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Committee approves referral for bill to require tribal notification of upstream discharges
Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee · March 17, 2026
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Summary
House File 4224 would clarify in statute that tribal governments must be notified when an upstream pollution discharge may affect downstream water users; the committee accepted testimony from the MPCA and referred the measure to the general register.
Representative Fisher moved House File 4224 to the general register, saying the bill adds statutory language to ensure tribal governments are explicitly included among downstream users who must be notified when an untreated or partially treated sewage discharge or…
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