1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money to reduce chloride pollution.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REDUCING CHLORIDE POLLUTION.
 1.5 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the 
1.6 	general fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to establish a statewide 
1.7 	program to reduce chloride. Of this amount, $100,000 each year is for grants to optimize 
1.8 	existing water-softener units or upgrade to low-salt-use systems. This appropriation is 
1.9 	available until June 30, 2023. Any unencumbered grant balances in the first year do not 
1.10 	cancel but are available for grants in the second year.