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MN HF3889
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dennis McNamara
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $143,000 for fiscal year 2016 and $1,846,000 for fiscal year 2017 to the Pollution Control Agency
- Allocates $432,000 in fiscal year 2017 for water programs, including $324,000 for technical assistance and municipal water infrastructure project review and $108,000 for rulemaking to enhance equity in permit fee structure
- Allocates $125,000 in fiscal year 2017 for land programs to manage contaminated sediment projects at St. Louis River sites, with this amount added to the base for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 only
- Allocates $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
- Amends Minnesota Statutes section 473.845 to confirm that the metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of Investment
Legislative Description
Environment funding provided, account provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
4/11/2016
Committee Referrals
Environment and Natural Resources Policy Finance4/11/2016
Full Bill Text
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