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House passes bare-bones environment, natural resources budget (Senate File 2077)
Summary
The Minnesota House passed Senate File 2077, a budget-only environment and natural resources omnibus that holds agency operating budgets flat, omits policy changes, and includes targeted funding adjustments and timing changes for specific programs. The bill passed 129-5.
The Minnesota House on 2025-03-01 passed Senate File 2077, an environment and natural resources omnibus budget that sets biennial total spending for the area at $2,284,000,000 and holds agency operating budgets flat, by a vote of 129-5.
Supporters said the bill is a "bare bones" budget that meets a $10 million general fund cut target and excludes agency operating increases and many proposed fee hikes and policy changes. Representative Heintzeman, who introduced the bill on the floor, said total biennial spending in the bill is "$2,284,000,000" and that the measure sets general fund spending at $425,000,000.
The bill funds a small set of targeted changes and timing adjustments. Lawmakers said the bill: reduces…
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