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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 692 Allocates $48.58 Million for Red River Basin Flood Mitigation and Water Storage Projects
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital InvestmentSponsors: John Burkel and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Red River Basin; flood hazard mitigation projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Local taxpayers and municipalities in the Red River Basin receive state funding covering up to 75 percent of project costs, with state bond debt issued to finance the $48.58 million package for flood prevention and infrastructure.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District
Receives $4,000,000 in total grants for flood prevention and water level control projects.
Bois de Sioux Watershed District
Receives $13,748,000 for the Mustinka River Rehabilitation - Redpath Impoundment Project.
Roseau River Watershed District
Receives $13,500,000 in total grants for the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation and Whitney Lake projects.
Two Rivers Watershed District
Receives $17,338,000 for engineering, permitting, land acquisition, and construction of the Klondike Clean Water Retention Project.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much money does House File 692 appropriate for flood mitigation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Bond Financing for Regional Water Management
The entire $48.58 million appropriation is directly tied to state bond sales administered by the commissioner of management and budget.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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