Purpose

Provide funding to expand a regional water system serving Albertville, Hanover, and St. Michael. The bill would appropriate money to upgrade water treatment, increasing capacity from 10 to 15 million gallons and addressing water quality issues related to manganese and radium.

What is being funded

• An appropriation of 10,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority.
• A grant to the Joint Powers Water Board, which runs the regional water supply system for the three communities.

What the funds will be used for

• Design, construction, and equipment for improvements to expand treatment capacity and improve water quality (specifically to address manganese and radium).

How the funds will be financed

• The money comes from the bond proceeds fund.
• The state would sell and issue bonds up to 10,000,000 to finance this appropriation, following the terms of Minnesota statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 and Minnesota Constitution Article XI, Sections 4 to 7.

Administrative details and entities involved

• Public Facilities Authority administers the grant.
• Commissioner of Management and Budget handles the bond sale process.

Significant changes or impact

• Establishes a targeted capital investment for a specific regional water system.
• Creates a financing mechanism (bond issuance) to fund the project.
• Enables infrastructure upgrades to improve water treatment capacity and quality for the three communities.

Related entities and locations

• Joint Powers Water Board (regional water supply system)
• Albertville, Hanover, St. Michael

Relevant Terms - bond proceeds fund - Public Facilities Authority - Joint Powers Water Board - regional water supply system - Albertville - Hanover - St. Michael - grant - design - construct - equip - treatment capacity - manganese - radium - bond sale - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI Sections 4-7 - capital investment