1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for inflow and infiltration 
1.3 	programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $....... is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to 
1.7 	the Metropolitan Council for grants to cities within the metropolitan area, as defined in 
1.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, for capital improvements in municipal 
1.9 	wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration to the 
1.10 	Metropolitan Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system. To be eligible for a 
1.11 	grant, a city must be identified by the council as a contributor of excessive inflow and 
1.12 	infiltration in the metropolitan disposal system or have a measured flow rate within 20 
1.13 	percent of the city's allowable council-determined inflow and infiltration limits. The council 
1.14 	must award grants based on applications from cities that identify eligible capital costs and 
1.15 	include a timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant to guidelines 
1.16 	established by the council.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.18 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.19 	the state in an amount up to $....... in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.20 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.21 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. INFLOW AND INFILTRATION REDUCTION PROGRAMS; 
2.2 	APPROPRIATION.
 2.3 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. (a) $....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the 
2.4 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council for the purposes specified in this subdivision.
2.5 	(b) $....... of this appropriation is for studies, investigations, engineering costs, and other 
2.6 	noncapital costs related to municipal wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount 
2.7 	of inflow and infiltration to the Metropolitan Council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal 
2.8 	system.
2.9 	(c) $....... of this appropriation is for grants and loans to inspect, repair, and replace 
2.10 	privately owned sewer service lines. Priority must be given to applicants with a household 
2.11 	income at or below 80 percent of area median income.
2.12 		Subd. 2.Availability of appropriation. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
2.13 	until June 30, 2025.

2.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.