1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government finance; appropriating money for the Senate Building; 
1.3 	requiring a report;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [3.9799] SENATE BUILDING APPROPRIATIONS.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Debt service. The amount necessary to pay the principal and interest 
1.7 	components of the rental payment required under the August 1, 2014, lease-purchase 
1.8 	agreement between the Department of Administration and the Department of Management 
1.9 	and Budget for the Senate Building authorized under Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 12, 
1.10 	section 21, is annually appropriated from the general fund to the senate. This subdivision 
1.11 	is effective for the term of the lease-purchase agreement.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Operations and maintenance. (a) $1,088,000 in fiscal year 2016, 
1.13 	$2,224,000 in fiscal year 2017, $2,280,000 in fiscal year 2018, and $2,337,000 in fiscal year 
1.14 	2019 and later, are appropriated from the general fund to the senate to pay for operations 
1.15 	and maintenance costs associated with the Senate Building authorized under Laws 2013, 
1.16 	chapter 143, article 12, section 21. Notwithstanding sections 16B.04 and 16B.24, and in the 
1.17 	event that the commissioner of administration breaches any obligations under agreements 
1.18 	with the senate relating to the Senate Building, the senate may contract with other entities 
1.19 	for the provision of operations and maintenance services for the Senate Building.
1.20 	(b) By July 1 of each year beginning in 2015, the commissioner of administration 
1.21 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
1.22 	jurisdiction over the Department of Administration regarding the planned and actual uses 
1.23 	of the appropriations in paragraph (a) in the previous fiscal year and for the next biennium. 
1.24 	The report shall include information regarding the number of full-time equivalent positions 
2.1 	supported by the appropriation, including each position and the salary and benefits for that 
2.2 	position. The report must also provide a detailed accounting regarding utilities, materials, 
2.3 	supplies, and other purchases made with this appropriation, including a list of contracts for 
2.4 	any services or goods for the operation and maintenance of the Senate Building.

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.