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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 452 Funds Southeast Regional Groundwater Protection and Soil Health Initiative
Last action · March 20, 2025: Author added SmithSponsors: Steve Jacob and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 452 appropriates unstated dollar amounts from the in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for grants to soil and water conservation districts in eleven southeastern counties. The funding supports projects aimed at reducing nutrient into groundwater, immobilizing unused nitrogen, and curbing soil erosion.
Soil and water conservation districts across eleven southeastern Minnesota counties receive state grant funding and authority to issue for local cover crop, alternative crop, and pasture enhancement programs.
- The clean water fund in Minnesota is supported by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which was approved by voters in 2008. context
- Soil and water conservation districts operate locally across Minnesota to assist landowners with soil conservation and water quality management. 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.
Board of Water and Soil Resources
The Board receives appropriations from the clean water fund to distribute grants to local soil and water conservation districts.
Soil and water conservation districts in Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties
These districts receive grant funding and authority to issue subgrants for local groundwater protection and soil health projects.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 20, 2025HouseAuthor added Smith
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Legacy Finance
Version history
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Regional Exemption from Standard Statutes
The measure explicitly overrides restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06, to permit soil and water conservation districts to issue subgrants for local conservation programs.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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