1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; appropriating money to develop water availability
1.3 atlas and siting methodology; requiring a report.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY ATLAS AND SITING
1.6METHODOLOGY FOR LARGE WATER USERS.
1.7 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.8of natural resources to work with the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office to develop:
1.9 (1) a water availability atlas that uses existing data sets to quantify the availability of
1.10water across the state; and
1.11 (2) a methodology that can be used by state agencies, local governments, and other
1.12economic development authorities to determine appropriate siting for large water users and
1.13businesses.
1.14 (b) By January 15, 2028, the commissioner must submit the atlas and methodology
1.15developed under paragraph (a) to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
1.16committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and
1.17employment and economic development and must make them available to the entities
1.18described in paragraph (a), clause (2).
1.19 (c) The appropriation in this section is onetime.
1Section 1.
REVISOR CKM/EN 25-0505203/19/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2918
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Pursell and Nelson03/27/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy