Purpose

To authorize a specific state investment in Blue Earth County by providing funding for a recycling, reuse, and waste recovery facility at the county’s mixed municipal solid waste sanitary landfill. The bill aims to improve customer service and operations related to recycling and waste recovery in Blue Earth County.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: $3,450,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Pollution Control Agency (PCA) as a solid waste capital assistance grant to Blue Earth County under Minnesota Statutes section 115A.54. The grant is for designing, constructing, and equipping a dedicated customer service facility for recycling, reuse, and waste recovery services and operations at the county’s landfill, or to expand or improve the existing facility and property to enhance those services.
• Bonding: The money appropriated may be raised by selling and issuing up to $3,450,000 in state bonds. The bond sale would follow the terms of Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Financing and Bonding Details

• Source of funds: Bond proceeds fund.
• Recipient and use: Pollution Control Agency distributes a solid waste capital assistance grant to Blue Earth County for the facility project described above.
• Compliance: Financing and bond issuance must comply with the referenced Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions.

Significant Changes / How it interacts with existing law

• Creates a new appropriation specifically for Blue Earth County’s recycling/reuse/waste recovery facility and designates the PCA to manage the grant.
• Establishes authority to issue bonds up to the stated amount to provide the necessary funding.
• Refers to existing statutes (115A.54 for the grant program; 16A.631–16A.675 for bond procedures) and constitutional provisions for bond issuance and fund management.

Implementation Notes

• The project can support either the construction of a dedicated customer service facility or the expansion/improvement of an existing facility and property to enhance recycling, reuse, and waste recovery operations at the Blue Earth County landfill.

Potential Impacts (high-level)

• Improved recycling and waste recovery services at the Blue Earth County landfill.
• Enhanced customer service operations related to waste management.
• Increased use of state financing mechanisms to support local solid waste infrastructure.

Relevant Terms Blue Earth County recycling reuse and waste recovery facility mixed municipal solid waste sanitary landfill solid waste capital assistance grant Pollution Control Agency design, construct, and equip customer service facility expansion or improvement of facility bond proceeds fund bond sale / bonds Minnesota Statutes § 115A.54 Minnesota Statutes §§ 16A.631–16A.675 Minnesota Constitution Article XI §§ 4–7 Commissioner of Management and Budget appropriation capital investment solid waste infrastructure funding