1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health;
appropriating money for a grant to study lead exposure in Dakota
1.3 County.
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION;
COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY ON LEAD
1.6 EXPOSURE IN
DAKOTA COUNTY.
1.7 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner
1.8 of health for a grant
to the Dakota County board for Dakota County Public Health to conduct
1.9 a community health
study on lead exposure among Dakota County residents. The study
1.10 may:
1.11 (1) examine sources of
lead emissions in Dakota County and whether lead emissions
1.12 from any sources have
exceeded air quality standards or water quality standards for lead at
1.13 any point in the
previous 24 months;
1.14 (2) examine any impacts
of elevated lead emissions in the county on blood lead levels
1.15 of county residents,
particularly on the blood lead levels of children under age six, pregnant
1.16 women, and individuals
residing within one mile of a source of lead emissions that exceeded
1.17 air quality standards
for lead in the previous 24 months; and
1.18 (3) identify necessary
steps at the county and state levels to protect county residents
1.19 from exposure to
elevated lead emissions and to mitigate risks of elevated lead emissions
1.20 for county residents.
1.21 (b) At the request of
Dakota County Public Health, the commissioner may provide
1.22 technical assistance for
the study and must make available de-identified data on Dakota
2.1 County residents from
the blood lead surveillance system under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2 144.9502.
