1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to 
1.3 	the community center and an adjacent park in the city of Meadowlands; authorizing 
1.4 	the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MEADOWLANDS; COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $800,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.8 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of 
1.9 	Meadowlands to design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements and betterments of a 
1.10 	capital nature to the city's community center facility and a park adjacent to the community 
1.11 	center. This appropriation includes money for major projects to preserve or replace windows; 
1.12 	roofing; mechanical, electrical, and safety systems; utility infrastructure; park amenities, 
1.13 	including play structures, seating, splash pad, shelter pavilion, and ATV ride-on; landscaping; 
1.14 	and other site renovations to support ongoing operations. This appropriation is exempt from 
1.15 	the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.17 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.18 	the state in an amount up to $800,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.19 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.20 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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