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This bill amends a previous appropriation for flood hazard mitigation by making several specific funding allocations and modifications. The bill provides $40,300,000 for flood hazard mitigation grants, with detailed instructions for project priorities and specific earmarked funds. These include $3,300,000 for Browns Valley's Toelle Coulee project, $5,000,000 for Red River Watershed Management Board member watershed districts, $11,000,000 for Moorhead's flood mitigation infrastructure, and $6,000,000 for Carver's levee restoration project. A new provision adds $175,000 for the Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District to repair two specific weirs (Lofton Avenue and Lake Ellen). The bill emphasizes creating wetlands where possible for replacement credits and allows municipalities to use the funds for local project shares that exceed two percent of the median household income multiplied by the number of households. The bill requires that levee projects, where practical, meet a state standard of three feet above the 100-year flood elevation, and gives the commissioner discretion in determining project priorities based on need and potential for leveraging funds. The amendment becomes effective the day following final enactment.

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