HF 3466

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 10:49am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Nobles County WELL
Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin NOBLES COUNTY; WELCOME, EDUCATION, LIBRARY,
LIVABILITY (WELL) CENTER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $16,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of education for a grant to Nobles County to design, engineer,
and construct a resource center on the site of the former Campbell's Soup facility in the city
of Worthington. The new facility, the WELL - Welcome, Education, Library, Livability
Center, shall provide space for Nobles County, the city of Worthington, and Independent
School District No. 518, Worthington, to provide library and human services support
functions, as well as community education, integration, and a welcome center for new
residents to the region. This appropriation is not available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at least an equal amount has been committed to
complete the project.
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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 $16,000,000 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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