as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/03/2014 11:45am
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for military affairs and
veterans affairs capital projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$7,625,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the adjutant general for the purposes specified as follows:
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(1) $5,000,000 is for asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital
nature at military affairs facilities statewide to be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.307;
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(2) $1,244,000 is to renovate existing space and to construct an addition to, furnish,
and equip the Brooklyn Park Armory; and
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(3) $1,381,000 is to renovate, furnish, and equip existing space and construct motor
vehicle storage lot space at the Owatonna Armory.
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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 $7,625,000 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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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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$4,040,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of administration for the purposes specified as follows:
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(1) $1,500,000 is for asset preservation improvements and betterments of a capital
nature at veterans homes statewide to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.307;
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(2) $700,000 is to complete the design of and perform repairs to stabilize the
structural integrity of and waterproof the deep tunnel on the Minneapolis Veterans Home
campus. These funds may be used for asbestos and hazardous materials abatement related
to this project; and
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(3) $1,840,000 is to complete the design of and perform improvements to resident
rooms and renovate the nursing station in the Luverne Veterans Home, and to complete
the design of and renovate resident bathrooms in the Silver Bay Veterans Home. These
funds may be used for asbestos and hazardous materials abatement related to this project.
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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 $4,040,000 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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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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