| 1998 Fiscal Review Appropriations - Environment |
Pollution Control Agency (PCA)
The Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Supplemental Budget Bill (Chapter 401) appropriated almost $1.4 million from the General Fund to the PCA. The table below shows the specific supplemental budget appropriations from the General Fund to the PCA.
| County Feedlot Grants | $350,000 |
| Research Grant | 50,000 |
| Wastewater Infrastructure (WIF) Administration | 180,000 |
| Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rules | 50,000 |
| Frog Investigation375,000 | |
| Federal Clean Water NPDES Permits | 300,000 |
| Benton County | 85,000 |
| Total | $ 1,390,000 |
Office of Environmental Assistance
(OEA)
The Capital Budget Bill (Chapter 404) appropriated $3.5 million to the OEA from the General Fund for the Solid Waste Capital Assistance Grants program.
Public Facilities Authority (PFA)
Chapter 404 appropriated almost $44.1 million for wastewater treatment and water system funding; $10.1 million is from the General Fund, and just under $34 million is from the Bond Proceeds Fund. Major components of the capital appropriations to the PFA are $15 million to match federal grants for the water pollution control revolving fund and the state drinking water revolving fund, $15.3 million for the wastewater infrastructure program, and $9 million for the agriculture best management practices loan program. The table in the capital budget section shows the specific appropriation amounts for all PFA capital budget items.
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Chapter 401 appropriated $1.5 million to the Minnesota Zoological Board as a one-time supplemental appropriation for zoo operations. The 1998 Legislature also appropriated almost $1.8 million from the Bond Proceeds Fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board in Chapter 404 for design, repair, and reconstruction of roadways, pathways, parking lots, outdoor lighting, and public areas.