MN HF363

Creates a $5 per acre property tax credit for agricultural land (class 2a or 2b) certified under the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program in eight southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona

Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to annually notify county assessors of certified acres, and county auditors to certify tax reductions to the Commissioner of Revenue

Appropriates money from the Clean Water Fund to reimburse local taxing jurisdictions and school districts for the tax reductions granted under the credit

Adds the agricultural water quality credit to the list of credits shown on property tax statements and notices of proposed property taxes

Effective beginning with property taxes payable in 2026