SF 4560 Summary

• Appropriates $59.887 billion from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for fiscal year 2021, with no appropriation for fiscal year 2020.

• Funds natural resource data collection, water resource management, invasive species control, environmental education, and habitat restoration across nine major program categories.

• Modifies and extends previous appropriations from 2017-2019 laws, with availability periods extended to various dates between 2021-2025 for specified projects.

• Establishes specific project requirements including native plant restoration standards, restoration evaluation protocols, conservation easement criteria, and public accountability measures for land acquisition.

• Allocates funds to universities, state agencies, non-profits, and municipalities for research, monitoring, trail development, park acquisition, and invasive species management statewide.