HF4025 Summary

• Establishes the Minnesota Advisory Council on Infrastructure with 13 voting members appointed by the governor, legislative leaders, and Indian Affairs Council, plus 15 nonvoting members from state agencies and educational institutions.

• Voting members must have expertise in asset management, financial management, or regional asset management, with geographic representation between metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties; current legislators are ineligible.

• Council duties include identifying infrastructure coordination approaches across jurisdictions and sectors, analyzing efficiency improvements, reducing project duplication, and developing a statewide asset managers program for training and information sharing.

• Council must submit annual reports by December 15 to the governor and relevant legislative committees summarizing activities, duties, barriers, and recommendations.

• Appropriates $248,000 for fiscal year 2025, with bases of $653,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $768,000 for fiscal year 2027; commissioner of administration must hire an executive director by May 1, 2025.