The bill proposes the establishment of a Water Infrastructure Funding Program, which includes an appropriation of funds from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority for grants to eligible municipalities. Specifically, it allocates a portion of the funds, amounting to $9,000,000, for a grant to the city of Paynesville aimed at expanding its existing wastewater industrial pretreatment facility. This expansion is intended to increase treatment capacity and upgrade systems and processes.
To finance the appropriated funds, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds, with the total amount not exceeding a specified limit. The bond issuance will follow the guidelines set forth in Minnesota Statutes and the state constitution. The provisions of this bill will take effect the day after it is enacted.