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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 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 11 counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. The grants are intended to address environmental challenges by reducing the leaching of excess crop nutrients into groundwater, immobilizing unused nitrogen from the rooting zone, and reducing soil erosion. The bill also 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. This legislation aims to improve water quality and soil health in the southeastern region of Minnesota through targeted financial support and collaborative environmental conservation efforts.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0452&ssn=0&y=2025