The bill proposes an appropriation of $20,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of St. Paul. This funding is designated for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of new habitats for large cats, including lions, tigers, cougars, snow leopards, and wolves, at the Como Zoo. The new habitats will not only provide exhibit space but will also include areas for training, enrichment, off-exhibit animal housing, and veterinary care.

To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $20,000,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the Minnesota Constitution. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.