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MN HF1726

MN HF1726
Blue Earth County; recycling, reuse, and waste recovery facility funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.


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Introduced
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a recycling, reuse, and waste recovery facility in Blue Earth County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

AI Summary

This bill provides $3,450,000 in state bond funding to Blue Earth County for improving its recycling, reuse, and waste recovery facility located at a mixed municipal solid waste sanitary landfill. Specifically, the funding can be used to design, construct, and equip a new dedicated customer service facility or to expand and improve the existing facility to enhance recycling and waste recovery services. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will administer the grant under Minnesota Statutes section 115A.54, which provides capital assistance for solid waste management projects. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to $3,450,000 to fund this project, following standard state bonding procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution. The bill becomes effective immediately after it is enacted, allowing Blue Earth County to proceed with facility improvements aimed at better managing municipal solid waste and promoting recycling efforts.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment (on 02/27/2025)

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