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Lawn Fertilizer Legislation <br />April 30,2002 <br />PageTwo <br />The Department of Agriculture, with involvement of the University of Minnesota extension <br />service and other interested or affected parties, will evaluate effectiveness of the law and <br />report to the Legislature by January IS, 2007. <br />The scope of the legislation is turf fertilizers. Cities may not regulate fertilizers containing <br />phosphorus for agricultural uses or application. <br />Being involved in the process of passing a piece of legislation is interesting, to say the least. This <br />proposal certainly had its ups and downs. Despite the overwhelming support (SS - 3 in the Soiate, <br />116 -16 in the House, on each body’s first reading), there were several times that the bill might be <br />held up to miss.committee deadlines, and several times that the nose-counting did not appear in our <br />favor. There were many long or sleepless nights. Ultimately, hard work at finding common ground <br />as well as good old coixunon sense prevailed. <br />This law was the result of the involvement of many people and organizations. I am greatly <br />s|)preciative and personally humbled by the support shown by so many. Shorewood is proud to be a <br />member of the broad coalition backing and pushing this bill. Thank you again for being a part of this <br />unprecedented legislatioa <br />/z'. City Manager/Administrator <br />.