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<br />. <br /> <br />Lawn Fertilizer Legislation <br />April 30, 2002 <br />Page Two <br /> <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 15, 2007. <br />. The scope of the legislation is turf fertilizers. Cities may not regulate fertilizers containing <br />phosphorus for agricultural uses or application. <br /> <br />Being involved in the process of passing a piece oflegislation is interesting, to say the least. This <br />proposal certainly had its ups and downs. Despite the overwhelming support (55 - 3 in the Senate, <br />116 - 16 in the House, on each body's fIrst reading), there were severa! 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 common sense prevailed. <br /> <br />This law was the result of the involvement of many people and organizations. I am greatly <br />appreciative 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 legislation, <br /> <br />. Sincerely, <br /> <br />.;.'L'.,' <br />etG iU / <br />Woody Love <br />Mayor <br /> <br />c: City Manager/Administrator <br /> <br />. <br />