Rochester; sanitary sewer infrastructure funding provided to support housing expansion, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

HF 505 appropriates $17.25 million from state bonds to fund Rochester's sanitary sewer infrastructure expansion. The funds will support the city of Rochester in predesigning, designing, and constructing new sewer systems specifically to enable additional housing development in the region. The bill authorizes the state to issue bonds up to this amount under Minnesota's bond laws to provide the necessary capital. This is a direct funding mechanism for infrastructure upgrades, directly affecting Rochester's ability to expand housing capacity through improved sewer services.