Minnesota Legislature
HF 3011
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2023 02:12pm
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A bill for an act
relating to veterans; modifying appropriation for Veterans Campground wastewater
system upgrade; amending Laws 2022, chapter 54, article 1, section 3, subdivision
2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2022, chapter 54, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Veterans Programs and Services
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(a) Base Adjustment. The base is increased
$4,091,000 in fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
(b) Veterans Homes. $16,544,000 is for
transfer to the commissioner of administration
for the design, construction, and equipping of
site and building improvements at the Bemidji,
Montevideo, and Preston state veterans home
building projects. This appropriation may also
be utilized for furniture, fixtures, and
equipment. Of this amount, $4,351,000 is for
the Bemidji state veterans home, $5,269,000
is for the Montevideo state veterans home, and
$6,924,000 is for the Preston state veterans
home. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until the project is completed or
abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642.
(c) Veterans Bonus Program. $24,880,000
in fiscal year 2023 is for service bonuses to
Post-9/11 Veterans and Gold Star families
under Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2025.
(d) Veterans Service Organizations Grant
Program. $147,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for
grants to congressionally chartered veterans
service organizations meeting eligibility
requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 197.61, subdivision 3, as designated
by the commissioner.
(e) County Veterans Service Office Grant
Program. $450,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for
funding the County Veterans Service Office
grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 197.608.
(f) Fisher House. $500,000 in fiscal year 2023
is for the purpose of supporting the creation
of a new Fisher House near the Fargo Veterans
Affairs (VA) Medical Center campus. The
facility will provide temporary
accommodations at no charge to families and
caregivers of veterans receiving care at the
Fargo VA Health Care System. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
the project is completed or abandoned, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
(g) Redwood Falls State Veterans Cemetery.
$830,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for operations
of the state's veterans cemeteries, including
operations in Redwood County.
(h) Minnesota Assistance Council for
Veterans. $5,412,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
for a grant to the Minnesota Assistance
Council for Veterans to provide assistance
throughout Minnesota to veterans and former
service members and their families who are
homeless or in danger of homelessness,
including assistance with the following:
(1) supportive services to maintain housing;
(2) employment;
(3) legal issues;
(4) housing and housing-related costs; and
(5) transportation.
The assistance authorized under this paragraph
must be made only to veterans or former
service members who have resided in
Minnesota for 30 days prior to application for
assistance and according to other guidelines
established by the commissioner. In order to
avoid duplication of services, the
commissioner must ensure that this assistance
is coordinated with all other available
programs for veterans.
This appropriation must be used for the
establishment and management of permanent
supportive housing options for homeless
veterans and former service members.
This is a onetime appropriation. Any
unencumbered balance remaining in this
subdivision in fiscal year 2023 is available in
fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
(i) Increase Engagement and Outreach
Activities; Support Temporary Housing
Options. $1,714,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for
temporary alternative housing options for
homeless veterans and former service
members and for staff to increase outreach
activities to end homelessness. The
commissioner of veterans affairs may use
funds for personnel, research, marketing, and
professional or technical contracts.
(j) Tenancy Supports and Landlord
Engagement. $1,100,000 in fiscal year 2023
is for incentives for landlords to assist in
housing homeless veterans and former service
members, staff, and funding to remove barriers
to permanent housing. The commissioner of
veterans affairs may use funds for financial
assistance, personnel, research, marketing, and
professional or technical contracts. The base
in fiscal year 2024 and each year thereafter is
$950,000.
(k) Veterans Campground Wastewater
System Upgrades. $774,000 in fiscal year
2023 is for one or more grants to the Veterans
Campground on Big Marine Lake, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, to design, engineer,
permit, and construct wastewater systems on
campground property to increase the capacity
of wastewater systems. This is a onetime
appropriation.new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered
balance does not cancel and is available until
June 30, 2025.
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This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2022.
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