Minnesota SF 3857: Clearance requirements clarification for certain carriers

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural​
1.3 resources trust fund; extending certain prior appropriations; modifying conflict of​
1.4 interest provisions for members of Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota​
1.5 Resources; enacting fraud prevention measures; repealing requirement for​
1.6 commissioner approval of certain land acquisitions; amending Minnesota Statutes​
1.7 2024, sections 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116P.18; 116X.03, by adding a subdivision;​
1.8 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.17.​
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.10 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.​
1.11 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies​
1.12 and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and​
1.13 natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years​
1.14 indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this act mean that the​
1.15 appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or​
1.16 June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal​
1.17 year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.​
1.18 APPROPRIATIONS​
1.19 Available for the Year​
1.20 Ending June 30​
2027​1.21 2026​
1.22 Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES.​
103,288,000​$​-0-​$​1.23 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation​
1.24 This appropriation is from the environment​
1.25 and natural resources trust fund. The amounts​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3857​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAWJ and McEwen)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6395​02/26/2026​
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance​6546a​03/09/2026​
Comm report: To pass as amended​6663a​03/12/2026​
Second reading​6664​
Referred to for comparison with HF3426​
Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF3426, SF indefinitely postponed​9899​05/05/2026​

2.1 that may be spent for each purpose are​
2.2 specified in the following subdivisions.​
2.3 Subd. 2.Definition​
2.4 "Trust fund" means the Minnesota​
2.5 environment and natural resources trust fund​
2.6 established under the Minnesota Constitution,​
2.7 article XI, section 14.​
10,641,000​-0-​2.8 Subd. 3.Resiliency​
2.9 (a) Community Resiliency through​
2.10 AmeriCorps​
2.11 $3,312,000 the second year is from the trust​
2.12 fund to the commissioner of natural resources​
2.13 for an agreement with ServeMinnesota to​
2.14 conduct environmental and natural resource​
2.15 management; outdoor recreation; and​
2.16 improvement, enhancement, or rehabilitation​
2.17 projects and to build community resiliency​
2.18 and capacity by recruiting, training, and​
2.19 deploying AmeriCorps members to local and​
2.20 Tribal agencies and nonprofit organizations.​
2.21 (b) Preparing Resilient Communities with​
2.22 Model Land Use Ordinances​
2.23 $468,000 the second year is from the trust​
2.24 fund to the commissioner of the Pollution​
2.25 Control Agency to:​
2.26 (1) develop and improve Minnesota-specific​
2.27 model land-use ordinances for sustainable and​
2.28 resilient development that help protect,​
2.29 conserve, preserve, and enhance the​
2.30 environment and natural resources; and​
2.31 (2) work with local communities to adopt and​
2.32 apply the model ordinances to their needs and​
2.33 priorities.​
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3.1 (c) Resilient and Biodiverse Community​
3.2 Spaces​
3.3 $612,000 the second year is from the trust​
3.4 fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources​
3.5 to partner with Great River Greening,​
3.6 Audubon Upper Mississippi River, and Metro​
3.7 Blooms to develop a planning guide,​
3.8 implement case studies, and provide technical​
3.9 assistance that helps local communities plan​
3.10 and create climate-resilient and biodiverse​
3.11 community spaces.​
3.12 (d) Northwoods and Waters Community​
3.13 Resilience Collaborative​
3.14 $1,220,000 the second year is from the trust​
3.15 fund to the commissioner of natural resources​
3.16 for an agreement with the Arrowhead Regional​
3.17 Development Commission, in partnership with​
3.18 the Headwaters Regional Development​
3.19 Commission and the Minnesota Climate​
3.20 Adaptation Partnership at the University of​
3.21 Minnesota, to work with and provide technical​
3.22 assistance to northeast and central Minnesota​
3.23 counties, Tribal Nations, and agencies to​
3.24 develop a regional climate resilience plan.​
3.25 (e) Protect Community Forests for​
3.26 Community Resiliency​
3.27 $2,603,000 the second year is from the trust​
3.28 fund to the commissioner of natural resources​
3.29 to reduce emerald ash borer impacts by​
3.30 providing canopy gap and planting​
3.31 assessments, trainings,