HF 2816

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to acquire and better
public land and buildings for the purpose of workforce centers; authorizing sale
of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT; WORKFORCE CENTERS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $850,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for transfer to the
named agency and for the purposes specified in this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Anoka-Ramsey Community
College at Cambridge. new text end

new text begin $350,000 is for transfer to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to design a building addition on the Cambridge campus
of Anoka-Ramsey Community College to house the regional workforce center and
provide additional space for college academic support and student services. The design
must address the integration of programs between the college and the workforce center,
maximize the sharing of common spaces, and be consistent with the college's campus
master plan. The building must be owned and operated by the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The workforce center shall enter into a lease
agreement with the college for use of space in order for the college to recover all associated
operating costs for a period not less than ten years upon completion of construction.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Rochester Community and
Technical College. new text end

new text begin $500,000 is for transfer to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to design a building addition on the campus of Rochester
Community and Technical College to house the regional workforce center and provide
additional space for shared conference rooms and classrooms. The design must address
the integration of programs between the college and the workforce center, maximize the
sharing of common spaces, and be consistent with the college's campus master plan. The
building must be owned and operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities. The workforce center shall enter into a lease agreement with
the college for use of space in order for the college to recover all associated operating
costs for a period not less than ten years upon completion of construction.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin No Minnesota State Colleges and Universities obligation. new text end

new text begin The Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is not required to pay any of the
debt service of the bonds sold to finance projects authorized by this section.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin BOND SALE.
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new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$850,000 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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