1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements for 
1.3 	the East Phillips Cultural and Community Center; authorizing the issuance of 
1.4 	general obligation bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. EAST PHILLIPS CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation.  The appropriations in this section are to the 
1.8 	Metropolitan Council for a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and are 
1.9 	added to the appropriation in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, for the 
1.10 	East Phillips Cultural and Community Center.
1.11 		Subd. 2.LEED certification $40,000 is appropriated from the general fund for 
1.12 	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification of the East Phillips 
1.13 	Cultural and Community Center.
1.14 		Subd. 3.Wellness center. $900,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.15 	fund to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a health and wellness center in 
1.16 	the East Phillips Cultural and Community Center. The health and wellness center will 
1.17 	provide a holistic approach to reducing the risk of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease for 
1.18 	low-income persons and within communities of color. It will also help reduce stress by 
1.19 	providing a safe place for exercise in an area with a high rate of crime. The center will 
1.20 	inspire youth and adults, from generation to generation, to nurture decisions that result in 
1.21 	positive and exemplary contributions worldwide.
1.22 		Subd. 4.Sustainable green building. $....... is appropriated from the bond 
1.23 	proceeds fund to incorporate into the center's energy systems that will help create an 
2.1 	ecologically sustainable green building that will function as a demonstration model for 
2.2 	energy independence. Possible energy sources may include geothermal heating and 
2.3 	cooling, solar, and wind. The project may also include gray water recycling.

2.4 	Sec. 2. BOND SALE.
 2.5 	To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the bond proceeds fund, the 
2.6 	commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $....... in 
2.7 	the manner, on the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
2.8 	16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

2.9 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.10 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.