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Committee advances Senate File 1943, legacy lands package
Summary
The committee moved Senate File 1943 (legacy lands/funds) forward to the General Register, endorsing technical changes and funding allocations including about $191 million in Article 1 for habitat and conservation projects.
The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee moved Senate File 1943 — a legacy lands and conservation package — to the General Register after brief discussion and a voice vote.
Committee staff described the bill as common language with House provisions and noted that dollar figures were unchanged from prior hearings. Article 1 was described as an allocation from the Outdoor Heritage Fund totaling about $191 million for projects to restore, enhance and protect habitat for fish and wildlife. Other changes in the DE included procedural clarifications for board appointments and director-hiring processes, term limits for citizen members in certain councils, and technical amendments across parks, trails and art-installation grants.
Committee members thanked advocates and council staff for their work in negotiating the bill. The DE was adopted and the bill advanced to the General Register.
