1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for block grants to soil and 
1.3 	water conservation districts.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BLOCK GRANTS.
 1.6 	$50,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the clean water fund to 
1.7 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources for block grants to soil and water conservation 
1.8 	districts that supplement the grants received by the districts for general purposes, nonpoint 
1.9 	engineering, and implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program in order to 
1.10 	accelerate the protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
1.11 	and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation.