HF 847

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/15/2023 11:42am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for riverbank stabilization in
Scott County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin MERRIAM JUNCTION TRAIL AND RIVERBANK STABILIZATION;
SCOTT COUNTY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $11,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Scott County to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the Merriam Junction riverbank stabilization project.
This project includes the following components:
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new text begin (1) stabilize the Minnesota River riverbank along the former UP Rail Line from the city
of Carver to Merriam Junction in Scott County to reduce erosion and protect the adjacent
Minnesota State Trail and planned regional trail alignment;
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new text begin (2) stabilize the Minnesota River riverbank to protect historic Native American cultural
resources, public property, and natural resources, and improve water quality of the impaired
river segment;
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new text begin (3) bridge and trail infrastructure construction to support the regional trail of the Merriam
Junction Trail extension of the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail in Scott and Carver
Counties; and
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new text begin (4) install in-channel stream stabilization infrastructure in the unnamed stream of Gifford
Lake Minnesota River tributary to reduce erosion and improve water quality and floodplain
resiliency in the Lower Minnesota River watershed.
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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 $11,500,000 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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