A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at
the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$6,267,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Duluth
Entertainment and Convention Center Authority to predesign, design, construct, renovate,
furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a capital nature at the Duluth
Entertainment and Convention Center facility. This appropriation includes money for elevator
and escalator improvements; energy efficiency upgrades, including victaulic fitting
replacements; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance improvements, seat
replacement, and flooring upgrades in Symphony Hall; sound wall and room divider
replacement in Pioneer Hall and Paulucci Hall; fire door replacements in Fitzgerald Hall
and Amsoil Arena; emergency door replacements in Pioneer Hall; and parking lot repairs.
This appropriation is exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.86, subdivision 4.
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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
the state in an amount up to $6,267,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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