SF 1422

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/28/2023 09:16am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvement at
state fish hatcheries; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin STATE FISH HATCHERIES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $60,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of natural resources for improvements of a capital nature for ponds
and fish culture facilities at hatcheries owned by the state and operated by the commissioner
of natural resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.045, subdivision 1. The
commissioner must prioritize projects, at a minimum, at the five highest need fish hatcheries
in the state for the use of this appropriation.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
the state in an amount up to $60,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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