Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to improve the transparency and planning of the Clean Water Fund in Minnesota by requiring detailed fiscal-year-specific recommendations for spending.

Main Provisions

• The bill mandates that the Clean Water Council provide a detailed report to the Minnesota Legislature every odd-numbered year.
• The report must include:
  1. A summary of activities funded by the Clean Water Fund in the current two-year period (biennium).
  2. Recommendations for future spending from the Clean Water Fund, specifically broken down by each fiscal year in the next two-year period.
  3. Suggested legislative language to support these spending recommendations.
  4. An analysis of how projects funded by the Clean Water Fund impact economic development, particularly those aimed at groundwater protection and restoring impaired waters.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Previously, recommendations for spending were not required to be divided by fiscal year. This bill amends the existing requirement to ensure that recommendations are clearly broken out by fiscal year, enabling more precise budgeting and planning.

Relevant Terms

• Clean Water Fund
• Fiscal Year
• Biennium
• Clean Water Council
• Economic Development
• Groundwater Protection
• Impaired Waters Program