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Subcommittee reviews broad stakeholder legislative wish list covering lakes, forests, flood projects and private wells
Summary
Committee staff summarized multiple stakeholder requests for possible bills, including lake protection funding, salt applicator certification, Red River storage funding, private well testing clinics and a proposed Minnesota River commission.
St. Paul — Committee staff presented a summary Dec. 3 of stakeholder requests for legislation the Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy could consider before the next session, covering a range of water-related proposals intended to be largely bipartisan.
Staff member Mr. Steck told members the list is a “thumbnail sketch” of requests stakeholders have raised over the past six months and proposed moving ahead by drafting bill language for committee review prior to session. The proposals include a mix of funding requests, targeted program changes and new institutional structures.
“Most of these issues are bipartisan in nature,” Steck said, and many items have been introduced in prior sessions, he said. He recommended the chairs and staff work with potential authors and bring draft language to the committee for review.
The items summarized for the committee included:
- Winter lake waste and trash prevention: a DNR-coordinated outreach and local grant program…
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