Minnesota SF 2182: Minnesota zoo capital improvements bond issue and appropriations

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at​
1.3 the Minnesota Zoological Garden; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Appropriation.$24,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds​
1.7 fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board for the purposes specified in this section.​
1.8 Subd. 2.Animal hospital renovation.$5,000,000 of this appropriation is to design,​
1.9 renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the animal hospital at the Minnesota Zoological​
1.10 Garden.​
1.11 Subd. 3.Reopen the Nocturnal Trail.$4,000,000 of this appropriation is to design,​
1.12 renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the closed portion of the Nocturnal Trail.​
1.13 Subd. 4.Asset preservation.$15,000,000 of this appropriation is for capital asset​
1.14 preservation improvements and betterments to infrastructure and exhibits at the Minnesota​
1.15 Zoological Garden, to be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.​
1.16 Notwithstanding the specified uses of money under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307,​
1.17 the board may use this appropriation to replace buildings that are in poor condition, outdated,​
1.18 and no longer support the work of the Minnesota Zoological Garden site. A portion of this​
1.19 appropriation must be used to replace the Lakeside Plaza.​
1.20 Subd. 5.Bond sale.To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond​
1.21 proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of​
1.22 the state in an amount up to $24,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect​
1​Section 1.​
21-03755 as introduced​03/12/21 REVISOR JSK/LG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2182​NINETY-SECOND SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: CLAUSEN)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​1071​03/18/2021​
Referred to Capital Investment​

2.1 prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota​
2.2 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.​
2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
2​Section 1.​
21-03755 as introduced​03/12/21 REVISOR JSK/LG​