SF 525

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 01/29/2025 09:46 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion and renovation
of the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale
and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $8,150,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip the renovation of the buildings at the Minnesota Discovery Center in the
city of Chisholm. This appropriation includes money for upgrades to the museum including
windows and doors replacement, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance improvements
to bathrooms and entrances, removal and replacement of failing infrastructure, and other
improvements to upgrade existing building to improve energy efficiency. The state may
enter into a lease or management agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695,
for operation of the programs housed within the facility.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
the state in an amount up to $8,150,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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