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MN SF3299

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2018

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Mathews

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Origin

Senate

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Limits the Pollution Control Agency commissioner to spending no more than three percent of Volkswagen settlement funds on administrative expenses, including grant program administration, technical services, fiscal oversight, and accountability measures

  • Prohibits the Pollution Control Agency commissioner from hiring additional staff using settlement money or to administer settlement money

  • Defines "settlement money" as funds awarded to Minnesota under the Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement from the United States v. Volkswagen AG settlement (Case No. 16-cv-295, N.D. Cal.)

Legislative Description

Volkswagen settlement funds administrative expenses expenditure limitation; additional personnel hiring prohibition

Last Action

Joint rule 2.03, referred to Rules and Administration

3/27/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/27/2018
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance3/14/2018

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