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HF2224 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

City of Moorhead, Clay County, and Buffalo-Red River Watershed District flood mitigation funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF2015

AI Generated Summary

This bill, H.F. No. 2224, introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives, seeks to appropriate $60,400,000 from state bond proceeds for flood mitigation projects in Moorhead, Clay County, and the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District. It designates the Minnesota Commissioner of Natural Resources to oversee the distribution of flood hazard mitigation grants for publicly owned infrastructure aimed at preventing or reducing flood damage, as authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.

Additionally, the bill provides that if a project’s cost exceeds 2% of the median household income of a municipality multiplied by its number of households, the appropriation may also cover the local cost share of the project.

To finance this initiative, the Commissioner of Management and Budget is authorized to sell and issue bonds amounting to $60,400,000, following the process outlined in Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and in accordance with the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, Sections 4 to 7.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 11, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toCapital Investment
March 11, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toCapital Investment

Citations

 
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "The bill appropriates funds for flood mitigation projects in certain districts under the existing Minnesota Statutes section 103F.161.",
      "modified": [
        "Includes provisions for both state and local share of project costs exceeding two percent of municipal median household income."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "103F.161",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "This section refers to the conditions under which bonds are issued and sold by the state.",
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    },
    "citation": "16A.631 to 16A.675",
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  }
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