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Metro park districts seek $1.5 million for aquatic invasive species prevention in metro system
Summary
House File 2218 would appropriate $1.5 million from the general fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to the 10 metropolitan implementing agencies for aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention and mitigation. Park district and county officials testified in support; the committee laid the bill over.
Representative Fueker (Faulkner in transcript) presented House File 2218, requesting $1.5 million from the general fund to the Metropolitan Council to fund grants for the 10 metropolitan implementing agencies to address aquatic invasive species in the seven‑county metro regional parks system.
Beau Carlson, superintendent of Three Rivers Park District, said the regional park system includes about 55,000 acres and sees roughly 65 million visits per year, with many recreation sites dependent on…
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