Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: SF2113

1E Relating to disaster relief; responding to storms and floods of March and
April 2009

ARTICLE 1 - MINNESOTA DISASTER RELIEF

Providing a summary of
disaster relief appropriations; appropriating money to commissioner of public
safety for a state match for federal disaster assistance to individuals and a
state and local match for federal disaster assistance to state agencies,
providing for a waiver of contract approval procedures for state and federal
disaster assistance; appropriating money to board of water and soil resources
(BWSR) for reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) conservation easements, the erosion,
sediment and water quality control cost-share program, a grant to Red River
basin commission to address flooding, water quality and land conservation
issues, authorizing certain fund transfers, allowing certain waivers for
contracts relating to the addressing of conservation problems in certain
specified areas; appropriating money to department of education for additional
costs and loss of pupil units relating to the floods of March and April 2009,
disaster impact enrollment aid, disaster relief facilities grants, disaster
relief operating grants and pupil transportation grants; appropriating money to
department of employment and economic development (DEED) for the Minnesota
investment fund for grants to local units of government for locally administered
grant or loan programs for certain businesses and nonprofit organizations,
authorizing use of payments for property damage and cleanup; appropriating money
to housing finance agency (HFA) for transfer to the housing development fund and
the challenge program for assistance in the area included in DR-1830, Individual
Assistance Declaration, limitations; appropriating money to department of
revenue to pay flood loss aid to certain qualifying cities; appropriating money
to commissioner of human services for payments to certain medical assistance
providers; appropriating money to department of transportation (DOT) for
infrastructure operation and maintenance and reconstruction and repair of state
trunk highways and trunk highway bridges; appropriating money to commissioner of
natural resources (DNR) for the state share of flood hazard mitigation grants
for publicly owned capital improvements to prevent or alleviate flood damage, to
maximize federal funds for projects in Ada, Breckenridge and Roseau and
authorizing the use of remaining funds for certain projects based on need as
prioritized by commissioner; appropriating money to commissioner of Minnesota
Management and Budget (finance) for bond sale expenses; providing an
appropriation reduction; authorizing the sale of bonds; modifying certain
natural disaster payment procedures of commissioner of human services;
authorizing certain county assessors to calculate and certify certain cities
flood net tax capacity loss with commissioner of revenue, providing for flood
aid to certain qualifying cities, defining qualified county, requiring
commissioner of revenue to determine flood aid amounts for eligible cities,
permitting cities receiving aid to expend a portion of the aid to repair county
roads, appropriating money to commissioner of revenue for aid amounts

ARTICLE
2 - HUGO TORNADO RELIEF

Appropriating money to department of employment and
economic development for a grant to city of Hugo for disaster costs resulting
from tornado damage
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