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Greater Minnesota Business <br />Development Grant. <br />Minn. Stat. § 116J.431. <br />Minn. Stat. § 12.26, subd. 2. <br />Minn. Stat. § 12.26, subd. 3. <br />CHAPTER 25 <br />National Rural Water Association • National Rural Water Association (NRWA) Revolving Loan Fund <br />Revolving Loan Fund. (RLF) provides financing to eligible utilities for pre - development costs <br />associated with proposed water and wastewater projects. RLF funds <br />can be used on existing water /wastewater systems and the short-term <br />costs incurred for replacement equipment, small -scale extension of <br />services or other small capital projects that are not a part of regular <br />operations and maintenance <br />2. Funding for infrastructure in greater <br />Minnesota <br />The purpose of the Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure <br />Grant program is to stimulate new economic development and /or create or <br />retain jobs in greater Minnesota through public infrastructure investments. <br />The program provides grants to cities, on a competitive application basis, of <br />up to 50 percent of the capital costs of industrial park development or other <br />projects that will keep and /or enhance jobs, increase a city's tax base, and <br />expand or create new economic development. Eligible applicants are <br />statutory or home rule cities outside of the seven - county metropolitan area. <br />Eligible projects are publicly owned infrastructures that include, but are not <br />limited to, wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water, storm <br />sewers, utility extensions, and streets that support economic development <br />projects. Projects include manufacturing, technology, warehousing and <br />distribution, research and development, and agricultural processing. <br />"Public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure <br />necessary to support economic development projects, including, but not <br />limited to, sewers, water supply systems, utility extensions, streets, <br />wastewater treatment systems, stormwater management systems, and <br />facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus. Funding for <br />the program comes from state issued general obligation bonds and the <br />amount available varies each bonding year. <br />X. Emergencies <br />Many state and federal agencies may offer various types of aid to cities in <br />case of natural disasters. While most of this is beyond the scope of this <br />chapter the following tools may assist funding infrastructure repair or <br />replacement after a disaster occurs. <br />A. Levy for emergencies <br />Cities may annually levy for emergency management purposes in excess of <br />and over and above all taxing limitations to pay expenditures incurred for <br />emergency management purposes. In order to purchase additional <br />infrastructure equipment (partially paid through federal funding), a political <br />subdivision may levy an additional tax with the governor's approval. <br />HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES 25:21 <br />This chapter last revised 12/1/2012 <br />