HF4377 Summary

• Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Agriculture in fiscal year 2023 to monitor trout streams in southeastern Minnesota for neonicotinoids and to test for microplastics and nanoplastics.

• Appropriates $13,400,000 total to the Pollution Control Agency for monitoring contaminants including perfluoroalkyl substances in Lake Superior tributaries, private wells in Washington County, the Mississippi River, and the Battle Creek watershed; collecting lead sinkers; and developing microplastics testing protocols.

• Appropriates $402,000 to the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a peatlands report due January 15, 2023, and $500,000 for a grant to Conservation Corps Minnesota for water quality restoration.

• Appropriates $15,330,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for purchasing and restoring permanent conservation sites and peatlands through easements and contracts.

• Appropriates $15,330,000 combined to the Metropolitan Council and Public Facilities Authority to replace privately owned residential lead drinking water service lines, supplementing federal funds under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.