1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at CHS 
1.3 	Field in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ST. PAUL; CHS FIELD IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $8,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of 
1.8 	St. Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements at CHS Field. 
1.9 	This appropriation includes money for upgrades and improvements to the facility's 
1.10 	infrastructure to meet Major League Baseball ballpark requirements, including construction 
1.11 	of a new locker room, enhanced visitor amenities, and for environmental remediation of 
1.12 	contaminated soil.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.14 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.15 	the state in an amount up to $8,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.16 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.17 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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