Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility bond issue and appropriation

This bill authorizes $34.5 million in state bonds to fund construction of a regional solid waste management system across nine northwest Minnesota counties (Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Polk, and Red Lake). It appropriates funds for new facilities - including a lined debris landfill in Hubbard County and 12 processing sites - and upgrades to existing infrastructure, including buildings, equipment, and site improvements. An additional $15.7 million from the general fund supports heavy equipment, containers, and hauling vehicles for these facilities. The bill directly affects the nine counties by enabling modern waste management infrastructure to handle construction debris and other solid waste.