1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; modifying standards for higher education asset 
1.3 	preservation;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 
1.4 	2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Standards. Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset 
1.9 	Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the 
1.10 	following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities 
1.11 	Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality 
1.12 	improvement; building energy efficiency improvements using best practices; or building 
1.13 	or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing 
1.14 	buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up 
1.15 	to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design 
1.16 	costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding 
1.17 	from the account.