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o Structural or vegetative management practices that reduce stormwater runoff or <br /> enhance water quality <br /> o Installation of proven and effective water retention practices <br /> • $2.1 million/year for assistance to local governments transitioning from local water <br /> management to a watershed <br /> Department of Health <br /> • $1.9 million/year for protection of drinking water sources <br /> • $113,000/year for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50% <br /> of the cost of sealing unused wells <br /> (Clean Water Fund appropriations were included in HF 1781- Torkelson/SF 1754-Scalze) <br /> Effective date: June 14, 2015 <br /> CAPITAL INVESTMENT BILL <br /> 2015 First Special Session Laws Chapter 5 <br /> *HF 2 Rep. Paul Torkelson(R-Hanska) <br /> SF 4 Sen. LeRoy Stumpf(DFL-Plummer) <br /> The Capital Investment Bill passed in the 2015 Special Session provided $373.4 million in <br /> bonding for capital improvement projects throughout the state. <br /> Appropriations of interest to MMUA include: <br /> • $10 million for Public Facilities Authority's Wastewater Infrastructure Fund Program, <br /> which provides grants to local government units for the predesign, design, and <br /> construction of wastewater treatment facilities <br /> • $4.7 million for the"Reinvest in Minnesota"Conservation Reserve Enhancement <br /> Program <br /> • After a$9 million non-state match is committed towards the project,the state will issue <br /> $19 million in appropriation bonds for the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System <br /> Effective date: June 14, 2015 <br /> PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS LICENSING REQUIREMENTS <br /> 2015 Session Laws Chapter 18 <br /> HF 288 Rep. Marion O'Neill(R-Maple Lake) <br /> *SF 417 Sen. Kevin Dahle (DFL-Northfield) <br /> This new law clarifies licensing requirements for professional engineers, by noting that a <br /> professional engineering license satisfies any requirements by the state or political subdivisions <br /> to perform the actions under the professional engineering license. A licensed professional <br /> engineer shall only be required to obtain a license, certification, or other form of approval for a <br /> skill or service if the state or political subdivision has made an affirmative written determination <br /> in statute, rule, or ordinance that such an additional license or certification is needed to safeguard <br /> 127 <br />