1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a community engagement 
1.3 	center in the city of Duluth; 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. HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF DULUTH, 
1.6 	MINNESOTA; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $8,856,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.8 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Housing 
1.9 	and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, Minnesota, to predesign, design, construct, furnish, 
1.10 	and equip a community engagement center in the city of Duluth to serve people experiencing 
1.11 	homelessness. This appropriation includes money for a commercial kitchen, warming center 
1.12 	space, indoor and outdoor space for guests, health service facilities, classrooms and offices, 
1.13 	and laundry and hygiene facilities. The authority may enter into a lease or management 
1.14 	agreement for operation of the program, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
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 $8,856,000 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.