HF3673

Middle River; well and well pump house funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF3950

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

Provide a targeted funding plan to help Middle River obtain safe, clean drinking water by supporting a project to design, construct, and equip a new well and well pump house plus related infrastructure.

Main Provisions

Subdivision 1 – Appropriation: 988,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority (PFA) as a grant to the city of Middle River. The grant funds the design, construction, and equipment of a new well and well pump house facility and related infrastructure to supply safe drinking water to residents.
Subdivision 2 – Bond Sale: To fund the appropriation, the state will issue bonds totaling up to 988,000. The bond sale will follow the terms and effects set forth in existing Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Financial Mechanisms

Source of funds: Bond proceeds fund.
Recipient and purpose: Public Facilities Authority grants to the city of Middle River for water infrastructure.
Financing method: Issuance of state bonds up to 988,000 to pay for the project.

Legal/Policy Context

Uses existing bond issuance framework and constitutional authority to finance the project.
No new statutory changes are proposed; the bill directs a specific appropriation and the corresponding bond issuance within current law.

Significance / Changes to Existing Law

Adds a focused capital investment appropriation for a local water infrastructure project.
Directs the sale of state bonds to support this project, leveraging established bond statutes and constitutional provisions. This does not modify existing law but activates it for a particular local project.

Relevant Terms

bond proceeds fund
Public Facilities Authority
grant
city of Middle River
well and pump house facility
safe drinking water
design, construct, and equip
bond sale
Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7

Relevant Terms - bond proceeds fund - Public Facilities Authority - grant - Middle River - well - pump house - safe drinking water - design - construct - equip - bond sale - 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Constitution Article XI, sections 4-7

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Showing the most recent version. There are 1 total versions. You must be logged in to view additional bill text versions.

Past committee meetings

You must be logged in to view 1 past legislative committee meetings.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 25, 2026	House		Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Capital Investment
Showing the 5 most recent stages. This bill has 1 stages in total. Log in to view all stages

Meeting documents

You must be logged in to view legislative committee meeting documents.

Citations

You must be logged in to view citations.

Progress through the legislative process

17%

In Committee