1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; exempting certain capital projects from sustainable 
1.3 	building guidelines;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.325, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.325, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Development of guidelines; applicability. (a) In developing the guidelines, 
1.8 	the departments shall use an open process, including providing the opportunity for public 
1.9 	comment.
1.10 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the guidelines established under this section 
1.11 	are mandatory for all new buildings receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after 
1.12 	January 1, 2004, and for all major renovations receiving funding from the bond proceeds 
1.13 	fund after January 1, 2009.
1.14 	(c) The commissioner may waive the requirements of this section for projects where the 
1.15 	costs of compliance exceed five percent of total construction costs.