1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural disaster assistance; providing 
  1.3             disaster relief measures for local units of government 
  1.4             designated a major disaster area; appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.7      Subdivision 1.  [ELIGIBILITY.] The sums in this section are 
  1.8   appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal years 2002 and 
  1.9   2003, to be spent for disaster relief as specified in this 
  1.10  section, in the areas designated under the Presidential 
  1.11  Declaration of Major Disaster, DR1333, whether included in the 
  1.12  original declaration or added later by federal government 
  1.13  amendment.  The appropriations are available until June 30, 
  1.14  2003, unless otherwise specified. 
  1.15     Subd. 2.  [DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 
  1.16  PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE.] $11,000,000 is appropriated 
  1.17  to the commissioner of trade and economic development for fiscal 
  1.18  years 2002 and 2003 for grants to local units of government to 
  1.19  assist with public costs that are not covered by federal 
  1.20  disaster programs including damage assessment, repair, 
  1.21  replacement, or improvement of publicly owned infrastructure, 
  1.22  municipal utilities, parks, storm sewers, and wastewater 
  1.23  treatment facilities.  This is a one-time appropriation. 
  1.24     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.25     This act is effective July 1, 2001.