Purpose

To provide funding for improvements to the Eveleth wastewater treatment facility. The bill authorizes using bond proceeds to grant money to Eveleth for design, construction, and equipment of filtration improvements, as well as rehabilitation and replacement of aging infrastructure, so the facility complies with phosphorus and mercury wastewater regulations.

Main provisions

• Subdivision 1. Appropriation: $4,200,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority as a grant to the city of Eveleth. The funds cover design, construction, and equipment for filtration improvements and the rehabilitation/replacement of aging infrastructure at the Eveleth wastewater treatment facility to meet phosphorus and mercury regulatory standards.
• Subdivision 2. Bond sale: The commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue state bonds up to $4,200,000 to finance the appropriation, under applicable Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions.

Effects and implementation

• Funding source and mechanism: Bond proceeds fund; issuance of state bonds to finance the grant.
• Administrative process: The Public Facilities Authority administers the grant to the city of Eveleth.
• Policy objective: Achieve compliance with regulations on phosphorus and mercury in the city’s wastewater.

Significance and changes

• Public debt authorization: Establishes authority to issue up to $4.2 million in bonds for this project.
• Legislative impact: No other changes to law beyond the authorization and allocation of funds and bond issuance.

Relevant terms

• Eveleth wastewater treatment facility
• filtration improvements
• rehabilitation and replacement of aging infrastructure
• phosphorus
• mercury
• wastewater regulations
• Public Facilities Authority
• grant
• design, construct, equip
• bond proceeds fund
• bond sale / sale and issuance of bonds
• commissioner of management and budget
• Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
• Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7

Relevant Terms Eveleth wastewater treatment facility; filtration improvements; rehabilitation and replacement of aging infrastructure; phosphorus; mercury; wastewater regulations; Public Facilities Authority; grant; design; construct; equip; bond proceeds fund; bond sale; sale and issuance of bonds; commissioner of management and budget; Minnesota Statutes 16A.631-16A.675; Minnesota Constitution Article XI.