as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:32pm
A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to the
capitol area to accommodate the central corridor light rail transit line; authorizing
the sale and issuance of state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$1,250,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Metropolitan Council to design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements to
state property along the central corridor light rail tracks as they pass the State Capitol on
University Avenue in St. Paul. The improvements must include landscape and sidewalk
improvements on the boulevard, landscaping enhancements on the median, lighting
improvements, enhancements to the catenary poles that support the electrical wires for the
trains, and an ornamental rail for the plaza at the Capitol's north steps, all in keeping with
the spirit of the original design of the Capitol building and Capitol area.
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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 $1,250,000 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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Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.
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