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DNR seeks $96 million in 2025 bonding for preservation, betterment and community projects
Summary
The Department of Natural Resources told the Capital Investment Committee it is seeking roughly $96 million in 2025 bonding to address deferred maintenance, add storage at the Hibbing Drill Core Library, expand the state forest nursery, improve accessibility and fund dam safety and flood mitigation grants.
The Department of Natural Resources asked the Capital Investment Committee on Feb. 13 for $96.1 million in bonding authority to address deferred maintenance and targeted construction across state parks, forests and DNR facilities.
DNR capital asset manager Samantha Minkler told the committee that “the DNR manages and maintains public land and infrastructure on behalf of Minnesotans, providing countless benefits to our state,” and outlined a request that puts asset preservation first. The department asked for $61,000,000 in natural resources asset preservation funding and $11,100,000 for a betterment-of-buildings program, which the DNR said would finance projects including a new storage and examination building at the Hibbing Drill…
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