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HF3417 • 2026

Lonsdale; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Lonsdale; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Budget
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

The official source material does not provide details on how bond sales are conducted or what happens if funds cannot be used entirely.

Funding for Clean Water Infrastructure in Lonsdale

The bill provides funding and authorizes bond sales to support clean water infrastructure projects in Lonsdale.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $4,851,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the city of Lonsdale to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new water tower and water main looping system in the city of Lonsdale.
  • Authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell state bonds up to $4,851,000 to cover the funding needed for clean water infrastructure projects in Lonsdale.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of Lonsdale
  • Residents and businesses in Lonsdale who rely on clean water infrastructure

Terms To Know

Bond proceeds fund
A special fund used to hold money from the sale of bonds until it is needed for specific projects.
Public Facilities Authority
An organization that manages and oversees public infrastructure projects, such as water systems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the bond sale will be conducted or when it will take place.
  • It is unclear what happens if the city of Lonsdale cannot use all of the allocated funds for the clean water infrastructure projects.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

Lonsdale; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for clean water infrastructure

in Lonsdale; 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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LONSDALE; WATER TOWER AND WATER MAIN.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$4,851,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund

to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to the city of Lonsdale to design, construct,

furnish, and equip a new water tower and water main looping in the city of Lonsdale.

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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 $4,851,000 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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