HF 3392

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring an inventory of historical state-owned
buildings; prohibiting recovery of appropriations for certain historical
renovations through rent charged to tenants; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [16B.242] RENT FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Inventory. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must maintain
an inventory of state-owned buildings that the commissioner determines have historic
significance. A state-owned building must be included on this inventory if the building
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is determined eligible for listing on
the National Register, is designated by a municipal heritage preservation commission, or
if the commissioner otherwise determines that the building has historic or architectural
significance.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rent on historic buildings. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
appropriations made after the effective date of this section for renovation of historic
buildings in the Capitol Area must not be recovered through rent charged to tenants of
the building. For purposes of this subdivision, a "historic building" is a building on the
inventory maintained under subdivision 1 and "Capitol Area" has the meaning defined
in section 15B.02.
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Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.
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