HF 3633 Summary

• Appropriates $24,076,000 in the first year and $27,285,000 in the second year to the Pollution Control Agency for water quality protection and pollution prevention activities.

• Allocates $9,000,000 annually to develop total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and implementation plans for impaired waters listed by the EPA, with $348,000 dedicated to reassessing the lower Minnesota River.

• Provides $500,000 in first-year funding for an enhanced TMDL database and $63,000 for promulgation of related rules.

• Distributes $1,500,000 (first year) and $3,169,000 (second year) in grants to political subdivisions for capital projects using treated municipal wastewater instead of groundwater, including $1,000,000 for ethanol plants reusing over 300,000 gallons of wastewater daily.

• Includes appropriations for groundwater monitoring ($1,125,000 annually), clean water partnerships ($2,500,000 first year), water monitoring networks ($896,000 first year), coal tar contamination control ($155,000 first year), restoration projects, and various watershed and water quality initiatives.