A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public
land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain
conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; modifying
prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16A.642, subdivision 1;
446A.07, subdivision 8; 446A.072, subdivision 5a; 446A.073, subdivision 1;
462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections
256E.37, subdivision 1; 446A.081, subdivision 9; 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws
2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 14, subdivisions 5, 6; 25;
Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 1, section 27; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 115B; 174; 446A; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 16A.662.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the
bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to
be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized
by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a), to acquire and better public
land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or as authorized by
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clauses (b) to (j), or article XIV. Unless
otherwise specified, money appropriated in this act:
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new text begin (1) may be used to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital
program or project in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of
management and budget;
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new text begin (2) is available until the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642;
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new text begin (3) for activities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.307, 84.946, and 135A.046,
should not be used for projects that can be financed within a reasonable time frame under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322 or 16C.144; and
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new text begin (4) is available for a grant to a political subdivision after the commissioner of management
and budget determines that an amount sufficient to complete the project as described in this
act has been committed to the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502.
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new text begin (b) Unless otherwise specified, appropriations in this article from the general fund or
from the trunk highway fund are made in fiscal year 2025 and are onetime appropriations.
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new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
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Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin $
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new text begin 102,994,000
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new text begin To the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the purposes specified in this
section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
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new text begin 102,994,000
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new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
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Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 113,606,000
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new text begin To the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for the
purposes specified in this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Replacement (HEAPR)
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new text begin 81,772,000
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new text begin To be spent in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.046.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Saint Paul College - Academic
Excellence Renovation
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new text begin 31,834,000
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new text begin To design, renovate, and equip the East Tower,
West Tower, and first floor, and to demolish
the College Learning Center building for the
creation of green space, at St. Paul College.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Debt Service
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new text begin