HF4047

Purpose

• Provide funding to expand the Medina water treatment plant to address high levels of manganese in Medina’s water supply.

Main provisions

• Appropriation: $2,950,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority to grant to the city of Medina for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of an expansion of the Medina water treatment plant to address manganese levels.
• Bond sale: The commissioner of management and budget must sell and issue state bonds up to $2,950,000 using the bond proceeds fund, under the terms and effects described in Minnesota statutes (sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Significant changes to existing law

• Authorizes a new appropriation and bond issuance to fund the Medina water treatment plant expansion. This uses existing bond authority and statutory/constitutional requirements but does not create new long-term obligations beyond the stated appropriation and bond sale amount. The bill channels funds through the Public Facilities Authority as a grant to the city of Medina for project design, construction, and related costs to reduce manganese in the water supply.

What the bill seeks to accomplish

• Improve drinking water quality for Medina residents by expanding the water treatment plant to lower manganese levels.
• Provide the necessary capital funding through state bonds to support the project.

Agencies and entities involved

• Public Facilities Authority (as the recipient of the appropriation and conduit for the grant)
• City of Medina (as the project beneficiary)
• Minnesota Department of Management and Budget (issuer of bonds)

Relevant compliance references

• Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
• Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7

Relevant Terms - manganese - Medina - water treatment plant expansion - grant - Public Facilities Authority - bond proceeds fund - appropriation - bond sale / issuing bonds - Minneapolis? (Note: not applicable; actual city is Medina) - design, construct, furnish, and equip - capital investment