The bill appropriates $1,900,000 from the bond proceeds fund for the Pope-Douglas Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Board to support the development of a materials recovery facility. This funding is designated for an inflation adjustment grant aimed at equipping and installing capital equipment and other improvements for recycling infrastructure. The appropriation is in addition to previous funding allocated for similar purposes in prior legislative sessions.
To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $1,900,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the state constitution. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.