SF 1903

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/16/2021 09:01am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a greater Minnesota housing
infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [462A.40] GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE
GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin The 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 workforce housing development project. The agency may make a grant award
only after determining that nonstate resources are committed to complete the project. The
nonstate contribution may be either cash 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 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 section 473.121, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (c) "County" means a county located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (d) "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, storm water management
systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.
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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 may
be single-family or multifamily housing developments, owner-occupied or rental.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The agency must develop forms and procedures for soliciting
and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a county or city
must include in its application a resolution of the county or city council certifying that the
required nonstate match is available. The agency 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 workforce; and
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new text begin (2) the increase in workforce 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 agency, subject to this section. The agency'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 $20,000
per lot for single-family, duplex, triplex, or four-plex housing developed, and no more than
$50,000 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.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of grant; return of grant money. new text end

new text begin If after five years, the agency
determines that a project has not proceeded in a timely manner and is unlikely to be
completed, the agency must cancel the grant and require the grantee to return all grant money
awarded for that project.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin Grant money returned to the agency is appropriated to the
agency to make additional grants under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $2,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the housing finance agency for grants under the greater Minnesota housing infrastructure
grant program, under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.40.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
the state in an amount up to $2,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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