SF122

Purpose

This bill provides funding to upgrade Hibbing’s drinking water system. It appropriates money from state bond proceeds to support a grant to Hibbing Public Utilities Commission for improvements to the municipal clean drinking water distribution system and its source of supply.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation: The bill appropriates 12,000,000 dollars from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the Hibbing Public Utilities Commission. The grant is for predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping upgrades to Hibbing’s municipal clean drinking water distribution system and its source of supply.
• Subdivision 2 – Bond Sale: To raise the money, the Commissioner of Management and Budget must sell and issue state bonds up to 12,000,000 dollars. The bond sale must follow Minnesota statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Funding and Implementation

• Source of funds: Bond proceeds fund.
• Recipient and use: Public Facilities Authority grants to Hibbing Public Utilities Commission for capital upgrades to drinking water infrastructure.
• Project scope: Upgrades to the municipal clean drinking water distribution system and its source of supply, including predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• The bill creates a new appropriation and authorizes a bond sale to fund Hibbing’s water infrastructure project. It does not appear to make other changes to existing law beyond enabling this targeted funding and bond issuance.

Relevant Terms

• appropriation
• bond proceeds fund
• Public Facilities Authority
• Hibbing Public Utilities Commission
• drinking water infrastructure
• municipal clean drinking water distribution system
• source of supply
• grant
• predesign
• design
• construct
• furnish
• equip
• upgrades
• capital investment
• bonds
• sell and issue bonds
• Minnesota Statutes 16A631 to 16A675
• Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7

Relevant Terms - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - Public Facilities Authority - Hibbing Public Utilities Commission - drinking water infrastructure - municipal clean drinking water distribution system - source of supply - grant - predesign - design - construct - furnish - equip - upgrades - capital investment - bonds - sell and issue bonds - Minnesota Statutes 16A631 to 16A675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7