	+	35.23 (9) $7 $13 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less
	1218	+	35.24than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
	1219	+	35.25 (10) $7.50 $14 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but
	1220	+	35.26less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
	1221	+	35.27 (11) $8 $15 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per
	1222	+	35.28year.
	1223	+	35.29 (b) For once-through cooling systems, a water-use processing fee must be prescribed
	1224	+	35.30by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water-use
	1225	+	35.31permit in force at any time during the year:
	1226	+	35Article 2 Sec. 3.
	1227	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 36.1 (1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
	1228	+	36.2 (2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
	1229	+	36.3 (c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year and,
	1230	+	36.4except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
	1231	+	36.5 (d) For water-use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
	1232	+	36.6 (1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 $325,000 per year;
	1233	+	36.7 (2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
	1234	+	36.8 (i) $60,000 $75,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
	1235	+	36.9 (ii) $90,000 $125,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
	1236	+	36.10 (iii) $300,000 $400,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
	1237	+	36.11 (3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 $1,500 per year;
	1238	+	36.12 (4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam for
	1239	+	36.13home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the cogeneration
	1240	+	36.14of electricity and steam;
	1241	+	36.15 (5) the fee for a facility that temporarily diverts a water of the state from its natural
	1242	+	36.16channel to produce hydroelectric or hydromechanical power may not exceed $5,000 per
	1243	+	36.17year. A permit for such a facility does not count toward the number of permits held by an
	1244	+	36.18entity as described in this paragraph; and
	1245	+	36.19 (6) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to prevent
	1246	+	36.20flood damage or to remove floodwaters during a period of flooding, as determined by the
	1247	+	36.21commissioner.
	1248	+	36.22 (e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of ten
	1249	+	36.23percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid
	1250	+	36.24balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee
	1251	+	36.25may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal
	1252	+	36.26governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
	1253	+	36.27 (f) The minimum water-use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of agricultural
	1254	+	36.28land is $20 $100 for years in which:
	1255	+	36.29 (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
	1256	+	36.30 (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 and
	1257	+	36.31October 1.
	1258	+	36Article 2 Sec. 3.
	1259	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 37.1 (g) The commissioner shall waive the water-use permit fee for installations and projects
	1260	+	37.2that use stormwater runoff or where public entities are diverting water to treat a water quality
	1261	+	37.3issue and returning the water to its source without using the water for any other purpose,
	1262	+	37.4unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use adversely affects surface water
	1263	+	37.5or groundwater.
	1264	+	37.6 (h) A surcharge of $50 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph
	1265	+	37.7(a) shall be is applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of May, June, July,
	1266	+	37.8August, and September that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal
	1267	+	37.9water use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for
	1268	+	37.10municipalities with more than one permit shall be is determined based on the total
	1269	+	37.11appropriations from all permits that supply a common distribution system.
	1270	+	37.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
	1271	+	37.13Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	1272	+	37.14 Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees.(a) A fee to defray the costs of
	1273	+	37.15receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under
	1274	+	37.16this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer
	1275	+	37.17an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under
	1276	+	37.18a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c),
	1277	+	37.19must comply with section 16A.1285.
	1278	+	37.20 (b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must
	1279	+	37.21be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred
	1280	+	37.22for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account
	1281	+	37.23in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
	1282	+	37.24 (c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under
	1283	+	37.25paragraph (b), is $150 $600. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam
	1284	+	37.26that is subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for
	1285	+	37.27mining must be at least $1,200, but not more than $12,000. The fee for a notification to
	1286	+	37.28request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $400, except that the
	1287	+	37.29fee for a notification to request authorization to appropriate water under a general permit
	1288	+	37.30is $100.
	1289	+	37.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
	1290	+	37Article 2 Sec. 4.
	1291	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 38.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	1292	+	38.2read:
	1293	+	38.3 Subd. 2a.Commissioner."Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution
	1294	+	38.4Control Agency.
	1295	+	38.5 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	1296	+	38.6read:
	1297	+	38.7 Subd. 15a.Release."Release" has the meaning given in section 115B.02, subdivision
	1298	+	38.815.
	1299	+	38.9 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	1300	+	38.10read:
	1301	+	38.11 Subd. 15b.Respond or response."Respond" or "response" means to remedy or a
	1302	+	38.12remedial action as defined under section 115B.02, subdivision 16, or to remove or a removal
	1303	+	38.13as defined under section 115B.02, subdivision 17.
	1304	+	38.14Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1305	+	38.15 Subdivision 1.Remedies available.The provisions of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755,
	1306	+	38.16this chapter and chapters 114C, 115A, and 116, and sections 325E.10 to 325E.1251 325E.12
	1307	+	38.17and 325E.32 and all rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance,
	1308	+	38.18and permits adopted or issued by the agency thereunder or under any other law now in force
	1309	+	38.19or hereafter enacted for the prevention, control, or abatement of pollution may be enforced
	1310	+	38.20by any one or any combination of the following: criminal prosecution; action to recover
	1311	+	38.21civil penalties; injunction; action to compel or cease performance; or other appropriate
	1312	+	38.22action, in accordance with the provisions of said chapters and this section.
	1313	+	38.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	1314	+	38.24Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.072, is amended to read:
	1315	+	38.25 115.072 RECOVERING LITIGATION COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN
	1316	+	38.26RESPONDING TO A RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE OF POLLUTANTS
	1317	+	38.27AND CONTAMINANTS.
	1318	+	38.28 (a) In any action brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state, pursuant to
	1319	+	38.29the provisions of this chapter and chapters 114C, 114E, and 116, for civil penalties, injunctive
	1320	+	38.30relief, or in an action to compel compliance, if the state shall finally prevail, and if the
	1321	+	38Article 2 Sec. 9.
	1322	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 39.1proven violation was willful, the state, in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter,
	1323	+	39.2may be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or a
	1324	+	39.3part of the litigation expenses incurred by the state. In determining the amount of such
	1325	+	39.4litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the economic
	1326	+	39.5circumstances of the defendant.
	1327	+	39.6 (b) Amounts recovered under the provisions of this section paragraph (a) and section
	1328	+	39.7115.071, subdivisions 3 to 5, shall must be paid into the environmental fund in the state
	1329	+	39.8treasury to the extent provided in section 115.073.
	1330	+	39.9 (c) Any reasonable and necessary expenses, including all response costs, corrective
	1331	+	39.10action costs, staff time, and administrative and legal expenses, incurred by the commissioner
	1332	+	39.11to respond to releases or threatened releases from pollutants or contaminants that are
	1333	+	39.12otherwise excluded from recovery under chapter 115B may be recovered in a civil action
	1334	+	39.13brought by the attorney general against any person. The commissioner's certification of
	1335	+	39.14expenses is prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and necessary. Any
	1336	+	39.15expenses that are recovered by the attorney general under this paragraph must be deposited
	1337	+	39.16in the fund from which they were paid.
	1338	+	39.17 (d) Any reasonable and necessary expenses, including all response costs, corrective
	1339	+	39.18action costs, staff time, and administrative and legal expenses, incurred by a local unit of
	1340	+	39.19government to respond to releases or threatened releases from pollutants or contaminants
	1341	+	39.20that are otherwise excluded from recovery under chapter 115B may be recovered in a civil
	1342	+	39.21action brought by the local unit of government against any person.
	1343	+	39.22Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.121, is amended to read:
	1344	+	39.23 115A.121 TOXICS AND POLLUTION PREVENTION EVALUATION;
	1345	+	39.24CONSOLIDATED REPORT.
	1346	+	39.25 The commissioner shall prepare and adopt a report on pollution prevention activities
	1347	+	39.26required in chapters 115A, 115D, and 325E. The report must include activities required
	1348	+	39.27under section 115A.1320. The commissioner must submit the report to the senate and house
	1349	+	39.28of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
	1350	+	39.29by December 31, 2013, and every four years thereafter.
	1351	+	39.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	1352	+	39Article 2 Sec. 10.
	1353	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 40.1 Sec. 11. [115A.1331] STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR CIRCUIT BOARDS,
	1354	+	40.2BATTERIES, AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS; DEFINITIONS.
	1355	+	40.3 (a) The terms used in sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 have the meanings given in this
	1356	+	40.4section.
	1357	+	40.5 (b) "Battery" means a device that contains one or more voltaic or galvanic cells that are
	1358	+	40.6electrically connected to produce electric energy, including any structural members, insulative
	1359	+	40.7casing surrounding the cells, and electrical connectors.
	1360	+	40.8 (c) "Board" means the Covered Products Reimbursement Board established under section
	1361	+	40.9115A.1333.
	1362	+	40.10 (d) "Brand" means a trademark, including both a registered and an unregistered trademark;
	1363	+	40.11a logo; a name; a symbol; a word; an identifier; or a traceable mark that identifies a covered
	1364	+	40.12product or other electrical product and identifies the owner or licensee of the brand as the
	1365	+	40.13producer of the product.
	1366	+	40.14 (e) "Circuit board" means a nonconductive substrate onto which one or more layers of
	1367	+	40.15conductive paths have been printed or wires attached for mounting and interconnecting
	1368	+	40.16electronic components, such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, integrated circuit
	1369	+	40.17chips, and connecting wires. Circuit boards include printed circuit boards, printed wiring
	1370	+	40.18boards, and any other style or type of circuit board.
	1371	+	40.19 (f) "Collection site" means a physical location where a collector collects covered products
	1372	+	40.20and other electrical products from members of the public and businesses. Collection site
	1373	+	40.21includes a location regardless of whether it is operated permanently, temporarily, or for
	1374	+	40.22purposes of a collection event.
	1375	+	40.23 (g) "Collector" means a person that collects covered products and other electrical products
	1376	+	40.24on behalf of the stewardship organization and receives reimbursement from the stewardship
	1377	+	40.25organization for the collector's costs to collect and manage the products.
	1378	+	40.26 (h) "Covered battery" means a battery of any type, physical size, or energy capacity
	1379	+	40.27except a lead-acid battery with a free liquid electrolyte.
	1380	+	40.28 (i) "Covered circuit board" means any circuit board except a circuit board in:
	1381	+	40.29 (1) a major appliance;
	1382	+	40.30 (2) an appliance or tool powered by electrical power of greater than 240 volts alternating
	1383	+	40.31current; or
	1384	+	40Article 2 Sec. 11.
	1385	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 41.1 (3) an appliance or tool designed, manufactured, and intended solely for use in
	1386	+	41.2manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial settings.
	1387	+	41.3 (j) "Covered product" means:
	1388	+	41.4 (1) a covered circuit board;
	1389	+	41.5 (2) a covered battery;
	1390	+	41.6 (3) a cathode-ray tube; and
	1391	+	41.7 (4) a product that has a covered circuit board, a covered battery, or a cathode-ray tube
	1392	+	41.8contained within it or otherwise attached or connected to it, except;
	1393	+	41.9 (i) a medical device meeting the definition of a device under United States Code, title
	1394	+	41.1021, section 321, unless it is marketed for use in a household, as defined in section 115A.96;
	1395	+	41.11and
	1396	+	41.12 (ii) a motor vehicle, as defined in section 168.002.
	1397	+	41.13 (k) "Covered services" means collection, sorting, storage, transport, processing, repair,
	1398	+	41.14refurbishment, reuse, recycling, or disposal of covered products, other electrical products,
	1399	+	41.15and residual materials.
	1400	+	41.16 (l) "De minimis producer" means a producer that, in the most recent calendar year, had
	1401	+	41.17fewer than 100 covered products that were sold in or into the state and for which the producer
	1402	+	41.18was responsible.
	1403	+	41.19 (m) "Facilitate a sale" means to assist a person in transferring title or possession of a
	1404	+	41.20covered product or other electrical product, regardless of whether title or possession is ever
	1405	+	41.21acquired by the person facilitating a sale, such as by operating an online marketplace,
	1406	+	41.22publishing an offer for sale on a website, physically storing inventory of products, entering
	1407	+	41.23into a contract to allow another person to list a product for sale, processing payment on
	1408	+	41.24behalf of another person, entering into a contract with a buyer or a seller related to a sale,
	1409	+	41.25or otherwise providing a sales process. Facilitate a sale does not include acting solely as:
	1410	+	41.26 (1) an advertiser;
	1411	+	41.27 (2) a payment processor; or
	1412	+	41.28 (3) a common carrier.
	1413	+	41.29 (n) "Independent auditor" means an independent and actively licensed certified public
	1414	+	41.30accountant that is:
	1415	+	41.31 (1) retained by the stewardship organization;
	1416	+	41Article 2 Sec. 11.
	1417	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 42.1 (2) not otherwise employed by or affiliated with the stewardship organization; and
	1418	+	42.2 (3) qualified to conduct an audit under section 115A.1337, subdivision 5, paragraph (b),
	1419	+	42.3clause (6).
	1420	+	42.4 (o) "Other electrical product" means an appliance or tool that is powered by electricity
	1421	+	42.5provided through a flexible cord with an attached standardized plug intended for temporary,
	1422	+	42.6manual connection to the electrical distribution system in a residential or commercial
	1423	+	42.7structure. Other electrical product does not include:
	1424	+	42.8 (1) a covered product;
	1425	+	42.9 (2) a major appliance;
	1426	+	42.10 (3) an appliance or tool powered by electrical power of greater than 240 volts alternating
	1427	+	42.11current; or
	1428	+	42.12 (4) an appliance or tool designed, manufactured, and intended solely for use in
	1429	+	42.13manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial settings.
	1430	+	42.14 (p) "Participant" means a producer that is named by the stewardship organization as
	1431	+	42.15meeting the producer's obligations under sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 to contract with
	1432	+	42.16a stewardship organization and to pay for a stewardship program that meets the producer's
	1433	+	42.17obligations on the producer's behalf.
	1434	+	42.18 (q) "Permanent year-round collection site" means a collection site that is open at least
	1435	+	42.1912 operating hours per week, 50 weeks each calendar year.
	1436	+	42.20 (r) "Producer" means, with respect to a covered product or other electrical product that
	1437	+	42.21is sold, including online sales; offered for sale or promotional purposes; or distributed in
	1438	+	42.22or into the state:
	1439	+	42.23 (1) a person that manufactured:
	1440	+	42.24 (i) the covered product;
	1441	+	42.25 (ii) any component of the covered product if the component is also a covered product;
	1442	+	42.26or
	1443	+	42.27 (iii) the other electrical product;
	1444	+	42.28 (2) a person that imported into the United States:
	1445	+	42.29 (i) the covered product;
	1446	+	42.30 (ii) any component of the covered product if the component is also a covered product;
	1447	+	42.31or
	1448	+	42Article 2 Sec. 11.
	1449	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 43.1 (iii) the other electrical product; and
	1450	+	43.2 (3) a person that owns or controls or is licensed to use a brand under which the covered
	1451	+	43.3product or other electrical product is sold, including online sales; offered for sale or
	1452	+	43.4promotional purposes; or distributed in or into the state.
	1453	+	43.5 (s) "Responsible market" means a market for covered products and other electrical
	1454	+	43.6products, for reusable or repairable components of covered products and other electrical
	1455	+	43.7products, for reclaimed materials from covered products and other electrical products, or
	1456	+	43.8for any other recyclable residues from covered products and other electrical products that:
	1457	+	43.9 (1) reuses, recycles, or otherwise recovers materials and disposes of contaminants in a
	1458	+	43.10manner that protects the environment and minimizes risks to public health and worker health
	1459	+	43.11and safety;
	1460	+	43.12 (2) complies with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, and
	1461	+	43.13other laws governing environmental, health, safety, and financial responsibility;
	1462	+	43.14 (3) possesses all licenses and permits required by a federal or state agency or political
	1463	+	43.15subdivision;
	1464	+	43.16 (4) if operating in the state, recycles covered products and other electrical products to
	1465	+	43.17the maximum extent practicable in accordance with section 115A.02, paragraph (b); and
	1466	+	43.18 (5) minimizes adverse impacts to environmental justice areas.
	1467	+	43.19 (t) "Stewardship organization" means a nonprofit organization as described in section
	1468	+	43.20501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that enters into a contract with producers to draft
	1469	+	43.21and submit a plan for, implement, and administer a stewardship program under sections
	1470	+	43.22115A.1331 to 115A.1347 on the producers' behalf.
	1471	+	43.23 (u) "Stewardship plan" means a plan that is prepared according to section 115A.1335
	1472	+	43.24and submitted to the commissioner by a stewardship organization.
	1473	+	43.25 (v) "Stewardship program" means a system implemented by a stewardship organization
	1474	+	43.26that provides and pays for covered services and all other activities described in a stewardship
	1475	+	43.27plan approved by the commissioner under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4.
	1476	+	43.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	1477	+	43Article 2 Sec. 11.
	1478	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 44.1 Sec. 12. [115A.1333] COVERED PRODUCTS REIMBURSEMENT BOARD.
	1479	+	44.2 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The Covered Products Reimbursement Board is
	1480	+	44.3established to recommend reimbursement rates to the commissioner. Except as provided in
	1481	+	44.4this section, chapter 15 does not apply to the board.
	1482	+	44.5 Subd. 2.Membership.(a) By January 1, 2026, the commissioner must appoint the initial
	1483	+	44.6membership of the Covered Products Reimbursement Board. Membership must consist of:
	1484	+	44.7 (1) two members representing household hazardous waste collection programs established
	1485	+	44.8under section 115A.96;
	1486	+	44.9 (2) two members representing collectors, according to paragraph (c); and
	1487	+	44.10 (3) four members representing and nominated by the stewardship organization.
	1488	+	44.11 (b) In making appointments under paragraph (a), the commissioner may not appoint
	1489	+	44.12persons who are:
	1490	+	44.13 (1) current or elected Minnesota state representatives or senators;
	1491	+	44.14 (2) required to register as lobbyists under section 10A.03; or
	1492	+	44.15 (3) employees of the agency.
	1493	+	44.16 (c) Initial appointments under paragraph (a), clause (2), must represent potential
	1494	+	44.17collectors. After January 1, 2027, whenever the terms of these members expire according
	1495	+	44.18to subdivision 3, the new appointments must represent collectors. Members appointed under
	1496	+	44.19paragraph (a), clause (2), must not represent household hazardous waste collection programs
	1497	+	44.20established under section 115A.96.
	1498	+	44.21 Subd. 3.Terms; removal.Members serve for a term of four years, except that one
	1499	+	44.22member appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1); one member appointed
	1500	+	44.23under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2); and two members appointed under subdivision
	1501	+	44.242, paragraph (a), clause (3), must be appointed to serve an initial term of two years, so that
	1502	+	44.25membership terms are staggered. Members may be reappointed to another term following
	1503	+	44.26the end of a term. The removal of members is governed by section 15.059, subdivision 4.
	1504	+	44.27 Subd. 4.Quorum; voting.Meetings of the board must have at least a quorum of
	1505	+	44.28members, consisting of six members. Recommendations of the board require the affirmative
	1506	+	44.29vote of at least five members.
	1507	+	44.30 Subd. 5.Administrative support; facilitator.(a) The commissioner must provide
	1508	+	44.31administrative support to the board. The commissioner must ensure that all activities of the
	1509	+	44.32board that require public notice, such as notice of meetings, agendas and materials related
	1510	+	44Article 2 Sec. 12.
	1511	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 45.1to agenda items, and minutes, are published on the agency's publicly accessible website.
	1512	+	45.2The commissioner must provide meeting space and public access for meetings conducted
	1513	+	45.3by telephone or interactive technology.
	1514	+	45.4 (b) The commissioner must contract for a professional facilitator for the board. The
	1515	+	45.5facilitator must schedule and chair the meetings of the board but is not a member for purposes
	1516	+	45.6of quorum or voting. The facilitator must ensure that all activities of the board that require
	1517	+	45.7public notice are timely provided to the commissioner for publication.
	1518	+	45.8 Subd. 6.Meetings.(a) The board must meet at least biannually and as necessary to meet
	1519	+	45.9the requirements of subdivisions 7 to 9. Meetings may be scheduled at the request of the
	1520	+	45.10facilitator or a majority of the members.
	1521	+	45.11 (b) The board must comply with the Open Meeting Law under chapter 13D.
	1522	+	45.12 Subd. 7.Recommendations for reimbursement rates.(a) By July 1, 2026, and annually
	1523	+	45.13thereafter, the board must submit to the commissioner a recommendation for reimbursement
	1524	+	45.14rates to collectors for the following calendar year.
	1525	+	45.15 (b) Recommended rates may be differentiated by any methods recommended by
	1526	+	45.16consensus of the board, such as local property lease or purchase costs, prevailing local
	1527	+	45.17wages, or other factors.
	1528	+	45.18 (c) Recommended rates must cover all costs of collecting covered products and other
	1529	+	45.19electrical products incurred by collectors, including at least:
	1530	+	45.20 (1) labor and overhead;
	1531	+	45.21 (2) covered services performed by a collector in accordance with section 115A.1337,
	1532	+	45.22subdivision 1, paragraph (b);
	1533	+	45.23 (3) necessary collection and storage structures and containers as provided in section
	1534	+	45.24115A.1347, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
	1535	+	45.25 (4) employee training;
	1536	+	45.26 (5) necessary safety equipment, including appropriate fire protection and suppression
	1537	+	45.27equipment and supplies; and
	1538	+	45.28 (6) any other costs determined necessary by the commissioner.
	1539	+	45.29 (b) In making determinations under paragraph (a), clause (6), the commissioner may
	1540	+	45.30consider data submitted according to section 115A.1337, subdivision 5; the volume of
	1541	+	45.31covered products collected; the estimated volume of covered products sold in or into the
	1542	+	45Article 2 Sec. 12.
	1543	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 46.1state; the estimated volume of covered products disposed of in the state; and other information
	1544	+	46.2related to the effectiveness of the stewardship program.
	1545	+	46.3 (c) The board must also consider any additional financial incentives necessary to induce
	1546	+	46.4collectors to join the stewardship program in locations that would otherwise not be served,
	1547	+	46.5so that the stewardship organization can meet or exceed the required convenience standards
	1548	+	46.6under section 115A.1335, subdivision 3.
	1549	+	46.7 Subd. 8.Review and approval of reimbursement rates.(a) Within 90 days after
	1550	+	46.8receiving a recommendation on reimbursement rates submitted under subdivision 7, the
	1551	+	46.9commissioner must review the recommendation and approve or reject the recommendation.
	1552	+	46.10 (b) In conducting a review of a recommendation, the commissioner may consult with
	1553	+	46.11interested parties.
	1554	+	46.12 (c) For at least 30 days and before approving a recommendation under this subdivision,
	1555	+	46.13the commissioner must post the recommendation on the agency's publicly accessible website
	1556	+	46.14for public review and comment.
	1557	+	46.15 (d) If the commissioner determines that a recommendation does not meet the requirements
	1558	+	46.16of this section, the commissioner must reject the recommendation. The commissioner must
	1559	+	46.17provide a written notice of determination describing the reasons for the rejection to the
	1560	+	46.18board. The board must meet as necessary to submit a revised recommendation to the
	1561	+	46.19commissioner.
	1562	+	46.20 (e) After consultation under paragraph (b) and review of public comments under
	1563	+	46.21paragraph (c), if the commissioner determines that a recommendation meets the requirements
	1564	+	46.22of this section, the commissioner may approve the recommendation. The commissioner
	1565	+	46.23must provide a written notice of approval to the board and to the stewardship organization.
	1566	+	46.24In the notice, the commissioner must specify the effective date of the approved reimbursement
	1567	+	46.25rates.
	1568	+	46.26 (f) The stewardship organization must publish approved reimbursement rates on its
	1569	+	46.27publicly accessible website within 30 days after receiving the commissioner's written notice
	1570	+	46.28of approval. The commissioner may also publish the approved reimbursement rates on the
	1571	+	46.29agency's publicly accessible website.
	1572	+	46.30 Subd. 9.More-frequent rate changes.The board may, for good cause, submit a
	1573	+	46.31recommendation for reimbursement rates to the commissioner at less than an annual interval.
	1574	+	46.32The commissioner must review the recommendation according to subdivision 8. If the
	1575	+	46Article 2 Sec. 12.
	1576	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 47.1commissioner rejects the recommendation, then the previously approved reimbursement
	1577	+	47.2rates for that calendar year continue to be in effect.
	1578	+	47.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	1579	+	47.4 Sec. 13. [115A.1335] STEWARDSHIP PLAN AND BUDGET.
	1580	+	47.5 Subdivision 1.Due date.By October 1, 2026, all producers must contract with a single
	1581	+	47.6stewardship organization to act on the producers' behalf. By that date, the stewardship
	1582	+	47.7organization must submit a single stewardship plan meeting the requirements of subdivision
	1583	+	47.82 to the commissioner to review for approval or rejection.
	1584	+	47.9 Subd. 2.Plan content; budget requirement.(a) The stewardship plan must include:
	1585	+	47.10 (1) identification of and contact information for the stewardship organization;
	1586	+	47.11 (2) identification of and contact information for all participants in the stewardship
	1587	+	47.12program;
	1588	+	47.13 (3) identification of and contact information for each collector; each person providing
	1589	+	47.14covered services for covered products or other electrical products, including any collector
	1590	+	47.15that will perform covered services other than collection; and each facility at which covered
	1591	+	47.16products and other electrical products will be managed under the stewardship plan;
	1592	+	47.17 (4) the address; county of location; and, in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
	1593	+	47.18geolocation data for each collection site to be used by the stewardship organization under
	1594	+	47.19the stewardship program;
	1595	+	47.20 (5) a list of the brands covered under the stewardship program;
	1596	+	47.21 (6) eligibility criteria for prospective collectors of covered products and other electrical
	1597	+	47.22products under the stewardship program according to section 115A.1337, subdivision 3,
	1598	+	47.23paragraph (c);
	1599	+	47.24 (7) a description of how the stewardship program will accept and provide covered services
	1600	+	47.25and reimbursement under this section to any household hazardous waste collection program
	1601	+	47.26established under section 115A.96 in a manner that is equal to the services and reimbursement
	1602	+	47.27provided to all other collectors, if the operator of the household hazardous waste collection
	1603	+	47.28program requests covered services and reimbursement;
	1604	+	47.29 (8) a description of how the stewardship program will provide convenient, statewide
	1605	+	47.30collection according to subdivision 3;
	1606	+	47Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1607	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 48.1 (9) a description of how the stewardship organization will annually monitor and ensure
	1608	+	48.2continuing compliance with the convenience standards under subdivision 3;
	1609	+	48.3 (10) a description of how the stewardship organization will provide each collector served
	1610	+	48.4by the stewardship program with the materials specified in section 115A.1337, subdivision
	1611	+	48.51, including specifications for appropriate containers, signage templates, and a copy of all
	1612	+	48.6training and educational materials to be provided;
	1613	+	48.7 (11) a description of how collection sites will be accessible according to section
	1614	+	48.8115A.1337, subdivision 2;
	1615	+	48.9 (12) the performance standards for persons providing covered services for covered
	1616	+	48.10products and other electrical products on behalf of the stewardship organization and the
	1617	+	48.11oversight methods by which the stewardship organization will ensure continuing compliance
	1618	+	48.12with the performance standards. The performance standards must:
	1619	+	48.13 (i) meet the requirements of section 115A.1337, subdivision 3; and
	1620	+	48.14 (ii) ensure that covered products, other electrical products, and materials resulting from
	1621	+	48.15recycling of covered products and other electrical products are managed through responsible
	1622	+	48.16markets;
	1623	+	48.17 (13) a description of methods by which the stewardship organization will ensure that
	1624	+	48.18covered products and any other electrical products that are waste for which the stewardship
	1625	+	48.19organization is responsible are managed while in the state in compliance with rules adopted
	1626	+	48.20under section 116.07 for managing solid waste and hazardous waste and, when outside the
	1627	+	48.21state, with all federal, state, and local requirements applicable to managing solid waste and
	1628	+	48.22hazardous waste, as applicable;
	1629	+	48.23 (14) a description of methods by which the stewardship organization will ensure that
	1630	+	48.24covered products and any other electrical products for which the stewardship organization
	1631	+	48.25is responsible are managed in compliance with safety and health requirements for employees
	1632	+	48.26administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and with fire protection requirements
	1633	+	48.27administered by the Department of Public Safety while in the state and, when outside the
	1634	+	48.28state, with all federal, state, and local requirements applicable to safety and health
	1635	+	48.29requirements for employees and fire protection requirements;
	1636	+	48.30 (15) a description of methods by which the stewardship organization will ensure that
	1637	+	48.31covered products and other electrical products for which the stewardship organization is
	1638	+	48.32responsible are transported in compliance with applicable regulations incorporated by
	1639	+	48.33reference under section 221.033 for transporting hazardous materials while in the state and,
	1640	+	48Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1641	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 49.1when outside the state, with all federal, state, and local requirements applicable to
	1642	+	49.2transportation of hazardous materials;
	1643	+	49.3 (16) a statement of indemnification by the stewardship organization to collectors for
	1644	+	49.4potential liability for improper downstream management of covered products and other
	1645	+	49.5electrical products or residual materials by providers of covered services contracted for by
	1646	+	49.6the stewardship organization and identified in the stewardship plan under clause (3);
	1647	+	49.7 (17) a description of how the stewardship organization will determine the mass of covered
	1648	+	49.8products and other electrical products for which it has provided covered services under the
	1649	+	49.9stewardship program by county of collection and, for covered batteries and covered products
	1650	+	49.10that have covered batteries contained within them or otherwise attached or connected to
	1651	+	49.11them, by battery chemistry;
	1652	+	49.12 (18) a description of the outreach and education methods and activities that the
	1653	+	49.13stewardship organization will provide according to section 115A.1337, subdivision 4;
	1654	+	49.14 (19) a description of how the stewardship organization will employ at least one full-time
	1655	+	49.15employee who is solely dedicated to implementing the stewardship program in this state
	1656	+	49.16and serving as the primary contact between the stewardship organization and the agency;
	1657	+	49.17 (20) a description of the system by which the stewardship organization will provide
	1658	+	49.18advance funding of or reimbursement to collectors in a manner that provides:
	1659	+	49.19 (i) a clear process for submitting and paying invoices;
	1660	+	49.20 (ii) reasonable timelines for reimbursement, at intervals no longer than monthly unless
	1661	+	49.21otherwise agreed to by the person providing covered services to be reimbursed; and
	1662	+	49.22 (iii) a third-party mediator to resolve disputes that arise between the stewardship
	1663	+	49.23organization and a person providing covered services regarding determining or paying
	1664	+	49.24reimbursements;
	1665	+	49.25 (21) identification of groups of producers, such as by industry, covered product and
	1666	+	49.26other electrical product type, or other method proposed by the stewardship organization,
	1667	+	49.27and the proposed allocation of stewardship program costs among the groups of producers,
	1668	+	49.28such that the costs of managing covered products or other electrical products produced by
	1669	+	49.29a group of producers are not borne by other groups of producers;
	1670	+	49.30 (22) a description of how the stewardship organization will comply with subdivision 6,
	1671	+	49.31paragraph (b);
	1672	+	49Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1673	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 50.1 (23) a description of how the stewardship organization will assist producers in complying
	1674	+	50.2with the labeling requirements of section 115A.1347, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
	1675	+	50.3 (24) a description of how the stewardship organization will ensure that covered products
	1676	+	50.4and other electrical products managed under the stewardship program are recycled to the
	1677	+	50.5maximum extent practicable in accordance with section 115A.02, paragraph (b);
	1678	+	50.6 (25) a description of how the stewardship organization will incentivize investment in
	1679	+	50.7processes, product design and material use, technology, and personnel training that could
	1680	+	50.8raise the future maximum extent practicable for recycling described in clause (24), including
	1681	+	50.9consideration of covered product reuse, repair, and product life cycle;
	1682	+	50.10 (26) a description of how the stewardship organization will annually report to the
	1683	+	50.11commissioner the number, type, and volume of covered products and other electrical products
	1684	+	50.12collected during each calendar year, specifying the categories of the covered products and
	1685	+	50.13other electrical products and the chemistries of the covered batteries collected;
	1686	+	50.14 (27) a description of how the stewardship organization will annually report to the
	1687	+	50.15commissioner the end management, through reuse, repair, reclamation, recycling, or disposal,
	1688	+	50.16of the covered products and other electrical products shipped from collection sites under
	1689	+	50.17the stewardship program during each calendar year; and
	1690	+	50.18 (28) a description of how the stewardship organization will take action to decrease the
	1691	+	50.19incidence of covered products in solid waste in the state according to section 115A.1337,
	1692	+	50.20subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
	1693	+	50.21 (b) By January 1, 2027, and by April 1 each year thereafter, the stewardship organization
	1694	+	50.22must submit an anticipated annual budget for the stewardship program, broken down into
	1695	+	50.23the stewardship program's estimated costs for administration, collection, sorting, storage,
	1696	+	50.24transportation, processing, refurbishment, repair, reuse, recycling, disposal, and
	1697	+	50.25communication costs, including the cost of fees under section 115A.1339 but not including
	1698	+	50.26costs for lobbying, costs associated with litigation against the state, or penalties imposed
	1699	+	50.27by the state. The budget is not subject to review and approval under subdivisions 4 and 5.
	1700	+	50.28 Subd. 3.Convenience standards.(a) The stewardship plan must provide convenient,
	1701	+	50.29statewide collection for all covered products that are offered to collectors by a person in the
	1702	+	50.30state, regardless of:
	1703	+	50.31 (1) a covered product's brand;
	1704	+	50.32 (2) a covered battery's energy capacity or chemistry;
	1705	+	50Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1706	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 51.1 (3) whether the producer of a covered product is a participant in the stewardship program;
	1707	+	51.2or
	1708	+	51.3 (4) whether the brand of a covered product is covered under the stewardship program.
	1709	+	51.4 (b) The stewardship plan must meet the following convenience standards:
	1710	+	51.5 (1) for each county with a population of 10,000 or less, maintain at least two permanent
	1711	+	51.6year-round collection sites;
	1712	+	51.7 (2) for each county with a population greater than 10,000 but less than or equal to
	1713	+	51.8100,000, maintain at least two permanent year-round collection sites and at least one
	1714	+	51.9additional permanent year-round collection site for each additional 10,000 in population
	1715	+	51.10above a population of 10,000;
	1716	+	51.11 (3) for each county with a population greater than 100,000, maintain at least 11 permanent
	1717	+	51.12year-round collection sites and at least one additional permanent year-round collection site
	1718	+	51.13for each additional 50,000 in population above a population of 100,000;
	1719	+	51.14 (4) maintain a permanent year-round collection site located within ten miles of the
	1720	+	51.15household of at least 95 percent of the residents of the state; and
	1721	+	51.16 (5) any additional convenience standards that the commissioner determines are necessary
	1722	+	51.17to provide convenient, statewide collection for covered products.
	1723	+	51.18 (c) In making a determination under paragraph (b), clause (5), the commissioner may
	1724	+	51.19consider data submitted according to section 115A.1337, subdivision 5; the volume of
	1725	+	51.20covered products collected; the estimated volume of covered products sold in or into the
	1726	+	51.21state; the estimated volume of covered products disposed of in the state; and other information
	1727	+	51.22related to the effectiveness of the stewardship program.
	1728	+	51.23 Subd. 4.Review of stewardship plan; implementation.(a) Within 120 days after
	1729	+	51.24receiving a complete stewardship plan submitted under this section, the commissioner must
	1730	+	51.25determine whether the stewardship plan complies with the requirements of this section and
	1731	+	51.26will ensure that elements required by subdivision 2, paragraph (a), will be met to the
	1732	+	51.27maximum extent practicable. The commissioner must provide a written notice of
	1733	+	51.28determination according to this subdivision.
	1734	+	51.29 (b) In conducting a review of a stewardship plan, the commissioner may consult with
	1735	+	51.30interested parties.
	1736	+	51Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1737	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 52.1 (c) For at least 30 days and before approving a stewardship plan, the commissioner must
	1738	+	52.2place the stewardship plan on the agency's publicly accessible website for public review
	1739	+	52.3and comment.
	1740	+	52.4 (d) If the commissioner determines that a stewardship plan fails to meet the requirements
	1741	+	52.5of this section or will not ensure that elements required by subdivision 2, paragraph (a), will
	1742	+	52.6be met to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner must reject the stewardship
	1743	+	52.7plan. The commissioner must provide a written notice of determination to the stewardship
	1744	+	52.8organization describing the reasons for the rejection.
	1745	+	52.9 (e) After any consultation under paragraph (b) and review of public comments received
	1746	+	52.10under paragraph (c), if the commissioner determines that a stewardship plan meets the
	1747	+	52.11requirements of subdivision 2, the commissioner must approve the stewardship plan. The
	1748	+	52.12commissioner must provide a written notice of determination to the stewardship organization.
	1749	+	52.13 (f) The stewardship organization must publish its approved stewardship plan on its
	1750	+	52.14publicly accessible website within 30 days after receiving written notice of approval but is
	1751	+	52.15not required to publish nonpublic data as defined under chapter 13. The commissioner may
	1752	+	52.16publish the approved stewardship plan on the agency's publicly accessible website but must
	1753	+	52.17not publish nonpublic data.
	1754	+	52.18 (g) The stewardship organization must implement the stewardship plan approved by the
	1755	+	52.19commissioner, including any amendments to the stewardship plan that are approved by the
	1756	+	52.20commissioner according to subdivision 5, within 60 days after receiving written notice of
	1757	+	52.21approval.
	1758	+	52.22 (h) For each stewardship plan or amendment submitted to the commissioner for review,
	1759	+	52.23the commissioner may consider the data submitted according to section 115A.1337,
	1760	+	52.24subdivision 5, and other relevant information to establish requirements to improve the
	1761	+	52.25effectiveness, performance, and awareness of the stewardship program.
	1762	+	52.26 Subd. 5.Amending or terminating stewardship plan.(a) The stewardship organization
	1763	+	52.27may amend a stewardship plan approved under subdivision 4 without review or approval
	1764	+	52.28by the commissioner to make the changes specified in clauses (1) to (3). Within 30 days
	1765	+	52.29after adopting an amendment under this paragraph, the stewardship organization must report
	1766	+	52.30the amendment to the commissioner and must publish the amended stewardship plan on the
	1767	+	52.31stewardship organization's publicly accessible website. The stewardship organization must
	1768	+	52.32implement amendments made to a stewardship plan under this paragraph within 60 days
	1769	+	52.33after adopting the amendment. The stewardship organization may:
	1770	+	52Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1771	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 53.1 (1) add, terminate, or replace a collector, collection site, person providing covered
	1772	+	53.2services, or facility at which covered services will be performed;
	1773	+	53.3 (2) add or remove participants or brands covered under the stewardship plan; or
	1774	+	53.4 (3) change contact staff or contact staff information for the stewardship organization,
	1775	+	53.5participants, collectors, persons transporting covered products or other electrical products,
	1776	+	53.6or facilities to be used for storage, processing, recycling, or disposal.
	1777	+	53.7 (b) Except for an amendment under paragraph (a), a proposed amendment to a
	1778	+	53.8stewardship plan approved under subdivision 4 must be submitted to and reviewed and
	1779	+	53.9approved by the commissioner before it may be implemented by the stewardship organization.
	1780	+	53.10The commissioner must review and approve or reject the proposed amendment according
	1781	+	53.11to subdivision 4.
	1782	+	53.12 (c) The stewardship organization with an approved stewardship plan must submit an
	1783	+	53.13amended stewardship plan for review at least every five years according to this subdivision
	1784	+	53.14and subdivision 4 if the stewardship organization has not during that time submitted
	1785	+	53.15amendments for review under paragraph (b).
	1786	+	53.16 (d) The stewardship organization may terminate a stewardship plan by providing at least
	1787	+	53.1790 days' written notice to the commissioner and to all participants in the stewardship program.
	1788	+	53.18Before the stewardship plan is terminated, each participant must meet the requirements of
	1789	+	53.19section 115A.1335, subdivision 1, by contracting with a new stewardship organization,
	1790	+	53.20which must submit and obtain the commissioner's approval for a stewardship plan.
	1791	+	53.21 (e) The commissioner may terminate a stewardship plan for good cause, such as
	1792	+	53.22significant noncompliance with this section; failure to ensure that covered products and
	1793	+	53.23other electrical products collected in the state are being managed in responsible markets
	1794	+	53.24and according to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (13) to (15); failure to timely submit
	1795	+	53.25a stewardship plan for review according to paragraph (c); or failure to pay fees assessed
	1796	+	53.26under section 115A.1339. If the commissioner terminates a stewardship plan, the
	1797	+	53.27commissioner must provide the stewardship organization with written notice of termination
	1798	+	53.28describing the good cause for termination. The commissioner must also notify all participants
	1799	+	53.29in the stewardship program in writing using the contact information for the participants
	1800	+	53.30provided in the stewardship plan.
	1801	+	53.31 Subd. 6.Compliance.(a) The stewardship organization must comply with its stewardship
	1802	+	53.32plan approved by the commissioner, including any amendments to the stewardship plan
	1803	+	53.33that are made according to subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b).
	1804	+	53Article 2 Sec. 13.
	1805	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 54.1 (b) The stewardship organization must comply with the reimbursement rates approved
	1806	+	54.2by the commissioner.
	1807	+	54.3 (c) The stewardship organization must ensure that all costs of the stewardship program
	1808	+	54.4are fully paid for by producers as a whole, except for de minimis producers. All costs of
	1809	+	54.5the stewardship program must be allocated between groups of producers without any fee,
	1810	+	54.6charge, surcharge, or any other cost to:
	1811	+	54.7 (1) any member of the public;
	1812	+	54.8 (2) any business other than a producer;
	1813	+	54.9 (3) any collector;
	1814	+	54.10 (4) any person providing covered services;
	1815	+	54.11 (5) the state or any political subdivision;
	1816	+	54.12 (6) de minimis producers; or
	1817	+	54.13 (7) any other person who is not a producer.
	1818	+	54.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	1819	+	54.15Sec. 14. [115A.1337] STEWARDSHIP ORGANIZATION DUTIES.
	1820	+	54.16 Subdivision 1.Duties to collectors.(a) The stewardship organization must provide the
	1821	+	54.17following to each collector:
	1822	+	54.18 (1) reimbursement at the rates approved by the commissioner;
	1823	+	54.19 (2) all covered services after the initial collection of covered products and other electrical
	1824	+	54.20products by the collector;
	1825	+	54.21 (3) containers as described in section 115A.1347, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
	1826	+	54.22 (4) consistent signage identifying a collection site;
	1827	+	54.23 (5) training for collection site employees on identifying and safely handling and storing
	1828	+	54.24covered batteries and covered products that have covered batteries contained within them
	1829	+	54.25or otherwise attached or connected to them, including damaged, defective, or recalled
	1830	+	54.26batteries, also known as DDR batteries;
	1831	+	54.27 (6) educational materials that address the information described in subdivision 4,
	1832	+	54.28paragraph (a), clause (3), for distribution to members of the public and businesses in
	1833	+	54.29Minnesota. The educational materials must be made available in English and at least the
	1834	+	54Article 2 Sec. 14.
	1835	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 55.1three most frequent languages spoken at home in the state other than English, according to
	1836	+	55.2the state demographer; and
	1837	+	55.3 (7) direction to an alternate collector whenever a collector determines and reports to the
	1838	+	55.4stewardship organization, according to section 115A.1341, subdivision 1, paragraph (d),
	1839	+	55.5that the collector cannot safely collect a covered product. The stewardship organization
	1840	+	55.6must ensure that the covered product is collected by another collector.
	1841	+	55.7 (b) The stewardship organization must allow a collector to perform covered services if
	1842	+	55.8the collector meets the performance standards in the stewardship plan under section
	1843	+	55.9115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12), and the collector is identified in the
	1844	+	55.10stewardship plan as providing covered services other than collection according to section
	1845	+	55.11115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3).
	1846	+	55.12 (c) For covered services provided under paragraph (b), the stewardship organization
	1847	+	55.13must reimburse the collector for the cost of the performed covered services according to
	1848	+	55.14section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (20).
	1849	+	55.15 (d) A collector may request the stewardship organization to add a person to provide
	1850	+	55.16covered services to the stewardship plan as an amendment under section 115A.1335,
	1851	+	55.17subdivision 5, paragraph (a), and the stewardship organization must consider the request if
	1852	+	55.18the person meets the performance standards in the stewardship plan.
	1853	+	55.19 Subd. 2.Accessibility.(a) The stewardship organization must provide convenient,
	1854	+	55.20equitable, and accessible service to all Minnesotans, including but not limited to people of
	1855	+	55.21color; Minnesota Tribal governments as defined in section 10.65, subdivision 2; those that
	1856	+	55.22are non-English speaking; immigrant and refugee communities; those with limited access
	1857	+	55.23to transportation; and those in environmental justice areas.
	1858	+	55.24 (b) The stewardship program must include collection opportunities beyond those required
	1859	+	55.25under section 115A.1335, subdivision 3, to better serve populations under paragraph (a),
	1860	+	55.26such as individual pickup from households and temporary events to provide enhanced
	1861	+	55.27collection availability.
	1862	+	55.28 (c) Where feasible, the stewardship organization must encourage establishing collection
	1863	+	55.29sites in proximity to local public transit.
	1864	+	55.30 Subd. 3.Oversight; collector eligibility.(a) The stewardship organization must ensure
	1865	+	55.31that:
	1866	+	55Article 2 Sec. 14.
	1867	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 56.1 (1) covered products and other electrical products managed under the stewardship
	1868	+	56.2program are recycled to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with section 115A.02,
	1869	+	56.3paragraph (b); and
	1870	+	56.4 (2) residual materials are managed in compliance with applicable hazardous waste or
	1871	+	56.5solid waste requirements by:
	1872	+	56.6 (i) each person transporting covered products or other electrical products; and
	1873	+	56.7 (ii) each facility listed in the stewardship plan at which storage, processing, recycling,
	1874	+	56.8or disposal of covered products and other electrical products is performed.
	1875	+	56.9 (b) To ensure that covered products and other electrical products are managed to the
	1876	+	56.10maximum extent practicable in accordance with section 115A.02, paragraph (b), the
	1877	+	56.11commissioner may require performance standards and oversight methods in lieu of or in
	1878	+	56.12addition to the performance standards and oversight methods used by a stewardship
	1879	+	56.13organization under paragraph (a) and section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
	1880	+	56.14clause (12), for persons providing covered services for covered products and other electrical
	1881	+	56.15products. The commissioner may consider data submitted under subdivision 5; the availability
	1882	+	56.16and feasibility of technology, processes, and methods for managing covered products and
	1883	+	56.17other electrical products; and other information related to the effectiveness of the stewardship
	1884	+	56.18program.
	1885	+	56.19 (c) The stewardship organization must allow any person meeting the eligibility criteria
	1886	+	56.20to serve as a collector. Except for a household hazardous waste collection program established
	1887	+	56.21under section 115A.96, a stewardship organization may terminate a collector and cease
	1888	+	56.22payment to the collector for good cause. Except as provided for in section 115A.1341,
	1889	+	56.23subdivision 2, the eligibility criteria must include agreement by collectors to accept covered
	1890	+	56.24products of any brand, any physical size, and, in the case of covered batteries and covered
	1891	+	56.25products that have covered batteries contained within them or otherwise attached or connected
	1892	+	56.26to them, any energy capacity or chemistry.
	1893	+	56.27 Subd. 4.Stewardship program effectiveness.(a) To support the effectiveness of the
	1894	+	56.28stewardship program, the stewardship organization must provide outreach and education
	1895	+	56.29to:
	1896	+	56.30 (1) persons that might sell, offer for sale or promotional purposes, or distribute covered
	1897	+	56.31products or other electrical products in or into the state, to inform the persons of the
	1898	+	56.32requirements of section 115A.1347, subdivision 2;
	1899	+	56Article 2 Sec. 14.
	1900	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 57.1 (2) potential collectors and persons who are collecting covered products before the
	1901	+	57.2effective date of this section to inform the collectors how to request coverage by the
	1902	+	57.3stewardship program; and
	1903	+	57.4 (3) members of the public to raise awareness of:
	1904	+	57.5 (i) public health and safety and environmental risks caused by improperly charging,
	1905	+	57.6storing, and disposing of covered batteries and covered products that have covered batteries
	1906	+	57.7contained within them or otherwise attached or connected to them;
	1907	+	57.8 (ii) public health and environmental risks caused by improperly disposing of covered
	1908	+	57.9products;
	1909	+	57.10 (iii) methods to safely charge and store covered batteries and covered products that have
	1910	+	57.11covered batteries contained within them or otherwise attached or connected to them;
	1911	+	57.12 (iv) the benefits of repairing, reusing, and recycling covered products and other electrical
	1912	+	57.13products in contrast to disposal; and
	1913	+	57.14 (v) the existence of the stewardship program and the ability to recycle covered products
	1914	+	57.15and other electrical products at no cost, including the location and convenience of collection
	1915	+	57.16sites in the state.
	1916	+	57.17 (b) The stewardship organization must maintain a publicly accessible website to locate
	1917	+	57.18collection sites through map-based and text-based searches.
	1918	+	57.19 (c) The stewardship organization must, in addition to the requirements of paragraphs
	1919	+	57.20(a) and (b), take action to decrease the incidence of covered products in solid waste generated
	1920	+	57.21in the state as soon as practicable and to the maximum extent achievable. The commissioner
	1921	+	57.22may determine the effectiveness of the stewardship program using information from waste
	1922	+	57.23composition studies conducted under section 115A.412 and other information available to
	1923	+	57.24the commissioner and may require the stewardship organization to submit information and
	1924	+	57.25implement actions to decrease the incidence of covered products in solid waste in accordance
	1925	+	57.26with section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (28).
	1926	+	57.27 Subd. 5.Reporting.(a) The stewardship organization must report an amendment to the
	1927	+	57.28stewardship plan made under section 115A.1335, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), to the
	1928	+	57.29commissioner within 30 days after making the amendment.
	1929	+	57.30 (b) By April 1 each year, the stewardship organization must report to the commissioner,
	1930	+	57.31in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, on the stewardship organization's
	1931	+	57.32activities during the preceding calendar year. The stewardship organization must also submit
	1932	+	57.33a copy of the report to the board. The report must include:
	1933	+	57Article 2 Sec. 14.
	1934	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 58.1 (1) the address, county of location, and geolocation data for each collection site used by
	1935	+	58.2the stewardship organization under the stewardship program during the preceding calendar
	1936	+	58.3year;
	1937	+	58.4 (2) the number, type, and volume of covered products and other electrical products
	1938	+	58.5collected during each calendar year, specifying the categories of the covered products and
	1939	+	58.6other electrical products and the chemistries of the covered batteries collected, in accordance
	1940	+	58.7with section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (26);
	1941	+	58.8 (3) the end management, through reuse, repair, reclamation, recycling, or disposal, of
	1942	+	58.9the covered products and other electrical products shipped from collection sites under the
	1943	+	58.10stewardship program, in accordance with section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
	1944	+	58.11clause (27);
	1945	+	58.12 (4) the results of the oversight according to section 115A.1335, subdivision 2, paragraph
	1946	+	58.13(a), clause (12), verifying that the performance standards were met by each of the persons
	1947	+	58.14providing covered services;
	1948	+	58.15 (5) a description of outreach and education activities performed by the stewardship
	1949	+	58.16organization during the preceding calendar year according to subdivision 4;
	1950	+	58.17 (6) a financial report on the stewardship program, including actual costs and funding
	1951	+	58.18compared to the budget for the year submitted under section 115A.1335, subdivision 2,
	1952	+	58.19paragraph (b). The financial report must include an audit report of the stewardship program
	1953	+	58.20by an independent auditor. The independent auditor must be selected by the stewardship
	1954	+	58.21organization and approved or rejected by the commissioner. If the commissioner rejects an
	1955	+	58.22independent auditor, the stewardship organization must select a different independent auditor
	1956	+	58.23for approval or rejection by the commissioner. The independent audit must meet the
	1957	+	58.24requirements of Accounting Standards Update 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958),
	1958	+	58.25Financial Accounting Standards Board, as amended;
	1959	+	58.26 (7) the proposed and actual budget for the year in which the report is submitted; and
	1960	+	58.27 (8) starting on the second April after the stewardship organization's first stewardship
	1961	+	58.28plan is approved by the commissioner, and then every third year thereafter, a performance
	1962	+	58.29audit of the stewardship program. The performance audit must conform to audit standards
	1963	+	58.30established by the United States Government Accountability Office; the National Association
	1964	+	58.31of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers; or another nationally recognized organization
	1965	+	58.32approved by the commissioner.
	1966	+	58.33 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	1967	+	58Article 2 Sec. 14.
	1968	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 59.1 Sec. 15. [115A.1339] FEES.
	1969	+	59.2 Subdivision 1.Annual fees.(a) By January 1, 2027, and by July 1 each year thereafter,
	1970	+	59.3the commissioner must calculate the sum of all costs that the agency incurs under sections
	1971	+	59.4115A.1331 to 115A.1347, exclusive of recovery and management of covered products under
	1972	+	59.5subdivision 2. The sum calculated for the period preceding January 1, 2027, must include
	1973	+	59.6the agency's costs from enacting sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347. For the purposes of
	1974	+	59.7this paragraph, costs of the board are considered costs incurred by the agency.
	1975	+	59.8 (b) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner must assess an annual
	1976	+	59.9administrative fee at an amount that is adequate to reimburse the agency's sum costs of
	1977	+	59.10administering sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347. The stewardship organization must pay
	1978	+	59.11the assessed annual administrative fee by the due date set by the commissioner.
	1979	+	59.12 Subd. 2.Recovery and proper management fees.(a) When the commissioner intends
	1980	+	59.13to spend money for the recovery and proper management of covered products under section
	1981	+	59.14115A.1343, subdivision 1, notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner must assess
	1982	+	59.15the estimated cost of recovery and proper management of covered products to the stewardship
	1983	+	59.16organization.
	1984	+	59.17 (b) The cost under paragraph (a) must not include any subsequent remediation of the
	1985	+	59.18real properties where the covered products are located nor the cost of any environmental
	1986	+	59.19assessment of the properties to determine appropriate subsequent remediation under other
	1987	+	59.20law. Such costs must not be paid from any funds assessed, collected, or appropriated under
	1988	+	59.21this section. The stewardship organization must pay the assessed recovery and management
	1989	+	59.22fee by the due date set by the commissioner.
	1990	+	59.23 (c) If, after the covered products have been recovered and properly managed, the actual
	1991	+	59.24cost of recovery and proper management of the recovered products is less than the fee paid
	1992	+	59.25by the stewardship organization, the commissioner must refund the excess payment. If the
	1993	+	59.26cost of recovery and proper management exceeds the fee paid by the stewardship
	1994	+	59.27organization, the commissioner must assess the stewardship organization for the deficit.
	1995	+	59.28The stewardship organization must pay the assessed recovery and management fee deficit
	1996	+	59.29by the due date set by the commissioner.
	1997	+	59.30 Subd. 3.Disposition of fees.The total amount of net fees collected under this section
	1998	+	59.31must not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse agency costs as calculated under
	1999	+	59.32subdivisions 1 and 2. All fees received under subdivisions 1 and 2 must be deposited in the
	2000	+	59.33state treasury and credited to a product stewardship account in the special revenue fund.
	2001	+	59Article 2 Sec. 15.
	2002	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 60.1The amount collected under this section is annually appropriated to the commissioner to
	2003	+	60.2implement and enforce sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
	2004	+	60.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2005	+	60.4 Sec. 16. [115A.1341] COLLECTOR DUTIES.
	2006	+	60.5 Subdivision 1.Accepting covered products.(a) A collector must accept at least ten
	2007	+	60.6covered products from a person daily without imposing a fee, charge, surcharge, or other
	2008	+	60.7cost to any person other than the stewardship organization. A collector may voluntarily
	2009	+	60.8agree to accept any number of additional covered products daily from a person but may not
	2010	+	60.9impose a fee, charge, surcharge, or other cost to any person other than the stewardship
	2011	+	60.10organization to do so.
	2012	+	60.11 (b) A collector must accept from a person any covered product of any brand, any physical
	2013	+	60.12size, and, in the case of covered batteries and covered products that have covered batteries
	2014	+	60.13contained within them or otherwise attached or connected to them, any energy capacity or
	2015	+	60.14chemistry, unless the collector determines a specific covered product cannot be safely
	2016	+	60.15collected by the collector at a specific collection site at a specific time.
	2017	+	60.16 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a household hazardous waste collection program
	2018	+	60.17established under section 115A.96 may limit the persons from which the collection program
	2019	+	60.18accepts covered products and may limit the number of covered products the collection
	2020	+	60.19program will accept daily from a person. A household hazardous waste collection program
	2021	+	60.20established under section 115A.96 is not subject to paragraph (b). However, the stewardship
	2022	+	60.21organization may not include the household hazardous waste collection program when
	2023	+	60.22demonstrating compliance with the convenience standards of section 115A.1335, subdivision
	2024	+	60.233, unless the household hazardous waste collection program voluntarily agrees in writing
	2025	+	60.24with the stewardship organization to comply with both paragraphs (a) and (b).
	2026	+	60.25 (d) A collector that determines that it cannot safely accept a specific covered product
	2027	+	60.26must document the reason for not accepting the covered product and immediately notify
	2028	+	60.27the stewardship organization of the nonacceptance in order to allow the stewardship
	2029	+	60.28organization to arrange for alternate collection of the covered product under section
	2030	+	60.29115A.1337, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (7).
	2031	+	60.30 Subd. 2.Accepting other electrical products.A collector may accept other electrical
	2032	+	60.31products from a person. If a collector accepts other electrical products, the collector may
	2033	+	60.32not impose a fee, charge, surcharge, or other cost to any person other than the stewardship
	2034	+	60.33organization.
	2035	+	60Article 2 Sec. 16.
	2036	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 61.1 Subd. 3.Storing accepted products.A collector must manage and store all accepted
	2037	+	61.2covered products and other electrical products safely and in compliance with section
	2038	+	61.3115A.1347, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d).
	2039	+	61.4 Subd. 4.Training.A collector must ensure and document that training is provided for
	2040	+	61.5collection site employees on identifying and safely handling and storing covered batteries
	2041	+	61.6and covered products that have covered batteries contained within them or otherwise attached
	2042	+	61.7or connected to them, including damaged, defective, or recalled batteries, also known as
	2043	+	61.8DDR batteries. The collector may provide the training or may receive training from the
	2044	+	61.9stewardship organization or the stewardship organization's representative.
	2045	+	61.10 Subd. 5.Recordkeeping.A collector must maintain the following records for at least
	2046	+	61.11three years and make them available to the commissioner for inspection:
	2047	+	61.12 (1) records of covered products and other electrical products accepted at a collection
	2048	+	61.13site;
	2049	+	61.14 (2) records of covered products and other electrical products shipped from a collection
	2050	+	61.15site; and
	2051	+	61.16 (3) documentation of employee training. The three-year record retention period for
	2052	+	61.17employee documentation begins on the day following the last day the employee worked for
	2053	+	61.18the collector.
	2054	+	61.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2055	+	61.20Sec. 17. [115A.1343] COVERED PRODUCTS RECOVERY AND PROPER
	2056	+	61.21MANAGEMENT .
	2057	+	61.22 Subdivision 1.Recovery and proper management.(a) In addition to any authority
	2058	+	61.23granted by other law and without limiting that authority, whenever the commissioner
	2059	+	61.24determines that covered products have been abandoned, improperly disposed of, or stored
	2060	+	61.25on real property within the state in a manner not in compliance with sections 115A.1331 to
	2061	+	61.26115A.1347 or with applicable rules adopted under section 116.07, subdivision 2, paragraph
	2062	+	61.27(d), or 4, paragraph (g), the commissioner may issue an order under section 115.071,
	2063	+	61.28subdivision 5; 116.07, subdivision 9; or 116.072, subdivision 1, requiring a person responsible
	2064	+	61.29for the abandonment, improper disposal, or noncompliant storage of the covered products
	2065	+	61.30to recover and properly manage the covered products according to sections 115A.1331 to
	2066	+	61.31115A.1347 and applicable rules. An order under this paragraph must notify the person of
	2067	+	61.32the provisions of this subdivision.
	2068	+	61Article 2 Sec. 17.
	2069	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 62.1 (b) If a person that receives an order under paragraph (a) fails to complete the ordered
	2070	+	62.2actions to recover and properly manage the covered products within the time specified in
	2071	+	62.3the order, then after that time or upon expiration of the appeal period for the order, whichever
	2072	+	62.4is later, the commissioner must notify the stewardship organization in writing of:
	2073	+	62.5 (1) the commissioner's determination that the covered products have been abandoned,
	2074	+	62.6improperly disposed of, or stored in a noncompliant manner;
	2075	+	62.7 (2) the name of the person that was issued the order under paragraph (a) and the location
	2076	+	62.8of the covered products;
	2077	+	62.9 (3) the actions required to recover and properly manage the covered products; and
	2078	+	62.10 (4) the amount of time that the stewardship organization may attempt to complete the
	2079	+	62.11actions to recover and properly manage the covered products on behalf of the person.
	2080	+	62.12 (c) If the stewardship organization intends to recover and properly manage the covered
	2081	+	62.13products, the stewardship organization must notify the commissioner of its intent and submit
	2082	+	62.14a plan to recover and properly manage the covered products to the commissioner. The
	2083	+	62.15stewardship organization must comply with its submitted recovery and management plan.
	2084	+	62.16 (d) If, after the period specified in paragraph (b), the ordered actions to recover and
	2085	+	62.17properly manage the covered products have not been completed, or upon earlier notice from
	2086	+	62.18the stewardship organization that it does not intend to take the actions, the commissioner
	2087	+	62.19may recover and properly manage the covered products. The commissioner must estimate
	2088	+	62.20the cost for a person contracted to the agency to perform the recovery and management.
	2089	+	62.21The commissioner must assess the estimated cost to the stewardship organization according
	2090	+	62.22to section 115A.1339, subdivision 2. After the stewardship organization pays the assessed
	2091	+	62.23fee, the commissioner may recover and properly manage the covered products. Money
	2092	+	62.24appropriated to the commissioner from the product stewardship account may be spent by
	2093	+	62.25the commissioner to recover and properly manage the covered products.
	2094	+	62.26 (e) In addition to the authority to enter upon any public or private property for the purpose
	2095	+	62.27of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations under section 115A.06,
	2096	+	62.28the commissioner or any designee or agent may enter upon the property to recover covered
	2097	+	62.29products when acting under this subdivision.
	2098	+	62.30 Subd. 2.Limited private right of action for recovery and proper management.(a)
	2099	+	62.31The stewardship organization that recovers and properly manages covered products under
	2100	+	62.32subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may maintain a civil action against a person issued an order
	2101	+	62.33to recover and properly manage those covered products under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
	2102	+	62Article 2 Sec. 17.
	2103	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 63.1The stewardship organization is entitled to damages under this paragraph of twice its actual
	2104	+	63.2cost of recovery and proper management of the covered products. Additional amounts
	2105	+	63.3recoverable under this paragraph include an award of reasonable attorney fees and costs.
	2106	+	63.4 (b) When the stewardship organization is assessed and pays the cost to recover and
	2107	+	63.5properly manage covered products under subdivision 1, paragraph (d), and section
	2108	+	63.6115A.1339, subdivision 2, the stewardship organization may maintain a civil action against
	2109	+	63.7a person issued an order to recover and properly manage those covered products under
	2110	+	63.8subdivision 1, paragraph (a). The stewardship organization is entitled to damages under this
	2111	+	63.9paragraph equal to the cost of recovery and proper management of covered products assessed
	2112	+	63.10by the commissioner to the stewardship organization. Additional amounts recoverable under
	2113	+	63.11this paragraph include an award of reasonable attorney fees and costs.
	2114	+	63.12 (c) The commissioner may not be a party to or be required to provide assistance or
	2115	+	63.13otherwise participate in a civil action authorized under this subdivision unless subject to a
	2116	+	63.14subpoena before a court of jurisdiction.
	2117	+	63.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2118	+	63.16Sec. 18. [115A.1345] OTHER AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.
	2119	+	63.17 Subdivision 1.Limited private right of action against producers.(a) Except as
	2120	+	63.18provided in paragraph (d), the stewardship organization may maintain a civil action against
	2121	+	63.19one or more producers, except a de minimis producer, to recover a portion of the stewardship
	2122	+	63.20organization's costs and additional amounts according to this subdivision.
	2123	+	63.21 (b) Damages recoverable under this subdivision may not exceed a fair share of the actual
	2124	+	63.22costs incurred by the plaintiff stewardship organization in managing covered products or
	2125	+	63.23other electrical products of a defendant producer subject to section 115A.1347, subdivision
	2126	+	63.242, paragraph (b). Additional amounts recoverable under this subdivision include an award
	2127	+	63.25of reasonable attorney fees and costs. If a defendant producer did not participate in the
	2128	+	63.26stewardship program established under sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 during the period
	2129	+	63.27in which covered products or other electrical products of the defendant producer were
	2130	+	63.28managed by the plaintiff stewardship organization, a punitive sum of up to three times the
	2131	+	63.29damages awarded may be assessed.
	2132	+	63.30 (c) A plaintiff stewardship organization may establish a defendant producer's fair share
	2133	+	63.31of the plaintiff's actual costs by providing the court with information establishing the process
	2134	+	63.32by which the defendant producer's share of stewardship program costs would have been
	2135	+	63.33allocated had the defendant producer been a participant in the program and paid its allocated
	2136	+	63Article 2 Sec. 18.
	2137	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 64.1share. The plaintiff stewardship organization may use data from producers similar in covered
	2138	+	64.2product, financial status, or market share to the defendant producer to provide the information.
	2139	+	64.3 (d) An action may not be commenced under this subdivision against a potential defendant
	2140	+	64.4producer until 60 days after the plaintiff stewardship organization provides to all potential
	2141	+	64.5defendants a written notice of the claim setting forth the amount of the claim and the basis
	2142	+	64.6for the calculation of the amount.
	2143	+	64.7 (e) No action may be brought under this subdivision against a person other than a
	2144	+	64.8producer.
	2145	+	64.9 (f) The commissioner may not be a party to or be required to provide assistance or
	2146	+	64.10otherwise participate in a civil action authorized under this subdivision unless subject to a
	2147	+	64.11subpoena before a court of jurisdiction.
	2148	+	64.12 Subd. 2.Conduct authorized.A producer or stewardship organization that organizes
	2149	+	64.13covered services for covered products or other electrical products under sections 115A.1331
	2150	+	64.14to 115A.1347 is immune from liability for the conduct under state laws relating to antitrust,
	2151	+	64.15restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce only to
	2152	+	64.16the extent that the conduct is necessary to plan and implement the producer's or stewardship
	2153	+	64.17organization's chosen system.
	2154	+	64.18 Subd. 3.Duty to provide information.Upon request of the commissioner for purposes
	2155	+	64.19of implementing sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347, a person must furnish to the
	2156	+	64.20commissioner any information that the person has or may reasonably obtain.
	2157	+	64.21 Subd. 4.Contracts.(a) Any person awarded a contract under chapter 16C for purchase
	2158	+	64.22or lease of covered products or other electrical products that is found to be in violation of
	2159	+	64.23sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347 is subject to the following sanctions:
	2160	+	64.24 (1) the contract must be voided if the commissioner of administration determines that
	2161	+	64.25the potential adverse impact to the state is exceeded by the benefit obtained from voiding
	2162	+	64.26the contract; and
	2163	+	64.27 (2) the contractor is subject to suspension and disbarment under Minnesota Rules, part
	2164	+	64.281230.1150.
	2165	+	64.29 (b) If the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was obtained
	2166	+	64.30by a contractor as a result of violating sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347, the court may, in
	2167	+	64.31addition to any other remedy, order the disgorgement of the unlawfully obtained money,
	2168	+	64.32property, or benefit.
	2169	+	64Article 2 Sec. 18.
	2170	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 65.1 Subd. 5.Multistate implementation.The commissioner may participate in establishing
	2171	+	65.2a regional multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out the requirements of
	2172	+	65.3sections 115A.1331 to 115A.1347.
	2173	+	65.4 Subd. 6.Rules.The commissioner may adopt rules to implement sections 115A.1331
	2174	+	65.5to 115A.1347. The 18-month time limit under section 14.125 does not apply to rulemaking
	2175	+	65.6under this subdivision.
	2176	+	65.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2177	+	65.8 Sec. 19. [115A.1347] DISPOSAL PROHIBITIONS; BATTERY LABELING;
	2178	+	65.9COVERED PRODUCT SALES RESTRICTION.
	2179	+	65.10 Subdivision 1.Disposal prohibition.(a) A person may not place a covered product
	2180	+	65.11into:
	2181	+	65.12 (1) solid waste; or
	2182	+	65.13 (2) a recycling container that a collector has not clearly marked for use for collecting
	2183	+	65.14covered products.
	2184	+	65.15 (b) A person must manage a covered product that is discarded by delivering the covered
	2185	+	65.16product to a collection site or to a recycling facility for covered products.
	2186	+	65.17 (c) Until recycled, covered products are not exempt from any applicable rules adopted
	2187	+	65.18under section 116.07 for managing hazardous waste.
	2188	+	65.19 (d) Covered batteries and covered products that have covered batteries contained within
	2189	+	65.20them or otherwise attached or connected to them must be stored in containers that are:
	2190	+	65.21 (1) designed, constructed, and used in a manner to suppress battery fires in the container
	2191	+	65.22or to prevent ignition of materials outside the container; and
	2192	+	65.23 (2) held in structures compliant with the local fire code.
	2193	+	65.24 Subd. 2.Labeling and sale; requirements.(a) A person may not sell, including online
	2194	+	65.25sales; offer for sale or promotional purposes; distribute in or into the state; or facilitate a
	2195	+	65.26sale of a covered battery or covered product that has a covered battery contained within it
	2196	+	65.27or otherwise attached or connected to it unless the covered battery and covered product is
	2197	+	65.28labeled to identify the chemistry employed to store energy in the battery. Labeling under
	2198	+	65.29this paragraph must be permanently marked on or affixed to the covered battery and covered
	2199	+	65.30product and must use language or graphics sufficient to facilitate awareness by members
	2200	+	65.31of the public of the battery chemistry employed. The commissioner may, by rule adopted
	2201	+	65.32under section 115A.1345, subdivision 6, specify the manner of labeling.
	2202	+	65Article 2 Sec. 19.
	2203	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 66.1 (b) A person may not sell, including online sales; offer for sale or promotional purposes;
	2204	+	66.2distribute in or into the state; or facilitate a sale of a covered product or other electrical
	2205	+	66.3product unless the producer of the covered product or other electrical product is named as
	2206	+	66.4a participant in a stewardship plan published under section 115A.1335, subdivision 4,
	2207	+	66.5paragraph (f), or the brand is named as covered in a stewardship plan published under section
	2208	+	66.6115A.1335, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), and the stewardship plan has not been terminated
	2209	+	66.7under section 115A.1335, subdivision 5.
	2210	+	66.8 (c) This subdivision does not apply to isolated and occasional sales of a covered product
	2211	+	66.9or other electrical product that are not made in the normal course of business, as exempted
	2212	+	66.10from sales tax under section 297A.67, subdivision 23.
	2213	+	66.11 (d) This subdivision does not apply to sales, including online sales; offers for sale or
	2214	+	66.12promotional purposes; distribution; or facilitation of a sale of a used covered product or
	2215	+	66.13used other electrical product.
	2216	+	66.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2217	+	66.15Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.554, is amended to read:
	2218	+	66.16 115A.554 AUTHORITY OF SANITARY DISTRICTS.
	2219	+	66.17 A sanitary district has the authorities and duties of counties within the district's boundary
	2220	+	66.18for purposes of sections 115A.0716; 115A.46, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.48; 115A.551;
	2221	+	66.19115A.552; 115A.553; 115A.919; 115A.929; 115A.93; 115A.96, subdivision 6; 115A.961;
	2222	+	66.20116.072; 375.18, subdivision 14; 400.04; 400.06; 400.07; 400.08; 400.16; and 400.161.
	2223	+	66.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2224	+	66.22Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, is amended to read:
	2225	+	66.23 115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.
	2226	+	66.24 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in
	2227	+	66.25the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other
	2228	+	66.26earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445.
	2229	+	66.27The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of
	2230	+	66.28Investment. Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner of the Pollution Control
	2231	+	66.29Agency and may be spent according to sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
	2232	+	66.30 (b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment
	2233	+	66.31fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
	2234	+	66Article 2 Sec. 21.
	2235	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 67.1 (c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified
	2236	+	67.2facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response
	2237	+	67.3actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate
	2238	+	67.4action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the
	2239	+	67.5environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the
	2240	+	67.6environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b)
	2241	+	67.7is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by
	2242	+	67.8the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money
	2243	+	67.9not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is
	2244	+	67.10appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate
	2245	+	67.11and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and
	2246	+	67.12finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure
	2247	+	67.13long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program
	2248	+	67.14in perpetuity.
	2249	+	67.15 (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025.
	2250	+	67.16 (b) The commissioner of management and budget must allocate the amounts available
	2251	+	67.17in a biennium to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for the purposes provided
	2252	+	67.18in sections 115B.39 to 115B.444 based on work plans submitted by the commissioner of
	2253	+	67.19the Pollution Control Agency and may adjust the allocations if the commissioner of the
	2254	+	67.20Pollution Control Agency submits revised work plans. The commissioner of the Pollution
	2255	+	67.21Control Agency must submit copies of the work plans to the chairs of the legislative
	2256	+	67.22committees and divisions having jurisdiction over environment policy and finance. The
	2257	+	67.23commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may submit one work plan for the landfill
	2258	+	67.24cleanup program covering all funding sources to meet the work plan requirements under
	2259	+	67.25this section and section 116.155.
	2260	+	67.26 Subd. 2.Local notification.If money in the closed landfill investment fund is spent or
	2261	+	67.27transferred for purposes other than the purposes provided under sections 115B.39 to
	2262	+	67.28115B.444, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must provide written
	2263	+	67.29notification to each county with a qualified facility within 30 days of the transfer or
	2264	+	67.30expenditure that includes the amount, purpose, and authority used to spend or transfer the
	2265	+	67.31money.
	2266	+	67Article 2 Sec. 21.
	2267	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 68.1 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
	2268	+	68.2to read:
	2269	+	68.3 Subd. 13a.Side-mounted fuel tank.(a) "Side-mounted fuel tank" means a liquid fuel
	2270	+	68.4tank that is in commercial use, has a capacity of 50 gallons or more, and:
	2271	+	68.5 (1) if mounted on a truck tractor, extends outboard of the vehicle frame and outside the
	2272	+	68.6plain view outline of the cab; or
	2273	+	68.7 (2) if mounted on a truck, extends outboard of a line parallel to the longitudinal centerline
	2274	+	68.8of the truck and tangent to the outboard side of a front tire in a straight-ahead position.
	2275	+	68.9 (b) In determining whether a fuel tank on a truck or truck tractor is side-mounted, the
	2276	+	68.10fill pipe is not considered a part of the tank.
	2277	+	68.11Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
	2278	+	68.12 Subd. 14.Tank.(a) "Tank" means any one or a combination of containers, vessels, and
	2279	+	68.13enclosures, including structures and appurtenances connected to them, that is, or has been,
	2280	+	68.14used to contain, dispense, or store petroleum.
	2281	+	68.15 (b) "Tank" does not include:
	2282	+	68.16 (1) mobile tanks, except for tanks in transport; or
	2283	+	68.17 (2) pipeline facilities, including gathering lines, regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline
	2284	+	68.18Safety Act of 1968, United States Code, title 49, chapter 24, or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
	2285	+	68.19Safety Act of 1979, United States Code, title 49, chapter 29.
	2286	+	68.20 (c) "Tank" includes a side-mounted fuel tank.
	2287	+	68.21Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	2288	+	68.22 Subdivision 1.Reimbursable costs.(a) The board shall provide reimbursement to
	2289	+	68.23eligible applicants for reimbursable costs.
	2290	+	68.24 (b) The following costs are reimbursable for purposes of this chapter:
	2291	+	68.25 (1) corrective action costs incurred by the applicant and documented in a form prescribed
	2292	+	68.26by the board. Corrective action costs incurred by the applicant include costs for physical
	2293	+	68.27removal of a tank when the physical removal is part of a corrective action, regardless of
	2294	+	68.28whether the tank is leaking at the time of removal, and the removal is directed or approved
	2295	+	68.29by the commissioner;
	2296	+	68Article 2 Sec. 24.
	2297	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 69.1 (2) costs that the responsible person is legally obligated to pay as damages to third parties
	2298	+	69.2for bodily injury, property damage, or corrective action costs incurred by a third party caused
	2299	+	69.3by a release where the responsible person's liability for the costs has been established by a
	2300	+	69.4court order or court-approved settlement; and
	2301	+	69.5 (3) up to 180 days of interest costs associated with the financing of corrective action
	2302	+	69.6and incurred by the applicant in a written extension of credit or loan that has been signed
	2303	+	69.7by the applicant and executed after July 1, 2002, provided that the applicant documents
	2304	+	69.8that:
	2305	+	69.9 (i) the interest costs are incurred as a result of an extension of credit or loan from a
	2306	+	69.10financial institution; and
	2307	+	69.11 (ii) the board has not considered the application within the applicable time frame specified
	2308	+	69.12in subdivision 2a, paragraph (c).
	2309	+	69.13 (c) Interest costs meeting the requirements of paragraph (b), clause (3), are eligible only
	2310	+	69.14when they are incurred between the date a complete initial application is received by the
	2311	+	69.15board, or the date a complete supplemental application is received by the board, and the
	2312	+	69.16date that the board first notifies the applicant of its reimbursement determination. An
	2313	+	69.17application is complete when the information reasonably required or requested by the board's
	2314	+	69.18staff from the applicant has been received by the board's staff. Interest costs are not eligible
	2315	+	69.19for reimbursement to the extent they exceed two percentage points above the adjusted prime
	2316	+	69.20rate charged by banks, as defined in section 270C.40, subdivision 5, at the time the extension
	2317	+	69.21of credit or loan was executed.
	2318	+	69.22 (d) A cost for liability to a third party is incurred by the responsible person when an
	2319	+	69.23order or court-approved settlement is entered that sets forth the specific costs attributed to
	2320	+	69.24the liability. Except as provided in this paragraph, reimbursement may not be made for costs
	2321	+	69.25of liability to third parties until all eligible corrective action costs have been reimbursed. If
	2322	+	69.26a corrective action is expected to continue in operation for more than one year after it has
	2323	+	69.27been fully constructed or installed, the board may estimate the future expense of completing
	2324	+	69.28the corrective action and, after subtracting this estimate from the total reimbursement
	2325	+	69.29available under subdivision 3, reimburse the costs for liability to third parties. The total
	2326	+	69.30reimbursement may not exceed the limit set forth in subdivision 3.
	2327	+	69.31 (e) For purposes of this section, "corrective action costs incurred by the applicant" does
	2328	+	69.32not include corrective action costs resulting from a release from a side-mounted fuel tank.
	2329	+	69.33Corrective action costs, including staff time, cleanup costs, or damages, resulting from a
	2330	+	69.34release from a side-mounted fuel tank are not reimbursable.
	2331	+	69Article 2 Sec. 24.
	2332	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 70.1 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
	2333	+	70.2 Subd. 2b.Permitting efficiency.(a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and
	2334	+	70.3resource management permits be issued or denied within 90 days for tier 1 permits or 150
	2335	+	70.4days for tier 2 permits following submission of a permit application. The commissioner of
	2336	+	70.5the Pollution Control Agency shall establish management systems designed to achieve the
	2337	+	70.6goal. For the purposes of this section, "tier 1 permits" are permits that do not require
	2338	+	70.7individualized actions or public comment periods, and "tier 2 permits" are permits that
	2339	+	70.8require individualized actions or public comment periods.
	2340	+	70.9 (b) The commissioner shall prepare an annual permitting efficiency report that includes
	2341	+	70.10statistics on meeting the goal in paragraph (a) and the criteria for tier 2 by permit categories.
	2342	+	70.11The report must also provide information on consultants regarding achievement of the
	2343	+	70.12performance standards under paragraph (e), clauses (1) to (4). The report is due August 1
	2344	+	70.13each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, the report must state the
	2345	+	70.14reasons for not meeting the goal. In stating the reasons for not meeting the goal, the
	2346	+	70.15commissioner shall separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of the proposer,
	2347	+	70.16lack of staff, scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public engagement. The
	2348	+	70.17report must specify the number of days from initial submission of the application to the day
	2349	+	70.18of determination that the application is complete. The report must aggregate the data for
	2350	+	70.19the year and assess whether program or system changes are necessary to achieve the goal.
	2351	+	70.20The report must be posted on the agency's website and submitted to the governor and the
	2352	+	70.21chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
	2353	+	70.22having jurisdiction over environment policy and finance.
	2354	+	70.23 (c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review and
	2355	+	70.24permit documents to the agency.
	2356	+	70.25 (d) Within 30 business days of application for a permit subject to paragraph (a), the
	2357	+	70.26commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall notify the permit applicant, in writing,
	2358	+	70.27whether the application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines that an
	2359	+	70.28application is incomplete, the notice to the applicant must enumerate all deficiencies, citing
	2360	+	70.29specific provisions of the applicable rules and statutes, and advise the applicant on how the
	2361	+	70.30deficiencies can be remedied. If the commissioner determines that the application is complete,
	2362	+	70.31the notice must confirm the application's tier 1 or tier 2 permit status. If the commissioner
	2363	+	70.32believes that a complete application for a tier 2 construction permit cannot be issued within
	2364	+	70.33the 150-day goal, the commissioner must provide notice to the applicant with the
	2365	+	70.34commissioner's notice that the application is complete and, upon request of the applicant,
	2366	+	70.35provide the permit applicant with a schedule estimating when the agency will begin drafting
	2367	+	70Article 2 Sec. 25.
	2368	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 71.1the permit and issue the public notice of the draft permit. This paragraph does not apply to
	2369	+	71.2an application for a permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.
	2370	+	71.3 (e) The commissioner must credential consultants who meet the requirements of this
	2371	+	71.4paragraph and must provide a logo or similar indicator with the credential that can be used
	2372	+	71.5by a consultant in marketing their services. For purposes of this section, "consultant" means
	2373	+	71.6a third-party professional representing a facility owner or operator to prepare or assist in
	2374	+	71.7preparing a permit application or other similar documentation required by the commissioner
	2375	+	71.8for authorizations under chapters 115 to 116. A consultant is credentialed on January 1 each
	2376	+	71.9odd-numbered year if, in the preceding two years, the consultant:
	2377	+	71.10 (1) submitted permit applications deemed complete under paragraph (d) at a rate of at
	2378	+	71.11least 80 percent;
	2379	+	71.12 (2) when applicable, met agreed-upon deadlines as part of a plan designed to increase
	2380	+	71.13the coordination and efficiency of regulatory activities, such as a plan described under
	2381	+	71.14section 116.035;
	2382	+	71.15 (3) did not represent an owner or operator to prepare or assist in preparing a permit
	2383	+	71.16application or other similar documentation when the owner or operator received a citation
	2384	+	71.17under section 116.073, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); and
	2385	+	71.18 (4) was not found in violation of Minnesota Rules, part 7000.0300, relating to duty of
	2386	+	71.19candor.
	2387	+	71.20 (e) (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "permit professional" means an individual not
	2388	+	71.21employed by the Pollution Control Agency who:
	2389	+	71.22 (1) has a professional license issued by the state of Minnesota in the subject area of the
	2390	+	71.23permit;
	2391	+	71.24 (2) has at least ten years of experience in the subject area of the permit; and
	2392	+	71.25 (3) abides by the duty of candor applicable to employees of the Pollution Control Agency
	2393	+	71.26under agency rules and complies with all applicable requirements under chapter 326.
	2394	+	71.27 (f) (g) Upon the agency's request, an applicant relying on a permit professional must
	2395	+	71.28participate in a meeting with the agency before submitting an application:
	2396	+	71.29 (1) at least two weeks prior to the preapplication meeting, the applicant must submit at
	2397	+	71.30least the following:
	2398	+	71.31 (i) project description, including, but not limited to, scope of work, primary emissions
	2399	+	71.32points, discharge outfalls, and water intake points;
	2400	+	71Article 2 Sec. 25.
	2401	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 72.1 (ii) location of the project, including county, municipality, and location on the site;
	2402	+	72.2 (iii) business schedule for project completion; and
	2403	+	72.3 (iv) other information requested by the agency at least four weeks prior to the scheduled
	2404	+	72.4meeting; and
	2405	+	72.5 (2) during the preapplication meeting, the agency shall provide for the applicant at least
	2406	+	72.6the following:
	2407	+	72.7 (i) an overview of the permit review program;
	2408	+	72.8 (ii) a determination of which specific application or applications will be necessary to
	2409	+	72.9complete the project;
	2410	+	72.10 (iii) a statement notifying the applicant if the specific permit being sought requires a
	2411	+	72.11mandatory public hearing or comment period;
	2412	+	72.12 (iv) a review of the timetable established in the permit review program for the specific
	2413	+	72.13permit being sought; and
	2414	+	72.14 (v) a determination of what information must be included in the application, including
	2415	+	72.15a description of any required modeling or testing.
	2416	+	72.16 (g) (h) The applicant may select a permit professional to undertake the preparation of
	2417	+	72.17the permit application and draft permit.
	2418	+	72.18 (h) (i) If a preapplication meeting was held, the agency shall, within seven business days
	2419	+	72.19of receipt of an application, notify the applicant and submitting permit professional that the
	2420	+	72.20application is complete or is denied, specifying the deficiencies of the application.
	2421	+	72.21 (i) (j) Upon receipt of notice that the application is complete, the permit professional
	2422	+	72.22shall submit to the agency a timetable for submitting a draft permit. The permit professional
	2423	+	72.23shall submit a draft permit on or before the date provided in the timetable. Within 60 days
	2424	+	72.24after the close of the public comment period, the commissioner shall notify the applicant
	2425	+	72.25whether the permit can be issued.
	2426	+	72.26 (j) (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify:
	2427	+	72.27 (1) any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to or assumption
	2428	+	72.28by the state; or
	2429	+	72.29 (2) the authority to implement a federal law or program.
	2430	+	72.30 (k) (l) The permit application and draft permit shall identify or include as an appendix
	2431	+	72.31all studies and other sources of information used to substantiate the analysis contained in
	2432	+	72Article 2 Sec. 25.
	2433	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 73.1the permit application and draft permit. The commissioner shall request additional studies,
	2434	+	73.2if needed, and the permit applicant shall submit all additional studies and information
	2435	+	73.3necessary for the commissioner to perform the commissioner's responsibility to review,
	2436	+	73.4modify, and determine the completeness of the application and approve the draft permit.
	2437	+	73.5 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.073, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	2438	+	73.6 Subdivision 1.Authority to issue.(a) Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the
	2439	+	73.7commissioner and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers may issue citations
	2440	+	73.8to a person who:
	2441	+	73.9 (1) disposes of solid waste as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 22, at a location
	2442	+	73.10not authorized by law for the disposal of solid waste without permission of the owner of
	2443	+	73.11the property;
	2444	+	73.12 (2) fails to report or recover discharges as required under section 115.061;
	2445	+	73.13 (3) fails to take discharge preventive or preparedness measures required under chapter
	2446	+	73.14115E;
	2447	+	73.15 (4) fails to install or use vapor recovery equipment during the transfer of gasoline from
	2448	+	73.16a transport delivery vehicle to an underground storage tank as required in section 116.49,
	2449	+	73.17subdivisions 3 and 4;
	2450	+	73.18 (5) performs labor or services designing, installing, constructing, inspecting, servicing,
	2451	+	73.19repairing, or operating a subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) as defined in chapter
	2452	+	73.20115 and has violated rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 in any of the following
	2453	+	73.21categories:
	2454	+	73.22 (i) failure to acquire or maintain a current state-issued SSTS license;
	2455	+	73.23 (ii) failure to acquire or maintain a current surety bond for SSTS activities;
	2456	+	73.24 (iii) failure to acquire or maintain a required local permit for SSTS activities; or
	2457	+	73.25 (iv) failure to submit SSTS as-built plans or compliance inspection forms to the local
	2458	+	73.26governmental unit; or
	2459	+	73.27 (6) performs labor or services pumping, hauling, treating, spreading, dumping,
	2460	+	73.28discharging, or land applying septage as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7080.1100, subpart
	2461	+	73.2969, and has violated rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal
	2462	+	73.30Regulations, title 40, section 503, in any of the following categories:
	2463	+	73.31 (i) failure to acquire or maintain a current state-issued SSTS license;
	2464	+	73Article 2 Sec. 26.
	2465	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 74.1 (ii) failure to acquire or maintain a current surety bond for SSTS activities;
	2466	+	74.2 (iii) failure to provide control measures to prevent the pollution of underground waters
	2467	+	74.3from the discharge of septage into the saturated or unsaturated zone;
	2468	+	74.4 (iv) failure to produce records or maintain records in accordance with Code of Federal
	2469	+	74.5Regulations, title 40, section 503; or
	2470	+	74.6 (v) failure to treat septage for pathogens and vectors in accordance with Code of Federal
	2471	+	74.7Regulations, title 40, section 503.
	2472	+	74.8 (b) Agency staff designated by the commissioner may issue citations to facility owners
	2473	+	74.9and operators who fail to produce, within 30 days or within a reasonable alternative time
	2474	+	74.10frame as determined and required by the commissioner, information or reports necessary
	2475	+	74.11for developing and reissuing permits and permit amendments under chapters 114C and 115
	2476	+	74.12to 116. If the owner or operator cannot produce the information or reports within 30 days
	2477	+	74.13or according to an alternative time frame required by the commissioner, the owner or operator
	2478	+	74.14may request an extension within 30 days of the request for information or reports. The
	2479	+	74.15commissioner must keep records of citations issued under this paragraph that identify the
	2480	+	74.16facility, the owner or operator, and any person hired by or representing the owner or operator
	2481	+	74.17to prepare or assist in preparing the permit application or other information or report requested
	2482	+	74.18by the commissioner.
	2483	+	74.19 (b) (c) In addition, Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the commissioner may
	2484	+	74.20issue citations to owners and operators of facilities who violate sections 116.46 to 116.50
	2485	+	74.21and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7150 and 7151 and parts 7001.4200 to 7001.4300. A citation
	2486	+	74.22issued under this subdivision must include a requirement that the person cited remove and
	2487	+	74.23properly dispose of or otherwise manage the waste or discharged oil or hazardous substance,
	2488	+	74.24reimburse any government agency that has disposed of the waste or discharged oil or
	2489	+	74.25hazardous substance and contaminated debris for the reasonable costs of disposal, or correct
	2490	+	74.26any storage tank violations.
	2491	+	74.27 (c) (d) Citations for violations of sections 115E.045 and 116.46 to 116.50 and Minnesota
	2492	+	74.28Rules, chapters 7150 and 7151, may be issued only after the owners and operators have had
	2493	+	74.29a 60-day period to correct violations stated in writing by Pollution Control Agency staff,
	2494	+	74.30unless there is a discharge associated with the violation or the violation is a repeat violation
	2495	+	74.31from a previous inspection.
	2496	+	74.32Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	2497	+	74.33 Subd. 2.Penalty amount.The citation must impose the following penalty amounts:
	2498	+	74Article 2 Sec. 27.
	2499	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 75.1 (1) $100 per major appliance, as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 17a, up to a
	2500	+	75.2maximum of $2,000;
	2501	+	75.3 (2) $25 per waste tire, as defined in section 115A.90, subdivision 11, up to a maximum
	2502	+	75.4of $2,000;
	2503	+	75.5 (3) $25 per lead acid battery governed by section 115A.915, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2504	+	75.6 (4) $1 per pound of other solid waste or $20 per cubic foot up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2505	+	75.7 (5) up to $200 for any amount of waste that escapes from a vehicle used for the
	2506	+	75.8transportation of solid waste if, after receiving actual notice that waste has escaped the
	2507	+	75.9vehicle, the person or company transporting the waste fails to immediately collect the waste;
	2508	+	75.10 (6) $50 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground
	2509	+	75.11storage tank system design, construction, installation, and notification requirements, up to
	2510	+	75.12a maximum of $2,000;
	2511	+	75.13 (7) $500 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to upgrading of
	2512	+	75.14existing underground storage tank systems, up to a maximum of $2,000 per tank system;
	2513	+	75.15 (8) $250 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground
	2514	+	75.16storage tank system general operating requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2515	+	75.17 (9) $250 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground
	2516	+	75.18storage tank system release detection requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2517	+	75.19 (10) $50 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to out-of-service
	2518	+	75.20underground storage tank systems and closure, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2519	+	75.21 (11) $50 per violation of sections 116.48 to 116.491 relating to underground storage
	2520	+	75.22tank system notification, monitoring, environmental protection, and tank installers training
	2521	+	75.23and certification requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2522	+	75.24 (12) $25 per gallon of oil or hazardous substance discharged which is not reported or
	2523	+	75.25recovered under section 115.061, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2524	+	75.26 (13) $1 per gallon of oil or hazardous substance being stored, transported, or otherwise
	2525	+	75.27handled without the prevention or preparedness measures required under chapter 115E, up
	2526	+	75.28to a maximum of $2,000;
	2527	+	75.29 (14) $250 per violation of Minnesota Rules, parts 7001.4200 to 7001.4300 or chapter
	2528	+	75.307151, related to aboveground storage tank systems, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2529	+	75Article 2 Sec. 27.
	2530	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 76.1 (15) $250 per delivery made in violation of section 116.49, subdivision 3 or 4, levied
	2531	+	76.2against:
	2532	+	76.3 (i) the retail location if vapor recovery equipment is not installed or maintained properly;
	2533	+	76.4 (ii) the carrier if the transport delivery vehicle is not equipped with vapor recovery
	2534	+	76.5equipment; or
	2535	+	76.6 (iii) the driver for failure to use supplied vapor recovery equipment;
	2536	+	76.7 (16) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure
	2537	+	76.8to comply with state subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) license requirements, up
	2538	+	76.9to a maximum of $2,000;
	2539	+	76.10 (17) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure
	2540	+	76.11to comply with SSTS surety bond requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2541	+	76.12 (18) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure
	2542	+	76.13to provide control measures to prevent the pollution of underground waters from the discharge
	2543	+	76.14of septage into the saturated or unsaturated zone, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2544	+	76.15 (19) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal
	2545	+	76.16Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to treat septage for pathogens and
	2546	+	76.17vectors, up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2547	+	76.18 (20) $250 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal
	2548	+	76.19Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to produce records or maintain records,
	2549	+	76.20up to a maximum of $2,000;
	2550	+	76.21 (21) $250 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal
	2551	+	76.22Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to submit as-built plans or compliance
	2552	+	76.23inspection forms to the local governmental unit, up to a maximum of $2,000; and
	2553	+	76.24 (22) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure
	2554	+	76.25to obtain required local permits, up to a maximum of $2,000.; and
	2555	+	76.26 (23) $50 per day under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for each information item or report
	2556	+	76.27requested for the first 30 days delinquent and $500 per day thereafter, up to a maximum of
	2557	+	76.28$20,000 for each information item or report requested, until the commissioner determines
	2558	+	76.29the request for information or report is complete.
	2559	+	76Article 2 Sec. 27.
	2560	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 77.1 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.182, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
	2561	+	77.2 Subd. 5.Rules.(a) The agency shall adopt rules for the administration of the financial
	2562	+	77.3assistance program. For wastewater treatment projects, the rules must include:
	2563	+	77.4 (1) application requirements;
	2564	+	77.5 (2) criteria for the ranking of projects in order of priority based on factors including the
	2565	+	77.6type of project and the degree of environmental impact, and scenic and wild river standards;
	2566	+	77.7and
	2567	+	77.8 (3) criteria for determining essential project components.
	2568	+	77.9 (b) Notwithstanding any provision in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7077, to the contrary,
	2569	+	77.10for purposes of Minnesota Rules, parts 7077.0117, 7077.0118, and 7077.0119, the
	2570	+	77.11commissioner must assign 40 points if a municipality is proposing a project to address
	2571	+	77.12emerging contaminants, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
	2572	+	77.13This paragraph expires June 30, 2030.
	2573	+	77.14Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.92, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
	2574	+	77.15 Subd. 6.Mercury thermometers prohibited.(a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer
	2575	+	77.16may not sell or distribute at no cost a thermometer containing mercury that was manufactured
	2576	+	77.17after June 1, 2001.
	2577	+	77.18 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an electronic thermometer with a battery containing
	2578	+	77.19mercury if the battery is in compliance with section 325E.125 subdivision 8l.
	2579	+	77.20 (c) A manufacturer is in compliance with this subdivision if the manufacturer:
	2580	+	77.21 (1) has received an exclusion or exemption from a state that is a member of the Interstate
	2581	+	77.22Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) for replacement parts when no
	2582	+	77.23alternative is available or for an application when no feasible alternative is available;
	2583	+	77.24 (2) submits a copy of the approved exclusion or exemption to the commissioner; and
	2584	+	77.25 (3) meets all of the requirements in the approved exclusion or exemption for the
	2585	+	77.26manufacturer's activities within the state.
	2586	+	77.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2587	+	77Article 2 Sec. 29.
	2588	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 78.1 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.92, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	2589	+	78.2read:
	2590	+	78.3 Subd. 8l.Ban; mercury in batteries.A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute
	2591	+	78.4in or into the state:
	2592	+	78.5 (1) an alkaline manganese battery that contains mercury that is not a button cell
	2593	+	78.6nonrechargeable battery;
	2594	+	78.7 (2) a nonrechargeable button cell battery that contains more than 25 milligrams of
	2595	+	78.8mercury; or
	2596	+	78.9 (3) a dry cell battery containing a mercuric oxide electrode.
	2597	+	78.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	2598	+	78.11Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1295, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	2599	+	78.12 Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.(a) The commissioner shall
	2600	+	78.13issue state parks and trails plates to an applicant who:
	2601	+	78.14 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton pickup
	2602	+	78.15truck, or motorcycle;
	2603	+	78.16 (2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
	2604	+	78.175;
	2605	+	78.18 (3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
	2606	+	78.19 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
	2607	+	78.20 (5) contributes a minimum of $60 $70 annually to the state parks and trails donation
	2608	+	78.21account established in section 85.056; and
	2609	+	78.22 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
	2610	+	78.23licensing of drivers.
	2611	+	78.24 (b) The state parks and trails plate application must indicate that the contribution specified
	2612	+	78.25under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate and that the
	2613	+	78.26applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.
	2614	+	78.27 (c) State parks and trails plates may be personalized according to section 168.12,
	2615	+	78.28subdivision 2a.
	2616	+	78Article 2 Sec. 31.
	2617	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 79.1 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.07, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
	2618	+	79.2 Subd. 8.Other uses of revolving fund.(a) The clean water revolving fund may be used
	2619	+	79.3as provided in title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including the following
	2620	+	79.4uses:
	2621	+	79.5 (1) to buy or refinance the debt obligation of governmental units for treatment works
	2622	+	79.6where debt was incurred and construction begun after March 7, 1985, at or below market
	2623	+	79.7rates;
	2624	+	79.8 (2) to guarantee or purchase insurance for local obligations to improve credit market
	2625	+	79.9access or reduce interest rates;
	2626	+	79.10 (3) to provide a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest
	2627	+	79.11on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the authority if the bond proceeds are
	2628	+	79.12deposited in the fund;
	2629	+	79.13 (4) to provide loan guarantees, loans, or set-aside for similar revolving funds established
	2630	+	79.14by a governmental unit other than state agencies, or state agencies under sections 17.117,
	2631	+	79.15103F.725, subdivision 1a, and 116J.617;
	2632	+	79.16 (5) to earn interest on fund accounts; and
	2633	+	79.17 (6) to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the authority and the Pollution Control Agency
	2634	+	79.18of administering the fund and conducting activities required under the Federal Water Pollution
	2635	+	79.19Control Act, including water quality management planning under section 205(j) of the act
	2636	+	79.20and water quality standards continuing planning under section 303(e) of the act;.
	2637	+	79.21 (b) The clean water revolving fund may be used to provide additional subsidization as
	2638	+	79.22permitted under the federal Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law to provide
	2639	+	79.23principal forgiveness or grants:
	2640	+	79.24 (7) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the Federal
	2641	+	79.25Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law, (1) based on the affordability criteria
	2642	+	79.26and requirements established for the wastewater water infrastructure funding program under
	2643	+	79.27section 446A.072; and
	2644	+	79.28 (8) to provide loans, principal forgiveness, or grants to the extent permitted under the
	2645	+	79.29Federal Water Pollution Control Act and other federal law (2) for 25 percent of project costs
	2646	+	79.30up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy
	2647	+	79.31efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.; and
	2648	+	79Article 2 Sec. 32.
	2649	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 80.1 (3) for 50 percent of project costs up to a maximum of $3,000,000 for projects that
	2650	+	80.2address emerging contaminants as defined by the United States Environmental Protection
	2651	+	80.3Agency.
	2652	+	80.4 (b) Amounts spent under paragraph (a), clause (6), may not exceed the amount allowed
	2653	+	80.5under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
	2654	+	80.6 (c) Principal forgiveness or grants provided under paragraph (a), clause (8), may not
	2655	+	80.7exceed 25 percent of the eligible project costs as determined by the Pollution Control Agency
	2656	+	80.8for project components directly related to green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency
	2657	+	80.9improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities, up to a maximum of
	2658	+	80.10$1,000,000.
	2659	+	80.11Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.167, is amended to read:
	2660	+	80.12 473.167 HIGHWAY PROJECTS; REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS PROJECTS.
	2661	+	80.13 Subd. 2.Loans for acquisition.(a) The council may make loans to counties, towns,
	2662	+	80.14and statutory and home rule charter cities within the metropolitan area for the purchase of
	2663	+	80.15property within the right-of-way of a state trunk highway shown on an official map adopted
	2664	+	80.16pursuant to section 394.361 or 462.359 or for the purchase of property within the proposed
	2665	+	80.17right-of-way of a principal or intermediate arterial highway designated by the council as a
	2666	+	80.18part of the metropolitan highway system plan and approved by the council pursuant to
	2667	+	80.19section 473.166. The loans shall must be made by the council, from the fund established
	2668	+	80.20pursuant to this subdivision, for purchases approved by the council. The loans shall bear
	2669	+	80.21no interest.
	2670	+	80.22 (b) The council may make loans to regional parks implementing agencies as defined in
	2671	+	80.23section 473.351, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the purchase of property within the
	2672	+	80.24boundaries or corridors that are designated by the council as part of the regional recreation
	2673	+	80.25open space system, as defined in section 473.351, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), and that are
	2674	+	80.26approved by the council according to sections 473.147 and 473.313.The loans must be made
	2675	+	80.27by the council, from the fund established pursuant to this subdivision, for purchases approved
	2676	+	80.28by the council. The loans bear no interest.
	2677	+	80.29 (b) (c) The council shall make loans only:
	2678	+	80.30 (1) to accelerate the acquisition of primarily undeveloped property when there is a
	2679	+	80.31reasonable probability that the property will increase in value before highway construction,
	2680	+	80.32and to update an expired environmental impact statement on a project for which the
	2681	+	80.33right-of-way is being purchased;
	2682	+	80Article 2 Sec. 33.
	2683	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 81.1 (2) to accelerate the acquisition of primarily undeveloped property when there is a
	2684	+	81.2reasonable probability that the property will increase in value before it can be acquired for
	2685	+	81.3regional recreation open space system purposes;
	2686	+	81.4 (2) (3) to avert the imminent conversion or the granting of approvals which that would
	2687	+	81.5allow the conversion of property to uses which that would jeopardize its availability for
	2688	+	81.6highway construction;
	2689	+	81.7 (4) to avert the imminent conversion or the granting of approvals that would allow
	2690	+	81.8development on the property that would jeopardize its availability or increase its costs for
	2691	+	81.9regional recreation open space system purposes;
	2692	+	81.10 (3) (5) to advance planning and environmental activities on highest priority major
	2693	+	81.11metropolitan river crossing projects, under the transportation development guide
	2694	+	81.12chapter/policy plan; or
	2695	+	81.13 (4) (6) to take advantage of open market opportunities when developed properties become
	2696	+	81.14available for sale, provided all parties involved are agreeable to the sale and funds are
	2697	+	81.15available; or
	2698	+	81.16 (7) to advance acquisition of property for the regional recreation open space system
	2699	+	81.17when the time frame for completing acquisition for the regional park or trail, as defined in
	2700	+	81.18the council's policy plan under section 473.147, may take many years before the property
	2701	+	81.19is made available and open to the public.
	2702	+	81.20 (c) (d) The council shall not make loans for the purchase of property at a price which
	2703	+	81.21that exceeds the fair market value of the property or which that includes the costs of relocating
	2704	+	81.22or moving persons or property. The eminent domain process may be used to settle differences
	2705	+	81.23of opinion as to fair market value, provided all parties agree to the process.
	2706	+	81.24 (d) (e) A private property owner may elect to receive the purchase price either in a lump
	2707	+	81.25sum or in not more than four annual installments without interest on the deferred installments.
	2708	+	81.26If the purchase agreement provides for installment payments, the council shall make the
	2709	+	81.27loan in installments corresponding to those in the purchase agreement.
	2710	+	81.28 (f) The recipient of an a highway acquisition loan shall convey the property for the
	2711	+	81.29construction of the highway at the same price which that the recipient paid for the property.
	2712	+	81.30The price may include the costs of preparing environmental documents that were required
	2713	+	81.31for the acquisition and that were paid for with money that the recipient received from the
	2714	+	81.32loan fund. Upon notification by the council that the plan to construct the highway has been
	2715	+	81.33abandoned or the anticipated location of the highway changed, the recipient shall sell must
	2716	+	81Article 2 Sec. 33.
	2717	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 82.1dispose of the property at market value in accordance with the council's procedures required
	2718	+	82.2for the disposition for disposing of the property. All rents and other money received because
	2719	+	82.3of the recipient's ownership of the property and all proceeds from the conveyance or sale
	2720	+	82.4of the property shall must be paid to the council. If a recipient is not permitted to include
	2721	+	82.5in the conveyance price the cost of preparing environmental documents that were required
	2722	+	82.6for the acquisition, then the recipient is not required to repay the council an amount equal
	2723	+	82.7to 40 percent of the money received from the loan fund and spent in preparing the
	2724	+	82.8environmental documents.
	2725	+	82.9 (g) For park conversions, upon approval of a boundary change to the regional recreation
	2726	+	82.10open space system, as evidenced by the council's approval of the master plan or plan
	2727	+	82.11amendment to make the boundary change under section 473.313, the loan recipient must
	2728	+	82.12dispose of the property according to the council's procedures for disposing of the property.
	2729	+	82.13Any remaining balance of unspent rents and other money received because of the recipient's
	2730	+	82.14ownership of the property and all proceeds from the conveyance or sale of the property
	2731	+	82.15must be paid to the council.
	2732	+	82.16 (e) (h) The proceeds of the tax authorized by subdivision 3, all money paid to the council
	2733	+	82.17by recipients of loans, and all interest on the proceeds and payments shall must be maintained
	2734	+	82.18as a separate fund. For administration of the loan program, the council may expend from
	2735	+	82.19the fund each year an amount no greater than three percent of the amount of the proceeds
	2736	+	82.20for that year.
	2737	+	82.21 Subd. 2a.Loans for homestead acquisition and relocation.(a) The council may make
	2738	+	82.22loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase homestead property
	2739	+	82.23for regional recreation open space system purposes according to section 473.351, subdivision
	2740	+	82.241, paragraph (d), that are approved by the council according to sections 473.147 and 473.313;
	2741	+	82.25to purchase homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or
	2742	+	82.26project,; and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept
	2743	+	82.27the loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall
	2744	+	82.28must be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall must be in the amount of the fair
	2745	+	82.29market value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before
	2746	+	82.30construction of the a highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to
	2747	+	82.31the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less
	2748	+	82.32its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to sections
	2749	+	82.33117.50 to 117.56.
	2750	+	82.34 (b) The council may make loans for highway purposes only when:
	2751	+	82Article 2 Sec. 33.
	2752	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 83.1 (1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation
	2753	+	83.2assistance from an acquiring authority;
	2754	+	83.3 (2) federal or state financial participation is not available;
	2755	+	83.4 (3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market value
	2756	+	83.5because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project
	2757	+	83.6as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 160.085, 394.361, or 462.359;
	2758	+	83.7and
	2759	+	83.8 (4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead property,
	2760	+	83.9which approval shall must not be unreasonably withheld.
	2761	+	83.10 (c) The council may make loans for regional recreation open space system purposes
	2762	+	83.11only when:
	2763	+	83.12 (1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation
	2764	+	83.13assistance from an implementing agency;
	2765	+	83.14 (2) funding from other sources is not available;
	2766	+	83.15 (3) property acquisition is in accordance with the council's policy plan and the
	2767	+	83.16implementing agency's master plan approved by the council according to section 473.313;
	2768	+	83.17and
	2769	+	83.18 (4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead property,
	2770	+	83.19which approval must not be unreasonably withheld.
	2771	+	83.20 (c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given
	2772	+	83.21them.
	2773	+	83.22 (1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule charter
	2774	+	83.23cities in the metropolitan area and implementing agencies as defined in section 473.351,
	2775	+	83.24subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
	2776	+	83.25 (2) "Homestead property" means: (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the owner,
	2777	+	83.26and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured home,
	2778	+	83.27as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.
	2779	+	83.28 (3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property
	2780	+	83.29that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from
	2781	+	83.30the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge
	2782	+	83.31of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and
	2783	+	83.32scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.
	2784	+	83Article 2 Sec. 33.
	2785	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 84.1 Subd. 3.Tax.The council may levy a tax on all taxable property in the metropolitan
	2786	+	84.2area, as defined in section 473.121, to provide funds for loans made pursuant to subdivisions
	2787	+	84.32 and 2a. This tax for the right-of-way acquisition loan fund shall must be certified by the
	2788	+	84.4council, levied, and collected in the manner provided by section 473.13. The tax shall be is
	2789	+	84.5in addition to that authorized by section 473.249 and any other law and shall does not affect
	2790	+	84.6the amount or rate of taxes which that may be levied by the council or any metropolitan
	2791	+	84.7agency or local governmental unit. The amount of the levy shall be is as determined and
	2792	+	84.8certified by the council, provided that the tax levied by the Metropolitan Council for the
	2793	+	84.9right-of-way acquisition loan fund shall not exceed $2,828,379 for taxes payable in 2004
	2794	+	84.10and $2,828,379 for taxes payable in 2005. The amount of the levy for taxes payable in 2006
	2795	+	84.11and subsequent years shall must not exceed the product of (1) the Metropolitan Council's
	2796	+	84.12property tax levy limitation under this subdivision for the previous year, multiplied by (2)
	2797	+	84.13one plus a percentage equal to the growth in the implicit price deflator as defined in section
	2798	+	84.14275.70, subdivision 2.
	2799	+	84.15 Subd. 4.State review.The commissioner of revenue shall must certify the council's
	2800	+	84.16levy limitation under this section to the council by August 1 of the levy year. The council
	2801	+	84.17must certify its proposed property tax levy to the commissioner of revenue by September
	2802	+	84.181 of the levy year. The commissioner of revenue shall must annually determine whether the
	2803	+	84.19property tax for the right-of-way acquisition loan fund certified by the Metropolitan Council
	2804	+	84.20for levy following the adoption of its proposed budget is within the levy limitation imposed
	2805	+	84.21by this section. The determination must be completed prior to September 10 of each year.
	2806	+	84.22If current information regarding market valuation in any county is not transmitted to the
	2807	+	84.23commissioner in a timely manner, the commissioner may estimate the current market
	2808	+	84.24valuation within that county for purposes of making the calculation.
	2809	+	84.25 Subd. 6.Council procedures.The council must develop procedures for implementing
	2810	+	84.26this section, including but not limited to uses of funds, property disposition, repayment, and
	2811	+	84.27other loan terms.
	2812	+	84.28 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.This act is effective July 1, 2025, and applies
	2813	+	84.29in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
	2814	+	84.30Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.355, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	2815	+	84.31 Subd. 2.Grants.(a) The Metropolitan Council must establish a grant program to provide
	2816	+	84.32grants to cities, counties, townships, Tribal governments, and implementing agencies for
	2817	+	84.33the following purposes:
	2818	+	84.34 (1) removing and planting shade trees on public land to provide environmental benefits;
	2819	+	84Article 2 Sec. 34.
	2820	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 85.1 (2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and
	2821	+	85.2 (3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and
	2822	+	85.3forest pests.
	2823	+	85.4 (b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted
	2824	+	85.5species to Minnesota.
	2825	+	85.6 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.5491, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	2826	+	85.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
	2827	+	85.8the meanings given.
	2828	+	85.9 (b) "Affordability criteria" means an inflow and infiltration project service area that is
	2829	+	85.10located, in whole or in part, in a census tract where at least three of the following apply as
	2830	+	85.11determined using the most recently published data from the United States Census Bureau
	2831	+	85.12or United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: where any part of the
	2832	+	85.13construction location falls within a census tract with a supplemental demographic index
	2833	+	85.14score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state.
	2834	+	85.15 (1) 20 percent or more of the residents have income below the federal poverty thresholds;
	2835	+	85.16 (2) the tract has a United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social
	2836	+	85.17Vulnerability Index greater than 0.80;
	2837	+	85.18 (3) the upper limit of the lowest quintile of household income is less than the state upper
	2838	+	85.19limit of the lowest quintile;
	2839	+	85.20 (4) the housing vacancy rate is greater than the state average; or
	2840	+	85.21 (5) the percent of the population receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
	2841	+	85.22(SNAP) benefits is greater than the state average.
	2842	+	85.23 (c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice
	2843	+	85.24Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection
	2844	+	85.25Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment,
	2845	+	85.26less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
	2846	+	85.27 (c) (d) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located within the metropolitan
	2847	+	85.28area.
	2848	+	85.29Sec. 36. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	2849	+	72,785,00079,311,00085.30Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
	2850	+	85Article 2 Sec. 36.
	2851	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 86.1 Appropriations by Fund
	2852	+	202586.2 2024
	2853	+	53,047,00060,103,00086.3General
	2854	+	19,533,00018,959,00086.4Environmental
	2855	+	205,000249,00086.5Remediation
	2856	+	86.6(a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
	2857	+	86.7second year are from the general fund for:
	2858	+	86.8(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
	2859	+	86.9in implementing and participating in the
	2860	+	86.10rulemaking process for water quality standards
	2861	+	86.11and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
	2862	+	86.12process;
	2863	+	86.13(2) enhanced economic analysis in the
	2864	+	86.14rulemaking process for water quality
	2865	+	86.15standards, including more-specific analysis
	2866	+	86.16and identification of cost-effective permitting;
	2867	+	86.17(3) developing statewide economic analyses
	2868	+	86.18and templates to reduce the amount of
	2869	+	86.19information and time required for
	2870	+	86.20municipalities to apply for variances from
	2871	+	86.21water quality standards; and
	2872	+	86.22(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
	2873	+	86.23Authority to identify and advocate for the
	2874	+	86.24resources needed for urban, suburban, and
	2875	+	86.25Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve
	2876	+	86.26permit requirements.
	2877	+	86.27(b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
	2878	+	86.28second year are from the environmental fund
	2879	+	86.29for a monitoring program under Minnesota
	2880	+	86.30Statutes, section 116.454.
	2881	+	86.31(c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
	2882	+	86.32second year are for monitoring water quality
	2883	+	86.33and operating assistance programs.
	2884	+	86Article 2 Sec. 36.
	2885	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 87.1(d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
	2886	+	87.2second year are from the environmental fund
	2887	+	87.3for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
	2888	+	87.4pollutants.
	2889	+	87.5(e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
	2890	+	87.6second year are from the environmental fund
	2891	+	87.7for duties related to harmful chemicals in
	2892	+	87.8children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
	2893	+	87.9sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
	2894	+	87.10amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
	2895	+	87.11the second year are transferred to the
	2896	+	87.12commissioner of health.
	2897	+	87.13(f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
	2898	+	87.14second year are from the environmental fund
	2899	+	87.15for registering wastewater laboratories.
	2900	+	87.16(g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
	2901	+	87.17the second year are from the environmental
	2902	+	87.18fund to continue perfluorochemical
	2903	+	87.19biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
	2904	+	87.20communities, as recommended by the
	2905	+	87.21Environmental Health Tracking and
	2906	+	87.22Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
	2907	+	87.23other environmental health risks, including air
	2908	+	87.24quality. The communities must include Hmong
	2909	+	87.25and other immigrant farming communities.
	2910	+	87.26Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
	2911	+	87.27and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
	2912	+	87.28to the commissioner of health.
	2913	+	87.29(h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
	2914	+	87.30second year are from the environmental fund
	2915	+	87.31for the listing procedures for impaired waters
	2916	+	87.32required under this act.
	2917	+	87.33(i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
	2918	+	87.34second year are from the remediation fund for
	2919	+	87Article 2 Sec. 36.
	2920	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 88.1the leaking underground storage tank program
	2921	+	88.2to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
	2922	+	88.3releases from underground petroleum storage
	2923	+	88.4tanks and for the petroleum remediation
	2924	+	88.5program for vapor assessment and
	2925	+	88.6remediation. These same annual amounts are
	2926	+	88.7transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
	2927	+	88.8the remediation fund.
	2928	+	88.9(j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
	2929	+	88.10collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
	2930	+	88.11impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
	2931	+	88.12reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
	2932	+	88.13This is a onetime appropriation.
	2933	+	88.14(k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000
	2934	+	88.15the second year are to establish and implement
	2935	+	88.16a local government climate resiliency and
	2936	+	88.17water infrastructure grant program for local
	2937	+	88.18governmental units and Tribal governments.
	2938	+	88.19Of this amount, $49,100,000 each year is for
	2939	+	88.20grants to support communities in planning and
	2940	+	88.21implementing projects that will allow for
	2941	+	88.22adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40
	2942	+	88.23percent of the money granted under this
	2943	+	88.24paragraph must be for projects in areas that
	2944	+	88.25meet environmental justice criteria. By
	2945	+	88.26December 30, 2027, the commissioner must
	2946	+	88.27submit a report on the use of grant money to
	2947	+	88.28the chairs and ranking minority members of
	2948	+	88.29the legislative committees with jurisdiction
	2949	+	88.30over environment and natural resources
	2950	+	88.31finance. This appropriation is available until
	2951	+	88.32June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation
	2952	+	88.33in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
	2953	+	88Article 2 Sec. 36.
	2954	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 89.1(l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
	2955	+	89.2city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality
	2956	+	89.3concerns at Lake Alice.
	2957	+	89.4(m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to
	2958	+	89.5Rice County to address water-quality concerns
	2959	+	89.6at French Lake.
	2960	+	89.7(n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to
	2961	+	89.8Ramsey County to address water-quality
	2962	+	89.9concerns at Round Lake.
	2963	+	89.10(o) Recipients of money appropriated in
	2964	+	89.11paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants
	2965	+	89.12to contract for water-quality improvement
	2966	+	89.13services, testing, necessary infrastructure,
	2967	+	89.14training, and maintenance.
	2968	+	89.15(p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
	2969	+	89.16the second year are from the environmental
	2970	+	89.17fund to develop and implement a program
	2971	+	89.18related to emerging issues, including
	2972	+	89.19Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
	2973	+	89.20(q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
	2974	+	89.21the second year are from the environmental
	2975	+	89.22fund to support improved management of data
	2976	+	89.23collected by the agency and its partners and
	2977	+	89.24regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
	2978	+	89.25and public access.
	2979	+	89.26(r) $500,000 the first year is from the general
	2980	+	89.27fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear
	2981	+	89.28and biomonitoring required under this act. Of
	2982	+	89.29this amount, up to $250,000 $425,000 may be
	2983	+	89.30transferred to the commissioner of health for
	2984	+	89.31biomonitoring of firefighters. This
	2985	+	89.32appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
	2986	+	89.33(s) $500,000 the first year is to develop
	2987	+	89.34protocols to be used by agencies and
	2988	+	89Article 2 Sec. 36.
	2989	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 90.1departments for sampling and testing
	2990	+	90.2groundwater, surface water, public drinking
	2991	+	90.3water, and private wells for microplastics and
	2992	+	90.4nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
	2993	+	90.5commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
	2994	+	90.6may transfer money appropriated under this
	2995	+	90.7paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture,
	2996	+	90.8natural resources, and health to implement the
	2997	+	90.9protocols developed. This is a onetime
	2998	+	90.10appropriation and is available until June 30,
	2999	+	90.112025.
	3000	+	90.12(t) $50,000 the first year is from the
	3001	+	90.13remediation fund for the work group on PFAS
	3002	+	90.14manufacturer fees and report required under
	3003	+	90.15this act.
	3004	+	90.16(u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the
	3005	+	90.17second year are to develop and implement the
	3006	+	90.18requirements for fish kills under Minnesota
	3007	+	90.19Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165.
	3008	+	90.20Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year
	3009	+	90.21and $90,000 the second year may be
	3010	+	90.22transferred to the commissioners of health,
	3011	+	90.23natural resources, agriculture, and public
	3012	+	90.24safety and to the Board of Regents of the
	3013	+	90.25University of Minnesota as necessary to
	3014	+	90.26implement those sections. The base for this
	3015	+	90.27appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
	3016	+	90.28is $7,000.
	3017	+	90.29(v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the
	3018	+	90.30second year are for transfer to the
	3019	+	90.31commissioner of health for amending the
	3020	+	90.32health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime
	3021	+	90.33appropriation and is available until June 30,
	3022	+	90.342026.
	3023	+	90Article 2 Sec. 36.
	3024	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 91.1(w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community
	3025	+	91.2air-monitoring grants as provided in this act.
	3026	+	91.3This is a onetime appropriation and is
	3027	+	91.4available until June 30, 2027.
	3028	+	91.5(x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000
	3029	+	91.6the second year are to adopt rules and
	3030	+	91.7implement air toxics emissions requirements
	3031	+	91.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
	3032	+	91.9The general fund appropriations are onetime
	3033	+	91.10and are available until June 30, 2027. The base
	3034	+	91.11for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026
	3035	+	91.12and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund
	3036	+	91.13in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
	3037	+	91.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
	3038	+	91.15Sec. 37. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
	3039	+	57,974,00082,000,00091.16Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
	3040	+	91.17 Appropriations by Fund
	3041	+	202591.18 2024
	3042	+	13,850,00038,464,00091.19General
	3043	+	44,124,00043,536,00091.20Environmental
	3044	+	91.21(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
	3045	+	91.22the second year may be transferred from the
	3046	+	91.23environmental fund to the small business
	3047	+	91.24environmental improvement loan account
	3048	+	91.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
	3049	+	91.26(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
	3050	+	91.27the second year are for competitive recycling
	3051	+	91.28grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
	3052	+	91.29115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
	3053	+	91.30year and $300,000 the second year are from
	3054	+	91.31the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
	3055	+	91.32and $700,000 the second year are from the
	3056	+	91Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3057	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 92.1environmental fund. This appropriation is
	3058	+	92.2available until June 30, 2027.
	3059	+	92.3(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
	3060	+	92.4second year are from the environmental fund
	3061	+	92.5for emission-reduction activities and grants to
	3062	+	92.6small businesses and other
	3063	+	92.7nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
	3064	+	92.8amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
	3065	+	92.9the second year are to continue work with
	3066	+	92.10Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
	3067	+	92.11may enter into an agreement with
	3068	+	92.12Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
	3069	+	92.13(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
	3070	+	92.14the second year are from the environmental
	3071	+	92.15fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
	3072	+	92.16(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
	3073	+	92.17second year are from the environmental fund
	3074	+	92.18for environmental assistance grants or loans
	3075	+	92.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
	3076	+	92.20(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
	3077	+	92.21second year are from the environmental fund
	3078	+	92.22for grants to develop and expand recycling
	3079	+	92.23markets for Minnesota businesses. This
	3080	+	92.24appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
	3081	+	92.25(g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
	3082	+	92.26second year are from the environmental fund
	3083	+	92.27for reducing and diverting food waste,
	3084	+	92.28redirecting edible food for consumption, and
	3085	+	92.29removing barriers to collecting and recovering
	3086	+	92.30organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
	3087	+	92.31year is for grants to increase food rescue and
	3088	+	92.32waste prevention. This appropriation is
	3089	+	92.33available until June 30, 2027.
	3090	+	92Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3091	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 93.1(h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
	3092	+	93.2the second year are from the environmental
	3093	+	93.3fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
	3094	+	93.4section 473.844.
	3095	+	93.5(i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
	3096	+	93.6second year are from the environmental fund
	3097	+	93.7to address chemicals in products, including to
	3098	+	93.8implement and enforce flame retardant
	3099	+	93.9provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
	3100	+	93.10325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
	3101	+	93.11polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
	3102	+	93.12provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
	3103	+	93.13325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
	3104	+	93.14year and $80,000 the second year are
	3105	+	93.15transferred to the commissioner of health.
	3106	+	93.16(j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
	3107	+	93.17second year are for quantifying climate-related
	3108	+	93.18impacts from projects for environmental
	3109	+	93.19review. This is a onetime appropriation. This
	3110	+	93.20appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
	3111	+	93.21(k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
	3112	+	93.22second year are for accelerating pollution
	3113	+	93.23prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
	3114	+	93.24$1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the
	3115	+	93.25environmental fund for zero-interest loans
	3116	+	93.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to
	3117	+	93.27phase out high-polluting equipment, products,
	3118	+	93.28and processes and replace with new options.
	3119	+	93.29This appropriation is available until June 30,
	3120	+	93.302027. This is a onetime appropriation.
	3121	+	93.31(l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
	3122	+	93.32second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
	3123	+	93.33program. This is a onetime appropriation. This
	3124	+	93.34appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
	3125	+	93Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3126	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 94.1(m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
	3127	+	94.2study on the viability of recycling solar energy
	3128	+	94.3equipment. This is a onetime appropriation
	3129	+	94.4and is available until June 30, 2026.
	3130	+	94.5(n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
	3131	+	94.6second year are from the environmental fund
	3132	+	94.7for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
	3133	+	94.8(o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
	3134	+	94.9second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
	3135	+	94.10Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
	3136	+	94.11for grants to industry and public entities to
	3137	+	94.12identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
	3138	+	94.13and to develop pollution prevention and
	3139	+	94.14reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
	3140	+	94.15facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
	3141	+	94.16effectiveness of these projects. Priority must
	3142	+	94.17be given to projects in underserved
	3143	+	94.18communities. This is a onetime appropriation
	3144	+	94.19and is available until June 30, 2027.
	3145	+	94.20(p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000
	3146	+	94.21the second year are for a waste prevention and
	3147	+	94.22reduction grants and loan program. This is a
	3148	+	94.23onetime appropriation and is available until
	3149	+	94.24June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year,
	3150	+	94.25$7,950,000 is for waste prevention and
	3151	+	94.26reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is
	3152	+	94.27for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy
	3153	+	94.28generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste
	3154	+	94.29heat from the generation of electricity in the
	3155	+	94.30malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator
	3156	+	94.31to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested
	3157	+	94.32by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in
	3158	+	94.33the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste
	3159	+	94.34prevention and reduction grants and loans,
	3160	+	94.35including $1,000,000 for transfer to the
	3161	+	94Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3162	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 95.1environmental fund for the purposes of
	3163	+	95.2Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By
	3164	+	95.3October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the
	3165	+	95.4Pollution Control Agency must report to the
	3166	+	95.5chairs and ranking minority members of the
	3167	+	95.6legislative committees and divisions with
	3168	+	95.7jurisdiction over environment and natural
	3169	+	95.8resources on the use of money appropriated
	3170	+	95.9for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
	3171	+	95.10(q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to
	3172	+	95.11a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns
	3173	+	95.12a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul
	3174	+	95.13district heating and cooling system to preserve
	3175	+	95.14existing biomass energy infrastructure for
	3176	+	95.15purposes of local and regional emerald ash
	3177	+	95.16borer response efforts. The commissioner of
	3178	+	95.17the Pollution Control Agency may require the
	3179	+	95.18nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton
	3180	+	95.19of wood waste delivered to the facility. This
	3181	+	95.20is a onetime appropriation and is available
	3182	+	95.21until June 30, 2030.
	3183	+	95.22(r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
	3184	+	95.23the second year are from the environmental
	3185	+	95.24fund for rulemaking and implementation of
	3186	+	95.25the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota
	3187	+	95.26Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount,
	3188	+	95.27$312,000 the first year and $468,000 the
	3189	+	95.28second year are for transfer to the
	3190	+	95.29commissioner of health.
	3191	+	95.30(s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource
	3192	+	95.31management report required in this act. This
	3193	+	95.32is a onetime appropriation and is available
	3194	+	95.33until June 30, 2026.
	3195	+	95.34(t) $35,000 the second year is from the
	3196	+	95.35environmental fund for the compostable
	3197	+	95Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3198	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 96.1labeling requirements under Minnesota
	3199	+	96.2Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this
	3200	+	96.3appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond
	3201	+	96.4is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
	3202	+	96.5(u) $175,000 the first year is for the
	3203	+	96.6rulemaking required under this act providing
	3204	+	96.7for the safe and lawful disposal of waste
	3205	+	96.8treated seed. This appropriation is available
	3206	+	96.9until June 30, 2025.
	3207	+	96.10(v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle
	3208	+	96.11reduction program that provides outreach,
	3209	+	96.12education, and opportunities to safely dispose
	3210	+	96.13of and exchange lead tackle throughout the
	3211	+	96.14state. This is a onetime appropriation and is
	3212	+	96.15available until June 30, 2027.
	3213	+	96.16(w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking
	3214	+	96.17for the capital assistance program. This is a
	3215	+	96.18onetime appropriation.
	3216	+	96.19(x) Any unencumbered grant and loan
	3217	+	96.20balances in the first year do not cancel but are
	3218	+	96.21available for grants and loans in the second
	3219	+	96.22year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
	3220	+	96.23section 16A.28, the appropriations
	3221	+	96.24encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
	3222	+	96.25contracts or grants for environmental
	3223	+	96.26assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
	3224	+	96.27section 115A.0716; technical and research
	3225	+	96.28assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
	3226	+	96.29115A.152; technical assistance under
	3227	+	96.30Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
	3228	+	96.31pollution prevention assistance under
	3229	+	96.32Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
	3230	+	96.33available until June 30, 2027.
	3231	+	96.34 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
	3232	+	96Article 2 Sec. 37.
	3233	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 97.1 Sec. 38. REPEALER.
	3234	+	97.2 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
	3235	+	97.311, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316;
	3236	+	97.4115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328;
	3237	+	97.5115A.1330; 115A.9155; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; 115A.961,
	3238	+	97.6subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 325E.125; and 325E.1251, are repealed.
	3239	+	97.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027.
	3240	+	97Article 2 Sec. 38.
	3241	+	REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0250602/10/25 Page.Ln 1.25APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
	3242	+	Page.Ln 33.21ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY..............ARTICLE 2
2025	3243		1
2026	3244		APPENDIX
2027		-	Article locations for H2439-1
	3245	+	Article locations for 25-02506 115A.1310 DEFINITIONS.
	3246	+	Subdivision 1.Scope.For the purposes of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330, the following
	3247	+	terms have the meanings given.
	3248	+	Subd. 2.Cathode-ray tube or CRT."Cathode-ray tube" or "CRT" means a vacuum tube or
	3249	+	picture tube used to convert an electronic signal into a visual image.
	3250	+	Subd. 3.Collection."Collection" means the aggregation of covered electronic devices from
	3251	+	households and includes all the activities up to the time the covered electronic devices are delivered
	3252	+	to a recycler.
	3253	+	Subd. 4.Collector."Collector" means a public or private entity that receives covered electronic
	3254	+	devices from households and arranges for the delivery of the devices to a recycler.
	3255	+	Subd. 5.Computer."Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or
	3256	+	other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, but
	3257	+	does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable handheld calculator or device,
	3258	+	or other similar device.
	3259	+	Subd. 6.Computer monitor."Computer monitor" means an electronic device that is a
	3260	+	cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to display information from a central
	3261	+	processing unit or the Internet.
	3262	+	Subd. 7.Covered electronic device."Covered electronic device" means computers, including
	3263	+	tablet computers and laptop computers, peripherals, facsimile machines, DVD players, video cassette
	3264	+	recorders, and video display devices that are sold to a household by means of retail, wholesale, or
	3265	+	electronic commerce.
	3266	+	Subd. 8.Department."Department" means the Department of Revenue.
	3267	+	Subd. 9.Dwelling unit."Dwelling unit" has the meaning given in section 238.02, subdivision
	3268	+	21a.
	3269	+	Subd. 10.Household."Household" means an occupant of a single detached dwelling unit or a
	3270	+	single unit of a multiple dwelling unit located in this state who has used a video display device at
	3271	+	a dwelling unit primarily for personal use.
	3272	+	Subd. 11.Manufacturer."Manufacturer" means a person who:
	3273	+	(1) manufactures video display devices to be sold under its own brand as identified by its own
	3274	+	brand label; or
	3275	+	(2) sells video display devices manufactured by others under its own brand as identified by its
	3276	+	own brand label.
	3277	+	Subd. 12.Peripheral."Peripheral" means a keyboard, printer, or any other device sold
	3278	+	exclusively for external use with a computer that provides input or output into or from a computer.
	3279	+	Subd. 12a.Phase I recycling credits."Phase I recycling credits" means the number of pounds
	3280	+	of covered electronic devices recycled by a manufacturer from households during program years
	3281	+	one through nine, less the product of the number of pounds of video display devices sold to
	3282	+	households during the same program year, multiplied by the proportion of sales a manufacturer is
	3283	+	required to recycle.
	3284	+	Subd. 12b.Phase II recycling credits."Phase II recycling credits" means an amount calculated
	3285	+	in a program year beginning July 1, 2019, and in each program year thereafter, according to the
	3286	+	formula (1.5 x A) - (B - C), where:
	3287	+	A = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices a manufacturer recycled or arranged
	3288	+	to have collected and recycled during a program year from households located outside the 11-county
	3289	+	metropolitan area, as defined in section 115A.1314, subdivision 2;
	3290	+	B = the manufacturer's recycling obligation calculated for the same program year in section
	3291	+	115A.1320, subdivision 1, paragraph (g); and
	3292	+	C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices a manufacturer recycled or arranged
	3293	+	to have collected and recycled, up to but not exceeding B, during the same program year from
	3294	+	households in the 11-county metropolitan area.
	3295	+	1R
	3296	+	APPENDIX
	3297	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 Subd. 12c.Portable battery."Portable battery" means a rechargeable battery as defined in
	3298	+	section 115A.9157.
	3299	+	Subd. 13.Program year."Program year" means the period from July 1 through June 30.
	3300	+	Subd. 14.Recycler."Recycler" means a public or private individual or entity who accepts
	3301	+	covered electronic devices from households and collectors for the purpose of recycling. A
	3302	+	manufacturer who takes products for refurbishment or repair is not a recycler.
	3303	+	Subd. 15.Recycling."Recycling" means the process of collecting and preparing video display
	3304	+	devices or covered electronic devices for use in manufacturing processes or for recovery of usable
	3305	+	materials followed by delivery of such materials for use. Recycling does not include the destruction
	3306	+	by incineration or other process or land disposal of recyclable materials nor reuse, repair, or any
	3307	+	other process through which video display devices or covered electronic devices are returned to
	3308	+	use for households in their original form.
	3309	+	Subd. 17.Retailer."Retailer" means a person who sells, rents, or leases, through sales outlets,
	3310	+	catalogs, or the Internet, a video display device to a household and not for resale in any form.
	3311	+	Subd. 18.Sell or sale."Sell" or "sale" means any transfer for consideration of title or of the
	3312	+	right to use, by lease or sales contract, including, but not limited to, transactions conducted through
	3313	+	sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, or any other similar electronic means either inside or outside
	3314	+	of the state, by a person who conducts the transaction and controls the delivery of a video display
	3315	+	device to a consumer in the state, but does not include a manufacturer's or distributor's wholesale
	3316	+	transaction with a distributor or a retailer.
	3317	+	Subd. 19.Television."Television" means an electronic device that is a cathode-ray tube or flat
	3318	+	panel display primarily intended to receive video programming via broadcast, cable, or satellite
	3319	+	transmission or video from surveillance or other similar cameras.
	3320	+	Subd. 20.Video display device."Video display device" means a television or computer monitor
	3321	+	that contains a cathode-ray tube or a flat panel screen that is marketed by manufacturers for use by
	3322	+	households. Video display device does not include any of the following:
	3323	+	(1) a video display device that is part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor
	3324	+	vehicle assembled by, or for, a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer, including replacement
	3325	+	parts for use in a motor vehicle;
	3326	+	(2) a video display device, including a touch-screen display, that is functionally or physically
	3327	+	part of a larger piece of equipment or is designed and intended for use in an industrial; commercial,
	3328	+	including retail; library checkout; traffic control; kiosk; security, other than household security;
	3329	+	border control; or medical setting, including diagnostic, monitoring, or control equipment;
	3330	+	(3) a video display device that is contained within a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator,
	3331	+	refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air
	3332	+	conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier; or
	3333	+	(4) a telephone of any type.
	3334	+	115A.1312 REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
	3335	+	Subdivision 1.Requirements for sale.(a) On or after September 1, 2007, a manufacturer must
	3336	+	not sell or offer for sale or deliver to retailers for subsequent sale a new video display device unless:
	3337	+	(1) the video display device is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, which label is permanently
	3338	+	affixed and readily visible; and
	3339	+	(2) the manufacturer has filed a registration with the agency, as specified in subdivision 2.
	3340	+	(b) A retailer must not sell, offer for sale, rent, or lease a video display device unless the video
	3341	+	display device is labeled according to this subdivision and listed as registered on the agency website
	3342	+	according to subdivision 2.
	3343	+	(c) A retailer is not responsible for an unlawful sale under this subdivision if the manufacturer's
	3344	+	registration expired or was revoked and the retailer took possession of the video display device
	3345	+	prior to the expiration or revocation of the manufacturer's registration and the unlawful sale occurred
	3346	+	within six months after the expiration or revocation.
	3347	+	Subd. 2.Manufacturer registration.(a) By August 15 each year, a manufacturer of video
	3348	+	display devices sold or offered for sale to households in the state must submit a registration to the
	3349	+	agency that includes:
	3350	+	2R
	3351	+	APPENDIX
	3352	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 (1) a list of the manufacturer's brands of video display devices offered for sale in this state;
	3353	+	(2) the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for ensuring compliance
	3354	+	with this chapter; and
	3355	+	(3) a certification that the manufacturer has complied and will continue to comply with the
	3356	+	requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.
	3357	+	(b) A manufacturer of video display devices sold or offered for sale to a household must include
	3358	+	in the registration submitted under paragraph (a), a statement disclosing whether:
	3359	+	(1) any video display devices sold to households exceed the maximum concentration values
	3360	+	established for lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's),
	3361	+	and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's) under the RoHS (restricting the use of certain
	3362	+	hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
	3363	+	Parliament and Council and any amendments thereto; or
	3364	+	(2) the manufacturer has received an exemption from one or more of those maximum
	3365	+	concentration values under the RoHS Directive that has been approved and published by the European
	3366	+	Commission.
	3367	+	(c) A manufacturer who begins to sell or offer for sale video display devices to households after
	3368	+	August 15, 2016, and has not filed a registration under this subdivision must submit a registration
	3369	+	to the agency within ten days of beginning to sell or offer for sale video display devices to
	3370	+	households.
	3371	+	(d) A registration must be updated within ten days after a change in the manufacturer's brands
	3372	+	of video display devices sold or offered for sale to households.
	3373	+	(e) A registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until August 15 each year.
	3374	+	(f) The agency must review each registration and notify the manufacturer of any information
	3375	+	required by this section that is omitted from the registration. Within 30 days of receipt of a
	3376	+	notification from the agency, the manufacturer must submit a revised registration providing the
	3377	+	information noted by the agency.
	3378	+	(g) The agency must maintain on its website the names of manufacturers and the manufacturers'
	3379	+	brands listed in registrations filed with the agency. The agency must update the website information
	3380	+	promptly upon receipt of a new or updated registration. The website must contain prominent language
	3381	+	stating, in effect, that sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 are directed at household equipment and
	3382	+	the manufacturers' brands list is, therefore, not a list of manufacturers qualified to sell to industrial,
	3383	+	commercial, or other markets identified as exempt from the requirements of sections 115A.1310
	3384	+	to 115A.1330.
	3385	+	Subd. 3.Collector registration.No person may operate as a collector of covered electronic
	3386	+	devices from households unless that person has submitted a registration with the agency by July
	3387	+	15 each year on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Registration information must include the
	3388	+	name, address, telephone number, and location of the business and a certification that the collector
	3389	+	has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318
	3390	+	and any regulations adopted by a local government unit for the jurisdiction in which the collector
	3391	+	operates. A collector must indicate any end-of-life fees that will be charged at the collection point.
	3392	+	A registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until July 15 each year.
	3393	+	Subd. 4.Recycler registration.No person may recycle video display devices generated by
	3394	+	households unless that person has submitted a registration with the agency by July 15 each year on
	3395	+	a form prescribed by the commissioner. Registration information must include the name, address,
	3396	+	telephone number, and location of all recycling facilities under the direct control of the recycler
	3397	+	that may receive covered electronic devices from households and a certification that the recycler
	3398	+	has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.
	3399	+	A registered recycler must conduct recycling activities that are consistent with this chapter. A
	3400	+	registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until July 15 each year.
	3401	+	115A.1314 MANUFACTURER REGISTRATION FEE.
	3402	+	Subdivision 1.Registration fee.(a) Each manufacturer who registers under section 115A.1312
	3403	+	must, by August 15 each year, pay to the commissioner of revenue an annual registration fee, on a
	3404	+	form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue
	3405	+	must deposit the fee in the state treasury and credit the fee to the environmental fund.
	3406	+	3R
	3407	+	APPENDIX
	3408	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 (b) The registration fee for manufacturers that sell 100 or more video display devices to
	3409	+	households in the state during the previous calendar year is $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee.
	3410	+	The registration fee for manufacturers that sell fewer than 100 video display devices in the state
	3411	+	during the previous calendar year is a variable recycling fee. The variable recycling fee is calculated
	3412	+	according to the formula:
	3413	+	[A - (B + C)] x D, where:
	3414	+	A = the manufacturer's recycling obligation as determined under section 115A.1320;
	3415	+	B = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices that a manufacturer recycled or arranged
	3416	+	to have collected and recycled from households during the immediately preceding program year,
	3417	+	as reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;
	3418	+	C = the number of phase I or phase II recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate
	3419	+	the variable recycling fee; and
	3420	+	D = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for manufacturers
	3421	+	who recycle less than 50 percent of the manufacturer's recycling obligation; $0.40 per pound for
	3422	+	manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the manufacturer's recycling
	3423	+	obligation; $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less than 100
	3424	+	percent of the manufacturer's recycling obligation; and $0.00 per pound for manufacturers who
	3425	+	recycle 100 percent or more of the manufacturer's recycling obligation.
	3426	+	(c) A manufacturer may petition the agency to waive the per-pound cost of recycling fee, element
	3427	+	D in the formula in paragraph (b), required under this section. The agency shall direct the
	3428	+	commissioner of revenue to waive the per-pound cost of recycling fee if the manufacturer
	3429	+	demonstrates to the agency's satisfaction a good faith effort to meet its recycling obligation as
	3430	+	determined under section 115A.1320. The petition must include:
	3431	+	(1) documentation that the manufacturer has met at least 75 percent of its recycling obligation
	3432	+	as determined under section 115A.1320;
	3433	+	(2) a list of political subdivisions and public and private collectors with whom the manufacturer
	3434	+	had a formal contract or agreement in effect during the previous program year to recycle or collect
	3435	+	covered electronic devices;
	3436	+	(3) the total amounts of covered electronic devices collected from both within and outside of
	3437	+	the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2;
	3438	+	(4) a description of the manufacturer's best efforts to meet its recycling obligation as determined
	3439	+	under section 115A.1320; and
	3440	+	(5) any other information requested by the agency.
	3441	+	(d) A manufacturer may retain phase I and phase II recycling credits to be added, in whole or
	3442	+	in part, to the actual value of C, as reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any
	3443	+	succeeding program year, provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's recycling
	3444	+	obligation A for any program year may be met with phase I and phase II recycling credits, separately
	3445	+	or in combination, generated in a prior program year. A manufacturer may sell any portion or all
	3446	+	of its phase I and phase II recycling credits to another manufacturer, at a price negotiated by the
	3447	+	parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.
	3448	+	(e) For the purpose of determining B in calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee using
	3449	+	the formula under paragraph (b), starting with the program year beginning July 1, 2019, and
	3450	+	continuing each year thereafter, the weight of covered electronic devices that a manufacturer recycled
	3451	+	or arranged to have collected and recycled from households located outside the 11-county
	3452	+	metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is calculated at 1.5 times their actual
	3453	+	weight.
	3454	+	Subd. 2.Use of registration fees.(a) Registration fees may be used by the commissioner for:
	3455	+	(1) implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including transfer to the commissioner of
	3456	+	revenue to carry out the department's duties under section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer
	3457	+	to the commissioner of administration for responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and
	3458	+	(2) grants to counties outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in paragraph (b), and
	3459	+	to private entities that collect for recycling covered electronic devices in counties outside the
	3460	+	11-county metropolitan area, where the collection and recycling is consistent with the respective
	3461	+	county's solid waste plan, for the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312
	3462	+	4R
	3463	+	APPENDIX
	3464	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 to 115A.1330. In awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must give
	3465	+	preference to counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with manufacturers to
	3466	+	help them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1.
	3467	+	(b) The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota,
	3468	+	Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.
	3469	+	115A.1316 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
	3470	+	Subdivision 1.Manufacturer reporting requirements.(a) By March 1 each year, each
	3471	+	manufacturer must report to the agency using the form prescribed:
	3472	+	(1) the total weight of each specific model of its video display devices sold to households during
	3473	+	the previous calendar year; and
	3474	+	(2) either:
	3475	+	(i) the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during the previous calendar
	3476	+	year; or
	3477	+	(ii) an estimate of the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during the
	3478	+	previous calendar year, calculated by multiplying the weight of its video display devices sold
	3479	+	nationally times the quotient of Minnesota's population divided by the national population. All
	3480	+	manufacturers with sales of 99 or fewer video display devices to households in the state during the
	3481	+	previous calendar year must report using the method under this item for calculating sales.
	3482	+	A manufacturer must submit with the report required under this paragraph a description of how the
	3483	+	information or estimate was calculated.
	3484	+	(b) By August 15 each year, each manufacturer must report to the agency:
	3485	+	(1) the total weight of covered electronic devices the manufacturer collected from households
	3486	+	and recycled or arranged to have collected and recycled during the preceding program year;
	3487	+	(2) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits the manufacturer has purchased and
	3488	+	sold during the preceding program year;
	3489	+	(3) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits possessed by the manufacturer that the
	3490	+	manufacturer elects to use in the calculation of its variable recycling fee under section 115A.1314,
	3491	+	subdivision 1; and
	3492	+	(4) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits the manufacturer retains at the beginning
	3493	+	of the current program year.
	3494	+	(c) Upon request of the commissioner of revenue, the agency shall provide a copy of each report
	3495	+	to the commissioner of revenue.
	3496	+	Subd. 2.Recycler reporting requirements.(a) By July 15 each year, a recycler of covered
	3497	+	electronic devices must report to the agency:
	3498	+	(1) the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled during the preceding program year
	3499	+	and must certify that the recycler has complied with section 115A.1318, subdivision 2;
	3500	+	(2) the weight of video display devices recycled as part of covered electronic devices recycled
	3501	+	during the previous program year; and
	3502	+	(3) an estimate of the weight of portable batteries and any mercury-containing lamps that are
	3503	+	associated with the covered electronic devices managed.
	3504	+	(b) Upon request of the commissioner of revenue, the agency shall provide a copy of each report
	3505	+	to the commissioner of revenue.
	3506	+	Subd. 3.Collector reporting requirements.By July 15 each year, a collector must report
	3507	+	separately to the agency using the form prescribed by the commissioner:
	3508	+	(1) the total pounds of covered electronic devices collected in the state;
	3509	+	(2) a list of all recyclers to whom collectors delivered covered electronic devices; and
	3510	+	(3) whether the collector had a contract with a recycler or manufacturer to provide pounds
	3511	+	toward meeting a manufacturer's obligation.
	3512	+	5R
	3513	+	APPENDIX
	3514	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 115A.1318 RESPONSIBILITIES.
	3515	+	Subdivision 1.Manufacturer responsibilities.(a) In addition to fulfilling the requirements of
	3516	+	sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330, a manufacturer must comply with paragraphs (b) to (f).
	3517	+	(b) A manufacturer must annually recycle or arrange for the collection and recycling of an
	3518	+	amount of video display devices as determined by the agency in section 115A.1320, subdivision
	3519	+	1. A manufacturer must assume all financial responsibility associated with transporting and recycling
	3520	+	covered electronic devices that are used to meet the manufacturer's recycling obligation determined
	3521	+	under section 115A.1320 or that are counted as phase I or II recycling credits, including any necessary
	3522	+	supplies. This excludes costs that are associated with receiving and aggregating covered electronic
	3523	+	devices from households and all the activities up to the time that covered electronic devices are
	3524	+	loaded for transport to a recycler or arranged for transportation to a recycler.
	3525	+	(c) The obligations of a manufacturer apply only to video display devices received from
	3526	+	households and do not apply to video display devices received from sources other than households.
	3527	+	(d) A manufacturer must conduct and document due diligence assessments of collectors and
	3528	+	recyclers it contracts with, including an assessment of items specified under subdivision 2. A
	3529	+	manufacturer is responsible for maintaining, for a period of three years, documentation that all
	3530	+	covered electronic devices recycled, partially recycled, or sent to downstream recycling operations
	3531	+	comply with the requirements of subdivision 2.
	3532	+	(e) A manufacturer must provide the agency with contact information for a person who can be
	3533	+	contacted regarding the manufacturer's activities under sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1320.
	3534	+	(f) Only the covered electronic devices that are recycled by a registered recycler that is certified
	3535	+	by an ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board-accredited third-party certification body to an
	3536	+	environmentally sound management standard are eligible to meet the manufacturer's obligation.
	3537	+	Subd. 1a.Collector responsibilities.(a) Collection sites must be:
	3538	+	(1) staffed; and
	3539	+	(2) open to the public at a frequency adequate to meet the needs of the area being served.
	3540	+	(b) A collector may limit the number of covered electronic devices or covered electronic devices
	3541	+	by product type accepted per customer per day or per delivery at a collection site or service.
	3542	+	(c) A collector must use only registered recyclers.
	3543	+	Subd. 2.Recycler responsibilities.(a) As part of the report submitted under section 115A.1316,
	3544	+	subdivision 2, a recycler must certify, except as provided in paragraph (b), that facilities that recycle
	3545	+	covered electronic devices, including all downstream recycling operations:
	3546	+	(1) use only registered collectors;
	3547	+	(2) comply with all applicable health, environmental, safety, and financial responsibility
	3548	+	regulations;
	3549	+	(3) are licensed by all applicable governmental authorities;
	3550	+	(4) use no prison labor to recycle video display devices;
	3551	+	(5) possess liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for environmental releases, accidents,
	3552	+	and other emergencies;
	3553	+	(6) provide a report annually to each registered collector regarding the video display devices
	3554	+	received from that entity; and
	3555	+	(7) do not charge collectors for transporting, recycling, or any necessary supplies related to
	3556	+	transporting or recycling covered electronic devices that meet a manufacturer's recycling obligation
	3557	+	as determined under section 115A.1320, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon.
	3558	+	(b) A nonprofit corporation that contracts with a correctional institution to refurbish and reuse
	3559	+	donated computers in schools is exempt from paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5).
	3560	+	(c) Except to the extent otherwise required by law and unless agreed upon otherwise by the
	3561	+	recycler or manufacturer, a recycler has no responsibility for any data that may be contained in a
	3562	+	covered electronic device if an information storage device is included in the covered electronic
	3563	+	device.
	3564	+	6R
	3565	+	APPENDIX
	3566	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 Subd. 3.Retailer responsibilities.A retailer who sells new video display devices shall provide
	3567	+	information to households describing where and how they may recycle video display devices and
	3568	+	advising them of opportunities and locations for the convenient collection of video display devices
	3569	+	for the purpose of recycling. This requirement may be met by providing to households the agency's
	3570	+	toll-free number and website address. Retailers selling through catalogs or the Internet may meet
	3571	+	this requirement by including the information in a prominent location on the retailer's website.
	3572	+	115A.1320 AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
	3573	+	Subdivision 1.Duties of agency.(a) The agency shall administer sections 115A.1310 to
	3574	+	115A.1330.
	3575	+	(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:
	3576	+	(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed with the agency
	3577	+	under section 115A.1312; and
	3578	+	(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, retailers, and
	3579	+	members of the public.
	3580	+	(c) The agency shall annually review the following variables that are used to calculate a
	3581	+	manufacturer's annual registration fee under section 115A.1314, subdivision 1:
	3582	+	(1) the obligation-setting mechanism for manufacturers as specified under paragraph (g);
	3583	+	(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to households;
	3584	+	and
	3585	+	(3) the base registration fee.
	3586	+	(d) If the agency determines that any of these values must be changed in order to improve the
	3587	+	efficiency or effectiveness of the activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, or
	3588	+	if the revenues exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, the agency shall submit
	3589	+	recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and house of
	3590	+	representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
	3591	+	(e) By May 1 each year, the agency shall publish a statewide recycling goal for all video display
	3592	+	device waste that is the weight of all video display devices collected for recycling during each of
	3593	+	the three most recently completed program years, excluding the most recently concluded program
	3594	+	year, divided by two.
	3595	+	(f) By May 1 each year, the agency shall determine each registered manufacturer's market share
	3596	+	of video display devices to be collected and recycled based on the manufacturer's percentage share
	3597	+	of the total weight of video display devices sold as reported to the agency under section 115A.1316,
	3598	+	subdivision 1.
	3599	+	(g) By May 1 each year, the agency shall provide each manufacturer with a determination of
	3600	+	the manufacturer's share of video display devices to be collected and recycled. A manufacturer's
	3601	+	market share of video display devices as specified in paragraph (f) is applied proportionally to the
	3602	+	statewide recycling goal as specified in paragraph (e) to determine an individual manufacturer's
	3603	+	recycling obligation. Upon request by the commissioner of revenue, the agency must provide the
	3604	+	information submitted to manufacturers under this paragraph to the commissioner of revenue.
	3605	+	(h) The agency shall provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation
	3606	+	of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total
	3607	+	weight of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports submitted
	3608	+	by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must also discuss the various
	3609	+	collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered electronic devices; information
	3610	+	regarding covered electronic devices that are being collected by persons other than registered
	3611	+	manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and information about covered electronic devices, if any,
	3612	+	being disposed of in landfills in this state. The report must examine which covered electronic
	3613	+	devices, based on economic and environmental considerations, should be subject to the
	3614	+	obligation-setting mechanism under paragraph (g). The report must include a description of
	3615	+	enforcement actions under sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report
	3616	+	other information received by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to
	3617	+	115A.1330. The report must be done in conjunction with the report required under section 115A.121.
	3618	+	(i) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under sections
	3619	+	115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.
	3620	+	7R
	3621	+	APPENDIX
	3622	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 (j) The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner provided by
	3623	+	sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those provisions enforced
	3624	+	by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may revoke a registration of a collector
	3625	+	or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330.
	3626	+	(k) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and recycling centers,
	3627	+	and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video display devices available for
	3628	+	recycling.
	3629	+	(l) The agency shall post on its website the contact information provided by each manufacturer
	3630	+	under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
	3631	+	Subd. 2.Additional duties.(a) The agency must collect the data submitted to it annually by
	3632	+	each manufacturer on the total weight of each specific model of video display device sold to
	3633	+	households, if provided; the total weight of video display devices sold to households; the total
	3634	+	weight of covered electronic devices collected from households that are recycled; and data on phase
	3635	+	I and phase II recycling credits, as required under section 115A.1316. The department must use
	3636	+	this data to review each manufacturer's annual registration fee submitted to the department to ensure
	3637	+	that the fee was calculated accurately.
	3638	+	(b) The agency must estimate, for each registered manufacturer, the sales of video display
	3639	+	devices to households during the previous program year, based on:
	3640	+	(1) data provided by a manufacturer on sales of video display devices to households, including
	3641	+	documentation describing how that amount was calculated and certification that the amount is
	3642	+	accurate; or
	3643	+	(2) if a manufacturer does not provide the data specified in clause (1), national data on sales of
	3644	+	video display devices.
	3645	+	The department must use the data specified in this subdivision to review each manufacturer's annual
	3646	+	registration fee submitted to the department to ensure that the fee was calculated accurately according
	3647	+	to the formula in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.
	3648	+	(c) The department must enforce section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. The audit, assessment,
	3649	+	appeal, collection, enforcement, disclosure, and other administrative provisions of chapters 270B,
	3650	+	270C, and 289A that apply to the taxes imposed under chapter 297A apply to the fee imposed under
	3651	+	section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. To enforce section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, the commissioner
	3652	+	of revenue may grant extensions to pay, and impose and abate penalties and interest on, the fee due
	3653	+	under section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, in the manner provided in chapters 270C and 289A as if
	3654	+	the fee were a tax imposed under chapter 297A.
	3655	+	(d) The department may disclose nonpublic data to the agency only when necessary for the
	3656	+	efficient and effective administration of the activities regulated under sections 115A.1310 to
	3657	+	115A.1330. Any data disclosed by the department to the agency retains the classification it had
	3658	+	when in the possession of the department.
	3659	+	115A.1322 OTHER RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
	3660	+	A city, county, or other public agency may not require households to use public facilities to
	3661	+	recycle their covered electronic devices to the exclusion of other lawful programs available. Cities,
	3662	+	counties, and other public agencies, including those awarded contracts by the agency under section
	3663	+	115A.1314, subdivision 2, are encouraged to work with manufacturers to assist them in meeting
	3664	+	their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1. Nothing in sections 115A.1310
	3665	+	to 115A.1330 prohibits or restricts the operation of any program recycling covered electronic devices
	3666	+	in addition to those provided by manufacturers or prohibits or restricts any persons from receiving,
	3667	+	collecting, transporting, or recycling covered electronic devices, provided that those persons are
	3668	+	registered under section 115A.1312.
	3669	+	115A.1323 ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT.
	3670	+	(a) A manufacturer that organizes collection or recycling under sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1322
	3671	+	is authorized to engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent necessary to plan and implement
	3672	+	its chosen organized collection or recycling system and is immune from liability under state laws
	3673	+	relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or
	3674	+	commerce.
	3675	+	(b) An organization of manufacturers, an individual manufacturer, and its officers, members,
	3676	+	employees, and agents who cooperate with a political subdivision that organizes collection or
	3677	+	8R
	3678	+	APPENDIX
	3679	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 recycling under this section are authorized to engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent
	3680	+	necessary to plan and implement the organized collection or recycling system, provided that the
	3681	+	political subdivision actively supervises the participation of each entity. An organization, entity,
	3682	+	or person covered by this paragraph is immune from liability under state law relating to antitrust,
	3683	+	restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce.
	3684	+	115A.1324 REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES BY STATE AGENCIES.
	3685	+	(a) The Department of Administration must ensure that acquisitions of video display devices
	3686	+	under chapter 16C are in compliance with or not subject to sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1318.
	3687	+	(b) The solicitation documents must specify that the prospective responder is required to
	3688	+	cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its records and documents that evidence compliance
	3689	+	with paragraph (a) and sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1318.
	3690	+	(c) Any person awarded a contract under chapter 16C for purchase or lease of video display
	3691	+	devices that is found to be in violation of paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1318 is
	3692	+	subject to the following sanctions:
	3693	+	(1) the contract must be voided if the commissioner of administration determines that the
	3694	+	potential adverse impact to the state is exceeded by the benefit obtained from voiding the contract;
	3695	+	(2) the contractor is subject to suspension and disbarment under Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1150;
	3696	+	and
	3697	+	(3) if the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was obtained by a
	3698	+	contractor as a result of violating paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1318, the court
	3699	+	may, in addition to any other remedy, order the disgorgement of the unlawfully obtained money,
	3700	+	property, or benefit.
	3701	+	115A.1326 REGULATING VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICES.
	3702	+	If the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations under the Resource
	3703	+	Conservation and Recovery Act regarding the handling, storage, or treatment of any type of video
	3704	+	display device being recycled, those regulations are automatically effective in this state on the same
	3705	+	date and supersede any rules previously adopted by the agency regarding the handling, storage, or
	3706	+	treatment of all video display devices being recycled.
	3707	+	115A.1328 MULTISTATE IMPLEMENTATION.
	3708	+	The agency and department are authorized to participate in the establishment of a regional
	3709	+	multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out the requirements of this chapter.
	3710	+	115A.1330 LIMITATIONS.
	3711	+	Sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 expire if a federal law, or combination of federal laws, take
	3712	+	effect that is applicable to all video display devices sold in the United States and establish a program
	3713	+	for the collection and recycling or reuse of video display devices that is applicable to all video
	3714	+	display devices discarded by households.
	3715	+	115A.9155 DISPOSING OF CERTAIN DRY CELL BATTERIES.
	3716	+	Subdivision 1.Prohibition.A person may not place in mixed municipal solid waste a dry cell
	3717	+	battery containing mercuric oxide electrode, silver oxide electrode, nickel-cadmium, or sealed
	3718	+	lead-acid that was purchased for use or used by a government agency, or an industrial,
	3719	+	communications, or medical facility.
	3720	+	Subd. 2.Manufacturer responsibility.(a) A manufacturer of batteries subject to subdivision
	3721	+	1 shall:
	3722	+	(1) ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries
	3723	+	exists for purchasers in Minnesota; and
	3724	+	(2) clearly inform each final purchaser of the prohibition on disposal of waste batteries and of
	3725	+	the system or systems for proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries available
	3726	+	to the purchaser.
	3727	+	(b) To ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste
	3728	+	batteries exists, a manufacturer shall:
	3729	+	9R
	3730	+	APPENDIX
	3731	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 (1) identify collectors, transporters, and processors for the waste batteries and contract or
	3732	+	otherwise expressly agree with a person or persons for the proper collection, transportation, and
	3733	+	processing of the waste batteries; or
	3734	+	(2) accept waste batteries returned to its manufacturing facility.
	3735	+	(c) At the time of sale of a battery subject to subdivision 1, a manufacturer shall provide in a
	3736	+	clear and conspicuous manner a telephone number that the final consumer of the battery can call
	3737	+	to obtain information on specific procedures to follow in returning the battery for recycling or
	3738	+	proper disposal. The manufacturer may include the telephone number and notice of return procedures
	3739	+	on an invoice or other transaction document held by the purchaser. The manufacturer shall provide
	3740	+	the telephone number to the commissioner of the agency.
	3741	+	(d) A manufacturer shall ensure that the cost of proper collection, transportation, and processing
	3742	+	of the waste batteries is included in the sales transaction or agreement between the manufacturer
	3743	+	and any purchaser.
	3744	+	(e) A manufacturer that has complied with this subdivision is not liable under subdivision 1 for
	3745	+	improper disposal by a person other than the manufacturer of waste batteries.
	3746	+	115A.9157 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND PRODUCTS.
	3747	+	Subdivision 1.Definition.For the purpose of this section, "rechargeable battery" means a sealed
	3748	+	nickel-cadmium battery, a sealed lead acid battery, or any other rechargeable battery, except a
	3749	+	rechargeable battery governed by section 115A.9155 or exempted by the commissioner under
	3750	+	subdivision 9.
	3751	+	Subd. 2.Prohibition.Effective August 1, 1991, a person may not place in mixed municipal
	3752	+	solid waste a rechargeable battery, a rechargeable battery pack, a product with a nonremovable
	3753	+	rechargeable battery, or a product powered by rechargeable batteries or rechargeable battery pack,
	3754	+	from which all batteries or battery packs have not been removed.
	3755	+	Subd. 3.Collection and management costs.A manufacturer of rechargeable batteries or
	3756	+	products powered by rechargeable batteries is responsible for the costs of collecting and managing
	3757	+	its waste rechargeable batteries and waste products to ensure that the batteries are not part of the
	3758	+	solid waste stream.
	3759	+	Subd. 5.Collection and management programs.(a) By September 20, 1995, the manufacturers
	3760	+	or their representative organization shall implement permanent programs, based on the results of
	3761	+	the pilot projects required in Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115A.9157, subdivision 4, that may
	3762	+	be reasonably expected to collect 90 percent of the waste rechargeable batteries and the participating
	3763	+	manufacturers' products powered by rechargeable batteries that are generated in the state. The
	3764	+	batteries and products collected must be recycled or otherwise managed or disposed of properly.
	3765	+	(b) In every odd-numbered year after 1995, each manufacturer or a representative organization
	3766	+	shall provide information to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction
	3767	+	over environment and natural resources and environment and natural resources finance that specifies
	3768	+	at least the estimated amount of rechargeable batteries subject to this section sold in the state by
	3769	+	each manufacturer and the amount of batteries each collected during the previous two years. A
	3770	+	representative organization may report the amounts in aggregate for all the members of the
	3771	+	organization.
	3772	+	Subd. 6.List of participants.A manufacturer or its representative organization shall inform
	3773	+	the committees listed in subdivision 5 when they begin participating in the projects and programs
	3774	+	and immediately if they withdraw participation.
	3775	+	Subd. 7.Contracts.A manufacturer or a representative organization of manufacturers may
	3776	+	contract with the state or a political subdivision to provide collection services under this section.
	3777	+	The manufacturer or organization shall fully reimburse the state or political subdivision for the
	3778	+	value of any contractual services rendered under this subdivision.
	3779	+	Subd. 8.Anticompetitive conduct.A manufacturer or organization of manufacturers and its
	3780	+	officers, members, employees, and agents who participate in projects or programs to collect and
	3781	+	properly manage waste rechargeable batteries or products powered by rechargeable batteries are
	3782	+	immune from liability under state law relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices,
	3783	+	and other regulation of trade or commerce for activities related to the collection and management
	3784	+	of batteries and products required under this section.
	3785	+	10R
	3786	+	APPENDIX
	3787	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 Subd. 9.Exemptions.To ensure that new types of batteries do not add additional hazardous or
	3788	+	toxic materials to the mixed municipal solid waste stream, the commissioner of the agency may
	3789	+	exempt a new type of rechargeable battery from the requirements of this section if it poses no
	3790	+	unreasonable hazard when placed in and processed or disposed of as part of a mixed municipal
	3791	+	solid waste.
	3792	+	115A.961 HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES; COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND DISPOSAL.
	3793	+	Subdivision 1.Definition.For the purposes of this section, "household batteries" means
	3794	+	disposable or rechargeable dry cells commonly used as power sources for household or consumer
	3795	+	products including, but not limited to, nickel-cadmium, alkaline, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, zinc
	3796	+	oxide, lithium, and carbon-zinc batteries, but excluding lead acid batteries.
	3797	+	Subd. 2.Program.(a) The commissioner, in consultation with other state agencies, political
	3798	+	subdivisions, and representatives of the household battery industry, may develop household battery
	3799	+	programs. The commissioner must coordinate the programs with the Legislative-Citizen Commission
	3800	+	on Minnesota Resources study on batteries.
	3801	+	(b) The commissioner shall investigate options and develop guidelines for collection, processing,
	3802	+	and disposal of household batteries. The options the commissioner may investigate include:
	3803	+	(1) establishing a grant program for counties to plan and implement household battery collection,
	3804	+	processing, and disposal projects;
	3805	+	(2) establishing collection and transportation systems;
	3806	+	(3) developing and disseminating educational materials regarding environmentally sound battery
	3807	+	management; and
	3808	+	(4) developing markets for materials recovered from the batteries.
	3809	+	(c) The commissioner may also distribute funds to political subdivisions to develop battery
	3810	+	management plans and implement those plans.
	3811	+	Subd. 3.Participation.A political subdivision, on its own or in cooperation with others, may
	3812	+	implement a program to collect, process, or dispose of household batteries. A political subdivision
	3813	+	may provide financial incentives to any person, including public or private civic groups, to collect
	3814	+	the batteries.
	3815	+	325E.125 GENERAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE BATTERY REQUIREMENTS.
	3816	+	Subdivision 1.Labeling.(a) The manufacturer of a button cell battery that is to be sold in this
	3817	+	state shall ensure that each battery contains no intentionally introduced mercury or is labeled to
	3818	+	clearly identify for the final consumer of the battery the type of electrode used in the battery.
	3819	+	(b) The manufacturer of a rechargeable battery that is to be sold in this state shall ensure that
	3820	+	each rechargeable battery is labeled to clearly identify for the final consumer of the battery the type
	3821	+	of electrode and the name of the manufacturer. The manufacturer of a rechargeable battery shall
	3822	+	also provide clear instructions for properly recharging the battery.
	3823	+	Subd. 2.Mercury content.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a manufacturer may not
	3824	+	sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state an alkaline manganese battery that contains more than
	3825	+	0.025 percent mercury by weight.
	3826	+	(b) On application, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may exempt a specific
	3827	+	type of battery from the requirements of paragraph (a) or (d) if there is no battery meeting the
	3828	+	requirements that can be reasonably substituted for the battery for which the exemption is sought.
	3829	+	A battery exempted by the commissioner under this paragraph is subject to the requirements of
	3830	+	section 115A.9155, subdivision 2.
	3831	+	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in
	3832	+	this state a button cell nonrechargeable battery not subject to paragraph (a) that contains more than
	3833	+	25 milligrams of mercury.
	3834	+	(d) A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state a dry cell battery
	3835	+	containing a mercuric oxide electrode.
	3836	+	(e) After January 1, 1996, a manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state
	3837	+	an alkaline manganese battery, except an alkaline manganese button cell, that contains mercury
	3838	+	unless the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency determines that compliance with this
	3839	+	requirement is not technically and commercially feasible.
	3840	+	11R
	3841	+	APPENDIX
	3842	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 Subd. 2a.Approval of new batteries.A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale
	3843	+	in this state a nonrechargeable battery other than a zinc air, zinc carbon, silver oxide, lithium, or
	3844	+	alkaline manganese battery, without first having received approval of the battery from the
	3845	+	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. The commissioner shall approve only batteries that
	3846	+	comply with subdivision 1 and do not pose an undue hazard when disposed of. This subdivision is
	3847	+	intended to ensure that new types of batteries do not add additional hazardous or toxic materials to
	3848	+	the state's mixed municipal waste stream.
	3849	+	Subd. 3.Rechargeable tools and appliances.(a) A manufacturer may not sell, distribute, or
	3850	+	offer for sale in this state a rechargeable consumer product unless:
	3851	+	(1) the battery can be easily removed by the consumer or is contained in a battery pack that is
	3852	+	separate from the product and can be easily removed; and
	3853	+	(2) the product and the battery are both labeled in a manner that is clearly visible to the consumer
	3854	+	indicating that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly and the battery must be clearly
	3855	+	identifiable as to the type of electrode used in the battery.
	3856	+	(b) "Rechargeable consumer product" as used in this subdivision means any product that contains
	3857	+	a rechargeable battery and is primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family, or
	3858	+	household purposes.
	3859	+	(c) On application by a manufacturer, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may
	3860	+	exempt a rechargeable consumer product from the requirements of paragraph (a) if:
	3861	+	(1) the product cannot be reasonably redesigned and manufactured to comply with the
	3862	+	requirements prior to the effective date of Laws 1990, chapter 409, section 2;
	3863	+	(2) the redesign of the product to comply with the requirements would result in significant
	3864	+	danger to public health and safety; or
	3865	+	(3) the type of electrode used in the battery poses no unreasonable hazards when placed in and
	3866	+	processed or disposed of as part of mixed municipal solid waste.
	3867	+	(d) An exemption granted by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency under paragraph
	3868	+	(c), clause (1), must be limited to a maximum of two years and may be renewed.
	3869	+	Subd. 4.Rechargeable batteries and products; notice.(a) A person who sells rechargeable
	3870	+	batteries or products powered by rechargeable batteries governed by section 115A.9157 at retail
	3871	+	shall post the notice in paragraph (b) in a manner clearly visible to a consumer making purchasing
	3872	+	decisions.
	3873	+	(b) The notice must be at least four inches by six inches and state:
	3874	+	"ATTENTION USERS OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CORDLESS PRODUCTS:
	3875	+	Under Minnesota law, manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, rechargeable battery packs, and
	3876	+	products powered by nonremovable rechargeable batteries will provide a special collection system
	3877	+	for these items by April 15, 1994. It is illegal to put rechargeable batteries in the garbage. Use the
	3878	+	special collection system that will be provided in your area. Take care of our environment.
	3879	+	DO NOT PUT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES OR PRODUCTS POWERED BY
	3880	+	NONREMOVABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN THE GARBAGE."
	3881	+	(c) Notice is not required for home solicitation sales, as defined in section 325G.06, or for
	3882	+	catalogue sales.
	3883	+	Subd. 5.Prohibitions.A manufacturer of rechargeable batteries or products powered by
	3884	+	rechargeable batteries that does not participate in the pilot projects and programs required in section
	3885	+	115A.9157 may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale in this state rechargeable batteries or products
	3886	+	powered by rechargeable batteries after January 1, 1992.
	3887	+	After January 1, 1992, a person who first purchases rechargeable batteries or products powered
	3888	+	by rechargeable batteries for importation into the state for resale may not purchase rechargeable
	3889	+	batteries or products powered by rechargeable batteries made by any person other than a manufacturer
	3890	+	that participates in the projects and programs required under section 115A.9157.
	3891	+	325E.1251 PENALTY ENFORCEMENT .
	3892	+	Subdivision 1.Penalty.Violation of section 325E.125 is a misdemeanor. A manufacturer who
	3893	+	violates section 325E.125 is also subject to a minimum fine of $100 per violation.
	3894	+	12R
	3895	+	APPENDIX
	3896	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506 Subd. 2.Recovery of costs.Section 325E.125 may be enforced under section 115.071. In an
	3897	+	enforcement action under this section in which the state prevails, the state may recover reasonable
	3898	+	administrative expenses, court costs, and attorney fees incurred to take the enforcement action, in
	3899	+	an amount to be determined by the court.
	3900	+	13R
	3901	+	APPENDIX
	3902	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02506