HF 1138

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/21/2022 01:46pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for housing for burn victims
and their families during treatment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin HENNEPIN COUNTY; FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $3,750,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Hennepin
County to acquire property, furnish, and equip residential units on a floor of a building
across the street from the Hennepin County Medical Center to provide temporary housing
for burn victims, first responders, and their families during treatment at the medical center.
The project includes office space for Firefighters for Healing. The county may enter into a
lease or management agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This
appropriation is available after the commissioner of management and budget determines
that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this section has been
committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
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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 $3,750,000 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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