Bill > SF444

This bill appropriates $3,350,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, specifically for a grant to the city of Carver to restore its levee system. The funding will support comprehensive capital improvements to protect an important historic district from potential flooding from the Minnesota River. The project involves multiple components including predesign, design, engineering, land acquisition, and construction activities such as raising the levee's height, constructing internal drainage systems, and establishing maintainable setbacks near adjacent structures. A key requirement is that the levee restoration must meet Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification standards. This appropriation is in addition to a previous allocation from the 2023 legislative session and is designated as a one-time funding that will remain available until the project is either completed or abandoned. The bill specifies that the section becomes effective the day after its final enactment.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0444&ssn=0&y=2025