HF 1806 Summary

• Establishes a state program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health to test private residential water wells for contaminants (nitrates, arsenic, and others) and provide grants to local and tribal governments for testing services.

• Creates a remediation payment program providing up to 75% of eligible remediation costs (maximum $10,000) to owners or lessees with annual family income below $100,000 whose wells are contaminated.

• Eligible remediation costs include water treatment equipment, well reconstruction or replacement, obtaining alternate water supplies, and previous testing costs paid by the claimant.

• Requires the commissioner to submit biennial reports by February 1 of odd-numbered years to legislative committees detailing testing data by county, common contaminants by region, and program recommendations.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund for fiscal years 2022-2023 to support both the testing grant program and remediation payment program.