Application of certain environmental policies exempted to the adoption and amendment of municipal comprehensive plans.

HF 3605 exempts Minnesota municipalities from applying certain environmental review requirements (Chapter 116D) when adopting or amending their long-range land use plans (comprehensive plans). This means cities and towns can update these plans without needing environmental reviews under Chapter 116D, though individual development projects still require such reviews. The bill also clarifies that comprehensive plans themselves do not count as pollution-causing conduct under environmental laws. It applies to all municipal comprehensive plans adopted after the law takes effect.