HF 1211

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/03/2023 12:26pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a facility to colocate certain
city operations in the city of Rochester; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin ROCHESTER; REGIONAL PARKS AND FORESTRY MAINTENANCE
OPERATIONS CENTER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $17,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city
of Rochester to acquire property for and for predesign; design; site preparation, including
demolition; construction; renovation; and furnishing and equipping an expansion of an
existing public works and transit operations center facility to colocate the parks and forestry
operations center and traffic operations in the facility. Expenditures made by the city or by
an economic development agency authorized under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to
469.54, and any nonstate contributions provided for this project before the enactment of
this section count toward the nonstate share required under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.86, subdivision 4.
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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 $17,500,000 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

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