1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for preservation and 
1.3 	rehabilitation of the historically designated Hastings City Hall; authorizing the 
1.4 	sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CITY OF HASTINGS HISTORIC PUBLIC SQUARE AND CITY HALL.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $1,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.8 	for a grant to the city of Hastings for the design, engineering, and renovation of the city 
1.9 	hall, including masonry repairs, replacement of the dome cupola roofs and decorative metal, 
1.10 	foundation work, HVAC improvements, and operational improvements in alignment with 
1.11 	the site's historical status. These projects are needed to ensure the sustainability and 
1.12 	functionality of the site, which includes the preservation of the second-oldest courthouse 
1.13 	in the state of Minnesota and which serves as a prominent part of Hastings's historic 
1.14 	downtown along the Mississippi River.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.16 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.17 	the state in an amount up to $1,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.18 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.19 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.