1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion and renovation 
1.3 	of the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale 
1.4 	and issuance of state bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $10,155,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.8 	fund to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to design, construct, 
1.9 	renovate, furnish, and equip the renovation and expansion of the buildings at the Minnesota 
1.10 	Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm. This appropriation includes money for upgrades 
1.11 	to the wet and dry fire suppression systems, installation of climate control systems, increasing 
1.12 	archival capacity, construction of a new multiuse event and educational space, Americans 
1.13 	with Disabilities Act compliance improvements, removal and replacement of failing 
1.14 	infrastructure, and other improvements to connect existing facilities with the newly created 
1.15 	public spaces. The state may enter into a lease or management agreement under Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, section 16A.695, for operation of the programs housed within the facility.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.18 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.19 	the state in an amount up to $10,155,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.20 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.21 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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