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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2		-	1.2 relating to state government; extending the availability of an appropriation for
3		-	1.3 implementing the Capitol Mall Design Framework; amending Laws 2023, chapter
4		-	1.4 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2.
5		-	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6		-	1.6 Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7		-	19,943,00039,928,0001.7Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
8		-	1.8The base for this appropriation is $17,268,000
9		-	1.9in fiscal year 2026 and $17,280,000 in fiscal
10		-	1.10year 2027.
11		-	1.11Council on Developmental Disabilities.
12		-	1.12$222,000 each year is for the Council on
13		-	1.13Developmental Disabilities.
14		-	1.14State Agency Accommodation
15		-	1.15Reimbursement. $200,000 each year may be
16		-	1.16transferred to the accommodation account
17		-	1.17established in Minnesota Statutes, section
18		-	1.1816B.4805.
19		-	1.19Disparity Study. $500,000 the first year and
20		-	1.20$1,000,000 the second year are to conduct a
21		-	1.21study on disparities in state procurement. This
22		-	1.22is a onetime appropriation.
	2	+	1.2 relating to state government; applying nonstate funding for implementation of the
	3	+	1.3 Capitol Mall Design Framework; appropriating money to improve livability in the
	4	+	1.4 Capitol Area and to support grantmaking for community vitality grants; repealing
	5	+	1.5 Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2.
	6	+	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
	7	+	1.7 Section 1. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK UPDATE; MATCHING
	8	+	1.8FUNDS.
	9	+	1.9 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
	10	+	1.10the meanings given.
	11	+	1.11 (b) "Capitol Mall Design Framework update" means the Capitol Mall Design Framework
	12	+	1.12update required by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 124.
	13	+	1.13 (c) "Nonstate funds" means money secured from private sources, including individuals
	14	+	1.14and businesses, toward the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
	15	+	1.15 Subd. 2.Capitol Mall Design Framework; use of nonstate funds.(a) Nonstate funds
	16	+	1.16must be used to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements and
	17	+	1.17betterments of a capital nature consistent with the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
	18	+	1.18 (b) The commissioner of administration shall coordinate the expenditure of nonstate
	19	+	1.19funds toward the Capitol Mall Design Framework update improvements. Any unspent
	20	+	1.20nonstate funds may be used by the commissioner of administration for improvements and
	21	+	1.21betterments of a capital nature consistent with the Capitol Mall Design Framework update.
23	22		1Section 1.
24		-	REVISOR SGS ~~H0361-1~~~~HF361 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~
	23	+	REVISOR SGS/MI 25-0246102/05/25
25	24		State of Minnesota
26	25		This Document can be made available
27	26		in alternative formats upon request
28	27		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	28		H. F. No. 361
30	29		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	30		Authored by Klevorn, Hussein, Pérez-Vega and Schultz02/13/2025
32		-	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy
33		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means04/07/2025 2.1Grants Administration Oversight.
34		-	2.2$2,411,000 the first year and $1,782,000 the
35		-	2.3second year are for grants administration
36		-	2.4oversight. The base for this appropriation in
37		-	2.5fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter is
38		-	2.6$1,581,000.
39		-	2.7$735,000 the first year and $201,000 the
40		-	2.8second year are for a study to develop a road
41		-	2.9map on the need for an enterprise grants
42		-	2.10management system and to implement the
43		-	2.11study's recommendation. This is a onetime
44		-	2.12appropriation.
45		-	2.13Risk Management Fund Property
46		-	2.14Self-Insurance. $12,500,000 the first year is
47		-	2.15for transfer to the risk management fund under
48		-	2.16Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.85. This is a
49		-	2.17onetime appropriation.
50		-	2.18Office of Enterprise Translations.
51		-	2.19$1,306,000 the first year and $1,159,000 the
52		-	2.20second year are to establish the Office of
53		-	2.21Enterprise Translations. $250,000 each year
54		-	2.22may be transferred to the language access
55		-	2.23service account established in Minnesota
56		-	2.24Statutes, section 16B.373.
57		-	2.25Capitol Mall Design Framework
58		-	2.26Implementation. $5,000,000 the first year is
59		-	2.27to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design
60		-	2.28Framework, prioritizing the framework plans
61		-	2.29identified in article 2, section 124. This
62		-	2.30appropriation is available until December 31,
63		-	2.312024 June 30, 2026.
64		-	2.32Parking Fund. $3,255,000 the first year and
65		-	2.33$1,085,000 the second year are for a transfer
66		-	2.34to the state parking account to maintain the
67		-	2Section 1.
68		-	REVISOR SGS H0361-1HF361 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1operations of the parking and transit program
69		-	3.2on the Capitol complex. These are onetime
70		-	3.3transfers.
71		-	3.4Procurement; Environmental Analysis and
72		-	3.5Task Force. $522,000 the first year and
73		-	3.6$367,000 the second year are to implement
74		-	3.7the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
75		-	3.816B.312.
76		-	3.9Center for Rural Policy and Development.
77		-	3.10$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the
78		-	3.11Center for Rural Policy and Development.
79		-	3.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2024.
80		-	3Section 1.
81		-	REVISOR SGS H0361-1HF361 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
	31	+	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy 2.1 Sec. 2. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION.
	32	+	2.2 Notwithstanding Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, the
	33	+	2.3appropriation to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework is available until
	34	+	2.4June 30, 2025.
	35	+	2.5 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; CAPITOL AREA IMPROVEMENTS.
	36	+	2.6 (a) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the commissioner of administration
	37	+	2.7for a grant to the city of St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development to
	38	+	2.8improve the livability, economic health, and safety of communities within the Capitol Area.
	39	+	2.9The city of St. Paul must consult with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
	40	+	2.10prior to the expenditure of these funds.
	41	+	2.11 (b) Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (a), $500,000 is for a grant to the Capitol
	42	+	2.12Area Architectural and Planning Board to improve the livability, economic health, and
	43	+	2.13safety of communities within the Capitol Area. The funds must be used for technical
	44	+	2.14assistance, supporting people and businesses living and working in the Capitol Area as they
	45	+	2.15work through the community vitality grant process. Technical assistance may include staff
	46	+	2.16time to help Capitol Area businesses, artists, and residents apply for grants and navigate
	47	+	2.17any permits needed for adding arts, events, or facades. Technical assistance providers shall
	48	+	2.18provide general consultation on various management topics to community vitality grant
	49	+	2.19grantees.
	50	+	2.20 (c) On or before October 1, 2026, the city of St. Paul and the Capitol Area Architectural
	51	+	2.21and Planning Board must jointly report to the speaker of the house, the majority leader of
	52	+	2.22the senate, the house minority leader, and the senate minority leader on the expenditure of
	53	+	2.23the funds appropriated under this section.
	54	+	2.24 Sec. 4. CANCELLATION.
	55	+	2.25 The unencumbered balance of the Capitol Area community vitality account established
	56	+	2.26in Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2, is canceled to the general fund.
	57	+	2.27 Sec. 5. REPEALER.
	58	+	2.28 Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2, is repealed.
	59	+	2Sec. 5.
	60	+	REVISOR SGS/MI 25-0246102/05/25 Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2
	61	+	Sec. 2. CAPITOL AREA COMMUNITY VITALITY ACCOUNT.
	62	+	Subdivision 1.Account established; appropriation.(a) A Capitol Area community vitality
	63	+	account is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
	64	+	commissioner of administration to improve the livability, economic health, and safety of communities
	65	+	within the Capitol Area, provided that no funds may be expended until a detailed program and
	66	+	oversight plan to govern their use, in accordance with the spending recommendations of the Capitol
	67	+	Area Community Vitality Task Force as approved by the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning
	68	+	Board, has been further approved by law.
	69	+	(b) As used in this section, "Capitol Area" includes that part of the city of St. Paul within the
	70	+	boundaries described in Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.02.
	71	+	Subd. 2.Appropriation.$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to
	72	+	the Capitol Area community vitality account.
	73	+	1R
	74	+	APPENDIX
	75	+	Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 25-02461