HF17 Summary

• Appropriates $8,439,000 in general fund capital improvement spending for fiscal year 2026, including one-time allocations for education, administration, public safety, economic development, housing, and historical society projects.

• Requires prevailing wage rates for all projects funded by this act and mandates sustainable building guidelines for new state buildings and major renovations.

• Establishes a local public housing program under Minnesota Statutes section 462A.44, creating two accounts to provide grants and loans for eligible cities, counties, and tribal entities to develop or acquire affordable housing with affordability requirements of 50-100 years.

• Appropriates $4,000,000 for public skate parks across Minnesota in partnership with the commissioner of employment and economic development, with specific grants to cities including Winona ($550,000), Northfield ($500,000), Brainerd ($750,000), and Rochester ($650,000).

• Provides $325,000 to replace the Henry Mower Rice statue in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall with a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey, and appropriates $500,000 for a public safety officer hearing protection program offering free protective devices to eligible personnel.