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This bill appropriates funding from the clean water fund to support a southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative in Minnesota. Specifically, the bill allocates an unspecified amount of money in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide grants to soil and water conservation districts in eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. The grants aim to address environmental challenges by reducing crop nutrient leaching into groundwater, immobilizing unused nitrogen in the rooting zone, and decreasing soil erosion. Additionally, the bill allows recipient soil and water conservation districts to make subgrants for projects aligned with the Olmsted County groundwater protection and soil health initiative, which includes programs for cover crops, alternative crops, and haying, grazing, and pasture enhancement. By providing this funding, the bill seeks to improve soil health, protect groundwater resources, and support sustainable agricultural practices in the southeastern region of Minnesota.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0909&ssn=0&y=2025