Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF2530: Orderly and environmentally responsible development of the states gas resources facilitation provision and appropriation
Status: In committee, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to natural resources; facilitating the orderly and environmentally responsible development of the state's gas resources; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 11A.236; 86A.05, subdivision 6; 93.513; 93.514; 93.516, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 93.55, subdivision 1a; 103I.001; 103I.005, subdivisions 9, 21, by adding subdivisions; 103I.601, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 93; 103I. ARTICLE 1 NATURAL RESOURCES.
From the engrossed text, April 30, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to natural resources; facilitating the orderly and environmentally responsible development of the state's gas resources; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 11A.236; 86A.05, subdivision 6; 93.513; 93.514; 93.516, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 93.55, subdivision 1a; 103I.001; 103I.005, subdivisions 9, 21, by adding subdivisions; 103I.601, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 93; 103I. ARTICLE 1 NATURAL RESOURCES Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 11A.236, is amended to read: 11A.236 ACCOUNT TO INVEST FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MONEY FROM PERMITS TO MINEnew text begin [ADDED: AND GAS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS] new text end . Subdivision 1. Establishment; appropriation. (a) The State Board of Investment, when requested by the commissioner of natural resources, may invest money collected by the commissioner as part of financial assurance provided under a permit to mine new text begin [ADDED: or gas resource development permit ] new text end issued under chapter 93. The State Board of Investment may establish one or more accounts into which money may be deposited for the purposes of this section, subject to the policies and procedures of the State Board of Investment. Use of any money in the account is restricted to the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to deleted …