Purpose

Provide funding to address contamination in Blooming Prairie. The bill would authorize a grant from state bond funds to help the city design, construct, reconstruct, and equip improvements along the Trunk Highway 218 corridor to fix soil and groundwater contamination. The work also covers removal and remediation of contaminated soil and the replacement or rehabilitation of wastewater, drinking water, and other public utility infrastructure in the project area.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: 3,909,000 from the bond proceeds fund is allocated to the Pollution Control Agency (PCA) to grant to the city of Blooming Prairie for the project.
• Project scope: The improvements occur along the Trunk Highway 218 corridor within Blooming Prairie city limits and are meant to address soil and groundwater contamination. The funding supports removal, replacement, and remediation of contaminated soil, plus replacement and rehabilitation of wastewater, drinking water, and other public utility infrastructure in the area.
• Bonding: The commissioner of management and budget must issue state bonds up to 3,909,000 to fund this appropriation, following applicable bonding laws and constitutional provisions.

Funding and Bonding Details

• Funding source: Bond proceeds fund.
• Bonding terms: The bond issuance must follow Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Project Location and Focus

• Location: Within the city limits of Blooming Prairie, along the Trunk Highway 218 corridor.
• Focus: Contamination remediation (soil and groundwater) and upgrades to public utilities (wastewater, drinking water, and other infrastructure) in the project area.

Significance and Impact

• This is a targeted capital investment intended to remediate environmental contamination and improve local public utilities, supported by state bonds and a grant mechanism. It directs state resources to address soil and groundwater contamination and to upgrade critical infrastructure in a specific community.

What would change in law

• Authorization of a specific state bond sale up to 3,909,000 to finance the project.
• Designation of the Pollution Control Agency to administer a grant to the city for the described improvements.
• Tying the project to existing bonding statutes and constitutional provisions for state borrowing.

Relevant Terms

contamination remediation improvements; soil contamination; groundwater contamination; wastewater infrastructure; drinking water infrastructure; public utility infrastructure; Blooming Prairie; Trunk Highway 218; capital improvements; Pollution Control Agency (PCA); grant; design; construction; reconstruction; equipment; bond proceeds fund; bonds; bond sale; Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675; Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7.