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Committee advances bill to require capital maintenance plans for locally funded bond projects
Summary
The Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee approved an amendment and referred House File 2418, which would require capital maintenance plans for projects funded through direct appropriations, to the Capital Investment Committee after testimony from local officials and municipal associations.
Representative Steve Tapke presented House File 2418, a bill to require capital maintenance planning for projects receiving certain state direct appropriations, to the Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee and the committee adopted a DE3 amendment before referring the bill to the Capital Investment Committee.
The bill’s author said the measure grew from conversations dating to 2019 and from his experience as mayor of Shakopee, in which he established local policies to ensure capital projects are paired with plans and funding for long-term maintenance.
“Having a replacement plan in place with designated funding allows us to do…
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