SF 2439

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/11/2016 08:46am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new water treatment
facility for the city of Morris; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin MORRIS WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $11,495,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the city of Morris to acquire land,
if necessary; to demolish the existing water treatment plant; and to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, and equip a new water treatment plant. The new plant must meet the
Pollution Control Agency's mandate to reduce chloride levels in the Pomme de Terre River
system, an impaired water under the federal Clean Water Act, as part of the city of Morris
wastewater discharge permit with wastewater being discharged into the Pomme de Terre
River. This appropriation is not available until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project has been committed to
the project from nonstate sources.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $11,495,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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