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REINVEST IN MINNESOTA APPROPRIATION HF 414 Rep. Rick Hansen(DFL-South St. Paul) SF 635 Sen. Bev Scalze(DFL-Little Canada) To appropriate $25 million in bond proceeds to the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. STATUS: The Special Session bonding bill(Chapter 5) included$4.7 million for the RIM program. NATURAL GAS AND WATER SERVICES SEPARATE METERING HF 479 Rep. Jean Wagenius (DFL-Minneapolis) SF 1725 Sen. Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) To modify the state building code to require natural gas and water services in newly constructed residential buildings to be metered separately. STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. *This legislation is also noted in the Gas/Propane section. INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS HF 617 Rep. Dan Fabian(R-Roseau) SF 690 Sen. Kent Eken(DFL-Twin Valley) To require the MPCA to conduct an independent peer review of water quality standards if the standard is: estimated to cost permittees over$50 million in the first five years,uses a new model/methodology, or addresses a controversial issue. STATUS: SF 690 did not receive a hearing in the Senate. HF 617 was heard in the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee and included in the House agriculture/environment omnibus bill (HF 846). The language was adopted in the HF 846 conference report and passed by both the House and Senate,but was vetoed by the Governor. WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE BONDING APPROPRIATION HF 711 Rep. Dean Urdahl(R-Grove City) SF 459 Sen. Kent Eken(DFL-Twin Valley) To appropriate $30 million in bonding proceeds to the Public Facilities Authority's Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program. STATUS: The Special Session bonding bill(Chapter 5) included$10 million for the Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Program. 146