2022 Bill Tracker

Updating the Next Generation Energy Act to current scientific recommendations for climate and energy goals.  

This bill would provide incentive to property owners who take a training and follow MPCA's best practices on salt application. The result of this bill would be significant salt pollution reduction.

Requires permit applicants and the Pollution Control Agency to conduct analysis for permits that impact an environmental justice area of, respectively, socioeconomic and health characteristics of the population that may make it particularly sensitive to increased environmental pollution, and the level and effect of past and present pollution on the population.

This bill would ban using the class range of PFAS chemicals in cookware.  PFAS chemicals are dangerous and toxic and do not degrade over time.  They cause major public health problems and permanently pollute our water ways. 

This bill would ban using the class range of PFAS chemicals in ski wax. PFAS chemicals are dangerous and toxic and do not degrade over time.  They cause major public health problems and permanently pollute our water ways. 

This bill would ban using the class range of PFAS chemicals in cosmetic products. PFAS chemicals are dangerous and toxic and do not degrade over time.  They cause major public health problems and permanently pollute our water ways. 

This bill would ban the use of PFAS in all new products manufactured for children. 

This bill would ban the use of PFAS in all newly manufactured carpets and textiles. 

This bill would create a grant program for private residential lead service line replacements. 

This bill would require the use of nontoxic ammunition while hunting, and appropriates money to provide vouchers to trade in lead ammunition.

This bill restores the original dedication (97%) of the fees collected in lieu of sales tax on lottery sales.

This fund was previously reassigned to balance the budget elsewhere.  This bill re-instates that money to close landfills properly. 

This bill would establish an Environmental Justice Board in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to review permits in environmental justice areas. 

Nonferrous sulfide ore mining permits determinations requirement prior to permit issuance.

Perfluorochemicals (PFAS) defined as hazardous substance under Minnesota Environment Response and Liability Act.