1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; setting amount that may be spent on acquisition of 
1.3 	works of art from an appropriation for construction or alteration of state building;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.35, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Percent of appropriations for art. An appropriation for the 
1.8 	construction or alteration of any state building may contain an amount not to exceed 
1.9 	the lesser of $100,000 or one percent of the total appropriation for the building for the 
1.10 	acquisition of works of art, excluding landscaping, which may be an integral part of the 
1.11 	building or its grounds, attached to the building or grounds or capable of being displayed 
1.12 	in other state buildings. The cost of artistic features that improve the safety of the building 
1.13 	are not included in the $100,000 limit. The $100,000 limit does not apply to the State 
1.14 	Capitol Building. Money used for this purpose is available only for the acquisition of 
1.15 	works of art to be exhibited in areas of a building or its grounds accessible, on a regular 
1.16 	basis, to members of the public. No more than ten percent of the total amount available 
1.17 	each fiscal year under this subdivision may be used for administrative expenses, either 
1.18 	by the commissioner of administration or by any other entity to whom the commissioner 
1.19 	delegates administrative authority. For the purposes of this section "state building" means 
1.20 	a building the construction or alteration of which is paid for wholly or in part by the state.