1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to clean water; appropriating money for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve 
1.3 	program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REINVEST IN MINNESOTA (RIM) RESERVE PROGRAM; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board 
1.8 	of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites via 
1.9 	easements or contracts to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement 
1.10 	purposes and related technical assistance. Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to 
1.11 	this program. The board must give priority to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted 
1.12 	new lands or enrolling environmentally sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation 
1.13 	agreements. The board may enter into new agreements and amend past agreements with 
1.14 	landowners as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow 
1.15 	for restoration. Up to $....... is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.