HF 316

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:35am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Union Depot;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $9,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Metropolitan
Council for a grant to the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority to acquire land
and structures, and for design, engineering, and environmental work to revitalize Union
Depot for use as a multimodal transit center in St. Paul.
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new text begin This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258,
section 17, subdivision 7.
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Sec. 2. new text begin BOND SALE.
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new text begin To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the bond proceeds fund,
the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$9,000,000 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.
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Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.
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