SF 3701
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/20/2026 09:42 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new swimming pool and
aquatics center in the city of South St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin SOUTH ST. PAUL; SWIMMING POOL AND AQUATICS CENTER.
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(a) $6,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city
of South St. Paul for site preparation and to construct, equip, and furnish a new swimming
pool and aquatics center.
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(b) The grant under this section is exempt from the requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.325.
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(c) The following must be incorporated into the swimming pool and aquatics center
funded under this section:
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(1) high-efficiency and low-impact lighting;
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(2) native and pollinator-supporting landscaping;
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(3) WaterSense certified low-flow sink and toilet plumbing features;
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(4) daylighting in occupied spaces;
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(5) shade features;
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(6) amenities and accessibility features to enhance visitor travel to the facility by active
transportation, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.38, subdivision 1;
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(7) low-VOC materials to enhance indoor air quality; and
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(8) photovoltaic-ready infrastructure.
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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 $6,500,000 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
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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