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SF3718 • 2026
Minnesota State University, Mankato improvements bond issue and appropriation
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Author added Draheim
Introduction and first reading
Minnesota State University, Mankato improvements bond issue and appropriation
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at Minnesota State University, Mankato; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin $96,900,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for demolition and removal of Armstrong Hall; to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new academic building to replace Armstrong Hall; and to renovate, furnish, and equip space in other campus facilities to accommodate academic programs and support functions currently housed in Armstrong Hall, at Minnesota State University, Mankato. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Bond sale. new text end new text begin 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 $96,900,000 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. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end