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Senate bill would fund statewide aggregate mapping after OLA recommendations; counties, industry back plan
Summary
Senate File 1751 would fund a DNR program to map construction aggregate across Minnesota and audit the aggregate production tax, following recommendations from a 2018 task force and a 2025 evaluation.
Senator Johnson Stewart presented Senate File 1751 on March 13, advancing a bill to fund statewide mapping of construction aggregate (sand, gravel and crushed stone) and to audit the aggregate production tax. The bill was amended in committee and recommended for referral to the State and Local Government Committee by voice vote.
Johnson Stewart told the committee, “We have a desperate need to preserve, identify, and find aggregate in Minnesota,” and said aggregate is a major component of roads, concrete and asphalt. The bill implements recommendations from a 2018 legislative task force and an updated evaluation; it would fund two years of DNR aggregate mapping focused on the 80…
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