| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a southeast regional groundwater |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 protection and soil health initiative. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; SOUTHEAST REGIONAL GROUNDWATER |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6PROTECTION AND SOIL HEALTH INITIATIVE. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to soil and water conservation |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9districts in the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona to reduce leaching of excess crop nutrients into |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11groundwater, immobilize unused nitrogen from the rooting zone, and reduce erosion as part |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12of a new southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 17.134, to the contrary, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14a soil and water conservation district that receives a grant under this section may use the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15grant to make subgrants for projects that conform to the requirements and limitations of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Olmsted County groundwater protection and soil health initiative, including a cover crop |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17program, alternative crops program, and a haying, grazing, and pasture enhancement program. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | REVISOR SS/DG 25-0474603/06/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 22 | 22 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 23 | 23 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 24 | 24 | | H. F. No. 2916 |
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| 25 | 25 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | Authored by Smith03/27/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy |
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