1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to administration; appropriating money for a structural risk assessment 
1.3 	of the Capitol site.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CAPITOL STRUCTURAL RISK, PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT.
 1.6 	$300,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	administration for the biennium ending June 30, 2013, to do an exterior and interior 
1.8 	structural risk assessment of the preservation needs of the State Capitol historic site. The 
1.9 	analysis must include an examination of what would be needed to reopen the balcony 
1.10 	viewing area on the second floor overlooking the Capitol grounds. By December 15, 
1.11 	2011, the commissioner must provide a prioritized list of restoration projects with rough 
1.12 	cost estimates to the governor, the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, and 
1.13 	the chairs of the legislative committees with responsibility for those agencies and capital 
1.14 	investment.