1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to water; appropriating money for scope of work for a plan to promote 
1.3 	and protect clean water in Minnesota for the next 50 years.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. 50-YEAR CLEAN WATER PLAN SCOPE OF WORK; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $200,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.8 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for the University of Minnesota Water Council to 
1.9 	develop a scope of work, timeline, and budget for a plan to promote and protect clean water 
1.10 	in Minnesota for the next 50 years. The 50-year clean water plan must:
1.11 	(1) provide a literature-based assessment of the current status and trends regarding the 
1.12 	quality and quantity of all Minnesota waters, both surface and subsurface;
1.13 	(2) identify gaps in the data or understanding and provide recommended action steps to 
1.14 	address gaps;
1.15 	(3) identify existing and potential future threats to Minnesota's waters; and
1.16 	(4) propose a road map of scenarios and policy recommendations to allow the state to 
1.17 	proactively protect, remediate, and conserve clean water for human use and biodiversity 
1.18 	for the next 50 years.
1.19 	(b) The scope of work must outline the steps and resources necessary to develop the 
1.20 	plan, including but not limited to:
1.21 	(1) the data sets that are required and how the University of Minnesota will obtain access;
2.1 	(2) the suite of proposed analysis methods;
2.2 	(3) the roles and responsibilities of project leaders, key personnel, and stakeholders;
2.3 	(4) the project timeline with milestones; and
2.4 	(5) a budget with expected costs for tasks and milestones.
2.5 	(c) By December 1, 2023, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota must 
2.6 	submit the scope of work to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
2.7 	representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and 
2.8 	natural resources.