Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF3463

Appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for an agreement with Eco education to
train high school students and teachers on environmental problem solving, to the
science museum to create groundwater exhibits and a statewide traveling
groundwater classroom program, to the commissioner of commerce for an agreement
with the Phillips community energy cooperative to assist in the distribution
system equipment and construction costs of a biomass district energy system, for
an agreement with the Virginia public utility to lease land and plant tree to
support a proposed conversion to a biomass power plant, for an agreement with
the university of Minnesota Duluth to evaluate the socioeconomic benefits of
statewide and community renewable energy production and distribution, to the
commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for an agreement with Hennepin county to
develop geographic information system tools for prioritizing natural areas for
protection and restoration, to the university of Minnesota for the large lakes
observatory to upgrade and overhaul the Blue Heron research vessel, to the board
of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for an agreement with Ramsey conservation
district to install green, vegetated roofs on a certain number of commercial or
industrial buildings in Roseville and Falcon Heights, to the university of
Minnesota for the natural resources institute and to the commissioner of natural
resources (DNR) for an agreement with Aitkin county for a revolving loan fund to
improve public and private land ownership patterns and protect critical habitat
in Aitkin, Cass and Crow Wing counties
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