SF 1183

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/10/2023 08:28am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Minnesota Management
and Budget to increase the agency's capacity to assist certain groups and
organizations with the capital budget process and coordinate with state agencies
regarding the administration of capital project appropriations and programs.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of management and budget to increase the agency's capacity to
proactively raise public awareness about the capital budget process and provide technical
assistance to grant recipients and potential grant recipients about the requirements associated
with receiving general fund or general obligation bond funding for capital projects. This
appropriation includes money to increase the agency's capacity to coordinate with other
state agencies regarding the administration of grant agreements, programs, and technical
assistance related to capital projects.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Staffing requirements. new text end

new text begin An employee position created by the commissioner of
management and budget that is funded in whole or in part by the appropriation in subdivision
1 must:
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new text begin (1) provide technical assistance and expertise on the capital budget process; state general
obligation bonds; compliance requirements that must be met at various stages of capital
project development; sustainable building design guidelines; and the interaction and
coordination between various disciplines, including but not limited to architecture,
engineering, and construction, that occurs during the development of a capital project; and
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new text begin (2) from the initial stages of a qualifying capital project, be available to provide technical
assistance to nonprofits and any grantee of state funds for a capital project that qualifies for
exemption from the requirements under section 16B.335, subdivision 1, based on construction
cost.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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