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Bill Summary · SF 5061

Summary of SF 5061 (2025-2026) – Minnesota

Purpose

This bill modifies an existing capital investment appropriation to Neighborhood House in St. Paul. Specifically, it changes the terms of a grant related to renovating The Wellstone Center, allowing reimbursement of certain pre-grant-execution expenditures.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • Subject of the appropriation: The Wellstone Center renovation in St. Paul, funded under Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 104.
  • Updated reimbursement authority: The amendment permits the City of St. Paul to use the appropriation to reimburse costs incurred for the project after June 2, 2023, but before the execution of a grant agreement for the project.
    • In short, it retroactively covers eligible expenditures that occurred after a specified date and prior to formal grant agreement execution, aligning funding with earlier project costs.
  • Grant recipient: Neighborhood House, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul, as the recipient of the Wellstone Center grant.
  • Effective date: The act takes effect the day after final enactment.

Who/What Is Affected

  • Primary entity: City of St. Paul (grant recipient administrator) and Neighborhood House.
  • Project affected: The Wellstone Center renovation in St. Paul.
  • Financial impact scope: Reimbursement eligibility for project costs incurred after June 2, 2023, prior to grant agreement execution.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Legislative path: Referred to the Capital Investment committee for consideration.
  • Legal posture: A straightforward amendment to an existing 2023 capital investment appropriation; does not create a new appropriation amount beyond clarifying reimbursement timing.
  • Effective date: Triggered on the day after enactment.

Notes for Readers

  • The bill preserves and clarifies funding flexibility by allowing reimbursement of pre-grant-execution costs, which can help ensure project continuity if formal grant agreement steps lag behind incurred expenditures.
  • There is no change to the total approved dollar amount shown in this specific subdivision (the line item still shows “Wellstone Center 2,150,000” in the amended text), but the key change is the eligibility window for reimbursable costs.

If you’d like, I can provide a side-by-side comparison of the current law versus the amended language, or add a plain-language impact statement for community stakeholders.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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