Bill > HF3399

This bill modifies the requirements for issuing water-use permits to the city of Lake Elmo, specifically changing a previous law from 2023. Instead of the commissioner of natural resources having the option to issue permits for new municipal water supply wells, the bill mandates that the commissioner *must* issue these permits. It also requires the commissioner to amend existing water-use permits for Lake Elmo to allow for increased water usage, as long as it aligns with the city's water supply plan approved by the commissioner. The bill removes a previous provision that required these permits to include the same water conservation and planning measures as municipal wells near White Bear Lake, and it also removes an expiration date for this section, making it effective immediately upon enactment.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3399/