Chisolm Minnesota Discovery Center new facility bond issue and appropriation

A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new facility for the

Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm; 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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MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$3,200,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund

to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for acquisition of property,

site preparation, design, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping a new facility

in the city of Chisholm to house the Minnesota Discovery Center, including adequate

infrastructure to protect and preserve historical artifacts and archival materials, and space

for museum exhibitions and cultural events. The state may enter into a lease or management

agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of the programs housed

within the facility.

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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 $3,200,000 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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