MN HF4269

$10,000 appropriated to Pollution Control Agency in fiscal year 2019 for Clean Water Council activities, as a onetime appropriation.

$1,000,000 appropriated to Department of Natural Resources in fiscal year 2019 to acquire permanent conservation easements protecting forests and shorelands that supply clean water, available until June 30, 2022.

$4,412,000 appropriated to Board of Water and Soil Resources in fiscal year 2019 for performance-based grants to local government units for projects protecting, enhancing, and restoring surface and groundwater quality, with projects identified in comprehensive watershed plans.

$5,000,000 appropriated to Board of Water and Soil Resources in fiscal year 2019 for grants to protect and restore surface water, drinking water, and groundwater, including feedlot water quality and stream stabilization projects.

$15,000,000 appropriated to Board of Water and Soil Resources in fiscal year 2019 to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites via easements or contracts to treat and store water on land for water quality improvement, with up to $343,000 for monitoring and enforcement.

$343,000 appropriated to University of Minnesota Board of Regents in fiscal year 2019 to provide guidance documents and tools evaluating the clean water fund's return on investment and impacts on water quality.