| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to capital investment; appropriating money for small city municipal facility |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 improvement grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. SMALL CITY MUNICIPAL FACILITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Definition.For the purposes of this section, "commissioner" means the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7commissioner of employment and economic development. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 2.Eligible cities.To be eligible for a grant under this section, a city must have: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) a population of less than 2,000 inhabitants according to the most recent estimate of |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10the state demographer pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 4A.02; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) an executed and valid fire service contract or agreement requiring the city to provide |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12fire and rescue services to at least one other municipality; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) a minimum of 50 calls for fire and rescue services per calendar year. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Subd. 3.Application.A city may apply for a grant under this section at the time and in |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Subd. 4.Use of grant.A city grantee under this section may use grant money to: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (1) design, construct, furnish, and equip capital improvements to city-owned property |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18for the purpose of colocating several city services, at least one of which is firefighting, in |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19a single building; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (2) purchase and install air handling equipment to mitigate vehicle exhaust issues in a |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21multipurpose municipal building from which fire and rescue services are dispatched. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR JSK/AD 25-0109012/06/24 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 418 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Franson, Repinski and Warwas02/13/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 Subdivision 1.Appropriation.$....... is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4the commissioner of employment and economic development to provide grants for the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5purposes of section 1. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 Subd. 2.Bond sale.To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8the state in an amount up to $....... in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 43 | 43 | | REVISOR JSK/AD 25-0109012/06/24 |
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