Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF4479: Counties permission to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities
Status: In committee, March 17, 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
- Rob Kupec (D) · primary sponsor
- Gene Dornink (R)
- Nick Frentz (D)
- Aric Putnam (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
- : Introduction and first reading
Common questions
- What is SF4479?
- SF4479 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Counties permission to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities.
- What does SF4479 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 SF4479?
- In committee as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF4479?
- Rob Kupec (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF4479?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF4479&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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