Purpose

Provide funding to upgrade the City of Buhl’s wastewater and stormwater systems. The bill authorizes a state grant, paid for with bond proceeds, to support planning, design, construction, and related work to improve how wastewater and stormwater are collected, managed, and connected for current and new development.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation

  • Amount: 3,100,000 dollars from the bond proceeds fund.
  • Recipient: a grant to the City of Buhl, administered by the commissioner of employment and economic development.
  • What it covers: to design, engineer, construct, reconstruct, furnish, and equip improvements to the city’s wastewater and stormwater collection, distribution, and management systems.
  • Specific projects and components include:
  • About 2,600 lineal feet of sanitary wastewater collection and transport infrastructure.
  • About 1,200 lineal feet of stormwater collection and transport infrastructure.
  • Installation of 12 macerating or shredding wastewater ejection pumps for commercial development properties.
  • Installation of 18 residential municipal wastewater services to serve new residential development.
  • About 2,200 lineal feet of paved surfaces to help stormwater collection and management.
  • About 3,900 lineal feet of curb and gutter and related stormwater improvements.
  • Eligible uses also include preliminary engineering, final design, construction engineering, site work, utility installation, and roadway improvements directly connected to the necessary infrastructure to support residential, commercial, and industrial development.

• Subdivision 2 – Bond Sale

  • The money appropriated may be provided by selling and issuing state bonds up to 3,100,000 dollars.
  • The bond sale must follow the terms and procedures described in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Significance and Context

• This is a targeted infrastructure investment for Buhl aimed at improving water and stormwater systems to support growth and development.
• The bill creates a funded grant and uses state bonding authority to finance the project under existing bond statutes and constitutional provisions.

Relation to Existing Law

• The bill does not rewrite existing statutes; it authorizes a new appropriation and the issuance of bonds under current bonding rules and constitutional authority to fund the project.

Relevant Terms

• Buhl
• wastewater
• stormwater
• infrastructure
• appropriation
• bond proceeds fund
• grant
• commissioner of employment and economic development
• design
• engineer
• construct
• reconstruct
• furnish
• equip
• macerating pumps
• shredding pumps
• wastewater ejection pumps
• lineal feet
• paved surfaces
• curb
• gutter
• stormwater management
• residential development
• commercial development
• industrial development
• bond sale
• Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675
• Minnesota Constitution Article XI (sections 4 to 7)