This bill appropriates $21,475,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board for capital improvements at the Minnesota Zoo. Specifically, it allocates $17,675,000 for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a new animal hospital building, while $3,800,000 is designated for capital asset preservation improvements and betterments to the zoo's infrastructure and exhibits. The bill allows for the asset preservation funds to be used for replacing outdated buildings and for constructing and renovating trails and roads on the zoo site, despite the usual restrictions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $21,475,000 to fund these appropriations, following the procedures set forth in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and the Minnesota Constitution. The provisions of this bill will take effect the day after it is enacted.