HF 3868 Summary

• Appropriates $143,000 for fiscal year 2016 and $1,846,000 for fiscal year 2017 to the Pollution Control Agency from the general fund.

• Allocates $432,000 in fiscal year 2017 for water program activities, including $324,000 for technical assistance and municipal water infrastructure project reviews and $108,000 for a rulemaking process to enhance equity in permit fee structure.

• Allocates $125,000 in fiscal year 2017 for land program activities to manage contaminated sediment projects in the St. Louis River area of concern, with this funding added to the base only for fiscal years 2018-2020.

• Appropriates $143,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,289,000 in fiscal year 2017 for legal support costs related to the agency's environmental review and permitting decisions on the PolyMet NorthMet project as a onetime appropriation available until spent.

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.845, subdivision 1 to clarify that the metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of Investment.