Rep. Julie Greene

Maddy summaryHF 245 allocates $10.5 million from state bond proceeds to fund capital improvements at the Edina Aquatic Center in Edina, Minnesota. The funding covers major projects like replacing outdated mechanical/electrical systems, upgrading utility infrastructure, renovating the site, and implementing energy conservation upgrades. The state will issue up to $10.5 million in bonds to provide this funding, as authorized under Minnesota bonding statutes. This bill directly affects the City of Edina, which will receive the grant to maintain and modernize the aquatic facility.

Maddy summaryHF 210 appropriates $2.1 million from state bond proceeds to fund a regional public safety garage and storage facility in Eden Prairie. The bill directly affects the city of Eden Prairie and surrounding communities by providing funds to design, build, and equip a facility for housing fire, police, and other public safety vehicles and equipment. The key mechanism involves the state issuing bonds up to $2.1 million to cover the costs, with the funds administered through the commissioner of public safety. This is a funding measure focused on infrastructure for public safety services, not a new policy.

Maddy summaryHF 246 appropriates $5.3 million from state transportation bond proceeds to fund the design, engineering, and construction of a new interchange at Highway 100 and Vernon Avenue/West 50th Street in Edina. The bill authorizes the state to issue bonds up to this amount, with bond proceeds credited back to the transportation fund. Any surplus land created by the project must be dedicated by Edina for a fire station, municipal campus, or both. This bill directly affects the city of Edina by providing funding for a specific infrastructure project.

Maddy summaryHF 193 requires Minnesota's Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to provide grave markers for veterans' graves upon request from county veterans service officers or congressionally chartered veterans organizations. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 197.23 to change the commissioner's authority from "may" to "shall," making marker provision mandatory within available funds. It appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to cover this program, which directly affects veterans' families and local veterans service offices in Minnesota. The markers must permanently mark graves of veterans buried within the state, as defined by statute.