1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a veterans nursing 
1.3 	home in Hibbing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $....... is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of administration to predesign and design a veterans nursing home in 
1.8 	the city of Hibbing. The predesign and design may include, but is not limited to, geriatric 
1.9 	care, care for mentally ill veterans with behavior problems and chemical dependency, 
1.10 	along with inpatient treatment, and domiciliary care. Standard long-term care shall be 
1.11 	provided, and to the extent practicable, the facility shall accept referrals from veterans 
1.12 	homes in the state.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Nonstate contributions. The commissioner of administration may accept 
1.14 	contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments, 
1.15 	veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing 
1.16 	matching funding when soliciting federal funding for the development of the home.
1.17 		Subd. 3.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the 
1.18 	bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue 
1.19 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $............... in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
1.20 	the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
1.21 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.