Minnesota SF 1751: Recommendations of Aggregate Resources Task Force implementation and appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to natural resources; implementing recommendations of Aggregate​
1.3 Resources Task Force; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending​
1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.859, subdivision 2.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.859, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subd. 2.Land use plan.(a) A land use plan must include the water management plan​
1.8 required by section 103B.235, and shall designate the existing and proposed location,​
1.9 intensity and extent of use of land and water, including lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams,​
1.10 natural drainage courses, and adjoining land areas that affect water natural resources, for​
1.11 agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other public and private purposes, or​
1.12 any combination of such purposes.​
1.13 (b) A land use plan must contain a protection element, as appropriate, for historic sites,​
1.14 the matters listed in the water management plan required by section 103B.235, and an​
1.15 element for protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems.​
1.16 (c) A land use plan must also include a housing element containing standards, plans and​
1.17 programs for providing adequate housing opportunities to meet existing and projected local​
1.18 and regional housing needs, including but not limited to the use of official controls and land​
1.19 use planning to promote the availability of land for the development of low and moderate​
1.20 income housing.​
1.21 (d) A land use plan must also include an assessment of the impact of all land use​
1.22 designations and easements on access to aggregate resources and the local government's​
1.23 goals, intentions, and priorities concerning aggregate and other natural resources,​
1​Section 1.​
S1751-1 1st Engrossment​SF1751 REVISOR CKM​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1751​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART, Hauschild and Hawj)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​473​02/24/2025​
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government​898a​03/20/2025​
Author stricken Eichorn​1027​03/24/2025​

2.1 transportation infrastructure, land use compatibility, habitat, agricultural preservation, and​
2.2 other planning priorities, considering information regarding supply from the Minnesota​
2.3 Geological Survey Information Circular No. 46.​
2.4 (e) A land use plan must also include an inventory and projections pertaining to​
2.5 greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled that are generated from activity that​
2.6 occurs within the local government's jurisdiction. The inventory and projections must include​
2.7 the emission sources from transportation, land use, energy use, solid waste, and, where​
2.8 available and applicable, livestock and agriculture. The inventory and projections must​
2.9 include the estimated impact of strategies, including efficient land use and compact growth,​
2.10 that reduce or naturally sequester greenhouse gas emissions across sectors.​
2.11 Sec. 2. AUDIT OF AGGREGATE TAX AND THE USE OF THE REVENUES​
2.12 COLLECTED BY COUNTIES.​
2.13 The Office of the Legislative Auditor is directed to conduct a program audit of the​
2.14 aggregate production tax established by Minnesota Statutes, section 298.75, to include the​
2.15 following by individual participating county and covering all fiscal years since the county​
2.16 established the tax:​
2.17 (1) a report on total revenues collected by fiscal year;​
2.18 (2) a report on how revenues are distributed between maintenance, construction, and​
2.19 reconstruction of roads, highways, and bridges;​
2.20 (3) a report as to the funding priority given to roads, highways, and bridges that service​
2.21 or are impacted by aggregate operations;​
2.22 (4) a report as to whether the county distributes aggregate tax revenues on a project or​
2.23 formula basis;​
2.24 (5) a report as to distribution and expenditure of funds for aggregate mine reclamation​
2.25 activities; and​
2.26 (6) a report on how tax revenue deposited in the special reserve fund established in​
2.27 Minnesota Statutes, section 298.75, subdivision 7, paragraph (c), clause (3), has been​
2.28 expended since each county began collecting the tax.​
2​Sec. 2.​
S1751-1 1st Engrossment​SF1751 REVISOR CKM​

3.1 Sec. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERMITTING​
3.2 CHANGES TO PROTECT AGGREGATE RESOURCES.​
3.3 By February 1, 2027, the commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the​
3.4 Minnesota Asphalt Paving Association, the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of​
3.5 Minnesota, the Association of Minnesota Counties, and other interested stakeholders, must​
3.6 make recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative​
3.7 committees with primary jurisdiction over envi