SF2044

This Minnesota Senate bill (S.F. No. 2044) proposes modifying the permissible uses of the state's remediation fund to allow for cost reimbursement related to PFAS contamination at emergency response training centers. Specifically, it amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.155, subdivision 2, to include reimbursement for PFAS-related remediation costs for training centers where PFAS-containing firefighting foam use ceased on or before January 1, 2015.

Key provisions in the bill include: - Reimbursing costs incurred on or after January 1, 2023, for investigation, response, removal, remediation, monitoring, and other necessary studies or actions related to PFAS contamination. - Allocating funds based on work plans submitted by relevant agencies. - Appropriating $1,000,000 from the environmental fund in fiscal year 2026 for grants to state colleges or universities eligible for reimbursement. - Giving funding preference to a state college or university that has enrolled as a cooperative responsible party in the Pollution Control Agency’s remediation program.

The bill aims to address PFAS contamination at emergency response training centers and support their cleanup efforts.