MN HF1049

Appropriates $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 from the clean water fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

Funds distributed as block grants to soil and water conservation districts to supplement existing grants for general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and reinvest in Minnesota reserve program implementation.

Grants intended to accelerate protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams.

Grants support groundwater protection from degradation.