2005 Minnesota Statutes

     135A.046 Higher education asset preservation and 
  replacement. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  The legislature recognizes 
 that postsecondary governing boards operate campus physical 
 plants that in number, size, and programmatic use differ 
 significantly from the physical plants operated by state 
 departments and agencies.  However, the legislature recognizes 
 the need for standards to aid in categorizing and funding 
 capital projects.  The purpose of this section is to provide 
 standards for those higher education projects that are intended 
 to preserve and replace existing campus facilities. 

    Subd. 2.    Standards.  Capital budget expenditures for 
 Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 
 projects must be for one or more of the following:  code 
 compliance including health and safety, Americans with 
 Disabilities Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, 
 access improvement, or air quality improvement; or building or 
 infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and 
 exterior of existing buildings; or renewal to support the 
 existing programmatic mission of the campuses.  Up to ten 
 percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be 
 used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded from 
 this account in anticipation of future funding from the account. 

    Subd. 3.    Reporting priorities.  Each postsecondary 
 governing board shall establish priorities within its Higher 
 Education Asset Preservation and Replacement projects.  By 
 January 15 of each year, it shall submit to the commissioner of 
 finance and to the chairs of the higher education finance 
 divisions, the senate Finance Committee, and the house of 
 representatives Capital Investment Committee a list of the 
 projects that have been paid for with money from a higher 
 education asset preservation and replacement appropriation 
 during the preceding calendar year as well as a list of those 
 priority projects for which Higher Education Asset Preservation 
 and Replacement appropriations will be sought in that year's 
 legislative session. 

    HIST: 1994 c 643 s 65; 1996 c 463 s 41; 2002 c 393 s 53