HF 53

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 01/13/2017 09:58am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Wakan Tipi Center in
the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin ST. PAUL; WAKAN TIPI CENTER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of
Saint Paul to predesign, design, furnish, and equip Wakan Tipi Center in the Bruce Vento
Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul that will be used for uses and programs that the city determines
meet regional and city park purpose requirements. The city may enter into a lease or
management agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, to operate the programs
in the center. This appropriation is not available until the commissioner of management and
budget determines that at least an equal amount is committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
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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 $3,000,000 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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