Identical to S 767, filed 4/27/16.

Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (Department) to study whether nutrient management strategies, including the use of in situ mitigation are effective or will ever be effective for the protection and improvement of overall water quality for impaired water bodies, as defined by the federal government.  Requires the Department to report the results of the study and any recommendations to the Environmental Review Commission no later than December 1, 2016.