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Mandate Details

Description: Report with recommendations on establishing a market for carbon credits, ecosystem services credits, or other credits generated by farmers who implement clean water, climate-smart, and soil-healthy farming practices.
Law: 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 127 Art. 38 Sec. 72
Agency(ies)/Supplier(s): Minn. Dept. of Agriculture
Due Date: 02/01/2025
Frequency: One time
Subjects: Agriculture - Pollution
Environment/Natural Resources - Pollution Laws/Regulations
Committee/Agency Jurisdiction: Agriculture
Note: The Minn. Dept. of Agriculture "must convene a stakeholder working group to explore the state establishing a market for carbon credits, ecosystem services credits, or other credits generated by farmers who implement clean water, climate-smart, and soil-healthy farming practices. To the extent practicable, the stakeholder working group must include but is not limited to farmers; representatives of agricultural organizations; experts in geoscience, carbon storage, greenhouse gas modeling, and agricultural economics; industry representatives with experience in carbon markets and supply chain sustainability; and representatives of environmental organizations with expertise in carbon sequestration and agriculture. ... [The Minn. Dept. of Agriculture] must provide participating stakeholders an opportunity to include written testimony in the commissioner's report."

Item(s) Received

No items received for this mandate.