HF 1162

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/05/2025 12:27pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new animal hospital and
asset preservation at the Minnesota Zoo; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA ZOO; ANIMAL HOSPITAL AND ASSET
PRESERVATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $21,475,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board for capital improvements at the Minnesota Zoo.
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new text begin (b) Of this amount, $17,675,000 is to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new animal
hospital building at the Minnesota Zoological Garden.
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new text begin (c) Of this amount, $3,800,000 is for capital asset preservation improvements and
betterments to infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota Zoo, to be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. Notwithstanding the specified uses of money
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307, the amount of this appropriation designated for
asset preservation may be used to replace buildings that are in poor condition, outdated,
and no longer support the work of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to construct and
renovate trails and roads on the Minnesota Zoological Garden site.
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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 $21,475,000 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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