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Minnesota allocates $6 million in state bonds for the Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus in St. Louis County

Original title: St. Louis County; Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Last action · March 24, 2025: Author added ZeleznikarSponsors: Cal Warwas and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

St. Louis County; Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Why it matters

St. Louis County receives $6,000,000 in state bond funding to construct a waste management facility designed to filter contaminants before reaching Lake Superior.

Background
  • St. Louis County is located in northeastern Minnesota and is the state's largest county by geographic area, bordering Lake Superior. context
  • State bond proceeds funds are utilized by Minnesota to finance capital improvement projects across local and state government entities. context

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

St. Louis County

St. Louis County receives a $6,000,000 grant to acquire property and construct the new waste management campus.

Directly affected

Pollution Control Agency

The Pollution Control Agency receives the appropriation to administer the grant for the county.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is being appropriated for the Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus?
The bill appropriates $6,000,000 from the .
What is the primary environmental goal of the new waste management campus?
The facility is intended to prevent and other contaminants from entering Lake Superior.

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Where This Stands

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

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Mar 24, 2025House
    Author added Zeleznikar
  2. Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

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financial connection95% confidence

State Bonding for Local Environmental Infrastructure

The measure links state-level bond issuance directly to municipal environmental protection efforts aimed at protecting Lake Superior from PFAS.

Connected Entities

St. Louis County, Lake Superior, Pollution Control Agency
locationSt. Louis County“Recipient of the grant for the solid waste management campus”Map →
locationLake Superior“Water body protected from contaminants by the project”Map →
OrganizationPollution Control Agency“Agency receiving the appropriation to issue a grant to St. Louis County”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.revisor.mn.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz25
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