H.F. 4436 Summary

• Appropriates $57,338,000 from bond proceeds to the Commissioner of Natural Resources for flood hazard mitigation grants in the Red River Basin

• Allows Red River basin projects to receive up to 75 percent state funding (versus standard limits) if consistent with the 1998 mediation agreement and approved by the Red River flood damage reduction work group

• Allocates funds to seven specific watershed projects: $2,000,000 for Newfolden community grant program; $11,300,000 for Nelson Slough/JD 19 project; $16,732,000 for Klondike Clean Water Retention Project; $13,700,000 for Mustinka River Rehabilitation; $9,000,000 for Roseau Lake Rehabilitation; $4,500,000 for Whitney Lake retention sites; and $106,000 for Chiefs Coulee Project

• Authorizes the Commissioner of Management and Budget to sell and issue state bonds up to $57,338,000 to fund the appropriation

• Takes effect the day following final enactment