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HF 570MINNESOTASession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Minnesota allocates $3.84 million in state bonds to extend utilities for Aitkin housing and economic development park

Original title: Aitkin; funding provided to extend utilities to a housing and economic development park, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital InvestmentSponsor: Ron Kresha

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What This Bill Proposed

Minnesota appropriates $3,840,000 in state bond proceeds for a grant to the city of Aitkin to design, engineer, and extend water and sanitary sewer utilities to its housing and economic development park, including a site for new public school facilities, effective the day following final enactment.

Why it matters

The measure provides state-backed capital financing for local infrastructure development, directly funding public utility extensions in Aitkin to support upcoming residential, commercial, and educational construction.

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.

Directly affected

City of Aitkin

Receives a state grant to design and extend public water and sanitary sewer utilities to its development park.

Directly affected

Aitkin public schools

Gains utility infrastructure access at the site designated for new public school facilities.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money does HF 570 allocate to Aitkin?

The bill appropriates $3,840,000 for utility extensions.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

1 action

Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Commissioner of management and budget, Aitkin public schools, Commissioner of employment and economic development and 1 more

OrganizationCommissioner of management and budget“Responsible for selling and issuing state bonds up to $3,840,000”Map →

OrganizationAitkin public schools“Provides a site for new public school facilities within the development park”Map →

OrganizationCommissioner of employment and economic development“Receives the appropriation to issue a grant to the city of Aitkin”Map →

locationAitkin“City receiving the grant for utility extensions”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.revisor.mn.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy10
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