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MN HF3911

MN HF3911
Environment and natural resources supplemental budget bill.

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Introduced
02/19/2024
In Committee
05/18/2024
Crossed Over
05/02/2024
Passed
05/19/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/21/2024

Introduced Session

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; modifying prior appropriations; modifying and establishing duties, authorities, and prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating environment and natural resources programs; modifying disposition of certain state revenue and state property; modifying remedies, penalties, and enforcement; providing for boat wrap product stewardship; providing for recovery of certain state and county costs; prohibiting certain mercury-containing lighting; establishing and modifying grant programs; providing for coordinated environmental review; modifying snowmobile requirements; modifying use of state lands; providing for tree planting; providing for gas and oil exploration and production leases and permits on state-owned land; modifying state park provisions; providing for sales, conveyances, and leases of certain state lands; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish laws; modifying Water Law; establishing Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act; providing for domestic hog control; modifying fur farm provisions; creating accounts; modifying and providing for fees; creating task force; providing criminal penalties; requiring studies and reports; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.7931, by adding a subdivision; 16A.125, subdivision 5; 84.027, subdivision 12; 84.033, subdivision 3; 84.0895, subdivisions 1, 8; 84.788, subdivisions 5a, 6; 84.871; 84B.061, as amended; 85.015, subdivision 1b; 88.82; 89.36, subdivision 1; 89.37, subdivision 3; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 93.222; 93.25, subdivisions 1, 2; 94.343, subdivision 8a; 94.3495, by adding a subdivision; 97A.015, by adding a subdivision; 97A.105; 97A.341, subdivisions 1, as amended, 2, 3; 97A.345; 97A.425, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97A.512; 97A.56, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97B.022, subdivisions 2, 3; 97B.667, subdivision 3; 97C.001, subdivision 2; 97C.005, subdivision 2; 97C.395, as amended; 97C.411; 103B.101, subdivisions 12, 12a, by adding a subdivision; 103F.211, subdivision 1; 103F.48, subdivision 7; 103G.005, subdivision 15; 103G.201; 103G.315, subdivision 15; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 115.073; 115A.02; 115A.03, by adding a subdivision; 115A.5502; 115B.421; 116.07, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.072, subdivisions 2, 5; 116.11; 116.92, by adding a subdivision; 116D.02, subdivision 2; 473.845, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 17.457, as amended; 97B.071; 103B.104; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 115.03, subdivision 1; 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116P.18; 297A.94; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 3, 10; article 3, section 35; article 4, section 109; article 8, section 6, subdivision 9; proposing coding for 1 HF3911 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR CKM H3911-4 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 84; 86B; 93; 97A; 97C; 115A; 116; 282; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.353; 85.012, subdivisions 27b, 58; 97B.802; 115A.5501; 138.662, subdivision 33.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates funds for environment and natural resources programs for the fiscal years 2024 and 2025, totaling $33,831,000. * **Pollution Control Agency:** $14,858,000 from the General Fund and the Environmental Fund for various purposes, including air regulatory work in environmental justice areas ($2,975,000), legal services ($525,000), a mobile emissions monitoring trailer ($1,025,000), a climate adaptation and resilience study ($750,000), composting grants for multifamily buildings ($593,000), cleanup in Olmsted County ($550,000), a critical materials recovery advisory task force ($319,000), state salt and nitrogen fertilizer purchase reporting ($176,000 total), PFAS analysis in sewage sludge ($350,000), lawn and snow removal electrification rebates ($1,000,000), and stationary air monitors ($1,095,000). * **Department of Natural Resources:** $21,455,000 from the General Fund, Game and Fish Fund, and Natural Resources Fund for legal costs ($1,300,000), public safety costs ($200,000), reopening the state nursery ($200,000), an electronic licensing system ($2,600,000), compensation for conservation officers ($300,000), testing source water at fish hatcheries ($30,000), planting trees in state parks ($2,000,000), community tree-planting grants ($5,000,000), feral swine and fur farm requirements ($700,000), unsafe ice search and rescue reimbursement ($200,000), International Wolf Center improvements ($1,332,000), land condemnation in Mille Lacs County ($750,000), outreach and education for non-English speaking communities ($500,000), a study of recreational use of permanent school land ($417,000), and gas and oil exploration and production leases and permits ($3,174,000). * **Board of Water and Soil Resources:** $1,950,000 from the General Fund for manure management activities ($850,000), adaptive phosphorus management for the Red River of the North ($300,000), and the Lawns to Legumes program ($800,000). * **Metropolitan Council:** $5,525,000 from the General Fund and Natural Resources Fund for community tree-planting grants ($3,188,000), a pedestrian bridge replacement in St. Paul Park ($437,000), tree planting in metropolitan regional parks and trails ($1,400,000), and new fishing piers on metropolitan lakes ($500,000). * **Zoological Board:** $150,000 from the Natural Resources Fund for tree planting at the Minnesota Zoological Garden. The bill also modifies prior appropriations, establishes new programs, and makes changes to duties, authorities, and prohibitions related to environment and natural resources. It includes provisions for boat wrap product stewardship, recovery of state and county costs, prohibition of certain mercury-containing lighting, coordinated environmental review, snowmobile requirements, use of state lands, tree planting, gas and oil exploration leases, state park provisions, sales and leases of state lands, forestry, game and fish laws, water law, packaging waste and cost reduction, domestic hog control, fur farm provisions, fees, and task forces.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Secretary of State Chapter 116 (on 05/21/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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