HF3803 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Benton County Government Center improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Related bill: SF3819
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- The bill provides funding to Benton County for improvements to the Benton County Government Center. It aims to support the design, construction, and equipping of the improvements, including related site and infrastructure work. It also authorizes the sale of state bonds to pay for these improvements.
Main Provisions
Subdivision 1 — Appropriation:
- An amount of 3,000,000 dollars is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund.
- The money goes to the commissioner of employment and economic development as a grant to Benton County.
- The grant is for designing, constructing, and equipping improvements to the Benton County Government Center, including related site and infrastructure improvements.
Subdivision 2 — Bond sale:
- To provide the money, the commissioner of management and budget must sell and issue state bonds up to 3,000,000 dollars.
- The bonds are issued under the terms and effects defined by Minnesota law (specifically sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).
What the bill seeks to accomplish
- Provide a dedicated funding source (via bonds) for a county government center project.
- Enable Benton County to proceed with planning, building, and equipping the government center improvements, with related site and infrastructure work.
Significant changes to existing law (Summary)
- Establishes a new bond-financed appropriation of 3,000,000 dollars for Benton County Government Center improvements.
- Creates or uses existing mechanisms to issue state bonds (up to 3,000,000 dollars) to fund the appropriation, in line with current bonding statutes and constitutional provisions.
- No broad changes to law beyond enabling this specific appropriation and bonding for the Benton County project.
Estimated used-to-know terms (highlights)
- bond proceeds fund
- grant to Benton County
- design, construct, and equip
- Benton County Government Center
- site and infrastructure improvements
- sale and issue bonds
- Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
- Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7
Relevant Terms - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - grant - Benton County Government Center - site improvements - infrastructure improvements - bond sale / bonds - capital investment / improvements - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631–16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI (sections 4–7)
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Capital Investment |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee