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SF 178

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

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending
to acquire and better public land and buildings and
other public improvements of a capital nature with
certain conditions; authorizing 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

The sums 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, the appropriations in this act are available until
the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642.

Sec. 2. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES

Subdivision 1.

To the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities for the purposes specified in
this section 292,602,000

Subd. 2.

Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement 108,630,000

This appropriation is for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.046, including safety and
statutory compliance, envelope
integrity, mechanical systems, and
space restoration.

Subd. 3.

Anoka Ramsey Community College -
Cambridge 10,483,000

To design, construct, furnish, and
equip an addition to the main campus
building, and to remodel the main
campus building for a science
laboratory and academic support center.

Subd. 4.

Bemidji State University -
Northwest Technical College 10,863,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip phase 2
of the Emerging Technology Addition
Project, including remodeling Bridgeman
Hall at Bemidji State University and
construction of an addition at
Northwest Technical College.

Subd. 5.

Central Lakes College 5,953,000

To design, construct, furnish, and
equip heavy equipment shop space at the
Staples West Campus and to remodel
vacated space at the Staples Main
Campus, and to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a music classroom
and a rehearsal addition, and to
renovate, furnish, and equip vacated
space at the Brainerd Campus.

Subd. 6.

Century Community and
Technical College

(a) Technology Center 4,888,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip recently
purchased space into a computer center,
offices, and smart classrooms.

(b) Science Center and
Learning Resources Center 1,000,000

To design a new building for science
laboratories and classrooms and a new
library and learning resource center.

Subd. 7.

Dakota Technical College 7,387,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip an
information technology and
telecommunications center of
excellence, as well as improve and
expand the library and academic support
center. This includes $2,500,000 for
deferred maintenance projects.

This appropriation is not available
until the commissioner of finance has
determined that at least $200,000 has
been committed from nonstate sources.

Subd. 8.

Fond du Lac Tribal and
Community College 635,000

To design an addition to the library
and to design phase 1 of the Lester
Jack Briggs Cultural Center to provide
multicultural spaces and physical
education facilities.

Subd. 9.

Inver Hills Community College 6,045,000

To remodel the College Center Building
and to construct, furnish, and equip a
one-stop student services addition to
it; enlarge and colocate central
services, the bookstore, and loading
dock; and remove a pedestrian safety
hazard.

Subd. 10.

Lake Superior College 11,243,000

To construct an addition to house all
student services, high-tech classrooms,
open computer labs, space for workforce
development, and faculty and
administrative offices. The project
also includes space for student life
programs and instruction.

Subd. 11.

Minneapolis Community and
Technical College 900,000

To design a renovation of a health
sciences center for nursing.

Subd. 12.

Minnesota State College -
Southeast Technical College, Winona 3,802,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip a
one-stop student services center, a
bookstore, technology-enhanced
classrooms, a library and learning
resource center, a nursing department,
and a collegiate entry and information
center.

Subd. 13.

Minnesota State Community and
Technical College - Fergus Falls 7,604,000

To design, construct, furnish, and
equip an addition for fine arts,
technology, and student services, and
to design, remodel, furnish, and equip
general and interactive television
classrooms.

Subd. 14.

Minnesota State Community and
Technical College - Moorhead 7,061,000

To construct, furnish, and equip an
addition for allied health and
construction trades and renovate space
for student services. The project
includes boiler replacement, upgrades
to storage, mechanical and electrical
needs, correction of life safety and
building code violations, demolition of
temporary buildings, and construction
of additional parking spaces.

Subd. 15.

Minnesota State University -
Mankato 2,560,000

To design an addition to and partial
remodeling of Trafton Science Center.

Subd. 16.

Minnesota State University -
Moorhead

(a) Hagen Hall, Phase 2 10,477,000

To renovate, furnish, and equip Hagen
Hall for classrooms, science
laboratories, and related offices.

(b) MacLean Hall 500,000

To design a comprehensive renovation of
MacLean Hall.

Subd. 17.

Northland Community
College 2,157,000

To relocate a workforce center, remodel
to expand nursing programs, and remodel
instructional and office space.

Subd. 18.

Riverland Community
College 5,540,000

To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
science labs on the Austin and Albert
Lea campuses and general classrooms on
the Austin campus.

Subd. 19.

Rochester Community and
Technical College 12,759,000

To design, construct, furnish, and
equip the renovation of the vacant
Rockenbach gymnasium, portions of the
Heintz Center and the University Center
Rochester main campus buildings for use
as a health sciences center for
Rochester Community and Technical
College, and to expand the dental
clinic and create a community primary
care clinic.

Subd. 20.

St. Cloud State University

(a) Centennial Hall, Phase 2 3,150,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip
Centennial Hall to convert it from a
library to classroom and office space
and to design the renovation of
Riverview Hall. This appropriation is
added to the appropriation in Laws
2003, First Special Session chapter 20,
article 1, section 3, subdivision 16.

(b) Brown Hall 900,000

To design the renovation of, and an
addition to, Brown Hall. The
renovation and addition must address
life safety, fire, and air quality to
provide space for nursing programs and
necessary laboratory and classroom
space.

Subd. 21.

St. Cloud Technical College 15,056,000

To design, construct, furnish, and
equip a multistory addition and to
renovate classroom space into science
space, including two science
laboratories and a faculty office.

Subd. 22.

St. Paul College 10,993,000

To design, remodel, furnish, and equip
construction trades and technology labs
and design and construct a new entryway
to link all floors of the original
building with the tower to include
offices, conference rooms, and student
study areas.

Subd. 23.

South Central Technical
College 5,157,000

To remodel, furnish, and equip teaching
laboratories at the North Mankato
campus and for asset preservation at
the Faribault campus.

Subd. 24.

Winona State University 11,118,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
Pasteur Hall for classrooms, science
laboratories, and related offices.

Subd. 25.

Systemwide

(a) Science Lab Renovations 9,668,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
science laboratories at campuses
statewide.

(b) Workforce Training Classrooms 6,083,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
classroom space at campuses statewide
into space designed to address emerging
workforce training needs.

(c) Technology Updated Classrooms 4,019,000

To renovate and equip classrooms with
learning technology at campuses
statewide.

(d) Demolition Initiative 1,625,000

To demolish obsolete buildings on ten
campuses.

(e) Program Consolidation 2,173,000

To design, renovate, furnish, and equip
spaces to allow for program
consolidation from one campus to
another.

(f) Land Acquisition 2,173,000

To acquire real property near the state
college and university campuses.

Subd. 26.

Debt Service

(a) The board shall pay the debt
service on one-third of the principal
amount of state bonds sold to finance
projects authorized in subdivisions 3
to 25, except that, where a nonstate
match is required, the debt service is
due on a principal amount equal to
one-third of the total project cost,
less the match committed before the
bonds are sold. After each sale of
general obligation bonds, the
commissioner of finance shall notify
the board of the amounts assessed for
each year for the life of the bonds.

(b) The commissioner shall reduce the
board's assessment each year by
one-third of the net income from
investment of general obligation bond
proceeds in proportion to the amount of
principal and interest otherwise
required to be paid by the board. The
board shall pay its resulting net
assessment to the commissioner of
finance by December 1 each year. If
the board fails to make a payment when
due, the commissioner of finance shall
reduce allotments for appropriations
from the general fund otherwise
available to the board and apply the
amount of the reduction to cover the
missed debt service payment. The
commissioner of finance shall credit
the payments received from the board to
the bond debt service account in the
state bond fund each December 1 before
money is transferred from the general
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, subdivision 10.

Sec. 3. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

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 $292,602,000 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

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final
enactment.
new text end