Purpose

• Authorizes capital investment funding to support a new Cass Lake fire station. The bill provides for a grant to the City of Cass Lake to construct, furnish, and equip a new fire station facility to replace the current fire hall. The facility is intended to include living and administration space, vehicle and equipment storage, and a decontamination area to improve firefighter health and safety.

Main Provisions

• Subd.1 Appropriation: An amount of 10,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to the City of Cass Lake. The funds are to be used to construct, furnish, and equip the new fire station facility with the specified features (living space, administration space, storage for vehicles and equipment, and a decontamination area).
• Subd.2 Bond Sale: The state shall issue and sell bonds up to 10,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to finance the appropriation. The bond sale will follow the terms and effects set out in Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Financing and Process

• Source of Funds: Bond proceeds fund.
• Use of Funds: Grant to the City of Cass Lake for construction, furnishing, and equipping a new fire station.
• Bond Issuance: The Commissioner of Management and Budget is responsible for selling and issuing the bonds, within the statutory and constitutional framework.

Significance and Changes to Law

• This bill creates a new funding mechanism (a state grant financed by bond proceeds) specifically for a Cass Lake fire station project. It does not modify existing law beyond adding a new appropriation and bond-issuance authority to support this project. The financing relies on existing bond statutes and constitutional provisions.

Beneficiaries and Impact

• Beneficiary: City of Cass Lake.
• Impact: Improves firefighter health and safety by including a decontamination area and providing updated facilities (living/admin space and storage) in a new fire station.

Implementation Timeline (implied)

• Not specified in the text; implementation depends on bond issuance and construction schedules following the grant approval and project planning.

Oversight and Governance

• Oversight implied through standard state debt financing processes and the involved departments: commissioner of public safety and commissioner of management and budget.

Relevant Terms - Cass Lake - fire station - grant - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - bonds - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7 - commissioner of public safety - commissioner of management and budget - living space - administration space - vehicle storage - equipment storage - decontamination area - replacement of fire hall - capital investment - construction - furnish - equip