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