1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; 
1.3 	appropriating money to construct the Victory Center in the city of Bird Island.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BIRD ISLAND VICTORY CENTER.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $....... is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city 
1.8 	of Bird Island to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip the Tim Orth Memorial 
1.9 	Victory Center. The center will include a 2,500-seat basketball arena, a weight training 
1.10 	equipment area, locker rooms, indoor walking areas, storage areas, concession areas, and 
1.11 	offices. The center will also include a stage with lighting and audio-visual equipment. 
1.12 	The center's facilities will be used to provide physical therapy and rehabilitation for 
1.13 	injured children, athletic events for area schools, and fine arts and recreational events 
1.14 	for the community.
1.15 	This appropriation is not available until the commissioner has determined that at 
1.16 	least an equal amount has been committed to the project from nonstate sources.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in subdivision 1 from the 
1.18 	bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in 
1.19 	an amount up to $....... in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
1.20 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
1.21 	article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.22 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.1 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.