SF 3528 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wetland restoration and protection state goal setting provision

This bill sets a state goal to restore or permanently protect at least 1 million acres of lost or degraded wetlands by 2050. It requires state agencies administering grants or discretionary funds to prioritize wetland restoration projects in counties that have lost over 50% of their prestatehood wetlands. Agencies must report annually on progress, including specific areas restored, future opportunities, and obstacles to meeting the goal, starting in 2027. The policy directly affects state agencies managing environmental funding and counties with significant historical wetland loss.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 17, 2025 Last action May 17, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
upper
May 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ann Johnson Stewart
Ann Johnson Stewart
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
45