HF583

1. Purpose

2. The bill would fund the replacement of the Kawishiwi Bridge in Lake County near Spruce Road. It authorizes state bonding to support this infrastructure project and provides for a grant to Lake County to cover site preparation work for the new bridge.

3. Main provisions

4. Subdivision 1 – Appropriation:

   • 1,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development.
   • This money is for a grant to Lake County for site preparation, including demolition, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a bridge to replace the Kawishiwi Bridge near Spruce Road in Lake County.
   • The county may enter into a lease or management agreement under Minnesota Statutes section 16A.695 for maintenance and operation of the bridge.

5. Subdivision 2 – Bond sale:

   • The commissioner of management and budget must sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 1,000,000 to fund the appropriation.
   • This must be done in the manner and on the terms prescribed by Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and by the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

6. Funding and financing details

7. Source: bond proceeds fund.

8. Amount: up to 1,000,000.

9. Financing mechanism: sale and issuance of state bonds under applicable state statutes and constitutional authority.

10. Maintenance, operation, and governance

11. Lake County may enter into a lease or management agreement under Minnesota Statutes section 16A.695 to handle maintenance and operation of the new bridge.

12. Relationship to existing law

13. The bill relies on and references:

    • Minnesota Statutes 16A.695 for lease/management arrangements.
    • Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 for bond issuance.
    • Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7 for debt and bonding authority.

14. It amends or adds to existing capital investment and bonding processes to support a specific bridge replacement project.

Relevant Terms - Kawishiwi Bridge - Lake County - Spruce Road - bond proceeds fund - grant - site preparation - demolition - design - construction - furnishing - equipping - lease or management agreement - Minnesota Statutes 16A.695 - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631-16A.675 - Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development - Commissioner of Management and Budget - bonds - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, Sections 4-7