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Committee advances $5-per-acre water-quality credit for certified farms, refers bill to environment committee
Summary
Senate File 12-69 would provide a $5-per-acre credit for acres enrolled in the Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program in eight southeast Minnesota counties. The committee amended the funding source to the Clean Water Fund and referred the bill without recommendation to the Environment Committee.
Senate File 12-69, proposing a $5-per-acre tax credit for farmland enrolled in Minnesota's Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (targeted to eight southeast counties), was amended and referred without recommendation to the Environment, Climate and Legacy committee on Wednesday.
Sponsor Senator Drazkowski described the bill as a voluntary "carrot" to increase participation in the certification program and encourage conservation practices that reduce nutrient loss. "Two years ago the EPA raided two farms in Southeast Minnesota..." Drazkowski said, referencing enforcement attention that led state agencies…
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