The bill authorizes capital investment spending for acquiring and improving land and buildings, establishing new programs, and modifying existing project requirements and procedures. It includes provisions for one-time appropriations from the general fund for various state agencies, ensuring that workers on funded projects are paid prevailing wages and that sustainable building guidelines are followed. A significant insertion is the establishment of a local public housing program, which requires that at least 30% of units in multifamily properties be affordable to low-income households. The bill also introduces grant programs for law enforcement emergency entry devices in schools, the replacement of a statue in the U.S. Capitol, and various grants for skate park construction, while repealing a previous statute related to skate parks to streamline funding processes.

Additionally, the bill creates a "Public Safety Officer Hearing Protection Program," providing hearing protection products to public safety officers at no cost, with a limitation of liability clause to protect state agencies from negligence claims related to these products. It mandates the replacement of the statue of Henry Mower Rice in the National Statuary Hall with a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey, requiring the governor to submit a request for this replacement by January 1, 2028. The bill also cancels certain general fund appropriations, indicating a shift in legislative priorities, and will take effect the day after its final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 240A.20