| 1998 Fiscal Review Appropriations - Tornado Relief |
In Chapter 383, the Legislature appropriated an additional $27.6 million from the General Fund for tornado relief due to damage from the March 29, 1998, tornadoes.
The following table provides details on the appropriations for tornado relief.
| Department of Public Safety | |
| To fund 100% of the state and local match obligations for federal assistance | $ 8,000,000 |
| To provide the cost of increases in services | 300,000 |
| Grants to counties for costs related to burial and removal of debris from rural residences and farms | 500,000 |
| Housing Finance Agency | |
| Community Rehabilitation Fund Program | 3,500,000 |
| Affordable Rental Investment fund | 500,000 |
| Trade and Economic Development | |
| Minnesota Investment fund | 4,800,000 |
| Public Infrastructure | 1,000,000 |
| Technical Assistance | 150,000 |
| Department of Agriculture | |
| Loans to farmers for repairs to buildings and working capital loans | 4,000,000 |
| Department of Revenue | |
| Local government assistance to counties suffering significant loss in property taxes due to the tornado | 500,000 |
| Human Services | |
| Social services and farm advocacy outreach | 400,000 |
| Children, Families, and Learning |
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| After school and expanded day care services | 250,000 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | |
| Historic preservation loans and grants | 1,000,000 |
| Department of Finance | |
| Contingency appropriation | 2,700,000 |
| TOTAL | $ 27,600,000 |