Bill > HF674

This bill establishes a pilot grant program for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to award grants to partnerships between nonprofit organizations in environmental justice areas and entities with experience in air monitoring. The grants will fund the deployment of community air-monitoring systems to measure air pollution levels at many locations within these environmental justice areas. The data collected will be used to inform MPCA decisions and the decisions of other governmental bodies. The bill also requires the MPCA to report to the legislature on the results of the grant program, including any changes to the agency's air-monitoring network and actions taken to reduce pollution in the affected areas.