1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to the military; increasing the maximum bonded indebtedness allowed for
1.3 the State Armory Building Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 section 193.143.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 193.143, is amended to read:
1.7 193.143 STATE ARMORY BUILDING COMMISSION, POWERS.
1.8 Such corporation, subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed in sections 193.141
1.9to 193.149, shall possess all the powers of a body corporate necessary and convenient to
1.10accomplish the objectives and perform the duties prescribed by sections 193.141 to 193.149,
1.11including the following, which shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers
1.12hereby conferred:
1.13 (1) To acquire by lease, purchase, gift, or condemnation proceedings all necessary right,
1.14title, and interest in and to the lands required for a site for a new armory and all other real
1.15or personal property required for the purposes contemplated by the Military Code and to
1.16hold and dispose of the same, subject to the conditions and limitations herein prescribed;
1.17provided that any such real or personal property or interest therein may be so acquired or
1.18accepted subject to any condition which may be imposed thereon by the grantor or donor
1.19and agreed to by such corporation not inconsistent with the proper use of such property by
1.20the state for armory or military purposes as herein provided.
1.21 (2) To exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter 117,
1.22for the purpose of acquiring any property which such corporation is herein authorized to
1.23acquire by condemnation; provided, that the corporation may take possession of any such
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1property so to be acquired at any time after the filing of the petition describing the same in
2.2condemnation proceedings; provided further, that this shall not preclude the corporation
2.3from abandoning the condemnation of any such property in any case where possession
2.4thereof has not been taken.
2.5 (3) To construct and equip new armories as authorized herein; to pay therefor out of the
2.6funds obtained as hereinafter provided and to hold, manage, and dispose of such armory,
2.7equipment, and site as hereinafter provided. The total amount of bonds issued on account
2.8of such armories shall not exceed the amount of the cost thereof; provided also, that the
2.9total bonded indebtedness of the commission shall not at any time exceed the aggregate
2.10sum of $15,000,000 $45,000,000.
2.11 (4) To provide partnerships with federal and state governments and to match federal and
2.12local funds, when available.
2.13 (5) To sue and be sued.
2.14 (6) To contract and be contracted with in any matter connected with any purpose or
2.15activity within the powers of such corporations as herein specified; provided, that no officer
2.16or member of such corporation shall be personally interested, directly or indirectly, in any
2.17contract in which such corporation is interested.
2.18 (7) To employ any and all professional and nonprofessional services and all agents,
2.19employees, workers, and servants necessary and proper for the purposes and activities of
2.20such corporation as authorized or contemplated herein and to pay for the same out of any
2.21portion of the income of the corporation available for such purposes or activities. The officers
2.22and members of such corporation shall not receive any compensation therefrom, but may
2.23receive their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance
2.24of their duties; provided however, that whenever the duties of any member of the commission
2.25require full time and attention the commission may compensate the member therefor at such
2.26rates as it may determine.
2.27 (8) To borrow money and issue bonds for the purposes and in the manner and within
2.28the limitations herein specified, and to pledge any and all property and income of such
2.29corporation acquired or received as herein provided to secure the payment of such bonds,
2.30subject to the provisions and limitations herein prescribed, and to redeem any such bonds
2.31if so provided therein or in the mortgage or trust deed accompanying the same.
2.32 (9) To use for the following purposes any available money received by such corporation
2.33from any source as herein provided in excess of those required for the payment of the cost
2.34of such armory and for the payment of any bonds issued by the corporation and interest
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REVISOR EB/EE 25-0011812/06/24 3.1thereon according to the terms of such bonds or of any mortgage or trust deed accompanying
3.2the same:
3.3 (a) to pay the necessary incidental expenses of carrying on the business and activities
3.4of the corporation as herein authorized;
3.5 (b) to pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, and improving such new armories;
3.6 (c) if any further excess money remains, to purchase upon the open market at or above
3.7or below the face or par value thereof any bonds issued by the corporation as herein
3.8authorized, provided that any bonds so purchased shall thereupon be canceled.
3.9 (10) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
3.10 (11) To adopt all needful bylaws and rules for the conduct of business and affairs of
3.11such corporation and for the management and use of all armories while under the ownership
3.12and control of such corporation as herein provided, not inconsistent with the use of such
3.13armory for armory or military purposes.
3.14 (12) Such corporation shall issue no stock.
3.15 (13) No officer or member of such corporation shall have any personal share or interest
3.16in any funds or property of the corporation or be subject to any personal liability by reason
3.17of any liability of the corporation.
3.18 (14) The Minnesota State Armory Building Commission created under section 193.142
3.19shall keep all money and credits received by it as a single fund, to be designated as the
3.20"Minnesota State Armory Building Commission fund," with separate accounts for each
3.21armory; and the commission may make transfers of money from funds appertaining to any
3.22armory under its control for use for any other such armory; provided such transfers shall
3.23be made only from money on hand, from time to time, in excess of the amounts required
3.24to meet payments of interest or principal on bonds or other obligations appertaining to the
3.25armory to which such funds pertain and only when necessary to pay expenses of construction,
3.26operation, maintenance, debt service, and other obligations reasonable and necessary, of
3.27such other armory; provided further, no such transfer of any money paid for the support of
3.28any armory by the municipality in which such armory is situated shall be made by the
3.29commission.
3.30 (15) The corporation created under section 193.142 may designate one or more state or
3.31national banks as depositories of its funds, and may provide, upon such conditions as the
3.32corporation may determine, that the treasurer of the corporation shall be exempt from
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REVISOR EB/EE 25-0011812/06/24 4.1personal liability for loss of funds deposited in any such depository due to the insolvency
4.2or other acts or omissions of such depository.
4.3 (16) The governor is empowered to apply for grants of money, equipment, and materials
4.4which may be made available to the states by the federal government for leasing, building,
4.5and equipping armories for the use of the military forces of the state which are reserve
4.6components of the armed forces of the United States, whenever the governor is satisfied
4.7that the conditions under which such grants are offered by the federal government, are for
4.8the best interests of the state and are not inconsistent with the laws of the state relating to
4.9armories, and to accept such grants in the name of the state. The Minnesota State Armory
4.10Building Commission is designated as the agency of the state to receive such grants and to
4.11use them for armory purposes as prescribed in this chapter, and by federal laws, and
4.12regulations not inconsistent therewith.
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