SF2663 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Soil and water conservation district aid funding source modification and appropriation increase
Related bill: HF2660
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- The bill relates to taxation and local government aids. It aims to modify the funding source and increase the appropriation for soil and water conservation district (SWCD) aid. It also amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 477A.23 subdivision 6.
Main provisions
- Section being amended: Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 477A.23 subdivision 6, as it applies to SWCD aid payments.
- For aids payable in 2023 and 2024: The bill would appropriate 15,000,000 (fifteen million) in each year from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue to make the required payments under this section.
- For aids payable in 2025 and thereafter: The bill would appropriate from the general clean water fund an annual amount listed as 12,000,000 and 20,000,000 to the commissioner of revenue to make the required payments under this section.
- In effect, the bill changes the funding source for these payments from the general fund in the early years to the general clean water fund in 2025 and beyond, and adjusts the annual appropriation amounts accordingly.
Funding changes and implementation
- Funding sources:
- 2023–2024: General Fund
- 2025 and later: General Clean Water Fund
- Implementing agency: Commissioner of Revenue
- Purpose of payments: Required under the SWCD aid provisions of section 477A.23, subdivision 6
- Overall effect: A shift in how SWCD aid is financed and the amount of annual funding dedicated to these payments.
Significance and potential impact
- Financial impact: Increases the dedicated funding for SWCD aid in the near term (2023–2024) and transitions funding to the general clean water fund with new annual amounts in 2025 onward.
- Policy impact: Establishes a dedicated funding stream (clean water fund) for SWCD aid, which could affect how local governments that rely on SWCD aid are funded and plan their activities.
- Administrative impact: Requires the commissioner of revenue to administer payments from the specified funds under the revised appropriation amounts and funding source.
Relevant Terms - soil and water conservation district (SWCD) aid - local government aids - Minnesota Statutes 2024 § 477A.23, subd. 6 - appropriation - general fund - general clean water fund - commissioner of revenue - aids payable in 2023, 2024, 2025 and thereafter - payments required under this section - taxation - local government aid (LGA) (implied common term for related context)
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2025 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| March 17, 2025 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Taxes | |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Action | Author added |
Citations
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 477A.23 subdivision 6 to adjust the appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid, including changes to the funding source and specified annual amounts for different years.",
"modified": [
"For aids payable in 2023 and 2024, the appropriation is set at 15,000,000 dollars from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue to make the payments required under this section.",
"For aids payable in 2025 and thereafter, the appropriation is set at 12,000,000 and 20,000,000 dollars from the general clean water fund (to be allocated for the payments required under this section)."
]
},
"citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 477A.23 subdivision 6",
"subdivision": "Subd.6"
}
]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee