SF 621

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:14am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; modifying standards for higher education asset
preservation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision
2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.046, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2.

Standards.

Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset
Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the
following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities
Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality
improvement; new text begin building energy efficiency improvements using best practices; new text end or building
or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing
buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up
to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design
costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding
from the account.