Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

HF 3090

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/31/2022 06:40pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18
2.19

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for grants for emergency shelter
facilities.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. 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.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Eligible applicant" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, Tribal
government, not-for-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, or housing and redevelopment authority established under Minnesota Statutes, section
469.003.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Emergency shelter facility" or "facility" means a facility that provides a safe, sanitary,
accessible, and suitable emergency shelter for individuals and families experiencing
homelessness, regardless of whether the facility provides emergency shelter during the day,
overnight, or both.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner for grants to eligible applicants for the acquisition of property,
site preparation, including demolition, predesign, design, construction, renovation, furnishing,
and equipping of emergency shelter facilities in accordance with subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Project criteria. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall prioritize grants under this section
for projects that improve or expand emergency shelter facility options by:
new text end

new text begin (1) adding additional emergency shelter facilities by renovating existing facilities not
currently operating as emergency shelter facilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds by renovating existing emergency
shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred
maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and
components in danger of failure;
new text end

new text begin (3) adding additional emergency shelter facility beds through acquisition and construction
of new emergency shelter facilities; and
new text end

new text begin (4) improving the safety, sanitation, accessibility, and habitability of existing emergency
shelter facilities, including major projects that address an accumulation of deferred
maintenance or repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical, and safety systems and
components in danger of failure.
new text end

new text begin (b) A grant under this section may be used to pay for 100 percent of total project capital
expenditures, or a specified project phase, up to $10,000,000 per project.
new text end

new text begin (c) All projects funded with a grant under this section must meet all applicable state and
local building codes at the time of project completion.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may use a competitive request for proposal process to identify
potential projects and eligible applicants on a statewide basis.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2022.
new text end