| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to housing; transferring money; appropriating money for the Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 homeless study; requiring a report. |
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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. TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA HOMELESS |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6STUDY. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) $900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $900,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the general fund to the housing development fund. This transfer is $900,000 in fiscal year |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.92028 and each year thereafter. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) $900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $900,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the housing development fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12Agency for a grant to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation for the Minnesota homeless study. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13This appropriation must be disbursed to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation no later than |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14July 15 of each year and used for activities directly related to the triennial Minnesota |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15homeless study. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16commissioner may use up to one percent of this appropriation for administrative costs. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (c) The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation must submit a copy of the Minnesota homeless |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18study and a report that summarizes the findings of the study to the chairs and ranking |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20homelessness by March 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance in |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22fiscal year 2026 does not cancel and is available in fiscal year 2027. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-03932 as introduced02/26/25 REVISOR MS/LJ |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 2214NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading03/06/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention |
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