| Minnesota Bill for IJC Reference |
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 The Minnesota House bill HF0353 [D. Olin] and Senate companion bill SF0445 [L. Stumpf] calling for an IJC Reference for Lake of the Woods water quality made significant progress in the 86th Legislative Session this year. The bill passed committee (Environment Policy and Oversight) and received second reading before the end of the session. Having made it this far, the House of Representatives has held the bill over to be dealt with in the upcoming legislative session which starts in February, rather than having to re-introduce it. We are optimistic that this bill will move forward adding Minnesota’s voice to those of Ontario, Manitoba and the Foundation requesting that Canada and the United States bring in the IJC to coordinate water quality protection on Lake of the Woods. For those of you from Minnesota, put in a good word for this bill if you run into your Representative or Senator this winter! |