Remediation fund permissible usage allowing for PFAS contamination at emergency response training centers cost reimbursement provision and appropriation

This bill allows reimbursement for PFAS contamination cleanup costs at emergency response training centers that stopped using PFAS-containing firefighting foam by January 1, 2015. It amends Minnesota's remediation fund statute to cover investigation, remediation, and related expenses incurred after January 1, 2023, for centers meeting these criteria. The bill appropriates $1 million from the environmental fund for grants to state colleges or universities eligible for this reimbursement, with priority given to institutions already enrolled in the state's remediation program. It directly affects public emergency response training facilities that used legacy firefighting foam before 2015.