Minnesota SF 3404: Parks and trails fund restoration evaluations requirements modification

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a nine-county regional​
1.3 waste management system in northwest Minnesota; authorizing the sale and​
1.4 issuance of state bonds.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. NORTHWEST REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Appropriation; bond proceeds.(a) $34,588,148 is appropriated from​
1.8 the bond proceeds fund to the Pollution Control Agency for grants to nine counties to fund​
1.9 specified aspects of a regional waste management system that will include one new lined​
1.10 regional debris disposal facility located in Hubbard County and 12 mixed-use collection​
1.11 and processing facilities located in the counties of Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard,​
1.12 Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Polk, and Red Lake, that coordinate with the two regional​
1.13 debris disposal facilities. Of this appropriation:​
1.14 (1) $5,439,285 is for a grant to Beltrami County to design and construct new buildings​
1.15 and site improvements at the existing solid waste processing facilities in Beltrami County​
1.16 and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
1.17 (2) $5,689,725 is for a grant to Cass County to design and construct new buildings and​
1.18 make site improvements at the existing solid waste processing facility in Cass County, and​
1.19 to acquire and install capital equipment;​
1.20 (3) $1,185,450 is for a grant to Clearwater County to design and construct a new building,​
1.21 renovate an existing building, and implement site improvements at the existing solid waste​
1.22 processing facility in Clearwater County and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
1​Section 1.​
25-05035 as introduced​04/09/25 REVISOR JSK/EN​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3404​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: UTKE and Johnson)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​3719​04/22/2025​
Referred to Capital Investment​
Author added Johnson​4115​04/28/2025​

2.1 (4) $6,894,375 is for a grant to Hubbard County to design and construct a lined regional​
2.2 construction and demolition debris landfill facility that includes construction of new buildings​
2.3 and site improvements and acquisition and installation of capital equipment for processing​
2.4 solid waste;​
2.5 (5) $8,463,563 is for a grant to Hubbard County to design and construct the expansion​
2.6 of and renovations to buildings to construct new buildings, make site improvements at the​
2.7 existing solid waste processing facilities in Hubbard County, and to acquire and install​
2.8 capital equipment;​
2.9 (6) $690,000 is for a grant to Mahnomen County to design and construct new buildings,​
2.10 make site improvements, and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
2.11 (7) $968,250 is for a grant to Marshall County to design and construct a new building,​
2.12 site improvements, and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
2.13 (8) $352,500 is for a grant to Norman County to design and construct a new building,​
2.14 make site improvements, and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
2.15 (9) $4,492,500 is for a grant to Polk County to design and construct expansion of and​
2.16 renovations to buildings, to construct new buildings, make site improvements at the existing​
2.17 solid waste processing facilities in Polk County, and to acquire and install capital equipment;​
2.18 and​
2.19 (10) $412,500 is for a grant to Red Lake County to design and construct new buildings,​
2.20 site improvements, and to acquire and install capital equipment.​
2.21 (b) "Capital equipment" as used in this subdivision means fixed equipment with a useful​
2.22 life of at least ten years that is used to manage, alter, classify, sort, or process solid waste,​
2.23 including conveyor systems, balers, compactors, compressors, robots to manipulate waste,​
2.24 fire suppression systems, and scales.​
2.25 (c) "Site improvements" as used in this subdivision means infrastructure necessary to​
2.26 access, secure, use, or operate a solid waste processing facility.​
2.27 (d) "Building" as used in this subdivision means a building used primarily for reducing​
2.28 exposure of materials contained within to the elements, to allow for aggregation, processing​
2.29 or storage of those materials, and for ancillary purposes to support those activities.​
2.30 Subd. 2.Bond sale.To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond​
2.31 proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of​
2.32 the state in an amount up to $34,588,148 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect​
2​Section 1.​
25-05035 as introduced​04/09/25 REVISOR JSK/EN​

3.1 prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota​
3.2 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.​
3.3 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; GENERAL FUND.​
3.4 (a) $15,718,103 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fu