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History of legislative recommendations <br />Table 7. History and status of Metropolitan Council-auppui mr(i water supply recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature. <br />Recommendation to the Legislature <br />2007: Approve statutory changes clarifying agency roles in water supply plan <br />review and consolidate into one statute the requirements of community <br />water supply plans in the metropolitan area. <br />2007: Support an appropriate level of state funding, upon the request of local <br />governmental units, for interconnections and other physical water system <br />improvements to ensure water supply reliability, natural resource <br />protection, and/or safety and security, including economic security, of the <br />region and state. Consistent with this recommendation, support an <br />appropriate level of state funding for the proposed Minneapolis and St. <br />Paul water supply systems interconnection. <br />2008: Provide funding for implementation of the metropolitan area Master Water <br />Supply Plan <br />2009: Provide funding for implementation of the metropolitan area master water <br />supply plan <br />ompleted <br />MS 473.859, Subd. 3 and <br />103G.291, subdivision 3 <br />were revised so that DNR <br />local water supply plan <br />now fulfills MC comp plan <br />requirements for water <br />supply content and WHP <br />no longer required part of <br />comp plan <br />B <br />in <br />artially completed <br />urnsville-Savage <br />terconnection funded <br />ompleted <br />Received $400K for one <br />year from CWF <br />Partial — received $400K <br />for one year, with <br />additional stipulations to <br />include protection of <br />Seminary Fen and Valley <br />Branch Trout Stream and <br />other work from CWF <br />2010: Provide funding for implementation of the metropolitan area Master Water Completed <br />Supply Plan <br />2010: Eliminate the sunset date for the Metropolitan Area Water Supply <br />Advisory Committee, because it provides valuable guidance to the <br />Council in its water supply planning efforts <br />2012: Recommended, with CWF Interagency Coordination Team, the legislature <br />provide funding for groundwater planning to achieve water supply <br />reliability and sustainability <br />2013: Extend the sunset date for the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory <br />Committee from 12/31/12 to 12/31/16 <br />Received $1 M over two <br />years from CWF <br />Partially completed <br />(extended) <br />Completed — received <br />$2M over two years <br />Completed <br />Page - 38 I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />