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SF1751 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Recommendations of Aggregate Resources Task Force implementation and appropriation

Related bill: HF1071

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This bill (S.F. No. 1751) aims to implement recommendations from the Aggregate Resources Task Force and enhance the protection and management of aggregate resources in Minnesota. It includes the following key provisions:

  1. Local Government Action:

    • Requires counties and municipalities to protect identified aggregate resources and ensure access to them in land use decisions.
    • Mandates the incorporation of these protections in comprehensive land use plans, zoning ordinances, and land use controls.

  2. Amendments to Land Use Planning Requirements:

    • Expands land use plans to include elements for protecting aggregate resources.
    • Requires goals and strategies for aggregate resource management, transportation infrastructure, habitat preservation, and agricultural land use.
    • Mandates inventories and projections of greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled, considering emissions from transportation, land use, energy use, and agriculture.

  3. Recommendations for Local Permitting Changes:

    • Directs the Commissioner of Natural Resources to propose statutory changes by February 1, 2026, that would improve local permitting processes, ensuring aggregate resource protection and responsible reclamation of mining sites.

  4. Funding for Aggregate Mapping:

    • Allocates $950,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to:
      • Map aggregate resource potential in counties outside the metropolitan area.
      • Update the department’s "Handbook for Reclaiming Sand and Gravel Pits in Minnesota."
      • Provide technical assistance to local governments.

  5. Regional Approach to Aggregate Mapping:

    • Requires the DNR to assess whether a regional approach to mapping aggregate resources would be more efficient.
    • If deemed beneficial, the DNR is to implement regional mapping following completion of already requested county-level mapping.

  6. Funding for Aggregate Resource Inventory:

    • Appropriates $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 for updating the Minnesota Geological Survey's "Information Circular 46," which inventories aggregate resources in the seven-county metropolitan area with an emphasis on projected needs and resource longevity.

These measures aim to balance resource extraction with environmental sustainability and long-term planning for aggregate resource availability.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEnvironment, Climate, and Legacy
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEnvironment, Climate, and Legacy
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toEnvironment, Climate, and Legacy
March 19, 2025SenateFloorActionComm report: To pass as amended and re-refer toState and Local Government
March 19, 2025SenateFloorActionComm report: To pass as amended and re-refer toState and Local Government
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor stricken
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor stricken

Citations

 
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