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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota Establishes $5-Per-Acre Property Tax Credit for Certified Agricultural Water Quality Land
Last action · April 1, 2025: Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Legacy FinanceSponsors: Steve Jacob and 15 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota establishes a $5-per-acre property tax credit starting in 2026 for eligible agricultural land certified under the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program in eight specific southeastern counties, funded by annual appropriations from the .
- The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program is a voluntary program that certifies farmers who implement conservation practices that protect water quality. context
- Property tax credits in Minnesota are frequently used by the legislature to provide targeted financial relief or incentivize specific land management practices. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Agricultural property owners in eligible counties
Eligible property owners receive a $5 per-acre property tax credit beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
Local taxing jurisdictions and school districts
Taxing jurisdictions experience tax reductions that are subsequently reimbursed by state commissioners from the clean water fund.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 1, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Legacy Finance
- Feb 24, 2025HouseAuthor added Knudsen
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
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Discoveries
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Integration of Water Quality Certification into Property Tax System
The bill structurally integrates environmental certification under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program directly into property tax classifications and local tax reduction calculations.
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Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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