Bill > SF1170

This bill establishes a $15,000,000 state bond-funded program to support wetland replacement for local road infrastructure projects. Specifically, the Board of Water and Soil Resources will receive funds to acquire land or permanent easements to restore, create, enhance, and preserve wetlands that have been drained or filled during public road repair, reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation. The board has flexibility to adjust priority orders for wetland replacement and can work with various entities like federal agencies, state agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners to acquire wetland replacement credits. The bill allows the board to purchase land or easements at fair market value and must follow existing wetland replacement rules. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to $15,000,000 to fund this program, following established state bonding procedures. The legislation is designed to ensure environmental mitigation when road infrastructure projects impact existing wetlands, with an effective date of the day after final enactment.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1170&ssn=0&y=2025