The bill appropriates $45,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board for capital projects at the Minnesota Zoological Garden. Specifically, it allocates $35,000,000 for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a new animal hospital building, while $10,000,000 is designated for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments to the zoo's infrastructure and exhibits. This funding can also be used to replace outdated buildings and to renovate trails and roads on the zoo site.

To finance these appropriations, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $45,000,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the Minnesota Constitution. The bill will take effect the day after it is enacted.