1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Minnesota Management 
1.3 	and Budget to increase the agency's capacity to assist certain groups and 
1.4 	organizations with the capital budget process and coordinate with state agencies 
1.5 	regarding the administration of capital project appropriations and programs.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general 
1.9 	fund to the commissioner of management and budget to increase the agency's capacity to 
1.10 	proactively raise awareness about the capital budget process and provide technical assistance 
1.11 	around the requirements associated with receiving general fund or general obligation bond 
1.12 	funding for capital projects, with particular focus on nonprofits, American Indian 
1.13 	communities, and communities of color that have traditionally not participated in the state 
1.14 	capital budget process. This appropriation includes money to increase the agency's capacity 
1.15 	to coordinate with other state agencies regarding the administration of grant agreements, 
1.16 	programs, and technical assistance related to capital projects governed by the provisions of 
1.17 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A, and other applicable laws and statutes.
1.18 		Subd. 2.Staffing requirements. Any employee position created by the commissioner 
1.19 	of management and budget that is funded in whole or in part by the appropriation in 
1.20 	subdivision 1 must:
1.21 	(1) provide technical assistance and expertise on the capital budget process; state general 
1.22 	obligation bonds; compliance requirements that must be met at various stages of capital 
1.23 	project development; sustainable building design guidelines; and the interaction and 
2.1 	coordination between various disciplines, including but not limited to architecture, 
2.2 	engineering, and construction, that occurs during the development of a capital project; and
2.3 	(2) from the initial stages of a qualifying capital project, be available to provide technical 
2.4 	assistance to nonprofits and any grantee of state funds for a capital project that qualifies for 
2.5 	exemption from the requirements under section 16B.335, subdivision 1, based on construction 
2.6 	cost.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.