Minnesota SF3517 establishes a financial aid program for local governments to assist with emerald ash borer infestations.

Minnesota SF3517 creates a financial aid program for local governments to help with costs related to treating or removing trees infested by the emerald ash borer. Eligible local governments include towns with a population of at least 10,000, statutory or home rule charter cities, and Minnesota Tribal governments. The commissioner of revenue must distribute aid based on the rate of infestations, the ability of residents to pay, and the population of the local government. The aid must be used to reimburse eligible homeowners with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline.

Minnesota SF3517 establishes a financial aid program for local governments to assist with emerald ash borer infestations.

Minnesota SF3517 creates a financial aid program for local governments to help with costs related to treating or removing trees infested by the emerald ash borer. Eligible local governments include towns with a population of at least 10,000, statutory or home rule charter cities, and Minnesota Tribal governments. The commissioner of revenue must distribute aid based on the rate of infestations, the ability of residents to pay, and the population of the local government. The aid must be used to reimburse eligible homeowners with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline.