Clean Water Council membership and structure modified, and duties modified.
This bill restructures the Minnesota Clean Water Council to improve how the state prioritizes water quality improvements and manages funding. It expands the council's membership to include representatives from various sectors such as farming, business, local governments, and environmental groups, while adding requirements that members possess scientific expertise in water-related fields. The legislation also modifies the council's duties to include advising the legislature on how to allocate money from the clean water fund and establishes new criteria for deciding which waterways should be addressed first to protect human health and ecosystems.
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Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 19, 2024
Last action May 19, 2024
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Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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Rick Hansen
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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