A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural
resources, and tourism; modifying disposition of certain receipts, appropriations,
funds, and accounts; modifying state park and fishing contest provisions; modifying
and establishing fees; eliminating duplicate reporting; modifying certain grant
programs; providing for environmental justice considerations; modifying
requirements for labeling items as biodegradable or compostable; modifying
enforcement authority; establishing Landfill Responsibility Act; modifying
provisions for conveying state land interests; adding to and deleting from state
parks and recreation areas; authorizing sales of certain state lands; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16A.125, subdivision 5; 84.63; 84.943,
subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 85.019, by adding a subdivision; 85.052,
subdivisions 1, 6; 85.053, by adding a subdivision; 85.055, subdivision 1; 86B.415,
subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 92.502; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 7; 97A.126, by
adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4; 97A.485, subdivision 6;
97B.022, by adding a subdivision; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.081,
subdivisions 3, 3a; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding
subdivisions; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.565, subdivision 1; 115B.421;
116.06, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivisions 6, 9, by adding subdivisions;
116.11; 168.1295, subdivision 1; 325E.046; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115A; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
115.44, subdivision 9.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, are
effective the day following final enactment.
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new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
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new text begin Available for the Year
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new text begin Ending June 30
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new text begin 2022
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new text begin 2023
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Sec. 2. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin $
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new text begin 107,043,000
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new text begin $
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new text begin 106,915,000
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new text begin Appropriations by Fund
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new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
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new text begin General
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new text begin 6,262,000
new text end
new text begin 6,286,000
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new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
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new text begin 75,000
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new text begin 75,000
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new text begin Environmental
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new text begin 86,160,000
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new text begin 86,008,000
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new text begin Remediation
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new text begin 14,546,000
new text end
new text begin 14,546,000
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new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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new text begin The commissioner must present the agency's
biennial budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025
to the legislature in a transparent way by
agency division, including the proposed
budget bill and presentations of the budget to
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the agency's budget.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
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new text begin 14,724,000
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new text begin 14,191,000
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new text begin Appropriations by Fund
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new text begin 2022
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new text begin 2023
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new text begin General
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new text begin 214,000
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new text begin 224,000
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new text begin Environmental
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new text begin 14,309,000
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new text begin 13,766,000
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new text begin Remediation
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new text begin 201,000
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new text begin 201,000
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new text begin (a) $99,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the general fund for:
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new text begin (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
rulemaking process for water quality standards
and