Bill > SF1376

This bill appropriates $48,586,000 from state bond proceeds to fund flood hazard mitigation and water storage infrastructure projects specifically in the Red River Basin of Minnesota. The funding will be distributed through grants to several watershed districts for specific projects, including: $2 million to the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District for flood prevention in Newfolden, $13.7 million to the Bois de Sioux Watershed District for the Mustinka River Rehabilitation Project, $9 million to the Roseau River Watershed District for Roseau Lake Rehabilitation, $2 million for Nelson Slough water storage improvements, $17.3 million to the Two Rivers Watershed District for the Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, and $4.5 million for Whitney Lake retention site planning. The bill allows grants to cover up to 75 percent of project costs, and provides additional financial considerations for local municipalities, such as accounting for local flood-related activities and adjusting local share requirements based on median household income. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell state bonds to fund these projects, with the effective date being the day after the bill is enacted.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1376&ssn=0&y=2025