1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for purposes relating to 
1.3 	restoration of the State Capitol Building and the Ford Building; authorizing the 
1.4 	issuance of general obligation bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CAPITOL RESTORATION; FORD BUILDING.
 1.7 	(a) $3,184,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Capitol Area 
1.8 	Architectural and Planning Board for:
1.9 	(1) completion of the design for interior restoration of the east wing of the Capitol 
1.10 	Building; and
1.11 	(2) full restoration of the dome of the Capitol Building.
1.12 	(b) $13,400,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner 
1.13 	of administration for renovation of the Ford Building so that the building can be used as 
1.14 	temporary office space during restoration of the Capitol.

1.15 	Sec. 2. REPORT.
 1.16 	The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must report to the chairs of the 
1.17 	house and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance and capital 
1.18 	investment by January 3, 2007, with an updated bonding request reflecting the projected 
1.19 	cost of the restoration of the east wing of the Capitol.

1.20 	Sec. 3. FORD BUILDING RENT.
 1.21 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the money appropriated in this act or 
1.22 	another law  enacted in 2006 to pay for renovation of the Ford Building must not be 
2.1 	recovered through rent charged to tenants of the building. The purpose of this section 
2.2 	is to ensure that rent for space in this historic building is comparable to rent in other 
2.3 	state-owned buildings. 

2.4 	Sec. 4. FUNDING FOR REPAIR OF CAPITOL DOME.
 2.5 	Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, 
2.6 	restoration of the dome in the Capitol Building will be funded with money appropriated 
2.7 	by law.

2.8 	Sec. 5. BOND SALE.
 2.9 	To provide the money appropriated by section 1 from the bond proceeds fund, the 
2.10 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in 
2.11 	the manner, on the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
2.12 	16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

2.13 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.14 	Sections 1 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment.