Purpose

• This bill provides a capital investment appropriation to support building a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in Litchfield, Minnesota. It designates $10,000,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to the Public Facilities Authority, to grant to a local dairy cooperative (First District Association) for designing, engineering, constructing, equipping, and furnishing the new facility. The funding is intended to support pretreatment of industrial wastewater in the city.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation amount: $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026.
• Source of funds: General fund.
• Recipient and purpose: A grant from the Public Facilities Authority to First District Association (a dairy cooperative in Litchfield) to design, engineer, construct, equip, and furnish a new wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in Litchfield.
• Relationship to existing funding: This appropriation is in addition to an existing appropriation from Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 7, and serves the same purpose as that prior funding.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Adds a new, separate capital investment appropriation for the Litchfield pretreatment project, expanding total state funding beyond the previously authorized amount. No changes to program structure are described beyond this additional appropriation; the Public Facilities Authority remains the administering entity for the grant.

Rationale (What this aims to accomplish)

• Provide financial support to develop a dedicated wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in Litchfield, enabling proper treatment of industrial wastewater from local facilities and supporting dairy-related industry infrastructure.

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Relevant Terms - capital investment - appropriation - general fund - Public Facilities Authority - grant - First District Association - dairy cooperative - wastewater industrial pretreatment facility - Litchfield - fiscal year 2026 - Laws 2023 chapter 71 article 1 section 15 subdivision 7 - design, engineer, construct, equip, furnish