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WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION This section provides a summary of bills related to water quality standards and environmental regulation that were introduced,but not passed into law, in the 2015 Session. Italicized text notes when a provision was included in another bill. RURAL MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY RENOVATION LOAN PROGRAM HF 81 Rep. Duane Quam(R-Byron) SF 25 Sen. David Senjem(R-Rochester) To create a Rural Municipal Water Treatment Facility Renovation Loan Program within the Public Facilities Authority. STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. RURAL MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT RENOVATION FUNDING IN LGA HF 163 Rep. Duane Quam(R-Byron) SF 1168 Sen. David Senjem(R-Rochester) To dedicate a portion of Local Government Aid funding for a Rural Municipal Water Treatment Renovation Loan Program. STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. *This bill is also noted in the Taxes/Local Governance section. PERMITTING EFFICIENCIES REQUIREMENTS MODIFIED HF 345 Rep. Dan Fabian(R-Roseau) SF 659 Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen(R-Alexandria) To change the state's goal from 90 days to 45 days for approving or denying environmental and resource management permit applications. STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. PROHIBITING REGULATION OF WOOD-BURNING STOVES HF 483 Rep. Paul Anderson(R-Starbuck) SF 642 Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen(R-Alexandria) To prohibit the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency from regulating wood-burning stoves. STATUS: HF 483 received a hearing in the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee, where it was laid over. SF 642 did not receive a committee hearing in the Senate. 145