1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Capitol building; establishing a State Capitol Preservation 
1.3 	Commission; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapters 15B; 16B; 138.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [15B.32] STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the terms defined in this 
1.8 	subdivision shall have the following meanings.
1.9 	(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under 
1.10 	this section.
1.11 	(c) "Capitol area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.
1.12 	(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under 
1.13 	section 15B.03.
1.14 	(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph 
1.15 	(a).
1.16 		Subd. 2.Membership. The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of 16 
1.17 	members, appointed as follows:
1.18 	(1) the governor;
1.19 	(2) the lieutenant governor;
1.20 	(3) the attorney general;
1.21 	(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall 
1.22 	be a member of the Supreme Court;
1.23 	(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be 
1.24 	a member of the senate;
2.1 	(6) the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the 
2.2 	house of representatives;
2.3 	(7) two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party 
2.4 	appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by 
2.5 	the minority leader;
2.6 	(8) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed 
2.7 	by the speaker of the house, and one member from the minority party appointed by the 
2.8 	minority leader;
2.9 	(9) the commissioner of the Department of Administration, or the commissioner's 
2.10 	designee;
2.11 	(10) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or the commissioner's 
2.12 	designee;
2.13 	(11) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society, or the executive 
2.14 	director's designee;
2.15 	(12) the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board; 
2.16 	and
2.17 	(13) two public members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom is 
2.18 	experienced in the areas of architecture, design, or construction.
2.19 		Subd. 3.Terms and compensation. A member serving on the commission because 
2.20 	the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed 
2.21 	office shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority 
2.22 	holds the office.
2.23 	Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members 
2.24 	may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
2.25 	The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided 
2.26 	in section 15.059. Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided 
2.27 	under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
2.28 		Subd. 4.Officers and meetings. (a) The governor is the chair of the commission. 
2.29 	The lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair 
2.30 	of the commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff 
2.31 	member to attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence 
2.32 	of the governor.
2.33 	(b) The commission shall meet at least quarterly and at other times at the call of the 
2.34 	chair. Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.
3.1 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The commission may designate an executive 
3.2 	secretary and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or 
3.3 	other means.
3.4 		Subd. 6.Duties. (a) The commission:
3.5 	(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the restoration and preservation of the 
3.6 	Capitol building;
3.7 	(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and 
3.8 	the Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities 
3.9 	for and in the Capitol building;
3.10 	(3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of 
3.11 	the predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
3.12 	(4) shall develop a comprehensive, multiyear, predesign plan for the restoration of 
3.13 	the Capitol building and review the plan periodically, and, as appropriate, to amend and 
3.14 	modify the plan. The predesign plan shall identify appropriate and required functions of 
3.15 	the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for legislative, executive, 
3.16 	and judicial branch functions; and identify and address the long-term maintenance and 
3.17 	preservation requirements of the Capitol building. In developing the predesign plan, 
3.18 	the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the Minnesota State 
3.19 	Capitol area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design for the Capitol 
3.20 	area, parking, mass transit, citizen access, the tunnel system, information technology 
3.21 	needs, energy efficiency, security, educational programs, including public and school 
3.22 	tours, and any additional space needs for the efficient operation of state government;
3.23 	(5) shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund the 
3.24 	preservation and restoration of the Capitol building;
3.25 	(6) shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its 
3.26 	needs, as well as all activities related to the restoration of the Capitol building; and
3.27 	(7) may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public 
3.28 	source to carry out the purposes of this statute. All gifts, grants, or donations received by 
3.29 	the commission shall be deposited in a state Capitol preservation account established in 
3.30 	the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of 
3.31 	administration for the activities of the commission and implementation of the predesign 
3.32 	plan under this section.
3.33 	(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking 
3.34 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the commission 
3.35 	regarding the activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar year, 
3.36 	including recommendations adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan 
4.1 	required under paragraph (a), clause (5), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to 
4.2 	implement the recommendations of the commission.
4.3 		Subd. 7.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the State 
4.4 	Capitol Preservation Commission expires on July 1, 2015.

4.5 	Sec. 2. [15B.34] CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES.
4.6 	The board shall:
4.7 	(1) jointly, with the commissioner of administration and the Minnesota Historical 
4.8 	Society, establish standards and policies for the repair, furnishing, appearance, cleanliness 
4.9 	of, and change to the public and ceremonial areas of the Capitol building;
4.10 	(2) review and approve plans and specifications and any changes to approved plans 
4.11 	and specifications involving the alteration of the public and ceremonial areas and the 
4.12 	exterior of the Capitol building;
4.13 	(3) jointly, with the Minnesota Historical Society, review and approve the design, 
4.14 	structural composition, and location of all monuments, memorials, or works of art 
4.15 	presently located in the public and ceremonial areas of the State Capitol, or which shall be 
4.16 	placed in the public or ceremonial areas, in accordance with section 138.68; and
4.17 	(4) assist the commission with performance of its duties as needed.

4.18 	Sec. 3. [16B.2405] CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES.
4.19 	The commissioner, upon receipt of funding for these purposes, shall:
4.20 	(1) maintain and operate the Capitol building and grounds in accordance with 
4.21 	section 16B.24 and other applicable law;
4.22 	(2) designate a project manager to oversee and manage predesign, design, and 
4.23 	construction contracts and funding for all modifications to the Capitol building;
4.24 	(3) manage design and construction projects and funding for the Capitol building, in 
4.25 	accordance with section 16B.31 and other applicable law;
4.26 	(4) lease space in the Capitol building, as provided in section 16B.24, to state 
4.27 	agencies, constitutional officers, and the court administrator on behalf of the judicial 
4.28 	branch, and allocate space in the Capitol building to the legislative branch as determined 
4.29 	by the commission;
4.30 	(5) provide information about the Capitol building to the commission, legislative 
4.31 	bodies, and others as needed regarding maintenance, operation, leasing, condition 
4.32 	assessments, design, and construction projects; and
4.33 	(6) assist the commission with performance of its duties as needed.

5.1 	Sec. 4. [138.70] CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES.
5.2 	The Minnesota Historical Society shall:
5.3 	(1) assist and advise in research and preservation of historical features of the Capitol 
5.4 	building, appropriate custodial policies, and maintaining and repairing works of art in 
5.5 	accordance with section 138.69;
5.6 	(2) jointly, with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, review and 
5.7 	approve the design, structural composition, and location of all monuments, memorials, or 
5.8 	works of art presently located in the public and ceremonial areas of the Capitol building, 
5.9 	or proposed for placement in the public or ceremonial areas, in accordance with section 
5.10 	138.68;
5.11 	(3) assist with planning and design of restoration and renovations of the Capitol 
5.12 	building, in order to provide public access and education through public interpretive 
5.13 	programs, in accordance with the society's statutory responsibilities under section 138.69; 
5.14 	and
5.15 	(4) assist the commission with performance of its duties as needed.

5.16 	Sec. 5. STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS 
5.17 	AND FIRST MEETING.
 5.18 	The appointing authorities designated in Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.32, 
5.19 	subdivision 2, must complete their initial appointments to the commission no later than 
5.20 	August 1, 2011. The governor, or the governor's designee, shall convene the first meeting 
5.21 	of the commission within 30 days after the appointments required under this section 
5.22 	have been completed.

5.23 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION.
 5.24 	$550,000 in fiscal year 2012 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
5.25 	to the commissioner of administration for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.26 	15B.34. This appropriation is available until spent.