This bill appropriates $8,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Pollution Control Agency for a grant to the city of Andover. The funds are designated for the design and construction of new municipal water mains in the Red Oaks neighborhood, where contamination has been detected in private drinking water wells. This initiative is referred to as Red Oaks phase II, aiming to address public health concerns related to contaminated water sources.
To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $8,000,000. The bond issuance will be conducted in accordance with existing Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.