1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; eliminating statutory appropriation of the pollinator
1.3 account; repealing the lawns to legumes grant program; amending Minnesota
1.4 Statutes 2024, section 103B.101, subdivision 19; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.5 2024, section 103B.104.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103B.101, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 19.Pollinator account created.An account is created in the special revenue fund
1.9to support pollinators. Money may be deposited in the account only as required by law.
1.10Money in the account is annually appropriated available for appropriation to the Board of
1.11Water and Soil Resources for activities that support pollinator habitat.
1.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
1.13 Sec. 2. REPEALER.
1.14 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103B.104, is repealed.
1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
1Sec. 2.
REVISOR CKM/LJ 25-0231801/16/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 451
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Jacob, Nelson, Schultz, Burkel, Harder and others02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy 103B.104 LAWNS TO LEGUMES PROGRAM.
(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance to
plant residential landscapes and community spaces with native vegetation and pollinator-friendly
forbs and legumes to:
(1) protect a diversity of pollinators with declining populations; and
(2) provide additional benefits for water management, carbon sequestration, and landscape and
climate resiliency.
(b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section. Grants
or payments awarded under this section may give priority consideration for proposals in areas
identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas where there is a high potential
for rusty patched bumble bees and other priority species to be present.
(c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and local
agencies; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations; and contractors to implement and promote the
program.
(d) Data on individuals who apply for or receive financial or technical assistance to plant
residential landscapes or community spaces under the program are classified as private data on
individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Section 13.05, subdivision 11, applies to
an agreement between the board and a private person to implement the program.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02318