1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; expanding the definition of project;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2023 Supplement, section 177.42, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 177.42, subdivision 2, is amended 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Project. "Project" means demolition, erection, construction, remodeling, or 
1.8 	repairing of a public building, facility, or other public work financed in whole or part by 
1.9 	state funds. Project also includes demolition, erection, construction, remodeling, or repairing 
1.10 	of a building, facility, or public work when:
1.11 	(1) the acquisition of property, predesign, design, or demolition is financed in whole or 
1.12 	part by state funds; or
1.13 	(2) the project is owned by a city, county, or school district and the materials and supplies 
1.14 	used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the construction, reconstruction, 
1.15 	upgrade, expansion, renovation, or remodeling of the project qualify for an exemption from 
1.16 	sales and use tax under chapter 297A or special law.