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Environment updates: $6M for MPCA capital assistance, drinking‑water program; SCORE expansion not funded
Summary
MICA environment staff said the bonding and legacy packages included $6 million for MPCA capital assistance (CAP) and $6 million for a statewide drinking‑water contamination mitigation program, but a proposed expansion of SCORE funding did not secure the recurring resources advocates sought.
Rachel Sosnowczyk, MICA environment lobbyist, briefed Crow Wing County commissioners on June 17 about environment and solid‑waste priorities from the session.
Sosnowczyk said the bonding bill provided $6 million for the MPCA capital assistance program (CAP). She said the CAP appropriation in 2025 takes a statewide approach rather than dedicating funds to specific local projects and that MPCA will make allocation decisions. She also said a new statewide drinking‑water contamination…
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