1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
1.3 resources; modifying prior appropriations; modifying disposition of closed landfill
1.4 investment fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision
1.5 1; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 3, subdivisions
1.6 1, 6; 4.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 ARTICLE 1
1.9 APPROPRIATIONS
1.10Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
1.11 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
1.12and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
1.13or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
1.14The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
1.15them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
1.16"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
1.17is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
1.18 APPROPRIATIONS
1.19 Available for the Year
1.20 Ending June 30
20271.21 2026
1.22Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
148,382,000$143,693,000$1.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
1Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
This Document can be made available
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2439
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Heintzeman and Fischer03/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means04/21/2025 2.1 Appropriations by Fund
20272.2 2026
8,729,0008,729,0002.3General
90,00090,000
2.4State Government
2.5Special Revenue
119,316,000114,627,0002.6Environmental
20,247,00020,247,0002.7Remediation
2.8The amounts that may be spent for each
2.9purpose are specified in the following
2.10subdivisions.
2.11The commissioner must present the agency's
2.12biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029
2.13to the legislature in a transparent way by
2.14agency division, including the proposed
2.15budget bill and presentations of the budget to
2.16committees and divisions with jurisdiction
2.17over the agency's budget.
23,642,00022,019,0002.18Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
2.19 Appropriations by Fund
20272.20 2026
542,000542,0002.21General
22,895,00021,272,0002.22Environmental
205,000205,0002.23Remediation
2.24(a) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
2.25second year are for a municipal liaison to
2.26assist municipalities with water quality
2.27standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
2.28processes, including enhanced economic
2.29analysis in the water quality standards
2.30rulemaking processes, identification of
2.31cost-effective permitting opportunities,
2.32simplifying the variance process, and
2.33coordinating with the Public Facilities
2.34Authority to identify and advocate for needed
2Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1resources for municipalities to achieve permit
3.2requirements.
3.3(b) $1,153,000 the first year and $1,153,000
3.4the second year are from the environmental
3.5fund for an air-monitoring program under
3.6Minnesota Statutes, section 116.454, including
3.7ambient air for hazardous pollutants, and for
3.8operating a mobile emissions regulatory
3.9monitoring trailer.
3.10(c) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
3.11second year are for monitoring water quality
3.12and operating assistance programs.
3.13(d) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
3.14second year are from the environmental fund
3.15for duties related to harmful chemicals in
3.16children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
3.17sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
3.18amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000
3.19the second year are transferred to the
3.20commissioner of health.
3.21(e) $132,000 the first year and $132,000 the
3.22second year are from the environmental fund
3.23for registering wastewater laboratories.
3.24(f) $1,519,000 the first year and $1,519,000
3.25the second year are from the environmental
3.26fund to continue perfluorochemical
3.27biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
3.28communities, as recommended by the
3.29Environmental Health Tracking and
3.30Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
3.31other environmental health risks, including air
3.32quality. The communities must include Hmong
3.33and other immigrant farming communities.
3.34Of this amount, up to $1,248,000 the first year
3Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
4.2to the commissioner of health.
4.3(g) $62,000 the first year and $62,000 the
4.4second year are from the environmental fund
4.5for the listing procedures for impaired waters
4.6required under this act.
4.7(h) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 the
4.8second year are from the remediation fund for
4.9the leaking underground storage tank program
4.10to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
4.11releases from underground petroleum storage
4.12tanks and for the petroleum remediation
4.13program for vapor assessment and
4.14remediation. These same annual amounts are
4.15transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
4.16the remediation fund.
4.17(i) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
4.18second year are to support communities in
4.19planning to implement projects that will allow
4.20for adaptation for a changing climate.
4.21(j) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
4.22the second year are from the environmental
4.23fund to develop and implement a program
4.24related to emerging issues, including
4.25Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
4.26(k) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
4.27the second year are from the environmental
4.28fund to support improved management of data
4.29collected by the agency and its partners and
4.30regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
4.31and public access.
4.32(l) $7,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
4.33year are to implement the requirements for
4Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 5.1fish kills under Minnesota Statutes, sections
5.2103G.216 and 103G.2165.
5.3(m) $1,400,000 the second year is from the
5.4environmental fund to adopt rules and
5.5implement air toxics emissions requirements
5.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
5.7(n) $881,000 the first year and $881,000 the
5.8second year are from the environmental fund
5.9for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air
5.10pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington,
5.11and Olmsted Counties.
25,271,00022,305,0005.12Subd. 3.Industrial
5.13 Appropriations by Fund
20275.14 2026
250,000250,0005.15General
23,248,00020,282,0005.16Environmental
1,773,0001,773,0005.17Remediation
5.18(a) $1,670,000 the first year and $1,670,000
5.19the second year are from the remediation fund
5.20for the leaking underground storage tank
5.21program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
5.22future releases from underground petroleum
5.23storage tanks and for the petroleum
5.24remediation program for vapor assessment
5.25and remediation. These same annual amounts
5.26are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
5.27to the remediation fund.
5.28(b) $149,000 the first year and $149,000 the
5.29second year are from the environmental fund
5.30for transfer to the commissioner of health to
5.31further evaluate the use and reduction of
5.32trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
5.33identify its potential health effects on
5.34communities.
5Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
6.2second year are for implementation of the odor
6.3management requirements under Minnesota
6.4Statutes, section 116.064.
6.5(d) $140,000 the second year is from the
6.6environmental fund for the purposes of the
6.7public informational meeting requirements
6.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07,
6.9subdivision 4m.
6.10(e) $2,625,000 the first year and $2,625,000
6.11the second year are from the environmental
6.12fund for prioritizing air regulatory program
6.13work in environmental justice areas.
6.14(f) $2,500,000 the second year is from the
6.15environmental fund for implementing the
6.16environmental justice cumulative impact
6.17analysis and other requirements under
6.18Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
6.19(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
6.20second year are from the environmental fund
6.21to improve the coordination, effectiveness,
6.22transparency, and accountability of the
6.23environmental review and permitting process.
10,829,00010,829,0006.24Subd. 4.Municipal
6.25 Appropriations by Fund
20276.26 2026
223,000223,0006.27General
90,00090,000
6.28State Government
6.29Special Revenue
10,516,00010,516,0006.30Environmental
6.31(a) $223,000 the first year and $223,000 the
6.32second year are for a municipal liaison to
6.33assist municipalities with water quality
6.34standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
6Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 7.1processes, including enhanced economic
7.2analysis in the water quality standards
7.3rulemaking processes, identification of
7.4cost-effective permitting opportunities,
7.5simplifying the variance process, and
7.6coordinating with the Public Facilities
7.7Authority to identify and advocate for needed
7.8resources for municipalities to achieve permit
7.9requirements.
7.10(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
7.11second year are from the environmental fund
7.12for transfer to the Office of Administrative
7.13Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
7.14(c) $2,432,000 the first year and $2,432,000
7.15the second year are from the environmental
7.16fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
7.17(SSTS) program administration; for
7.18community technical assistance and education,
7.19including grants and technical assistance to
7.20communities for water-quality protection, new
7.21technology review, and enforcement under
7.22Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58;
7.23and to complete the requirements of Laws
7.242003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of
7.25this amount, $350,000 each year is for
7.26assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
7.27program administration. A county receiving
7.28a grant from this appropriation must submit
7.29the results achieved with the grant to the
7.30commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
7.31report. Any unexpended balance in the first
7.32year does not cancel but is available in the
7.33second year.
7.34(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
7.35section 16A.28, the appropriations
7Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 8.1encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
8.2grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
8.3treatment systems, surface water and
8.4groundwater assessments, storm water, and
8.5water-quality protection in this subdivision
8.6are available until June 30, 2030.
14,007,00013,976,0008.7Subd. 5.Operations
8.8 Appropriations by Fund
20278.9 2026
3,109,0003,109,0008.10General
8,407,0008,376,0008.11Environmental
2,491,0002,491,0008.12Remediation
8.13(a) $1,124,000 the first year and $1,124,000
8.14the second year are from the remediation fund
8.15for the leaking underground storage tank
8.16program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
8.17future releases from underground petroleum
8.18storage tanks and for the petroleum
8.19remediation program for vapor assessment
8.20and remediation. These same annual amounts
8.21are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
8.22to the remediation fund.
8.23(b) $3,109,000 the first year and $3,109,000
8.24the second year are to support agency
8.25information technology services provided at
8.26the enterprise and agency level.
8.27(c) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the
8.28second year are from the environmental fund
8.29to develop and maintain systems to support
8.30permitting and regulatory business processes
8.31and agency data.
8.32(d) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
8.33second year are from the environmental fund
8Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 9.1to support current and future career pathways
9.2for underrepresented students.
9.3(e) $360,000 the first year and $360,000 the
9.4second year are from the environmental fund
9.5to support financial planning and analysis to
9.6assist with risk and compliance management
9.7across agency programs and financial systems.
9.8(f) $525,000 the first year and $525,000 the
9.9second year are from the environmental fund
9.10for Operations Division legal services that
9.11support compliance programs.
16,022,00016,022,0009.12Subd. 6.Remediation
9.13 Appropriations by Fund
20279.14 2026
628,000628,0009.15Environmental
15,394,00015,394,0009.16Remediation
9.17(a) All money for environmental response,
9.18compensation, and compliance in the
9.19remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
9.20is appropriated to the commissioners of the
9.21Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
9.22purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
9.23115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
9.24(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
9.25year, the two commissioners must jointly
9.26submit to the commissioner of management
9.27and budget an annual spending plan that
9.28maximizes resource use and appropriately
9.29allocates the money between the two
9.30departments.
9.31(b) $4,622,000 the first year and $4,622,000
9.32the second year are from the remediation fund
9.33for the leaking underground storage tank
9.34program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
9Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 10.1future releases from underground petroleum
10.2storage tanks and for the petroleum
10.3remediation program for vapor assessment
10.4and remediation. These same annual amounts
10.5are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
10.6to the remediation fund.
10.7(c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the
10.8second year are from the remediation fund for
10.9transfer to the commissioner of health for
10.10private water-supply monitoring and health
10.11assessment costs in areas contaminated by
10.12unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
10.13disposal facilities and drinking water
10.14advisories and public information activities
10.15for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
45,784,00045,715,00010.16Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
10.17 Appropriations by Fund
202710.18 2026
370,000370,00010.19General
45,784,00045,345,00010.20Environmental
10.21(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
10.22the second year may be transferred from the
10.23environmental fund to the small business
10.24environmental improvement loan account
10.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
10.26(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
10.27the second year are for competitive recycling
10.28grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.29115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
10.30year and $300,000 the second year are from
10.31the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
10.32and $700,000 the second year are from the
10.33environmental fund. This appropriation is
10.34available until June 30, 2029.
10Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 11.1(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
11.2second year are from the environmental fund
11.3for emission-reduction activities and grants to
11.4small businesses and other
11.5nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
11.6amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
11.7the second year are to continue work with
11.8Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
11.9may enter into an agreement with
11.10Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
11.11(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
11.12the second year are from the environmental
11.13fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
11.14(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
11.15second year are from the environmental fund
11.16for environmental assistance grants or loans
11.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
11.18(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
11.19second year are from the environmental fund
11.20for grants to develop and expand recycling
11.21markets for Minnesota businesses. This
11.22appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
11.23(g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the
11.24second year are from the environmental fund
11.25for reducing and diverting food waste,
11.26redirecting edible food for consumption, and
11.27removing barriers to collecting and recovering
11.28organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
11.29year is for grants to increase food rescue and
11.30waste prevention. This appropriation is
11.31available until June 30, 2029.
11.32(h) $2,811,000 the first year and $2,811,000
11.33the second year are from the environmental
11Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 12.1fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
12.2section 473.844.
12.3(i) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
12.4second year are from the environmental fund
12.5to address chemicals in products, including to
12.6implement and enforce flame retardant
12.7provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.8325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
12.9polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
12.10provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.11325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first
12.12year and $80,000 the second year are
12.13transferred to the commissioner of health.
12.14(j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
12.15second year are from the environmental fund
12.16for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
12.17(k) $1,115,000 the first year and $1,115,000
12.18the second year are from the environmental
12.19fund for implementation of the PFAS
12.20requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
12.21section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the
12.22first year and $468,000 the second year are
12.23for transfer to the commissioner of health.
12.24(l) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
12.25in the first year do not cancel but are available
12.26for grants and loans in the second year.
12.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
12.2816A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
12.29before June 30, 2027, as contracts or grants
12.30for environmental assistance awarded under
12.31Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716;
12.32technical and research assistance under
12.33Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
12.34technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
12.35section 115A.52; and pollution prevention
12Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 13.1assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2115D.04, are available until June 30, 2029.
11,325,00011,325,00013.3Subd. 8.Watershed
13.4 Appropriations by Fund
202713.5 2026
2,959,0002,959,00013.6General
7,982,0007,982,00013.7Environmental
384,000384,00013.8Remediation
13.9(a) $2,959,000 the first year and $2,959,000
13.10the second year are for grants to delegated
13.11counties to administer the county feedlot
13.12program under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.13116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
13.14remaining after the first year is available for
13.15the second year.
13.16(b) $129,000 the first year and $129,000 the
13.17second year are from the remediation fund for
13.18the leaking underground storage tank program
13.19to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
13.20releases from underground petroleum storage
13.21tanks and for the petroleum remediation
13.22program for vapor assessment and
13.23remediation. These same annual amounts are
13.24transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
13.25the remediation fund.
13.26(c) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
13.27in the first year do not cancel but are available
13.28for grants and loans in the second year.
1,502,0001,502,00013.29Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
13.30 Appropriations by Fund
202713.31 2026
1,276,0001,276,00013.32General
226,000226,00013.33Environmental
13.34Subd. 10.Transfers
13Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 14.1(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
14.2$24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000
14.3the second year from the environmental fund
14.4to the remediation fund for purposes of the
14.5remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
14.6section 116.155, subdivision 2.
14.7(b) The commissioner of management and
14.8budget must transfer $100,000 the first year
14.9and each fiscal year thereafter from the general
14.10fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency
14.11action trust account in the remediation fund
14.12to restore the money transferred from the
14.13account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter
14.14128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and
14.15Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1,
14.16article 3, section 17.
14.17Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES
385,036,000$385,036,000$14.18Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
14.19 Appropriations by Fund
202714.20 2026
130,868,000130,868,00014.21General
123,638,000123,638,00014.22Natural Resources
129,711,000129,711,00014.23Game and Fish
117,000117,00014.24Remediation
702,000702,00014.25Permanent School
14.26The amounts that may be spent for each
14.27purpose are specified in the following
14.28subdivisions.
10,126,00010,126,000
14.29Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources
14.30Management
14.31 Appropriations by Fund
202714.32 2026
5,126,0005,126,00014.33General
4,438,0004,438,00014.34Natural Resources
14Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 344,000344,00015.1Game and Fish
218,000218,00015.2Permanent School
15.3(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
15.4second year are for environmental research
15.5relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
15.6each year is from the minerals management
15.7account in the natural resources fund and
15.8$119,000 each year is from the general fund.
15.9(b) $3,383,000 the first year and $3,383,000
15.10the second year are from the minerals
15.11management account in the natural resources
15.12fund for use as provided under Minnesota
15.13Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
15.14mineral resource management, projects to
15.15enhance future mineral income, and projects
15.16to promote new mineral-resource
15.17opportunities.
15.18(c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the
15.19second year are transferred from the forest
15.20suspense account to the permanent school fund
15.21and are appropriated from the permanent
15.22school fund to secure maximum long-term
15.23economic return from the school trust lands
15.24consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and
15.25sound natural resources conservation and
15.26management principles.
15.27(d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the
15.28second year are from the water management
15.29account in the natural resources fund for only
15.30the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
15.31section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
44,539,00044,539,00015.32Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
15.33 Appropriations by Fund
202715.34 2026
15Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24,884,00024,884,00016.1General
13,831,00013,831,00016.2Natural Resources
5,824,0005,824,00016.3Game and Fish
16.4(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000
16.5the second year are from the invasive species
16.6account in the natural resources fund and
16.7$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the
16.8second year are from the general fund for
16.9management, public awareness, assessment
16.10and monitoring research, and water access
16.11inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
16.12species; management of invasive plants in
16.13public waters; and management of terrestrial
16.14invasive species on state-administered lands.
16.15(b) $6,056,000 the first year and $6,056,000
16.16the second year are from the water
16.17management account in the natural resources
16.18fund for only the purposes specified in
16.19Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
16.20subdivision 2.
16.21(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
16.22second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
16.23Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
16.24cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
16.25for the upper Mississippi within areas under
16.26the board's jurisdiction.
16.27(d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
16.28second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
16.29of the cost of implementing the Red River
16.30mediation agreement.
16.31(e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000
16.32the second year are from the heritage
16.33enhancement account in the game and fish
16.34fund for only the purposes specified in
16Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 17.1Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
17.2paragraph (h), clause (1).
17.3(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
17.4the second year are from the nongame wildlife
17.5management account in the natural resources
17.6fund for nongame wildlife management.
17.7Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
17.8290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
17.9the second year may be used for nongame
17.10wildlife information, education, and
17.11promotion.
17.12(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
17.13section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and
17.14$48,000 the second year from the critical
17.15habitat private sector matching account may
17.16be used to publicize the critical habitat license
17.17plate match program.
17.18(h) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
17.19the second year are for the following activities:
17.20(1) financial reimbursement and technical
17.21support to soil and water conservation districts
17.22or other local units of government for
17.23groundwater-level monitoring;
17.24(2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
17.25including installing monitoring gauges;
17.26(3) groundwater analysis to assist with
17.27water-appropriation permitting decisions;
17.28(4) permit application review incorporating
17.29surface water and groundwater technical
17.30analysis;
17.31(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
17.32irrigation use;
17Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 18.1(6) information technology, including
18.2electronic permitting and integrated data
18.3systems; and
18.4(7) compliance and monitoring.
18.5(i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
18.6second year are from the heritage enhancement
18.7account in the game and fish fund and
18.8$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
18.9second year are from the general fund for the
18.10Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research
18.11Center at the University of Minnesota to
18.12prioritize, support, and develop research-based
18.13solutions that can reduce the effects of aquatic
18.14invasive species in Minnesota by preventing
18.15spread, controlling populations, and managing
18.16ecosystems and to advance knowledge to
18.17inspire action by others.
60,199,00060,199,00018.18Subd. 4.Forest Management
18.19 Appropriations by Fund
202718.20 2026
42,421,00042,421,00018.21General
16,161,00016,161,00018.22Natural Resources
1,617,0001,617,00018.23Game and Fish
18.24(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
18.25the second year are for prevention,
18.26presuppression, and suppression costs of
18.27emergency firefighting and other costs
18.28incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.2988.12. The amount necessary to pay for
18.30presuppression and suppression costs during
18.31the biennium is appropriated from the general
18.32fund. By January 15 each year, the
18.33commissioner of natural resources must submit
18.34a report to the chairs and ranking minority
18.35members of the house and senate committees
18Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 19.1and divisions having jurisdiction over
19.2environment and natural resources finance that
19.3identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
19.4reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
19.5year. These appropriations may not be
19.6transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
19.7expenditures made to the commissioner from
19.8any source other than federal mobilizations
19.9must be deposited into the general fund.
19.10(b) $15,661,000 the first year and $15,661,000
19.11the second year are from the forest
19.12management investment account in the natural
19.13resources fund for only the purposes specified
19.14in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
19.15subdivision 2.
19.16(c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000
19.17the second year are from the heritage
19.18enhancement account in the game and fish
19.19fund to advance ecological classification
19.20systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
19.21species management.
19.22(d) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the
19.23second year are for the Forest Resources
19.24Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
19.25Resources Act.
19.26(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
19.27second year are from the forest management
19.28investment account in the natural resources
19.29fund for forest road maintenance on state
19.30forest roads.
19.31(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
19.32second year are for forest road maintenance
19.33on county forest roads.
19Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 20.1(g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
20.2second year are for grants to local and Tribal
20.3governments and nonprofit organizations to
20.4enhance community forest ecosystem health
20.5and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes,
20.6section 88.82. The commissioner may use a
20.7reasonable amount of this appropriation for
20.8administering ReLeaf grants.
109,847,000109,847,00020.9Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
20.10 Appropriations by Fund
202720.11 2026
35,724,00035,724,00020.12General
71,823,00071,823,00020.13Natural Resources
2,300,0002,300,00020.14Game and Fish
20.15(a) $8,735,000 the first year and $8,735,000
20.16the second year are from the natural resources
20.17fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
20.18operations. This appropriation is from revenue
20.19deposited in the natural resources fund under
20.20Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
20.21paragraph (h), clause (2).
20.22(b) $22,078,000 the first year and $22,078,000
20.23the second year are from the state parks
20.24account in the natural resources fund to
20.25operate and maintain state parks and state
20.26recreation areas.
20.27(c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
20.28the second year are from the natural resources
20.29fund for park and trail grants to local units of
20.30government on land to be maintained for at
20.31least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must
20.32be given for projects that are in underserved
20.33communities or that increase access to persons
20.34with disabilities. This appropriation is from
20.35revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
20Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
21.2paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
21.3balance does not cancel at the end of the first
21.4year and is available for the second year.
21.5(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
21.6the second year are from the snowmobile trails
21.7and enforcement account in the natural
21.8resources fund for the snowmobile
21.9grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
21.10balance does not cancel at the end of the first
21.11year and is available for the second year.
21.12(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
21.13the second year are from the natural resources
21.14fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
21.15program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
21.16year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
21.17$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
21.18motorcycle account, and $325,000 each year
21.19is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
21.20unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
21.21end of the first year and is available for the
21.22second year.
21.23(f) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
21.24the second year are from the state land and
21.25water conservation account in the natural
21.26resources fund for priorities established by the
21.27commissioner for eligible state projects and
21.28administrative and planning activities
21.29consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
21.3084.0264, and the federal Land and Water
21.31Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
21.32balance does not cancel at the end of the first
21.33year and is available for the second year.
21.34(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
21.35second year are for matching grants for local
21Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 22.1parks and outdoor recreation areas under
22.2Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
22.3subdivision 2.
22.4(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
22.5second year are for matching grants for local
22.6trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
22.7section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
22.8(i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
22.9second year are from the natural resources
22.10fund for projects and activities that connect
22.11diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
22.12expanding cultural environmental experiences,
22.13exploration of their environment, and outdoor
22.14recreational activities. This appropriation is
22.15from revenue deposited in the natural
22.16resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
22.17section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
95,772,00095,772,00022.18Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
22.19 Appropriations by Fund
202722.20 2026
8,417,0008,417,00022.21General
2,082,0002,082,00022.22Natural Resources
85,273,00085,273,00022.23Game and Fish
22.24(a) $11,842,000 the first year and $11,842,000
22.25the second year are from the heritage
22.26enhancement account in the game and fish
22.27fund only for activities specified under
22.28Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
22.29paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
22.30Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
22.31percent of this appropriation may be used for
22.32expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
22.33retention.
22Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 23.1(b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
23.2the second year are from the deer management
23.3account in the game and fish fund for the
23.4purposes identified in Minnesota Statutes,
23.5section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
23.6(c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
23.7second year are from the heritage enhancement
23.8account in the game and fish fund for grants
23.9for natural-resource-based education and
23.10recreation programs serving youth under
23.11Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The
23.12commissioner may use a reasonable amount
23.13of this appropriation for administering grants
23.14authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
23.1584.976. Priority must be given to projects
23.16benefiting underserved communities.
23.17(d) Up to $2,225,000 the first year and up to
23.18$2,225,000 the second year are available for
23.19transfer from the critical habitat private sector
23.20matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
23.21fund for wildlife management areas
23.22acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
23.23according to Minnesota Statutes, section
23.2484.943, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
23.25(e) $3,532,000 the first year and $3,532,000
23.26the second year are from the general fund and
23.27$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
23.28second year are from the game and fish fund
23.29for statewide response and management of
23.30chronic wasting disease. Of this amount, up
23.31to $2,750,000 each year from the general fund
23.32is for inspections, investigations, and
23.33enforcement activities taken for the
23.34white-tailed deer farm program.
62,738,00062,738,00023.35Subd. 7.Enforcement
23Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24.1 Appropriations by Fund
202724.2 2026
14,075,00014,075,00024.3General
14,193,00014,193,00024.4Natural Resources
34,353,00034,353,00024.5Game and Fish
117,000117,00024.6Remediation
24.7(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
24.8the second year are from the general fund for
24.9enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
24.10aquatic invasive species.
24.11(b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000
24.12the second year are from the heritage
24.13enhancement account in the game and fish
24.14fund for only the purposes specified under
24.15Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
24.16paragraph (h), clause (1).
24.17(c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000
24.18the second year are from the water recreation
24.19account in the natural resources fund for grants
24.20to counties for boat and water safety. Any
24.21unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
24.22end of the first year and is available for the
24.23second year.
24.24(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
24.25second year are from the snowmobile trails
24.26and enforcement account in the natural
24.27resources fund for grants to local law
24.28enforcement agencies for snowmobile
24.29enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
24.30balance does not cancel at the end of the first
24.31year and is available for the second year.
24.32(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
24.33second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
24.34account in the natural resources fund for grants
24.35to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
24Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 25.1and environmental education and monitoring
25.2trails on public lands under Minnesota
25.3Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
25.4this paragraph must be issued through a formal
25.5agreement with the organization. By
25.6December 15 each year, an organization
25.7receiving a grant under this paragraph must
25.8report to the commissioner with details on
25.9expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
25.10this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
25.11administering these grants. Any unencumbered
25.12balance does not cancel at the end of the first
25.13year and is available for the second year.
25.14(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
25.15second year are from the natural resources
25.16fund for grants to county law enforcement
25.17agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
25.18and public education activities based on
25.19off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
25.20amount, $498,000 each year is from the
25.21all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
25.22is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
25.23and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
25.24vehicle account. The county enforcement
25.25agencies may use money received under this
25.26appropriation to make grants to other local
25.27enforcement agencies within the county that
25.28have a high concentration of off-highway
25.29vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
25.30each year is for administering the grants. Any
25.31unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
25.32end of the first year and is available for the
25.33second year.
25.34(g) $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the
25.35second year are from the off-highway
25Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 26.1motorcycle account in the natural resources
26.2fund for grants to qualifying off-highway
26.3motorcycle organizations to assist in providing
26.4safety and environmental education and
26.5monitoring trails on public lands according to
26.6Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants
26.7awarded under this paragraph must be issued
26.8through a formal agreement with the
26.9organization. By December 15 each year, an
26.10organization receiving a grant under this
26.11paragraph must report to the commissioner
26.12with details on how the money was expended
26.13and what outcomes were achieved.
1,815,0001,815,00026.14Subd. 8.Pass Through Funds
26.15 Appropriations by Fund
202726.16 2026
221,000221,00026.17General
1,110,0001,110,00026.18Natural Resources
484,000484,00026.19Permanent School
26.20(a) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
26.21second year are from the natural resources
26.22fund for grants to be divided equally between
26.23the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
26.24Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
26.25Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
26.26revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
26.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
26.28paragraph (h), clause (5).
26.29(b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the
26.30second year are for the Office of School Trust
26.31Lands.
26.32(c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
26.33second year are transferred from the forest
26.34suspense account to the permanent school fund
26.35and are appropriated from the permanent
26Article 1 Sec. 3.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 27.1school fund for transaction and project
27.2management costs for divesting of school trust
27.3lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area
27.4Wilderness.
27.5(d) $334,000 the first year and $334,000 the
27.6second year are transferred from the forest
27.7suspense account to the permanent school fund
27.8and are appropriated from the permanent
27.9school fund for the Office of School Trust
27.10Lands.
27.11(e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
27.12second year are from the natural resources
27.13fund for parks and trails of regional
27.14significance outside the seven-county
27.15metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
27.16section 85.535, based on the recommendations
27.17from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
27.18and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
27.19from revenue deposited in the natural
27.20resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
27.21section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
15,792,000$15,792,000$
27.22Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
27.23RESOURCES
27.24(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
27.25the second year are for grants and payments
27.26to soil and water conservation districts for
27.27accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
27.28Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
27.29purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
27.30implementation and stewardship of the
27.31reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
27.32Expenditures may be made from this
27.33appropriation for supplies and services
27.34benefiting soil and water conservation
27.35districts. Any district receiving a payment
27Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 28.1under this paragraph must maintain a website
28.2that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
28.3annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
28.4and meeting notices.
28.5(b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
28.6the second year are for the following:
28.7(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
28.8the second year are for cost-sharing programs
28.9of soil and water conservation districts for
28.10accomplishing projects and practices
28.11consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
28.12103C.501, including perennially vegetated
28.13riparian buffers, erosion control, water
28.14retention and treatment, water quality
28.15cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and
28.16manure management projects in watersheds
28.17where there are impaired waters, and other
28.18high-priority conservation practices; and
28.19(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
28.20second year are for invasive species and weed
28.21management programs and to restore native
28.22plants at selected invasive species management
28.23sites.
28.24(c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
28.25second year are to provide technical assistance
28.26to local drainage management officials and
28.27for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
28.28board must coordinate the activities of the
28.29Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
28.30Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
28.31(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
28.32second year are for a grant to the Red River
28.33Basin Commission for water quality and
28.34floodplain management, including program
28Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 29.1administration. This appropriation must be
29.2matched by nonstate funds.
29.3(e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
29.4second year are for grants to Area II
29.5Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
29.6management.
29.7(f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
29.8second year are for a grant to the Lower
29.9Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
29.10the annual cost of sustaining the state, national,
29.11and international commercial and recreational
29.12navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
29.13(g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
29.14second year are for soil health programming
29.15consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
29.16103F.06, and for coordination with the
29.17University of Minnesota Office for Soil
29.18Health.
29.19(h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
29.20the second year are for natural resources block
29.21grants to local governments to implement the
29.22Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
29.23management program under Minnesota
29.24Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
29.25management responsibilities under Minnesota
29.26Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
29.27the amount of the natural resources block grant
29.28to a county by an amount equal to any
29.29reduction in the county's general services
29.30allocation to a soil and water conservation
29.31district from the county's previous year
29.32allocation when the board determines that the
29.33reduction was disproportionate.
29Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 30.1(i) $6,844,000 the first year and $6,844,000
30.2the second year are for agency administration
30.3and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
30.4Resources.
30.5(j) The board may shift funds in this section
30.6and may adjust the technical and
30.7administrative assistance portion of the funds
30.8to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
30.9to address accountability, oversight, local
30.10government performance, or high-priority
30.11needs.
30.12(k) The appropriations for grants and payments
30.13in this section are available until June 30,
30.142029, except returned grants and payments
30.15are available for two years after they are
30.16returned or regranted, whichever is later.
30.17Funds must be used consistent with the
30.18purposes of this section. If an appropriation
30.19for grants in either year is insufficient, the
30.20appropriation in the other year is available for
30.21it.
30.22(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
30.23section 16B.97, grants awarded from
30.24appropriations in this section are exempt from
30.25the Department of Administration, Office of
30.26Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
30.27Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
11,490,000$11,490,000$30.28Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
30.29 Appropriations by Fund
202730.30 2026
2,540,0002,540,00030.31General
8,950,0008,950,00030.32Natural Resources
30.33(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
30.34the second year are for metropolitan-area
30Article 1 Sec. 5.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 31.1regional parks operation and maintenance
31.2according to Minnesota Statutes, section
31.3473.351.
31.4(b) $8,950,000 the first year and $8,950,000
31.5the second year are from the natural resources
31.6fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
31.7trails maintenance and operations. This
31.8appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
31.9natural resources fund under Minnesota
31.10Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
31.11clause (3).
1,070,000$1,070,000$
31.12Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS
31.13MINNESOTA AND IOWA
31.14 Appropriations by Fund
202731.15 2026
580,000580,00031.16General
490,000490,00031.17Natural Resources
31.18Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may
31.19receive money appropriated from the natural
31.20resources fund under this section only as
31.21provided in an agreement with the
31.22commissioner of natural resources.
13,837,000$13,837,000$31.23Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
31.24 Appropriations by Fund
202731.25 2026
13,582,00013,582,00031.26General
255,000255,00031.27Natural Resources
31.28$255,000 the first year and $255,000 the
31.29second year are from the natural resources
31.30fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
31.31Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
31.32clause (5).
1,260,000$1,260,000$31.33Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
31Article 1 Sec. 8.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 32.1 Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.2 229,638,000
226,638,000$305,345,000$32.3Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
32.4 Appropriations by Fund
202532.5 2024
32.6 100,098,000
97,098,000179,534,00032.7General
90,00085,000
32.8State Government
32.9Special Revenue
109,203,000106,055,00032.10Environmental
20,247,00019,671,00032.11Remediation
32.12The amounts that may be spent for each
32.13purpose are specified in the following
32.14subdivisions.
32.15The commissioner must present the agency's
32.16biennial budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
32.17to the legislature in a transparent way by
32.18agency division, including the proposed
32.19budget bill and presentations of the budget to
32.20committees and divisions with jurisdiction
32.21over the agency's budget.
32.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
32.23Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.24 72,785,000
69,785,00079,311,00032.25Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
32.26 Appropriations by Fund
202532.27 2024
32.28 53,047,000
50,047,00060,103,00032.29General
19,533,00018,959,00032.30Environmental
205,000249,00032.31Remediation
32.32(a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
32.33second year are from the general fund for:
32.34(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
32.35in implementing and participating in the
32Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 33.1rulemaking process for water quality standards
33.2and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
33.3process;
33.4(2) enhanced economic analysis in the
33.5rulemaking process for water quality
33.6standards, including more-specific analysis
33.7and identification of cost-effective permitting;
33.8(3) developing statewide economic analyses
33.9and templates to reduce the amount of
33.10information and time required for
33.11municipalities to apply for variances from
33.12water quality standards; and
33.13(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
33.14Authority to identify and advocate for the
33.15resources needed for urban, suburban, and
33.16Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve
33.17permit requirements.
33.18(b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
33.19second year are from the environmental fund
33.20for a monitoring program under Minnesota
33.21Statutes, section 116.454.
33.22(c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
33.23second year are for monitoring water quality
33.24and operating assistance programs.
33.25(d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
33.26second year are from the environmental fund
33.27for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
33.28pollutants.
33.29(e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
33.30second year are from the environmental fund
33.31for duties related to harmful chemicals in
33.32children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
33.33sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
33.34amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
33Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 34.1the second year are transferred to the
34.2commissioner of health.
34.3(f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
34.4second year are from the environmental fund
34.5for registering wastewater laboratories.
34.6(g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
34.7the second year are from the environmental
34.8fund to continue perfluorochemical
34.9biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
34.10communities, as recommended by the
34.11Environmental Health Tracking and
34.12Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
34.13other environmental health risks, including air
34.14quality. The communities must include Hmong
34.15and other immigrant farming communities.
34.16Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
34.17and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
34.18to the commissioner of health.
34.19(h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
34.20second year are from the environmental fund
34.21for the listing procedures for impaired waters
34.22required under this act.
34.23(i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
34.24second year are from the remediation fund for
34.25the leaking underground storage tank program
34.26to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
34.27releases from underground petroleum storage
34.28tanks and for the petroleum remediation
34.29program for vapor assessment and
34.30remediation. These same annual amounts are
34.31transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
34.32the remediation fund.
34.33(j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
34.34collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
34Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 35.1impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
35.2reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
35.3This is a onetime appropriation.
35.4(k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000
35.5$47,270,000 the second year are to establish
35.6and implement a local government climate
35.7resiliency and water infrastructure grant
35.8program for local governmental units and
35.9Tribal governments. Of this amount,
35.10$49,100,000 each the first year is and
35.11$46,100,000 the second year are for grants to
35.12support communities in planning and
35.13implementing projects that will allow for
35.14adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40
35.15percent of the money granted under this
35.16paragraph must be for projects in areas that
35.17meet environmental justice criteria. By
35.18December 30, 2027, the commissioner must
35.19submit a report on the use of grant money to
35.20the chairs and ranking minority members of
35.21the legislative committees with jurisdiction
35.22over environment and natural resources
35.23finance. This appropriation is available until
35.24June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation
35.25in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
35.26(l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
35.27city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality
35.28concerns at Lake Alice.
35.29(m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to
35.30Rice County to address water-quality concerns
35.31at French Lake.
35.32(n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to
35.33Ramsey County to address water-quality
35.34concerns at Round Lake.
35Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 36.1(o) Recipients of money appropriated in
36.2paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants
36.3to contract for water-quality improvement
36.4services, testing, necessary infrastructure,
36.5training, and maintenance.
36.6(p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
36.7the second year are from the environmental
36.8fund to develop and implement a program
36.9related to emerging issues, including
36.10Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
36.11(q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
36.12the second year are from the environmental
36.13fund to support improved management of data
36.14collected by the agency and its partners and
36.15regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
36.16and public access.
36.17(r) $500,000 the first year is from the general
36.18fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear
36.19and biomonitoring required under this act. Of
36.20this amount, up to $250,000 may be
36.21transferred to the commissioner of health for
36.22biomonitoring of firefighters.
36.23(s) $500,000 the first year is to develop
36.24protocols to be used by agencies and
36.25departments for sampling and testing
36.26groundwater, surface water, public drinking
36.27water, and private wells for microplastics and
36.28nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
36.29commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
36.30may transfer money appropriated under this
36.31paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture,
36.32natural resources, and health to implement the
36.33protocols developed. This is a onetime
36.34appropriation and is available until June 30,
36.352025.
36Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 37.1(t) $50,000 the first year is from the
37.2remediation fund for the work group on PFAS
37.3manufacturer fees and report required under
37.4this act.
37.5(u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the
37.6second year are to develop and implement the
37.7requirements for fish kills under Minnesota
37.8Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165.
37.9Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year
37.10and $90,000 the second year may be
37.11transferred to the commissioners of health,
37.12natural resources, agriculture, and public
37.13safety and to the Board of Regents of the
37.14University of Minnesota as necessary to
37.15implement those sections. The base for this
37.16appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
37.17is $7,000.
37.18(v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the
37.19second year are for transfer to the
37.20commissioner of health for amending the
37.21health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime
37.22appropriation and is available until June 30,
37.232026.
37.24(w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community
37.25air-monitoring grants as provided in this act.
37.26This is a onetime appropriation and is
37.27available until June 30, 2027.
37.28(x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000
37.29the second year are to adopt rules and
37.30implement air toxics emissions requirements
37.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
37.32The general fund appropriations are onetime
37.33and are available until June 30, 2027. The base
37.34for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026
37Article 1 Sec. 10.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 38.1and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund
38.2in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
38.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
38.4 Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
57,974,00082,000,00038.5Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
38.6 Appropriations by Fund
202538.7 2024
13,850,00038,464,00038.8General
44,124,00043,536,00038.9Environmental
38.10(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
38.11the second year may be transferred from the
38.12environmental fund to the small business
38.13environmental improvement loan account
38.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
38.15(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
38.16the second year are for competitive recycling
38.17grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.18115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
38.19year and $300,000 the second year are from
38.20the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
38.21and $700,000 the second year are from the
38.22environmental fund. This appropriation is
38.23available until June 30, 2027.
38.24(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
38.25second year are from the environmental fund
38.26for emission-reduction activities and grants to
38.27small businesses and other
38.28nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
38.29amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
38.30the second year are to continue work with
38.31Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
38.32may enter into an agreement with
38.33Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
38Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 39.1(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
39.2the second year are from the environmental
39.3fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
39.4(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
39.5second year are from the environmental fund
39.6for environmental assistance grants or loans
39.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
39.8(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
39.9second year are from the environmental fund
39.10for grants to develop and expand recycling
39.11markets for Minnesota businesses. This
39.12appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
39.13(g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
39.14second year are from the environmental fund
39.15for reducing and diverting food waste,
39.16redirecting edible food for consumption, and
39.17removing barriers to collecting and recovering
39.18organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
39.19year is for grants to increase food rescue and
39.20waste prevention. This appropriation is
39.21available until June 30, 2027.
39.22(h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
39.23the second year are from the environmental
39.24fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
39.25section 473.844.
39.26(i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
39.27second year are from the environmental fund
39.28to address chemicals in products, including to
39.29implement and enforce flame retardant
39.30provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.31325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
39.32polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
39.33provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.34325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
39Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 40.1year and $80,000 the second year are
40.2transferred to the commissioner of health.
40.3(j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
40.4second year are for quantifying climate-related
40.5impacts from projects for environmental
40.6review. This is a onetime appropriation. This
40.7appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
40.8(k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
40.9second year are for accelerating pollution
40.10prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
40.11$1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the
40.12environmental fund for zero-interest loans
40.13under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to
40.14phase out high-polluting equipment, products,
40.15and processes and replace with new options.
40.16This appropriation is available until June 30,
40.172027. This is a onetime appropriation.
40.18(l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
40.19second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
40.20program. This is a onetime appropriation. This
40.21appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
40.22(m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
40.23study on the viability of recycling solar energy
40.24equipment. This is a onetime appropriation
40.25and is available until June 30, 2026.
40.26(n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
40.27second year are from the environmental fund
40.28for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
40.29(o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
40.30second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
40.31Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
40.32for grants to industry and public entities to
40.33identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
40.34and to develop pollution prevention and
40Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 41.1reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
41.2facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
41.3effectiveness of these projects. Priority must
41.4be given to projects in underserved
41.5communities. This is a onetime appropriation
41.6and is available until June 30, 2027.
41.7(p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000
41.8the second year are for a waste prevention and
41.9reduction grants and loan program. This is a
41.10onetime appropriation and is available until
41.11June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year,
41.12$7,950,000 is for waste prevention and
41.13reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is
41.14for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy
41.15generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste
41.16heat from the generation of electricity in the
41.17malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator
41.18to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested
41.19by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in
41.20the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste
41.21prevention and reduction grants and loans,
41.22including $1,000,000 for transfer to the
41.23environmental fund for the purposes of
41.24Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By
41.25October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the
41.26Pollution Control Agency must report to the
41.27chairs and ranking minority members of the
41.28legislative committees and divisions with
41.29jurisdiction over environment and natural
41.30resources on the use of money appropriated
41.31for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
41.32(q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to
41.33a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns
41.34a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul
41.35district heating and cooling system to preserve
41Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 42.1existing biomass energy infrastructure for
42.2purposes of local and regional emerald ash
42.3borer response efforts. The commissioner of
42.4the Pollution Control Agency may require the
42.5nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton
42.6of wood waste delivered to the facility. This
42.7is a onetime appropriation and is available
42.8until June 30, 2030.
42.9(r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
42.10the second year are from the environmental
42.11fund for rulemaking and implementation of
42.12the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota
42.13Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount,
42.14$312,000 the first year and $468,000 the
42.15second year are for transfer to the
42.16commissioner of health.
42.17(s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource
42.18management report required in this act. This
42.19is a onetime appropriation and is available
42.20until June 30, 2026.
42.21(t) $35,000 the second year is from the
42.22environmental fund for the compostable
42.23labeling requirements under Minnesota
42.24Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this
42.25appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond
42.26is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
42.27(u) $175,000 the first year is for the
42.28rulemaking required under this act providing
42.29for the safe and lawful disposal of waste
42.30treated seed. This appropriation is available
42.31until June 30, 2025.
42.32(v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle
42.33reduction program that provides outreach,
42.34education, and opportunities to safely dispose
42Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 43.1of and exchange lead tackle throughout the
43.2state. This is a onetime appropriation and is
43.3available until June 30, 2027.
43.4(w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking
43.5for the capital assistance program. This is a
43.6onetime appropriation.
43.7(x) Any unencumbered grant and loan
43.8balances in the first year do not cancel but are
43.9available for grants and loans in the second
43.10year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
43.11section 16A.28, the appropriations
43.12encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
43.13contracts or grants for environmental
43.14assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
43.15section 115A.0716; technical and research
43.16assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
43.17115A.152; technical assistance under
43.18Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
43.19pollution prevention assistance under
43.20Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
43.21available until June 30, 2027.
43.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
43.23Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
403,116,000$
43.24 535,868,000
530,868,000$43.25Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
43.26 Appropriations by Fund
202543.27 2024
150,078,000
43.28 281,054,000
276,054,00043.29General
123,706,000123,986,00043.30Natural Resources
128,513,000129,920,00043.31Game and Fish
117,000117,00043.32Remediation
702,000791,00043.33Permanent School
43Article 1 Sec. 12.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 44.1The amounts that may be spent for each
44.2purpose are specified in the following
44.3subdivisions.
44.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
44.5 Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
96,963,000
44.6 111,125,000
106,125,00044.7Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
44.8 Appropriations by Fund
202544.9 2024
9,888,000
44.10 23,643,000
18,643,00044.11General
2,082,0002,082,00044.12Natural Resources
84,993,00085,400,00044.13Game and Fish
44.14(a) $11,158,000 the first year and $11,158,000
44.15the second year are from the heritage
44.16enhancement account in the game and fish
44.17fund only for activities specified under
44.18Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
44.19paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
44.20Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
44.21percent of this appropriation may be used for
44.22expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
44.23retention.
44.24(b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the
44.25second year are from the general fund and
44.26$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
44.27second year are from the game and fish fund
44.28for statewide response and management of
44.29chronic wasting disease. The commissioner
44.30and the Board of Animal Health must each
44.31submit annual reports on chronic wasting
44.32disease activities funded in this biennium to
44.33the chairs and ranking minority members of
44.34the legislative committees and divisions with
44.35jurisdiction over environment and natural
44Article 1 Sec. 13.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 45.1resources and agriculture. The general fund
45.2base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026
45.3and beyond is $282,000.
45.4(c) $5,150,000 the first year and $3,250,000
45.5the second year are for inspections,
45.6investigations, and enforcement activities
45.7taken for the white-tailed deer farm program
45.8and for statewide response and management
45.9of chronic wasting disease. This appropriation
45.10is available until June 30, 2029.
45.11(d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
45.12the second year are from the deer management
45.13account for the purposes identified in
45.14Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
45.15subdivision 1.
45.16(e) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the
45.17second year are for increased capacity for
45.18broadband utility licensing for state lands and
45.19public waters. This is a onetime appropriation
45.20and is available until June 30, 2028.
45.21(f) $10,000,000 $5,000,000 the first year is
45.22for enhancing prairies and grasslands and
45.23restoring wetlands on state-owned wildlife
45.24management areas to sequester more carbon
45.25and enhance climate resiliency. This is a
45.26onetime appropriation and is available until
45.27June 30, 2027.
45.28(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
45.29second year are from the general fund and
45.30$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
45.31second year are from the heritage enhancement
45.32account in the game and fish fund for grants
45.33for natural-resource-based education and
45.34recreation programs serving youth under
45Article 1 Sec. 13.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 46.1Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for
46.2grant administration. Priority must be given
46.3to projects benefiting underserved
46.4communities. The base for this appropriation
46.5in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $500,000
46.6from the heritage enhancement account in the
46.7game and fish fund. The general fund
46.8appropriation is onetime.
46.9(h) $2,300,000 the first year is for a grant to
46.10the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
46.11Chippewa to expand Minnesota's wild elk
46.12population and range. Consideration must be
46.13given to moving elk from existing herds in
46.14northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond
46.15du Lac State Forest and the Fond du Lac
46.16Reservation in Carlton and southern St. Louis
46.17Counties. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake
46.18Superior Chippewa's elk reintroduction efforts
46.19must undergo thorough planning with the
46.20Department of Natural Resources to develop
46.21necessary capture and handling protocols,
46.22including protocols related to cervid disease
46.23management, and to produce postrelease state
46.24and Tribal elk comanagement plans. Of this
46.25amount, $300,000 is for the department for
46.26the purposes of this paragraph. This is a
46.27onetime appropriation and is available until
46.28June 30, 2026.
46.29(i) $767,000 the first year is from the heritage
46.30enhancement account in the game and fish
46.31fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid
46.32exposure on the reproduction and survival of
46.33Minnesota's game species, including deer and
46.34prairie chicken. This is a onetime
46Article 1 Sec. 13.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 47.1appropriation and is available until June 30,
47.22027.
47.3(j) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
47.4second year are from the heritage enhancement
47.5account in the game and fish fund for native
47.6fish conservation and classification.
47.7(k) $82,000 the first year is for the native fish
47.8reports required under this act. This is a
47.9onetime appropriation.
47.10(l) $65,000 the first year is for preparing the
47.11report on feral pigs and mink required under
47.12this act and holding at least one public meeting
47.13on the topic.
47.14(m) Up to $5,750,000 the first year and up to
47.15$2,225,000 the second year are available for
47.16transfer from the critical habitat private sector
47.17matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
47.18fund for wildlife management areas
47.19acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
47.20according to Minnesota Statutes, section
47.2184.943, subdivision 5b.
47.22(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
47.23section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and
47.24$300,000 the second year are from the heritage
47.25enhancement account in the game and fish
47.26fund for shooting sports facility grants under
47.27Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
47.28grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
47.29matched with a nonstate match, which may
47.30include in-kind contributions. This is a
47.31onetime appropriation and is available until
47.32June 30, 2026. This appropriation must be
47.33allocated as follows:
47Article 1 Sec. 13.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 48.1(1) $200,000 each fiscal year is for grants of
48.2$25,000 or less; and
48.3(2) $100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in
48.4excess of $25,000.
48.5(o) $75,000 the first year is from the heritage
48.6enhancement account in the game and fish
48.7fund for enhanced fish stocking of white bass
48.8and crappies in lakes in the metropolitan area
48.9that have pier and shore fishing opportunities
48.10where communities are currently underserved.
48.11(p) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to
48.12the Board of Regents of the University of
48.13Minnesota for chronic wasting disease
48.14contingency plans developed by the Center
48.15for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
48.16This is a onetime appropriation.
48.17(q) $900,000 the first year is to create new or
48.18expand existing outreach and education
48.19programs for non-native English-speaking
48.20communities. Of this amount, $250,000 is for
48.21the commissioner of the Pollution Control
48.22Agency and $250,000 is for the Board of
48.23Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Up
48.24to $400,000 may be used to expand the
48.25Fishing in the Neighborhood program for
48.26outreach to new and underserved audiences.
48.27This appropriation may be used for community
48.28outreach consultants for reaching new
48.29audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and
48.30is available until June 30, 2027.
48.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
48.32Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:
58,131,000
56,131,000$61,943,000$
48.33Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
48.34RESOURCES
48Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 49.1(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
49.2the second year are for grants and payments
49.3to soil and water conservation districts for
49.4accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
49.5Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
49.6purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
49.7implementation and stewardship of the
49.8reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
49.9Expenditures may be made from this
49.10appropriation for supplies and services
49.11benefiting soil and water conservation
49.12districts. Any district receiving a payment
49.13under this paragraph must maintain a website
49.14that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
49.15annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
49.16and meeting notices.
49.17(b) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
49.18second year are to implement, enforce, and
49.19provide oversight for the Wetland
49.20Conservation Act, including administering the
49.21wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
49.22mechanism.
49.23(c) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
49.24the second year are for the following:
49.25(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
49.26the second year are for cost-sharing programs
49.27of soil and water conservation districts for
49.28accomplishing projects and practices
49.29consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
49.30103C.501, including perennially vegetated
49.31riparian buffers, erosion control, water
49.32retention and treatment, water quality
49.33cost-sharing for feedlots under 500 animal
49.34units and nutrient and manure management
49.35projects in watersheds where there are
49Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 50.1impaired waters, and other high-priority
50.2conservation practices; and
50.3(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
50.4second year are for county cooperative weed
50.5management programs and to restore native
50.6plants at selected invasive species management
50.7sites.
50.8(d) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
50.9second year are to provide technical assistance
50.10to local drainage management officials and
50.11for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
50.12board must coordinate the activities of the
50.13Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
50.14Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
50.15The Drainage Work Group must review a
50.16drainage authority's power under Minnesota
50.17Statutes, chapter 103E, to consider the
50.18abandonment or dismantling of drainage
50.19systems; to re-meander, restore, or reconstruct
50.20a natural waterway that has been modified by
50.21drainage; or to deconstruct dikes, dams, or
50.22other water-control structures.
50.23(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
50.24second year are for a grant to the Red River
50.25Basin Commission for water quality and
50.26floodplain management, including program
50.27administration. This appropriation must be
50.28matched by nonstate funds.
50.29(f) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
50.30second year are for grants to Area II
50.31Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
50.32management. The base for fiscal year 2026
50.33and later is $140,000.
50Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 51.1(g) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
51.2second year are for conservation easement
51.3stewardship.
51.4(h) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
51.5second year are for a grant to the Lower
51.6Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
51.7the annual cost of operating and maintaining
51.8sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
51.9national, and international commercial and
51.10recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
51.11River.
51.12(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
51.13the second year are for the lawns to legumes
51.14program under Minnesota Statutes, section
51.15103B.104. The board may enter into
51.16agreements with local governments, Metro
51.17Blooms, and other organizations to support
51.18this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and
51.19is available until June 30, 2027.
51.20(j) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
51.21the second year are for the habitat
51.22enhancement landscape program under
51.23Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.106. This is
51.24a onetime appropriation and is available until
51.25June 30, 2027.
51.26(k) $10,557,000 the first year and $10,557,000
51.27the second year are for soil health activities to
51.28achieve water quality, soil productivity,
51.29climate change resiliency, or carbon
51.30sequestration benefits consistent with
51.31Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06. This is
51.32a onetime appropriation and is available until
51.33June 30, 2027. The board may use grants to
51.34local governments, including soil and water
51.35conservation districts, and agreements with
51Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 52.1the United States Department of Agriculture;
52.2the University of Minnesota, Office for Soil
52.3Health; AgCentric, Minnesota State Northern
52.4Center of Excellence; and other practitioners
52.5and partners to accomplish this work.
52.6(l) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
52.7second year are for soil health practice
52.8adoption purposes consistent with the
52.9cost-sharing provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
52.10section 103C.501, and for soil health program
52.11responsibilities in consultation with the
52.12University of Minnesota Office for Soil
52.13Health.
52.14(m) $10,500,000 the first year and
52.15$10,500,000 $8,500,000 the second year are
52.16for conservation easements and to restore and
52.17enhance grasslands and adjacent lands
52.18consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections
52.19103F.501 to 103F.531, for the purposes of
52.20climate resiliency, adaptation, carbon
52.21sequestration, and related benefits. Of this
52.22amount, up to $423,000 is for deposit in the
52.23water and soil conservation easement
52.24stewardship account established under
52.25Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This is
52.26a onetime appropriation and is available until
52.27June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
52.28to leveraging nonstate funding, including
52.29practices, programs, and projects funded by
52.30the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
52.31Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
52.32the Conservation Reserve Program, the
52.33Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
52.34Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
52.35Program.
52Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 53.1(n) $4,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000
53.2the second year are to acquire conservation
53.3easements and to restore and enhance
53.4peatlands and adjacent lands consistent with
53.5Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
53.6103F.531, for the purposes of climate
53.7resiliency, adaptation, carbon sequestration,
53.8and related benefits. Of this amount, up to
53.9$299,000 is for deposit in the water and soil
53.10conservation easement stewardship account
53.11established under Minnesota Statutes, section
53.12103B.103. This is a onetime appropriation and
53.13is available until June 30, 2029. The board
53.14must give priority to leveraging nonstate
53.15funding, including practices, programs, and
53.16projects funded by the U.S. Department of
53.17Agriculture via the Conservation Reserve
53.18Enhancement Program, the Conservation
53.19Reserve Program, the Federal Inflation
53.20Reduction Act, the Federal Farm Bill, or the
53.21Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
53.22(o) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
53.23the second year are to enhance existing
53.24easements established under Minnesota
53.25Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531.
53.26Enhancements are for the purposes of climate
53.27resiliency, adaptation, and carbon
53.28sequestration and include but are not limited
53.29to increasing biodiversity and mitigating the
53.30effects of rainfall and runoff events. This is a
53.31onetime appropriation and is available until
53.32June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
53.33to leveraging nonstate funding, including
53.34practices, programs, and projects funded by
53.35the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
53.36Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
53Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 54.1the Conservation Reserve Program, the
54.2Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
54.3Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
54.4Program.
54.5(p) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
54.6the second year are for water quality and
54.7storage practices and projects to protect
54.8infrastructure, improve water quality and
54.9related public benefits, and mitigate climate
54.10change impacts consistent with Minnesota
54.11Statutes, section 103F.05. This is a onetime
54.12appropriation and is available until June 30,
54.132029. The board must give priority to
54.14leveraging nonstate funding, including
54.15practices, programs, and projects funded by
54.16the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
54.17Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
54.18the Conservation Reserve Program, the
54.19Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
54.20Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
54.21Program.
54.22(q) $4,673,000 the first year and $4,673,000
54.23the second year are for natural resources block
54.24grants to local governments to implement the
54.25Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
54.26management program under Minnesota
54.27Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
54.28management responsibilities under Minnesota
54.29Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
54.30the amount of the natural resources block grant
54.31to a county by an amount equal to any
54.32reduction in the county's general services
54.33allocation to a soil and water conservation
54.34district from the county's previous year
54.35allocation when the board determines that the
54Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 55.1reduction was disproportionate. The base for
55.2this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and
55.3beyond is $3,423,000.
55.4(r) $129,000 the first year and $136,000 the
55.5second year are to accomplish the objectives
55.6of Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, and
55.7related Tribal government coordination. The
55.8base for fiscal year 2026 and each year
55.9thereafter is $144,000.
55.10(s) $3,000,000 the first year is to provide
55.11onetime state incentive payments to enrollees
55.12in the federal Conservation Reserve Program
55.13(CRP) during the continuous enrollment
55.14period and to enroll complementary areas in
55.15conservation easements consistent with
55.16Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. The
55.17board may establish payment rates based on
55.18land valuation and on environmental benefit
55.19criteria, including but not limited to surface
55.20water or groundwater pollution reduction,
55.21drinking water protection, soil health,
55.22pollinator and wildlife habitat, and other
55.23conservation enhancements. The board may
55.24use state funds to implement the program and
55.25to provide technical assistance to landowners
55.26or their agents to fulfill enrollment and
55.27contract provisions. The board must consult
55.28with the commissioners of agriculture, health,
55.29natural resources, and the Pollution Control
55.30Agency and the United States Department of
55.31Agriculture in establishing program criteria.
55.32This is a onetime appropriation and is
55.33available until June 30, 2027.
55.34(t) $2,000,000 the first year is to acquire
55.35conservation easements from landowners to
55Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 56.1preserve, restore, create, and enhance wetlands
56.2and associated uplands of prairie and
56.3grasslands and to restore and enhance rivers
56.4and streams, riparian lands, and associated
56.5uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to
56.6protect soil and water quality, support fish and
56.7wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and
56.8provide other public benefits. Minnesota
56.9Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this
56.10program. The board must give priority to
56.11leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted
56.12new lands or enrolling environmentally
56.13sensitive lands that have expiring federal
56.14conservation agreements. The board is
56.15authorized to enter into new agreements and
56.16amend past agreements with landowners as
56.17required by Minnesota Statutes, section
56.18103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
56.19restoration. Up to five percent of this
56.20appropriation may be used for restoration and
56.21enhancement.
56.22(u) $5,623,000 the first year and $5,804,000
56.23the second year are for agency administration
56.24and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
56.25Resources.
56.26(v) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
56.27second year are for the habitat-friendly utilities
56.28program under Minnesota Statutes, section
56.29103B.105. This is a onetime appropriation and
56.30is available until June 30, 2027.
56.31(w) The board may shift money in this section
56.32and may adjust the technical and
56.33administrative assistance portion of the funds
56.34to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
56.35to address accountability, oversight, local
56Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 57.1government performance, or high-priority
57.2needs.
57.3(x) Returned grants and payments are available
57.4for two years after they are returned or
57.5regranted, whichever is later. Funds must be
57.6regranted consistent with the purposes of this
57.7section. If an appropriation for grants in either
57.8year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
57.9other year is available for it.
57.10(y) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
57.11section 16B.97, grants awarded from
57.12appropriations in this section are exempt from
57.13the Department of Administration, Office of
57.14Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
57.15Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
57.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
57.17 ARTICLE 2
57.18 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
57.19Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
57.20 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in
57.21the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other
57.22earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445.
57.23The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of
57.24Investment.
57.25 (b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment
57.26fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
57.27 (c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified
57.28facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response
57.29actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate
57.30action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the
57.31environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the
57.32environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b)
57.33is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by
57Article 2 Section 1.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 58.1the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money
58.2not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is
58.3appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate
58.4and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and
58.5finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure
58.6long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program
58.7in perpetuity.
58.8 (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025 2029.
58Article 2 Section 1.
REVISOR CKM H2439-1HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Page.Ln 1.8APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
Page.Ln 57.17ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY..............ARTICLE 2
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