as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the environment; authorizing payment for 1.3 failing individual sewage treatment systems from the 1.4 environment and natural resources trust fund; amending 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116P.08, subdivision 1.6 1. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116P.08, 1.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.10 Subdivision 1. [EXPENDITURES.] Money in the trust fund may 1.11 be spent only for: 1.12 (1) the reinvest in Minnesota program as provided in 1.13 section 84.95, subdivision 2; 1.14 (2) research that contributes to increasing the 1.15 effectiveness of protecting or managing the state's environment 1.16 or natural resources; 1.17 (3) collection and analysis of information that assists in 1.18 developing the state's environmental and natural resources 1.19 policies; 1.20 (4) enhancement of public education, awareness, and 1.21 understanding necessary for the protection, conservation, 1.22 restoration, and enhancement of air, land, water, forests, fish, 1.23 wildlife, and other natural resources; 1.24 (5) capital projects for the preservation and protection of 1.25 unique natural resources; 1.26 (6) activities that preserve or enhance fish, wildlife, 2.1 land, air, water, and other natural resources that otherwise may 2.2 be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state; 2.3 (7) alternative wastewater treatment feasibility and 2.4 facility plans designed to correct failing individual sewage 2.5 treatment systems; 2.6 (8) administrative and investment expenses incurred by the 2.7 state board of investment in investing deposits to the trust 2.8 fund; and 2.9(8)(9) administrative expenses subject to the limits in 2.10 section 116P.09.