1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to water; modifying groundwater appropriation permit requirements;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.287, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.287, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Relationship to surface water resources. Groundwater appropriations 
1.8 	that are proven to have potential negative impacts to surface waters are subject to 
1.9 	applicable provisions in section 103G.285. For designated trout streams, groundwater 
1.10 	appropriations that are proven to have negative impacts to trout stream habitat are subject 
1.11 	to the applicable provisions in section 103G.285.