Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4290: Counties allowed to designate agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities.
Status: In committee, April 30, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing counties to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394.
From the introduced text, March 13, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing counties to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [394.306] AGRICULTURAL PRIORITY LAND LIST.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Definitions.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) "Commission" means the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. ] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (c) "CPI rating" means the crop productivity index rating assigned by the most recent version of the Web Soil Survey conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. ] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (d) "Large electric power generating plant" has the meaning given in section 216I.02, subdivision 9.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Creation of agricultural priority land list.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) Any county may designate parcels of land within the county's boundaries as agricultural priority land and place the land on an agricultural priority land list.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Isaac Schultz (R) · primary sponsor
- Bobbie Harder (R)
- Anderson, P. H. (R)
- Nathan Nelson (R)
- Tom Murphy (R)
- Dawn Gillman (R)
- John Burkel (R)
- Steve Gander (R)
- Erica Schwartz (R)
- Keith Allen (R)
- Bernie Perryman (R)
Latest actions
- : Author added Perryman
- : Authors added Schwartz and Allen
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF4290?
- HF4290 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Counties allowed to designate agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities.
- What does HF4290 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing counties to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394.
- What is the status of HF4290?
- In committee as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Author added Perryman (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4290?
- Isaac Schultz (R), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF4290?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4290&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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