MN SF1939

Appropriates $13,000,000 from bond proceeds to the Commissioner of Natural Resources for state share of flood hazard mitigation grants for publicly owned capital improvements to prevent or alleviate flood damage.

Levee projects must meet the state standard of three feet above the 100-year flood elevation, to the extent practicable.

Designates funding for specific projects including Bear Park in the Sandhill Watershed District, Climax, Felton, Nielsville, Shelly, and Upper Becker Dam in the Wild Rice Watershed District.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Management and Budget to sell and issue up to $13,000,000 in state bonds to provide the appropriated funds, subject to Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution.

Covers local project cost shares when project expenses exceed two percent of the median household income in the municipality multiplied by the number of households.