Bill > HF694

This bill provides funding and establishes reporting requirements for the River Watch program in Minnesota's Red River watershed. Specifically, the bill appropriates $170,000 in both fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the clean water fund to the Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. These funds will be granted to the Red River Watershed Management Board to support and expand water quality and watershed monitoring activities in schools located within the Red River of the North watershed. The bill requires the Red River Watershed Management Board to submit a comprehensive report by February 15, 2028, to the commissioner and relevant legislative committees detailing how the appropriated funds were expended. The goal appears to be enhancing environmental education and monitoring capabilities in the region by supporting student-engaged watershed research and tracking.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0694&ssn=0&y=2025