MN HF4443

Creates new law in Minnesota Statutes chapter 116 allowing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) commissioner to offer regulated facilities supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) as part of enforcement action settlements for noncompliance with pollution emissions limits or hazardous substance releases.

Requires the commissioner to offer public health supplemental environmental projects when pollution from noncompliance may result in measurable health impacts, considering factors including pollutant persistence, bioaccumulation, population vulnerability, cumulative exposure, and community health concerns.

Defines public health supplemental environmental projects to include epidemiological data collection, blood and tissue sample analysis, medical examinations, and medical treatment and rehabilitation for persons affected by pollution from noncompliant facilities.

Requires the commissioner to meet directly with affected populations before developing public health SEP activities to understand concerns and incorporate them into project design.

Mandates annual reporting to legislative committees by January 1 starting in 2019, including enforcement action data, SEP offers and acceptance rates by project type, expenditure amounts, project activity summaries, and health data from public health SEPs.