SF 1227

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/11/2025 11:38 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to housing; establishing a grant program to support infrastructure for senior
housing development in greater Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin GREATER MINNESOTA SENIOR HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE
GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency may make grants to counties and cities to provide up to 50 percent of the capital
costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible senior housing development project.
The commissioner may make a grant award only after determining that nonstate resources
are committed to complete the project. The nonstate contribution may be cash, other
committed grant funds, or in-kind. In-kind contributions may include the value of the site,
whether the site is prepared before or after the law appropriating money for the grant is
enacted.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (c) "Housing infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary to
support housing development projects, including but not limited to sewers, water supply
systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment systems, stormwater management
systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.
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new text begin (d) "Senior housing" means housing intended and operated for occupancy by households
with at least one person 55 years of age or older.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible projects. new text end

new text begin Housing projects eligible for a grant under this section must
be owner-occupied and may be a single-family development, multifamily development, or
manufactured home park cooperative qualifying for homestead treatment under Minnesota
Statutes, section 273.124, subdivision 3a.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for
soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a city or
county must include in its application a resolution of the county board or city council
certifying that the required nonstate match is available. The commissioner must evaluate
complete applications for funding for eligible projects to determine that:
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new text begin (1) the project is necessary to increase sites available for housing development that will
provide adequate housing stock for the current or future senior population; and
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new text begin (2) the increase in senior housing will result in substantial public and private capital
investment in the county or city in which the project would be located.
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new text begin (b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of
the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of
the criteria are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Maximum grant amount. new text end

new text begin A county or city may receive no more than $40,000
per lot for single-family, duplex, triplex, or fourplex housing developed; no more than
$60,000 per manufactured housing lot; and no more than $180,000 per lot for multifamily
housing with more than four units per building. A county or city may receive no more than
$500,000 in two years for one or more housing developments. The $500,000 limitation does
not apply to manufactured housing developments.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a grant for the Greater Minnesota Senior Housing
Infrastructure Grant Program in section 1. This is a onetime appropriation.
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