Minnesota Legislature
SF 40
as introduced - 92nd Legislature, 2021 1st Special Session (2021 - 2021) Posted on 06/17/2021 08:02am
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A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing pilot program for grants to certain cities
for facade preservation in historic commercial districts; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; HISTORIC BUILDING
FACADE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
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The Minnesota Historical Society shall establish a historic
building facade grant pilot program to provide grants to cities that meet the eligibility criteria
provided under subdivision 2. The initial pilot program shall provide one or more grants to
the cities of Litchfield and Virginia. Each city grantee may receive no more than $2,500,000
in total pilot program grants.
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new text begin Eligibility. new text end
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Eligible city grantees must have:
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(1) a population of less than 15,000; and
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(2) a commercial historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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(a) A city grantee under this section must enter into grant
agreements with owners of properties in the city that:
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(1) are located within the boundaries of the commercial historic district; and
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(2) have facades that are historic in nature.
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(b) A property owner grantee under this subdivision must use the money to rehabilitate
the building facade of a property that meets the criteria in paragraph (a). The rehabilitation
must be consistent with the standards for rehabilitation under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 36, section 67.7, and guidance from the Minnesota Historical Society. The rehabilitation
must be completed within two years from the date the property owner grantee received the
grant. Any unused money must be returned to the Minnesota Historical Society for deposit
in the general fund.
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(c) The Minnesota Historical Society shall prescribe the form of the grant agreement in
paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HISTORIC BUILDING FACADE GRANT PILOT
PROGRAM.
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$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota
Historical Society for grants under section 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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