1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from the clean water fund for grants to 
1.3 	counties to reduce discharges of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
1.4 	into Lake Superior.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS TO REDUCE DISCHARGES OF PFAS 
1.7 	INTO LAKE SUPERIOR.
 1.8 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
1.9 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to provide grants to counties within the Great 
1.10 	Lakes watershed or the Lake Superior watershed that discharge perfluoroalkyl and 
1.11 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into Lake Superior to reduce PFAS discharges through 
1.12 	projects to plan, design, engineer, construct, and line landfills; remediate existing 
1.13 	contamination; and prevent future contamination. Grants must be matched by at least 25 
1.14 	percent from sources other than the clean water fund. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.15 	(b) The commissioner must develop a program to provide grants for the purposes 
1.16 	described in paragraph (a) on an ongoing basis. The commissioner must structure the program 
1.17 	in a way that facilitates and encourages the Clean Water Council to recommend appropriating 
1.18 	clean water fund money for the program in the future.