Each year, the MPCA works with the Governor's Office, legislators, other state agencies, interest groups, and trade organizations to propose changes in law that will enhance environmental protection. Fact sheets on various initiatives or topics of controversy or interest will be posted on this page as soon as they are completed.
2022 fact sheets
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Capital Assistance Program (leg-sy22-27)- Electric vehicle charging network (leg-sy22-30)
- Nitrate sensor network (leg-sy22-28)
- Red Oaks municipal water connection (leg-sy22-29)
- Stormwater construction grants (leg-sy22-31)
Policy
- Ban lead and cadmium in toys, jewelry, cookware and cosmetics (leg-sy22-21)
- Chloride smart salting fee (leg-sy22-22)
- Expand small business environmental loan program (leg-sy22-24)
- Expanding local recycling and composting (leg-sy22-26)
- Sewage overflow notification (leg-sy22-19)
- Solar panel stewardship program (leg-sy22-23)
- 3M settlement report date (leg-sy22-20)
- Uniform tools for brownfields (leg-sy22-25)
- Waiver for certain wastewater treatment plants (leg-sy22-18)
- Waste prevention recycling grants and loans (leg-sy22-04)
Supplemental budget
- Agency operating increase (leg-sy22-06)
- Community climate adaptation grants (leg-sy22-16)
- Creating a community-based brownfield grant program (leg-sy22-13)
- PFAS baseline conditions study (leg-sy22-11)
- PFAS community grants (leg-sy22-05)
- Rail safety (leg-sy22-07)
- St. Louis River mercury TMDL availability extension (leg-sy22-15)
- Technical assistance and grant funding for wastewater treatment systems (leg-sy22-02)