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This bill provides $15 million in state bond funding for a public space project in Minnetonka, Minnesota, specifically for acquiring property and developing a new public gathering space near the Southwest Light Rail Transit Opus station. The project will include creating a plaza, parking areas, trails, and other visitor amenities and infrastructure. This appropriation is additional to a previous appropriation for the same purpose in a 2023 law. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to $15 million to fund this project, following standard state bonding procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the state constitution. The legislation becomes effective immediately after its final enactment. The bill represents a local infrastructure and public space improvement initiative, aimed at enhancing community spaces and potentially supporting transit-oriented development near a light rail station.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0216&ssn=0&y=2025