House Bill No. [insert bill number] establishes a grant program aimed at funding capital construction, maintenance, repair projects, equipment purchases, and operational costs related to public swimming pools. The bill defines key terms, including "local government" and "public swimming pool," and creates a public swimming pool infrastructure account within the state special revenue fund to provide grant funding to eligible nonprofit organizations and local governments. The Department of Commerce will administer the account and is authorized to allocate up to $5 million in grants, with a requirement for matching funds on a one-to-one basis. The bill also allows appropriations to continue into the 2027 biennium.

Additionally, the bill outlines eligibility criteria for grant applicants, conditions for disbursement of funds, and maximum funding limits for projects. It specifies that no more than $1 million can be allocated to entities within a single county, and individual project grants cannot exceed $500,000. The bill mandates that by July 15, 2025, $5 million will be transferred from the Capital Developments Long-Range Building Program Account to the public swimming pool infrastructure account. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and will terminate on June 30, 2029.