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SF2599 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

City of New Prague centralized public safety center bond issuance and appropriation

Related bill: HF1881

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to allocate funds for the construction and expansion of a public safety center in the city of New Prague, Minnesota. The center will serve multiple functions, including fire, police, and ambulance services, to support both the city and nearby communities.

Main Provisions

  • Funding Appropriation: The bill provisions an appropriation of $11,500,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of public safety. These funds are earmarked as a grant for the city of New Prague to expand its current fire hall into a centralized public safety center.
  • Project Scope: The expansion will involve the construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of the new facility.
  • Funding Condition: The appropriation will only be available once it is confirmed by the commissioner of management and budget that an equivalent amount ($11,500,000) has been committed from nonstate sources.

Significant Changes

  • This appropriation introduces the issuance of state bonds to finance the project. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $11,500,000, following specific financial statutory and constitutional guidelines.

Relevant Terms

  • Capital investment
  • Bond proceeds fund
  • Public safety center
  • Fire, police, and ambulance services
  • State bonds
  • City of New Prague

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 16, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 16, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toCapital Investment

Citations

 
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes conditions for bond sales related to public safety funding."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This legislation involves the sale and issuance of state bonds under sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.631",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specifies procedural requirements for bond issuance for capital investment projects."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This legislation involves the sale and issuance of state bonds under sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.675",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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