Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility bond issue and appropriation

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Paul Utke

Authorizes a state bond issue and appropriation to finance Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility, enabling regional waste capacity upgrades and related debt service.

Author added Johnson

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Overview

SF 3404 is a Minnesota Senate bill introduced on April 22, 2025, focused on financing and funding for the Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility. The bill is a capital investment measure that would authorize a bond issue and provide an appropriation to support the facility. It is currently in the early legislative stages and has a companion bill in the House (HF 3212). The author listed as of late April 2025 is Johnson. The bill has been referred to the Capital Investment committee.

Purpose and intent

Create financial support for the Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility through a state bond issuance and targeted appropriation.

Align with purposes in the subject area of appropriations, bonds, regional and rural development, and waste/waste management.

Facilitate regional solid waste management capacity improvements, presumably to modernize infrastructure and support regional service needs.

Key provisions (as described by the bill's title and status)

Authorization of a bond issue to finance the Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility.

Provision of an appropriation to fund project costs associated with the facility (construction, equipment, and related infrastructure), with specifics to be detailed in the bill text.

Placement within the Capital Investment framework, indicating discussion of long-term funding, debt service, and project oversight through the normal bonding/appropriation processes.

Acknowledgement of a companion measure in the House (HF 3212), suggesting parallel development in both chambers.

Who would be affected

Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility and the regional entities served by the facility (likely local governments, counties, and municipalities in the region) that rely on or partner with the facility for solid waste management.

Minnesota Department of Management and Budget (for fiscal planning and debt service considerations).

State legislature and the Capital Investment committee in terms of approval, oversight, and reporting requirements.

Potentially local economies and workforce, if the project advances construction and related activities.

Procedural and timeline details

Introduced: April 22, 2025.

First reading and referral: Introduced and referred to the Capital Investment committee on April 22, 2025.

Subsequent actions noted: On April 28, 2025, the author Johnson was added.

Status: In early stages; no enacted provisions or fiscal numbers confirmed in the summary available here.

Next steps: Committee hearings and potential amendments in Capital Investment; passage by both chambers and approval by the governor would be required for final enactment. The companion HF 3212 in the House will be a parallel track.

Related information

Companion bill: HF 3212 (House of Representatives).

Subject areas: appropriations, bonds, regional and rural development, waste and waste management.

If you’d like, I can incorporate any available text from the bill once you provide it (such as specific bond authority amounts, project costs, funding timelines, or reporting requirements) to create a more detailed, line-by-line summary.

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