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This bill establishes a statewide Keep it Clean program administered by the commissioner of natural resources to prevent water pollution caused by garbage and human waste left on frozen lakes during winter recreational activities. The program involves coordinating with local governments and organizations, facilitating inter-agency collaboration, conducting media outreach, creating a statewide education campaign, and developing a grant program. The grants will support local efforts such as installing winterized dumping stations near lake access points, providing waste disposal services, increasing law enforcement patrols, conducting education and outreach efforts, organizing spring cleanup activities, and creating local advertising campaigns to promote proper waste management. The bill includes a funding appropriation from the general fund for fiscal year 2026, with a portion of the funds specifically designated for grants to support these local initiatives. The goal is to improve environmental stewardship and reduce pollution on Minnesota's frozen lakes during winter recreational activities like ice fishing.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1120&ssn=0&y=2025