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SF3766 • 2026

City of Duluth Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

City of Duluth Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
McEwen, Hauschild
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

City of Duluth Lake Superior Zoo capital improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at

the Lake Superior Zoo in the city of Duluth; 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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DULUTH; LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund

to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of

Duluth to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements of a capital nature

at the Lake Superior Zoo, including major projects to preserve or replace mechanical or

electrical systems, utility infrastructure, and other site renovations that support exhibit

renewal and ongoing operations. This appropriation is exempt from the requirements under

Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4.

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Subd. 2.

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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 $6,000,000 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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