HF4124 Summary

• Appropriates $192.7 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund for fiscal year 2025 to acquire and restore prairies, forests, wetlands, habitats, and aquatic areas across Minnesota through partnerships with conservation organizations.

• Appropriates $25.4 million from the Clean Water Fund for fiscal year 2025 to support groundwater protection, surface water quality monitoring, subsurface sewage treatment systems, chloride pollution reduction, and nitrate monitoring networks.

• Appropriates $1.4 billion combined for Parks and Trails Fund and Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, including $29.2 million for state parks and regional parks in fiscal year 2025, and $12.2 million for arts education, cultural preservation, and heritage organizations.

• Includes specific grants to named organizations and projects such as $12 million for invasive carp deterrent at Lock and Dam No. 5 on the Mississippi River, $500,000 for cultural studies materials development, and grants to regional arts councils, museums, and historical societies.

• Extends availability of prior-year appropriations for various habitat and parks projects and establishes matching fund requirements, reporting deadlines, and accountability measures for all grants and expenditures.