HF 2791
1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)
Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for veterans homes
1.3statewide; appropriating money for the All Veterans Memorial in the city of
1.4Richfield; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6
Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
1.7 new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the new text end
1.8new text begin bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, new text end
1.9new text begin to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as new text end
1.10new text begin authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire new text end
1.11new text begin and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or new text end
1.12new text begin as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or new text end
1.13new text begin article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until new text end
1.14new text begin the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.new text end
1.15 Sec. 2. new text begin PRIORITIES.new text end
1.16 new text begin The Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division of the new text end
1.17new text begin House Finance Committee recommends funding all the projects included in this act.new text end
1.18
Sec. 3. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRSnew text end
1.19
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 93,025,000new text end
1.20new text begin To the commissioner of administration for new text end
1.21new text begin the purposes specified in this section.new text end
1.22
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Asset Preservationnew text end
new text begin 9,900,000new text end
2.1new text begin For asset preservation improvements and new text end
2.2new text begin betterments of a capital nature at veterans new text end
2.3new text begin homes statewide, to be spent in accordance new text end
2.4new text begin with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.new text end
2.5
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Brainerdnew text end
new text begin 500,000new text end
2.6new text begin To design a veterans nursing home on the new text end
2.7new text begin Brainerd Regional Treatment Center site.new text end
2.8
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Fergus Falls Veterans Homenew text end
new text begin 9,970,000new text end
2.9new text begin To construct, furnish, and equip a 21-bed new text end
2.10new text begin special care unit for persons with Alzheimer's new text end
2.11new text begin disease or dementia, and additional clinical new text end
2.12new text begin space. The commissioner of veterans affairs new text end
2.13new text begin must apply to the United States Department new text end
2.14new text begin of Veterans Affairs for matching grant funds new text end
2.15new text begin under the federal State Home Construction new text end
2.16new text begin Grant Program administered by the federal new text end
2.17new text begin agency.new text end
2.18
2.19
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Hastings Veterans Home Supportive new text end
new text begin Housingnew text end
new text begin 7,000,000new text end
2.20new text begin To complete design for and to construct, new text end
2.21new text begin furnish, and equip 30 units of permanent new text end
2.22new text begin supportive housing for veterans with new text end
2.23new text begin disabilities on the campus of the Minnesota new text end
2.24new text begin Veterans Home-Hastings. The permanent new text end
2.25new text begin supportive housing shall consist of 30 new text end
2.26new text begin efficiency apartments for single adults. Staff new text end
2.27new text begin at the Minnesota Veterans Home-Hastings new text end
2.28new text begin shall be expected to provide property new text end
2.29new text begin management and supportive services for the new text end
2.30new text begin housing unit.new text end
2.31
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Kandiyohi Countynew text end
new text begin 7,905,000new text end
2.32new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new text end
2.33new text begin 90-bed facility to provide skilled nursing new text end
2.34new text begin services to veterans in Kandiyohi County.new text end
3.1
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Minneapolis Veterans Home Campusnew text end
3.2
new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Building 9 Demolitionnew text end
new text begin 1,000,000new text end
3.3new text begin To demolish Building 9 and relocate a water new text end
3.4new text begin main serving the campus.new text end
3.5
new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Campus HVAC Upgradenew text end
new text begin 11,300,000new text end
3.6new text begin To replace and upgrade the campus new text end
3.7new text begin heating, ventilating, and air conditioning new text end
3.8new text begin system. Federal money received by the new text end
3.9new text begin Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs new text end
3.10new text begin as reimbursement for 65 percent of this state new text end
3.11new text begin capital expenditure must be credited to the new text end
3.12new text begin debt service account in the state bond fund.new text end
3.13
new text begin (c) new text end new text begin New Nursing Facilitynew text end
new text begin 25,999,000new text end
3.14new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new text end
3.15new text begin 100-bed nursing facility on the Minneapolis new text end
3.16new text begin campus.new text end
3.17new text begin Federal money received by the Minnesota new text end
3.18new text begin Department of Veterans Affairs as new text end
3.19new text begin reimbursement for 65 percent of this state new text end
3.20new text begin capital expenditure must be credited to the new text end
3.21new text begin debt service account in the state bond fund.new text end
3.22
new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Campus Securitynew text end
new text begin 2,300,000new text end
3.23new text begin To acquire and install a fully developed new text end
3.24new text begin and monitored security system for the new text end
3.25new text begin campus. Federal money received by the new text end
3.26new text begin Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs new text end
3.27new text begin as reimbursement for 65 percent of this state new text end
3.28new text begin capital expenditure must be credited to the new text end
3.29new text begin debt service account in the state bond fund.new text end
3.30
new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Building 17 Renovationnew text end
new text begin 11,351,000new text end
3.31new text begin To renovate all five resident units and the new text end
3.32new text begin main kitchen and dining areas in Building 17.new text end
4.1new text begin Federal money received by the Minnesota new text end
4.2new text begin Department of Veterans Affairs as new text end
4.3new text begin reimbursement for 65 percent of this state new text end
4.4new text begin capital expenditure must be credited to the new text end
4.5new text begin debt service account in the state bond fund.new text end
4.6
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin Sauk Centrenew text end
new text begin 2,000,000new text end
4.7new text begin To establish a veterans facility in Sauk Centre new text end
4.8new text begin that provides veterans services for either new text end
4.9new text begin depleted uranium exposure, transitional new text end
4.10new text begin housing, or a veterans center that provides new text end
4.11new text begin outreach and group counseling.new text end
4.12
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin Silver Bay Campus Renovationnew text end
new text begin 3,800,000new text end
4.13new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an new text end
4.14new text begin addition to and renovation of the nursing new text end
4.15new text begin care facility. This appropriation is added new text end
4.16new text begin to the appropriation to the Veterans Homes new text end
4.17new text begin Board in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 19, new text end
4.18new text begin subdivision 7, for this project.new text end
4.19
4.20
Sec. 4. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC new text end
new text begin DEVELOPMENT.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 200,000new text end
4.21new text begin To the commissioner of employment and new text end
4.22new text begin economic development for a grant to the city new text end
4.23new text begin of Richfield to design and construct the All new text end
4.24new text begin Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial new text end
4.25new text begin Park. The All Veterans Memorial shall new text end
4.26new text begin acknowledge the six branches of military new text end
4.27new text begin service at the first American flag raising of new text end
4.28new text begin the battle of Iwo Jima, and shall feature a new text end
4.29new text begin bronze bust of Charles "Chuck" W. Lindberg, new text end
4.30new text begin who helped raise the first flag on February new text end
4.31new text begin 23, 1945, and was the last flag raiser of both new text end
4.32new text begin Iwo Jima flag raisings to pass away. It is new text end
4.33new text begin anticipated that the total cost of the project new text end
4.34new text begin is $711,500, with the city and nonprofit new text end
5.1new text begin organizations contributing $511,500. This new text end
5.2new text begin appropriation is not available until the new text end
5.3new text begin commissioner of finance has determined that new text end
5.4new text begin at least an equal amount has been committed new text end
5.5new text begin from nonstate sources.new text end
5.6 Sec. 5. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.new text end
5.7 new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the new text end
5.8new text begin commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to new text end
5.9new text begin $93,225,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota new text end
5.10new text begin Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, new text end
5.11new text begin sections 4 to 7.new text end
5.12 Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
5.13 new text begin Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.new text end