GLLC 2020 Virtual Meetings Briefing Book

State/Province Bill

Description

Author/Sponsor

Status

Minnesota

HF 1239 and SF 2891

Require health commissioner to test for contaminants in drinking water, identify source-water protection strategies, and adopt health risk limits for certain substances Allow drainage authorities to order permanent perennial buffer strips, other actions to control nutrient runoff; accelerate compensation for ditch buffer strips; among other provisions Expand sourcewater protectionprogram to include rivers, drinkingwater sources for privatewells Establish state incentives payments for enrollees in federal Conservation Reserve Program

Rep. Jean Wagenius (GLLC member) and Sen. Kari Dziedzic

HF 1239 reported out of committee

Minnesota

HF 1244 and SF 1945

Rep. Rick Hansen (GLLC member) and Sen. Bill Weber

HF 1244 signed into law

Minnesota

HF 1314 and SF 1403

Rep. Todd Lippert and Sen. Patricia Torres Ray Rep. Rick Hansen (GLLC member) and Sen. Kari Dziedzic Rep. Paul Torkelson (GLLC member) and Sen. Gary Dahms Rep. Todd Lippert and Sen. Carrie Ruud (GLLC member) Rep. Jeff Brand and Sen. Chris Eaton (GLLC member) Rep. Dean Urdahl and Sen. David Senjem (GLLC member) Rep. Rick Hansen and Sen. Chris Eaton (GLLC members)

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1374 and SF 1944

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1430 and SF 1937

Appropriate money for agricultural riparian buffer credit program

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1569 and SF 1637

Establish drinking water protection pilot program

Passed by committees

Minnesota

HF 1609 and SF 1418

Appropriate money for soil health statewide action plan

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1617 and SF 2021

Appropriate clean water funding, issue bonds

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1928 and SF 2262

Appropriate money from Clean Water Fund for various water protection programs

Referred to committees

Minnesota

HF 1938 and SF 1838

Require local approval of more stringent water quality standards

Rep. Dan Fabian and Sen. Jeff Howe

Referred to committees

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