SF 1842

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

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 5, providing for public debt to be
incurred for public information technology systems,
licenses, and infrastructure.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
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new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
section 5, is proposed to the people. If the amendment is
adopted, the section will read as follows:
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Sec. 5. Public debt may be contracted and works of
internal improvements carried on for the following purposes:

(a) to acquire and to better public land and buildings and
other public improvements of a capital nature and to provide
money to be appropriated or loaned to any agency or political
subdivision of the state for such purposes if the law
authorizing the debt is adopted by the vote of at least
three-fifths of the members of each house of the legislature;

(b) to repel invasion or suppress insurrection;

(c) to borrow temporarily as authorized in section 6;

(d) to refund outstanding bonds of the state or any of its
agencies whether or not the full faith and credit of the state
has been pledged for the payment of the bonds;

(e) to establish and maintain highways subject to the
limitations of article XIV;

(f) to promote forestation and prevent and abate forest
fires, including the compulsory clearing and improving of wild
lands whether public or private;

(g) to construct, improve and operate airports and other
air navigation facilities;

(h) to develop the state's agricultural resources by
extending credit on real estate security in the manner and on
the terms and conditions prescribed by law;

(i) to improve and rehabilitate railroad rights-of-way and
other rail facilities whether public or private, provided that
bonds issued and unpaid shall not at any time exceed
$200,000,000 par value; deleted text begin and
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(j) new text begin to pay capital costs of design, acquisition,
installation, construction, equipping, and servicing public
information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure;
and
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new text begin (k) new text end as otherwise authorized in this constitution.

As authorized by law political subdivisions may engage in
the works permitted by (f), (g), deleted text begin and deleted text end (i) new text begin , and (j) new text end and contract
debt therefor.

Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at
the 2006 general election. The question submitted shall be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to permit the
state to issue bonds and incur public debt to pay for public
information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure?
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new text begin Yes .......
No ........"
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