Ports urge tweak to Port Development Assistance language to better leverage federal grants
Proponents of HF 3982 told the committee a narrow statutory wording change — replacing a reference to the non-federal share with "total cost" — would let ports more readily combine state and federal funds without increasing state spending; MnDOT staff said they do not oppose the change.
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Representative Johnson introduced House File 3982, a technical change to the Port Development Assistance Program intended to make it easier for ports to combine state funds with federal grants. Jeff Lot, who identified himself as director of governmental environmental affairs for the Blue Seaway Port Authority and a representative of the Minnesota Ports Association, told the committee that current language requiring a 20% local match can create hurdles when ports seek federal funding and has left awarded state funds unused.
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