Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2618 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to environment; appropriating money for grants to counties to address
3	3	1.3 blight conditions and remediate environmental contamination on properties that
4	4	1.4 have come under county ownership or are being held in trust by the state; proposing
5	5	1.5 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. [115B.55] ENVIRONMENT AL REMEDIATION; TAX-FORFEITED
8	8	1.8AND TAX-FORECLOSED PROPERTIES.
9	9	1.9 Subdivision 1.State-foreclosed properties cleanup grant program.The commissioner
10	10	1.10of the Pollution Control Agency must establish a program to award grants to counties to
11	11	1.11address blight conditions and remediate environmental contamination on tax-forfeited or
12	12	1.12tax-foreclosed properties.
13	13	1.13 Subd. 2.Eligible expenditure.A grant awarded to a county under this section may be
14	14	1.14used for:
15	15	1.15 (1) remediating contamination at tax-forfeited or tax-foreclosed properties;
16	16	1.16 (2) related testing and monitoring; or
17	17	1.17 (3) correcting blighted conditions at tax-forfeited or tax-foreclosed properties.
18	18	1.18 Subd. 3.Application.A county seeking a grant under this section must file an application
19	19	1.19with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must
20	20	1.20contain, at a minimum:
21	21	1.21 (1) a description of the property, including documentation of its public ownership;
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	25-03799 as introduced02/14/25 REVISOR CKM/DG
24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 2618NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Weber, Westlin and Eichorn)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading03/17/2025
30	30	Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (2) the results of any testing or monitoring indicating the presence of a hazardous
31	31	2.2substance or a pollutant or contaminant on the tax-forfeited or tax-foreclosed property or
32	32	2.3the reason for suspecting that a hazardous substance or a pollutant or contaminant is present
33	33	2.4on the tax-forfeited or tax-foreclosed property;
34	34	2.5 (3) proof of blight or substandard structures that create conditions of concern for public
35	35	2.6safety, health, and the environment;
36	36	2.7 (4) a proposed remediation plan describing any assessment and removal activities
37	37	2.8proposed;
38	38	2.9 (5) the estimated cost of the proposed remediation plan;
39	39	2.10 (6) the source and amount of any nongrant money that has been expended on maintenance,
40	40	2.11assessment, or emergency issues on the property or that will be contributed to the remediation
41	41	2.12plan; and
42	42	2.13 (7) any other information required by the commissioner.
43	43	2.14 Subd. 4.Awarding grants.In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner:
44	44	2.15 (1) may modify a county's proposed remediation plan;
45	45	2.16 (2) must consider a county's ability to pay for implementing the remediation plan if it
46	46	2.17does not receive the grant;
47	47	2.18 (3) must consider funds already expended on the property for assessment, for
48	48	2.19maintenance, or to address emergency health or safety concerns; and
49	49	2.20 (4) must ensure that counties in all regions of the state benefit from the program.
50	50	2.21 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; ENVIRONMENT AL REMEDIATION.
51	51	2.22 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
52	52	2.23fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to award grants under section
53	53	2.24115B.55.
54	54	2Sec. 2.
55	55	25-03799 as introduced02/14/25 REVISOR CKM/DG