1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to sustainable infrastructure; appropriating money for a federal 
1.3 	infrastructure funds coordinator.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS 
1.6 	COORDINATOR.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2023, $....... in fiscal year 2024, and $....... in fiscal year 2025 
1.8 	are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for 
1.9 	a coordinator and support staff on federal formula and discretionary grant funds available 
1.10 	to recipients in the state for infrastructure projects, including funds under the Infrastructure 
1.11 	Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58; the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, 
1.12 	Public Law 117-169; and any subsequent federal appropriations acts associated with a 
1.13 	spending authorization or appropriation under the IIJA. This is a onetime appropriation. 
1.14 	The amount appropriated in fiscal year 2023 is available until June 30, 2024.
1.15 	(b) The duties of the federal infrastructure funds coordinator include but are not limited 
1.16 	to:
1.17 	(1) serving as the state agency lead on activities related to federal infrastructure funds;
1.18 	(2) coordinating with: the commissioners of agriculture, administration, commerce, 
1.19 	employment and economic development, health, natural resources, the Pollution Control 
1.20 	Agency, and transportation; the chairs of the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
1.21 	Environmental Quality Board, and the Metropolitan Council; and representatives from 
1.22 	federally recognized Tribal governments; and
2.1 	(3) developing methods to maximize the amount and effectiveness of federal infrastructure 
2.2 	grants provided to recipients in the state.

2.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.