1.1Senator Koran moved to amend
S.F. No. 4059 as follows (...):
1.2Page 96, after line 16, insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5 Subd. 4a.
Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer. (a) Except as provided under paragraphs (b)
1.6and (c), the commissioner may not issue new water-use permits that will appropriate water
1.7from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer
unless the appropriation is for potable water use, there
1.8are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a water conservation
plan is
1.9incorporated with the permit.
1.10(b) The commissioner may issue a new water-use permit to appropriate water from the
1.11Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for a first priority water use as described in section
103G.261,
1.12paragraph (a), clause (1), if:
1.13(1) the commissioner determines that there are no feasible or practical alternatives
to
1.14this source;
1.15(2) a water conservation plan that incorporates best available water conservation
1.16technology and practices is required in the permit; and
1.17(3) the permit is consistent with the requirements of sections 103G.255 to 103G.2991
1.18and the general permit requirements of sections 103G.301 and 103G.315, as applicable.
1.19(c) The commissioner may issue a new water-use permit to appropriate water from the
1.20Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for irrigation of a growing crop, if the requested appropriation
1.21is in Aitkin County, Carlton County, Chisago County, Isanti County, Kanabec County,
1.22Mille Lacs County, Pine County, or Sherburne County and:
1.23(1) the commissioner determines that there are no feasible or practical alternatives
to
1.24this source;
1.25(2) a water conservation plan that incorporates best available water conservation
1.26technology and practices is required in the permit;
1.27(3) the commissioner requires the installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment
1.28to evaluate water resource impacts from the permitted appropriation under section
103G.282;
1.29(4) the commissioner requires an applicant to conduct an aquifer test as provided
under
1.30section 103G.287;
1.31(5) the permit is for the use of no more than 50,000,000 gallons per year;
2.1(6) the commissioner requires an applicant to test the water for the presence of
2.2perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, nitrates, and pesticides after a water-use
2.3permit has been granted; and
2.4(7) the permit is consistent with the requirements of sections 103G.255 to 103G.2991
2.5and the general permit requirements of sections 103G.301 and 103G.315, as applicable.
2.6(d) The permit applicant is responsible for all costs related to the water quality
testing
2.7required under paragraph (c), clause (6).
2.8(e) For the purpose of this section, "growing crop" means an agricultural, horticultural,
2.9or forest crop that has been planted or regularly maintained and intended for harvest.
It does
2.10not mean a permanent pasture, hay meadow, woodlot, or other noncrop area that contains
2.11native or seeded perennial plants used for grazing or hay purposes and that is not
harvested
2.12on a regular basis."
2.13Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.14Amend the title accordingly
2.15The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.