1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; designating the process for disposal of old 
1.3 	state-owned buildings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Disposal of old buildings. (a) Upon request from the head of an agency 
1.8 	with control of a state-owned building with an estimated market value of less than 
1.9 	$50,000, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner may sell, demolish, or 
1.10 	otherwise dispose of the building if the commissioner determines that the building is no 
1.11 	longer used or is a fire or safety hazard.
1.12 	The commissioner, (b) Upon request of the head of an agency which has with control 
1.13 	of a state-owned building which is no longer used or which is a fire or safety hazard, shall,
1.14 	with an estimated market value of $50,000 or more, as determined by the commissioner, 
1.15 	the commissioner may sell, demolish, or otherwise dispose of the building after 
1.16 	determining that the building is no longer used or is a fire or safety hazard and obtaining 
1.17 	approval of the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and house of representatives Ways 
1.18 	and Means Committee, sell, wreck, or otherwise dispose of the building. 
1.19 	(c) In the event a sale is made under this subdivision, the proceeds shall be deposited 
1.20 	in the proper account or in the general fund from which the appropriation to acquire 
1.21 	the building was made, unless otherwise provided by law. If the fund from which the 
1.22 	appropriation was made cannot be identified, the proceeds shall be deposited in the 
1.23 	general fund.