2025 Session
Last amended: 2002 session
§ 40A.151 — Minnesota Conservation Fund
Plain-Language Summary
Creates the Minnesota Conservation Fund to provide financial support for agricultural land preservation and soil conservation activities.
40A.151 MINNESOTA CONSERVATION FUND.
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Subdivision 1.Establishment.
The Minnesota conservation fund is established as an account in the state treasury. Money from counties under section 40A.152 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited one-half to the Minnesota conservation fund account and one-half to the general fund. §
Subd. 2.Use of fund.
Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the commissioner of revenue to reimburse taxing jurisdictions as provided in sections 273.119 and 473H.10.
History:
1986 c 398 art 28 s 1; 2002 c 377 art 12 s 2
History: History: 1986 c 398 art 28 s 1; 2002 c 377 art 12 s 2
Practical Notes
The conservation fund helps pay for preservation programs and soil conservation projects. It receives money from county conservation fees and other designated sources.