Purpose

Provide capital investment funding to upgrade water main infrastructure on Douglas Drive in the city of Crystal. The bill appropriates money to support a grant to Crystal for planning and building improvements to water mains and related street, sidewalk, and storm sewer work along that route.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation

  • Appropriates 15,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund.
  • The money is to be given to the Public Facilities Authority as a grant to the city of Crystal.
  • Use of the funds: predesign, design, engineering, and construction of the replacement water main infrastructure, plus associated street, sidewalk, and storm sewer improvements along Hennepin County StateAid Highway 102 (Douglas Drive) in Crystal.
  • Project location details: from the intersection with Hennepin County StateAid Highway 70 Medicine Lake Road and 29th Avenue North to Hennepin County StateAid Highway 8 West Broadway.

• Subdivision 2 – Bond sale

  • Requires the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue up to 15,000,000 in state bonds.
  • The bonding is to be done under the established process in Minnesota statutes and the Minnesota Constitution.

Funding, Administration, and Process

• Funding source: bond proceeds fund.
• Administrative role: Public Facilities Authority administers the grant to the City of Crystal.
• Financing method: issuance of state bonds up to 15 million dollars, following the standard statutory and constitutional procedures for bond issuance.

Significance and Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new appropriation and a new bonding authorization to fund a local infrastructure project in Crystal.
• Uses existing bond issuance laws and the Public Facilities Authority mechanism to deliver the grant.
• Does not alter other existing statutes beyond enabling this specific funding and bond activity for the project.

Project Scope and Impact

• Focus: water main replacement and related improvements (street, sidewalk, storm sewer) along Douglas Drive.
• Expected outcomes: improved water main reliability and associated infrastructure to support the city’s utilities and transportation corridor improvements.

Legal References and Compliance

• Bond issuance to follow Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7.
• Project administered as a capital investment project through the Public Facilities Authority.

Relevant Terms - capital investment - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - Public Facilities Authority - grant - City of Crystal - water main infrastructure - Douglas Drive - Hennepin County StateAid Highway 102 - predesign - design - engineer - construct - street improvements - sidewalk improvements - storm sewer improvements - intersection with Medicine Lake Road (HA 70) - 29th Avenue North - StateAid Highway 8 West Broadway - bond sale / state bonds - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI (sections 4–7) - Commissioner of Management and Budget