| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to natural resources; eliminating statutory appropriation of the pollinator |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 account; repealing the lawns to legumes grant program; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 103B.101, subdivision 19; repealing Minnesota Statutes |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 2024, section 103B.104. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103B.101, subdivision 19, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 19.Pollinator account created.An account is created in the special revenue fund |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9to support pollinators. Money may be deposited in the account only as required by law. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10Money in the account is annually appropriated available for appropriation to the Board of |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Water and Soil Resources for activities that support pollinator habitat. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Sec. 2. REPEALER. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103B.104, is repealed. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 25-02318 as introduced01/16/25 REVISOR CKM/LJ |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE |
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| 19 | 19 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 20 | 20 | | S.F. No. 1211NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI and Green) |
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| 22 | 22 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | Introduction and first reading02/10/2025 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 103B.104 LAWNS TO LEGUMES PROGRAM. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance to |
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| 26 | 26 | | plant residential landscapes and community spaces with native vegetation and pollinator-friendly |
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| 27 | 27 | | forbs and legumes to: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) protect a diversity of pollinators with declining populations; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) provide additional benefits for water management, carbon sequestration, and landscape and |
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| 30 | 30 | | climate resiliency. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section. Grants |
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| 32 | 32 | | or payments awarded under this section may give priority consideration for proposals in areas |
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| 33 | 33 | | identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas where there is a high potential |
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| 34 | 34 | | for rusty patched bumble bees and other priority species to be present. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and local |
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| 36 | 36 | | agencies; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations; and contractors to implement and promote the |
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| 37 | 37 | | program. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d) Data on individuals who apply for or receive financial or technical assistance to plant |
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| 39 | 39 | | residential landscapes or community spaces under the program are classified as private data on |
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| 40 | 40 | | individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Section 13.05, subdivision 11, applies to |
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| 41 | 41 | | an agreement between the board and a private person to implement the program. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 1R |
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| 43 | 43 | | APPENDIX |
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| 44 | 44 | | Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02318 |
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