SF 1089

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/17/2017 09:12am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for veterans homes in
Montevideo and Bemidji; allowing for nonstate contributions; authorizing the sale
and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin VETERANS HOMES; MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Short title. new text end

new text begin This section may be cited as the "Minnesota Veterans and
Quality of Life Act."
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of administration to design, construct, furnish, and equip a veterans
home in Montevideo.
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new text begin (b) $10,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of
administration to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new veterans home in Bemidji to
provide a continuum of care, including skilled nursing care, to Minnesota veterans.
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new text begin (c) This appropriation is not available until the commissioner of management and budget
determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project is committed from nonstate
sources.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Veterans homes established. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of veterans affairs may apply
for federal funding and establish in Montevideo and Bemidji veterans homes with up to 140
beds available for eligible veterans and their spouses. The state shall provide the necessary
operating costs for the veterans homes in excess of any revenue and federal funding for the
homes that may be required to continue the operation of the homes and care for Minnesota
veterans, but shall not begin operation of the homes in Montevideo or Bemidji prior to July
1, 2018.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Nonstate contribution. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration may accept
contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments,
veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing
matching funding when soliciting federal funding for the development of the homes.
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new text begin Subd. 5. 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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