SF 4393

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/17/2020 01:57pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for urban American Indian
capital projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING GRANTS; GENERAL FUND.
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new text begin (a) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for grants to urban American Indian nonprofit organizations
for assessment of the organization's capital needs and planning of capital projects. A grant
under this section is for $500,000. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
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new text begin (b) This appropriation includes money for grants to the following organizations: the
American Indian Family Center in St. Paul; the American Indian OIC in Minneapolis; the
Bdote Learning Center in Minneapolis; the Bii Gii Wiin Community Development Loan
Fund in St. Paul; the Indian Health Board in Minneapolis; the Little Earth of United Tribes
Housing Corporation in Minneapolis; the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center in
Minneapolis; the Nawayee Center School in Minneapolis; and the New Native Theater in
St. Paul.
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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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Sec. 2. new text begin CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS; GENERAL FUND.
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new text begin (a) $11,975,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for grants to urban American Indian nonprofit organizations
that have completed assessment of the organization's capital needs and planning of capital
projects. Grants under this section may be used for the acquisition of real property and for
the design, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of improvements to land
and buildings. This appropriation is available until the projects are completed or abandoned,
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. Money under this appropriation is available
for a grant when the commissioner of management and budget determines that a sufficient
amount has been committed from nonstate sources to complete the project.
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new text begin (b) This appropriation contains money for the following projects: $1,000,000 of this
appropriation is for a grant to the Ain Dah Yung Center in St. Paul; $635,000 of this
appropriation is for a grant to the Division of Indian Work in Minneapolis; $2,000,000 of
this appropriation is for a grant to the Indigenous Peoples Task Force in Minneapolis;
$640,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to MIGIZI in Minneapolis; $2,600,000 is for
a grant to the Minneapolis American Indian Center; and $6,000,000 of this appropriation
is for a grant to the Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis.
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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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Sec. 3. new text begin CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS; BOND PROCEEDS FUND.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $3,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes of this
section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Indian Health Board. new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to the
city of Minneapolis to construct, furnish, and equip improvements for a behavioral health
clinic located at 2101 Minnehaha Avenue. The city of Minneapolis may enter into a lease
or management agreement with a nonprofit organization for operation of this facility, subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Little Earth of United Tribes Neighborhood Early Learning
Center. new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 of this appropriation is for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design,
construct, furnish, and equip improvements to an early learning facility located at 2438 18th
Avenue South. The city of Minneapolis may enter into a lease or management agreement
with a nonprofit organization for operation of the facility subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Wakan Tipi Center. new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to design,
construct, furnish, and equip a cultural and environmental interpretive center near the
entrance to the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. The city of St. Paul may enter into a lease
or management agreement with a nonprofit organization for operation of this facility under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Nonstate contribution. new text end

new text begin Money for an appropriation under subdivisions 2 to 4
are not available until the commissioner of management and budget determines that an
amount sufficient to complete the project has been committed from other sources.
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new text begin Subd. 6. 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 $3,500,000 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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