SF 2743

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/07/2023 11:25am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning
Board to update the Capitol Mall Design Framework; specifying certain elements
that must be included in the updated framework; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin CAPITOL CAMPUS DESIGN FRAMEWORK; APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Design framework updates; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal
year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Capitol Area Architectural and
Planning Board to update the Capitol Mall Design Framework and for initial implementation
of the framework. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until December 31, 2024.
The updated design framework must include:
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new text begin (1) plans to integrate green space campus-wide, including but not limited to the addition
of green space on the following sites at the approximate sizes indicated:
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new text begin (i) the southwest corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of
20,700 square feet;
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new text begin (ii) the northeast corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of
32,000 square feet; and
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new text begin (iii) the north side of the State Capitol building adjacent to University Avenue;
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new text begin (2) plans for visual markers and welcome information for the Capitol campus at one or
more corners of Rice Street and University Avenue, anchoring a pathway to the State Capitol
building and Capitol Mall that features interpretive markers honoring the importance and
stature of the Capitol campus as both a historic site and as a modern, active public gathering
space for all Minnesotans; and
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new text begin (3) plans to plant trees throughout the Capitol campus, prioritizing the creation of a
mature tree canopy to provide an area of shade for users of the Capitol Mall between or
adjacent to the State Capitol building and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
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new text begin (b) The board must contract with one or more professional design consultants with
expertise on horticulture, landscape architecture, civic space design, infrastructure assessment,
and operations and maintenance planning to develop the framework updates. The board
must additionally consult with the commissioners of administration and public safety and
the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house or their designees before any proposed
framework update is approved. The board must approve the updated design framework no
later than December 31, 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Design framework implementation; appropriation. new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 in fiscal year
2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of administration to
implement the updated design framework, prioritizing the framework plans identified in
subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3). This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
December 31, 2024.
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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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