SF 1763

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/26/2014 08:57am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new James Ford
Bell Natural History Museum and Planetarium on the St. Paul campus of the
University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin JAMES FORD BELL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND
PLANETARIUM, ST. PAUL.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $51,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to complete the design of
and to construct, furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell Natural History Museum
and Planetarium on the St. Paul campus. This appropriation is intended to cover the
entire project cost.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $51,500,000 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.
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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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