| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; appropriating money for nitrate private well mitigation. |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NITRATE PRIVATE WELL MITIGATION. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 $3,866,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,866,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for nitrate private well mitigation, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7including reverse osmosis, well repair, and well reconstruction for private drinking water |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8wells with nitrate in excess of the maximum contaminant level of ten milligrams per liter |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9and located in Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, or Winona |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10County. The commissioner must prioritize households at or below 300 percent of the federal |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11poverty guideline and households with infants or pregnant individuals. The commissioner |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12of agriculture may also use this appropriation for education, outreach, and technical assistance |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13to homeowners. The commissioner of agriculture may transfer money to the commissioner |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14of health to establish and administer a mitigation program for contaminated wells located |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15in Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, or Winona County. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner of |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17agriculture may use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for administrative costs. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | REVISOR BD/VJ 25-0279401/24/25 |
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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. 821 |
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| 25 | 25 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | Authored by Jacob; Anderson, P. H., and Vang02/17/2025 |
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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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