1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying a previous appropriation;amending Laws 
1.3 	2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

1.6	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		31,121,000
		23,833,000
	
1.7 	The base for this appropriation is $15,833,000 
1.8 	in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
1.9 	thereafter.
1.10 	The appropriations under this section are to 
1.11 	the commissioner of administration for the 
1.12 	purposes specified.
1.13 	In-Lieu of Rent. $11,129,000 each year is for 
1.14 	space costs of the legislature and veterans 
1.15 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
1.16 	statutorily free space.
1.17 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
1.18 	is for matching grants for public television.
1.19 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
1.20 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.21 	section 129D.13.
2.1 	(c) $500,000 each year is for block grants to 
2.2 	public television under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.3 	section 129D.13. Of this amount, up to three 
2.4 	percent is for the commissioner of 
2.5 	administration to administer the grants. This 
2.6 	is a onetime appropriation.
2.7 	(d) The commissioner of administration must 
2.8 	consider the recommendations of the 
2.9 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
2.10 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
2.11 	paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or 
2.12 	matching grants.
2.13 	Public Radio. (a) $2,392,000 the first year 
2.14 	and $1,242,000 the second year are for 
2.15 	community service grants to public 
2.16 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
2.17 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
2.18 	information in foreign languages. Any 
2.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
2.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
2.21 	second year.
2.22 	(b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants 
2.23 	to public educational radio stations. This 
2.24 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
2.25 	rental, and purchase of equipment including 
2.26 	equipment under $500.
2.27 	(c) $850,000 the first year is for grants to the 
2.28 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
2.29 	Radio Stations for the purchase of emergency 
2.30 	equipment and increased cybersecurity and 
2.31 	broadcast technology. The Association of 
2.32 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
2.33 	may use up to four percent of this 
2.34 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
3.1 	to and necessary for the administration of these 
3.2 	grants.
3.3 	(d) $1,288,000 the first year is for a grant to 
3.4 	the Association of Minnesota Public 
3.5 	Educational Radio Stations to provide a 
3.6 	diverse community radio news service. Of this 
3.7 	amount, up to $38,000 is for the commissioner 
3.8 	of administration to administer this grant. This 
3.9 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
3.10 	until June 30, 2027.
3.11 	(e) $1,020,000 each year is for equipment 
3.12 	grants to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., 
3.13 	including upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency 
3.14 	Alert and AMBER Alert Systems.
3.15 	(f) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (e) 
3.16 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
3.17 	an institution or governing body.
3.18 	(g) The commissioner of administration must 
3.19 	consider the recommendations of the 
3.20 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
3.21 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
3.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
3.23 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c). No 
3.24 	grantee is eligible for a grant unless they are 
3.25 	a member of the Association of Minnesota 
3.26 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
3.27 	July 1, 2023.
3.28 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
3.29 	first year for grants to public television or 
3.30 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
3.31 	available for the second year.
3.32 	Real Estate and Construction Services.
3.33 	$12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 the 
3.34 	second year are to facilitate space 
4.1 	consolidation and the transition to a hybrid 
4.2 	work environment, including but not limited 
4.3 	to the design, remodel, equipping, and 
4.4 	furnishing of the space. This appropriation 
4.5 	may also be used for relocation and rent loss. 
4.6 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
4.7 	available until June 30, 2027.