1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to clean water; appropriating money from the clean water fund.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 | Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.6 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean water fund 
1.7 	and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the Minnesota 
1.8 	Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this act mean 
1.9 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1.10 	2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" 
1.11 	is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The appropriations in 
1.12 	this act are onetime.

1.13 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.14 | | | | Available for the Year
1.15 | | | | Ending June 30
1.16 | | | | | 2020 | | 2021

1.17 | Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER | | | |

1.18 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 134,113,000 | $ | 128,596,000
1.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

1.21 | Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation | | | |
2.1 	Money appropriated in this act may not be 
2.2 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.3 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.4 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this act 
2.5 	must be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
2.6 	Management and Budget's Guidance to 
2.7 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
2.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.9 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
2.10 	act, fiscal year 2020 appropriations are 
2.11 	available until June 30, 2021, and fiscal year 
2.12 	2021 appropriations are available until June 
2.13 	30, 2022. If a project receives federal funds, 
2.14 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
2.15 	equal the availability of federal funding.

2.16 | Subd. 3.Disability Access | | | |
2.17 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
2.18 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
2.19 	on Disability and other appropriate 
2.20 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
2.21 	committees, and commissions, should make 
2.22 	progress toward providing people with 
2.23 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
2.24 	publications, and digital media related to the 
2.25 	programs the recipient funds using 
2.26 	appropriations made in this act.

2.27 | Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | $ | 11,458,000 | $ | 11,457,000
2.28 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.29 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
2.30 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
2.31 	water and groundwater and to use data 
2.32 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
2.33 	(b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
2.34 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.1 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.2 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
3.3 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
3.4 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
3.5 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
3.6 	practices; assessing best management practice 
3.7 	adoption; education and technical support from 
3.8 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
3.9 	support agricultural demonstration and 
3.10 	implementation activities; and other actions 
3.11 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
3.12 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
3.13 	June 30, 2024.
3.14 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.15 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.16 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.17 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.18 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.19 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.20 	fund.
3.21 	(d) $1,625,000 the first year and $1,625,000 
3.22 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.23 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
3.24 	implementation of best management practices 
3.25 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
3.26 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
3.27 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
3.28 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
3.29 	available until June 30, 2024.
3.30 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
3.31 	second year are for research to quantify and 
3.32 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
3.33 	waters and for developing and evaluating best 
3.34 	management practices to protect and restore 
4.1 	water resources. This appropriation is 
4.2 	available until June 30, 2024.
4.3 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
4.4 	second year are for a research inventory 
4.5 	database containing water-related research 
4.6 	activities. Costs for information technology 
4.7 	development or support for this research 
4.8 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
4.9 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
4.10 	available until June 30, 2024.
4.11 	(g) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
4.12 	the second year are to implement the 
4.13 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.14 	certification program statewide. Funds 
4.15 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
4.16 	until June 30, 2024.
4.17 	(h) $385,000 the first year and $385,000 the 
4.18 	second year are to provide funding for a 
4.19 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
4.20 	through University of Minnesota Extension, 
4.21 	development and statewide expansion of the 
4.22 	Irrigation Management Assistant tool, 
4.23 	irrigation education and outreach, and the 
4.24 	Agricultural Weather Station Network.
4.25 	(i) $1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000 
4.26 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
4.27 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
4.28 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
4.29 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
4.30 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
4.31 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
4.32 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.33 	crops into existing agricultural practices. Of 
4.34 	this amount, $1,400,000 each year is for grants 
4.35 	for research and establishing an Agricultural 
5.1 	Diversification Steering Council and Network 
5.2 	and $250,000 each year is for grants to 
5.3 	implement Forever Green crops or cropping 
5.4 	systems. This appropriation is available until 
5.5 	June 30, 2024.
5.6 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
5.7 	the second year are for testing private wells 
5.8 	for pesticides where nitrate is detected as part 
5.9 	of the township testing program. This 
5.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
5.11 	(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
5.12 	second year are to evaluate market 
5.13 	opportunities and develop markets for crops 
5.14 	that can be profitable for farmers and 
5.15 	beneficial for water quality and soil health. 
5.16 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.17 	2024.
5.18 	(l) A portion of the money in this section may 
5.19 	be used for programs to train state and local 
5.20 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
5.21 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
5.22 	conservation.

5.23 | Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY | $ | 9,125,000 | $ | 9,125,000
5.24 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
5.25 	the second year are for the point source 
5.26 	implementation grants program under 
5.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
5.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
5.29 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.30 	second year are for small community 
5.31 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
5.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
5.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
6.1 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
6.2 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
6.3 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
6.4 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
6.5 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
6.6 	this section according to a project's priority 
6.7 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
6.8 	priority list.

6.9 | Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY | $ | 24,480,000 | $ | 24,480,000
6.10 	(a) $8,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 
6.11 	the second year are for completing needed 
6.12 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
6.13 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
6.14 	chapter 114D.
6.15 	(b) $8,050,000 the first year and $8,050,000 
6.16 	the second year are to develop watershed 
6.17 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
6.18 	which include total maximum daily load 
6.19 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
6.20 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
6.21 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
6.22 	approved by the United States Environmental 
6.23 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
6.24 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
6.25 	year over the biennium.
6.26 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
6.27 	the second year are for groundwater 
6.28 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
6.29 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
6.30 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
6.31 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
6.32 	contaminated.
6.33 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
6.34 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
7.1 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
7.2 	Action Plan.
7.3 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
7.4 	second year are for national pollutant 
7.5 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
7.6 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
7.7 	(f) $3,938,000 the first year and $3,938,000 
7.8 	the second year are for enhancing the 
7.9 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
7.10 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
7.11 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
7.12 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
7.13 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
7.14 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
7.15 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
7.16 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
7.17 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
7.18 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
7.19 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
7.20 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
7.21 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
7.22 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
7.23 	sewer system, or other means, including 
7.24 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
7.25 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
7.26 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
7.27 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
7.28 	reports are to be part of established annual 
7.29 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
7.30 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
7.31 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
7.32 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
7.33 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
7.34 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
7.35 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
8.1 	$1,500,000 each year is available to counties 
8.2 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
8.3 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
8.4 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
8.5 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
8.6 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
8.7 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
8.8 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
8.9 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
8.10 	an account of the expenditures.
8.11 	(g) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
8.12 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
8.13 	of MS4 permit requirements, including 
8.14 	additional technical assistance to 
8.15 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
8.16 	understanding and implementing the basic 
8.17 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
8.18 	program.
8.19 	(h) $775,000 the first year and $775,000 the 
8.20 	second year are for a grant program for 
8.21 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
8.22 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
8.23 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
8.24 	restore the water quality of waters in 
8.25 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
8.26 	awarded to local government units for projects 
8.27 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
8.28 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
8.29 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
8.30 	other than the clean water fund.
8.31 	(i) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
8.32 	second year are for activities, training, and 
8.33 	grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this 
8.34 	amount, $100,000 each year is for grants for 
8.35 	upgrading or removing water-softener units. 
9.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.2 	2023. Any unencumbered grant balances in 
9.3 	the first year do not cancel but are available 
9.4 	for grants in the second year.
9.5 	(j) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
9.6 	second year are to support activities of the 
9.7 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
9.8 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
9.9 	(k) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
9.10 	second year are to support a public information 
9.11 	campaign carried out by the Clean Water 
9.12 	Council. The campaign will provide public 
9.13 	education, engagement, and outreach 
9.14 	throughout the state on the use of the clean 
9.15 	water fund.
9.16 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
9.17 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
9.18 	section are available until June 30, 2024.

9.19

9.20

Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

$

11,151,000

$

11,151,000

9.21 	(a) $2,200,000 the first year and $2,200,000 
9.22 	the second year are for stream flow 
9.23 	monitoring.
9.24 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
9.25 	the second year are for lake Index of 
9.26 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
9.27 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
9.28 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
9.29 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
9.30 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
9.31 	time.
9.32 	(d) $2,016,000 the first year and $2,016,000 
9.33 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
10.1 	science-based watershed restoration and 
10.2 	protection strategies.
10.3 	(e) $2,325,000 the first year and $2,325,000 
10.4 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
10.5 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
10.6 	(f) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
10.7 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
10.8 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
10.9 	source restoration and protection activities.
10.10 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
10.11 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
10.12 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
10.13 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
10.14 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
10.15 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
10.16 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
10.17 	forestry best management practices for water 
10.18 	quality.
10.19 	(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
10.20 	second year are for developing county 
10.21 	geologic atlases.
10.22 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
10.23 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
10.24 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
10.25 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
10.26 	government implementing buffer 
10.27 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
10.28 	units of government and made available to 
10.29 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
10.30 	Resources' website.
10.31 	(j) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
10.32 	second year are for collection and analysis 
10.33 	using color infrared imagery.
11.1 	(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
11.2 	second year are for the Minnesota forests for 
11.3 	the future program under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.4 	section 84.66.

11.5

11.6

Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

$

67,840,000

$

62,340,000

11.7 	(a) $14,711,000 the first year and $14,711,000 
11.8 	the second year are for performance-based 
11.9 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
11.10 	to local government units. The grants may be 
11.11 	used to implement projects that protect, 
11.12 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
11.13 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
11.14 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
11.15 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
11.16 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
11.17 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
11.18 	metropolitan surface water management 
11.19 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
11.20 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
11.21 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
11.22 	projects funded under this paragraph.
11.23 	(b) $16,300,000 the first year and $16,300,000 
11.24 	the second year are for grants to local 
11.25 	government units to protect and restore surface 
11.26 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
11.27 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
11.28 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
11.29 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
11.30 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
11.31 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
11.32 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
11.33 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
11.34 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
11.35 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
12.1 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
12.2 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
12.3 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
12.4 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
12.5 	management plans or their equivalents. A 
12.6 	portion of this money may be used to seek 
12.7 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
12.8 	resources by multiple local governmental 
12.9 	units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation 
12.10 	is available for land-treatment projects and 
12.11 	practices that benefit drinking water.
12.12 	(c) $6,050,000 the first year and $6,050,000 
12.13 	the second year are for local resource 
12.14 	protection and enhancement grants and 
12.15 	statewide program enhancements for technical 
12.16 	assistance, citizen and community outreach, 
12.17 	compliance, and training and certification.
12.18 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
12.19 	the second year are to provide state oversight 
12.20 	and accountability, evaluate and communicate 
12.21 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
12.22 	measure the value of conservation program 
12.23 	implementation by local governments, 
12.24 	including submitting to the legislature by 
12.25 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
12.26 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
12.27 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
12.28 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
12.29 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
12.30 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
12.31 	pollution reduced.
12.32 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
12.33 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
12.34 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
12.35 	governments in implementing and complying 
13.1 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
13.2 	requirements.
13.3 	(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 
13.4 	the second year are to purchase, restore, or 
13.5 	preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
13.6 	streams, and tributaries, by easements or 
13.7 	contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease 
13.8 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
13.9 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
13.10 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
13.11 	recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a 
13.12 	monitoring and enforcement account.
13.13 	(g) $2,375,000 the first year and $2,375,000 
13.14 	the second year are for permanent 
13.15 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
13.16 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.17 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
13.18 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
13.19 	acquisition to permanently protect 
13.20 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
13.21 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
13.22 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
13.23 	sources as described under alternative 
13.24 	management tools in the Department of 
13.25 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
13.26 	Plan, including low-nitrogen cropping systems 
13.27 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
13.28 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
13.29 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
13.30 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
13.31 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
13.32 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
13.33 	have identified specific activities that will 
13.34 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
13.35 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
14.1 	contracts. Up to $182,000 is for deposit in a 
14.2 	monitoring and enforcement account.
14.3 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
14.4 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
14.5 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
14.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
14.7 	subdivision 6.
14.8 	(i) $2,270,000 the first year and $2,270,000 
14.9 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
14.10 	and grants to local governments to transition 
14.11 	local water management plans to a watershed 
14.12 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
14.13 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
14.14 	114D.
14.15 	(j) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
14.16 	the second year are for technical assistance 
14.17 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
14.18 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
14.19 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
14.20 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
14.21 	that includes projects to improve multipurpose 
14.22 	water management under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.23 	section 103E.015.
14.24 	(k) $12,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
14.25 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
14.26 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
14.27 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
14.28 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
14.29 	related technical assistance. This work may 
14.30 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
14.31 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
14.32 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
14.33 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
14.34 	state. Up to $397,000 is for deposit in a 
14.35 	monitoring and enforcement account.
15.1 	(l) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
15.2 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
15.3 	conservation easements to protect lands 
15.4 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
15.5 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
15.6 	to $338,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
15.7 	enforcement account.
15.8 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
15.9 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
15.10 	program to systematically collect data and 
15.11 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
15.12 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
15.13 	wind along with tracking adoption of 
15.14 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
15.15 	to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available 
15.16 	for grants to or contracts with the University 
15.17 	of Minnesota to complete this work.
15.18 	(n) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
15.19 	the second year are for grants or contracts to 
15.20 	local, regional, or tribal government and 
15.21 	nongovernmental organizations to increase 
15.22 	citizen participation in implementing water 
15.23 	quality projects and programs to increase 
15.24 	long-term sustainability of water resources.
15.25 	(o) $500,000 the first year is for grants to 
15.26 	enhance landowner adoption of cover crops 
15.27 	in areas with direct benefits to public water 
15.28 	supplies.
15.29 	(p) The board must contract for delivery of 
15.30 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
15.31 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
15.32 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
15.33 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
15.34 	year.
16.1 	(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
16.2 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
16.3 	technical and administrative assistance portion 
16.4 	of the funds to leverage federal or other 
16.5 	nonstate funds or to address oversight 
16.6 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
16.7 	identified in local water management plans.
16.8 	(r) The board must require grantees to specify 
16.9 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
16.10 	grants before any grant awards.
16.11 	(s) The appropriations in this section are 
16.12 	available until June 30, 2024, except grant 
16.13 	funds are available for five years after the date 
16.14 	a grant is executed, unless the commissioner 
16.15 	of administration determines that a longer 
16.16 	duration is in the best interest of the state 
16.17 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.18 	16B.98. Returned grant funds must be 
16.19 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
16.20 	section.

16.21 | Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | $ | 6,872,000 | $ | 6,872,000
16.22 	(a) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
16.23 	the second year are for addressing public 
16.24 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
16.25 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
16.26 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
16.27 	for improving the department's capacity to 
16.28 	monitor the water quality of drinking water 
16.29 	sources and to develop interventions to 
16.30 	improve water quality, and for the 
16.31 	department's laboratory to analyze unregulated 
16.32 	contaminants.
17.1 	(b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 
17.2 	the second year are for protecting drinking 
17.3 	water sources.
17.4 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
17.5 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
17.6 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
17.7 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
17.8 	(d) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
17.9 	second year are to develop and deliver 
17.10 	groundwater restoration and protection 
17.11 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
17.12 	in local comprehensive water planning efforts, 
17.13 	to provide resources to local governments for 
17.14 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
17.15 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
17.16 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
17.17 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
17.18 	(e) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
17.19 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
17.20 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
17.21 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
17.22 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
17.23 	owners.
17.24 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
17.25 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
17.26 	the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa 
17.27 	in groundwater supplies and for evaluating 
17.28 	land uses that may contribute to contamination 
17.29 	of public water systems with these pathogens.
17.30 	(g) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
17.31 	second year are to develop public health 
17.32 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
17.33 	to safe drinking water, including development 
18.1 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
18.2 	water.
18.3 	(h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
18.4 	second year are to create a road map for water 
18.5 	reuse implementation in Minnesota and to 
18.6 	address research gaps by studying Minnesota 
18.7 	water reuse systems.
18.8 	(i) Unless otherwise specified, the 
18.9 	appropriations in this section are available 
18.10 	until June 30, 2023.

18.11 | Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000
18.12 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
18.13 	the second year are to implement projects that 
18.14 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
18.15 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
18.16 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
18.17 	coordination, support local implementation of 
18.18 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
18.19 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
18.20 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
18.21 	communities with:
18.22 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
18.23 	water use by using surface water, storm water, 
18.24 	wastewater, and groundwater;
18.25 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
18.26 	for different alternatives;
18.27 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
18.28 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
18.29 	costs;
18.30 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
18.31 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
18.32 	regionally beneficial water supply 
18.33 	development projects; and
19.1 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
19.2 	models.
19.3 	(b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
19.4 	second year are for the water demand 
19.5 	reduction grant program to encourage 
19.6 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
19.7 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
19.8 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
19.9 	drinking water supplies.

19.10 | Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | $ | 1,672,000 | $ | 1,671,000
19.11 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
19.12 	second year are for developing county 
19.13 	geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
19.14 	available until June 30, 2026.
19.15 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
19.16 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
19.17 	performance and technology transfer for storm 
19.18 	water best management practices, to evaluate 
19.19 	best management performance and 
19.20 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
19.21 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
19.22 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
19.23 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
19.24 	and to implement a system to transfer 
19.25 	knowledge and technology across local 
19.26 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
19.27 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
19.28 	2026.
19.29 	(c) $172,000 the first year and $171,000 the 
19.30 	second year are to provide guidance and tools 
19.31 	in support of the Clean Water Council's efforts 
19.32 	to measure progress, evaluate outcomes, and 
19.33 	promote transparency in clean water fund 
19.34 	investments. The research will assist the 
20.1 	council in communicating the public benefits 
20.2 	of the clean water fund and making 
20.3 	more-strategic decisions that protect and 
20.4 	improve water quality and human well-being.
20.5 	(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
20.6 	second year are to increase the efficacy and 
20.7 	cost-effectiveness of nutrient reduction 
20.8 	strategies by developing comprehensive carp 
20.9 	management programs and documenting their 
20.10 	effectiveness.

20.11 | Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE | $ | 15,000 | $ | -0-
20.12 	$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
20.13 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
20.14 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.15 	3.303, subdivision 10.