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SF5076 • 2026
Saint Paul Regional Water Services bond issue and appropriation for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines
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Introduction and first reading
Saint Paul Regional Water Services bond issue and appropriation for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Saint Paul Regional Water Services for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin SAINT PAUL REGIONAL WATER SERVICES; FRIDLEY PUMP STATION. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin $3,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to Saint Paul Regional Water Services to design, construct, and equip the rehabilitation and replacement of aging and failing infrastructure at the Fridley pump station site. This appropriation includes major projects to repair or replace electrical, mechanical, and piping systems; replacement of standpipe and sluice gates; sump pump system improvements; and water pump and motor upgrades. new text end 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 $3,500,000 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. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin SAINT PAUL REGIONAL WATER SERVICES; LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin $....... is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Public Facilities Authority for a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.077, to Saint Paul Regional Water Services to remove and replace lead drinking water service lines. This appropriation must be used for qualified capital projects. new text end 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 $....... 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. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end