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SF3934 • 2026
University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus capital 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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Introduction and first reading
University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus capital improvements bond issue and appropriation
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. new text begin SAINT PAUL CAMPUS CENTER. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin $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. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin University share. new text end new text begin 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. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. 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 $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. 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