HF 3600

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

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for purposes relating to
restoration of the State Capitol Building and the Ford Building; authorizing the
issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CAPITOL RESTORATION; FORD BUILDING.
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new text begin (a) $3,184,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Capitol Area
Architectural and Planning Board for:
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new text begin (1) completion of the design for interior restoration of the east wing of the Capitol
Building; and
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new text begin (2) full restoration of the dome of the Capitol Building.
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new text begin (b) $13,400,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner
of administration for renovation of the Ford Building so that the building can be used as
temporary office space during restoration of the Capitol.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REPORT.
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new text begin The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must report to the chairs of the
house and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance and capital
investment by January 3, 2007, with an updated bonding request reflecting the projected
cost of the restoration of the east wing of the Capitol.
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Sec. 3. new text begin FORD BUILDING RENT.
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new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the money appropriated in this act or
another law enacted in 2006 to pay for renovation of the Ford Building must not be
recovered through rent charged to tenants of the building. The purpose of this section
is to ensure that rent for space in this historic building is comparable to rent in other
state-owned buildings.
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Sec. 4. new text begin FUNDING FOR REPAIR OF CAPITOL DOME.
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new text begin Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3,
restoration of the dome in the Capitol Building will be funded with money appropriated
by law.
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Sec. 5. new text begin BOND SALE.
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new text begin To provide the money appropriated by section 1 from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in
the manner, on 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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Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment.
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