HF 3777

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 04/13/2010 10:14am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better
public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing the sale of state
bonds; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated,
to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as
authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or
as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j),
or article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act for a capital
program or project may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly
to the capital program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the
commissioner of management and budget. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations
in this act are available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY new text end
new text begin University of Minnesota new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 6,667,000 new text end
new text begin Education new text end		new text begin 5,780,000 new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end		new text begin 5,840,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 18,287,000 new text end
new text begin Bond Proceeds Fund (General Fund Debt Service) new text end		new text begin 12,507,000 new text end
new text begin Maximum Effort School Loan Fund new text end		new text begin 5,780,000 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,667,000 new text end

new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the purposes specified in
this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Duluth Campus new text end

new text begin American Indian Learning Resource Center new text end

new text begin 6,667,000 new text end

new text begin To design, construct, furnish, and equip an
American Indian Learning Resource Center.
This appropriation is intended to cover
approximately two-thirds of the cost of the
project. The remaining costs must be paid
from university sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Unspent Appropriations new text end

new text begin Upon substantial completion of the project
authorized in this section and after written
notice to the commissioner of management
and budget, the Board of Regents must use
any money remaining in the appropriation
for that project for HEAPR under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046. The Board of
Regents must report by February 1 of each
even-numbered year to the chairs of the house
of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over capital investments and
higher education finance, and to the chairs of
the house of representatives Ways and Means
and Finance Committees and the senate
Finance Committee, on how the remaining
money has been allocated or spent.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EDUCATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,780,000 new text end

new text begin Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of education for a
capital loan from the maximum effort
school loan fund to Independent School
District No. 38, Red Lake, as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 126C.60 to
126C.72, to design, construct, furnish, and
equip renovation of existing facilities and
construction of new facilities.
new text end

new text begin The project paid for with this appropriation
includes a portion of the renovation and
construction identified in the review and
comment performed by the commissioner of
education under the capital loan provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.69. This
portion includes renovation and construction
of a single kitchen and cafeteria to serve the
high school and middle school, a receiving
area and dock and adjacent drives, utilities,
and grading.
new text end

new text begin Before any capital loan contract is approved
under this authorization, the district must
provide documentation acceptable to the
commissioner on how the capital loan will
be used. If any portion of the appropriation
remains after completion of the identified
project components, the district may, with
the commissioner's approval, use the money
for other items identified in the review and
comment submission.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,840,000 new text end

new text begin To the commissioner of employment and
economic development for the purposes
specified in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Hennepin County new text end

new text begin Minnesota African American History Museum and Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 840,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin County to predesign,
design, construct, furnish, and equip the
renovation of an historic mansion for
the Minnesota African American History
Museum and Cultural Center in Minneapolis,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner has determined that at least
an equal amount has been committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin St. Paul new text end

new text begin Asian-Pacific Cultural Center new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the St. Paul Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, to construct,
furnish, and equip an Asian-Pacific Cultural
Center, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.695. The appropriation does not require
a local match.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this act
from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $12,507,000 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.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Maximum effort school loan fund. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in
this act from the maximum effort school loan fund, the commissioner of management and
budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,780,000 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. The proceeds of
the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds,
must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan fund.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
new text end

new text begin (a) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
1, is reduced by $355,680,000.
new text end

new text begin (b) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
2, is reduced by $5,780,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) The bond sale authorization in Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision
4, is reduced by $6,500,000.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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