SF 3105

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/24/2016 08:55am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to
the Rochester International Airport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $4,985,000 is appropriated from the bond
proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Rochester
to design, rehabilitate, demolish, and expand portions of the existing passenger terminal
building at the Rochester International Airport. This appropriation also includes money
to remodel, construct, furnish, and equip the existing passenger terminal building and
associated appurtenances to meet the United States Customs and Border Protection and
Transportation Security Administration standards for safety, security, and processing time
to accommodate domestic and international flights.
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new text begin (b) Work that may be completed with this appropriation includes, but is not limited to:
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new text begin (1) site preparation including utilities, site civil work, testing, and construction
administration services;
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new text begin (2) the relocation, modification, and addition of airline ticket counters, baggage
claim devices, public spaces, offices, restrooms, support space, break rooms, lockers,
equipment storage, communications, hallways, building signage, medical visitor rooms,
special needs accommodations, hold rooms, secure storage, equipment maintenance area,
and building engineering and technology systems;
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new text begin (3) improvements needed outside the terminal to remove, restore, and tie into
adjacent utilities, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and aircraft aprons; and
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new text begin (4) the construction of covered exterior equipment storage.
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new text begin (c) The capital improvements paid for with this appropriation may be used as the
local contribution required by Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, subdivision 4. This
appropriation is not available until the commissioner of management and budget has
determined that at least an equal amount has been committed to the project from nonstate
sources.
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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 $4,985,000 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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