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HF3438 • 2026

University of Minnesota funding provided for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

University of Minnesota funding provided for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for University of Minnesota Saint Paul Campus Improvements

The bill provides funding and authorizes bond sales to support capital improvements at the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $84 million from a special fund called the bond proceeds fund for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus, including the construction of a new campus center.
  • Requires the university to cover approximately one-third of the project costs with its own funds.
  • Authorizes the sale and issuance of state bonds up to $84 million to raise the necessary funds.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The University of Minnesota, specifically the Saint Paul campus
  • State government agencies involved in managing and issuing bonds

Terms To Know

Bond proceeds fund
A special fund used to hold money raised from selling state bonds.
Capital improvements
Major upgrades or new construction projects for buildings and infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the university will raise its share of the project costs.
  • It is unclear what specific facilities or features will be included in the new campus center.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

University of Minnesota funding provided for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota

for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus; authorizing the sale and

issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1.
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SAINT PAUL CAMPUS CENTER.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$84,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds

fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to predesign, design, renovate,

construct, furnish, and equip a new campus center on the Saint Paul campus. This

appropriation includes money for site preparation, hazardous materials abatement, and the

relocation or expansion of related utility infrastructure.

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Subd. 2.

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University share.

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The appropriation in this section is intended to cover

approximately two-thirds of the costs of this project. The remaining project costs must be

paid from university sources.

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Subd. 3.

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Bond sale.

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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond

proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of

the state in an amount up to $84,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect

prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota

Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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