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HF3632 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Apple Valley; water treatment plant improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF3642

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

This bill would provide funding to improve Apple Valley’s water treatment plant to remove PFAS from the city’s drinking water. It does this by authorizing a state grant funded with bonds.

Main Provisions

  • Subdivision 1 – Appropriation: The bill would appropriate 40,000,000 dollars from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority (PFA) as a grant to the City of Apple Valley. The grant would cover predesign, design, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping for the renovation and expansion of the current water treatment plant to address PFAS in the city’s drinking water.
  • Subdivision 2 – Bond Sale: The 40,000,000 dollars appropriated would be funded by the sale and issuance of state bonds. The sale would follow the terms set out in Minnesota law (statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Financing and Funding Details

  • Source of funds: Bond proceeds fund.
  • Recipient: City of Apple Valley via a grant from the Public Facilities Authority.
  • Authorized use: Grant to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip improvements to the water treatment plant to address PFAS.
  • Bonding authority: Up to 40 million dollars, issued under established state bonding laws and constitutional authority.

Significance and Fiscal Impact

  • Purpose is to mitigate PFAS contamination in drinking water by upgrading the water treatment infrastructure.
  • The bill creates a new capital project funded by state bonds, directing a large grant to a specific city for a major plant upgrade.

Implementation and Oversight (implicit)

  • The project would follow standard state protocols for bond issuance and grant administration, including compliance with relevant statutes and constitutional requirements.

Notable Terms from the Bill (Key concepts)

  • PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
  • Drinking water
  • Water treatment plant
  • Apple Valley
  • Public Facilities Authority (PFA)
  • Grant
  • Bond proceeds fund
  • Bond sale / state bonds
  • Predesign, design, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipment
  • Renovation and expansion
  • Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
  • Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7

Relevant Terms PFAS perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances drinking water water treatment plant Apple Valley Public Facilities Authority grant bond proceeds fund bond sale 40,000,000 dollars Minnesota Statutes 16A.631-16A.675 Minnesota Constitution Article XI

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toCapital Investment

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "No new statutes are created or amended; the only statutory citation is to existing Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill authorizes the sale of state bonds up to $40,000,000 and appropriates these funds for Apple Valley PFAS water treatment plant improvements, with the bond terms prescribed under Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.631 to 16A.675",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1; Subd. 2"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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