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This bill appropriates $44,800,000 from state bond proceeds to fund the creation of a new regional wastewater treatment facility in Goodhue County. The facility will be developed by a joint powers sanitary district that includes the cities of Zumbrota, Goodhue, Pine Island, and Wanamingo. The project is notable for being designed as a state-of-the-art regional wastewater treatment facility prototype, and importantly, it will provide wastewater treatment service for the Elk Run settlement lands of the Prairie Island Indian Community, which will connect to existing infrastructure in Pine Island. The bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds to fund the project, following standard state bonding procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes. The appropriation covers not just the facility's construction, but also infrastructure improvements needed to connect the new facility to the participating communities. The bill becomes effective immediately after its final enactment, enabling quick implementation of the regional wastewater treatment project.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0644&ssn=0&y=2025