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HF3416 • 2026

Northfield Community Resource Center improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Northfield Community Resource Center improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pursell
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Northfield Community Resource Center Improvements

The bill provides funding and authorizes bond sales to improve the Northfield Community Resource Center.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides $3,000,000 from a special fund called the bond proceeds fund to help with improvements at the Northfield Community Resource Center.
  • Includes money for expanding the center, updating safety measures, fixing HVAC systems, and renovating existing spaces.
  • Authorizes the sale of up to $3,000,000 in state bonds to cover the costs of these improvements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of Northfield
  • Residents who use the Northfield Community Resource Center

Terms To Know

Bond proceeds fund
A special fund used to pay for projects funded by state bonds.
HVAC
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in buildings.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the bond money will be repaid.
  • It is unclear what happens if the improvements cost more than $3,000,000.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

Northfield Community Resource Center improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the

Northfield Community Resource Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state

bonds.

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

Section 1.
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NORTHFIELD; COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$3,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund

to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of

Northfield to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements to the Northfield

Community Resource Center. This appropriation includes money for expansion of the

facility, updates for safety and security, replacement of HVAC and other improvements to

mechanical systems, and renovation of existing space within the facility.

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Subd. 2.

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Bond sale.

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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 $3,000,000 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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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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