HF 2374

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/26/2024 03:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital renovation of historic
building 6 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME IN
MINNEAPOLIS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $18,896,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of administration to design, construct, furnish, and
equip the remodeling and rehabilitation of historic building 6 at the Minnesota Veterans
Home in Minneapolis. This appropriation also includes money for environmental and
hazardous materials abatement assessments at the project site. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, which applies from the date of the original appropriation to the unspent
amount transferred.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Veterans home expansion. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of veterans affairs may apply
for federal funding and expand the veterans home in Minneapolis with up to 39 beds available
for eligible veterans and their spouses. The state shall provide the necessary operating costs
for the facility in excess of any revenue and federal funding for the facility that may be
required to continue the operation of the facility and care for Minnesota veterans.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Nonstate contribution. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration may accept
contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments,
veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the development of the home.
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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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