1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to housing; transferring money; appropriating money for the Minnesota
1.3 homeless study; requiring a report.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA HOMELESS
1.6STUDY.
1.7 (a) $900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $900,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from
1.8the general fund to the housing development fund. This transfer is $900,000 in fiscal year
1.92028 and each year thereafter.
1.10 (b) $900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $900,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
1.11the housing development fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance
1.12Agency for a grant to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation for the Minnesota homeless study.
1.13This appropriation must be disbursed to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation no later than
1.14July 15 of each year and used for activities directly related to the triennial Minnesota
1.15homeless study. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
1.16commissioner may use up to one percent of this appropriation for administrative costs.
1.17 (c) The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation must submit a copy of the Minnesota homeless
1.18study and a report that summarizes the findings of the study to the chairs and ranking
1.19minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing and
1.20homelessness by March 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter.
1.21 (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance in
1.22fiscal year 2026 does not cancel and is available in fiscal year 2027.
1Section 1.
REVISOR MS/LJ 25-0393202/26/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2276
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Kozlowski03/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy