HF 87

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/05/2023 09:53am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion and renovation
of the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale
and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $7,900,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip the renovation and expansion of the buildings at the Minnesota Discovery
Center and Redhead Mountain Bike Park Trailhead. This appropriation includes money for
a year-round entrance that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; a multiuse
space for educational and general event opportunities; new archival space; removal and
replacement of failing infrastructure; and other improvements to connect existing facilities
with the newly created public spaces. The state may enter into a lease or management
agreement for operation of the programs housed within the facility.
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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 $7,900,000 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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