HF 4504 Summary

• Appropriates unspecified funding from the general fund in fiscal year 2021 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop a statewide soil health action plan.

• Requires the plan to be developed in consultation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and the Pollution Control Agency.

• Plan must include recommendations for protecting and improving soil health for agricultural and water quality purposes, including research, implementation, outreach, and prioritization of future funding.

• Requires submission of the completed plan to chairs and ranking minority members of house and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture and environment and natural resources policy by January 15, 2021.

• Designates this as a onetime appropriation.