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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 203 Appropriates $12 Million for Columbia Heights Public Works Facility
Last action · February 17, 2025: Author added VirnigSponsors: Sandra Feist and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Columbia Heights; public works facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The measure provides state bond funding specifically for municipal infrastructure improvements in Columbia Heights, impacting local capital expenditure and public facility development without drawing from general tax revenues.
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.
City of Columbia Heights
Receives a grant of $12,000,000 to construct and equip a public works facility, recycling area, and access road.
Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
Receives the appropriation from the bond proceeds fund to administer the grant to Columbia Heights.
Commissioner of Management and Budget
Authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to $12,000,000 to provide the appropriated money.
Key Facts
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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
2 actions- Feb 17, 2025HouseAuthor added Virnig
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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