1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money for wastewater pond optimization.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WASTEWATER POND OPTIMIZATION.
 1.5 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, in partnership with the Minnesota Rural Water 
1.7 	Association and the University of Minnesota's technical assistance program, to implement 
1.8 	a program to optimize existing local mechanical and pond wastewater treatment systems 
1.9 	to increase nutrient removal and improve efficiency without requiring costly upgrades.