HF 4035
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/23/2026 06:24 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public libraries; modifying the Mary C. Murphy Library Construction
Grants Program; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 134.45, subdivisions
4, 5b.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 134.45, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:
Subd. 4.
Match.
A public library jurisdiction applying for a grant under this section
must match the grant with deleted text begin localdeleted text end new text begin nonstatenew text end funds.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for grants awarded after June 30, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 134.45, subdivision 5b, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5b.
Qualification; improvement grants.
A public library jurisdiction may apply
for a grant in an amount up to deleted text begin $1,000,000deleted text end new text begin $2,000,000new text end or 50 percent, whichever is less, of
the approved costs of renovating or expanding an existing library building, or to construct
a new library building. Renovation may include remediation of conditions hazardous to
health or safety.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for grants awarded after June 30, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Appropriation. new text end
new text begin
$10,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of education for the Mary C. Murphy Library Construction Grants
Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45.
new text end
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 $10,000,000 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.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end