1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital renovation of historic 
1.3 	building 6 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME IN 
1.6 	MINNEAPOLIS.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $18,896,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of administration to design, construct, furnish, and 
1.9 	equip the remodeling and rehabilitation of historic building 6 at the Minnesota Veterans 
1.10 	Home in Minneapolis. This appropriation also includes money for environmental and 
1.11 	hazardous materials abatement assessments at the project site. This is a onetime appropriation 
1.12 	and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	section 16A.642, which applies from the date of the original appropriation to the unspent 
1.14 	amount transferred.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Veterans home expansion. The commissioner of veterans affairs may apply 
1.16 	for federal funding and expand the veterans home in Minneapolis with up to 39 beds available 
1.17 	for eligible veterans and their spouses. The state shall provide the necessary operating costs 
1.18 	for the facility in excess of any revenue and federal funding for the facility that may be 
1.19 	required to continue the operation of the facility and care for Minnesota veterans.
1.20 		Subd. 3.Nonstate contribution. The commissioner of administration may accept 
1.21 	contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments, 
1.22 	veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the development of the home.

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