Minnesota Legislature
HF 190
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/09/2023 09:45am
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A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; establishing a historic building facade grant program
for facade preservation in certain historic commercial districts; appropriating
money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; HISTORIC BUILDING
FACADE GRANT PROGRAM.
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The Minnesota Historical Society shall establish a
statewide historic building facade grant program to provide grants to municipalities that
meet the eligibility criteria provided under subdivision 3. The initial pilot program shall
provide one or more grants to the city of Litchfield.
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new text begin Definition. new text end
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For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means a home rule
charter or statutory city or a town.
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new text begin Eligibility. new text end
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Eligible municipalities must have:
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(1) for cities, a population of less than 15,000; or
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(2) for towns, a population of less than 10,000; and
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(3) a commercial historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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(a) A municipality awarded a grant under this section must
enter into grant agreements with owners of properties in the municipality that:
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(1) are located within the boundaries of the commercial historic district; and
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(2) have facades that are historic in nature.
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(b) A property owner grantee under paragraph (a) must use the money to rehabilitate
the building facade of a property that meets the criteria in paragraph (a). The rehabilitation
must be consistent with the standards for rehabilitation under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 36, section 67.7, and guidance from the Minnesota Historical Society. The rehabilitation
must be completed within two years from the date the property owner grantee received the
grant. Any unused money must be returned to the Minnesota Historical Society for deposit
in the general fund.
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(c) The Minnesota Historical Society shall prescribe the form of the grant agreement in
paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HISTORIC BUILDING FACADE GRANT PILOT
PROGRAM.
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$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota
Historical Society for grants under the historic building facade grant pilot program under
section 1. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until the project is completed or
abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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