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HF 2439

Minnesota House•In House Committee

Summary

HF 2439, “Environment and natural resources policy and finance bill”, was introduced in the House on Mar 17, 2025 by Rep. Joshua Heintzeman (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways and Means, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2025: Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means.

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HF 2439 has 1 co-sponsor.

hf2439/engrossed.txt
HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR  CKM  H2439-1
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.  2439
03/17/2025    Authored by Heintzeman and Fischer
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
04/21/2025    Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources; modifying prior appropriations; modifying disposition of closed landfill
investment fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision
1; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 3, subdivisions
1, 6; 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $       143,693,000 $  148,382,000
Article 1 Sec. 2.  1
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Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  General  8,729,000       8,729,000
  State Government
  Special Revenue  90,000  90,000
  Environmental  114,627,000     119,316,000
  Remediation  20,247,000      20,247,000
  The amounts that may be spent for each
  purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 The commissioner must present the agency's
 biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029
 to the legislature in a transparent way by
 agency division, including the proposed
 budget bill and presentations of the budget to
 committees and divisions with jurisdiction
 over the agency's budget.
 Subd. 2. Environmental Analysis and Outcomes  22,019,000   23,642,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  542,000  542,000
 Environmental  21,272,000      22,895,000
 Remediation  205,000  205,000
 (a) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
 second year are for a municipal liaison to
 assist municipalities with water quality
 standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
 processes, including enhanced economic
 analysis in the water quality standards
 rulemaking processes, identification of
 cost-effective permitting opportunities,
 simplifying the variance process, and
 coordinating with the Public Facilities
 Authority to identify and advocate for needed
Article 1 Sec. 2.  2
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  resources for municipalities to achieve permit
  requirements.
  (b) $1,153,000 the first year and $1,153,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund for an air-monitoring program under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116.454, including
  ambient air for hazardous pollutants, and for
  operating a mobile emissions regulatory
  monitoring trailer.
 (c) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
 second year are for monitoring water quality
 and operating assistance programs.
 (d) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for duties related to harmful chemicals in
 children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
 amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000
 the second year are transferred to the
 commissioner of health.
 (e) $132,000 the first year and $132,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for registering wastewater laboratories.
 (f) $1,519,000 the first year and $1,519,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund to continue perfluorochemical
 biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
 communities, as recommended by the
 Environmental Health Tracking and
 Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
 other environmental health risks, including air
 quality. The communities must include Hmong
 and other immigrant farming communities.
 Of this amount, up to $1,248,000 the first year
Article 1 Sec. 2.  3
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  and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
  to the commissioner of health.
  (g) $62,000 the first year and $62,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for the listing procedures for impaired waters
  required under this act.
  (h) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 the
  second year are from the remediation fund for
  the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (i) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
 second year are to support communities in
 planning to implement projects that will allow
 for adaptation for a changing climate.
 (j) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund to develop and implement a program
 related to emerging issues, including
 Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
 (k) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund to support improved management of data
 collected by the agency and its partners and
 regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
 and public access.
 (l) $7,000 the first year and $7,000 the second
 year are to implement the requirements for
Article 1 Sec. 2.  4
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  fish kills under Minnesota Statutes, sections
  103G.216 and 103G.2165.
  (m) $1,400,000 the second year is from the
  environmental fund to adopt rules and
  implement air toxics emissions requirements
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
  (n) $881,000 the first year and $881,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air
 pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington,
 and Olmsted Counties.
 Subd. 3. Industrial  22,305,000   25,271,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  250,000        250,000
 Environmental  20,282,000     23,248,000
 Remediation  1,773,000      1,773,000
 (a) $1,670,000 the first year and $1,670,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
 future releases from underground petroleum
 storage tanks and for the petroleum
 remediation program for vapor assessment
 and remediation. These same annual amounts
 are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
 to the remediation fund.
 (b) $149,000 the first year and $149,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for transfer to the commissioner of health to
 further evaluate the use and reduction of
 trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
 identify its potential health effects on
 communities.
Article 1 Sec. 2.  5
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  (c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
  second year are for implementation of the odor
  management requirements under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 116.064.
  (d) $140,000 the second year is from the
  environmental fund for the purposes of the
  public informational meeting requirements
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07,
  subdivision 4m.
 (e) $2,625,000 the first year and $2,625,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for prioritizing air regulatory program
 work in environmental justice areas.
 (f) $2,500,000 the second year is from the
 environmental fund for implementing the
 environmental justice cumulative impact
 analysis and other requirements under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
 (g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to improve the coordination, effectiveness,
 transparency, and accountability of the
 environmental review and permitting process.
 Subd. 4. Municipal  10,829,000   10,829,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  223,000        223,000
 State Government
 Special Revenue  90,000  90,000
 Environmental  10,516,000     10,516,000
 (a) $223,000 the first year and $223,000 the
 second year are for a municipal liaison to
 assist municipalities with water quality
 standards and NPDES/SDS permitting
Article 1 Sec. 2.  6
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  processes, including enhanced economic
  analysis in the water quality standards
  rulemaking processes, identification of
  cost-effective permitting opportunities,
  simplifying the variance process, and
  coordinating with the Public Facilities
  Authority to identify and advocate for needed
  resources for municipalities to achieve permit
  requirements.
 (b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for transfer to the Office of Administrative
 Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
 (c) $2,432,000 the first year and $2,432,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for subsurface sewage treatment system
 (SSTS) program administration; for
 community technical assistance and education,
 including grants and technical assistance to
 communities for water-quality protection, new
 technology review, and enforcement under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58;
 and to complete the requirements of Laws
 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of
 this amount, $350,000 each year is for
 assistance to counties through grants for SSTS
 program administration. A county receiving
 a grant from this appropriation must submit
 the results achieved with the grant to the
 commissioner as part of its annual SSTS
 report. Any unexpended balance in the first
 year does not cancel but is available in the
 second year.
 (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.28, the appropriations
Article 1 Sec. 2.  7
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  encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as
  grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
  treatment systems, surface water and
  groundwater assessments, storm water, and
  water-quality protection in this subdivision
  are available until June 30, 2030.
  Subd. 5. Operations  13,976,000   14,007,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  3,109,000     3,109,000
 Environmental  8,376,000     8,407,000
 Remediation  2,491,000     2,491,000
 (a) $1,124,000 the first year and $1,124,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
 future releases from underground petroleum
 storage tanks and for the petroleum
 remediation program for vapor assessment
 and remediation. These same annual amounts
 are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
 to the remediation fund.
 (b) $3,109,000 the first year and $3,109,000
 the second year are to support agency
 information technology services provided at
 the enterprise and agency level.
 (c) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to develop and maintain systems to support
 permitting and regulatory business processes
 and agency data.
 (d) $270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
Article 1 Sec. 2.  8
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  to support current and future career pathways
  for underrepresented students.
  (e) $360,000 the first year and $360,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  to support financial planning and analysis to
  assist with risk and compliance management
  across agency programs and financial systems.
  (f) $525,000 the first year and $525,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
 for Operations Division legal services that
 support compliance programs.
 Subd. 6. Remediation  16,022,000   16,022,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 Environmental  628,000        628,000
 Remediation  15,394,000     15,394,000
 (a) All money for environmental response,
 compensation, and compliance in the
 remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
 is appropriated to the commissioners of the
 Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for
 purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
 115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),
 (6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal
 year, the two commissioners must jointly
 submit to the commissioner of management
 and budget an annual spending plan that
 maximizes resource use and appropriately
 allocates the money between the two
 departments.
 (b) $4,622,000 the first year and $4,622,000
 the second year are from the remediation fund
 for the leaking underground storage tank
 program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
Article 1 Sec. 2.  9
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  future releases from underground petroleum
  storage tanks and for the petroleum
  remediation program for vapor assessment
  and remediation. These same annual amounts
  are transferred from the petroleum tank fund
  to the remediation fund.
  (c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the
  second year are from the remediation fund for
  transfer to the commissioner of health for
 private water-supply monitoring and health
 assessment costs in areas contaminated by
 unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste
 disposal facilities and drinking water
 advisories and public information activities
 for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
 Subd. 7. Resource Management and Assistance  45,715,000   45,784,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  370,000        370,000
 Environmental  45,345,000     45,784,000
 (a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
 the second year may be transferred from the
 environmental fund to the small business
 environmental improvement loan account
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
 (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
 the second year are for competitive recycling
 grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
 year and $300,000 the second year are from
 the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
 and $700,000 the second year are from the
 environmental fund. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2029.
 Article 1 Sec. 2.  10
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  (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for emission-reduction activities and grants to
  small businesses and other
  nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
  amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
  the second year are to continue work with
  Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
  may enter into an agreement with
 Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
 (d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
 (e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for environmental assistance grants or loans
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
 (f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for grants to develop and expand recycling
 markets for Minnesota businesses. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
 (g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for reducing and diverting food waste,
 redirecting edible food for consumption, and
 removing barriers to collecting and recovering
 organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
 year is for grants to increase food rescue and
 waste prevention. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2029.
 (h) $2,811,000 the first year and $2,811,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 Article 1 Sec. 2.  11
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  fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
  section 473.844.
  (i) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  to address chemicals in products, including to
  implement and enforce flame retardant
  provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
  325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
  polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first
 year and $80,000 the second year are
 transferred to the commissioner of health.
 (j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
 (k) $1,115,000 the first year and $1,115,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for implementation of the PFAS
 requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the
 first year and $468,000 the second year are
 for transfer to the commissioner of health.
 (l) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
 in the first year do not cancel but are available
 for grants and loans in the second year.
 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
 before June 30, 2027, as contracts or grants
 for environmental assistance awarded under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716;
 technical and research assistance under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
 technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 115A.52; and pollution prevention
 Article 1 Sec. 2.  12
 HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR  CKM  H2439-1
  assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
  115D.04, are available until June 30, 2029.
  Subd. 8. Watershed  11,325,000   11,325,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  General  2,959,000      2,959,000
  Environmental  7,982,000      7,982,000
  Remediation  384,000  384,000
  (a) $2,959,000 the first year and $2,959,000
 the second year are for grants to delegated
 counties to administer the county feedlot
 program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
 remaining after the first year is available for
 the second year.
 (b) $129,000 the first year and $129,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (c) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
 in the first year do not cancel but are available
 for grants and loans in the second year.
 Subd. 9. Environmental Quality Board  1,502,000    1,502,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  1,276,000      1,276,000
 Environmental  226,000  226,000
 Subd. 10. Transfers
 Article 1 Sec. 2.  13
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  (a) The commissioner must transfer up to
  $24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000
  the second year from the environmental fund
  to the remediation fund for purposes of the
  remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116.155, subdivision 2.
  (b) The commissioner of management and
  budget must transfer $100,000 the first year
  and each fiscal year thereafter from the general
 fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency
 action trust account in the remediation fund
 to restore the money transferred from the
 account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter
 128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and
 Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1,
 article 3, section 17.
 Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   385,036,000 $   385,036,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  130,868,000     130,868,000
 Natural Resources  123,638,000     123,638,000
 Game and Fish  129,711,000     129,711,000
 Remediation  117,000  117,000
 Permanent School  702,000  702,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources
 Management  10,126,000       10,126,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  5,126,000       5,126,000
 Natural Resources  4,438,000       4,438,000
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  14
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  Game and Fish  344,000       344,000
  Permanent School  218,000       218,000
  (a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
  second year are for environmental research
  relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000
  each year is from the minerals management
  account in the natural resources fund and
  $119,000 each year is from the general fund.
  (b) $3,383,000 the first year and $3,383,000
 the second year are from the minerals
 management account in the natural resources
 fund for use as provided under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for
 mineral resource management, projects to
 enhance future mineral income, and projects
 to promote new mineral-resource
 opportunities.
 (c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the
 second year are transferred from the forest
 suspense account to the permanent school fund
 and are appropriated from the permanent
 school fund to secure maximum long-term
 economic return from the school trust lands
 consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and
 sound natural resources conservation and
 management principles.
 (d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the
 second year are from the water management
 account in the natural resources fund for only
 the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
 section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
 Subd. 3. Ecological and Water Resources  44,539,000   44,539,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  15
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  General  24,884,000     24,884,000
  Natural Resources  13,831,000     13,831,000
  Game and Fish  5,824,000      5,824,000
  (a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000
  the second year are from the invasive species
  account in the natural resources fund and
  $2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the
  second year are from the general fund for
  management, public awareness, assessment
 and monitoring research, and water access
 inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
 species; management of invasive plants in
 public waters; and management of terrestrial
 invasive species on state-administered lands.
 (b) $6,056,000 the first year and $6,056,000
 the second year are from the water
 management account in the natural resources
 fund for only the purposes specified in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27,
 subdivision 2.
 (c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
 Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the
 cost of implementing the comprehensive plan
 for the upper Mississippi within areas under
 the board's jurisdiction.
 (d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
 second year are for grants for up to 50 percent
 of the cost of implementing the Red River
 mediation agreement.
 (e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund for only the purposes specified in
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  16
 HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR   CKM   H2439-1
  Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
  paragraph (h), clause (1).
  (f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
  the second year are from the nongame wildlife
  management account in the natural resources
  fund for nongame wildlife management.
  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
  290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
  the second year may be used for nongame
 wildlife information, education, and
 promotion.
 (g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and
 $48,000 the second year from the critical
 habitat private sector matching account may
 be used to publicize the critical habitat license
 plate match program.
 (h) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
 the second year are for the following activities:
 (1) financial reimbursement and technical
 support to soil and water conservation districts
 or other local units of government for
 groundwater-level monitoring;
 (2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
 including installing monitoring gauges;
 (3) groundwater analysis to assist with
 water-appropriation permitting decisions;
 (4) permit application review incorporating
 surface water and groundwater technical
 analysis;
 (5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
 irrigation use;
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  17
 HF2439 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR  CKM  H2439-1
  (6) information technology, including
  electronic permitting and integrated data
  systems; and
  (7) compliance and monitoring.
  (i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
  second year are from the heritage enhancement
  account in the game and fish fund and
  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
  second year are from the general fund for the
 Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research
 Center at the University of Minnesota to
 prioritize, support, and develop research-based
 solutions that can reduce the effects of aquatic
 invasive species in Minnesota by preventing
 spread, controlling populations, and managing
 ecosystems and to advance knowledge to
 inspire action by others.
 Subd. 4. Forest Management  60,199,000   60,199,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  42,421,000     42,421,000
 Natural Resources  16,161,000     16,161,000
 Game and Fish  1,617,000      1,617,000
 (a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
 the second year are for prevention,
 presuppression, and suppression costs of
 emergency firefighting and other costs
 incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
 88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
 presuppression and suppression costs during
 the biennium is appropriated from the general
 fund. By January 15 each year, the
 commissioner of natural resources must submit
 a report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the house and senate committees
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  18
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  and divisions having jurisdiction over
  environment and natural resources finance that
  identifies all firefighting costs incurred and
  reimbursements received in the prior fiscal
  year. These appropriations may not be
  transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting
  expenditures made to the commissioner from
  any source other than federal mobilizations
  must be deposited into the general fund.
 (b) $15,661,000 the first year and $15,661,000
 the second year are from the forest
 management investment account in the natural
 resources fund for only the purposes specified
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039,
 subdivision 2.
 (c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund to advance ecological classification
 systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive
 species management.
 (d) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the
 second year are for the Forest Resources
 Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
 Resources Act.
 (e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the forest management
 investment account in the natural resources
 fund for forest road maintenance on state
 forest roads.
 (f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are for forest road maintenance
 on county forest roads.
 Article 1 Sec. 3.  19
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  (g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
  second year are for grants to local and Tribal
  governments and nonprofit organizations to
  enhance community forest ecosystem health
  and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 88.82. The commissioner may use a
  reasonable amount of this appropriation for
  administering ReLeaf grants.
  Subd. 5. Parks and Trails Management  109,847,000   109,847,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  35,724,000     35,724,000
 Natural Resources  71,823,000     71,823,000
 Game and Fish  2,300,000      2,300,000
 (a) $8,735,000 the first year and $8,735,000
 the second year are from the natural resources
 fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
 operations. This appropriation is from revenue
 deposited in the natural resources fund under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (2).
 (b) $22,078,000 the first year and $22,078,000
 the second year are from the state parks
 account in the natural resources fund to
 operate and maintain state parks and state
 recreation areas.
 (c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
 the second year are from the natural resources
 fund for park and trail grants to local units of
 government on land to be maintained for at
 least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must
 be given for projects that are in underserved
 communities or that increase access to persons
 with disabilities. This appropriation is from
 revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
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  under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
  paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
  balance does not cancel at the end of the first
  year and is available for the second year.
  (d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
  the second year are from the snowmobile trails
  and enforcement account in the natural
  resources fund for the snowmobile
  grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
 the second year are from the natural resources
 fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
 program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
 year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
 $150,000 each year is from the off-highway
 motorcycle account, and $325,000 each year
 is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
 unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (f) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
 the second year are from the state land and
 water conservation account in the natural
 resources fund for priorities established by the
 commissioner for eligible state projects and
 administrative and planning activities
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
 Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
 second year are for matching grants for local
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  parks and outdoor recreation areas under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
  subdivision 2.
  (h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
  second year are for matching grants for local
  trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
  (i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
  second year are from the natural resources
 fund for projects and activities that connect
 diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
 expanding cultural environmental experiences,
 exploration of their environment, and outdoor
 recreational activities. This appropriation is
 from revenue deposited in the natural
 resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
 Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management  95,772,000   95,772,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  8,417,000      8,417,000
 Natural Resources  2,082,000      2,082,000
 Game and Fish  85,273,000     85,273,000
 (a) $11,842,000 the first year and $11,842,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund only for activities specified under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
 percent of this appropriation may be used for
 expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
 retention.
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  (b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
  the second year are from the deer management
  account in the game and fish fund for the
  purposes identified in Minnesota Statutes,
  section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
  (c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
  second year are from the heritage enhancement
  account in the game and fish fund for grants
  for natural-resource-based education and
 recreation programs serving youth under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The
 commissioner may use a reasonable amount
 of this appropriation for administering grants
 authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.976. Priority must be given to projects
 benefiting underserved communities.
 (d) Up to $2,225,000 the first year and up to
 $2,225,000 the second year are available for
 transfer from the critical habitat private sector
 matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
 fund for wildlife management areas
 acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
 according to Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.943, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
 (e) $3,532,000 the first year and $3,532,000
 the second year are from the general fund and
 $1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
 second year are from the game and fish fund
 for statewide response and management of
 chronic wasting disease. Of this amount, up
 to $2,750,000 each year from the general fund
 is for inspections, investigations, and
 enforcement activities taken for the
 white-tailed deer farm program.
 Subd. 7. Enforcement  62,738,000   62,738,000
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Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
  General  14,075,000     14,075,000
  Natural Resources  14,193,000     14,193,000
  Game and Fish  34,353,000     34,353,000
  Remediation  117,000        117,000
  (a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
  the second year are from the general fund for
  enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
 aquatic invasive species.
 (b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund for only the purposes specified under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (1).
 (c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000
 the second year are from the water recreation
 account in the natural resources fund for grants
 to counties for boat and water safety. Any
 unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
 second year are from the snowmobile trails
 and enforcement account in the natural
 resources fund for grants to local law
 enforcement agencies for snowmobile
 enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
 second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
 account in the natural resources fund for grants
 to qualifying organizations to assist in safety
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  and environmental education and monitoring
  trails on public lands under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under
  this paragraph must be issued through a formal
  agreement with the organization. By
  December 15 each year, an organization
  receiving a grant under this paragraph must
  report to the commissioner with details on
  expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
 this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
 administering these grants. Any unencumbered
 balance does not cancel at the end of the first
 year and is available for the second year.
 (f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund for grants to county law enforcement
 agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement
 and public education activities based on
 off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this
 amount, $498,000 each year is from the
 all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year
 is from the off-highway motorcycle account,
 and $1,000 each year is from the off-road
 vehicle account. The county enforcement
 agencies may use money received under this
 appropriation to make grants to other local
 enforcement agencies within the county that
 have a high concentration of off-highway
 vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000
 each year is for administering the grants. Any
 unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
 end of the first year and is available for the
 second year.
 (g) $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the
 second year are from the off-highway
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  motorcycle account in the natural resources
  fund for grants to qualifying off-highway
  motorcycle organizations to assist in providing
  safety and environmental education and
  monitoring trails on public lands according to
  Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants
  awarded under this paragraph must be issued
  through a formal agreement with the
  organization. By December 15 each year, an
 organization receiving a grant under this
 paragraph must report to the commissioner
 with details on how the money was expended
 and what outcomes were achieved.
 Subd. 8. Pass Through Funds  1,815,000   1,815,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  221,000       221,000
 Natural Resources  1,110,000     1,110,000
 Permanent School  484,000       484,000
 (a) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund for grants to be divided equally between
 the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and
 Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the
 Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
 revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (5).
 (b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the
 second year are for the Office of School Trust
 Lands.
 (c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
 second year are transferred from the forest
 suspense account to the permanent school fund
 and are appropriated from the permanent
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  school fund for transaction and project
  management costs for divesting of school trust
  lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area
  Wilderness.
  (d) $334,000 the first year and $334,000 the
  second year are transferred from the forest
  suspense account to the permanent school fund
  and are appropriated from the permanent
  school fund for the Office of School Trust
 Lands.
 (e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund for parks and trails of regional
 significance outside the seven-county
 metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 85.535, based on the recommendations
 from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
 and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
 from revenue deposited in the natural
 resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 297A.94, paragraph (i).
 Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
 RESOURCES  $   15,792,000 $   15,792,000
 (a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
 the second year are for grants and payments
 to soil and water conservation districts for
 accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
 purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
 implementation and stewardship of the
 reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
 Expenditures may be made from this
 appropriation for supplies and services
 benefiting soil and water conservation
 districts. Any district receiving a payment
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  under this paragraph must maintain a website
  that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
  annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
  and meeting notices.
  (b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
  the second year are for the following:
  (1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
  the second year are for cost-sharing programs
  of soil and water conservation districts for
 accomplishing projects and practices
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103C.501, including perennially vegetated
 riparian buffers, erosion control, water
 retention and treatment, water quality
 cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and
 manure management projects in watersheds
 where there are impaired waters, and other
 high-priority conservation practices; and
 (2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for invasive species and weed
 management programs and to restore native
 plants at selected invasive species management
 sites.
 (c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
 second year are to provide technical assistance
 to local drainage management officials and
 for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
 board must coordinate the activities of the
 Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
 Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
 (d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Red River
 Basin Commission for water quality and
 floodplain management, including program
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  administration. This appropriation must be
  matched by nonstate funds.
  (e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the
  second year are for grants to Area II
  Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
  management.
  (f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
  second year are for a grant to the Lower
  Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
 the annual cost of sustaining the state, national,
 and international commercial and recreational
 navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
 (g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
 second year are for soil health programming
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103F.06, and for coordination with the
 University of Minnesota Office for Soil
 Health.
 (h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
 the second year are for natural resources block
 grants to local governments to implement the
 Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
 management program under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
 management responsibilities under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
 the amount of the natural resources block grant
 to a county by an amount equal to any
 reduction in the county's general services
 allocation to a soil and water conservation
 district from the county's previous year
 allocation when the board determines that the
 reduction was disproportionate.
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  (i) $6,844,000 the first year and $6,844,000
  the second year are for agency administration
  and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
  Resources.
  (j) The board may shift funds in this section
  and may adjust the technical and
  administrative assistance portion of the funds
  to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
  to address accountability, oversight, local
 government performance, or high-priority
 needs.
 (k) The appropriations for grants and payments
 in this section are available until June 30,
 2029, except returned grants and payments
 are available for two years after they are
 returned or regranted, whichever is later.
 Funds must be used consistent with the
 purposes of this section. If an appropriation
 for grants in either year is insufficient, the
 appropriation in the other year is available for
 it.
 (l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16B.97, grants awarded from
 appropriations in this section are exempt from
 the Department of Administration, Office of
 Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
 Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
 Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL  $   11,490,000 $   11,490,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  2,540,000        2,540,000
 Natural Resources  8,950,000        8,950,000
 (a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000
 the second year are for metropolitan-area
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  regional parks operation and maintenance
  according to Minnesota Statutes, section
  473.351.
  (b) $8,950,000 the first year and $8,950,000
  the second year are from the natural resources
  fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
  trails maintenance and operations. This
  appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
  natural resources fund under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
 clause (3).
 Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS
 MINNESOTA AND IOWA  $    1,070,000 $    1,070,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  580,000       580,000
 Natural Resources  490,000       490,000
 Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may
 receive money appropriated from the natural
 resources fund under this section only as
 provided in an agreement with the
 commissioner of natural resources.
 Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD  $   13,837,000 $   13,837,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  13,582,000     13,582,000
 Natural Resources  255,000        255,000
 $255,000 the first year and $255,000 the
 second year are from the natural resources
 fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
 clause (5).
 Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM  $    1,260,000 $    1,260,000
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    Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
229,638,000
  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   305,345,000 $   226,638,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
100,098,000
  General  179,534,000      97,098,000
  State Government
  Special Revenue  85,000  90,000
 Environmental  106,055,000     109,203,000
 Remediation  19,671,000      20,247,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 The commissioner must present the agency's
 biennial budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027
 to the legislature in a transparent way by
 agency division, including the proposed
 budget bill and presentations of the budget to
 committees and divisions with jurisdiction
 over the agency's budget.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72,785,000
 Subd. 2. Environmental Analysis and Outcomes  79,311,000       69,785,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
53,047,000
 General  60,103,000      50,047,000
 Environmental  18,959,000      19,533,000
 Remediation  249,000  205,000
 (a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the
 second year are from the general fund for:
 (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
 in implementing and participating in the
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  rulemaking process for water quality standards
  and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
  process;
  (2) enhanced economic analysis in the
  rulemaking process for water quality
  standards, including more-specific analysis
  and identification of cost-effective permitting;
  (3) developing statewide economic analyses
  and templates to reduce the amount of
 information and time required for
 municipalities to apply for variances from
 water quality standards; and
 (4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
 Authority to identify and advocate for the
 resources needed for urban, suburban, and
 Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve
 permit requirements.
 (b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for a monitoring program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.454.
 (c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the
 second year are for monitoring water quality
 and operating assistance programs.
 (d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
 pollutants.
 (e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for duties related to harmful chemicals in
 children's products under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this
 amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000
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  the second year are transferred to the
  commissioner of health.
  (f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for registering wastewater laboratories.
  (g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to continue perfluorochemical
  biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan
 communities, as recommended by the
 Environmental Health Tracking and
 Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address
 other environmental health risks, including air
 quality. The communities must include Hmong
 and other immigrant farming communities.
 Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year
 and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer
 to the commissioner of health.
 (h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for the listing procedures for impaired waters
 required under this act.
 (i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the
 second year are from the remediation fund for
 the leaking underground storage tank program
 to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
 releases from underground petroleum storage
 tanks and for the petroleum remediation
 program for vapor assessment and
 remediation. These same annual amounts are
 transferred from the petroleum tank fund to
 the remediation fund.
 (j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the
 collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas
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  impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to
  reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
  This is a onetime appropriation.
  (k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000
  $47,270,000 the second year are to establish
  and implement a local government climate
  resiliency and water infrastructure grant
  program for local governmental units and
  Tribal governments. Of this amount,
 $49,100,000 each the first year is and
 $46,100,000 the second year are for grants to
 support communities in planning and
 implementing projects that will allow for
 adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40
 percent of the money granted under this
 paragraph must be for projects in areas that
 meet environmental justice criteria. By
 December 30, 2027, the commissioner must
 submit a report on the use of grant money to
 the chairs and ranking minority members of
 the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over environment and natural resources
 finance. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation
 in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
 (l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality
 concerns at Lake Alice.
 (m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Rice County to address water-quality concerns
 at French Lake.
 (n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Ramsey County to address water-quality
 concerns at Round Lake.
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  (o) Recipients of money appropriated in
  paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants
  to contract for water-quality improvement
  services, testing, necessary infrastructure,
  training, and maintenance.
  (p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund to develop and implement a program
  related to emerging issues, including
 Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
 (q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund to support improved management of data
 collected by the agency and its partners and
 regulated parties to facilitate decision-making
 and public access.
 (r) $500,000 the first year is from the general
 fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear
 and biomonitoring required under this act. Of
 this amount, up to $250,000 may be
 transferred to the commissioner of health for
 biomonitoring of firefighters.
 (s) $500,000 the first year is to develop
 protocols to be used by agencies and
 departments for sampling and testing
 groundwater, surface water, public drinking
 water, and private wells for microplastics and
 nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The
 commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
 may transfer money appropriated under this
 paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture,
 natural resources, and health to implement the
 protocols developed. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2025.
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  (t) $50,000 the first year is from the
  remediation fund for the work group on PFAS
  manufacturer fees and report required under
  this act.
  (u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the
  second year are to develop and implement the
  requirements for fish kills under Minnesota
  Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165.
  Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year
 and $90,000 the second year may be
 transferred to the commissioners of health,
 natural resources, agriculture, and public
 safety and to the Board of Regents of the
 University of Minnesota as necessary to
 implement those sections. The base for this
 appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond
 is $7,000.
 (v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the
 second year are for transfer to the
 commissioner of health for amending the
 health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2026.
 (w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community
 air-monitoring grants as provided in this act.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000
 the second year are to adopt rules and
 implement air toxics emissions requirements
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
 The general fund appropriations are onetime
 and are available until June 30, 2027. The base
 for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026
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  and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund
  in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
  Subd. 7. Resource Management and Assistance  82,000,000  57,974,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  38,464,000      13,850,000
  Environmental  43,536,000      44,124,000
 (a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
 the second year may be transferred from the
 environmental fund to the small business
 environmental improvement loan account
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
 (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
 the second year are for competitive recycling
 grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first
 year and $300,000 the second year are from
 the general fund, and $700,000 the first year
 and $700,000 the second year are from the
 environmental fund. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for emission-reduction activities and grants to
 small businesses and other
 nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this
 amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000
 the second year are to continue work with
 Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
 may enter into an agreement with
 Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
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  (d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000
  the second year are from the environmental
  fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
  (e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
  for environmental assistance grants or loans
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
  (f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
  second year are from the environmental fund
 for grants to develop and expand recycling
 markets for Minnesota businesses. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
 (g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for reducing and diverting food waste,
 redirecting edible food for consumption, and
 removing barriers to collecting and recovering
 organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
 year is for grants to increase food rescue and
 waste prevention. This appropriation is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
 section 473.844.
 (i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 to address chemicals in products, including to
 implement and enforce flame retardant
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and
 polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging
 provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section
 325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first
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  year and $80,000 the second year are
  transferred to the commissioner of health.
  (j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the
  second year are for quantifying climate-related
  impacts from projects for environmental
  review. This is a onetime appropriation. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
  (k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the
  second year are for accelerating pollution
 prevention at small businesses. Of this amount,
 $1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the
 environmental fund for zero-interest loans
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to
 phase out high-polluting equipment, products,
 and processes and replace with new options.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2027. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
 second year are to support the Greenstep Cities
 program. This is a onetime appropriation. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
 (m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a
 study on the viability of recycling solar energy
 equipment. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2026.
 (n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the
 second year are from the environmental fund
 for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
 (o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
 second year are for PFAS reduction grants.
 Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is
 for grants to industry and public entities to
 identify sources of PFAS entering facilities
 and to develop pollution prevention and
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  reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering
  facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the
  effectiveness of these projects. Priority must
  be given to projects in underserved
  communities. This is a onetime appropriation
  and is available until June 30, 2027.
  (p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000
  the second year are for a waste prevention and
  reduction grants and loan program. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year,
 $7,950,000 is for waste prevention and
 reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is
 for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy
 generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste
 heat from the generation of electricity in the
 malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator
 to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested
 by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in
 the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste
 prevention and reduction grants and loans,
 including $1,000,000 for transfer to the
 environmental fund for the purposes of
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By
 October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the
 Pollution Control Agency must report to the
 chairs and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees and divisions with
 jurisdiction over environment and natural
 resources on the use of money appropriated
 for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
 (q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to
 a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns
 a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul
 district heating and cooling system to preserve
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  existing biomass energy infrastructure for
  purposes of local and regional emerald ash
  borer response efforts. The commissioner of
  the Pollution Control Agency may require the
  nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton
  of wood waste delivered to the facility. This
  is a onetime appropriation and is available
  until June 30, 2030.
  (r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000
 the second year are from the environmental
 fund for rulemaking and implementation of
 the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount,
 $312,000 the first year and $468,000 the
 second year are for transfer to the
 commissioner of health.
 (s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource
 management report required in this act. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
 until June 30, 2026.
 (t) $35,000 the second year is from the
 environmental fund for the compostable
 labeling requirements under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this
 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond
 is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
 (u) $175,000 the first year is for the
 rulemaking required under this act providing
 for the safe and lawful disposal of waste
 treated seed. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2025.
 (v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle
 reduction program that provides outreach,
 education, and opportunities to safely dispose
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  of and exchange lead tackle throughout the
  state. This is a onetime appropriation and is
  available until June 30, 2027.
  (w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking
  for the capital assistance program. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (x) Any unencumbered grant and loan
  balances in the first year do not cancel but are
  available for grants and loans in the second
 year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.28, the appropriations
 encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as
 contracts or grants for environmental
 assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 115A.0716; technical and research
 assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
 115A.152; technical assistance under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and
 pollution prevention assistance under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
 available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
   Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
535,868,000
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   530,868,000 $     403,116,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
281,054,000
 General  276,054,000     150,078,000
 Natural Resources  123,986,000     123,706,000
 Game and Fish  129,920,000     128,513,000
 Remediation  117,000  117,000
 Permanent School  791,000  702,000
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  The amounts that may be spent for each
  purpose are specified in the following
  subdivisions.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
111,125,000
  Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management  106,125,000  96,963,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
23,643,000
 General  18,643,000       9,888,000
 Natural Resources  2,082,000       2,082,000
 Game and Fish  85,400,000     84,993,000
 (a) $11,158,000 the first year and $11,158,000
 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund only for activities specified under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
 paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
 percent of this appropriation may be used for
 expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
 retention.
 (b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the
 second year are from the general fund and
 $1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
 second year are from the game and fish fund
 for statewide response and management of
 chronic wasting disease. The commissioner
 and the Board of Animal Health must each
 submit annual reports on chronic wasting
 disease activities funded in this biennium to
 the chairs and ranking minority members of
 the legislative committees and divisions with
 jurisdiction over environment and natural
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  resources and agriculture. The general fund
  base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026
  and beyond is $282,000.
  (c) $5,150,000 the first year and $3,250,000
  the second year are for inspections,
  investigations, and enforcement activities
  taken for the white-tailed deer farm program
  and for statewide response and management
  of chronic wasting disease. This appropriation
 is available until June 30, 2029.
 (d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
 the second year are from the deer management
 account for the purposes identified in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
 subdivision 1.
 (e) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the
 second year are for increased capacity for
 broadband utility licensing for state lands and
 public waters. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2028.
 (f) $10,000,000 $5,000,000 the first year is
 for enhancing prairies and grasslands and
 restoring wetlands on state-owned wildlife
 management areas to sequester more carbon
 and enhance climate resiliency. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 (g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the general fund and
 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are from the heritage enhancement
 account in the game and fish fund for grants
 for natural-resource-based education and
 recreation programs serving youth under
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  Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for
  grant administration. Priority must be given
  to projects benefiting underserved
  communities. The base for this appropriation
  in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $500,000
  from the heritage enhancement account in the
  game and fish fund. The general fund
  appropriation is onetime.
  (h) $2,300,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
 Chippewa to expand Minnesota's wild elk
 population and range. Consideration must be
 given to moving elk from existing herds in
 northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond
 du Lac State Forest and the Fond du Lac
 Reservation in Carlton and southern St. Louis
 Counties. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake
 Superior Chippewa's elk reintroduction efforts
 must undergo thorough planning with the
 Department of Natural Resources to develop
 necessary capture and handling protocols,
 including protocols related to cervid disease
 management, and to produce postrelease state
 and Tribal elk comanagement plans. Of this
 amount, $300,000 is for the department for
 the purposes of this paragraph. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026.
 (i) $767,000 the first year is from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid
 exposure on the reproduction and survival of
 Minnesota's game species, including deer and
 prairie chicken. This is a onetime
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  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2027.
  (j) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the
  second year are from the heritage enhancement
  account in the game and fish fund for native
  fish conservation and classification.
  (k) $82,000 the first year is for the native fish
  reports required under this act. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
 (l) $65,000 the first year is for preparing the
 report on feral pigs and mink required under
 this act and holding at least one public meeting
 on the topic.
 (m) Up to $5,750,000 the first year and up to
 $2,225,000 the second year are available for
 transfer from the critical habitat private sector
 matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota
 fund for wildlife management areas
 acquisition, restoration, and enhancement
 according to Minnesota Statutes, section
 84.943, subdivision 5b.
 (n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and
 $300,000 the second year are from the heritage
 enhancement account in the game and fish
 fund for shooting sports facility grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
 grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
 matched with a nonstate match, which may
 include in-kind contributions. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026. This appropriation must be
 allocated as follows:
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  (1) $200,000 each fiscal year is for grants of
  $25,000 or less; and
  (2) $100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in
  excess of $25,000.
  (o) $75,000 the first year is from the heritage
  enhancement account in the game and fish
  fund for enhanced fish stocking of white bass
  and crappies in lakes in the metropolitan area
  that have pier and shore fishing opportunities
 where communities are currently underserved.
 (p) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for chronic wasting disease
 contingency plans developed by the Center
 for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (q) $900,000 the first year is to create new or
 expand existing outreach and education
 programs for non-native English-speaking
 communities. Of this amount, $250,000 is for
 the commissioner of the Pollution Control
 Agency and $250,000 is for the Board of
 Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Up
 to $400,000 may be used to expand the
 Fishing in the Neighborhood program for
 outreach to new and underserved audiences.
 This appropriation may be used for community
 outreach consultants for reaching new
 audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:
 Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL  58,131,000
 RESOURCES  $   61,943,000 $   56,131,000
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  (a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
  the second year are for grants and payments
  to soil and water conservation districts for
  accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota
  Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general
  purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
  implementation and stewardship of the
  reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
  Expenditures may be made from this
 appropriation for supplies and services
 benefiting soil and water conservation
 districts. Any district receiving a payment
 under this paragraph must maintain a website
 that publishes, at a minimum, the district's
 annual report, annual audit, annual budget,
 and meeting notices.
 (b) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the
 second year are to implement, enforce, and
 provide oversight for the Wetland
 Conservation Act, including administering the
 wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
 mechanism.
 (c) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000
 the second year are for the following:
 (1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
 the second year are for cost-sharing programs
 of soil and water conservation districts for
 accomplishing projects and practices
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
 103C.501, including perennially vegetated
 riparian buffers, erosion control, water
 retention and treatment, water quality
 cost-sharing for feedlots under 500 animal
 units and nutrient and manure management
 projects in watersheds where there are
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  impaired waters, and other high-priority
  conservation practices; and
  (2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
  second year are for county cooperative weed
  management programs and to restore native
  plants at selected invasive species management
  sites.
  (d) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the
  second year are to provide technical assistance
 to local drainage management officials and
 for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The
 board must coordinate the activities of the
 Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota
 Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
 The Drainage Work Group must review a
 drainage authority's power under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103E, to consider the
 abandonment or dismantling of drainage
 systems; to re-meander, restore, or reconstruct
 a natural waterway that has been modified by
 drainage; or to deconstruct dikes, dams, or
 other water-control structures.
 (e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the Red River
 Basin Commission for water quality and
 floodplain management, including program
 administration. This appropriation must be
 matched by nonstate funds.
 (f) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
 second year are for grants to Area II
 Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain
 management. The base for fiscal year 2026
 and later is $140,000.
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  (g) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
  second year are for conservation easement
  stewardship.
  (h) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
  second year are for a grant to the Lower
  Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
  the annual cost of operating and maintaining
  sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
  national, and international commercial and
 recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
 River.
 (i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are for the lawns to legumes
 program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 103B.104. The board may enter into
 agreements with local governments, Metro
 Blooms, and other organizations to support
 this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
 (j) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are for the habitat
 enhancement landscape program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.106. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 (k) $10,557,000 the first year and $10,557,000
 the second year are for soil health activities to
 achieve water quality, soil productivity,
 climate change resiliency, or carbon
 sequestration benefits consistent with
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027. The board may use grants to
 local governments, including soil and water
 conservation districts, and agreements with
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  the United States Department of Agriculture;
  the University of Minnesota, Office for Soil
  Health; AgCentric, Minnesota State Northern
  Center of Excellence; and other practitioners
  and partners to accomplish this work.
  (l) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the
  second year are for soil health practice
  adoption purposes consistent with the
  cost-sharing provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
 section 103C.501, and for soil health program
 responsibilities in consultation with the
 University of Minnesota Office for Soil
 Health.
 (m) $10,500,000 the first year and
 $10,500,000 $8,500,000 the second year are
 for conservation easements and to restore and
 enhance grasslands and adjacent lands
 consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections
 103F.501 to 103F.531, for the purposes of
 climate resiliency, adaptation, carbon
 sequestration, and related benefits. Of this
 amount, up to $423,000 is for deposit in the
 water and soil conservation easement
 stewardship account established under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
 to leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
 the Conservation Reserve Program, the
 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
 Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
 Program.
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  (n) $4,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000
  the second year are to acquire conservation
  easements and to restore and enhance
  peatlands and adjacent lands consistent with
  Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to
  103F.531, for the purposes of climate
  resiliency, adaptation, carbon sequestration,
  and related benefits. Of this amount, up to
  $299,000 is for deposit in the water and soil
 conservation easement stewardship account
 established under Minnesota Statutes, section
 103B.103. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2029. The board
 must give priority to leveraging nonstate
 funding, including practices, programs, and
 projects funded by the U.S. Department of
 Agriculture via the Conservation Reserve
 Enhancement Program, the Conservation
 Reserve Program, the Federal Inflation
 Reduction Act, the Federal Farm Bill, or the
 Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
 (o) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are to enhance existing
 easements established under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 103F.531.
 Enhancements are for the purposes of climate
 resiliency, adaptation, and carbon
 sequestration and include but are not limited
 to increasing biodiversity and mitigating the
 effects of rainfall and runoff events. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2029. The board must give priority
 to leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
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  the Conservation Reserve Program, the
  Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
  Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
  Program.
  (p) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
  the second year are for water quality and
  storage practices and projects to protect
  infrastructure, improve water quality and
  related public benefits, and mitigate climate
 change impacts consistent with Minnesota
 Statutes, section 103F.05. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2029. The board must give priority to
 leveraging nonstate funding, including
 practices, programs, and projects funded by
 the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
 the Conservation Reserve Program, the
 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, the Federal
 Farm Bill, or the Climate-Smart Commodities
 Program.
 (q) $4,673,000 the first year and $4,673,000
 the second year are for natural resources block
 grants to local governments to implement the
 Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
 management program under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
 management responsibilities under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce
 the amount of the natural resources block grant
 to a county by an amount equal to any
 reduction in the county's general services
 allocation to a soil and water conservation
 district from the county's previous year
 allocation when the board determines that the
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  reduction was disproportionate. The base for
  this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and
  beyond is $3,423,000.
  (r) $129,000 the first year and $136,000 the
  second year are to accomplish the objectives
  of Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, and
  related Tribal government coordination. The
  base for fiscal year 2026 and each year
  thereafter is $144,000.
 (s) $3,000,000 the first year is to provide
 onetime state incentive payments to enrollees
 in the federal Conservation Reserve Program
 (CRP) during the continuous enrollment
 period and to enroll complementary areas in
 conservation easements consistent with
 Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. The
 board may establish payment rates based on
 land valuation and on environmental benefit
 criteria, including but not limited to surface
 water or groundwater pollution reduction,
 drinking water protection, soil health,
 pollinator and wildlife habitat, and other
 conservation enhancements. The board may
 use state funds to implement the program and
 to provide technical assistance to landowners
 or their agents to fulfill enrollment and
 contract provisions. The board must consult
 with the commissioners of agriculture, health,
 natural resources, and the Pollution Control
 Agency and the United States Department of
 Agriculture in establishing program criteria.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (t) $2,000,000 the first year is to acquire
 conservation easements from landowners to
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  preserve, restore, create, and enhance wetlands
  and associated uplands of prairie and
  grasslands and to restore and enhance rivers
  and streams, riparian lands, and associated
  uplands of prairie and grasslands, in order to
  protect soil and water quality, support fish and
  wildlife habitat, reduce flood damage, and
  provide other public benefits. Minnesota
  Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this
 program. The board must give priority to
 leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted
 new lands or enrolling environmentally
 sensitive lands that have expiring federal
 conservation agreements. The board is
 authorized to enter into new agreements and
 amend past agreements with landowners as
 required by Minnesota Statutes, section
 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for
 restoration. Up to five percent of this
 appropriation may be used for restoration and
 enhancement.
 (u) $5,623,000 the first year and $5,804,000
 the second year are for agency administration
 and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
 Resources.
 (v) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
 second year are for the habitat-friendly utilities
 program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 103B.105. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
 (w) The board may shift money in this section
 and may adjust the technical and
 administrative assistance portion of the funds
 to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
 to address accountability, oversight, local
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  government performance, or high-priority
  needs.
  (x) Returned grants and payments are available
  for two years after they are returned or
  regranted, whichever is later. Funds must be
  regranted consistent with the purposes of this
  section. If an appropriation for grants in either
  year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
  other year is available for it.
 (y) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16B.97, grants awarded from
 appropriations in this section are exempt from
 the Department of Administration, Office of
 Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
 Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
ARTICLE 2
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in
 the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other
 earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445.
 The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of
 Investment.
     (b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment
 fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
     (c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified
 facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response
 actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate
 action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the
 environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the
 environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b)
 is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by
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 the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money
 not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is
 appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate
 and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and
 finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure
 long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program
 in perpetuity.
     (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025 2029.
Article 2 Section 1.  58
  APPENDIX
  Article locations for H2439-1
ARTICLE 1   APPROPRIATIONS............................................................................... Page.Ln 1.8
ARTICLE 2   ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY.............. Page.Ln 57.17

Environment and natural resources policy and finance bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Joshua Heintzeman (R) sponsors HF 2439, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

HF 2439 went before 2 committees: Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy and Ways and Means.

Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy
Referred to · Mar 17, 2025 · 248 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred to · Apr 21, 2025 · 72 Bills

History

HF 2439 has taken 2 actions since Mar 17, 2025, the latest on Apr 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 21, 2025
House
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
Mar 17, 2025
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Votes

HF 2439 has not gone to a roll call.

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