MN HF4115

Commissioner of Health must establish a grant program to replace lead drinking water service lines in Minnesota by 2032, funded by $30,000,000 in appropriation bonds issued annually through fiscal year 2032.

At least 70 percent of grant funds must be used for removing or replacing privately owned portions of lead service lines, with priority given to applications presenting comprehensive plans to remove all lead lines within a municipality or water system.

Applicants serving 75,000 or more customers must submit a workforce plan describing how they will promote registered apprentices and underrepresented populations in construction for lead removal work.

Commissioner of Health must establish a separate grant program funded with $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 to help municipalities inventory publicly and privately owned lead service lines and create public databases of findings.

Community water systems must submit lead service line inventories to the Commissioner by October 16, 2024, and create reduction plans; Commissioner must report annually on grant program progress and biennially on compliance with federal Lead and Copper Rule requirements through 2033.